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From cheap gold to bargain branded bags and boasts of knowing a "minister mentor", scam artist Kalimah Osman dangled a variety of lures.
With her tall tales and fake promises, Kalimah cheated three victims of a total of $24,590 within six months.
But the 56-year-old's trail of lies ended in court on Wednesday, when she pleaded guilty to cheating and was jailed 11 months.
A district court heard that she lied to Madam Zaiton Jantan, 57, about knowing a gold dealer who offered attractive discounts.
The housewife pawned her gold jewellery for $19,040 and handed the money to Kalimah to buy the discounted gold. It was all a ruse. Kalimah, who has been jobless for the last 10 years, blew the money on personal expenses.
She also offered branded bags at very low prices to Madam Zaiton's 32-year-old daughter and cheated her of $1,700.
And she misappropriated two bags worth a total of $3,000 from the daughter on the pretext of exchanging them for new models.
The next victim was a woman with whom she attended religious classes at a Changi Road mosque.
Kalimah told Madam Zakiah Mohamed Ariff, 60, that her husband was working in "Interpol" and had been assigned to take care of a "minister mentor". She also lied that the minister had given her family eight OCBC Bank "shares".
She promised the housewife that a $1,000 investment in the share would earn $3,000 in profit every quarter. The woman handed her $850 - as Kalimah owed her $150 - but ended up being cheated.
In passing sentence, District Judge Liew Thiam Leng noted that no restitution had been made.
Kalimah could have been jailed for up to 10 years and fined.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are recommending a “pause” in the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” while a review of reports of rare, potentially dangerous blood clots is conducted.
In a joint statement, the agencies said they are “reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine.”
Following the recommended pause in vaccination with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Jeffrey Zients, the White House coronavirus coordinator, said, “we are working now with our state and federal partners to get anyone scheduled for a J&J vaccine quickly rescheduled for a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.”
In a statement sent to NPR, Johnson & Johnson said it was “aware of an extremely rare disorder involving people with blood clots in combination with low platelets in a small number of individuals who have received our COVID-19 vaccine.”
More than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have already been administered in the U.S., alongside tens of millions of doses of vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine received FDA emergency authorization for distribution in February. Similar concerns over rare blood clots have been raised over the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been widely administered in the U.K., European Union and many other countries. Last week, the European Union’s drug regulator said the benefits of the vaccine outweigh its risks.
Governor Janet Mills, Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Nirav D. Shah issued the following statement in response:
“This morning, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an abundance of caution following reports of six cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in recipients in the United States. Maine CDC is not aware of any reports of these cases in Maine residents. Given this recommendation, the State of Maine is advising that providers pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine until the U.S. CDC’s scientific advisory committee has further reviewed the safety data.”

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One of the most unexpected turns in the history of the WWE has been Dominik Mysterio's recent heel turn. Fans were taken aback when he betrayed his father, Rey, at The Clash at the Castle. Notwithstanding Rey's triumph over Dominik at WrestleMania 39, the more youthful Mysterio keeps badgering his family on the show.
Be that as it may, how is their relationship off-screen? As per Rey, their competition is prearranged and for amusement purposes. He has lauded his child for making his name and inheritance and trimming himself into turning into his own man.
Rey talked to Wesh 2 News about how proud he was of his son's development and how he no longer uses his father's name.
Real-life Relationship Between Dominik and Rhea
Dominik and his father were at it again on a recent Friday Night SmackDown.
Damian Priest's vengeance on Santos Escobar was interrupted by Rey, who knocked his son off the ropes before Priest and Rhea Ripley rescued him. Despite the strain on the show, what is the genuine connection between Dominik and Rhea? The current WWE SmackDown Women's Champion is Rhea Ripley, and she and Dominik have been dating on-screen since September.
Fans have concluded that the two are in a romantic relationship, but this is not the case. The two stars have their soul mates, in actuality. Ripley has been dating previous WWE Whiz Pal Matthews (fka Pal Murphy) beginning around 2020, while Dominik, as of late, commended his 11-year commemoration with his experience growing up darling, to whom he as of late got ready for marriage.
Dominik and Rhea's on-screen chemistry is undeniable, even though they are just friends. In interviews, they expressed how much they value each other and enjoy developing new ideas. In the heel faction, their partnership is expected to continue. Therefore, although Dominik and Rey may continue to conflict on the show, they get along well in real life.

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The UFC lightweight title has changed hands once again. In Thursday’s UFC Fight Night 90 headliner, Eddie Alvarez became the new 155-pound champion by stopping Rafael dos Anjos with first-round strikes.
Alvarez (28-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) stunned dos Anjos (25-8 MMA, 14-6 UFC) early in the opening frame and attacked until the ref’s stoppage. He’s now won a belt with his fourth different organizational during his storied career.
Although Alvarez was the highlight of the first of three UFC events on International Fight Week, there were other notable results from the UFC Fight Pass-streamed event at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, as well. Check below for 40 post-fight facts to come out of UFC Fight Night 90.
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The UFC-Reebok Athlete Outfitting payout for the event totaled $167,500.
The only debuting UFC fighter on the card lost.
Alvarez, Pedro Munhoz, Alan Jouban and Belal Muhammad earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 90 fight-night bonuses.
UFC Fight Night 90 drew an announced attendance of 7,760 for a live gate of $690,526.
Betting favorites went 8-4 on the card.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:41:11.
Alvarez became the first fighter in MMA history to win titles under the UFC and Bellator banners.
Alvarez improved to 13-2 in his past 15 career fights. The defeats in that stretch came to Donald Cerrone and Michael Chandler.
Alvarez earned the first stoppage victory of his UFC career.
Dos Anjos suffered his first knockout loss since Nov. 15, 2008 – a span of 2,791 days (more than seven years) and 19 fights.
Derrick Lewis’ (16-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) four-fight UFC winning streak in heavyweight competition is tied with Alistair Overeem for the longest active streak in the division.
Lewis earned the first decision victory of his career.
Roy Nelson (21-13 MMA, 8-9 UFC) fell to 2-6 in his past eight UFC appearances.
Nelson’s eight decision losses in UFC heavyweight competition are the most in divisional history. He’s suffered 11 of his 13 career losses overall by decision.
Nelson has absorbed 836 significant strikes in UFC heavyweight competition, the most in divisional history. Of those 836 strikes, 556 were landed to the head.
Belal Muhammad (9-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his nine-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Joseph Duffy (15-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned 14 of his 15 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished 13 opponents in the first round and eight in less than two minutes.
Duffy has earned all three of his UFC victories by first-round stoppage.
Mitch Clarke (11-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Alberto Mina’s (13-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) 13-fight MMA winning streak is the longest streak among active fighters in the UFC welterweight division.
Mina has earned 12 of his 13 career victories by stoppage.
Mike Pyle (27-12-1 MMA, 10-7 UFC) has suffered 10 of his 12 career losses by stoppage. He has been finished in six of his seven UFC defeats.
John Makdessi (14-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) has earned four of his seven UFC victories by decision.
Anthony Birchak (13-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his four-fight UFC career.
Delino Lopes (18-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) suffered back-to-back losses for the first time in his career.
Lopes has suffered both of his UFC losses by decision.
Pedro Munhoz (12-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by stoppage.
Russell Doane (14-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) suffered his third consecutive loss to extend the longest skid of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2014.
Felipe Arantes (18-7-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he dropped to the UFC bantamweight division in August 2015.
Arantes has earned both of his UFC bantamweight victories by submission.
Jerrod Sanders (15-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by stoppage.
Gilbert Burns (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.
Burns has earned all three of his UFC lightweight victories by submission.
Burns’ three armbar victories in UFC competition are tied for second most in UFC history behind Royce Gracie (four).
Lukasz Sajewski (13-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Reginaldo Vieira (13-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.
Vieira suffered his first submission loss since Nov. 10, 2011 – a span of 1,701 days (more than four years) and nine fights.
Vicente Luque (9-5-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned eight of his nine career victories by stoppage.
Luque has earned both of his UFC victories by submission.
Alvaro Herrera (9-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he returned from a more than three-year layoff in August.
Herrera has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.
Herrera suffered his first submission loss since Feb. 2, 2009 – a span of 2,712 days (more than seven years) and 11 fights.
For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 90, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
FightMetric research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.


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Ching's love and appreciation of Chinese cooking has already seen her previous cookbooks, Chinese Food Made Easy and Ching's Chinese Food in Minutes. Editorial Reviews. Review. 'Packed with delicious, easy-to-make dishes Ching- He Huang is the new face of Chinese cooking.'Heat magazine [five star review. Ching-He Huang takes fast and easy food to the street with treats like Paper- Wrapped Crispy Salt and Pepper Chicken. She teams up with the Chairman Bao .
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Hate it or love it Kanye West and his Sunday Service aren’t going away anytime soon.
While the hype about the invite only church service has died down over the last couple of months, West and his choir are still singing remixed tracks for Jesus.
A source told HipHollywood exclusively Ye doesn’t miss a Sunday and is still as committed as ever.
“No matter where he is in the world he makes sure to make it back for service,” the insider said.
According to Hypebeast West is even in the process of getting the term “Sunday Service” trademarked. West launched Sunday service in January, and has since used it to debut songs and perform covers like No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak.” In April, West hosted a special Sunday Service at Coachella.
But while some initially speculated his dedication and zeal for God was just a gimmick it appears to be the complete opposite. According to gospel star Erica Campbell, Kanye sat down with her and her husband, music producer Warryn Campbell, before starting his church.
“Me and my husband actually got a chance to sit with him and he was saying that he really wanted to do this authentically and he really wanted to know and understand and I just thought that that was so beautiful,” The We’re The Campbell’s star explained.
We caught up with the Mary Mary singer at the BET Awards where she applauded West for his efforts and cautioned Christians about judging him prematurely.
“Everyone’s isn’t going to go through the doors of the church, you have to go where they are and be the church that they need in that moment,” she said. “It’s not time for the judgement.”
“I was able to tell him there are a lot of church folk praying for you,” she added.
Campbell and her husband also know what it’s like to run a church and balance family and their careers . In 2015 they started California Worship Center where Warryn serves as senior pastor.
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GGSE students have launched a new blog called Grad Tavern as a way for graduate students to showcase their important work to a broader audience. Graduate students perform research that has powerful policy and practice implications. However, graduate students are often isolated from each other, and have very little idea what work fellow classmates are undertaking. Additionally, it can be hard to know how many people are actually reading or even accessing their work, and if it’s reaching the audience for which it’s intended.
The blog Grad Tavern is a way for GGSE students to share their work with their classmates, policymakers, and practitioners. On the blog, students condense the most important implications into an op-ed style piece that readers do not need a journal subscription to access. Every week beginning this spring, Grad Tavern will highlight one piece from a GGSE graduate student. The work will be presented in a 500-750 word op-ed style piece focusing specifically on POLICY and PRACTICE implications.
“I came up with the idea to create a blog for GGSE students to highlight their work because a lot of the time we don’t really have an idea what other students in the department are doing, and it’s a great way for us to showcase the great work we are doing—to prospective students and hopefully to the broader education research community as well,” says Department of Education doctoral student Jay Plasman, explaining the inspiration behind Grad Tavern. “A blog/op-ed style site allows us to potentially reach a wider audience—people who don’t have access to our studies that have been published in journals or those who really just don't have the time to read our full published manuscripts.”


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What you need to know:
- I know. Times are tough. And at such times, many of us have an “at least” mindset.
- The best cure for an at least mindset is “blindness”. And I mean people-blindness. That is, stop looking at how others are faring.
I know. Times are tough. Men are doing the best they can to provide for their families. Some men are barely getting by. And at such times, many of us have an “at least” mindset.
“At least.” My dictionary says the term is used to emphasise that something is good in a bad situation.
“At least, we have a roof above our heads.” “At least, my children have some strong tea.” “Unlike our neighbours whose children have been home the whole of this term, at least my children were only home for a couple of weeks.”
Here’s the irony. We are all another man’s at least. A man who is having it rough is looking at my situation and - weighing it on the scale of life - is using it to reassure himself that, at least, he is not in my sorry shoes. But then again, that’s life. The only thing that equalises us is death.
Reassurance and comfort
Men use “at least” to reduce the effect of what they are going through. We use it to reassure ourselves that, though the tides seem to be against us and we have swallowed bucketfuls of water, we are still alive and kicking.
This reassurance is what wakes us up in the morning, to go to a job we hate, which is paying us a pittance. It’s this reassurance that causes some men to stay in a toxic marriage. “So-and-so’s marriage is dead and buried,” these husbands reassure themselves. “At least, though our horse is dead, it can still be flogged.”
Read: You’re not your family’s saviour
Men use “at least” to comfort themselves, especially when they look at someone else who is going through worse. That’s how our mind works. When we are “at least-ing”, our focus temporarily shifts from our bad situation to another person’s worse lot in life.
That temporary shift grants us a brief reprieve from our stress. It’s like our mental coffee. It gives us just enough oomph to power through another dreary day.
It’s not true that men who are living the least kind of life are ne’er-do-wells. These are men who take their responsibilities seriously. Sister, if life has pushed your man to the least corner, be understanding. If what he’s bringing home is barely enough to meet your needs, be thankful that - at least - he is bringing something.
Don’t lash out at him. Don’t compare him with the Joneses. This is a man who is doing the best with what life has dealt him. Life is on his neck. The last thing he needs is another knee on his jugular.
There is danger in staying with an at least mindset for too long. If one is not careful, they may end up living in the shallow.
Dr. Tony Ferretti says: “Living in the shallow may be coasting through life on auto-pilot without full engagement. Often people remain observers of life instead of active participants and sometimes even numb themselves to avoid experiencing hardship.”
Read: The weight of being a firstborn son
Life is a race. And we all have our specialities. Some are marathoners. Others excel in sprints. When a man allows other people’s race to dictate his pace and effort, he may perform dismally. But because he finished ahead of the pack, his mind may lie to him that he’s doing fantastic.
The best cure for an at least mindset is “blindness”. And I mean people-blindness. That is, stop looking at how others are faring. In reggae, we used to say, “see and blind, hear and deaf”. Which means you are immune to other people’s ways and wiles.

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Oppo has added another new smartphone to its range with the launch of the Oppo A52. The handset is equipped with a 6.5 inch LCD display that features a FHD+ resolution.
The handste is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 mobile processor and it comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of included storage.
There is also a mciroSD card slot should you need some additional storage and it comes with a 5000 mAh battery and 18W charging.
The Oppo A52 comes with an 8 megapixel camera on the front for Selfies, on the back there is a quad camera setup. The quad rear camera include a 12 megapixel main camera, an 8 megapixel ultrawide camera and two 2 megapixel cameras.
The Handset comes with ColorOS 7.1 which is based on Android 10 and it will be available in a choice of two colors, blue and black. The device will retail for CNY 1,599 which is about $225 at the current exchange rate.
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Review of Marc Jacobs Handbags Collection Fall 2022 Ad Campaign by Photographer Hanna Moon with model Lara Stone
Lara Stone lets loose in a new campaign for Marc Jacobs. Posing with the designer’s Fall 2022 handbags, the model was captured by photographer Hanna Moon.
Exuding a pop-art, Americana spirit, Moon’s imagery makes use of instantly recognizable and impactful visual cues: bold primary colors, zebra and American-flag print, background settings like a retro motel room, the New York skyline, or just a big pile of hay.
Among these settings, Stone’s effortless poise comes to the fore, her exaggerated eye makeup and supermodel energy illuminating the simplicity of the imagery with a powerful sense of glamor.
At once glamorous and nostalgic yet unpretentious and natural, the campaign nicely fits into Marc Jacobs’ ongoing dive back into the archives, while exuding the inherent American glamor that is core to the brand.
Marc Jacobs Creative Director | Marc Jacobs
Photographer | Hanna Moon
Model | Lara Stone
Stylist | Emma Wyman
Hair | Joey George
Makeup | Fara Homidi
Manicurist | Alicia Torello
Casting Director | Anita Bitton
Set Designer | Jabez Bartlett

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English Title: The Rumble FishOne of the many 2D fighters on the PS2. This one comes courtesy of DIMPS, who had some prior 3D fighting game experience with Dragon Ball Z Budokai and Demolish Fist, but this was their first attempt at a 2D title. While the game itself is bog-standard in just about every way, there is one unique thing here: the sprite animation. Instead of your character being one large sprite, they're made up of multiple segmented sprites that move and animate independently, sort of like Wolfteam's Earnest Evans.
Japanese Title: ザ・ランブルフィッシュ
Released: Mar. 17, 2005
Product Codes: SLPM-65919 / JAN 4974365831011
In theory, this means that hair, clothes, or exaggerated female anatomy can bob and sway (un)realistically, no matter what the character is doing, and clothing can take damage as a fight proceeds. In practice, while it's an interesting technique, it winds up looking incredibly bizarre in motion. The smooth movement of the limbs clashes greatly with the limited frames of the individual component sprites, and it winds up looking smooth and choppy at the same time. The characters themselves are also not very detailed, with large swaths of solid color to minimize aliasing with all the rotation and deformation going on.
In the hands of a more capable developer like Treasure, this could have really worked, but here it winds up as little more than a curiosity. A sequel, The Rumble Fish 2 was released in arcades, but never saw a home release. There must be some life in the game, though, as Dimps has continued to update the game's website as late as 2012, and still posts on a Twitter account for one of the characters.

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More than 2,000 needy area boys and girls are relying on the community’s generosity through the annual Toys for Happiness campaign.
This is the 31st year for the toy drive, which seeks toy and gift donations at several collection locations in the area.
The Downtown Managers’ Office on South Mechanic Street has been set up as a drop-off point for toy and gift donations in addition to the food court near J.C. Penney in the Country Club Mall. People who are unable to deliver their donation may call 301-722-5500 to arrange a time and place for pickup.
Gift-wrapping stations to benefit the program will be set up at the mall beginning Friday and will be manned by volunteers throughout the holiday shopping season.
Neil Furlow’s 1913 International truck will be parked at the downtown Christmas tree during lighting ceremonies Friday evening to be filled with toy donations. Participants at the 7 p.m. tree-lighting are asked to bring an unwrapped toy or gift for a child age 15 or younger. Rides on an illuminated carriage will be offered downtown throughout the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas every Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. with boarding at the Tree House Toy Shoppe, 45 Baltimore St. Donations of an unwrapped toy or gift will be collected in lieu of a fee.
Other Toys for Happiness activities include the Harvest Skate today from 7 to 10 p.m. at Star-Lite Roller Skating Center on National Highway. Admission includes door prizes. Toy donations will be accepted. A bake sale will be held and magician Mike Iser will perform.
The ninth annual Santa’s workshop is scheduled Saturday from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the LaVale Library. Children 5 to 10 years old will have the opportunity to create crafts, play games and enjoy snacks and a visit from Santa. To register, call Mary Beth Dawson at 301-777-8047. Siblings are admitted at a discount rate.
Ruby Tuesday is also participating in a flier program where 20 percent of purchases made on selected dates are given to Toys for Happiness.
If you are out shopping on this Black Friday or in the days ahead, think about the needs of the children in our community. They will have an opportunity for a brighter Christmas this year because of the generous donations made through Toys for Happiness.


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Erie County Naval and Military Park, Buffalo, New York
Travel tips > North America > United States > Buffalo > Erie County Naval and Military Park
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The highlight of the park, however is the admission to one of the 3 huge vessels docked at the park, a destroyer, a submarine and a missile cruiser. It is an amazing experience to roam the rooms of these great ships!
1 Naval Park Cove, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA
Kids $6, adults $9
10am-5pm April till October
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Amazing Animal Journeys
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CBCA Notables 2023. Focuses on 25 animal species from Australia and around the world with intriguing migration journeys. Did you know that Arctic terns have the longest migration of all birds, flying from the Arctic to Antarctica and back each year? Or that the wildebeest migration in east Africa is so vast it can be seen from outer space?


Democrats and Native leaders are stepping up pressure on the Republican-controlled Senate to move on hate crimes legislation.
Gov. Tony Knowles and Sens. Georgianna Lincoln of Rampart and Bettye Davis of Anchorage say it's upsetting that Senate committees haven't even scheduled hearings on the bill introduced by Lincoln last year.
The bill would create minimum sentences and otherwise strengthen penalties when felonies are committed on the basis of race, religion, national origin, disability, sex or sexual orientation. It was partly a response to the widely publicized paintball attack on Natives in Anchorage last year.
"Hate crimes have no place in a civilized society, and for that reason the issue needs to be addressed in a comprehensive way," Julie Kitka, president of the Alaska Federation of Natives, wrote recently to top legislative leaders.
The issue came up again today as Knowles announced an administrative order based on recommendations of a tolerance commission he appointed last year.
The order is intended to renew the state's commitment to diversity in the workplace and to oppose discrimination and harassment in public agencies, the governor said. It affects state government procedures for recruitment, requires "diversity training" for supervisors, and streamlines the handling of complaints.
"In signing this order, I call on the Legislature to join me in taking swift action in response to the recommendations of the tolerance commission, including resolving subsistence, adding a second verse to the Alaska Flag Song to celebrate the contribution of Alaska's Native peoples, and increasing penalties for hate crimes," Knowles said.
Senate President Rick Halford, a Chugiak Republican, said he wants to address the perception of an urban-rural divide, which often is seen as a race relations problem between urban whites and rural Natives.
Halford favors legislation to add a Native-related verse to the flag song and to require that Alaska history be made part of school curriculum, although he said not all 14 members of his majority agree with him.
But he said that hate crimes legislation raises "major definitional questions" associated with treating crime victims differently.
"Some victim is going to conclude his victimization is worth less than someone else's victimization," Halford said.
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This week, the city of Liverpool are celebrating 100 years since the ‘Royal Liver’ building first opened its doors. The Royal Liver building is considered to be the first Sky scraper in Britain, and foundation stone thereof was laid on 11th May 1908.
When I first saw the building, it made me think that its design had a lot in common with the Salt Lake Temple, a recognised symbol of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Both buildings are of a traditional Victorian Gothic design, with towers at either end.
The Salt Lake Temple was designed during the 19th Century, by the architect Truman O. Angell, under the direction of the Church’s then President and Prophet Brigham Young. Truman Angell was sent to Europe to study the works of the architects and builders over previous centuries. The groundbreaking ceremony of the Salt Lake Temple took place on 14th February 1853, and it was completed on 6th April 1893.
The Royal Liver building was the purpose built home of the Royal Liver Assurance Group, an organisation set up to provide local people with in relation to losing a wage earning relative. Today it still stands proud, “the most potent symbol, that any city in the united kingdom has”. The Royal Liver stands 13 stories tall, whereas the Salt Lake Temple is approximately half of that.
Another similarity between the two buildings is the sculptures that stand at the top of the towers. At the top of the Liver Royal, at either end sculptured are the Liver Birds, an image which has represented the city since the fourteenth century. On the east, and main spire of the Salt Lake Temple stands the statue of Moroni with a trumpet pressed to his lips. Moroni was an ancient prophet, who played a key role in the restoration of the LDS Church during the early 1800’s. The trumpet symbolises the restoration and the preaching to the world of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
What I really like here is the similarity between the two buildings, in other words the architectural similarities that are present in both designs. While the Salt Lake Temple was designed first, and while it is every bit possible that it may have been a source of inspiration for the architects of the Royal Liver, I don’t for one minute think it was copied. Both buildings are patterned after a gothic style, and it shows a real ability in the architects to both come up with something new, and keep the tradional, much appreciated and loved styles that bring value and class to all city scapes. It has always been a part of a designers work to seek inspiration for new ideas from the fine masterpieces already present, to develop those designs in to even newer, more spectacular and more impressive constructions.
For the Church especially, it shows how well they have kept in line with fine Eurpoean achitectural principles, and how the construction of a religous building can both be kept symbolic, in-line with the beliefs which that organisation holds, and also a fine masterpiece that people can look at and enjoy being around.
 Historian John Hinchliff, broadcast on BBC News 19/07/11
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Kelly Clarkson took her tour to Dublin last night, but this time she made headlines for singing her own material.
The original American Idol - who has been taking fan requests for covers all summer long, most recently taking on Carrie Underwood - debuted one of the new tracks off her upcoming Greatest Hits album, telling the audience that "Catch My Breath" is a "happy song."
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Batulicin, South Kalimantan 11/10 (AntaranewsKalsel) - Some residents of Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, complained about the price of 3 kilograms liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in recent weeks soared to Rp40 thousand per tube.
A teacher at SMPN 4 Simpang Empat, who is also a housewife, Nurul Hidayah, in Batulicin on Wednesday, said she was shocked by the increase in LPG price which reached Rp40 thousand per tube.
"The last time I bought 3 kg LPG was still Rp22 thousand. Two weeks later, when I wanted to refill the price had reached Rp40 thousand. I failed to buy and switch using firewood and kerosene for cooking," she said.
Looking for profit from selling is legitimate, she added, but the price set to Rp40 thousand per tube is not fair, because it exceeds the price in general.
Until now she did not know what causes the price of 3 kg LPG hike to two times the normal price. "Whether the subsidy from the government has been revoked or only the game of the merchants," she said.
Head of Building and Development of Trade at the Trade and Industry Agency Hariansya explained, until now the government did not revoke the subsidy of the 3 kg LPG. The agency has also received complaints from the public related to the soaring price of LPG.
"The Tanah Bumbu Government has taken a stand by conducting coordination meetings and forming a special team to supervise the distribution of 3 kg LPG, consisting of the Tanah Bumbu Regional Secretary, Head of Bappeda, Head of DPMD, Trade Agency and Police," he said.
The task of the team, he said, is to provide supervision and guidance to the bases until the retailers to sell subsidized LPG does not exceed the highest price limit (HET) already set,
The 3 kg LPG's HET ranges from Rp17 thousand to Rp22 thousand per tube. If any particular person dares to plays the price by exceeding the HET, then the authorized service and the police will deal with it accordingly.

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Farmers’ protest on the S3 viaduct in Sulechów (Lubuskie Voivodeship) is underway. It is not possible to enter and exit the Sulechów junction in both directions. Dissatisfied farmers also appeared in Kłodzko (Lower Silesia).
From about 10.15 a protest of farmers on the viaduct of the S3 route in Sulechów has been going on. About 50 people are participating in the protest. Farmers with a dozen or so tractors block roundabouts at the intersection of Odrzańska Street with the national road 32 and the roundabout connecting Warszawska Street with the road to Cigacice.
There are obstacles in both directions.
They only go off the road at the full hour
Blockades last about 45 minutes. Every hour on the hour, farmers leave the roundabout for about 15 minutes and allow waiting vehicles to pass. After a quarter of an hour, the farm tractors return to the roundabout.
The protest is to last until 14.00 (although it is reported until 18.00).
According to Małgorzata Stanisławska from the Municipal Police Headquarters in Zielona Góra, there are police officers on site who direct traffic and ensure safety. The Sulechów junction is located on the 177th kilometer of the “3” expressway, between the Świebodzin Południe and Zielona Góra Północ junctions.
They want the reintroduction of tariffs on agricultural products from Ukraine
The main postulate of farmers is unchanged – to restore the duty on agricultural products imported from Ukraine.
On Saturday, the provisions of the Regulation of the Council of Ministers on the implementation by the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture of tasks related to the establishment of a support measure in emergency situations for the cereals and oilseeds sectors entered into force. The government approved the rules on Friday. On the same day, they were also published in the Journal of Laws.
The Regulation provides that additional support will be provided to producers of corn, rye, barley, oats, triticale, cereal mixtures or rapeseed or turnip rape, due to increased imports of cereals and oilseeds from Ukraine. Aid rates vary depending on the distance of individual regions of Poland from ports through which it is possible to export grain from the country and on markets in the west of the EU. In accordance with the regulation of the Minister of Development and Technology published on Friday around The transport of agricultural goods from Ukraine through Poland is possible from Friday on the basis of EU regulations on external transit or on the basis of the convention on a common transit procedure drawn up in Interlaken, provided that the transit through our country ends in seaports in Gdańsk, Gdynia, Świnoujście or Szczecin or outside the territory of the Republic of Poland.
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Eating pancakes after exercise helps athletes build muscle mass and recover faster after strenuous exercise, as they’re packed with protein, iron, calcium, and other important vitamins, and electrolytes for sports performance.
Why should athletes of bodybuilding eat pancakes?
Athletes of bodybuilding, or any athletes who perform resistance training for muscle hypertrophy, could regularly eat healthy pancakes, as part of a well-balanced diet.
Above all, pancakes are good for bodybuilders because they have a lot of protein. A typical single pancake without protein powder has about 5 grams of protein.
If you prepare pancakes with a scoop of protein powder, you could easily get more than 30 grams of protein per serving.
Moreover, pancakes are great dietary sources of calcium. A serving provides 17% of the Daily Value.
A high calcium intake is beneficial for athletes who consume high amounts of animal protein.
Animal proteins are acidic. In order to maintain normal pH levels, alkaline minerals, like calcium, are extracted from the bones, weakening them. Actually, 99% of the body’s calcium is stored in the bones.
In addition, high calcium intakes appear to be beneficial for increased testosterone levels. Calcium is implicated in the synthesis of this key anabolic hormone! Healthy testosterone levels are vital for muscle gain.
Also, bodybuilders could benefit by eating pancakes because they’re particularly rich in selenium. Just a serving provides 21% of the Daily Value.
High selenium intakes improve athletic performance and training recovery!
Optimal selenium levels are vital for minimizing chronic exercise-induced oxidative effects.
Selenium is a key component of glutathione peroxidase, which is an enzyme with powerful antioxidant properties.
Athletes with high-intensity and high-volume training have a higher risk of selenium deficiency, though.
You can skyrocket your daily selenium intake by adding chopped Brazil nuts as topping to your pancakes. 2 small Brazil nuts provide more selenium than the recommended daily intake.
Pancakes are also good sources of vitamin B12. A serving provides about 7% of the recommended daily intake.
Getting adequate doses of vitamin B12 is crucial for muscle gain and improved physical performance. Vitamin B12 may treat fatigue and muscle cramps, increase energy levels, and reduce recovery time.
Hard-exercising athletes have an increased risk of vitamin B12 imbalances. They should be very mindful of getting high dosages from foods or supplements.
Pancakes contribute to the daily zinc intake. A serving provides 4% of the DV.
Zinc plays a key role in muscle growth and protein synthesis! Furthermore, zinc is necessary for oxygen transport to the working muscles.
It also manages the production of lactic acid during strenuous exercise. Hence, it may delay fatigue and improve sports performance!
Sesame and sunflower seeds, almonds, Brazil nuts, pecans, walnuts, and dark chocolate are among the richest plant-based foods in zinc. So, you could add them as toppings to your favorite pancake recipes.
Benefits of pancakes for endurance athletes
Runners and other endurance athletes could also benefit from the consumption of pancakes before or after exercise!
How many carbs are in pancakes?
A serving of plain pancake batter has about 22 grams of carbs. Most of which is starch.
Pancakes without syrup are low in sugars, while they provide some fiber (about 4% DV).
Adding maple syrup or any other sugar-packed topping can substantially increase the sugar content of pancakes, though.
Just a tablespoon of maple syrup contains 13.4 grams of carbs. More than 12 grams are sugars!
Honey is also packed with sugars. A tbsp has 17.3 grams of carbs. Almost 100% is sugar!
Adding bananas, berries, or other fruits as toppings can substantially increase the total carbohydrate content of pancakes. Especially if dried fruits or fruit jams are added.
So, traditional pancakes may contain more than 45 grams of carbs per serving!
This high amount of carbs can help runners and other endurance athletes recover faster after exhaustive exercise. Athletes should consume high amounts of carbs after demanding workouts in order to quickly replenish muscle glycogen stores.
Potent antioxidant compounds in pancakes, like selenium, also support muscle recovery!
Help hydrate the body
Additionally, eating pancakes as a post-workout meal is good for athletes because they support body hydration. They contain decent amounts of the main electrolytes:
- calcium, 17% DV
- magnesium, 3% DV
- potassium, 3% DV
We have to replenish both electrolytes and fluids for proper hydration. Drinking water without eating foods with electrolytes may cause further electrolyte imbalances. Leg cramps, fatigue, and poor physical performance are common side effects.
Moreover, pancakes are particularly rich in phosphorus. A serving provides 18% of the DV. Athletes have much higher daily needs than the general population. Especially during the training or competition season.
Most noteworthy, pancakes are rich in highly bioavailable iron. A serving provides 8% of the DV.
Athletes who frequently perform exhaustive workouts have much higher iron needs. Female athletes of reproductive age, vegan, or endurance athletes should be very cautious with iron intake.
Iron is necessary for optimum physical performance. Among others, iron is implicated in oxygen transport and energy metabolism.
A serving of pancakes provides 7% of the recommended daily intake of manganese.
Normal manganese status is vital for athletic performance. This key mineral plays a key role in amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism. It also improves immune responses and protects the bones. As it has potent antioxidant properties, it fights exercise-induced oxidative stress.
Hazelnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, and walnuts are among the richest foods in manganese that you could add to pancakes as toppings.
Protect the heart
Most noteworthy, pancakes contain 7% of the recommended daily intake of folate.
This key B vitamin protects the heart of athletes who perform intense exercise. High plasma folate levels may reduce elevated homocysteine levels. Hence, athletes should eat a wide variety of foods naturally rich in folate. Especially before a big race or competition.
Furthermore, pancakes can be a great pre-workout meal because a serving provides 17% of the DV of riboflavin!
High riboflavin intake before a long run may reduce muscle soreness and pain! It might even reduce functional recovery time after exercise. Riboflavin has potent antioxidant properties. It protects muscle mass from exercise-induced oxidative damage.
Pancakes are rich in thiamine as well, providing 13% of the DV per serving.
Exhaustive exercising depletes thiamine stores. High dosages may accelerate recovery after a hard training session. This B vitamin is also involved in energy metabolism!
How many pancakes can athletes eat daily?
Pancakes have many calories. So, even athletes should eat reasonable amounts.
Most pancake batters have around 200 calories per serving, while pancake toppings have at least 150 calories. Thus, a typical pancake serving has about 350 calories or more!
So, most athletes could eat only a serving per day.
Only athletes of bodybuilding in the bulking phase or long-distance endurance athletes could eat much higher amounts.
What’s the best time to eat pancakes?
Certainly, one of the best times to eat pancakes is at breakfast. They fuel up the body of athletes with energy, protein, as well as various precious minerals and vitamins.
That’s why eating pancakes in the morning as part of a healthy, well-balanced diet supports weight loss.
Moreover, pancakes are an excellent post-workout snack. They help build muscle mass and promote recovery.
When should athletes avoid consuming pancakes?
On the other hand, the worst time of the day to eat pancakes is before a workout. Pancakes are hard to digest. You shouldn’t consume them for at least a couple of hours before exercising. Otherwise, you’ll probably be lethargic or feel bloated.
Are pancakes healthy?
Common pancakes aren’t very healthy. They consist of refined flour, sugar, and cow’s butter which is packed with saturated fats.
For the best athletic performance and a lean body, you should eat only homemade pancakes made with healthy ingredients.
Firstly, you better use honey instead of maple syrup. Honey is still high in sugar and calories. However, it’s also rich in polyphenol compounds! It has powerful antioxidant actions.
Or, you could just use a high-quality, sugar-free berry jam, like blueberry jam, which is very healthy.
High quantities of cow’s butter are also bad for you because it’s high in calories and saturated fat. Butter is almost 100% fat.
Just a tablespoon contains 7.3 grams of saturated fat, which is 56% of the maximum safe dose on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Prefer using nut butter as toppings. They still have many calories. However, they’re rich in protein, fiber, minerals, and antioxidants.
Last, but not least, you could prepare pancakes with whole grain, instead of white flour. Whole-grain flours are more nutritious. As they contain significantly more fiber and antioxidants, they don’t spike blood sugar levels. Even nut flours, like almond flour, are good for athletes.
Pancake recipes for athletes!
Preparing healthy pancakes at home is easy. Here are 3 quick pancake recipe ideas for athletes, depending on their needs.
Rich in protein for athletes of bodybuilding
Use protein powder to skyrocket the protein content of your favorite post-workout pancake recipe.
- Protein-packed banana protein pancakes:
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1 scoop of your preferred protein powder (whey or plant-based)
- 1 ripe banana
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- cooking spray or a small amount of oil for the pan
However, we can get decent amounts of protein from pancakes without adding protein powder. The following recipe provides roughly 10 grams of protein per serving.
- Protein-packed whole wheat yogurt pancakes:
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (full-fat for creaminess)
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup (optional, for sweetness)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup low-fat milk (adjust consistency as needed)
- Cooking spray or a small amount of oil for the pan
Rich in healthy carbs & antioxidants for endurance athletes
- Mixed berry pancakes with berry jam:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk (or mix 1 cup milk with 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar)
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons melted butter or oil
- 1 cup mixed berries (e.g. blueberries, raspberries, strawberries), fresh or frozen
- fresh berries for topping
- your choice of berry flavor
- maple syrup
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, and melted butter or oil.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently mix until just combined. Fold in the mixed berries.
- Preheat a skillet or griddle over medium heat. Lightly grease with butter or oil.
- Pour about 1/4 cup of batter onto the skillet for each pancake. Cook until bubbles form on the surface, then flip and cook until golden brown.
- Serve the pancakes topped with berry jam, fresh berries, and maple syrup.
What toppings are good for athletes?
Maple syrup and cow’s butter aren’t the healthiest toppings for nutrient-dense pancakes. Athletes better add fruits, seeds, and nuts as healthy toppings.
Dark chocolate with at least 70% cacao solids is an excellent topping for pancakes. Dark chocolate is rich in iron, antioxidants, and even caffeine! Avoid chocolate spreads or syrups, as they’re packed with sugar.
Banana is packed with electrolytes; magnesium and potassium in particular. Also, banana regulates appetite, as it’s rich in fiber. It fuels the body, without spiking blood sugar levels.
Berries are among the most antioxidant-dense foods you can eat. They fight inflammation and promote recovery! Moreover, berries are suitable for those who work out for a lean body. Most berries are particularly low in sugar.
Foods with omega-3s
Moreover, sprinkling certain seeds and nuts that are rich in omega-3s on pancakes supports muscle gain. Omega-3s enhance protein synthesis and decrease muscle soreness after strenuous exercise.

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This hebe is found on drier mountains to the east of the Southern Alps, mainly in Marlborough and Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. In cultivation in the UK this hebe is inclined to grow in its juvenile form, where the leaves stand out from the stem.

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Alone with Stalin
June 17, 2013
The last few weeks have been some of the hardest of my life, and for once, climbing has little to do with it (warning this is one of those self-obsessed blog posts that’s all about me, but which I somehow find therapeutic in writing).
Being here with Steve - who wants to solo Zodiac, even though he only has 10% normal eyesight - is very odd, as I find I’m forced to be a chaperone, coach, driver, buddy, bastard - pushing and pulling - all rolled into one. Usually, when I come to Yosemite it’s to do my project or my climb, but now I find myself just being there in support, carrying bags, trying to judge when to pat Steve on the shoulder and joke about ‘make a will mate’, and when to put my hand down more firmly and say “Never forget your jumars when you rap off the belay, as you won’t be able to climb back” or “on pitch 10 remember that I hung on that loose flake and it held, so don’t be scared”. I want Steve to do it and get to the summit, or fail, but fail in a positive way (being beaten, but only after you give it you’re all is better than backing down before the fight).
Someone who I’ve met many times before in Yosemite asked why I never come with a regular partner, and very often I come by myself. I joked “I just don’t like people” and as usual followed with Stalin’s quote ‘No people, no problem’. People, and relationships, just complicate my life, without ex-wives, children, girlfriends, friends how simple life would be. I guess I’ve always found it hard to connect with people on a deeper level, not sure why, but I feel I’ve what some people could call emotional autism; that’s why I can climb things that many people would not - I have very little connection with the people who care about me, or even myself. I climb in cold places because that’s what I am. Sure I can talk and connect with 1000 people in a theatre, or shoot the shit and spray sat on the bear boxes next to El Cap bridge, but deep down I know that something is missing or broken inside me. When I was up on Zodiac last week I felt profoundly worried for myself, thinking of myself up there alone two years ago going for a one day solo. What the hell would possess me to do that? How did I have the mental toughness to be there? Didn’t I care? I had the same realization on the Troll wall this year when Aleks Gamme said “I cannot imagine being alone on this wall” and I had to agree. I worry about myself sometimes. I once sent Alex Honnold an email after I saw that clip when he nearly falls when soloing (the one where his foot slips when clipping a bolt), telling him that I didn’t care about other soloist dying, but felt compelled to write to him and tell him to be careful. I said that when the Roman emperors would ride back into Rome after a great victory, they would have a slave beside them, whispering in their ear “Memento Mori” (Remember that you are mortal). When I hung there way above the ground on Zodiac, feeling miles above the ground, I thought back to myself being there with half a litre of water, a single rope, awake for forty plus hours, and really wondered if instead of telling such things to Alex if I should be giving such sound advice to myself.
When we did Zodiac in a day and a bit last week I think I wanted to show Steve just how exposed you can be (I can’t think of anywhere I’ve felt so ‘out there’ as hanging above the ‘Nipple’ pitch 500 metres up the wall), maybe hoping this would scare him off, and show him how mortal he was. We all have dreams, but when someone holds your hand and shows you they’re nightmares, are you’re doing them a favour or are you robbing them of that dream (maybe it’s for Steve to find out for himself how alone a man can be on a wall). As I said in my last blog, after Karen’s accident I also knew there was the possibility that climbing maybe would be over, and that maybe I would have to commit to looking after a disabled partner with only one functioning arm (not that I think she would ever need looking after). I’d often thought about this, what happens in the long term when you’re partner is a wheelchair, but then I never think about the future, so maybe that’s best, plus Karen is the ablest person I’ve ever met, so I always imagined she’d be looking after me. For me, the future was always a positive one. It’s rare to find someone who’s as much of a junkie like yourself, and understands how you ‘tick’.
After we got down from Zodiac, I should have gone home, but instead made my excuses, and listened to people who said ‘to stay and stayed. Looking back Karen’s accident was a test. When a woman say’s “You don’t need to buy me a birthday present’ then a man feels let off the hook, but when no one is forthcoming the woman is obviously upset, as what she really means is “If you loved me you would ignore what I said, and buy me something to prove your love’. When Karen said to stay in Yosemite I should have done what any other emotionally literate person would do when the person they loved was laid up in hospital. But I didn’t and failed the test.
After Zodiac I needed to do something else, so choose to try and climb Lurking Fear in a day, teaming up with an Aussie called Johno who we met next to the bear boxes at El Cap bridge. He’d only been climbing for a year and had just left the Navy, and it turned out he was in Yosemite as he’d emailed me last year and asked what I would do if I wanted to get better at climbing, and I said ‘go to Yosemite’. It seemed like Kismet, so I invited him along (although an Aussie, he was sober and had proper shoes on).
The one-day ascent, grew, as we had to share the route with the legend Steve Schnieder , who was climbing with a bloke called Pat, who was 68, and doing his 6th ascent, and so our one-day ascent was stretched over 3. The lowlight was having to bivi on a sloping ledge, with Johno sleeping sat in a hammock, and Steve sat in a fabric belay seat (a crap belay seat, and worse bed). As I’d led the ten pitches below I was given the belay seat/mini ledge to sleep on (a bit smaller than a 3/4 Thermarest). Unfortunately, Steve moved around so much all night that it kept me awake, and several times I wanted to shout down ‘stop fucking moving around - you’re not going to get comfortable - just take it - plus you’re keeping me awake!!!! (Steve did point out I seemed to be snoring most of the night, so much have been asleep most of the time anyway).
So the next day we pressed on, helping Steve alone the way (we jugged his rope to bypass him on pitch 11). The funny thing about us climbing with Steve is not only is Steve a legend, but he was in the book that inspired me to climb El Cap in the first place (Climbing Big Walls by Michael Strassman), writing a chapter on speed climbing (Steve was the first person to solo El Cap in under 24h). Steve’s also one of the funniest people you could meet on a wall and is full of advice on all subjects. While sitting on a ledge he shared with me the title of his book (as yet unwritten) on men and woman (Steve’s version of Woman are from Mars, Men are from Venus), the title being “Women are bitches - men are Assholes”. He also told me the trick to happiness in a relationship was to “Marry a rich woman, treat her like shit, be an asshole” (Steve’s been married for 17 years, so I guess he was joking).
We reached Thanksgiving ledge in the afternoon, one of the most amazing bivis on the planet, and spent the night there, summiting the following morning (you can’t haul the top of the route, and so have to free climb with the bags on your back).
When we reached the summit of El Cap I remembered that the last time I had been there was when I’d walked up the falls trail to get my haul bag after soloing Aurora in 1999. I have been immensely moved by the power of the place, as if this rock had transformed all that stress, terror, sweat, fear and anxiety invested in its walls, and converted it to pure peace. Up there, free of the press of the wall and the abyss, with just the sky and you, your spirit can only sore. I realized that up there was where I had had some of the happiest moments of my life and had felt pure blissful emptiness. There was no wonder why I was drawn to return so often. I pulled out my phone to try and get a signal, to tell Karen we were up safe (we had meant to be on the wall for a day, and this was day 3), but it wasn’t until we reached the top of Zodiac I get off a message, and got one old one back from a few days earlier, telling me she had escaped hospital.
As we sat there on top, putting off the knee-jerking back-breaking descent, I looked at the strangers Johno and Kiwi Steve and thought that Stalin was wrong.
When I got down I rang Karen and found that yet again I’d inflicted pain upon pain, leaving her for days wondering where I was. I had stuck the knife in so many times before (Troll wall, Eiger, Patagonia) with my careless emotionally autistic (no - just an unthinking asshole), but this time the cut was too deep. This was the last time I’d put her through that. She deserves way better, and I deserve nothing less.
One day you consider giving the rest of your life to someone, and the next, there is just you and Stalin.
A while back I when I announced to the world, in a self-indulgent tiff with myself, that I was giving up writing, I very quickly realized that everything I saw, thought or did, was seen through the prism of a writer. I could stop writing, but I could not stop being a writer. When I say I don’t like people and want to be alone, and that people just get in the way of what I want, I think I mean it. But the same applies; I can stop being human, but will always be human. When you’re alone - truly alone - you realize that all that you can do and experience without the baggage of love and friendship of another to weigh you down, is worthless, as these things have no value unless they can be shared with people you can’t help yourself but love.
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The Washington Nationals blew a two-run lead in the eighth and ninth innings to lose their final game of Spring Training to the Boston Red Sox, 8-7. Henry Rodriguez picked up the loss, despite pitching only one inning, but giving up the game winner in the top of the ninth on a double by Jason Repko, scoring Dan Butler.
The Red Sox built a 6-0 lead, shelling starter Edwin Jackson (4.2 IP, five hits, six runs) before the Nats halved it with a three-run fifth inning, thanks to a Wilson Ramos home run. After an Ian Desmon solo homer in the sixth, Ramos would add an RBI on a single in the bottom of the seventh inning and Washington would tie the game at 7 before blowing the lead late. In addition to Ramos' two hit, four RBI day, Mark DeRosa also posted two hits.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A violent sex offender is locked up after witnesses said he pulled a young girl into his home while she kicked and screamed.
Jerome Sawyer is facing charges for violating the sex offender registry act.
It happened on Waring in Berclair on Wednesday night.
Police were called to his home and say they found a young girl hiding behind a bed in Sawyer's bedroom.
His neighbor told WREG he called 911 when he saw the little girl dragged from a silver car into Sawyer's house.
"The girl was screaming. Screaming bloody murder and going up to the door. I said something isn`t right," said Richard Wright.
Police are now trying to find out what exactly happened in Sawyer`s home and why the girl was there in the first place.
Meanwhile, the Tennessee Department of Corrections was alerted about the arrest and added another mark to Sawyer's lengthy record.
WREG went through his case files dating back to 1987 when he pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual battery involving three girls under 13 years old.
Then nearly a decade later, a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a six year old girl.
He got out of prison in 2015 and was back on our newscast one year later when a group of kids as young as five years old were in his van.. leaving a park next to Winridge Elementary School.
Court documents state He pleaded guilty earlier this year to violating the sex offender registry act and got sixty days in prison. In June, he was walking free.
"It's a crying shame," said Wright.
He said he knew Sawyer was a registered sex offender, which is another reason why he called police.
"That's just wrong. Got tears in my eyes. I hope you`re not filming that," he said.
WREG learned Sawyer had been meeting with a probation officer. In fact, he just met with one two days before his arrest.


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- Squaw Valley to fete Reno-Tahoe Olympians March 21 Updated: Mar-02-14 5:51 pm
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- Kim wins short program, Lipnitskaia falls to 5th Updated: Feb-19-14 4:27 pm
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- Stone is 1st woman to coach US Olympic hockey team Updated: Feb-19-14 7:52 am
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RENO, Nevada - Squaw Valley is planning a special celebration at the Sierra ski resort March 21 to honor more than a dozen U.S. Olympians from the Reno-Lake Tahoe area who competed in the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, including three who brought home gold.
Highlights from television coverage of the Sochi Olympics:
SOCHI, Russia - With the pressure off and no medals at stake, it was time for the Olympic figure skaters to have some fun.
SOCHI, Russia - The final day of speedskating at the Sochi Olympics was nothing more than a victory lap for the mighty Dutch.
SOCHI, Russia - The Netherlands won gold in the last speedskating event of the Sochi Olympics, routing Poland in the final of women's team pursuit Saturday.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Facing a nearly impossible deficit against a four-time world champion he'd never outraced, all the unorthodox choices snowboarder Vic Wild made to keep his career alive converged over 30 glorious seconds of perfection.
SOCHI, Russia - The South Korean Olympic Committee has protested the results of the women's figure skating competition, although the sport's international governing body said Saturday it has not yet received the letter.
SOCHI, Russia - China is rising. The traditional hotbeds of Scotland and Scandinavia are still going strong. The likes of South America and Kuwait are starting to get interested.
SOCHI, Russia - Russia's figure skaters meekly left the Vancouver Olympics four years ago with just one silver medal.
SOCHI, Russia - Viktor Ahn was already a Russian citizen. At the Sochi Olympics, he was embraced as a national hero by his adopted country.
SOCHI, Russia - Yuna Kim knows what she wants as her legacy.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Joergen Graabak delivered a long awaited Olympic gold medal for the nation that pioneered Nordic combined, then added another victory for good measure to help Norway restore its status in the sport.
In Sweden, commentators have fun with Norway's misfortunes. The Dutch can't get enough of their speedskaters. Japan is so crazy about figure skating they show warmups. Canada is hockey crazy, Russia struggles to stay positive even when things look down and the U.S. salutes its stars with the national anthem as it's time to go to bed.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Ayana Onozuka of Japan gave up speed on a downhill course for spins in a halfpipe.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Sarah Burke's parents looked up the hill and saw the halfpipe workers making one last trip down in the formation of a heart.
SOCHI, Russia - Russia's cupboard was so bare of world-class female figure skaters that the sport's most dominant nation had to turn to the kids a few years ago.
TOKYO - The head of Tokyo's 2020 Olympic organizing committee has criticized Japanese figure skater Mao Asada's performance in the women's short program at the Sochi Olympics.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - After failing to win a medal at the Vancouver Olympics, the country that spawned Nordic combined more than 125 years ago made quite a comeback in Sochi.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Austria will attempt to win its third consecutive team large hill gold medal when the event closes out the Sochi Olympics Nordic combined program at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center on Thursday.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Vic loves Alena. Alena loves Vic.
SOCHI, Russia - Anxiety and energy. Conviction and courage.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - A decade ago, when snowboarding was still in its growth stages in Japan, Tomoka Takeuchi knew she had a decision to make.
SOCHI, Russia - Katey Stone has a ready answer when asked what it means to be the first woman to coach the U.S. Olympic women's hockey team.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Ski jump training for the Olympic Nordic combined large hill team event was canceled Wednesday because of the condition of the landing area following steady rain and safety concerns for the athletes.
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Patrizia Kummer of Switzerland has won gold in women's snowboarding parallel giant slalom.


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Despite Tesla sitting atop the EV leaderboard in the U.S., new data shows competitors are chipping away at its lead.
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In less than 5 weeks, Kelly Clarkson’s new album Piece By Piece will be out and blasting out of everyone’s speakers. We already have “Heartbeat Song” to enjoy, but now we have a whole lot more: Kelly just unveiled a partial track listing as well as some lyrics from 9 of the new songs!
In addition to “Heartbeat Song,” we now have confirmation that previously known titles “Take You High” and “War Paint” will be on the album. And, like most of Kelly’s albums, Piece By Piece has a title track! And it doesn’t stop there… We have 5 totally new confirmed titles: “Someone,” “Invincible,” “Let Your Tears Fall,” “Dance With Me,” and “I Had A Dream.”
This is what Kelly had to say about sharing the lyrics of these 9 songs:
Check out some of the lyrics from these 9 songs! Click through the gallery below to see them all. You can read more of the lyrics on Kelly’s official website.
Which lyric is your favorite? Which one do you identify with the most? Share your story with Kelly, and she may just reach out to you to learn more! Go to her official site to share your stories.
You can pre-order Piece By Piece from Kelly Clarkson’s official site now. Both standard and deluxe editions are available. A deluxe box set includes 17 lyrics cards, so it can be assumed that the deluxe edition of Piece By Piece will have a total of 17 new songs. That means we still have 8 more songs to confirm!
Kelly’s new album Piece By Piece comes out on March 3rd, so we only have a few weeks to go. A new music video for “Heartbeat Song” will be premiering soon, and more information about Piece By Piece – the full track listing, album cover art – should also be revealed in the coming weeks.
You can read all about everything that went into recording Piece By Piece over the last two years, as well as check out the growing list of known song titles. Keep checking back here for more Kelly Clarkson music news!
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GM CEO softens company’s opposition to bankruptcy
General Motors Corp. is softening its opposition to bankruptcy reorganization a little more.
“If it’s required, that’s what we’ll do,” new Chief Executive Fritz Henderson said in an interview broadcast Sunday, but noted that GM still would prefer to avoid bankruptcy protection while restructuring.
President Barack Obama and his auto industry task force have indicated that bankruptcy protection “may very well be the best solution for the company to achieve these goals,” Henderson told CNN’s “State of the Union.”
That is why, he said, “when you look at the situation, we said, ‘OK, we’ll spend the time to try to complete the work, more aggressive work, outside of the court process, but if it’s required, that’s what we’ll do.’”
Obama had said GM’s initial plans to become viable didn’t go far enough. Last week, he told the company it had 60 days to make more cuts and get more concessions from bondholders and unions, or it won’t get any more government help.
The administration also forced out Rick Wagoner as chief executive; Henderson took over on March 29.
Henderson said the government’s guarantee of GM warranties and its indication that it would lend money to the automaker while it reorganized under bankruptcy protection are both “strong signals which say even if we have to go through bankruptcy, the company’s going to be there.”
He told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that GM needs to “go deeper and we need to go faster” in its restructuring.
“We either accomplish this job outside of bankruptcy in the short term, or alternatively, if it’s necessary, we’ll go into bankruptcy in order to get this job done,” he said.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, asked on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday if he agreed with Henderson that bankruptcy is a possibility, said several options “could work.”
“Our test is, what’s going to work,” he said. “What’s going to help bring about the kind of restructuring, allow them to emerge stronger and be part of this American economy. We want them to be part of our future.”
Henderson also said he does not believe the administration should encourage Americans to buy U.S.-made cars.
“I think the consumer should buy exactly what kind of car they think meets their needs and that excites them,” he said on “Meet the Press.” “And it’s our job to make sure we provide that and as I look at it, not necessarily have it mandated or otherwise encouraged.”
Also, Henderson said that unlike Wagoner, he will not work for $1 a year. He is paid $1.3 million, a salary which was cut 30 percent as part of what he called shared sacrifices at the auto maker.
The Detroit automaker said in February it was aiming to shrink U.S. employment to 72,000 by 2012, down from 92,000 hourly and salaried employees at the end of last year. Henderson said the auto task force concluded the company needed to cut more, and faster.
That conclusion is “certainly going to require us to be leaner than we had even foreseen in February,” he said. The numbers haven’t been finalized, but they would amount to a “significant additional change for the company,” he said.
Henderson is aiming to minimize the amount of time GM relies on taxpayer money.
“One of the saddest days of my career was when we needed to borrow money from the U.S. taxpayer,” he said. “And I’m quite convinced that one of the happiest days of my career is when we repay it.”

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