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The Commonwealth meeting in Kampala in 2007. The CHOGM meeting had attracted huge sums of donor finances that were later on misappropriated by the said ministers an act that attracted ire from members of parliament in both the political divide. The powerful ministers in the National Resistance Movement (NRM): Sam Kutesa, John Nasasira and Mwesigwa Rukutana were asked to step aside which they complied and were later on taken to court last year by the Inspector General of Government (IGG) for reportedly convening a meeting in which they agreed to construct a harbor at Speke Resort Munyonyo. In this case, the IGG alleged that government lost a huge sum of money that totaled to Shs14bn in the project. However, in his ruling today, the Anti-Corruption Court Justice Paul Mugamba said prosecution failed to produce any evidence to substantiate the allegations, considering that no minutes were presented to justify that indeed a meeting was held. Mugamba also hinged his ruling on the fact that all the 11 prosecution witnesses presented by the IGG exonerated the ministers of any wrong doing. Analysts however, say government could have lost billions of shillings in the IGG's bogus investigation and a pre-mature attempt to bring to trial the ministers without adequate preparation and evidence. While Kutesa chose silence after the ruling, Rukutana vowed to drag government to court for "malicious trial and damaging his reputation." In a statement released by the trio it states that, "Today's judgement is a triumph of the truth against falsehood, a victory of justice against witch-hunt and vindication of our enduring belief in the rule of law and due process." The three ministers in a joint statement however took time to thank President Yoweri Museveni for his trust and confidence in them saying that, "By the fact that he retained us in his cabinet notwithstanding the trumped up charges shows a high degree of trust and confidence on us," reads the statement. Nasasira expressed joy that his tainted name had been cleared by court while hundreds of their supporters burst in tears of joy when Mugamba declared them free men.	http://allafrica.com/stories/201211091270.html	2013-05-18T11:02:35	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
. 17 comments::?" I have struggled with this concept ever since the CDC came out with recommendations that HIV testing be incorporated in all acute-care settings. I share those concerns mentioned regarding access to counseling and delays in testing results.." [ Especially regarding the ED, are there any other lab/micro tests that a physician choses to perform that require specific consent? In my limited knowledge, most are covered under general consent for care. ]!):. "Should ERs screen for HIV?" Of course not. That would be ridiculous. "OMG, you have an emergent case of HIV! We'd better refer you to the ID specialist STAT!" I totally agree, too. And I concur that asking emergency.	http://allbleedingstops.blogspot.com/2008/11/should-er.html?showComment=1228319400000	2013-05-18T10:53:17	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Scams promising free Facebook Credits still exist, but they’re withering on the vine. We just deleted a message about free Credits that showed on AllFacebook’s page on Facebook today; after copying the text of the offer, we deleted it and did some keyword searching. It looks like Facebook users have learned to recognize that promises of free Facebook Credits contain malware or spam — fewer people click on these posts, which helps slow down their spread as much as the social network’s own defense systems do. People have gotten the message that there’s really no such thing as free Facebook Credits — either you earn them in a game as a bonus (or earn them through an incentive program), you purchase them, or someone you already know gives you a gift. Here’s how we know this: the posts going up on the site about Credits are sparse, yet the web addresses in these postings don’t trigger Facebook’s systems for blocking malicious URLs. We clicked through to three different sites with the usual malware marketing surveys. We’re not saying the social network’s systems are weak in any way, but rather that users have gotten smarter. They know not to click, and that keeps the scams from spreading. Readers, when was the last time you saw a free Facebook Credits offer show up in your news feed?	http://allfacebook.com/facebook-credits-free-scams_b65401	2013-05-18T10:31:38	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are entering the Facebook round of the 2012 New Media Challenge this week following a heated qualification round on the social network. Among the leaders making it into the Facebook contest are 13 members of Congress and three House committees: Oversight, Veterans’ Affairs, and Homeland Security. You can track the action online at the challenge’s information page, where NCAA March Madness-style brackets are posted. The Twitter round ended Friday. Last year’s Facebook round generated more than 11,000 new likes for members, who sometimes pleaded for page likes using original posts, videos, and news articles to gain an advantage. To recap this year’s contest, the New Media Challenge consists of three rounds of head-to-head matchups on Twitter, in which the members with the most new followers go on to the next round. The Facebook competition comes next, followed by the YouTube battle for the most new subscribers. Winners are judged in the final rounds — Elite Eight and the finals — based on all three new media platforms. What’s in it for a busy member of Congress to participate in this type of contest? As we’ve heard previously on this site, the population is moving to Facebook, and Congress needs to engage voters and constituents on the platforms where they are spending time. In addition, the competitive 2012 presidential election is spurring interest in congressional races, with several House members already engaged in heated campaigns. Social media is critical to targeting and identifying existing and new supporters, as we’ve learned from the presidential contest.	http://allfacebook.com/gop-new-media-challenge_b87595	2013-05-18T10:53:21	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
- - - - - View Comments - - Share with Shortlink: Grammy Award winning rapper Common is preparing for a busy 2008, as he readies two albums and a new global advertising campaign. Common, born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, will be featured in Converses new advertising campaign celebrating the companys 100th year in business. The Connectivity advertising campaign, which rolls out around the world starting this week, features late legendary icons like James Dean, gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson and the Sex Pistols Sid Vicious. In addition to Common, other celebrities featured in the campaign include Green Days front man Billie Joe Armstrong, Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer Karen O., female rocker Joan Jett and others. Converse is the footwear company that was first in sports and first in rock n roll. We are extremely proud of our history and excited about our journey into the next century. Connectivity is an exceptional global campaign that fully captures our spirit and brand ethos celebrating true originals,” said Geoff Cottrill, Chief Marketing Officer, Converse. The advertising campaign will debut in over 75 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Additionally, Common recently revealed that he is planning to release an EP, followed by a full length album before the end of the year. The EP titled Invincible Summer, is due in stores this June. The release conceptual release will deal with summer love and will feature production by The Neptunes, Just Blaze, Kareem Wiggins and others. Commons EP Invincible Summer will be followed by a traditional full length album titled The Believer.	http://allhiphop.com/2008/02/25/common-preps-2-albums-new-ad-campaign/	2013-05-18T10:31:50	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Hang tight! "In the spirit of fall here in the Pacific Northwest, here is a recipe of my friend Joe's own design! He sought to bring bacon to the dessert menu, and hunted for a pie media capable of sustaining a bacon infusion while retaining deliciousness. Pumpkin (perhaps rhubarb) is the only one he could think of. I offer this recipe to all you bacon lovers out there. Remember though, you might steal this recipe to publish it and make dirty millions, but the true bacon lover cares not for cash but only for cholesterol. Enjoy bacon lovers of America!" — Crawford Watch video tips and tricks 1/2 cup cubed fresh pumpkin 1 1/2 cups cream cheese, softened 1 cup packed brown sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup half-and-half 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 2 (10 inch) prepared graham cracker pie crust 16 slices maple-cured bacon Triple-dog-dare by ~S~. Awesome idea. I made a few preference changes. Made my own graham crust. Adjusted the recipe to make "9 servings," which made one decently filled 10-inch springform. Used a little more than the full amount of bacon for 9 servings, but cut it into bite-size pieces for managability - glad I did. Used canned pumpkin cuz I had some. Omitted the allspice & clove cuz I don't care for it so much. The rest of the recipe was made as directed - and it is delicious. This particular recipe may not be for you, but it sounds way weirder than it tastes. And pumpkin and bacon absolutely DO go together - there are many, many recipes that support it. Thanks for the recipe - I'm going to do one of these at Thanksgiving! :) I did not care for this recipe! Bacon and pumpkin is not a good combination! TRUST ME! It was so embarassing to serve this to my new boyfriend. 15 Treat your Thanksgiving guests to a rave-worthy, 5-star pumpkin pie. This rich, 5-star pumpkin pie is simply the perfect Thanksgiving dessert. Discover Chef John’s secret recipe for the best pumpkin pie ever!	http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Joes-Incredible-Bacon-Pumpkin-Pie/Detail.aspx	2013-05-18T10:13:55	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
You know how sometimes you have songs that have that one line or that one part that just haunt you? This is my private list. - “Everlong” by Foo Fighters (Acoustic version) I’m not sure what it is about this song, but the opening line just bounces around my head and stays there. “Hello. I’ve waited here for you ever long.” It’s a beautiful line, and a wonderful song. 2. “If I Fell” by The Beatles While I certainly appreciate the impact that The Beatles had on music as we know it, I’m not a huge Beatles fan. Of course, this song is an exception. “If I fell in love with you, would you promise to be true? And help me understand. ’Cause I’ve been in love before and I found that love was more than just holding hands.” Those lines stay with me. They’re simple. Usually I prefer complex and witty lyrics, but there’s something to be said for the raw sentiment here. 3. “Can You Tell” by Ra Ra Riot I’ve put this song on mixes before because I’m pretty sure everyone, at some point in their life, can identify with this song. “Oh have I been too discrete? How long am I supposed to wait? I think about you nightly. Can you tell I’m losing sleep?” I should probably stress that all of this song is worth quoting. It’s brilliant. 4. “I Want You But I Don’t Need You” as performed by Amanda Palmer This appeals to my independent streak. “I want you and I want you to want me to want you. But I don’t need you. Don’t need you to need me to need you. That’s just me. So take me or leave me. But please, don’t need me.” I get chills every time I listen to this song. And I’ll be real. I often sing it in the shower. 5. “Coda: A Burn Scar In The Shape Of The Sooner State” by Los Campesinos! I could listen to this song all day and that would be all right. “I fall to my knees, my piss-soaked jeans. The first time, the last time, all the times in between. The first time, the last time, all the times I would’ve liked there to have been. I can’t believe I chose the mountains every time you chose the sea.” And let’s be fair. I could keep going. But let’s keep some of the mystery alive. Deal? Oh, and who’s going to some shows with me next month? “Don’t Let It Bring You Down” by Annie Lennox That song is haunting. “It’s only castles burning…” Pretty great. I’d have to sit down and think about it – but off the top of my head, the lines “Hello, I’m still here, all that’s left of yesterday” (Hello – Evanescence) come to mind. That’s a good one! Simple and powerful stuff.	http://allysonssetlist.com/2012/09/24/songs-to-haunt-you/	2013-05-18T11:02:27	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Ivory/Blush (Skin) Cinnamon (Hair) Rose Pink (Dress) Amethyst (Jacket) Berry Red/Holly (Holly) Cool Grey 1/Rose Pink (Parcel) I have used papers from the "Rose Tinted Christmas" DCWV 6x6 paper pad, layered with Black Bazzil Bling & some random pink cardstock. To finish off I have added a sentiment by Stampendous, Sakura clear glitter gel pen to her hair, Stickles star dust glitter to her wings and finally some bling from my stash. So hop on over to the Whiff of Joy challenge blog and see Heather's lovely sketch and the fab DT cards, and also to the Cute Card Thursday challenge blog and see the fab fairy & angels cards from the DT there....links to the right. 18 comments: Beautiful card Caz, i love how you have coloured the image. Thanks for joining in the CCT challenge Wow what a stunning card, I love the used paper. Hugs Iris spectacular card cas love it hugs jane x What a lovely card! Love all of the background papers! Simply gorgeous Caz!! Clairex Wow, beautiful card. Love the colouring is just fab, looks like real fabric. A stunning card, love the colouring and your papers, thanks for joining us this week Hugs Jacqui x Gorgeous card....love the colour combo. I must use my rose tinted papers... Emma x So Lovely card! Elle est superbe, et tampon, j'adore she is beautiful Caz, love your colouring and the touch of sparkle. hugs, annie x What a lovely card, I love the layout and the pretty pink papers. Michele x Caz your card is just gorgeous dear and so beautiful colored. Thanks for joining us this week at WOJ a total stunner Caz ~ think this my fave card I've seen with this stamp! hugs x This is stunning card!! Such a beautiful card. Love your rich and gorgeously coloured image and your papers are fabulous. hugs kim x Stunning!! Love your colors!!Thanks for tring my sketch this week... beautiful card caz. hugs mx	http://aloadofoldblogocks.blogspot.com/2008/11/whiff-of-joy-challenge-7-cute-card.html	2013-05-18T10:40:18	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9oW3Q4M_yJQ/SRLdN0Hd2FI/AAAAAAAABvw/t47mJtRFCZs/s400/Whiff-of-Joy-%26-CCT.jpg", null ], [ "http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/154/A8F6894EB41D2FC664AE35A190FF4718.png", null ] ]
(What follows is a sleep-deprived rant. Be forewarned). The strangest, weirdest, most mind-altering part of college is Finals Week. My writing time for an entire week has been consumed by papers about Native American museum exhibits and the structural aspects of postmodern fiction, so my novel and actual projects are languishing in a dank corner of my hard drive like unwanted puppies. I have a Calculus exam tomorrow, a class that I am hoping to simply pass at this point, which is a position I have never before been in. Finals never made much sense to me as a concept. School is supposed to be “real world” training wheels, and unless my career experience is grossly wrong, one’s boss doesn’t sit one down at the end of the year with a 25-page list of multiple-choice question. Cornell is actually offering a block system where students take one class every eighteen days and take their exam at the end of each class. I’m not sure if I’d like taking just one class at a time, but that system seems a lot better than this one. I know at least two people who have spent more than twenty-four hours in the library at a time. I don’t know how supporting an over-sugared, over-caffienated student body with free candy and coffee is going to lead to good exam scores. Frankly, my study system consists of writing essays up until the last second and then collapsing into a pile of exhaustion. Currently, I’ve got this song playing on loop because it is depressing-hopeful and that is how I feel right now: Here’s to all the college students. Let’s survive this week (or, if you’ve already had your Finals Week, I hate you). That was a sad metaphor. My apologies.	http://alphabeticallyinclined.wordpress.com/tag/fiction/	2013-05-18T10:52:36	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Alpharetta Rotarians Purchase Supplies for Military Troops Snacks, food and toiletries are being sent overseas. As part of their continuing commitment to support our military, members of the Rotary Club of Alpharetta recently purchased more than $500 worth of snacks, food and toiletries which will be sent to troops overseas. Those receiving packages include two soldiers from families of the Alpharetta Rotarians. They are 1st Lt. Richard Kenney, who is currently serving in Djibouti and is the son of Rick Kenney, and Margaret Johnson, former wife of Wayne Johnson, currently serving in Afghanistan with a civil affairs unit. The Alpharetta Rotary is also supporting Private Matthew Jimmerson as well as First Lieutenant Kevin A’hearn. Private Jimmerson, who is a graduate of Independence High School, is currently deployed to Afghanistan with Task Force Palerider. He serves at a forward base as a helicopter mechanic. First Lieutenant A’hearn has served with the 25th ID in Afghanistan and is currently with the 75th Ranger Regiment in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, as a platoon commander. He is a graduate of North Georgia College and State University. “We are so grateful for the service of our men and women overseas. We hope these supplies will help them with their day-to-day needs,” said Bill Weeks, president of Rotary Club of Alpharetta. Joe B. Brecht 6:04 am on Monday, December 10, 2012 Good to hear. Recent news of extravagant generals use of public funds leads many of us to believe that the young men and women doing the hard work don't have easy access even to some important basics. Thanks for your generosity.	http://alpharetta.patch.com/articles/alpharetta-rotarians-purchase-supplies-for-military-troops	2013-05-18T10:52:41	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
August 22, 2010 "It seems an unusual time to embark on a career of multiple rape." "He certainly didn't come across as a violent man, not in the least. Julian [Assange] was clearly preparing to release more sensitive documents." Tags: I'm skeptical, Julian Assange, rape, wikileaks 14 comments: On the other hand, he does seem like a man who has a certain fan base, and is extremely confident about the rightness of his position on things. How is he different than some Congresman who harasses his staff attempting to get laid? Both women knew him well. It is unlikely that this was an externally arranged dirty trick IMHO. More likely they all run in the same circles and the withdrawal of one accusation was because somebody got to the second woman. Nonsense on the onspiracy theories--these women know him well. The question is why were the charges withdrawn. The article doesn't say. Pressure on the women to withdraw charges? Clinically, he could be a malignant narcissist of the Ted Kosinski variety, and thus capable of rape. Need more information. Since he's okay with seeing Afghans murdered to achieve his goals, I see nothing wrong with him going to prison for a long time on false charges to put a stop to him. Make him live his "ends justifies the means" philosophy. "It seems an unusual time to embark on a career of multiple rape."" Sure, but the same could be said of President Bill Clinton. The link is broken. Can it be because his arrest warrant has already been canceled? The charges were dropped after the young moose refused to testify. The guy is clearly a sociopath so it would not be surprising in the least if he were a rapist. Apparently he and the Taliban share a similar opinion towards women. If Assange were a movie character he would be trying to kill Bruce Willis. Link is now leads to broken link message. Damned if I know. Amusing that he got hit by a viral rumor like that. Is he being silenced by the Obama administration or the powers that be to shut him up? Remember the critic of Tony Blair that killed himself during the downing memo incident in Britain? Or was he MURDERED? Remember Watergate and how the burglars were caught after breaking into the watergate hotel trying to dig up dirt on the guy who released the Pentagon Papers (Which actually implicated previous admins and not Nixon)? Remember Scott Ritter being accused of being a child molester? Is this Obama's version of silencing his enemies? Say it ain't so. (By the way, in the interest of fairness, if he is being targeted it couldn't happen to a more deserving person) Jerome wrote: If Assange were a movie character he would be trying to kill Bruce Willis. DIe Hard 5. More enemies from McClain's past bring him out of retirement for one last case. This time its the cousin on his mothers side of the guy played by Alexander Gudonov in the first movie. Those swedes really hold a grudge. Assange makes Mclane go on a wild goose chase by leaking pertinent info on Wikileak about bombs going off around the city and the identity of undercover cops. But it's all actually a ruse, as he's REALLY trying to steal the gold in wall street. "Since he's okay with seeing Afghans murdered to achieve his goals, I see nothing wrong with him going to prison for a long time on false charges...." Fascist, much? What a dick.	http://althouse.blogspot.com/2010/08/it-seems-unusual-time-to-embark-on.html?showComment=1282534384629	2013-05-18T10:35:25	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
This theme of humility was reinforced with the musical selection that followed: The choir sang the old Shaker hymn .... 219 comments:1 – 200 of 219 Newer› Newest» How about those souvenir t-shirts? Nice touch, eh? Happy birthday, by the way! Humility would have involved less O time on the tube, a shorter speech, less cheering and adulation and someone else announcing that the lady opened her eyes for the first time right after Obama visited her. I'm sorry, but the whole scene made me want to throw up. What was the cheering for Janet Napolitano before and after she read? I didn't get it. Gabby opened her eyes announcing that the lady opened her eyes for the first time right after Obama visited her puke Obama's memorial to the victims was pretty good. This conservative didn't and won't vote for Obama. But this speech tonight: Homerun. He said what should be said by a President of the United States. The President dipped his toe into Reagan Country tonight. "Let us use this occassion to..." Then there's a list of 4 things! Why does Obama always make a fucking list... every time he speaks about anything!!! It can't ever just be one thing, can it?! It was a strange way for a President to kick off a re-election campaign, that's for sure. I liked this. It's the first decent thing Obama has said or done. The emphasis was on the other people, and on God, and on how we should all strive to live more decent lives. I am afraid that I am beginning to like Obama. He did this perfectly. Good for him. Chase, I would like to agree with you. I really would. But there was something creepy afoot. I tried to push that feeling out but I could not. In response to David's comment on the previous thread, I thought Obama's eulogy may have been the best speech he has ever made. Certainly the best I have heard (although I usually don't listen when he talks). Despite all the potential for turning this into a political rally (Napolitano, Holder, partisan stacking of the audience), the event was stirring, uplifting. We here in Tucson have been hurting badly since Saturday, we needed something like this, and I am very thankful it happened. Chase, he hit a grand slam home run. "announcing that the lady opened her eyes for the first time right after Obama visited her" What's wrong with this. It's great news!!!! Westboro sent out a memo. "This is a sign from God, re DADT: God loves fags!!!!" What did he say? I missed it. I was too busy taking unemployed people hostage and sipping a Slurpee. Must be that bitter clinginess or something. Well David, I'll pray for you then. Thanks Apostle Timothy 2:1-3 And when Paul wrote that the government of Rome was really corrupt. So - When the President does something I believe is good and right, I support him in doing good and right things Rialby said... What was the cheering for Janet Napolitano before and after she read? I didn't get it. Former Arizona governor, perhaps? The Dems were using a Good Cop/Bad Cop game. Obama did an excellent Good Cop tonight. He sent the message that if the Tea Party/GOP will surcome, then the Good Cop will be kind to them,but if not, then the dogs of slander war will be loosed again by the Government Owned Media. That was a good recovery for the Dems. Point Obama who made that move well. He went from a line of "known blame of Limbaugh-Palin-Beck" to a line of "We will never know who is to blame". That was an escape from a trap the Dems were in for having a monster that turned out to be apolitical. Point Obama. Stay tuned. The t-shirts and slogan were crass, but the speech was a good one. He spoke like a President, for once, instead of like a candidate for the Presidency. What is wrong with his announcement that she opened her eyes? First of all, that's great news, and second, if she did it while he was there that would be a very uplifting and exciting moment that he should announce to everyone. And Lincolntf: There will be plenty of time for him to run for re-election. Tonight was not about electoral politics. Can't you put that aside for one night, because he did. Jan Brewer got applause from the very same people who applauded Obama, so obviously Arizona is putting partisan politics aside for the evening. I think Obama struck the right tone tonight. Like the Nobel Prize speech, the President can surprise. When it comes to head of state duties, where words are what matter, President Obama does a fine job. It's a miracle, with the lady opening her eyes for the first time thing. Christ Healing a Blind Man If Obama does two more miracles, only one of which may be a card trick, he can be a saint. John Lynch said...When it comes to head of state duties, where words are what matter, President Obama does a fine job. The words are good. Now he needs to start working on the bowing part. A number of people have said the cheering and all didn't feel much like a memorial, and that was the impression I got. If Obama was interested in healing, he might have gotten a half hour on TV Saturday or Sunday and told everybody to cool it with the invective. Then, it might have meant a bit more. Now, with all the Lefty haters driven into retreat by the facts and their own conduct, it's a bit of an anticlimax. We'll see how this plays out. 1jpb said... "announcing that the lady opened her eyes for the first time right after Obama visited her" What's wrong with this. Maybe because it sounds as if The Messiah hath wrought another miracle. Eli Blake said... Did you watch the speech? It was a campaign rally, complete with t-shirt giveaways and lighting effects. As for his actual speech, it was middling at best. As a baseball games lasts nine innings, a "Grand Slam" doesn't mean you've won except in one very rare circumstance. So he gave a good speech in a nearly perfect setting, hardly proves anything. Obama did the right thing. Surprisingly, he's a very wooden speaker. He doesn't do emotional very well. But, he did what needed to be done. Try to forgive and forget. I'd hate to be those poor folks who lost their 9 year old daughter. @rh.. lol. I didn't listen or watch, I only read the text, so perhaps that's why I missed the campaign-rally atmosphere some others are describing. But from reading the speech, I fully agree with Chase -- finally, the man seems to understand what it means to be the President of the United States. What I heard of the speech was cringe-producing. Every word screams moron. Actually the rhetorical flaw is insulting the intelligence of your audience. Nothing in it speaks to us because we are not in fact grieving the victims, and it's insane to pretend otherwise. The place must have been packed with ringers. It was a damn fine speech, and Obama carried himself as a president should. First time I actually thought of him as presidential. On the other hand - Maybe I'm old fashioned, but cheering at memorial services is really, really tacky. You just don't act like that. The crowd did Obama a huge disservice by not behaving as such an occasion demands. You could see Obama had this WTF expression at how the crowd was acting. Nothing in it speaks to us because we are not in fact grieving the victims, and it's insane to pretend otherwise. Who is this "we"? I'm surprised you cons who didn't like the speech aren't more satisfied. This was a sermon sort of speech. Y'all must have been waiting for BHO to slip up. But, there were no chickens roosting or damning. "What we can’t do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on one another... pointing fingers or assigning blame... " -Barack Obama, 1/12/2011 In those lines, Mr. Obama spoke well for all of we the people. I agree with Kirby Olson's comment, above. President Obama was surprisingly presidential. More power to him. Here is a brief and humble didn't hear the speech, but the transcript doesn't read well, and was so full of meaningless air-pudding rhetoric that I can't imagine it sounded all that great. "Let us use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations" WTF? That's not how people talk. I thought it was a good speech. It was tough to delivery in front of a predominantly college student audience in a fairly liberal city. I appreciate his exhortation for us to hold up to the ideals of an optimistice 9 year girl newly excited about political service Again being on a college campus created a problematic atmosphere. FWIW Krauthammer on Fox highly praised the speech. I told my wife I thought they missed an opportunity by not having a rabbi there; after all, Gabby is Jewish. For what it's worth, I've always thought Obama was a very poor public speaker and could never quite get this "golden orator" label that the press always used. I only heard the part where he was talking about what Christina thought about America. It made me think of John Edwards channeling dead babies. The reaction so far, for the most part, seems to be that the speech was okay/good. A few people don't like it, but they seem to be in the minority. The main complaint, and what may overshadow the speech in many minds, is the campaign rally atmosphere complete with t-shirts and cheering. Whoever thought a college campus was a good idea for a memorial venue is an idiot. Every time I clicked over, it was to hear cheering, as at a pep rally. So I didn't see much of the speech. But I did read the text. And that was all the more reason NOT to watch it. I really had no desire to listen to Obama give a finger-wagging lecture, which the text clearly was. In his use of "we," what the mouth-foaming libs of the last week will hear is "you conservatives." If he truly wanted to improve the national discourse, what he should have said is "I'M SORRY." Rather than use this accusatory "we," by which no Dem will include himself, if he wanted reconciliation, he should have lowered that upturned nose of his and specifically stated that it was wrong to smear and slander and accuse his political opponents of causing this. I thought it was a very good speech, in spite of his advance men who packed the place with loutish college students sporting souvenir t-shirts. Also quite touching was Michelle grasping the hand of GG's husband at "she opened her eyes." She was like a warm, loving First Lady. I am pleased that my reaction is a distinct minority. Perhaps the harsh and partisan use of this event has been ended by Obama's presentation. We'll see. "What we can’t do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on one another... pointing fingers or assigning blame... " -Barack Obama, 1/12/2011 President Obama was surprisingly presidential. Do you really think that Obama was including himself in that "we"? Rather than use this accusatory "we," by which no Dem will include himself, if he wanted reconciliation, he should have lowered that upturned nose of his and specifically stated that it was wrong to smear and slander and accuse his political opponents of causing this. And when was President Obama guilty of doing that? (Chapter and verse, please.) 1jpb said... I'm surprised you cons who didn't like the speech aren't more satisfied. This was a sermon sort of speech. Y'all must have been waiting for BHO to slip up. Leave it to PB&J to take Obama's effort at being non-partisan and make it partisan. c3 said... Again being on a college campus created a problematic atmosphere. FWIW Krauthammer on Fox highly praised the speech. Kraut has always been something of a cheerleader, but he's gotten to a point where he verging into the Evan Thomas "sort of God" arena. Nothing Obama does is wrong in his eyes anymore. Why does Obama feel the need to inject himself into the situation. Does it always have to be about him? Everytime I try to listen to Obama's speeches my mind just wanders off. Nothing he says ever sticks with me, so I have to go back and read the remarks. When I do, I can never understand why he has this golden orator reputation. As David notes above with the Gettysburg Address, those words are so much more powerful, and do stick with you. There is almost a divine hand in the formulation. I was appalled at the pep-rally atmosphere of this memorial. Perhaps I had the wrong expectation of what it was going to be. That inappropriateness of all the cheers and hollering is what will stick with me for this one. "... there was something creepy afoot." Maybe it was the purpose-designed logo at the funeral - supplied by the White House. Maybe it was the souvenir T-shirts - are they available at CafePress? Tchotche sales at a national tragedy don't seem exactly Reagan-esque. They seem Democrat-esque ... Wellstone-esque ... but then again Chase is nothing more than a Democrat Party employee who created a new Blogger profile tonight to help Barack Obama spin the deaths of a bunch of innocent people to help him boost his electoral prospects. 9-year-old Christine Green is spinning in her grave at the site of these Democrats descending like vultures over the dead bodies to collect political points. The country is sick and it's rotting from the head down. It needs a cure. And what do you have in mind, America's Wang? I did not see it, but on the whole it sounds less bad than I feared. It made me think of John Edwards channeling dead babies. It made me think of the Clintons when they wanted to pass their version of Healthcare. "We are doing it for the children" I tuned in early to see if you would live-blog the event (mostly just to see if you would comment on the teleprompter tennis-match) but I soon realized that you would not mock this on account of the solemnity of the occasion. For my part, I watched the pagan beginning and then watched something else for a while. I tuned back in a bit later to see if any republicans would show up, and if they did (because I'm crass and still full of vitriol and partisanship) I wondered if would they be booed? I fell asleep before Obama showed up. I'll have to read about it here. I know that it is hard to do. True giving tonight to mourning that 9 year-old girl and praying that her parents find the strength to just get through the night. That's what we should have been doing all along. Let it be for a while. I feel so powerfully how the loss of that child must be tearing at her parents. Try feeling it. That's what we missed. The high point indeed was the nearly audible “thump -thump” of both axles going over [Paul] Krugman. Did Obama really throw the hatemongers such as Krugman under the bus? Yes, Lincoln, I did watch the speech. I guess if you choose to spin everything in a political light, that's up to you. I didn't see it as political. If it were, what would Jan Brewer have been doing sharing the stage with (and being applauded by the same people) as Obama? As for t-shirt giveaways, I didn't hear about that but I don't know that you can stop people from hawking whatever they want in the back and outside. Nobody at he front said anything about t-shirt giveaways. Though, it is fair to ask: Would Jesus give a t-shirt to a naked man? "Did Obama really throw the hatemongers such as Krugman under the bus?" Paul- didn't see it, can't say. Several members of the commentariat seem to think so, but they all tend to be on the rightish side of center. I haven't seen anybody on the left say that. Agree with rhardin 100%. I freely admit the antipathy I've developed toward Obama over his speech & behavior in the past 2 years biases my reaction here. I'm sorry, but tonight I guess I am unable to rise magnanimously above my petty "partisanship" (unlike, it seems, most of you here). Maybe I'd feel a tad more charitable if Obama's political need for an "Oklahoma City Moment" hadn't been telegraphed to us (by his own advocates in the MSM) for weeks now (long before an "opportunity" arose-- sorry, I mean, this horrible tragedy occurred). I'm sure a lot of strategic calculation over the past few days (with a close eye on the developing narrative in the MSM & reaction/ backlash from the country at large) went into crafting the content, message, and tone of this speech. Kudos, Obama! Tonight, you're a nation's hero and have proven to us all you're a good & moral & honorable man, for ably taking advantage of a tragedy (in the aftermath of which those on your side acted like scum) to stage a political rally, act "presidential" (i.e. he miraculously refrained from insulting his political opponents, for a change: what a rhetorical achievement!), give "good speech" (though I share rhardin's estimation), and receive the adulation due to you. Woohoo! You're so awesome, unlike that witch Palin, who of course made it all about her. Beyond that, his words, and particularly his focus on nine-year-old Christina-Taylor Green’s appreciation for America, were laudable and affecting. It is now only left to his base to be sane, respectful, and honest. - Abe Greenwald link That’s the challenge now for Obama. The dems and their base need to take this seriously. How wonderful if they do! But the leftwing base is unhappy and likely to become more and more unhappy in the next two years. How will Obama inspire them “to strive to be better”? The amazing PACO answerednmy question befoew I asked it And I cannot type with my clumsy fingers Eli, I don't know about Jesus, but A Liberal would give a t-shirt to a naked man. Well meaning, but you pay for it and still miss the target. I can't imagine ever voting for Obama, but I thought he gave a great speech. It's important to praise when appropriate and Obama deserves it today. No doubt he'll stuff up soon enough and we can criticise him for that. If a person only criticises, it demonstrates that he or she has stopped listening. Eli Blake said... They weren't being sold, they were being distributed by Obama's advance team to every one in line and in the audience. Meanwhile in nuclear armed Pakistan, a pyschopath murdered a politician. Lawyers, clerics & even other politicians are showering him with flowers: You need look no further to understand how Democrats are trying to spin this than to look at the profile statistics of half the commenters on this thread. They were all created tonight, specifically to say the same spin (in so many words): "I wouldn't vote for Obama, but he hit a home run with this speech." It's amazingly transparent. They can't even do spin correctly. The Democrats are in full spin mode, using the dead bodies of a bunch of innocent victims - one of them a 9-11 baby - to boost their political fortunes. Vultures. AusDog: SteveOrr: Created tonight to change the subject. You caught me, Florida. Now I gotta change my profile again. Um, no. I will not be listening to one another more carefully and I will not be introspective and having a dose of humility. Because while I'm doing that you'll be formulating your next line of attack. Sorry. No more chances. Homey don't play dat. Take your own advice and I'll have mine, Mr Community Organizer, Mr. Get in their faces, Punch back twice as hard, They bring a knife we bring a gun. Your words, not mine. Own 'em. I wouldn't know if it was a good speech or a bad one. I stopped listening three years ago. Wanna hear something a little bit funny? Okay, goes like this: Apparently my whispers are not so whispery as I thought. Sunday was the last day for the Tutankhamun exhibition so I took Karen and her son to go through it. At the third gallery the visitor is faced with a monolithic statue of a figure some 25 or so feet tall elevated as if the legs were still intact. Karen asked, "Who is that?" I said, "Amenhotep IV" Karen goes, "Yeah, but who was he?" I said, "Tut's father. Changed his name to Ankhenaten. Changed the capital to a brand new city. Changed the art. Changed the religion of the whole nation. Some think him a genius, others think him a dumkopf, Worshiped a single god. Strangled all the other priesthoods, thus ruined the entire economy. Disrupted the Maat. Threw gold off the viewing platform. Devalued the national awards by awarding his friends with gold instead of awarding achievement. Pursued a single obsession. Shrank the empire due to non-interest. Enemies banged at the borders." Then I cupped my mouth and lowered my voice to lip-reading volume and whispered as quietly as possible directly into Karen's ear,"He was the Obama of his day." It was a crowd, but a quiet crowd. A man standing nearby Howled with laughter, breaking the spell of the gallery. He wasn't supposed to hear that. Oh yeah, Happy Birthday, Mrs. Hostess Lady! Best party ever. PaulV: Created tonight to support Krugman. These people think we're morons. That we can't detect their presence has descended on Ann's blog to spin for Barack Obama. Did Obama really throw the hatemongers such as Krugman under the bus? Do you think that Krugman will hear it that way? Or do you think (more likely) that he will feel vindicated and believe that Obama was talking about those on the right and say "yeah Rush Limbaugh, yeah Sean Hannity, yeah Sarah Palin, quit being so obnoxious and hateful"? This conservative didn't and won't vote for Obama. But this speech tonight: Homerun. He said what should be said by a President of the United States. It sounds like that is the case. From what I've read, he did a good job. Thank you, Mr. President. Keep it up. This, and Jonathan Alter repudiated by Rahm Emanuel. Not a bad day at all. "Meanwhile in nuclear armed Pakistan, a pyschopath murdered a politician. Lawyers, clerics & even other politicians are showering him with flowers: " I wonder what the Muslim terrorists would think about that weird blessing? Maybe they'd be so befuddled that they'd ignore it and move on the the Christians and the Jews. Or, more likely, they'd do some sort of fatwa on that guy, and then move on to the regular targets. "You caught me, Florida. Now I gotta change my profile again." I said nothing about you, so you outed yourself. But, Glenn Reynolds predicted this was the way it would go. He pointed out that Democrats were pining for an OKC moment, and exactly how they were talking about how they'd use to boost Obama. As always, Glenn's foresight was correct. It must be very embarrassing to be a Democrat tonight... Obama at the 1:11 hour mark. I "outed myself"! Were you talking to Fred Phelps tonight? I thought we were the big tent kind of folks here. Where's Titus? Most of the left softened the ground by making fools of themselves. He then made good use of the opportunity to rise above a very very low bar they set for him. This does not change the fact that so many dug so deep, and I hope that has the legs it should. This episode once again has shown that the left and right in this country are not on the same level of decency, honesty or respect for our liberties. It's just an obvious fact that continues to be proven with every challenge we face. If a person only criticizes, it demonstrates he has stopped listening. I readily admit I have stopped listening to Obama. I agree with the commenter who wrote Why does Obama feel the need to inject himself into the situation....that was my thought too. This was not a political crisis. A mentally disturbed man shot some people in Arizona. These things happen seemingly fairly regularly around the country. Remmber when the black man when on a shooting rampage a couple months ago when he got caught stealing beer at his workplace and was fired, and then justified it by saying his employer was a racist? Did Obama fly out there to make a speech at the memorial service for the people that man killed? Nope. So why now? I can imagine his speechwriters huddling over the best angle to take - "I think he needs to go real humble, real magnanimous, real 'e pluribus unum' with this one." "Yeah I agree...let's have him talk about how we all need to get beyond partisanship. Might help him some with the Independents who are still angry about Obamacare." And then the schmaltz about how the woman opened her eyes for the first time right after he visited her...gawd. The man has no shame. He truly is an egomaniac. I don't think he would even perceive how his continually making everything about himself is repulsive. @Mary Beth I couldn't put my finger on it, but you hit the nail on the head. Sorry, but that gaucherie was painful to watch. Why was Michelle dressed as if she was going to the malt shop? We'll see how long Obama's speech moderation lasts. I'd guess until Obamacare repeal hits the floor next week. "I wonder what the Muslim terrorists would think about that weird blessing? Maybe they'd be so befuddled that they'd ignore it and move on the the Christians and the Jews." I don't think you get the situation. The psychopath who murdered a politician was one of the terrorists. Or at least a sympathizer. He murdered the politician (that he was supposed to be guarding) because he didn't like his stance on a blasphemy law. Get it? He made himself the judge, jury and executioner and killed the guy he was tasked with protecting. And he's getting praised for it by way too many putatively normal people in Pakistan. When lawyers are cheering a man for murdering a government official because he disagreed with that official's political stance on a law, or to be more honest about it, his interpretation of Islam, then you have to worry about the whole future of that society and the nuclear weapons they possess. what does this have to do with a nutcase loony killing and wounding a bunch of people, only one of whom he knew? And how come Barry didn't think this way when he stuck his nose in Arizona's attempt to control the invasion by illegal aliens? Giffords has a long road ahead, as do the families of the dead. I'm sorry for them, and wish them well. If he truly wanted to improve the national discourse, what he should have said is "I'M SORRY." BINGO. Florida: there are a few times in our lives when we are expected to be gracious, such as weddings and funerals. In this instance, a terrible, terrible tragedy happened and the funeral helps people get over the shock and horror of it all. In this instance, Obama gave a non-political speech which spoke about the victims and the need for partisan fighters on both sides to go fight somewhere else. I am amused that you know absolutely nothing about me, but feel the need to criticise me because I did not criticise Obama. If blind hatred is required to win your approval, I'll pass on the opportunity. If I have any responsibility at all, it is to behave with respect toward the people attending a funeral. I suggest that you find a different thread to pick a fight with someone. It's unbecoming here. Did Obama really throw the hatemongers such as Krugman under the bus? No, he just blew them off. He didn't criticize them, but he dismissed them out of hand and changed the subject. Although an uncharitable reading of the speech does leave room for thinking rhetoric played a part in the shooting -- he said it wasn't a simple lack of civility. You could, I guess, spin that to mean "it was a lack of civility plus other factors". The rest of the speech doesn't fit with that reading though. The biggest problem with this speech is how long it ran. It totally screwed up the taping of "Live to Dance." kcom, I was well aware of that situation, before your comment. In fact, I linked to the story yesterday, in the thread about Iran. For the record, I completely agree w/ your disgust regarding that situation. Florida said: They were all created tonight, specifically to say the same spin (in so many words): "I wouldn't vote for Obama, but he hit a home run with this speech." I said that. I said it here first. I meant it. And - unlike you - I have commented here since Ann began this blog in 2004. I feel sorry for your family and the people who you think are friends. They have to endure a bitter and irrational you. I will pray that someone in your life wakes you up one day - there's more to life than trolling. Or hating one's political opponents. If he truly wanted to improve the national discourse, what he should have said is "I'M SORRY." And if he did you would cry that it wasn't sincere enough. Nothing ever satisfies the Nagging Wife Party. @Florida Maybe it was the purpose-designed logo at the funeral - supplied by the White House. And coordinated on Pelosi's web page. ." Fucking phonies. CNN had one of the folks who was shot on the air, after this thing tonight. One of the family members was wearing one of those shirts. What if that shirt is meaningful and comforting to a lot of these victims? Even if they aren't. I'm not we need to hyperventilate. I'm not sure that we need to hyperventilate. Did they have any souvenir key chains? I collect those. "Though, it is fair to ask: Would Jesus give a t-shirt to a naked man?" Would it be done solely to advertise his sermon? "Actually the rhetorical flaw is insulting the intelligence of your audience." rhhardin is exactly right about this. I cannot stand most contemporary oratory, written self-consciously as if it's designed to theoretically appeal to an abstract retarded American. Read one of Churchill's better speeches and tell me that anyone writes and speaks with that sort of intelligence anymore. This is victim-porn, designed and stage-managed to appeal to people who want to appear broken up about the whole thing. announcing that the lady opened her eyes for the first time right after Obama visited her "Mmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmmm." If Obama had called off his Democrat and LSM lapdogs and prevented them from wallowing in a blood libel since this terrible shooting, his words would've had more credibility. As it is, after Palin's vid today, all Obama could do was tell his dogs they failed to drum her out. Imagine, the president who called the Eagles about Michael Vick never asked Democrats to stop, never asked his media lapdogs to stop lying. Now that the polls say epic fail, he's yapping about not pointing fingers even as he uses Dupkin's term "vitriol." Nice going, schmuck. Yes, that was the only good thing from this event, that Gabby opened her eyes. "What we can’t do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on one another... pointing fingers or assigning blame... " -Barack Obama. But, Meade, he remained silent while his party and their sycophantic media did, and he himself congratulated the sheriff on how he handled things. These words reek of sheer plain unvarnished hypocrisy. Imagine, the president who called the Eagles about Michael Vick never asked Democrats to stop, never asked his media lapdogs to stop lying. Now that MSNBC has unleashed an unprecedented assault on civility, I think it's safe to say that the aftermath of the Tucson attacks represents the Left's new Reichstag. After all, the media and the Democrat Party have conspired -- like the Nazis who orchestrated the arson at the Reichstag -- to blame unwitting innocents for a crime with which they had absolutely no connection. As I wrote on another blog, which was dismayed over the pep rally nature of the event, "those who have been most guilty of the mouth-foaming bile of the last several days will take Obama’s “we” to mean, not themselves, but their political opponents. That is, they will simply use it as a weapon against them." And sure enough, the New York Times, just to name one which has engaged in the most disgusting of demonization, uses Obama’s speech to bash Sarah Palin, as does the NYT's Gail Collins, who uses Obama's call for greater civility to slime Palin, Republicans, the NRA. If Obama had called off his Democrat and LSM lapdogs and prevented them from wallowing in a blood libel since this terrible shooting, his words would've had more credibility. Just for the sake of civilized argument ... Surely you can recall a case in which, during an election campaign, a pro-Republican PAC runs a commercial that the Democrats find highly objectionable, if not inflammatory. So the Democrats call upon the GOP candidate to "do the right thing" and either renounce the commercial, or order the PAC (which is supposed to be an independent entity) to withdraw the commercial. And if the Republican says, "I can't do that, they don't work for me, and besides, everyone's entitled to their opinion," isn't this Republican being guilty of the same thing you're accusing President Obama of? I avoided all coverage and news interpretations of this big speech. There's nothing big media can shove my way that I'm interested in hearing at this point. I'm done. I watched the smiling, backslapping goombah friends of the sheriff mill about before the ceremony. I heard the cheers for Obama as he walked in. Obama could have shut that down but he didn't. And Nancy Pelosi could have told the folks seeking a picture pose with her to stuff it. But she can't. God, the whole event made me ashamed of my country. Americans have no class. These politicians are craven. The Democrats can't hire one point man to tell attendees that this is to be a solemn occasion? Not a networking party? I don't care what Obama says if he can't do basic crowd control that any stage performer knows. Ugghh.... Surely you can recall a case in which, during an election campaign, a pro-Republican PAC runs a commercial that the Democrats find highly objectionable, if not inflammatory. If I could, then surely I would link TO it. Just sayin'. It's odd but conservatives seem more taken with this speech than the left, who pretty much don't seem to have paid attention. Perhaps it's that the speech was such a dramatic departure from the shit that the left has been peddling since Saturday that it is more noticeable to the right. Actually the Anchoress had an interesting take which seems to pretty accurately describe what I've seen via Twitter: "Conservatives are here praising the president, and instead of joining in, you’re obsessing on Sarah Palin? Does that seem like normal, rational, healthy behavior or sick obsession?" At least we don't have to be drenched in 'You caused it by being mean' a la Krugman. I liked the line 'You see, when a tragedy like this strikes, it is part of our nature to demand explanations – to try to impose some order on the chaos, and make sense out of that which seems senseless.' In a discussion of a case of PTSD, it was noted that the cop with the illness blamed himself for the death of his partner. A reconstruction of events indicated that there was nothing he could have done and the guilt was then thought psychologically to be preferable to the feeling of lack of control. Maybe the liberal commentariat has been feeling a loss of control and this incident just leads to their favorite generic recommendations: conservatives STFU or gun control. "isn't this Republican being guilty of the same thing you're accusing President Obama of?" No, he's not. Part of being president is to offer moral leadership. Plus, he's a paid government official. It's not the same job and doesn't have the same responsibilities as being a candidate does. That's actually been one of Obama's problems over the last two years in my opinion. He never seemed to grasp that being president, and being presidential, is different than being a candidate. I didn't hear the speech tonight but I'm encouraged by reports that perhaps he has finally begun to grasp that fundamental difference. Jesus, Bender, that NYT editorial is-- I cannot find the words. I'm too tired to try to my convey my disgust & incredulity. By now I shouldn't be surprised... and yet I can't help being shocked, every time. Unbelievable.. This, this is what we get from the NYT after the President's speech tonight. I'm so drained by the waves of disgust & indignation I've felt in the last few days-- and now this-- that my outrage has just become a kind of nauseous numbness. Me: Surely you can recall a case in which, during an election campaign, a pro-Republican PAC runs a commercial that the Democrats find highly objectionable, if not inflammatory. Reply: If I could, then surely I would link TO it. Just sayin'. Fair enough. Here's one specific example: A Liberal would give a t-shirt to a naked man. Sure would. He'd grab the nearest stranger, strip him of his shirt and give it to the naked dude. That, or pass a law making the police come and grab the shirt. As for the speech - it was good, but a little long. The thump thump of the wheels over the invokers of the blood libel was nice, but instead of just scolding the people who engage in heated political rhetoric (as if that made any difference in the mind of this paranoid schizo)he should have mentioned that he himself has engaged in such rhetoric (because he sure as hell has), apologized, and promised to try to do better. Humility city - I don't think he'd ever go there. Besides, apologizing is something that only Republicans are supposed to do. Particularly if they're not guilty of whatever it is they're supposed to apologize for. This, this is what we get from the NYT after the President's speech tonight. Why the Left Lost. On a side note: The President may have hurt the federal case against Loughner with the speech (see instapundit). That said there are still plenty of state charges available. Fair enough. Here's one specific example:. ::facepalm:: Now that I have seen the second half of the speech, I have to downgrade it to a B. He always has to go to the "we can be better" lecture. Grrr. All in all, good speech tho. Imagine, the president who called the Eagles about Michael Vick never asked Democrats to stop, never asked his media lapdogs to stop lying. Uh, isn't torturing animals a whole hell of a lot worse than saying mean things about pundits and politicians? Hell, these days I'd be tempted to say that saying mean things about animals is a whole hell of a lot worse than torturing pundits and politicians.... My feeble point being, are the leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties personally and ultimately responsible for anything and everything a Republican or Democrat says? (I take you feel this is a "special case" demanding special action by the president.) Oh yes, the much better example I should have thought of earlier: Remember the "Willie Horton" ad that bedeviled Democrat Michael Dukakis in 1988? Was then-Vice President George H.W. Bush wrong to invoke Horton? Should he have denounced the ads and thrown Lee Atwater under the proverbial political bus? Was then-Vice President George H.W. Bush wrong to invoke Horton? Should he have denounced the ads and thrown Lee Atwater under the proverbial political bus? No he should have denounced Al Gore who was the first one to mention Willie Horton in the primary? Or didn't you know that? The Willie Horton key chains where cool. They had little fuzzy Afros at the end of the key chain. Way cool. (I take you feel this is a "special case" demanding special action by the president.) The noisome machinery of an entire political party -- lubricated and fueled by said party's slaveringly eager handmaidens in the MSM -- laboring, non-stop, for the greater portion of a full week to libel an innocent U.S. citizen as being somehow responsible (it's all so murky, really) for six cold-blooded murders, and as many again attempts at same, would almost certainly fit any sane and rational individual's definition of something "demanding special action by the President," yes. If it was important and "special" enough for him to make such a nakedly self-aggrandizing speech ("SHE OPENED HER EYES AT THE SOUND OF MY VOICE! HALLELUJAH!!!") in the first place -- and, evidently, the left as a whole devoutly believes that to be the case -- then: it was important and "special" enough for him to stop playing the Partisan Preacher for five frickin' minutes, and to show just that much simple, human decency to the victim of his trained attack dogs. ... and Trooper's already let the air out of that weary, long-discredited "Horton" meme, I notice. No he should have denounced Al Gore who was the first one to mention Willie Horton in the primary? Or didn't you know that? As a matter of fact, I didn't. Nice to know President Bush 41 took his cues from former Vice President Gore. Incidentally... Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judge's murder ... nice going, President Bozo. "As a matter of fact, I didn't. Nice to know President Bush 41 took his cues from former Vice President Gore." Actually it just shows that anything you critize the Republicans for you can be sure the Democrats have already done. Sharpen up sock puppet. Before the speech was made, a poll was out indicating that 53% of Americans believed the liberals were just trying to make the conservatives look bad. A third of the poll respondents thought the nasty rhetoric had some impact. Doesn't it sound to you as though Liberals have lost more of the center with their accusatory rhetoric? Did Obama's speech writers read the poll before the final draft? Actually it just shows that anything you critize [sic] the Republicans for you can be sure the Democrats have already done. Well, Billy started it! It was a pitch in his wheelhouse. Of course, he delivered a good speech. That's his great skill. But give him credit because he said nothing vindictive or mean spirited. I saw it in a restaurant. The women present got all teary eyed and red nosed when he started talking about that little girl puddle jumping in heaven.......The audience response was not what you usually see in a memorial service. When the opening speaker started pointing magic feathers to the eastern door and going all Carlos Castenada, I feared for the worse. You don't want a Chuckles The Clown moment at a memorial for a little girl. But the service didn't slop over, and the President gave a dignified, humane address. Today I saw an interview with the brain trauma specialist that is attending her. He said they have her in a drug induced coma and would be days before they could risk waking her to assess brain function and damage. So I was a little surprised when Obama said she opened her eyes. I'm sure her family is very relieved that she is making such progress. A few years ago I worked with a young guy who had a horrific brain injury, a steel pipe flew off a truck on the freeway and impaled him. It took several years but he regained most functions 100%, he lost his left eye and some dexterity and grip with his right hand, but he retained his intellect and personality. They know so much more about treating brain injury nowadays that Giffords probably has the best chance one could have. Let's not forget there are also other victims of the shooting in critical condition. They need our prayers and support as well. So I was a little surprised when Obama said she opened her eyes. Why? Goodness knows, he's lied before. I didn;t watch it. Inadvertently flipped by it looking for SOMETHING else to watch. But reading the comments -- were there any Republicans besides Brewer there? All I see mentioned is Obama, Napolitano (sp?), Pelosi, Holder (? <--- maybe Dubnik is getting tutored?) It sounds like it was a Dem Fest. Incidentally... Obama speech undercuts federal charge for judge's murder ... nice going, President Bozo. Ah, yes. Reminds me of the time President Nixon publicly declared Charles Manson guilty of murder while Manson was on trial. Fortunately, Nixon's remarks did not result in a mistrial. Ah, yes. Reminds me of the time President Nixon Oh, well. That makes it all right, then. Cripes. Save us from His true believers. ("Mmmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmmm.") Oh, well. That makes it all right, then. There ya go! "We can't turn on each other". Just because we know how. "We can't turn on each other". Even when it's called for. "We can't turn on each other". Unless we're ready to talk... Turkey, anyone? Nothing in the Horton ad was untrue. Dukakis was soft on crime, and two people paid dearly for it. The cheering put me off, too, but even worse, it looked like Obama picked up the Clinton wiggle, which I despised even more than the Obama's usual tennis match. Won't someone please tell him to pull his nose out of the air, or does he have to use bifocal contacts? It's good to know that Obama can make someone in a coma open her eyes at the sound of his voice. Imagine what he might have done if he'd taken her hand and commanded her to rise up and walk. JAL, I heard Sen. Kyl and McCain were there, but it was MSNBC, so you'd better check the videotape. There ya go! Ah. An automated randomized response program, then. My apologies for assuming you were a person. @Kent Reynolds opined "Should’ve run it by legal." WTF is Holder? A potted plant? It's good to know that Obama can make someone in a coma open her eyes at the sound of his voice. The fact that so many leftards are manifestly willing to swallow such unreconstituted horseshit so willingly, and uncritically... [::shakes head, wordlessly::] WTF is Holder? A potted plant? Not the first time that question's been asked... ... nor, I fear, will it even remotely be the last. An automated randomized response program, then. My apologies for assuming you were a person. And my apologies for assuming you were a hooman bean. (Morbidly curious to see how important it is for you to get the last word in.) And once again, Althouse is firmly back in the Obama camp. My god professor are you THIS gullible? "And once again, Althouse is firmly back in the Obama camp. My god professor are you THIS gullible?" You read this post and what you took from it was that Althouse is back in the Obama camp? Seriously... It was a good speech, Alex. Nothing inherently objectionable in it, really, even if the event itself was a little weird with the slogans and t-shirts and all. Reminds me of the time President Nixon Billy started it! But seriously, I take your point that Obama poses as much a threat to the rule of law as Nixon did. And your other point that there is probably some objectionable act which has been done at some time in the past 150 years by a Republican but not by Obama. Best comment thus far from the ongoing post-sermon thread, over at Reason: "I've never seen a memorial service that had an official slogan and T-shirts printed with the slogan. Man, that is so low-rent." QFT. I'm glad the crowd was vocal. People needed cheering up, and if that helps, so be it. My impression was that for the first time tonight Obama actually looked like he deserved to have that seal on the podium as he spoke. I was impressed, and he gave a great speech. Of course I am sure that tomorrow he will go right back to being the douche that he has been for most of his time in office thus far. Palin also had a very good speech, but she looked terrible when she delivered it. She looked pale and gaunt like she was unwell. I understand that she has had a lot of death threats. I hope she takes some time out for a breather before she gets back into things. "On this solemn occasion, we remember those who were lost and pray for the wounded, while wearing our 100% cotton souvenir collectible T-shirts." Harsh, yet inarguably spot-on. @Mill." And 95% of life is simply 'showing up'...so OK, I give 'The Won' a gold star for last nite. It would have been a real 'home run' had he offered a mea culpa for all of the violent rhetoric that has escaped from his pie hole. Of course, with that not possible, he wasn't about to throw anyone else under the bus, either. The tee shirts were a real nice touch. SEIU has taught him well. remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together." The Obamanoid's socialist, racist hopes 'n' dreams are completely disjoint from and incompatible with mine. Must be that bitter clinginess or something. Ah, life in the "nation of cowards". The first thing I thought of as the Messiah began was the crass Wellstone memorial (which got a mention here about halfway up) and how it turned into a political rally. Major turn-off right from the git-go. The second thing that occurred to me, and I said this to the spouse unit, was "He missed a Gettysburg address opportunity (which also got a mention above)." Lawdy, didn't he ramble? I had seen a small part of Palin's video earlier, and it struck me as much more presidential in tone and substance than the real president's wanderings. If O'Bama wanted to make this about civility in discourse (which would have been off the mark to begin with), he could have done it from the Oval Office without the disgusting grandstanding; or he could incorporate it into his upcoming State of the Union, which Prez's have often used to invite individuals and remark about their uniquely American contributions to our national story. Overall, I was disgusted by the event. I thought the choir doing Simple Gifts was effective, though. The organizers get points for that. It's rather amazing how ordinary people can generate such a willingness to believe... a jive turkey. I, too, didn't get the cheering. So, eventually, I lost interest and went back to my obvious wickedness of pointing a finger at somebody. It's what I do - wickedly. "What we can’t do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on one another." Yes we can! Yes we can! If we're obnoxious enough, we can do anything! I let it go yesterday, offering only condolences to the dead, the wounded, and their families. By the light of the day after, I reconsider the event. Two cheers for Obama. The event was 25% Wellstone funeral 25% Hollywood 25% Chicago 25% Just Right. Don't nobody know what 'solemn' means no more? I didn't watch. But I was walking my dog last night, and ran across a neighbor, also walking his dog, and he thought it was a home run, on par with the Gettysburg Address. My thought as I walked home after our encounter: Obama made a speech that short? I'm glad to see that most of the commenters here think Obama did the right thing. The lefty trolls of course don't change their behavior. I am disappointed with those commenters who aren't giving the President any credit at all. He said what needed to be said to put this behind us. He didn't say everything I would've liked him to say, but in that speech he worked hard to be the President of all of us as he promised he would be. Those of you who said he needed to "apologize" for things other people said and did--that's what the Left was doing to you all week. ...-that's what the Left was doing to you all week." Please clarify. It was a good speech, but it would have been better if Barry had issued this call for civility as soon as the left started making this all the fault of Palin and the right. Of course he didn't because he was sitting there seeing if it would stick and when it didn't he had to say something. And even if he meant it, and I hope he did, the media is still attacking her, making it all about her, and pretty much ignoring Barry. As Glenn Reynolds said, "She is living in their heads 24/7." @Pogo: You were expected to apologize for or disavow your "rhetoric" "inflaming" a mass murderer. Every single lefty troll who posted here this week made some variation on that theme. "You" was not limited to Sarah Palin or Sharron Angle, it was extended to the rank and file of conservatives and Tea Party. Obama is not the one who made remarks like that, and he doesn't have to apologize for things other people said and did. He did explicitly disavow them, and I think that should be enough. Justice Anthony Kennedy who oversees the Ninth Circuit and retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor were seated in the front row next to the 20 year old University of Arizona hero intern, the Obama's, the Congrsswoman's astronaut husband, and Janet Napolitano. The Supreme Court Justices' presence was a great way to honor he fallen Judge Roll. We can all think of times in our lives when doing the right things cost us dearly. But sometimes doing the right thing can benefit you. Unlike some us here, I am not gifted with the ability to see into the President's soul and know that he did the right thing out of political calculation, or if he did it because it was right. All I can see is that he did the right thing. I'm glad he did. This has been an ugly week, and Obama has helped to put an end to it. Imagine how much longer this could have gone on if he had chosen to gin up the rage. Rep. Giffords "can open her eyes," said Dr. Rhee, Chief Trauma Surgeon at the University Medical Center, ON SUNDAY, 01/09/11. Shame on each and every willing gull here, so desperately credulous as to gawp and gulp frantically at yet another Messianic, self-adoring Obama whopper, sans even so much as a moment's deliberation. ("SHE OPENED HER EYES AT THE SOUND OF MY VOICE! HALLELUJAH!!!") Dolts. Rubes. "Obama is not the one who made remarks like that" It was not trolls but leaders of his own party who did do that. Indeed, "Politico.com quoted one veteran Democratic operative saying that the Obama White House should use the tragedy to score political points. "They need to deftly pin this on the tea partiers," he said." " He did implicitly disavow this method, but not until it was quite clear the political tactic to make this 'his OK bombing' (cf Chris Matthews) had -mostly-failed. "I think that should be enough." Well, it ain't. I gave him two cheers. He did good for the people in attendance. Minus one for being late to intervene on the blood libel, which I find disgusting. The get-Palin tactic didn't work; it backfired. Thus the distancing, the hasty retreat to the foot of the high - nay, highest - moral ground. The next time he wants to cop a plea for all the damage he's done, let'em do it in his own name - not on the grave of a 9-year-old. Does anyone have the number on how many people actually watched this? From everything I've seen the vast majority of those watching were the usual political junkies. The casual observers seemed to forget this was going on. The third thing that occurred to me that I meant to mention above, was a comparison to his other most odious event, his rambling speech at West Point about the Afghan plan. In that one, he spent 30 minutes buttering up the troops with platitudes, high praise for the best and brightest and most courageous and most noble; and the last 10 minutes selling them out if they can't get the job done in 18 months. It was exploitative and insincere. Likewise last night, he did well in recognizing the heroic efforts of average citizens thrust into extraordinary circumstances; and then tainted their accomplishment by even linking the entire episode to the civility of political discourse, when it so clearly shouldn't be. In other words, by even acknowledging the current debate, he gives it legs while acting like he's trying to repudiate it. Exploitation again, most transparently. Turned on the TV to see if O'Reilly had anyone interesting on, and saw right away it was the memorial service. Turned it off. What's the point? A lot of people will say "the right thing" and then tomorrow the left will resume their attack on Palin, conservatives, talk radio, the second amendment et al. The President will say nothing to stop them or criticise them. Obama will give a nice speech, then he'll wake up today and continue to push his leftist agenda. He continues to be my political enemy; I don't care if he gives "good speech." @Pogo: It was not trolls but leaders of his own party who did do that. I agree, and they themselves need to be held responsible for what they themselves did. You don't know why Obama stayed out of it. It may have been calculation, or it may be that he didn't agree, or some other reason. Minus one for being late to intervene on the blood libel, which I find disgusting. He was a lot quicker on the Cambridge cop and Kanye West, I agree, but there are big differences in this case, since people died. Maybe he took the time to get it right. Again, I can't see into his heart. Maybe you have that power, but I don't. Just a friendly reminder: Obama didn't cut his political teeth attending a southern seminary, but in down-and-filthy-dirty Chicago. In bankrupt, corrupt Chicago - the home of community organizers /slash/ and a street-corner jive turkey. As President and (one would hope) leader of his own party, he has many levers to pull by which to send messages. If he was so inclined, he could have quickly: 1) told the NYTimes to STFU. 2) told the DNC to STFU. 3) gone on TV to quell the blood libel charge specifically, (not the implicit statement of his memorial speech), and quiet the storm. "Again, I can't see into his heart. " Nor can I. The man has hundreds of people smarter than me working for him. He got where he his by having political skills, knowing when to do things. But he did nothing. He said nothing. One has to wonder why he did not intervene. I can only conclude that (a) it was a calculated political decision, to watch and see if the blood libel worked, or (b) he's incompetent. Is there a (c)? My mind is limited. One has to wonder why he did not intervene. I can only conclude that (a) it was a calculated political decision, to watch and see if the blood libel worked, or (b) he's incompetent. Is there a (c)? My mind is limited. C.): "Both." You don't know why Obama stayed out of it. It may have been calculation, or it may be that he didn't agree, or some other reason. We need a Daddy to come in and tell us what to do! it was a calculated political decision, to watch and see if the blood libel Oh, and just in case anyone was thinking about whinnying, re: Pogo's use of the term "blood libel" here: "A couple of obvious thoughts. Paladino speaks of “perverts who target our children and seek to destroy their lives.” This is the gay equivalent of the medieval (and Islamist) blood-libel against Jews." (Andrew Sullivan) ".” (Frank Rich) H/T NRO's Corner. It's a little strange to find myself in the "disappointing" minority-- who find no reason whatsoever to lavish Obama with fulsome praise (heaped on him by most conservative commentators in the MSM, mawkishly & extravagantly), for such a platitudinous, tactical, convenient, expedient speech. Tom Maguire @ JustOneMinute & Jeff @ Protein Wisdom best express my views on it. It's vintage O rhetoric (harking back to the empyrean tone of the campaign-- which, of course, proved to be a crock of shit). Transcending the "vitriol" & petty partisanship of us lesser mortals (while his accomplices in the MSM do all the dirty work-- do we not remember his campaign's MO?) My reaction to the speech this morning (even more than last night) is sooooooo cynical. The fact that the NYT, in that mind-boggling editorial, could draw the lessons it did from the speech (after what the NYT has printed in the past week), to me says it all. How about those souvenir t-shirts? T-shirt slogan: "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." Thanks to the conservatives looking beyond the political camp to find something good to say about President Obama's speech. To the rest, you might want to step back and take a breater from the hate. T-shirts? Really? You're mad about t-shirts? Why Ann used a tag "humiliation" is curious. T-shirts with their nice and positive slogan were done by the university. "Together We Thrive: Tucson & America" Now, if you're threatened by that kind of message it speaks very poorly of you. Obama gave a good speech, that is what he does. So far that is the only good thing he does. He is still jamming socialist ObamaCare down our throats, still blocking oil drilling, still blocking nuclear power, still putting the coal industry out of business, still putting this nation $Trillions of dollar in debt, still running the Dept. of Justice on a racial basis and on and on.... But yeah, he gave a good speech and no....not,"more power to him". ... and, from last night's self-identified "party of civility": Lawrence O’Donnell: Palin was blaming Giffords or something Stay assy, lefties. @Alpha Liberal: Thanks to the conservatives looking beyond the political camp to find something good to say about President Obama's speech. Die in a fire. After all your shrieking and feces-flinging the least you owe decent people is an apology. That goes for garage as well. Despite the un-memorial-like carnival atmosphere, I thought the President did a solid job of doing just what he's best at: giving a high-minded, though too long, come-together speech. And I applaud his avoidance of politics and call for understanding. (Which I realize, may have been a political calculation. Still.) But as I remarked last night, the proof will come in the days to follow and the EVENTS to follow. Will he live by his own exhortations? Or was it all just so much sophistry, doomed to fall by the wayside at the first politically advantageous situation? I hope he meant it. Now, if you're threatened by that kind of message it speaks very poorly of you. Not half so poorly, thankfully, as your craven refusal to back up your own hysterically overheated accusations with even so much as a single, solitary confirming link speaks of you. You're actually gonna buckle down and do that today, though... right? The responses seem to be an example of hearing what you want. Obama doesn't want us to use this as an excuse to turn on one another. Left unsaid is that he and his allies are already completely against Americans who disagree with his vision of the future, hence his referring to them as "enemies". He doesn't need to use this tragedy to turn on his opponents, he's lived in that circumstance his entire adult life. All he is asking is for people not to fight back. Maybe I'm too cynical, but I don't see him or his allies doing anything to mitigate their animosity. His allies have already used this to turn on conservatives and his blase comments provide them cover by pretending it comes from both sides. I also agree with the comments that found the speech empty, although I find this related to politicians rather than Obbama specifically. If you need a politician's speech to reconcile you to terrible events I think you're missing someone in your life. He isn't a pope or a king, he's a president. Starting today, we'll know how much Obama took his own words to heart. Will he continue to advocate racial enmity, continue to encourage rage among his followers and continue to smear America as a closed, violent society? We shall see. David said... "I'm sorry, but the whole scene made me want to throw up." I'm sorry that the scene made you want to throw up. All the world loves a hater David..keep saying that. rhhardin said... "Every word screams moron. The place must have been packed with ringers." yeah right rh...20 thousand ringers all morons who like it. if there was ever a reason for obama to simply say "i give up...there is no use trying" it would be thee. Well, HD had already jettisoned the Dems new standard of civility. But we expected that, because the Left doesn't really believe in the things the lecture the rest of us about. I'm sure that, true to form, Obama will fall back to calling us racists, hostage takers, etc in no time. Thought the speech was good and not divisive; a long perhaps, but thats a small nitick--I thought the carnival atmosphere not very conducive to a memorial service and tee shirts were in remarkable bad taste. Crredit to Mr Obama for a decent speech. AL, I assume you took the president's message and folded your tent on your baseless accusations. As Kent says, you have provided no proof for your wild, oft-repeated claims. An apology would be nice if you were man enough to give one. If not, your lack of response will still serve to reveal your character. AlphaLibtard: T-shirts? Really? You're mad about t-shirts? No, I'm with Paco: it went better than expected. As in: unlike the Wellstone funeral/pep-rally, Democrats didn't mount the coffin and scream "WE WILL WIN! WE WILL WIN!". Such high standards... "Sorry, I'm not moved when a president who needs an Oklahoma City Moment to kick off his re-election campaign inserts himself as the center of attention of an event that has nothing to do with him by giving a campaign-style speech to an audience of slogan-t-shirt-wearing, applauding idiots in a venue where concessions are being served." -- commenter at Reason Exactly, Mr. Fen. I could fosbury flop over that low bar in a drunken stupor.	http://althouse.blogspot.com/2011/01/obama-in-tucson-what-we-cant-do-is-use.html?showComment=1294891910208&m=0	2013-05-18T10:44:51	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5437028825865577431..comments2013-02-04T19:04:15.369-06:00Comments on Althouse: "Anybody on the Republican side even thinking or t...Ann Althouse Croix said... The basic problem with Jindal ...Saint Croix said...<br />The basic problem with Jindal is that he looks the 98-pound-weakling that gets sand kicked on him in the comic books.<br /><br />=============<br />Same as the Black Messiah??Cedarford think a very wise move by the GOP candidates wou...I think a very wise move by the GOP candidates would be to support a simple law that creates a hard cap on bank size of 100 billion, and a cap on leverage. I would also include a requirement of performance bonds for banks - The top execs must come up with an amount of funds based on a percent of the bank's size that will be forfeit if the bank fails.<br /><br />I think a whole lot of people would be happier with smaller banks, and no more TBTF. <br /><br />I'd also keep hitting on school vouchers.<br /><br />These are bread and butter middle class concerns.Aaron basic problem with Jindal is that he looks the...The basic problem with Jindal is that he looks the <a href="" rel="nofollow">98-pound-weakling</a> that gets sand kicked on him in the comic books.Saint Croix suppose it takes someone involved in an exorcism...I suppose it takes someone involved in an exorcism to weed out the "evolution-denying, right to life, you can't get pregnant from ACTUAL rape" cretin goobers of the GOP. Cedarford Collected Works of Machine are on sale at Amaz...The Collected Works of Machine are on sale at Amazon. Four pages of snarky fun! EMD comment has been removed by the author.EMD... so Jindal, in an interview, said this... i...Okay... so Jindal, in an interview, said this... in response to what question? The article makes no attempt to present the context.<br /><br />It may not be at all about attacking other Republicans, it MAY have been an expression of general reluctance to declare himself at this point.Synova know this shouldn't matter, but on aesthetic...I know this shouldn't matter, but on aesthetics alone Jindal is unfit. He may be smart, he may be hard-working, but he looks like a nerd and a creepy one at that.BDNYC liberal media (liberal culture) will not allow...The liberal media (liberal culture) will not allow a Republican to be elected president now that they realize just how powerful they are.dreams, I was also thinking how Jindal might be the n...Rev, I was also thinking how Jindal might be the new Maverick of the GOP, but didn't McCain support more progressive causes than Jindal has a this point?<br /><br />I'll withold the maverick appellation unless Jindal goes all gooey on big gov solutions, profligate fiscal policy, or more expansion of gov into social endeavors.Joe Schmoe no attention to the chatter. Just watch what ...Pay no attention to the chatter. Just watch what they do. What those interested in 2016 will do is to start building a team, trying to identify who among the players might support them, and all the while earning chits they can use later. And they will do it quietly (for now). Including Jindal.Richard Dolan's trying the McCain approach -- attack ...Jindal's trying the McCain approach -- attack Republicans to get the media on his side, then cash in the reputation as "the reasonable Republican" to secure the nomination later.<br /><br />Problem: in the end it didn't work too well for McCain, did it?Revenant the other hand, if the dems are successful in h...On the other hand, if the dems are successful in handing out citizenship like candy to what will be a flood of about 20 million low educated, low skills immigrants and can get alot of them into Texas, it is debateable whether or not Republicans would be able to win the White House again for at least a generation without becoming even more like the dems.<br /><br />Demography is destiny.<br /><br />Drago's not saying anyone would be stupid to run ...He's not saying anyone would be stupid to run in 2016, he's saying that anyone who is preoccupied with 2016 instead of thinking about how to fix the party right now is stupid.<br /><br />Though I agree it's ironic that he's probably making this statement mainly because he's thinking about 2016.Ben Morris: "How are the Whigs and Federalists doi...campy: "How are the Whigs and Federalists doing these days?"<br /><br />Not so well considering the former went defunct in the mid 1800's and the latter was history in the early 1800's.<br /><br />Oh, wait.<br /><br />You were being all "clever" and "insightful".<br /><br />Well, at least you think so. That's got to be worth something, right?Drago's who able to thread the "free-mar...Anyone's who able to thread the "free-market populism" needle will do quite well indeed, so long as they can keep their head down until the media figures out TG is not that into them... southcentralpa<i>I'm sure people were voicing similar sentim...<i>I'm sure people were voicing similar sentiments in '44 and '48. <br /><br /></i>How are the Whigs and Federalists doing these days?campy it for you, Bobby: "A majority of Ameri...Fixed it for you, Bobby: "A majority of American voters think that the government is trying to do too much <b>for everyone but themselves</b>."Paul Zrimsek stupid party... Ya burnt! By Jindal!...the stupid party...<br /><br />Ya burnt! By Jindal!machine thought Bobby Jindal became "the representa...I thought Bobby Jindal became "the representative of stupid" after his embarassing Response-to-the-State-of-the-Union-Address-Response.Chuck said... <i><b>So, the solution is to cede p...campy said...<br /><br /><i><b>So, the solution is to cede power to your political opposites?</b><br /><br />There is no solution. But since no republican can ever win the white house again, it's stupid to waste time and money trying.</i><br /><br />I'm sure people were voicing similar sentiments in '44 and '48.edutcher<i>Synova said... After the last couple of times ...<i>Synova said... <br />After the last couple of times I have to agree with him. Anyone would be stupid to run because what works will get repeated and there will be an all out effort to destroy that person and their family utterly.<br /><br />Personal destruction works.</i><br /><br />This is true but it isn't what Jindal said. He believes Republicans shouldn't be running a campaign now. Instead they should be governing and finding better ideas so when it is time to campaign they're prepared. Marshal"<i>Like I said before, I like Jindal, but th..."<i>Like I said before, I like Jindal, but the Republican Party's biggest problem isn't stupidity, its fear.</i>"<br /><br />I think this is true. It's all - OMG Jindal went to an exorcism! OMG - Perry's family painted over a rock! OMG! OMG!<br /><br />OMG! Obama's political career was launched by a domestic terrorist! <br /><br />Uh... waitaminute... that should be - YAWN! Obama's political career was launched by a domestic terrorist. <br /><br />My bad.Synova, do you foresee a time in the future when...Althouse, do you foresee a time in the future when the stupid people, that is, people whose self-interest you dislike, will be entitled to political representation again?Shouting Thomas's definition of smart subtracts my se...Althouse's definition of smart subtracts my self-interest, and that of my family, from the political arena.<br /><br />Yes, that seems smart to me.Shouting Thomas	http://althouse.blogspot.com/feeds/5437028825865577431/comments/default	2013-05-18T10:22:12	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. John 15:18 They called me “church girl”, those two boys who sat behind me in history class. It didn’t bother me much, I was a baby Christian and completely “on fire” for Jesus at the time. Based on their lewd comments I often overheard and their somewhat obnoxious 16 year old, testosterone-driven banter I was subjected to, I made certain assumptions about them–that they were unchurched and a bit ‘wild’. Despite this, I remained friendly, smiling outwardly at their sarcasm and teasing. Their goading went on beyond the classroom, where I was held as a captive audience. They messed with me in the hallways, and in the lunchroom, joking about whether or not I needed to go pray, or how many times I might be attending church that week. Most of it really didn’t bother me. And then one of these ungentlemanly boys asked me out on a date. I made the mistake of saying yes. Most Christians know the term missionary dating, and most who know the term, recognize the warning that often follows, which is to say: “Don’t do it!” (Based on the scripture But I was a newish Christian, remember? And I was lit up for Jesus and confident that this agreement to date this boy who had tortured me verbally for months regarding my faith, was in fact not a bad move on my part. I was 16. And naive. And foolish. And maybe deep down I wanted to be liked, rather than made fun of. Not A Chance The relationship was doomed from the start. He treated me poorly before we dated, and funny enough, He was only slightly kinder while we dated. I wasn’t very good at proselytizing and the more we were together, the more insecure I became. Jesus had my heart and I simply couldn’t be the non-churchy, “bad girl” this boy wanted. When he came wise to that fact, we split ways–he then proceeded to humiliate me whenever the opportunity arose. If he wasn’t around to do it, one of his buddies from the locker room made sure to get his digs in. I switched lunch tables. I walked the long way to class to avoid passing his locker. I stayed out of that store he worked in at the mall. Soon after we split, he took up with a new girl. I felt sorry for her. She must have been as desperate as I was to date someone who treated girls so poorly–or maybe she wasn’t in love with Jesus. I don’t know. It’s only as an adult that I am able to finally look back and see that his rejection of me wasn’t so much personal, as it was a rejection of my faith, a rejection of this Jesus who seemed to be everywhere I was. Jesus came between me and a few potential dating disasters. It wasn’t easy wearing the banner “church girl”. I embraced it with a smile from 7AM-2PM, Monday through Friday, but most days it was pure relief getting home after school. Recounting this now, all these years feels a little strange. I hadn’t thought about it until Ed asked if I had something to contribute to this Hazardous link up. What does this have to do with anything now–I’m happily married to a man who not only loves me, but even more, loves Jesus wholeheartedly. You could call me “church girl” all day long and twice on Sunday and it would be true and I wouldn’t care. But at 16, it burned like a scarlet letter. Following Jesus is hazardous. The bible is plain about this, repeatedly in scripture. All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. Mark 13:13 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. 1 Peter 4:16 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 2 Timothy 3:12 The question is always the same, knowing what we know, that following Jesus can wreck your life in the best possible way, even though it may be painful–will you still follow Him? Have you ever been rejected because of Jesus? What was that like?	http://alwaysalleluia.com/tag/journey-out-of-fear/	2013-05-18T10:52:51	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://alwaysalleluia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Jesus-painting-copy.jpg", "Jesus painting copy Jesus painting copy" ], [ "http://alwaysalleluia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Jesus-painting-copy.jpg", "Jesus painting copy" ] ]
I am so excited for this giveaway!!!!!! My friend Renee from For the Love of Scarves is giving away one of her adorable owl hats! She is giving away the one without the flower on the left. It's 18-20 inches around and is a good size for older babies and toddlers. These are handmade... adorable.. and good quality. I promise... you will love it! And just in time for cold weather! I just received one she made for Maddux and I am telling you I adore it! It just makes me smile.... :) Sadly with moving I have misplaced my camera charger... and my camera died while trying to upload the adorable photos in his owl hat so I could show you how cute this hat is on his adorable little head. (are you tired of me complaining about living out of boxes... and everything being misplaced... because I promise you... I am not done whining yet) :) So instead... she has a photo album on her facebook page of her hats modeled... so I will use some of those... :) Rules to enter: Required Like For The Love of Scarves on Facebook. For additional entries 1. Become a follower of For The Love of Scarves Blog Here. 2. Become a follower of Always Chasing Life 3. Take a look around on her facebook page and leave a comment on this blog .. telling me what your favorite thing in her shop is... Are you in love with the owl hats??? Been wanting some fingerless gloves? Or now drooling over that cowl neck scarf (like I currently am) 4. Share this link on your facebook page. Giveaway ends at 8PM this Sunday Evening December 4th Winner will be chosen by Random.Org I will list the winner on my blog. The winner will need to contact me! I Have been dreaming about the Bears brimmed hat with a little C on the side. I am a huge Bears fan! I am hoping my husband gets the hint and I find it under the tree! I REALLY want a cowl neck scarf. I have been looking for one for some time. I actually just left her a note under her "ready to ship" photos to see if the black cowl is still available! :-) I love the fingerless gloves and the cowl neck scarves, the problem is, she ALWAYS has something new I love. Everything is SO cute!! I like them on FB :) I know follow their cute blog! I follow your cute blog of course :) Looked at their FB page DROOLING over the cowls too!!! My daughter and I have a few of her beautiful items! I'm currently really wanting a pocket scarf and slouchy hat in purple, for myself. Can't wait for christmas to be over so I can order them! :) Already "like" For the Love of Scarves on FB.. Already a follower of For the Love of Scarves blog.. Became a follower of your blog!! Very nice.. Love blogs.. Would love to win one of her Owl Hats!! Just adorable!! I already follow For the love of scarfs, I now follow yours There are currently 2 things I want from her!! I want a pocket scarf and a bears hat for my baby arriving in Jan. Slouchy hat for me or a 7ft scarf. So cute! I love the cowl neck scarf, but I'm totally obsessed with the two owl hats!!! If I win, the owl hat with the flower is a total must for Chloe. I mean, their twins so they have to match right lol :) Follower of scarf blog Now following your blog Like on FB Love the lalaloopsy hat Had to comment on your dogs name. We thought we had the only Nala in the world, haha By the way, I always follow your blog :-) And I "liked" her FB page. And, I shared your link as well. love the hats and I really want a scarf....I like the winking kitty I liked on fb and absolutely LOVE everything! I LOVE the kitty hat with matching mittens :) I am a FB fan! Lisa P. :) THANK YOU! lisagoneaussie (at) gmail.com I am a FB fan! Lisa P. :) THANK YOU! lisagoneaussie (at) gmail.com I am in love with the Owl hats! My nephew would look ridiculously cute in this one. :) Thanks for the chance!! :) lisagoneaussie (at) gmail.com I am a Facebook fan! I am a FB Fan! I have really been wanting her pocket scarfs! Soo cute!! I follow the blog for the love of scarves :) I now follow Always Chasing Life's Blog :) I love your blog for the love of scarves and shared your link :) I am a follower of Always Chasing life! My daughter has a couple of Renee's hats including a super cute owl hat! But we would love the kitty hat and matching gloves :) But I do think that my nephew would look super cute in this owl hat giveaway :) Love the owl hats, So cute!! I shared this link on my Facebook page! I absolutely love the owl hats. I have a little great niece (Emme)that her mother would love for her to have this hat. Her great-great grandmother loved owls all most as much as she loved Emme's momma. we have tried to get owl items for Emme so she will have a connection to her great-great grandmother. AAF of For the Love of Scarves on FB!	http://alwayschasinglife.blogspot.com/2011/12/for-love-of-scarves-giveaway.html?showComment=1322916800408	2013-05-18T11:02:24	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Valentine's Day has come and gone. The bakery was the most crazy I had ever seen it. I got their at 6 am and was going nonstop for the next 8 hours. We couldn't keep enough in stock, people were just walking in, buying by the dozen. The clipboard of orders was overflowing. I am still recuperating. These little squares are quite amazing. I normally have a great bias against sheet cakes, associating them with those gross pre-made grocery store cakes. But coating them in the most amazing molasses glaze and cutting them into little squares changes everything. The cake has black pepper in it. This was something I found very unusual at first. I didn't know if it would give the cake a strange flavor. It didn't at all, it made the cake better. It had a very wonderful ginger flavor with a nutty, spice tone that you really couldn't place. I'm no foodie who can go, Oh the floral note's in this make blah blah blah. I don't know things like that. I know what tastes good to me. And somehow the pepper in this makes the cake magical. I had found a black pepper cake recipe in an old cookbook at my great great aunt's house. Thinking it was just absurd at first, I now fell I must bake it. I am so intrigued by the black pepper in sweet items. I got a wonderful note in the mail today from a friend who moved away. It made my day. Sometimes you can go months with out seeing someone, you might still text often but you haven't really seen that person in a while. But getting that note in the mail tells you nothing has changed. Just because you on the other sides of the state doesn't mean anything. You are friends, and nothing is going to change that. Recipe torn out of the pages of Better Homes and Garden. Scanned. 28 comments: I love your honey jar. I just bought chalkboard paint to paint all my glass jars as well! And, as always, this is lovely. I love gazing at your photos. beautiful photos. these look amazing! I used black pepper in a gingerbread cookie for the holidays and it was great :) it really brought the spice to a next level. Gosh, I love how perfectly square the pieces of cake are. Looks lovely and delicious! Beautiful pictures, as usual! Triple ginger is a fail-proof way to make me happy - these look wonderful! Mmmmm....Yummy!!! Oh these look fabulous! Triple ginger, sounds amazing, and your photos are just absolutely gorgeous. Great pictures, it looks very delicious!! Ginger is one of my favourite spices...! Have to try this recipe soon :) These are stunning,and so are your photos. I actually prefer cake in little squares like this, I feel so much more virtuous eating them! Your photos are better than the magazine's! So gorgeous! I'm intrigued by the idea of black pepper in a cake, but I guess if the fieriness of ginger works, why not. Your photos are simply stunning as always - even the torn out recipe page looks pretty! Hi there! I recently got a bottle of chalkboard spray paint and I'm looking forward to playing around with it. Is that what's on the honey bottle? I'd love to know! Very cool. As always, these photos are stunning--especially the bars on the cooling rack. Your pictures are so fantastic!! I want to try baking this; makes my mouth water!! Ginger is so good for you too....your pictures are simply wonderful..... Beautiful pictures! I love that you scanned the original recipe! Oh man, we LOVE ginger at my house. I'll have to try this! Gosh, your pictures are so lovely! :) Wow, that looks amazing! I'm a huge fan of ginger too, so I'm very keen to bake this asap! I look forward to your posts every week, you always put so much effort into your posts :) I know I say this all the time but... beautiful photos! I'm the exact same way, I don't know much about foodie terms and such; I consider myself a faux foodie and pretend to know what I'm talking about ;) hummm - poetic gastronomy ! Mmmmm!!!! And a lovely blogg! Thanks! I bet the ginger tastes wonderful! I ripped that page too ! It is in my to-be-made folder. Glad they turned out yummy for you. I love the resurgence of the homemade sheet cake, I think the little squares look so much nicer than cupcakes, and the quantity of icing is far more palatable. Love the photos. It all looks so yummy. I gotta say...your photos look 10 thousand times tastier than the ones in better homes and garden :) I just love these little squares. che ricetta deliziosa! complimenti, un bacio :) These are awesome! You are right about the pepper; it adds a really nice twist.	http://alwayswithbutter.blogspot.com/2012/02/triple-ginger-squares.html?showComment=1329570273464	2013-05-18T10:52:54	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
These. The second set:. 17 comments: Gorgeous shots! I have tons of to atones on my plants right now, so I am looking for good recipes and this looks delish, so I will be trying it very soon.... They are about to turn colour! Wow 140 that is way to early, I thought getting up a 400 was early. Xx Callie yes-maybe your sleep schedule needs changing-that will hurt! Great photo. The tomatoes look fantastic Simply beautiful photos - the detail is magnificent! I love looking at all your pictures; keep up the good work. Maybe some day you will publish a book of them. Hope so.....along with some recipes. Never saw tomatoes like those; almost look like ruffles! Twinks Great photos! That tomato tart looks delicious; I really need to learn how to make dishes like that. Thanks for sharing! belladonna2.blogspot.om pljewels.blogspot.com Such beautiful photos! I can't wait for my heirloom tomatoes to ripen so that I can make my own version of that gorgeous open tart. Crazy that it is winter here and we still have garden fresh tomatoes :) Those photos are amazing! I love the first one, it's cute. Keep up that good work! Your pictures are so stunning!!! :) I would frame these and hang them in my kitchen - just beautiful! Those tomatoes are gorgeous! I can't wait to go a farmers market this weekend! This is a fun idea for a post, it's a shame to let great photos languish on the computer! Wow! The photos you take of food are ALWAYS so breath-taking. They literally jump out of the picture!! Cathy Trails Nevertheless; They are beautiful images and I'm glad you put them up! Thanks for sharing :) your photographs are gorgeous! Beautifully propped. Beautiful ...beautiful pictures. Yes, editing photos is no fun. Wow, you wake up at 1:40..it's not even my bed time yet ! I hope it's worth it. Those heirloom tomatoes rock my world. I've written my 2c here: Love all the photos of fresh produce and flowers from the farmers' market. I wish my local farmers' market had that many great products. that tomato tart in that little pan looks so appealing. I love heirlooms and this tart is the a great way to showcase the juiciness!	http://alwayswithbutter.blogspot.com/2012/06/forgotten-photos.html?showComment=1340297733088	2013-05-18T10:30:59	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
The Tennessee Tramp takes the spotlight at the LOL Comedy Showcase at Party Barn. (Friday) The Texas singer-songwriter returns to the Golden Light Cantina for the first time in several years. (Friday) Watch some of the best and, possibly, the less-than-best basketball trios in town at the annual Kids, Inc. fundraiser. (Friday and Saturday) “Ice Age: Continental Drift” The scientifically impossible band of prehistoric buddies is back for a fourth go-round. (Opens Friday) Kyle Park headlines the annual Suds ’N Sounds concert that closes out the 40th annual festival in the southwest Panhandle town. (Saturday) This indie Philadelphia band makes its Amarillo debut at The 806. (Friday) Fresh off a rock ’n’ roll cruise with Kid Rock, this indie band comes to Amarillo for a gig at Skooterz. (Friday) A one-day anime, comics and steampunk convention will fill the Amarillo Civic Center Heritage Ballroom. (July 21) The oddly named Florida quartet makes its Amarillo debut at The 806. (Wednesday) Reader suggestion: “Perception” An examination of the area’s homeless gets a book release and photography show at Process Art House. Suggested by Jacob Breeden on Facebook. (Opens July 21) Obama officials knew of IRS targeting during campaign \| Comments: 11	http://amarillo.com/entertainment/get-out/2012-07-11/10-10	2013-05-18T10:57:38	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Randall County’s chief prosecutor filed a motion Monday to revoke the probation of former West Texas A&M University assistant football coach Ryan Leaf after new criminal charges surfaced in Montana last month. In the motion, Criminal District Attorney James Farren described two occasions in March when Leaf, 35, violated the conditions of his probation by “consuming oxycodone pills that were not prescribed to him” in Montana. Farren, who plans to seek prison time for Leaf in the case, began eyeing the move last month, when Montana authorities arrested Leaf twice in three days on drug and burglary charges. A Randall County judge sentenced Leaf to 10 years’ probation in 2010 after he pleaded guilty to eight felony charges, including seven counts of obtaining a controlled substance and one count of delivery of a simulated controlled substance. Prosecutors in both states likely will agree to resolve Leaf’s Montana charges before he is brought to Randall County for a probation revocation hearing, Farren said. “They have first dibs because that’s where he was arrested,” he said. “But we’ll bring him back here after our motion to revoke.” Farren recommended a $50,000 bond when Leaf comes back, the motion said. According to court records, three days after Leaf posted a $76,000 bond for drug and burglary charges, Great Falls, Mont., authorities arrested him a second time on charges of burglary, theft and two counts of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. He was first arrested in late March when police found oxycodone pills in his golf bag that the Randall County charges. The Associated Press contributed to this report. A Little Help? Looks to me like Ryan has a drug addiction, can he not get some help? Can a Judge not sentence him to some time in a rehabilitation facility? LiLo gets more help than she uses, spread the help LiLo!! How much is this going to cost? If he goes to prison in Montana, should we incur anymore cost? Get off the soapbox. Hahaa! When I clicked on this Hahaa! When I clicked on this I thought it was an article about Nissan's new electric car! LOL Insid3r, your comment made my morning. Genius! cost to the taxpayers? this is purely a grandstand play by the DA james farren. his name is already shown on yahoo sports and will get play on major news outlets. farren knows ryan leaf is a nationally known name and wants to take the opportunity to get his own name out there. maybe he sees himself running for congress or even the senate. its obvious that mr farren has no reguard for the taxpayers of randall county. there will be a large bill connected to getting him back to have his probation revolked. plus housing and careing for him and does anyone think ryan leaf is able to pay his attorney fees? bill kelly doesnt work cheap im sure. also the last i knew keeping a person in tdcjid costs 35,000 per year. james farren has fed at the trough so long that he no longer recognizes whose money hes spending. ryan leaf is doing fine is montana. let them put him in jail and pay his bills. there is no reason on earth for randall county to spend money for such a frivilous reason. most of the time when a good republican takes office in randall county its pretty much a lifetime appointment. usually he or she gets reelected with little trouble, no competition from inside the party and democrats are no competiton, term after term and most of the time im ok with that as im a good republican myself. sometimes tho even a republican can get too chummy with tax money and come to the conclusion that its his money and noone can or will dare say anything about how he chooses to spend it. i think next time mr farren has to run for his office we need to show him the door and let him see if he can make himself a living by being just a plain lawyer, away from that stream of taxpayer dollars he loves to stick his snout in.	http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2012-04-16/randall-county-files-motion-revoke-leafs-probation	2013-05-18T10:56:50	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
TYLER (AP) - The family of a man killed in a natural gas well blowout filed suit against Halliburton Energy Services Inc. Monday in an attempt to gain more information about his death. The lawsuit, filed in Leon County by Tyler attorney Randell C. Roberts, seeks information from the company's investigation into the death of Patric Paul Pritchard. He was killed with a co-worker while conducting work for Halliburton at a well near Buffalo on July 18. Two others were critically injured when, according to reports, highly pressurized air rushed through a 105-foot-long section of steel pipe which was above the ground, striking the group of men. Pritchard, 54, of Kilgore, was killed along with Jimmie Rex Miley Jr., 46, of Longview. A Halliburton spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment by The Associated Press on Tuesday night. Halliburton and federal officials conducted an investigation into the accident, but Pritchard's family members say the company has refused to share the results, Roberts said in a written statement. The survivors have also been unsuccessful in obtaining information from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or law enforcement, he said. Roberts said he used a type of lawsuit, which, if successful, will allow Pritchard's family to find out what happened without blaming anyone or requesting financial compensation. The petition would allow the family to question a Halliburton representative.	http://amarillo.com/stories/2001/07/31/tex_familysues.shtml	2013-05-18T10:13:21	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Find Us Plant List Garden Art Events Plant Care Links The Nursery Located a short drive southeast of Portland, Oregon Amberhill Nursery has acquired a reputation for excellence within the community of professional landscape designers and avid gardeners in the Portland area and beyond. A wide selection of maples, Japanese Maples, ornamental grasses, shrubs and other plants, some hard to find or even rare, at reasonable prices ensure that reputation will continue. Retail only. Fall ColorTaken at the nursery entrance in the fall. Left of the BarnMore plants down a path to the left of the barn. ArborA path through the metal bird arbor leads to the greenhouses. Greenhouse AreaA view of one of the upper level greenhouses	http://amberhillnursery.com/thenursery.htm	2013-05-18T10:40:19	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Proven: EXPERTISE American Eagle Energy is an independent oil exploration and production company dedicated to the acquisition and development of energy resources in North America. We are targeting energy resources in the North Dakota Bakken and Three Forks Formations; the Alberta Basin Bakken Source System located in Montana; and the Hardy Bakken Project located in Saskatchewan, Canada. American Eagle Energy's portfolio of properties, combined with management's expertise in the exploration, development and production of Bakken resources, will allow American Eagle Energy to quickly build stockholder value. American Eagle is quoted on the OTCQX market under the ticker symbol AMZG. Proven: RESULTS \|AMZG Investor Ready: Strategic balance in project portfolio American Eagle has eleven company operated, horizontal Bakken wells producing at present in Saskatchewan and North Dakota. Four additional wells are in the process of being completed and are expected to be put on production in February 2013.	http://americaneagleenergy.com/	2013-05-18T10:12:49	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "images/content_photo_header.jpg", null ], [ "images/vid1.jpg", null ], [ "images/vid2.jpg", null ], [ "images/presentation.jpg", null ] ]
We walked home slowly and eyed the gray clouds hopefully but the rain never came. Then we passed a store above which they were watering plants. Water dripped off the awning onto the sidewalk. Lucien used his umbrella and was pleased with its performance. He also said he should have chosen the dinosaur Live and learn, kid, MJ 8 comments: You don't have quiiiiite the level of pep in your snark as usual, but I am glad to see you are back after the quasi-nervous breakdown incident. ;) This is quite possibly my favourite photo of your whole time in Paris :) You're an incredible mum, MJ. Hello! I found your blog a couple weeks ago, I believe through "Peter's Paris", and have been enjoying it immensely. So much so that I started at the beginning and read it through. (I have a 3yr.old and almost 2 yr.old who prefer not to sleep...so I read at night) I love Paris, love hearing about your adventures as a resident and what it is like living there with young children. Having two little ones myself I can laugh and curse with you at the crazy,good times children bring to our lives! Keep those writer juices flowing...can't wait to read more! ~Melanie Oh Nikki, no, I am not in fighting form. I'm still blaming it on summer vacation, and not having more than two seconds to myself, and that's only if I hide in the bathroom. Bec, your comment comes at a time when I'm about to sell my two kids, so that's funny. Hi Melanie and WELCOME. Happy to have you around. Wow, your kids must not sleep much if you had time to read the whole thing. I feel your pain. Kids are out to kill us all, I think. Bye, ladies. I hope to be back to my usual self soon. Loosh goes back to school on the 5th, so that should help...yes, yes it should... There is the theory that the abuse and over use of dinosaurs as anti-rain devices may have been a direct cause of their demise...It's just a theory... Love the loosh.....okay back to the vma's MJ! Look at you with all the understated metaphorical style and stuff. You're my favorite William Carlos Willa. Poetry on with your badself... This postcript to the previous post is short and sweet, as postscripts should be. Sell the kids, keep the umbrella, hmm...	http://americanmominparis.blogspot.com/2011/08/umbrella.html	2013-05-18T10:40:58	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
State House Candidate Charles Fuqua Signs No Climate Tax Pledge The Arkansas chapter of the grassroots free market group Americans for Prosperity (AFP-AR) today applauded State House candidate Charles Fuqua (63rd District) for signing the group’s No Climate Tax pledge. Fuqua joins more than 600 bipartisan	http://americansforprosperity.org/arkansas/newsroom/042412-state-house-candidate-charles-fuqua-signs-no-climate-tax-pledge/	2013-05-18T10:12:49	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Company Description Tanco Autowrap began producing light engineering products in the early 1960s. Today, Tanco Autowrap produces the widest range of quality agricultural wrapping machinery in the world, exporting them to over 30 countries worldwide. Tanco is committed to developing innovative agricultural wrapping machinery and agricultural machinery implements distinguished by high performance, durability and functionality. Job Description Tanco Autowrap in conjunction with their importer Hamilton Equipment, Ephrata, PA wishes to appoint a Product Manager to increase sales of Tanco Bale Wrapping machines and implements. This is a new and exciting position that will require frequent travel around the East Coast & Midwest and strong sales skills to sell Tanco’s products to existing, and new dealers. If you have a lot of drive and energy, a strong sales record with proven results in the agricultural equipment or power equipment industry, are a self-starter with strong prospecting and closing skills, and like to travel (car) several weeks each month, Tanco Autowrap would like to hear from you. This is a full-time position with training provided, great working environment, growth opportunities, company paid car, health insurance, 401K, etc. Duties and Responsibilities All interested parties by Resume to [email protected] or reply to the following Craiglist advertisement: agriculture, distributor, economy, employment, enterprise ireland, farming, ireland, Job, machinery, sales, tanco autowrap>	http://americas.enterprise-ireland.com/tanco-autowrap-product-manager-position-available/	2013-05-18T10:30:22	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Dis up to 32 percent of expenditures in Michigan (down from 42 percent a few years ago). For “Oz,” Michigan taxpayers are subsidizing the film higher than the average price of a ticket: Michigan has 4.5 million individual taxpayers, and the state gave the film studio $39.7 million to shoot the movie in Pontiac. That works out to a subsidy of $8.82 per taxpayer while average ticket prices nationwide are $7.96. The subsidy has been around for years with the program originally refunding up to 42 percent of Michigan expenses to filmmakers —. Most economists and researchers across the spectrum have found film subsidy programs to have a poor return on investment. According to the Center for Budget Priorities, economic analysis of film subsidy and tax credit programs across the county have been almost unanimous that they are not worth the cost. And for 2010-11, the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency found that even among the most optimistic of assumptions, the film program brought the state only $0.11 per dollar spent. The subsidies cost Michigan taxpayers $125 million and returned $13.5 million in 2010-11. Film subsidies are an expensive way for state lawmakers to look like they are “doing something” and they have the added lure of bringing Hollywood stars to the state. But the reality is that the program is a policy flop. Jarrett Skorup is a research associate with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a free-market think thank located in Midland, Michigan. A version of this piece first ran at Capitol Confidential. Image of an empty theater courtesy of Big Stock Photo. Connect With Us Via RSS, Newsletter or Your Favorite Social Networking Site. Source: AFF Doublethink Online \| Elisha Maldonado Source: AFF Doublethink Online \| Joseph Hammond	http://americasfuture.org/doublethink/2013/03/michigan-taxpayers-pay-more-to-make-movies-than-watch-them/	2013-05-18T10:31:26	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Went in tonight and fiiiiiiinally got the written taken care of. My procrastination skills are top-notch when I put my mind to it. Anyway, I did very well. While I didn't get the 100% that I was aiming for (because I would have had half the $80 fee refunded - nice little incentive there) I only missed a couple questions. I got to the airport and realized I had forgotten my logbook (inside which was the endorsement from Dave for me to take the exam) and had to drive back home to get it... so from the start it didn't seem like I had any extra luck on my side. However, I really did luck out when it came to the test questions. In every online practice test I took (which uses the exact same randomly-selected questions from the FAA test bank) there were quite a few weight and balance and navigational calculation problems. By the grace of something, I did not get a single one on the exam tonight. Most of the questions ended up being about the FARs and there were a lot that referenced sectional charts and VOR navigation. What that added up to was a very quick test - it took me about 45 minutes in total. My only real beef is that the FAA doesn't allow you to see the exact questions you missed. Instead you are given codes for the subject areas in which you answered a question wrong. The problem with this is that they can be ridiculously vague. Mine were to do with airspace and aircraft performance, which are two areas that contain a huuuuge amount of information. I'd much prefer to see if I just made a stupid mistake in answering a question wrong - especially since I am quite confident in my knowledge in those areas. Griping aside, it went well and I got a very good score so all that's left is a little more solo practice (I just want to go over some things on my own) and then the checkride. Monday, October 27, 2008 Knowledge Exam - Passed! Categories: Aviation, Flight Training CONGRATS!!! I know what a relief it is to have the written out of the way. Congratulations! How were you doing on the practice tests going into the real thing? Congrats! I'm with Paul, how did your scores on the practice tests compare with your real test score? Thanks guys! I'd say it was a fair correlation. I've been taking the practice tests online over the past year thru Sportys and MyWrittenExam.com, plus have used the ASA Test Prep book and Rod Machado's Workbook... so I was thoroughly familiar with all the questions, and then some. I'm pretty sure that I have seen them all by now. Due to that, there certainly weren't any surprised in what or how anything was asked. Anyway, I averaged 90% to 100% on the practice exams - usually based more on how much time I spent taking them (i.e. if I was rushing through one at work) than anything. So the actual score is right in line with that. Ugh, mine wasn't that great, but I passed...and that's all that matters to me. As the guys at the airport said, "you passed, they don't print your score on your license, so don't sweat it" I am going to sweat my check ride on Friday though! LOL Good luck with yours when you take it! I'm sure I'll be stressing plenty over my checkride as well, no matter how confident I feel in having learned everything. Good luck on Friday - we'll both be official pilot folk quite soon! Woohoo! Go Pilot Steve! Way to go! Can you hear the music? Not too much left to do now. Keep it up!	http://amileofrunway.blogspot.com/2008/10/knowledge-exam-passed.html?showComment=1225203360000	2013-05-18T11:01:56	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
This spring we had a chance to take two short trips around China. The first trip went into our past, the second into our future (but more on that later!) The university gave us a few days off in April for Qing Ming Jie, or Tomb Sweeping Festival. This is a time of remembrance for those departed, when families meet at the graveyards to remember their ancestors, sweep their tombs, and sometimes have a picnic. Since so many return to their hometowns during this time, it seemed appropriate for us to return to what we consider our hometown in China: Tai’an. We traveled by China’s new high-speed rail, the G-train. This was our first experience, and we were quite impressed. The G-train uses its own elevated rail lines, as well as its own new train stations. Therefore, it doesn’t need to slow down to wait for other slower trains, nor slow down to enter cities. Traveling at up to 300 km per hour, we reached Tai’an from Beijing in about two hours—a trip that takes approximately five-to-six hours by regular train–an unbelievable speed! While on the train I had sent a text message to the parents of Tian Tian, one of Grace and Katherine’s old friends. Tian Tian’s grandmother is an old cadre of the university, and quite well-connected on the old campus. As we were speeding through the countryside toward Tai’an, news of our arrival was speeding through the old campus communication network: Everyone knew we were coming. We spent most of the next three days doing not much of anything but hanging out at the old campus where we used to live. Our kids fell back immediately into their old circle of friends, and ran around happily playing in Chinese. We visited their old kindergarten and they hugged their old teachers. Tian Tian’s parents took us out for an extended lunch. So many people on the street—the elderly, the shopkeepers, the guards at the gate, our former colleagues—said to us, “You’re back!” At one point a large group of us sat talking in the courtyard in front of our old apartment. Pointing to the apartment, one of our former colleagues asked us which foreigners we had come to see. I looked at her strangely. “Well, we did see some of the other foreign teachers. But that’s not why we came,” I said. “We came here to see all of you.” She was visibly moved. Perhaps the highlight of our trip was dinner at Mr. Jia’s house on our last evening. During our four years of living in Tai’an, Mr. Jia, our minder, had never invited us to his home. But something was different this time. We no longer had a professional relationship requiring a certain amount of distance. We had come back, though we had no contractual obligations. Mr. Jia and his wife got out all of their old photo albums, and we had a grand time seeing pictures of Mr. Jia during his army days. Over dinner—dumplings, crickets, eggplant, watermelon—we were able to talk about things at a much deeper level than we ever did while we still lived there. As we got ready to leave, Mr. Jia said, “This is your house. Don’t ever stay in a hotel again. Next time you come back, you must stay here with us.” We promised him we would be back—next Qing Ming Jie.	http://amintaarrington.com/our-return-to-taian/	2013-05-18T10:22:10	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
… and you know what that means. IT’S TIME TO STOCK UP ON DECORATIONS!!!! Bell decorations Filed under Christmas Ornaments, Etsy, Folksy More decorations Gosh it’s been a busy few weeks getting my Etsy shop up and running but sales have finally begun and i’m making more ornaments in different styles. So far i’ve been using fanric from V&A, Fabric Rehab and various eBay sellers. I particularly love the retro space fabric. Getting ready for Christmas!!! ok ok I know it’s only August but i’m thinking ahead and getting into the Christmas spirit. I’ve started making a selection of unique hand sewn decorations for all of your beautiful trees which I am selling via my shop LOVE TABITHA on both Etsy and Folksy. So far i’ve made hearts, bells and baubles and have attempted a tree which I need to work on… hoping to get some stars made too. I am constantly updating them so make sure that you keep checking back ad get those orders ion quick sharp! xxx I’ve finished!!!! whoop whoop I have finally managed to finish Emily Alice’s quilt. I’m annoyed with myself for taking so long but I also have a wedding to plan (only 4 weeks to go… eeek). And Emily’s still a baby so it won’t really be much use to her for at least another year! What do you think? Is it Alice in Wonderlandy enough? Perhaps I should have added some bunny ears… Hmmm. Right, no rest for the wicked. I am now off to start another quilt that I will be selling on Etsy in the summer. And if you’re interested in a special commission you know where to find me xxx Filed under Uncategorized Machine quilting here I come Finally I’ve gotten to the final stage and I’m machine quilting the blanket for Emily. Most people find this part the exciting bit but I personally find it terrifying…. Wish me luck x First stage complete! I’ve finally finished the front of the quilt. I still have a loooooong way to go but for me I find the front the most time consuming and the most challenging. Now it’s time to get the back ready and then put the front, wadding and back together and start machine quilting on top. I’m slightly apprehensive about this part because Fran’s quilt wasn’t as neat as I would’ve liked it to be. But hey ho i’m still learning and practice makes perfect – so they say. Oooo and look at these pretty little pug puppies! They are for sale….. How could you possibly resist????	http://amioldbeforemytime.com/	2013-05-18T10:52:11	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://amioldbeforemytime.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/105_2132.jpg?w=300&h=225", "105_2132" ] ]
These plans are for a straightforward set of “dynamic” raised garden boxes that will allow easy reach at a convenient height. The beds also provide a wooden backdrop that you can line with chicken wire, hardware cloth, or similar material to provide support for tomato plants, vines, and other plants. The garden beds are approximately 14’ x 7’, with a small cut out in the front center that allows you to more easily be able to reach your garden. The plans are fairly forgiving, so if you’re hardware store cuts your lumber for free, their accuracy should be good enough. Projects built from this plan. Thank you for submitting brag posts, it's appreciated by all! No brag posts have been found yet. Have you built this project? Please help other by submitting brag posts.:. For this step, it may be easier if you temporarily attach a 3’ 2x4 to the 4’ panel boards (see the grey box on the diagram below). This will make the panels more stationary and stable.!! We are DIYing our moms a Duplex in Alaska! Check out our progress so far as we owner build a home, step by step. Read the Momplex blog here. New here? Check out our most popular free, step by step furniture plans.	http://ana-white.com/2013/02/plans/dynamic-raised-garden-bed-plans	2013-05-18T10:12:44	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Europa Comentarios \| Escribir comentario Comentarios \| Escribir comentario Comentarios \| Escribir comentario Comentarios \| Escribir comentario Los países de la UE deben contribuir más a la protección de la biodiversidad Los países de la UE deben redoblar sus esfuerzos para conservar la biodiversidad y aplicar plenamente la estrategia de biodiversidad de la UE hasta 2020 (EU 2020) con el fin de impedir la extinción de las especies, según ha revelado un análisis reciente de la Lista Roja europea que coordina la UICN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza). … \| English \| French 02 May 2013 \| News story 0 Comentarios \| Escribir comentario Comentarios \| Escribir comentario	http://[email protected]/es/noticias/noticias_por_region/europa_news/	2013-05-18T10:22:54	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Just in the past few months, my son has become interested in cameras and photography. Both my husband and I are into photography, so he sees us using our cameras a lot. He loves to sit on my lap and watch me while I’m reviewing photos on our computer. He adores the images of the animals, flowers, family, and friends, I capture with my camera. So, for his 5th birthday last month, we decided to give him his own camera to play with. Now he’s completely obsessed. What a fun way to explore nature and record his memories of the things he loves! - Give your child a durable digital camera made for kids. I’ve read several articles over the past few months recommending ways to introduce photography to kids, and they all say to skip the toy cameras made for kids and instead give them one made for adults. I disagree, at least for younger children (ages 3-6). Why a “toy” camera instead of one made for adults? Durability. Yes, you’ll be sacrificing quality for this durability. But, well, children this age can be a bit rough on their stuff. Expect the camera to be dropped, rubbed on rocks, ground into the dirt, stuffed roughly into a backpack, or spilled on. Quality can wait until the kids are a bit older. - Choose a quality kid camera within your price range. OK, I’m going to seem to contradict myself here. I said in the first point to provide your child with a durable digital camera made for kids, and I said quality doesn’t really matter. But that’s relative. When selecting that first camera, I recommend you select one made for kids that can shoot the highest quality images within your price range. Currently, the highest resolution (pixel, resulting in image quality) available in a camera made for children is 2.0 megapixels. Of course, the cost is higher to achieve this quality. A 1.3 megapixel camera might be just fine for the purposes of your child. I recommend you check out this article from TopTenReviews.com to help you select the right camera… “2012 Compare Best Digital Cameras for Children“. We decided to go with the VTech KidiZoom Spin & Smile Camera, and have been happy with our decision. - Then let your child play! The first day he had the camera, my son mostly took photos of his favorite toys. He also takes a lot of photographs of me and my husband. I love seeing the world through his lens. The shots are usually looking up at us! Great 5-year-old perspective. Now, a month later, my son mostly takes photos of the birds in our backyard or flowers we see while out and about. - Download the images onto your computer. You’ll probably have a lot! I recommend you sit with your child at the computer and decide which ones to keep and which ones to discard. If your child is anything like mine, he or she will want to keep them all! If your computer has the memory, that’s not a problem. But I think it’s an important lesson to learn that some things are worth keeping and some are worth letting go. Work through this with your child. - Create a photo album or a photo book of your child’s images. Give your child the freedom to select the photos that mean the most to him or her. Purchase a photo album for your child, and have your child place the photos into the book. Or, alternatively, create (with your child) a photo book online through one of the great sites out there. I have a preference for Shutterfly, but I know others who prefer Snapfish. It’s so easy and fun to create a book through these online resources, and they make a great keepsake. We have tons of photographs of our child doing things we think are cute, fun, or visually pleasing, but this camera and photo album is just for your child. These are the images that are important to your child, a way to keep a memory of what was important at age five, six, and up. What better gift can you give your child? Interested in seeing some of his photos? Check them out here… “Nature Fun for Kids: Take a Photo Walk“ Pingback: iPhone Photography for Kids \| Educational Exploration Pingback: Photography for Kids: Fun with an iPhone \| A Nature Mom Wonderful – I have found now the right birthday gift. By the way, do you have some tips for celebrating the birthday with nature games – however indoor, as we celebrate it next month. Thank you again! Hm.. indoor nature games for a birthday party.. have you considered some fun science experiments? You might find some ideas on this sight.. . Up to know I have considered the Italian party style, which means to “hire” a clown entertainer. But surfing around your blog it comes in my mind to offer more activities with the nature. Good tip fun science experiments, thank you for the link, I will check it out tomorrow. Need to go to bed now (unfortunately), in Italy it’s nearby midnight, Im just late Once more a huge thank you!! Sleep well. I’m only on my computer so much today because I’m home sick… sleep sounds wonderful. oh yes good night and I will be back soon … and get well soon! Hello Nature Mom, hope you stay better! I would like to thank you for the interesting link `science sparks´. I have visited the site before. They have nice ideas! And my twins enjoyed a lot to create their storing boxes made of egg cartons (each of them made 5 boxes and they sticked them all over with remnants too). Thank you for this nice and creative idea. Bye for now, Katharina Pingback: For the Potographer « Family Bugs Blogging Pingback: Super Kid « Silk & Spice My son loves the camera he got for Christmas. Definitely his best Christmas present, he has spent so many hours experimenting with it! Fun! Wonderful post! Nature,photography and writing go hand in hand ,so by creating an interest in all,we are teaching our children how to appreciate all the wonderful things about nature.My daughter enjoys both writing and photography and is passionate about all animals and nature.Photography enables one to capture that unique moment.We enjoy your blog. Thanks for sharing all those great pics. Thank you for the feedback! What a wonderful gift to give your daughter… a love of writing, photography, and nature (and, I assume, reading, too). These are things that will nourish her throughout her life. We hope we are providing our son with the same foundation, and hoping to inspire others to do the same! Pingback: Nature Fun for Kids: Take a Photo Walk « A Nature Mom Great post. My daughter who is a teen now has been taking pictures since she was small. She loves it! It has encouraged her to be outside more. She has a movie camera now and will be taking video production in high school when she attends this fall. She has never dropped her camera…although I’ve dropped mine. I guess adults can do that too. HaHa.. I’m a klutz, so I’m probably projecting my fear of damaging my camera. My son hasn’t dropped his camera yet, but it’s been pretty roughed up on rocks and set down in the dirt. I love hearing about your daughter, and how her photography has developed! Those who say children should have adult digital cameras lack practical wisdom. It is easy to drop and destroy a digital camera, I have to take special care not to do that. Yes, I, too, am very careful with my camera, yet it still accidentally gets banged around a bit. My son is very careful and conscientious with his stuff, and I’m afraid the fear of damaging a valuable camera would take the fun out of it for him.	http://anaturemom.com/2012/07/01/kids-n-cameras-five-tips-for-introducing-photography-to-children/	2013-05-18T10:12:20	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
I am getting increasingly excited about the third annual conference on the Call to an Ancient Evangelical Future, coming up October 9-11. In the past few days, our speakers have given us glimpses into what they’ll be sharing with us. I think you’ll find this material thought-provoking and equipping for ministry. Discovering Your Church’s Missional DNA Rick Richardson, director, masters in evangelism & leadership, Wheaton College § Missional is the new code word in the theology and praxis of ecclesiology. But how do we become genuinely missional and not just rhetorically missional? § Rick Richardson will help you understand what God is doing in restoring the missional identity of the church, and where your church—with its unique missional DNA—might fit. The Good, the Bad, and the Ridiculous: The Church Visible Jenell Paris, professor of sociology and anthropology, Messiah College § We need an authentic common sense approach to connect the AEF Call to “take seriously the visible character of the church” with what can be observed in the everyday life of our congregations. § Jenell Paris will help you think about how your congregation incorporates the good, the bad, and the ridiculous. She will help you consider the unique stories of your congregation, and how those stories fit with the larger story of the church. Can the Church and Capitalism Get Along? David Fitch, founding pastor, Life on the Vine Christian Community and prof. of evangelical theology, Northern Seminary § Despite the benefits they bring us, capitalism and consumerism distort the church, its fellowship, its spiritual formation, and its mission. How do we shape a community of Christ that is in capitalism, but not of it? § David Fitch will offer some basic practices we can adopt to protect our churches from being squeezed into capitalism’s mold. Tracing the Church’s Journey Howard Snyder, prof. of Wesley studies, Tyndale Seminary; former prof. of history & theology of mission, Asbury Seminary. § The twists and turns, the highways and detours, of the church’s journey through 2000 years of history and a slew of cultures clarifies our present challenge. § Howard Snyder will help you think about how that journey will help your congregation effectively come to grips with its own story and mission in light of “God’s narrative” and the biblical story. Preserving the Church’s Story D. H. Williams, prof. of patristics & historical theology, Baylor University § If the church forgets its story, it will be shaped by the world’s stories. We can easily lose our identity and our mission. § To prevent such loss, the ancient church developed a systematic approach to Christian education. It aimed to preserve its message by teaching its story. Because many of its members were illiterate, the church’s message had to be preserved in the minds and hearts of its members. The conference is fast approaching, so register right away. 2 comments: Excellent article. This article realises me the good,bad and ridiculous. The story of the church shown in the article is really good. boat accessories	http://ancientevangelicalfuture.blogspot.com/2008/09/conference-preview-church-continuation_12.html?showComment=1258377135517	2013-05-18T10:13:03	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AztQo2E7vpg/SMrSLVBE6aI/AAAAAAAAAHE/B2zD2icpvlI/s400/AEF+brochure+9_12_08.jpg", null ] ]
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The review in Strategy + Business A huge Thank You to David Hurst, who reviewed Hannibal and Me in strategy + business, a management magazine published Booz & Company. It’s in the fall edition of the print magazine, but the web link is already up. An excerpt: …. … 8 Comments Post a comment I used to think that I was the laziest blogger on the Web. I guess I was wrong. Moreover, I am shocked to recognize the phrase “shock of recognition” from the opening chapter to Damage by Josephine Hart (excellent novel, but the way; great movie as well): We may go through our lives happy or unhappy, successful or unfulfilled, loved or unloved, without ever standing cold with the shock of recognition, without ever feeling the agony as the twisted iron in our soul unlocks itself, and we slip at last into place. Anagnorisis. Sounds like an inflammation of some sort, doesn’t it? I’ve been lazy indeed — as a BLOGGER. Eventually, that will change. Part of the reason is that I’m so busy with offline life in the new gig, part of it is that that gig is giving me so much I’d like to say about Germany and Europe that I would have to abandon the book thread on this blog. Anagnorisis: I thought it was a philosophical statement: neither a nag nor Isis. Fantastic! congratulations! Thanks. And sorry for my online absences of late. You said the paucity of entries on this blog of late is partly due to your “….new gig…..giving me so much I’d like to say about Germany and Europe that I would have to abandon the book thread on this blog……”. Why not, then, start a companion blog, to be called “Man of Berlin”. Off you go now…….!! I know you start new blogs all the time. But I don’t want to. It fragments attention, time, life… No, I’ve got plenty of venues for publishing my views already, so i’ll concentrate on those. In time, I WILL write about Germany — right here. He loves your book! And makes it sound like one of the few books out there really worth a CEO’s time. Even though I (as distinct from my publisher) wasn’t even primarily aiming at CEOs.	http://andreaskluth.org/2012/08/25/the-review-in-strategy-business/	2013-05-18T10:41:00	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
ANZ lifts rates, ditches exit fees ANZ has made a decision to raise its variable mortgage rate by 0.39% to 7.8%, though it will also abolish mortgage exit fees and offer a suite of discounts and subsidies to attract customers who are looking to switch lenders. In a widely expected and foreshadowed move, the bank went 0.14% above the RBA’s official cash rate movement of 0.25%, slightly less than CBA’s 0.45% rate rise, citing high wholesale funding costs and intense competition for deposits. ANZ CEO Australia Philip Chronican said: . To sweeten the move, the bank has officially abolished all deferred establishment fees (or exit fees). It will also provide up to $1600 in fee discounts and subsidies for customers until the end of 2010 to reduce ‘switching costs’ for new and existing customers who may be attracted to refinance by a new disount offer on its 3-year fixed rate. The fee discounts will include a waver on ANZ’s Loan Approval Fee (up to $600) for all mortgage customers applying for the 3-year fixed rate offer, as well as a subsidy of up to $1000 to offset switching costs charged by other lenders. On it’s 3-year fixed rate, the bank is now offering a 0.44% discount until the end of 2010, which effectively reduces the interest rate to 7.1% – 0.7% per annum less than the standard variable rate. “This package gives Australians greater choice by reducing switching costs and introducing a very competitive fixed rate offer for customers wanting to fix their mortgage interest rate at a lower rate compared to the standard variable rate,” Chronican said. Commenting on exit fees, Chronican said: “Our mortgage exit fee was already among the lowest in the market and by abolishing it we are telling our customers we are prepared to win and retain their business through competitive pricing, convenient products and great customer service.”	http://andredicioccio.wordpress.com/tag/rates/	2013-05-18T10:12:29	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Serious the ticket is bought depart Heathrow; no return it's cheaper this way Mantra In A Leeds Accent Vodka and orange. Tall glass. Ena pago. Kalamaki. Sip it slow. Chase me. Catch me. See what I do. (Glossary: Ena pago - one ice cube. Kalamaki - a straw) Very nice blog. I love your ideas - simple and back to basics . Great ideas hotels leeds city	http://andrewmccallumcrawford.blogspot.com/2011/04/two-poems-serious-and-mantra-in-leeds.html	2013-05-18T10:40:21	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Prinny demo hits PlayStation Store Stage of "suitable difficulty" can be sampled for free. Looking to sample Nippon Ichi's first action game in advance? Then get your PSP and either PC or PS3 ready, because a demo of Prinny: Ore ga Shujinkou de Iinsuka? is available for download as of today via the PlayStation Store. The demo promises a "stage with appropriate difficulty," according to Nippon Ichi's announcement. Announced late last month this new title features the Disgaea series mascot Prinny in a 2D side-scrolling action game in which players attempt to gather the ultimate sweets for Etona. The game offers freely selectable stages along with boss fights. Videos and more await at the [a href=]Prinny official site[/a], which recently saw updates to many of its sections. The final version of Prinny will hit on November 20 at 5229 yen. Nippon Ichi will include a soundtrack CD as a pre-order bonus. Loading comments. If comments don't load, make sure Javascript is on in your browser.	http://andriasang.com/colw6v/prinny_demo_hits_ps_store/	2013-05-18T10:45:10	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "/colw6v/images/21exf/thumb.jpg", null ] ]
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Google Drive hands-on and impressions5.	http://androidcommunity.com/tag/hands-on/page/9/	2013-05-18T10:34:20	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
MyFoxNY.com - FREE by My Local TV, Version: 2.01.6060 , 5061 KB Official Site Package name: com.mylocaltv.wnyw , Last Update: 2012-09-18 15:00:35 126 ratings (4.167 average) 10,000-50,000 downloads What's new in this version (2.01.6060): This update includes: * Minor bugfixes * Performance enhancements Description MyFoxNY.com is now on your phone providing you with the latest news, weather and traffic information for New York City and the tristate region, including New Jersey and Connecticut. Last comments from Android Market JackF (*) Sometimes the traffic doesn't update and is hours or a whole day old. Fipper () Loads way too slow. Traffic advisories were helpful but only allows 1 page of it. MyTouch Nick () Extremely slow and limited Artistic (**) Love it Nicholas () Force closes all the time, mytouch 3G slide Jennifer () Very slow. Force closes. Droid. Victor () Stories are limited. No search option. App icon needs improvement. Rob (**) Only gives you a few stupid stories at a time	http://androlicious.com/details/com.mylocaltv.wnyw	2013-05-18T10:22:37	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "/images/News & Magazines/c/com.mylocaltv.wnyw_icn.png", "MyFoxNY.com image" ] ]
First time in Project Runway Philippines history, four designers were in the finals at Sofitel’s Harbor Garden Tent. It took almost a month for the producers to announce the winner. Probably, it was their way to generate public attention. The show,indeed, was widely discussed on Twitter when it aired Sunday, topping trending topics list in the Philippines … Continue reading »	http://andronico.wordpress.com/tag/project-runway-philippines-3/	2013-05-18T10:20:57	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Above is a picture of my littlest sweetie. Today was her very last day of preschool. No more preschool events for me… I just needed to look at her cute little baby face. For Slow Cooking Thursday today, I made Caramelized onions, which doesn’t really need a recipe. (Peel and slice the onions, toss in a bit of oil, cover and cook for a really long time.) Sandra is off home to South Africa for four weeks, so there is not any Slow Cooking Thursday for the week to link to, but I just had to do it any way! Right now Vidalia onions are in season, those sweet onions that are only available for such a short while. Last year for my birthday, my father-in-law gave me a pressure canner so that I could expand what I can put by. One of the first things I canned were caramelized onions following the guidelines on canningusa.com. So, of course, if I want some of these tasty onions this summer (amazing on burgers, portabella mushroom “steaks”, fajitas, chicken, pizza, etc.) then I need to can some now while the price is right. It did take me quite a while to cook the onions down last year, so I wanted to try to speed up that process, or at least not have to be so involved. I found some recipes for caramelized onions on the ‘net using a slow cooker, so I thought I would give it a shot using the proportions on the canningusa website. The link to the recipe is not up right now, but I emailed them, and they sent out the recipe right away. If you can at all, or are just interested in the process, you should really go check out their site. They have 5 video podcasts so you can actually SEE canning being done., instead of just trying to figure it out from a recipe. Really interesting. If you don’t can, cool your onions, then freeze in portions you will use. For example, maybe one cup portions for burger toppings. I used my 6 quart crock pot, and for each pound of onion I added 2 tablespoons olive oil and light sprinkling of salt. Peel each onion, cut in half , then cut ¼”-1/2” strips, putting in the crock pot as you go. I filled the crock to the top, put the lid on and put it on high for 2 hours. At that point the onions had cooked down enough to add the rest of the onions to the pot. Stir to mix, cover and lower the heat to low. Leave on for 10 or more hours until the onions are caramelized. There will also be quite a bit of juice released. Strain your onions and save the onion broth in another bowl. You can freeze or can the broth at the same time as the onions. It is nice as a soup base or in the crock pot used as the liquid for a roast. I got 13 half-pints of caramelized onions and 10 half-pints onion broth from my 6 quart crock pot. Plus I had enough onions to have with tonight’s roast. Not bad for not having to stand over a stove… Each pound of onions make ½ pint of caramelized onions. When canning, add ½ teaspoon ascorbic acid per each ½ pint. Can using hot pack method leaving1/2” headspace in the jars. Process in a pressure canner for 70 minutes at 10 pounds pressure. For elevations above 1,000 feet, see the altitude time adjustments on canningusa.com. ***If you do not freeze these, caramelized onions MUST be PRESSURE canned. You cannot can these safely in a hot water bath. Onions are not acidic enough to can safely without a pressure canner.	http://angelaskitchen.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/slow-cooking-thursday-caramelized-onions/?like=1&_wpnonce=dee27eefe3	2013-05-18T10:12:35	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Chicken cashew is made out of deep fried or stir fried chicken mixed together with cashews then served with thick oyster sauce. There are several versions of this dish but I’m pretty sure that most of you didn’t know that this is actually an American dish, Chinese-American to be precise. David Leong who moved from China to US in 1940′s made the most popular version where chicken are deep fried; and he named it Springfield Cashew Chicken. David struggled to sell Chinese food in United States so he began creating dishes that would appeal to local residents until this dish was served first at Grove Supper Club in Springfield, Missouri in 1963. Obviously, that was where he named his dish for. It became really popular that made him open his own restaurant named Leong’s Tea House in 1963. It was in business for more than 30 years until it closed its doors in 1997. But even though Leong is out of business the legacy continues as there are more than 70 restaurants in Missouri that still serves his dish. Ingredients 500g chicken breast, sliced 1 cup cashew nuts 2 pcs green capsicum, sliced into squares 1/2 thumb sized ginger, sliced thinly 1 onion, sliced 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cornstarch 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine peanut oil salt freshly ground black pepper Ingredients (Sauce) 1/4 cup Chinese cooking wine 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp brown sugar 1/4 cup water 1 tsp sesame oil Method 1. Marinate chicken in cornstarch, 1 tbsp cooking wine and cornstarch for at least 30 minutes. 2. Mix together sauce ingredients then set aside. 3. In a wok add oil then stir fry chicken in high heat until half cooked, remove from wok then set aside. 4. In the same wok add oil then sauté ginger and onions for 1 minute. 5. Add capsicum and stir fry for another minute. 6. Add the chicken back, cashew and the sauce, mix well to coat the chicken pieces evenly. 7. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Like the rich sauce. You always have such great recipes Raymund. Mandy Thank you, thank you! Just had the thought a couple days ago munching on Cashew Chicken at our favorite local Chinese restaurant, that I wanted to make it at home–and here it is! The chicken looks scrumptious! I really enjoyed the history lesson too! very good and had to laugh that an american invented it i have always thought that an american must have invented pizza too!! c What a great food story! Dear Raymund This is one of the classics and I always find myself picking out the cashew and washing it down with a beer. Ummm… This is absolute Yum!! I loved reading this post. This is something I don’t get to eat after married to a Chinese (Taiwanese American). It’s just not “Chinese food” enough? or whatever the reason is. LOL. Looking delicious though. I’m telling you my son would be in heaven eating at your dinner table every night. This is one of his favorite dishes. Chicken cashew is such a popular dish in the US yet many of my Chinese friends have no idea what it is. Now I know the answer – because it was invented in the US. I actually personally like this dish and make it from time to time. Thanks for sharing it. I have always loved this dish at restaurants, and never knew it was American. No matter what its background is, yours looks delicious!	http://angsarap.net/2012/05/31/chicken-cashew/	2013-05-18T10:51:56	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Nilupak is a snack dish in the Philippines made out of either mashed cassava, sweet potatoes or cardaba bananas wrapped in banana lead and served with margarine. I remember my grandmother used to make these when I was a child and I totally forgotten about this snack until recently I saw one served in a Filipino gathering we had attended. I immediately noted it down so I can remember to cook it at a later time. There are several challenges in making this one as authentic as possible as we don’t have the proper fresh ingredients here so I ended up using all frozen items, like the banana leaf and cassava. For the grated coconuts I used desiccated coconut soaked in coconut cream to achieve the same effect. I can say it was a success and ended up bringing some of it to another gathering we attended where it was devoured in a matter of seconds. Ingredients 500g grated cassava 3/4 cup condensed milk 2 tbsp butter, melted 1 1/2 cup desiccated coconut 3/4 cup coconut cream margarine Method 1. Soak desiccated coconut in coconut cream. 2. In a bowl mix together grated cassava, condensed milk, butter and 1/2 cup of the soaked desiccated coconut. 3. Add mixture in a wok then cook in low heat while continuously mixing. Note it gets harder to mix as it cooks, make sure it’s cooked well and will take you around 30 minutes for this amount of cassava. 4. Shape into desired shape, place in a banana leaf then serve with remaining rehydrated desiccated coconut and margarine Grabe…. Sarap nyan ha!! I haven’t tried making at home because I can always buy it here in the neighborhood… Looks truly amazing! I love the combination of ingredients you’ve used. No doubt as tasty as it looks. I need to get my hands on some cassava pronto! This is really unique.. it must taste so yummy! What is cassava?? Cassava is Yuca or Tapioca I’ve never heard of these before. They look delicious and I love the ingredients! Looks delicious! Is the casava cooked before you grate it? I bought the prepacked grated (raw) one hence I had a hard time as I made sure its fully cooked. Usually my grandma steams or boils it before grating to make it easier. Ugly sounding name but with flavorful favorite treat. Another trip to memory lane on this, Raymund! Good post! Raymund this is so exotic and it looks fantastic! i;ve never seen them before. Oh yum. Your dessert posts are convincing me that, though I have never visited, the Philippines may be my spiritual home! Ohh yum that sounds like one fabulous after school snack. what an interesting idea- we don’t have anything at all like this where I live, but it sounds tasty. thank you for featuring nilupak, its one of my fave kakanin.. also thanks for the tip about making the desiccated coconut look and taste like fresh grated coconut by just soaking them in coconut cream. that a brilliant idea! Yeah, things you do when you badly need an alternative. thanks for the tip I’m game for anything that has coconut in it!! I’m not familiar with this, but it really looks good. I especially like the melted butter on top. I sure could use this recipe coz my mom loves saba and we’re tired of the usual bananacue, maruya and minatamis na saba. Thanks! now printing I’m feeling like I missed out – I never seen nor tasted this before! Bookmarked to give it a shot – it sounds tasty. 1 of my favorite meryenda…sarap nyan!	http://angsarap.net/2012/10/16/nilupak/	2013-05-18T10:30:30	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Pets Sunburn Too! Many pet parents think that their companions are immune to the harmful rays of the sun because of their fur, and while that may be the case for dogs and cats that have a thick coat of fur, the same is not true for pets that have thin fur or no fur at all. [...]	http://animalcentral.net/blog/tag/hyperthermia/	2013-05-18T10:12:38	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Global activist group and rabble-rousing professionals, Greenpeace, are having quite a week. To highlight environmental issues during the G8 Summit, the group has launched attention-getting offensives in Russia, France, Italy, and the United States, including an assault on the sacred stone pillar of democracy itself: Mt. Rushmore. Three protesters draped a banner with President Obama’s image and the words: “America honors leaders not politicians. Stop global warming.” Video of the rock climbing activism below. You should peep Penn & Teller's Bullshit episode on Mount Rushmore… and Global Warming.	http://animalnewyork.com/2009/greenpeace-installs-president-obama-on-mt-rushmore/	2013-05-18T10:31:37	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://animalnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/1_mount_rushmore_greenpeace.jpg", "1_mount_rushmore_greenpeace 1_mount_rushmore_greenpeace" ] ]
Bathing Makes Them Look even Funnier How to make your dog cuter and funnier than it already is? Well, bath it! Bathing makes them look even funnier, when they are wet and ragged with so confused face. Like they're saying: "What the hell just happened? Why did you do that to me? Look at me now!" But, to be honest, lots of dogs like to bath and swim, but only when they want it, not when you want it. While some others you just can't force to even come near to the bathroom. What is your dog like?	http://animalslook.com/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/	2013-05-18T10:53:23	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier01.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier02.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier03.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier04.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier05.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier06.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier07.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier08.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier09.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier10.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier11.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier12.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier13.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier14.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.animalslook.com/img/animal/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier/bathing-makes-them-look-even-funnier15.jpg", null ] ]
Teen Faces Multiple Charges for Trying to Take Scooter, Get Cash Police report Ronald Dow, a 17-year-old Severn teen, was charged as an adult for an attempted robbery on West Street in Annapolis. A teen reportedly took a scooter and then threatened the scooter's owner at knife point in an attempt to get cash from a bank in Annapolis on Thursday afternoon. Ronald Dow, 17, of Severn was charged as an adult, according to a release from the Annapolis Police Department. Police responded around 12:15 p.m. Thursday to the 2000 block of West Street for a reported robbery in progress. The victim told police that he left his Madison Street apartment and noticed that his scooter was missing. The victim told police that when he walked to the rear of the building, he found the scooter with Dow on it. According to the police report, Dow held up a knife and demanded money but the victim said he didn’t have any cash. Dow reportedly told the victim they could go to an ATM on the scooter and forced the victim at knifepoint to go. Once inside the BB&T on West Street, the victim told police he asked a bank teller for help while Dow waited outside. When police arrived, they reportedly found Dow on the scooter and could not initially locate the knife but later found it in the seat frame of the scooter. Police said Dow faces charges of attempted armed robbery, attempted robbery, wearing and carrying a dangerous weapon with the intent to injure, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and theft under $1,000.	http://annapolis.patch.com/articles/teen-faces-multiple-charges-for-trying-to-take-scooter-get-cash	2013-05-18T10:22:10	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
April 2011 i spilt tea on this girls phone at college skyofglass: BY ACCIDENT but omg she got so angry and then after i apologised I was like “what network are you on….. tea-mobile?” March 2011 Sorry, no. Oh boy. Just read an old blogpost. Old as in, well, early 2009. In there, except for the terrible uncapitalized letters, I found a few lines of people I quoted from the things I heard throughout the day. (Kinda scary but the date of the post was exactly two years ago) The quote that stood out to me read: “Why are you so hot?” …I laughed. Oh, good times, I have no memory of who... 2 tags I conjure up the thought of being gone But I’d probably even do that... 2 tags 3 tags Reblog, follow+, and where is the actual blog... I have not written a serious blog in quite some time. All I’ve been doing lately is reblogging and doing a ton of following..the complete opposite of how I started off on Tumblr. But I’m addicted. I can’t just ignore what my dashboard shows me..I find some awesome gifs or follow up on stuff. Oh, tumblr. 4 tags 3 tags 1 tag 3 tags Italics vjhbdulignrigjergihnrguirejngiurngjrehgidmkfnrueihnrgiunervikgernhguierglrg. I want to write! I…have nothing. Need inspiration. 1 tag The best is yet to come… 1 tag It's funny what can affect me Right now, I am hungry. Oh so hungry. I feel like my stomach is eating me alive but at the same time, I feel really really thin. It’s scary but to be honest, it’s what I want. But starving yourself is stupid. I have to keep repeating that to myself. I’ll eat eventually. Spending two hours reading a book about addiction and pretty much every other bad habit out there tends to put... An escape I wish I was back on my bike, er, a bike. Where my thoughts left my head with the wind and I could just look down at the sidewalk blurring under me and the cars above me. It’s not too bad to read my new book in the dimming light of old Christmas lights taped onto my wall, either, but that only lasts as long as I don’t feel too tired to read every word on the page..especially this late... Introduced by a friend of a friend... It’s been quite a while since I’ve sat outside with my laptop, in complete silence except for the occasional song of a bird. Out here, I can see my laptop screen a lot better..so, hello dust, I’m sorry I don’t clean you enough. I have “Your Ex Lover is Dead” thoroughly stuck in my head, quite a change from the recent “Stamp on the Ground” invading... 2 tags God that was strange to see you again Introduced by a friend of a friend... 1 tag 1 tag So kiss me like you did, my heart stopped beating, such a softer... 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Another DAM podcast interview with Rob Le Quesne \| Listen Here are the questions asked: - How are you involved with Digital Asset Management? - Can you tell us about the Seamless End-to-End Experience (see linked article) you designed using Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to connect the physical and digital world together? - What advise would you like to share with DAM Professionals and people aspiring to become DAM Professionals? Related Articles - Another DAM podcast interview with Romney Whitehead (anotherdampodcast.com) - Another DAM podcast interview with Kezia Everson (anotherdampodcast.com)	http://anotherdampodcast.com/tag/seamless/	2013-05-18T10:41:02	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
“Trust me.” Such a simple phrase. We say it all the time. The problem is, it IS said all the time, by all kinds of people. Thus, it becomes meaningless, or worse, a sure marker to do just the opposite. So, given that, how do you build trust in older child adoption? Well, that right there is the million dollar question. And if I had the short answer and the sure fire key, I’d be a buying a house on the Big Island. But, I don’t. I don’t have any pat answers. When you adopt an older child, trust is the huge issue. It is the elephant in the room. It is a barrier like the Berlin Wall, some days. I wonder if it is a bigger problem or issue corresponding to the aging up of a child. As we adopted a teen, we find it a big prickly deal; a frequent barrier. Big. So, part of me wonders if the younger a child is at placement, the easier it might be to build trust again? But, I’m sure that’s naive and it’s also a bit of “grass is greener’ thinking, so don’t flame me. I know it must be also dependent upon their prior history and background and trauma and attachment and on and on. But even so, TRUST. It’s the holy grail in so many ways for us adoptive families, isn’t it? Trust, or the lack of it, is such a barrier. We each tiptoe to the wall of it and peek over the side now and then….sometimes we wave. But it is still there, sharp and solid between us, all too often. She doesn’t trust us. Not yet. At almost three years home, not yet. Oh she trusts that I will have dinner each night and that we will drive her to events and I will get her new socks and wash the dirty ones. But the big stuff, or even new small stuff? No. On the flip side of that coin, I need to trust her, fully, too. And, I don’t. Not deeply to the core. (Shame on me? Perhaps. Indeed.) OH, I can give her the benefit of the doubt…but even trust on my side has a ways to go to be fully rooted. (And, really, when you’re talking about teens in general…I think the motto needs to be “trust, but verify.” So we’re already in a caution/hazard zone to begin with.) For you folks who have a relatively recent adoption of an older child, take note. Things take longer than most presume. It’s a funny thing about Trust. It cannot be GIVEN. If so, I would have heaped it upon my hypervigilent teen daughter, and had her soak in vats of it in order to have it seep into her pores and bones, and heart and mind. I would wrap it around her to tamp down her anxieties. Heck, I would weave a shawl from it and keep it wrapped around ME; for my own trust issues. However, it cannot be given. It must be EARNED. And it has to be EARNED in each direction. I have to earn her trust; she has to earn mine. Mine for her is further along, I understand her very well now and can anticipate most of her behaviors, even as some frustrate and wear on me. Her trust for me, for us? Well…that’s a thing that might very well be a LONG time coming. And of course, I hate that. She cannot understand so much of this new world and culture and family. Her disabilities make this so terribly much more difficult, she cannot understand always the steps we take or what we say/do when we are working for her good. Her trauma background, the hypervigilence and anxiety that result just throw fuel on the fire of her fretting suspicions. So how to earn trust? I don’t know. Truly, I don’t. Other than just walking the walk and putting in the time and proving to her, again and again and again – in the small things and the big ones – that we always work for her best good. Showing her that we mean what we say and we say what we mean. ”An elephant’s word is 100%“ How do you moms ALL deal with these trust issues? I’d love to hear how they are handled. Right now, I suspect the best answer is simple: “Time.” But, as an impatient mom, I want to pull a Ronnie Reagan and say, “{Mr. Gorbachev}, tear down this wall!“	http://anotherespressoplease.net/2012/04/	2013-05-18T11:01:53	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://geopolicraticus.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/elephant-in-the-room.jpg?w=317&h=249", null ], [ "http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/150080.jpg", null ], [ "http://contemporaryhistoryusj.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/nestor51.jpg?w=403&h=270", null ] ]
It seems there are thousands of web hosting companies out there and the market seems saturated. Do you think it's a good idea to start one? I am not talking about becoming an affiliate of another hosting company. Starting a new one which offers more services for lower price (even though there are free hosting and less than $3 hosting). Starting one seems very easy with very low cost with a single server. To me, if it doesn't work out, I am no losing much. I still keep the computer and use it as a second computer. There's also competition from providers like WordPress which offer free hosting but you can't do as much with a tool created mainly for blogging. Addition: Web hosting is a side business. I still have a day job. Web hosting is easy to set up and it's a recurring fee service. No way. It is a run the mill business - unless you either get customers cheap (existing customer base) OR invest a LOT (with a small profit margin) it simply is not something with hugh profit potential in most cases. OR: you find your niche. Cloud hosting seems to be the current thing. You cannot compete with places like GoDaddy and Host Gator for hosting on price. It's just not realistic. You would need to find a market niche like: Hosting really isn't just turn a computer on setup some FTP accounts and let it rip. You have at a minimum to worry about: I wouldn't even consider hosting from a residential location. Buy a dedicated or co-locate a server at a local facility. Some place like LiquidWeb.com or RackSpace.com Then you have to think about: But if you want to host some friends and family on a machine in your basement go for it! That is no big deal but it would be irresponsible for you to sell it as business grade. Best bet is to carve out a niche and specialize in hosting a specific programming platform, or open source project. Like Redmine hosting, or knowledge tree hosting, or name 1 of a million popular open source products out there. At this point in the game you need a niche. Have a web hosting company is, as you say, easy to start-up on the side. However, its not as easy as 'turn the computer on and watch the money come in.' At least not to do it right. Things to consider: It doesn't sound like you want to build the next great web hosting company, but just something to do on your spare time - is that correct? If so, then you can easily through up a second server (may need to check with your ISP to make sure they don't have a clause prohibiting it with your Residential Account). If you want to make a killer product, then you will need to address some of the above. Don't worry about tackling them all at once, definately address the first 2 (Security) and go from there. I think there are markets out there for specific purposes. Having a hosting site with disposable SECURE accounts would be nice (think: Hushmail for Hosting). If your going to be running the server from your own house, consider your hosting business doomed before it has even started. You are honestly better off leasing a server and some server rack space that is properly cooled in a secure and backed up environment. You as a hosting provider will have a few responsibilities such as reliability, performance, speed and versatility. another caveat is that if you are running a server from your own home, even with a dedicated internet connection, you're most likely not going to be able to provide a decent connection speed to run the server, not to mention costs associated with electricity, cooling and bandwidth. Try this site: - leasing a web server is probably your best bet and it'll allow you to upgrade much easier and expand out if you get big. The market is oversaturated without a doubt though. "Starting a new one which offers more services for lower price." Show me evidence people are changing hosts for more services. Clearly 99.5% of those services are solved by 99.5% of hosts already - the very reason there's a price war. "Starting one seems very easy with very low cost with a single server." Right...so why do it...anyone can. Washing cars would be a better business. Really. By posting your answer, you agree to the tagged asked 2 years ago viewed 292 times active 1 year ago Get the weekly newsletter! see an example newsletter By subscribing, you agree to the	http://answers.onstartups.com/questions/11390/do-you-think-web-hosting-market-is-over-saturated	2013-05-18T10:32:52	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
I recently learned about and started using Xobni to use with Outlook to manage my contacts and email. I find it really helpful. I also know many companies and organizations use Constant Contact for their email campaigns. I have yet to try it but Adobe Connectnow is free for up to 3 participants for web conferencing. What are some useful free or low cost software applications you use in your business? Here are some we use: Shameless plug for my friend's startup. If you need low-cost Vtiger CRM, you might want to check: OpenOnDemand =D. That's what i would be using if my business grow to a point that i need it. If you're eligible, you might consider applying to Microsoft's BizSpark program. One benefit is up to 10 free licenses for any of their software, including Windows 7, Office, etc. Bizspark Google alerts is a great way to keep updated on competitors, your company name and your company products (or anything else). Get emails when new posts or articles or any other content is discovered by google. Evernote. The best general data capturing service I've yet to use. Comes in: web site, Windows, Mac, and cell phone versions. I think the business applications are endless. It is a free app. Enter text or integrate with a cell phone camera. Take a picture of a dry-erase board from a meeting, upload the note, synchs with desktop, and best of all, the text in the image gets recognized and is searchable. Even has an API to integrate with other applications. If it only was able to have reminders set. For accounting we use Xero which is an online application. It's only $50 per month and is pretty good for small companies. We use Google Docs for all our shared documents. It's a bit buggy but does the job. I believe Google Wave will be a great tool for real-time collaboration and as a wiki replacement but it's not a mature application yet. Zoho is a great free app for email, online docs, and CRM (free up to 3 users). It has won several awards and is regularly featured in "Laptop"/Biz magazines. I've used it for almost two years.. Inexpensive target market research AskYourTargetMarket.com before you have your own customer base to survey. if you are in software development QuickBooks Online for basic accounting I use Unfuddle for its online source code control and ticketing. The basic plan is free. Adempiere 1) There are at least 25 applications / websites mentioned so far: Here is a nice intro to make it even easier: \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| 2) Are you still using FTP? FTP is outdated and insecure; any hacker can easily steal your password(s) Use WinSCP with secure SFTP \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| Have Fun :o) One of the users of this site (not me) has free online accounting software. I might try it for the sole proprietorship I have, but it isn't applicable to corporations. (unfortunately - though they might be addressing that) EDIT outright is no longer free. So now I am using Wave Accounting. More like mint.com than outright was. I've used google groups to host online discussions for products I wrote. I found that it worked fine and did a fairly decent job with spam, though there is still work involved. You can get started very quickly without dealing with phpbb or any other community software and hosting. I would look into for newsletters. I shot out 3000+ e-mails the other day to one of the communities I manage with ease. If you need help setting it up, let me know. vtigerCRM and SugarCRM are both open source solutions that help you scale massive lists of contacts. vtigerCRM has a free Outlook plugin. SugarCRM has an Outlook addon but you have to purchase it. I think it is best to keep customers on your own site and talking/emailing directly with your company, but sites like getsatisfaction and uservoice seem to be popular. Again, I think it is best to have direct contact with customers and not have them off on some other site. Both are good resources to be aware of. I have two software applications suggestions: Payroll is a huge hassle for young businesses. We've used Paycycle for our payroll for several years. They take the hassles out of payroll processing. All of the governmental filing is handled electronically. We especially appreciate their low pricing for businesses that are just getting started. Paycycle was recently bought by Intuit so the company has a solid reputation and financial backing. We publish employee time clock software that we'll specially discount as an encouragement to our entrepreneurial friends at OnStartups.com. Virtual TimeClock Basic Edition for both PC and Mac lists for $99 and supports up to 3 employees. You can buy Virtual TimeClock for $49 (1/2 off) through December 5 if you mention OnStartups.com when your order. A free trial of Virtual TimeClock software is available on our Redcort Software web site. Pivotal Tracker looks like a very useful free agile project management tool. I am pretty happy with my free hosted accounts on FB, but I might try this one out. Every business is different. If you are looking for a great source for everyday business utilities, check out the Bits du Jour site. This is a daily sale software only site. Two or more new software products each day, always at 50% off list or more. I have picked up a number of utilities there that I use every day. Best of all you can preview what software is coming up in the next 7 - 10 days and have them send you a reminder notice when the software product you want is on sale. Try for CRM. They offer a free option and it is easily customized. I did a lot of research on business applications for my small business books and these two are great productivity tools. Many of the clients I have recommended them to are thrilled with the results. Here are free business related applications I use often. or to resize pictures and change the file type to figure out time differences currency converter convert to pdf As agile house we use: By posting your answer, you agree to the tagged asked 3 years ago viewed 2077 times active 1 year ago Get the weekly newsletter! see an example newsletter By subscribing, you agree to the	http://answers.onstartups.com/questions/4322/useful-free-or-low-cost-software-applications-for-business/4365	2013-05-18T10:43:44	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
!ATTLIST div activerev CDATA #IMPLIED> <!ATTLIST div nodeid CDATA #IMPLIED> <!ATTLIST a command CDATA #IMPLIED> I've been getting this warning and I don't know what it means. I've searched around ad the only thing I've found was about an EzGui error, but I'm not using EzGui. Assets/Editor/AnBSoft/Wizards/BuildAtlases.cs(291,80): warning CS0618: UnityEditor.EditorUtility.GetPrefabType(UnityEngine.Object)' is obsolete:Use PrefabUtility.GetPrefabType' UnityEditor.EditorUtility.GetPrefabType(UnityEngine.Object)' is obsolete: asked May 16 '12 at 12:05 AM imnickb 258 ● 13 ● 17 ● 20 It's just a bit of code that is out of date. It's as simple as doing what the error message suggests, and replacing 'EditorUtility' with 'PrefabUtility' in those places. I was confused because I wasn't using EditorUtility anywhere. I forgot I had purchased Play Mode Persist and that's where the warning was coming error x1937 warnings x20 asked: May 16 '12 at 12:05 AM Seen: 642 times Last Updated: May 18 '12 at 12:17 AM Error: Optimized GUI Block text buffer "GUI Error: You are pushing more GUIClips than you are popping." drawing a GUI in C# odd error/not working HELP!!! GUILayout Window Help IsD3DDeviceLost \|\| g_D3DInsideScene Help? Quit Menu errors What exactly this error is trying to inform me about? How do I correct the following error on the Lerpz Tutortial GUI !IsNormalized (normal) GUI Text Problem EnterpriseSocial Q&A	http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/253080/unityeditoreditorutilitygetprefabtypeunityengineob.html	2013-05-18T10:31:26	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Welcome to the Department of Anthropology! Main Department Office 380 MFAC-Ellicott Complex Buffalo, NY 14261-0026 Phone: (716) 645-2414 Department Chair: Peter F. Biehl Department Administrator: Sara Eddleman-Clute Director of Graduate Studies: Chris Duggleby Graduate Program Coordinator: Maria Portera Director of Undergraduate Studies: Vasiliki Neofotistos Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Beth Wallace Spring 2013 Faculty Office Hours Fall Graduate course descriptions are now available! Fall Undergraduate course descriptions are now available! Summer Courses in Anthropology at UB! Award Winners in the Department of Anthropology! Undergraduate student Kelsey Clark has been named a CAS Dean's Outstanding Senior! Undergraduate student Jayne O'Connor is the 2013 recipient of the Lucia Maria Houpt Award for Outstanding Senior in Anthropology! Undergraduate student Alexandra Balmer is the 2013 recipient of the Marion Dickson Scholarship for Outstanding Junior in Anthropology! There are three winners for this year's Undergraduate Professional Activities and Achievements Award: * Yasmine El-Gohary * Daniel Rosen * Kai Wasson The 2013 Department Leadership Award winner is Daniel Rosen! Three undergraduate students will be graduating with honors this Spring 2013: * Jayne O'Connor, who completed a project entitled, "The Fact in the Fiction: An Examination of Perception vs. Reality in the field of Forensic Anthropology, and the ‘CSI Effect.’" * Daniel Rosen, who completed a project entitled, "Class Acts: Middle Class Students and Gender in Film and Anthropology." * Kai Wasson, who completed a project entitled, "Veneration and Vitrio -- American Empire and the Conundrum of the Yasukuni Shrine." Undergraduate student Alesia King was given the" Distinguished award for excellence in research, creativity, and scholarship" at the Celebration of Academic Excellence, for her poster, “Dental Variation in Archaic Native Americans from the Ohio Region and Migration Evidence" Undergraduate student Kai Wasson has won the 2013 Hildegarde F. Shinners Prize (from Phi Beta Kappa chapter at UB) for "an essay . . . [that is] a critical treatment of a significant problem, theory, book, poem, or other appropriate topic" for his superb honors essay on "Veneration and Vitriol: American Empire and the Conundrum of Yaksukuni Shrine." Great work, Kai! PhD candidate Krishna Balasubramaniam is a 2013 College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Fellowship winner, for his dissertation, entitled "Variation in Macaque Social Structure from Phylogenetic, Socioecological, and Biological Markets Perspectives." Awards for Graduate Teaching Assistants. Donate! The Department of Anthropology needs your help! Go here to donate, or here for more information on giving opportunities and how we utilize your generous gifts. Events! The Department of Anthropology wants to congratulate all of the undergraduate and graduate students who recently participated in Commencement - we wish you well in your future endeavors! Congratulations! To our esteemed student award winners: Alexandra Balmer Kelsey Clark Yasmine El-Gohary Jayne O'Connor Alesia King Daniel Rosen Kai Wasson Jennifer Shaffer Foster Zev Gottdiener Jennifer Byrnes Irene Ketonen Amanda Buonopane Krishna Balasubramaniam Laura LeVon See the main window for more details about their award-winning projects! ... to Dr. Deborah Reed-Danahay, who was named a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute! The Anthropology Department is now on Facebook - "like" us here!	http://anthropology.buffalo.edu/	2013-05-18T10:52:55	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "/images/anthropology.jpg", null ] ]
Anthropological Services Ontario's logo is derived from a prehistoric petroglyph discovered in 2003 by Iakub Henschen in Southern Ontario. It depicts Glooskap, in his shape as Nanabozho, the Great Hare. Petroglyph in situ. Right: contrast enhanced contour © I. Henschen (2003) In the mythology of Ontario's Anishinaabe First Nations, Nanabozho plays a key role in the story of the world's creation. Afloat on a raft with the birds and animals of the old world, in a deluge caused by the evil serpent people, he fashions a new world from a small grain of sand recovered by the brave muskrat that dove to the bottom, swimming a full day and night. Nanabozho is a spirit, a powerful magician who can change into the shape of any animal or thing simply by wishing it. He is a shapeshifter, the impersonation of life in all it's manifold appearances. He was sent to Earth by Gitchi Manitou to teach mankind, and one of his first tasks was to give a name to all the plants and animals. Thus, fittingly, Nanabozho is the custodian of culture in a world that he created.	http://anthserv.ca/ASO_logo.html	2013-05-18T10:53:36	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
A good day at work, hard work that paid off A meeting arranged, but with no support From colleagues on the day; I printed off All sorts of data, various emails sought And found; visitors arriving and brought Up to the third floor; brewed cups of coffee Then ran through it all; hopefully I taught Them what they had to do nice and clearly And after getting on so famously We left the office for the pub to quaff A few drinks, share some gossip; then I walked Home, while they went to their hotel; no tea Yet, but getting hungry now, sure enough I’ll eat and watch the TV news reports Thur 12 Feb 2009	http://antonionionisoldonions.blogspot.com/2011/04/892-work-can-be-fun.html	2013-05-18T10:12:17	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
, Mineola American AntonNews.com Mineola American News Sports Columns Opinion Obituaries Local Links Calendar Archive Login/Register Forgot login? Obituary - Deborah Ann Capps-Dyroff Friday, 16 July 2010 00:00 Deb. Obituary - Sylvina Pais Friday, 16 July 2010 00:00 Sylv. Obituary - Virginia C. Spae Friday, 16 July 2010 00:00 Virgin. Obituary - Mary K. Banks Written by Mineola American Editorial Staff Friday, 16 July 2010 00:00 Mary K. Banks (nee Ryan), 90, died on July 2, 2010. Wife of the late Robert. Mother of Donald (Liz), Dennis (Patricia) and Robert (Connie). Grandmother of Scott, Jesse, Samantha, Katie and Brendan. Great-grandmother of Ryan. Arrangements were made by the Cassidy Funeral Home, Mineola. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Aidan’s Church. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery. Obituary - James P. Gibbons Friday, 16 July 2010 00:00 J. Obituary - John R. MacMillan Friday, 25 June 2010 00:00 John. Obituary - Beatrice R. Pacifico Friday, 25 June 2010 00:00 Beat. Obituary - Nancy E. Taylor Friday, 25 June 2010 00:00 N. Obituary - Andrew A. Florio Friday, 16 April 2010 00:00 Andrew A. Florio died on March 30, 2010. Husband of Shirley. Father of Gina Marie and Andrew Joseph. Father-in-law of Chris. The family was cared for by the Wiegand Bros. Funeral Home, Williston Park. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Aidan’s RC Church. Obituary - Frank Vincenti II Friday, 09 April 2010 00:00 Frank. Page 8 of 11 << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > Three Village Times The Westbury Times Anton Community Newspapers Search Subscribe Advertise Newsstands	http://antonnews.com/mineolaamerican/obits.html?start=70	2013-05-18T10:31:05	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
The Atlanta Falcons lost two key starters to injuries in Sunday’s 22-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as defensive end John Abraham hurt his left ankle and cornerback Dunta Robinson suffered a head injury. Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin rushes for 142 yards and a touchdown as the Buccaneers beat the Atlanta Falcons 22-17. While the Falcons are an NFL-best 11-1, they have not been blowing teams out. The Panthers nearly won in Atlanta in Week 4, but as usual, found a way to lose the game. This looks like a good spot for Carolina, but it's tough to back this bundling unit. Brain and Rick discuss the matchup between the Falcons and the Panthers. Something feels funny about this line. The Falcons were 1.5-point favorites in New Orleans just three weeks ago. Now, they're just -3.5 at home. Doesn't figure.	http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/player/9288/peria-jerry	2013-05-18T11:07:38	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
There's not much to say about NBC Sports analyst Mike Milbury that hasn't already been said. He's deserved the flak he caught for, among other things, referring to the Sedins as "Thelma and Louise," and beyond that, he does his thing—advocating old-time hockey in tough-guy, gender-normative, often-obnoxious terms. Generally, we try not to pay attention to him. This does not always work. Mike Milbury: Old Man Yells at Cloud.— Sean Gentille (@seangentille) October 7, 2011 A few times a season, inevitably, he makes waves with his comments, and on Wednesday, he did it again by comparing Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin's to "crack addicts" for the way they play in the offensive zone. "They're like crack addicts. They can't get enough of this offensive stuff. They want to go coast to coast and score goals, but it leads to some trouble," Milbury said after the second period of Pittsburgh's 6-5 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. It wasn't the first time he went in the Penguins, and specifically Crosby, who he called "a punk" last year. In any case, he said what said, and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review asked Crosby about it. ." So, there you go. Matt Niskanen knows what's up. And for the record, the Penguins' next NBC game is Sunday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Maybe, in the interest of fair time, Milbury will compare Steven Stamkos to an alcoholic. Join the conversation	http://aol.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2013-02-21/mike-milbury-crackheads-sidney-crosby-evgeni-malkin-nbc-sports-hockey?modid=recommended_2_5	2013-05-18T11:04:39	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
The Lower House. 393 further referred for that the House has not Time to proceed thereupon this Session. The Proposals made last Assembly, relating to the Exam- iner General's Office & the Fees read ; and resolved the same be utterly rejected. Lib. 41. Petition of Cecil County, Petition of Kent County, Petition of Talbot County, for Division of their Counties is further referred till next Session of Assembly. The Petition of the Freeholders & Inhabitants of Saint Paul's Parish in Prince George's County to ascertain their Bounds read, but forasmuch as no Report is yet made of the Order thereon, therefore referred till it be brought into the House. The Report of the Conference relating to the Land Office & the Lord Baltimore's Agent referred to this Assembly being read it's resolved by the House that it be further referred till next Session of Assembly and that an Address be then pre- pared to address her Majesty for Relief in the Premises. The Proposal whether Indians brought from other Coun- tries & sold here as Slaves are to be accounted such or not referred, & now again moved it's resolved such Indians as are sold for Slaves shall be so deemed & ordered that the Com- mittee of Laws prepare a Bill. The Proposal made last Session for the more Ease in the Administration of Justice to the Inhabitants of this Province was here read the further Consideration whereof is referred till next Sessions of Assembly. The Proposal of the Clerk of this House for Advancement of Salary for Support of the said Office referred by last As- sembly again read and the further Consideration thereof is referred till next Session of Assembly. Mr Thomas Greenfield & Mr Wm Barton Members for Prince George's County & Mr James Hay a member for St Mary's City enter the House & took their Places The Committee appointed to view the Walls of the Stadt- House enter the House & do report. That the walls are suffi- cient to be rebuilt upon by sufficient careful workmen. Which being read and debated it is put to the Question whether the Stadt House be rebuilt in the same Form as before or not Resolved Nemine Contradicente That the House be built in the same Form & upon the same Walls as it was before pur- suant to Report of the Committee Mr Speaker produces a Letter from Mr William Bladen to him directed which was read as follows Viz..	http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000026/html/am26--393.html	2013-05-18T10:32:23	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Results 1 to 20 of 28 Thread: Hello from the UK Hello from the UK Hello all , i am firedance , just signed up , hope to get to know you all soon I am 25 from the united kingdom . If you want to know anything about me or ask any questions ...please do soYorkshire born and bred Hello Don't I know you? yes ...i think i last saw you screaming my name '' say my name bitch''Yorkshire born and bred Originally Posted by firedance Seriously - welcome! Lar Oh, she's more than welcome Welcome to LEF.Servamus et Servimus........"To Serve and Protect" Welcome to LEF. Welcome to the site Welcome, where about in Yorkshire ? oh shit another English cop I presume....glad your here and welcome to the colonies... Welcome and enjoy your stay !!! Originally Posted by PACMAN That's funny, Yo! But, seriously. Welcome to LEF. Originally Posted by PACMAN Thank you all , sorry i am not a police officer but it is a job i would love to do. Yorkshire is somewhere in the middle of the u.k . Longtail and i used to lived together , but he was far to loud in bed ha ha , but we still ......cough cough erm erm are very close .Yorkshire born and bred Originally Posted by firedance Originally Posted by firedance Originally Posted by LongTailYorkshire born and bred Originally Posted by firedance No porn allowed though! Thread Information Users Browsing this Thread There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests) Bookmarks	http://apbweb.com/forums/introduce-yourself/1947-hello-uk.html	2013-05-18T10:13:55	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Results 1 to 1 of 1 Thread: Cops: Uncle let teen drive drunk Cops: Uncle let teen drive drunk Raunel Soto, 39, was charged with endangering a child, a state jail felony, after police said he allowed his 14-year-old niece to drive drunk Friday night, an arrest affidavit said. Officers stopped a Ford Explorer near Springdale and Bandera roads in East Austin just before midnight. The driver tried to pull over to the curb but instead drove onto a home's front yard, the affidavit said. The driver was a 14-year-old girl, whose name was not released because of her age, according to the affidavit. The vehicle was registered to Soto, who was the front-seat passenger, police said. A girl and a boy, both 16, rode in the back seat and smelled of alcohol and marijuana, the affidavit said. Soto also smelled like alcohol and could not stand up on his own, the affidavit said. The driver, Soto's niece, was later charged with driving while intoxicated, the affidavit said. Soto also was charged with public intoxication. Bicyclist hit by 18-wheeler; man killed in MoPac crash 3rd one	http://apbweb.com/forums/news/40541-cops-uncle-let-teen-drive-drunk.html	2013-05-18T10:42:55	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Results 1 to 4 of 4 Renton, Seattle Officer shot on duty for the second time in his career. SEATTLE -- A Renton police officer is recovering from a bullet wound in the neck after he was shot Sunday night while chasing a suspicious man. The suspect was arrested Monday morning after he entered a convenience store at about 2:15 a.m. A store clerk became suspicious and called 911 after the man asked for a ride, and the 58-year-old Edmonds man was jailed for investigation of assault, police said. Police identified the officer as Larry Strauss, 49, a 20-year department veteran. Strauss was in stable condition after undergoing surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. "He is expected to recover," said Penny Bartley of the Renton Police Department. Larry Strauss, received the medal of valor after he was shot during a domestic violence call in 1991. Police said the suspect has a long criminal record and was wanted for investigation of burglary. The episode began after an officer went to check on four people who darted across busy Rainier Avenue, a pedestrian violation, and entered a white Chevrolet van in a strip mall parking lot shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, Bartley said. One of the men fled on foot, turned and shot the officer as he gave pursuit, she said. The officer returned the gunfire, hit the emergency button on his service radio to summon help and gave some details of the shooting to police on the way to the hospital, she said. The other three men were detained for questioning. Hope he recovers soon.Servamus et Servimus........"To Serve and Protect" That sucks. I hope he will be ok in all respects. My thoughts are with him and hope he recovers soon. Damn, he is one lucky guy.	http://apbweb.com/forums/officer-down/1215-renton-seattle-officer-shot-duty-second-time-his-career.html	2013-05-18T10:33:41	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
click photo for full-size image photo by Donald Kinney Armed with chalks, kneepads, sunscreen, and a gridwork diagram; a small army of local artists took over three blocks of San Rafael this past weekend for the 17th annual Italian Street Painting Festival. click photo for full-size image photo by Donald Kinney Some of the artists with ambitious designs got an early start on Friday, but by Saturday the normally drab streets were filled with color and the exciting bustle of creativity. click photo for full-size image photo by Donald Kinney Some artists were tackling the vastness of the whole wide world... click photo for full-size image photo by Donald Kinney ...other artists were carefully calculating it's vast scale in bits and pieces. Thanks for visiting. Check back tomorrow -- I'll have more. CLICK to visit my Daily-Duo. CLICK to visit KittyBLOG -- the daily doings of my cat. CLICK for what I call my BIG site. Your comments are invited and welcome. 4 comments: wow, this is amazing drawings! I wish i could draw like that! :D HI MULLEH -- Me too... I've heard that all it takes is a lot of practice to become proficient with drawing, but I think a lot of skill must also be involved. Very nice! I especially love the Wallace and Gromit picture; that was very cool (and so was the elephant). I've practiced drawing with chalk pastels before,and its so much harder than it looks. You have to give these artists SO much credit! But, your eye for capturing their art is also a skill in itself.! HI EMMY -- Oh cool, I didn't know those two characters had names -- I'll have to Google for them and see what it's all about... And yes, chalk pastels is not for the faint of heart -- I'm not an artist, but I worked in an art supply store for many years and got to know a lot of pastel artists -- they are a special breed.	http://aphotoaday.blogspot.com/2010/06/italian-street-painting-san-rafael.html?showComment=1276621265332	2013-05-18T10:21:57	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://www.photoarrow.com/duo/rar5591x500x334.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.photoarrow.com/duo/rar5618x500x334.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.photoarrow.com/duo/rar5520x500x334.jpg", null ], [ "http://www.photoarrow.com/duo/rar5635x500x334.jpg", null ] ]
Stormwater Run-Off What is Stormwater Runoff?. To prevent harmful pollutants from being washed or dumped into a waterway, it is important that we all do our part!! Where does rain water go?? - Goes down a storm drain that ultimately leads to a waterway - Flows to a waterway - It is used by plants - Soaks into the ground to replenish the aquifer - It evaporates Citizens Guide to Stormwater Pollution Brochure (PDF)	http://apopka.net/departments/public-services/water-resource-management/storm-water/stormwater-run-off	2013-05-18T10:41:35	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "/images/Publice_Services/hydrologic-cycle.jpg", "hydrologic-cycle" ] ]
kuhf listen kuhf news kuhf newsdesks kuhf news programs houston public radio classical 91.7 homepage Past Articles by Ed Mayberry by: Ed Mayberry May 17, 2013 High School Students Compete In International Science Fair The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is today in Phoenix, Arizona, hosting more than 1,600 high school students from around the world. There are participants from the Houston area. by: Ed Mayberry May 16, 2013 As Memorial Day Nears, Gas Prices Rise As Memorial Day approaches, retail gasoline prices in Texas have risen a bit. by: Ed Mayberry May 15, 2013 City Of Houston Provides Ways To Fight More Dense Development A series of public meetings will help Houstonians better understand recent changes to the city's development code. Chapter 42 allows developers to create more dense housing using smaller lots in more sections of the city. 2, 2013. Off-Duty Officer Thwarts Galleria Jewelry Store Robbery One suspect was wounded by an off-duty police officer and another is at large after an attempted robbery of Nazar's jewelry store in the Galleria area today at noon.: Ed Mayberry April 8, 2013 Houston Gets Top Rating In Small Business Friendliness Survey A new survey says that even with other parts of the country in some degree of economic decline, Houston is a good place to start a business. by: Ed Mayberry April 4, 2013 Former UH Basketball Coach Guy V. Lewis Elected To Hall Of Fame An announcement is expected Monday that former University of Houston basketball coach Guy V. Lewis has been elected to the college Basketball Hall of Fame. by: Ed Mayberry April 2, 2013 How To Monitor Houston Ozone Levels On A Smartphone A new smartphone app — connected to air and wind monitors — gives Houston-area residents up-to-date information on whether ozone levels have reached an unhealthy stage. The app was developed by the Houston Air Alliance, the American Lung Association and the University of Houston. by: Ed Mayberry March 29, 2013 Houston Grand Opera Receives $1 Million Dollar Gift The Houston Grand Opera is receiving a million-dollar gift from some longtime season subscribers. by: Ed Mayberry March 18, 2013 HPD Officer Wounded; Suspect Shot Dead After Traffic Stop A Houston police officer was wounded in a traffic confrontation last night, and the man who shot him was killed by another officer. by: Ed Mayberry March 14, 2013 ALDI Grocery Chain Enters Houston Market Another grocery store chain enters the Houston market. by: Ed Mayberry March 13, 2013 What Are Houston's Upcoming Hiring Trends? A new forecast from Robert Half looks at hiring trends for the months ahead. by: Ed Mayberry March 12, 2013 Renters Are Up, While Insurance Is Down A survey finds that almost 2 out of 3 renters lack insurance. This is at a time when there are more people renting. by: Ed Mayberry February 18, 2013 New Magazine Aims To Showcase Houston's Diverse Lifestyle A new monthly magazine launches soon in Houston, with articles that its creators hope will reflect the diversity and energy of the city. by: Ed Mayberry January 22, 2013 Houston Municipal Courts Offer Amnesty For Certain Outstanding Warrants Houston's Municipal Courts Department has begun an amnesty program for certain delinquent citations. by: Ed Mayberry January 18, 2013 Supreme Court To Look At Lawsuits By Stanford Investors The Supreme Court will hear an appeal seeking to shut down class-action lawsuits from investors who lost money in a Ponzi scheme orchestrated by R. Allen Stanford. by: Ed Mayberry January 15, 2013 Representative Turner: State Spending Plan Fails To Restore Cuts To Education The 83rd Texas Legislature is looking at a proposed spending plan of $187.7 billion over the next two years. But Representative Sylvester Turner of Houston says the appropriations bill filed in the House doesn't restore the $5.4 billion in cuts made to public education in 2011. by: Ed Mayberry January 8, 2013 Houston-area ERs See Heavy Volume of Flu Patients Houston area hospitals are seeing a heavier-than-usual volume of flu and other respiratory problems. The best solution remains the same — getting your flu shot. by: Ed Mayberry January 7, 2013 Former President George H.W. Bush Continues Treatment At Methodist Hospital Former President George H.W. Bush continues his recovery at a Houston hospital. by: Ed Mayberry January 3, 2013 Congressman Brady Takes Oath For Ninth Time; Comments On Boehner's Re-election As House Speaker The house re-elected Republican John Boehner as speaker, losing just a handful of votes in the Republican-controlled chamber. Republican Congressman Kevin Brady of The Woodlands says the last-minute fiscal cliff negotiations and the lack of legislation to provide aid for hurricane sandy victims indicates that both parties need to work together. by: Ed Mayberry January 1, 2013 MD Anderson Team Pioneers Method To Improve Cord Blood Yield A professor of medicine from MD Anderson ended the year with a paper being published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It's about a technique that appears to improve the success of blood stem cell transplants from umbilical cords. by: Ed Mayberry December 31, 2012 TxDOT Offers Non-alcoholic Drink Recipes For New Year's Parties It's New Year's Eve, and the Texas Department of Transportation continues its holiday campaign focusing on the importance of planning for a sober ride home. The holiday P.A.S.S. campaign requires a commitment. by: Ed Mayberry December 12, 2012 Senator Cornyn Criticizes Lack Of Progress In Fiscal Cliff Talks Talks between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner on a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff'' continue out of the public eye. But public statements from lawmakers suggest a deal is not close. Senator John Cornyn of Texas complains about the progress of negotiations. by: Ed Mayberry December 10, 2012 ERCOT Predicts Future Peak Demand Struggles Future power projections for Texas have improved, according to the agency that oversees most of the state's power grid. ERCOT says new numbers on actual economic growth indicate the load on the system will not be as heavy as previously predicted. by: Ed Mayberry December 3, 2012 CDC Says Flu Season Starting Early Health officials say flu season is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade. Available vaccines seem to be well-matched to the strains of flu being found so far. by: Ed Mayberry November 26, 2012 Former Houston DJ Gleans Business Tips From Rock 'n' Roll Businesses can use some of the same tools that make household names out of rock stars to launch their own visions. That includes everything from finding the right partners to creating the perfect business plan. by: Ed Mayberry November 8, 2012 Testimony Wraps In Day Care Fire Trial Testimony has wrapped up in the trial of a Houston woman charged with murder after a deadly fire at her home day	http://app1.kuhf.org/_code/houston_public_radio-news-search_results.php?articles_author=Ed%20Mayberry	2013-05-18T11:02:01	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Just a few days before its official launch, Rovio has released the full gameplay trailer from Angry Birds Star Wars. Here’s the complete video. Click here if you can’t see the trailer. While we’ve seen some of the action in videos released last week by Rovio, there are definitely some interesting new twists. Most notably, we get our first look at the black bomb bird taking over the persona of Obi-Wan Kenobi for the game. Luke’s moves with the lightsaber also look like fun. If you’re interested in learning more about the title, the game’s Tumblr page seems like a great place to go. We’ll have more on the game when it hits the App Store on Thursday. Much like previous Rovio titles, there will probably be a separate version of the game for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. While some have wondered whether the Angry Birds phenomenon will ever end, Rovio seems to be on a roll so far this year. The Angry Birds “sequel” Bad Piggies rocketed to the top of the paid App Store charts after its release in late September and stayed there until Wreck-It Ralph climbed past it. I suspect Angry Birds Star Wars will quickly retake that crown.	http://appadvice.com/appnn/2012/11/rovio-unleashes-full-gameplay-trailer-from-angry-birds-star-wars	2013-05-18T10:32:18	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
My great-grandfather, Ashley Carlisle, celebrated his birthday every July 5th by having a picnic under the oak trees on his front lawn. Invited were any and all veterans from the area that wished to attend. People came from Chicago and perhaps even further away. Large tables were lined up end to end and covered with food. Often over 100 people attended. I am guessing that the last picnic was about 90 years ago. I can only imagine what a huge undertaking this was for Ashley and Anna and yet very little about it is found in the letters. Some of the old oak trees may remain but the house is long gone and I assume a new one has been built on the site. Our 4th of July celebration will take place this afternoon. A picnic will be held under the pines and there will only be 20 or so. Not quite the picnic of years ago but we'll be talking of those long ago days. Happy Birthday Grandpa Ashley! 1 comment: Happy Birthday to your Grandpa! He sounds like he was one popular man and knew how to throw a bash!	http://appledoesntfallfar2.blogspot.com/2009/07/beneath-oaks.html	2013-05-18T10:21:36	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
WTW6400SW0..........This Cabrio washing machine has developed a severely off balance condition. Tried mixing loads of laundry. Tried smaller loads. Tried heavier loads. Tried all one type of load(just towels)(just jeans) etc. You can re-distribute the load several times and may or may not get a good balanced spin. What am I overlooking?	http://appliantology.org/topic/40414-cabrio-severely-off-balance/	2013-05-18T10:55:10	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Accelerated Degradation Experiment Conditions Procedure A: 30 days exposure at 50 °C and 100% relative humidity. Procedure B: 30 days exposure at 50 °C and 100% relative humidity followed by 5 days at 70 °C and 100% relative humidity. Appearance of the substance The substance, originally in the form of white, crystalline granules or a white, crystalline powder, changes after procedure B into a yellow mass. Gain of moisture Before exposure to heat and humidity: 0.7% After procedure A: 1.5% pH-value 6.45 After procedures A and B: 6.50 Specific optical rotation Prepare a 3% solution in water. 47 ° 46 ° Colorimetric determinations of organic impurities Add 2 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid to 0.5 g of each of the samples subjected to procedures A and B: a yellow to brown coloration is produced. Add 1 ml of 0.005% of chromotrope 2B in concentrated sulfuric acid to each of the samples subjected to procedures A and B: the initial violet coloration changes to blue-green. Conclusion Calcium gluconate is subject to slight decomposition under accelerated degradation conditions.	http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Jh1808e/4.16.html	2013-05-18T11:04:23	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
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Now Playing Connect with Us Podcasts & RSS Feeds Arts & Life 9:42 am Thu December 20, 2012 Andre Rieu On The Allure Of The Waltz Originally published on Sat December 15, 2012 6:33 pm." 9(MDAxODMzOTM1MDEyMTY4Mzc5OTliNTMwMg004)) Transcript GUY RAZ, HOST: If you're just tuning in, this is WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz. And over the past 24 hours, we've struggled on this program to figure out whether today we should leave music out. This is the place in the program we normally have an interview with an artist or a band. But we decided that our guest is worth hearing, if only because even for just these next few minutes, he will bring some joy into your day. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) RAZ: And joy is what Andre Rieu does best. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) RAZ: Over the past decade, Andre Rieu has become the king of the waltz. And he's not some fancy or stuffy classical composer and conductor. He's a person who's worked to demystify classical music. He encourages people to stand up and dance during his performances. He moves as well. And as you can imagine, he's left the classical establishment somewhat annoyed. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) RAZ: Andre Rieu is the Dutch violinist and conductor of the Johann Strauss Orchestra. And over the course of the last 25 years, he's built an empire out of the waltz. And today, he's quite possibly the most commercially successful classical artist in history. Andre Rieu's latest release is an album and a DVD of Christmas music. It's called "Home for the Holidays." (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC, "SILENT NIGHT") RAZ: When I spoke with Andre Rieu, he was at home in Maastricht, Holland, in his castle - yes, the man lives in a castle - and I asked him why the simple waltz has earned him such great success. ANDRE RIEU: I think it has to do with, of course, the rhythm, the 1, 2, 3 rhythm. And it has to do with the fact that you have to recompose the waltz every night. When you don't do that, it's terrible to play a waltz because then it's (humming). And that's dead. No. You should play (humming). And then you see the whole audience starting to move and to smile and to dance and to laugh, and that's what I want to achieve. RAZ: You can't imagine that happening in, like, I don't know, the Met or something - people dancing in the aisles. RIEU: Why not? RAZ: Well, yeah, but it just doesn't, right? RIEU: No, because they don't play the waltzes like I do. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC, "ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE") RAZ: You, of course, are so tied to Johann Strauss. You play so much of his music. How did he become the person - I mean, of course, he's not alive - but he's one of the most important people in your life. RIEU: Yeah. A lot of people believe in reincarnation. I don't believe that, but when you look at my life, you almost would believe that there are things true in that story. But I think it's part of my character. It's in my genes from the beginning. And perhaps my father has to do also with it. My father was a conductor, all sorts of classical music. And then, during the encores, he loved to play Strauss waltzes. And I was in the audience, like, when I was a little boy, and what I saw, the audience was very concentrated and stiff, you know? Nobody dared to move when he played his classical music. But then during his encores, the whole audience around me started to move and to smile, and it was a completely different audience. And that struck me. And I thought, my God, this is what I want to do. RAZ: The classical music had been something for the elite, for people who were educated or people who were somehow smarter. And you felt that that was the way it was and you had to end that. RIEU: Exactly, yeah. I think classical music is so beautiful. It's a way to become a better human being. At the same time, there's a huge fear with a lot of people - no, no, no, I'm not educated in classical music. And I want to take them, this fear away. I take away all the stiffness and elitair thing. And I tell the people be yourself when you come to my concert and do whatever you want. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) RAZ: Andre, explain how you playing Strauss and you playing waltzes would be different for somebody going to a major metropolitan symphony somewhere around the world and hearing it. RIEU: So when I play with my orchestra, it's a very carefully built orchestra. I choose musicians who want to make music not for money. I was so angry when I was in a symphony orchestra myself many years ago. RAZ: You were a violinist in the symphony in Holland. RIEU: Yeah. RAZ: Just one of the nameless or faceless folks in that crowd. RIEU: Exactly. And I was sitting there, and all my colleagues were speaking only about the union and we want more money and it's too cold here and when is the holiday? And nobody spoke about, oh, my God, the concert yesterday was so beautiful - never. And then when there was a program with waltzes or there was a waltz to play, the conductor said, oh, my God, we have four minutes left after rehearsal. Take the waltz quickly and then we'll play it - or even without rehearsal. And that made me very angry because that's not the way waltzes should be played. RAZ: It's interesting to hear you talk about anger because everything I've read about you says this is a person who is unflappable, who is totally and completely positive, to the point where you're not really sure if it's possible. Let me ask you something about criticism of Andre Rieu. Critics who follow classical music have said this is a man who has - sort of makes Disney music for grownups, who has debased this incredible art form. You've read that. You've seen it. What do you make of it? RIEU: A lot of people who say that were never in a concert of me. So I don't know. RAZ: Does it hurt your feelings? RIEU: It depends who says it, of course. But mostly, it doesn't hurt my feelings because I do it now for 35 years. And a lot of critics, I even spoke to them and I said: Did you ever come to a concert? No, no, no, I don't. And then some of them came to concerts, and they said after the concert: I changed my mind. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) RAZ: I'm looking at a list of the highest-grossing artists around the world - U2 is number one, Bon Jovi number two - you are number nine. You are ahead of Katy Perry and Justin Bieber, just behind Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga should be a little nervous, though. You are right on her tail there. You are almost the number eight biggest grossing artist in the world. Did it surprise you? RIEU: No. It never surprised me because I - it took me a very long time to have a record label who wanted to sign me. They said: What do you play? Waltzes? Oh, my God. Where do you live? In Maastricht, in the south? Please go back to the south and play that for your grandmother. And I said: Please come to a concert and you will see that the people are mad, the people are crazy. Seven years long, nobody from the record company came to my concert. And then one day, one guy came, and he said: I understand what you mean. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) (APPLAUSE) RAZ: I want to end our conversation, Andre, with one last piece. It's called "December Lights" on your new record. And this is actually a composition of yours, a new composition of yours. RIEU: Yes. RAZ: Tell me about it. RIEU: I knew that I wanted to make a Christmas special. And it's a whole story about how I celebrate Christmas. And I reminded myself of the day that I met Marjorie and I was a poor student in Brussels. RAZ: You were 11 years old, and she was 13. Is that right? RIEU: Yes. That was the first time. But then I met her, and that was the moment that we fell in love. And that was at Christmastime in Brussels, and I was a poor student studying at the conservatory there. And, really, the only thing I had was my violin and my clothes. And there she came, and it was very cold, and we warmed each other. And that was it. RAZ: And you've been married now how long? RIEU: Thirty-seven years. RAZ: Congratulations. That's incredible. RIEU: Thank you very much. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC, "DECEMBER LIGHTS") RAZ: Andre Rieu is one of the best-selling performers in the world. His new Christmas release is called "Home for the Holidays." He, of course, is also known as the king of the waltz. Maestro Rieu, thank you so much. And Merry Christmas. Happy holidays to you. RIEU: Thank you very much. It was a pleasure to talk to you. RAZ: And you can see an excerpt from his new DVD at our website, nprmusic.org. 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April 24, 2009: Morning Devotional w/ Pastor Dewayne TeaguePosted: April 24th, 2009 \| Author: KSDP \| Filed under: Morning Devotional Stream It: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Download it: April 24, 2009: Morning Devotional w/ Pastor Dewayne Teague (6.8MB mp3) Join Sand Point Baptist Church Pastor Dewayne Teague weekday mornings @ 10AM for his five minute morning devotional.	http://apradio.org/april-24-2009-morning-devotional-w-pastor-dewayne-teague/	2013-05-18T10:40:43	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Last week, a friend of mine asked me to make something special for her two precious daughters. She is giving their room a makeover while they stay with Grandma for a few days and really wanted a personal touch for their beds. I am so happy I was able to contribute to the design plan! I think the fabrics are sophisticated enough to grow with them, yet the applique letters gives a nod to the fact that they are still young girls. I hope they love them as much as I loved making them! They came out great! Really cute! I am sure the girls will love it. They are adorable and very neatly done! Very cute! Love the fabric pattern mix. Love these! So cute.. would be nice in a his and hers... Giving me ideas !!! Happy Summer	http://aquaseventy6.blogspot.com/2011/08/personalized-applique-pillows.html	2013-05-18T10:20:41	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd514/arjones76/Snapbucket/5E2D485A-orig.jpg", "Snapbucket" ], [ "http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd514/arjones76/Snapbucket/58E6319F-orig.jpg", "Snapbucket" ], [ "http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g149/ashleylaure/signature-5.png", "Photobucket" ] ]
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Seattle, WA, US I’m currently studying architecture at the University of Washington, while seeking employment opportunities. My talent and interest lies in the combination of architecture and urban design. Design/ research interests include: - Objectifying infrastructure through a process of “architecturalization” (as a way to reunite the contemporary potential of architecture with its historic relationship to the city) - Development models for middle ring suburbs (and other design methods of suburban retrofitting) - Place-making derived from the iconography of architecture - Visual communication in urban design and architecture Ranch Mine LLC, Phoenix, AZ, US, Urban Design Intern Phoenix Urban Research Lab, Phoenix, AZ, US, Research Assistant Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, US, Graduate Teaching Assistant Freedom By Design, Muncie, IN, US, Design/ Build Volunteer PDT Architects & Planners, Cincinnati, OH, US, Architectural Intern Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, US, Masters, Urban Planning Focus Area: Urban Design Ball State University, Muncie, IN, US, Bachelors, Architecture	http://archinect.com/abosse	2013-05-18T10:23:07	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
By Orhan Ayyuce Something - something happened and I end up having to write him a little e-mail note on a personal matter, he responded five minutes later, I wrote him back ten minutes later, asking if he is interested in me interviewing him. Ten minutes later he wrote me back that he has read something I wrote and he liked it. In thirty minutes, the coffee hour was scheduled for two months later at Starbucks across his office in Santa Monica, where we are both kind of locals. If you have anything to resolve or get it done with Thom Mayne, be prepared to do it right there and right then. Now, I am not a total stranger, as a SCI Arc student I know Thom from the late seventies when he was starting out both as a teacher and as a practicing architect honing his work. In addition, we shared the same industrial three-unit corrugated metal building for a couple of years. Morphosis = leasers, my ex wife and I = sub leasers. Theirs: 24/7 office, ours: 24/7 live-in studio space. Stoner Avenue in West Los Angeles, circa; 1985-86. That was a pretty close vantage point to a firm which became synonymous with highest recognizable credentials of this artful profession. Since we were in the front division of the building, a lot of the young and talented Morphosis crew / friends used to stop by our "house" first and had wine and beer with us on a regular basis. After that, I mostly lost track with them, everybody went their own ways and after those formative years of Morphosis, one band became many good bands, led by those people on Stoner Ave. office. Their central projects at the time were Kate Mantilini Restaurant with postmodern style grid markers layered over the facade, structural beams running wild, puncturing the stucco and steel sculptural sundial inside the space that never was as a sundial. And, there was Hennessey + Ingall's Bookstore which they were working on or just completed. If you study some of the most recent Morphosis projects, you will see the seeds in that early work I have just sampled. I would go into their office middle of the night and chit-chat with my friends who were working on those projects, hand drafting the signature exploded axonometric drawings, building cardboard design models, producing working drawings and all the while making the transition to more of a deconstructivist phase of the firm. During those years, Morphosis quickly raised in the ranks, only second to Frank O. Gehry amongst the soul freeing Los Angeles school, if it could be called that. Their moving on the trajectory was partly due to its principals' energetic dispositions and appetite for architecture. It was also partly due to their academic positions in SCI-Arc, which allowed them to draft and retain a talented and experimental practice that survived on relatively small projects and fees. The office was active all the time and it was not unusual to be visited by Tadao Ando, Peter Cook, Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid and others. Not to mention close colleagues like Eric Owen Moss and Gehry, even though I personally did not encounter most of them, except Ando and Cook. As it was arranged, I went to their office to get him and walk across the street to Starbucks and talk. This was not going to be an architectural theory discussion but just a light, conversing type of an interview in my mind. I did not want to ask him lofty questions about how he designs. As far as I am concerned, that is between himself and his soul, his co-designers and their clients. Plus, there are many pages of material about that stuff written by critics, journalists, students and fellow architects. I was loosely interested in how he manifests himself as a person, and hopefully to get an idea of what he is like nowadays. Through eye contact, I wanted to see if I could crack open the "bad boy/angst retaining master architect code" that is attributed to him. I was also curious about what would happen between the prize-winning architect and me during an elongated coffee break. Also, I was going to try to get him to say, he likes "my project" (later, on that one). Yes, I had few small, selfish, hidden agendas to start with, as well... Morphosis operates out of an approx. 2000 sq. ft. open office in which he has his own desk space behind the administrative area. If you enter the office, and if Thom is there working his hours, he would be the second person you see after Carla, who choreographs his minute-by-minute moves around the globe. Enter Morphosis, turn right, and say hi to Thom Mayne, the Pritzker Prize winning architect. When I arrived at 9 am, he was in the main space, talking with 3-4 architects, obviously about a collective design decision or something. By just superficially hearing it, I would say it was a democratic conversation. It seems like, he receives just as many directives as he gives out, from his lean but highly trusted team of architects-my take. Half of the architects who would work there seemed to be absent, perhaps traveling around the world, running hi-level projects and conducting presentations. Do not be fooled by relative calm at the modest Morphosis Headquarters. Just look at their current projects and the sheer size of their impact, both as buildings and as architectural benchmarks. Several minutes after my arrival we walked out of the office. I was taping, and the sounds were mixed by traffic noise, some lost. Small talk... - "Great... We just got a nice hotel suite in Paris." - "There is nothing like a nice hotel suite in Paris..." - "Oh, right." - "What about New York? Do you go there often?" - "Yeah." - "Wow, great cities to visit and build. But you are still here in Santa Monica?" - "Yeah." We crossed the street as two pedestrians on a mission with hurried footsteps, and made it to the counter after speed talking about; That he is doing many competitions and he is on the short list of few, That, he doesn't like to have a large office, in fact, he is not all that in favor of large offices of Zaha's and Wolf's (Wolf D. Prix of Coop Himmelb(l)au), That, most of his projects take 5 years average on the make, That, it is a good age to work on great projects, and how he likes to speed up the process to build more work while he can at the age of 63, That, he is glad to have his sons not becoming architects (one is studying pre-medicine, the other interested in philosophy). I tell him, how good it is for him to have a doctor son, especially with raising health insurance costs, and he concurs with the tone of someone who doesn't completely feel financially secure. I order regular coffee and he orders nonfat latte. I insist and pay for them. I am glad to do so. I remember he is being a cool person to lease a studio from. Cashier asks his name and his coffee cup has "Tom" written on it. I ask, OA- How do you feel like at the age of 63, getting all this high visibility large projects? TM- It is weird that they just start to give you those projects around the age of 60-65 which you could have done around the age of 40-45. OA- That was the age you were when we lived next to you around '85-'86 and I think you were just about to go to teach at Harvard around that time. Michele Saee, Eric Kahn, Martin Mervel, Brendan MacFarlane, and, Kiyokazu Arai who used to work for Morphosis at that time. Those guys were my friends,. I distinctly remember Kazu. TM- Oh yeah Kazu... He was like the silent partner. He worked with us almost ten years. I learned a lot from him. He was a ferocious designer. He worked so fast, it was hard for us to keep up with him. He set up difficult standards to follow for everybody else in the office. He was a pure design facility, fast and highly talented. OA- Kazu and I took the architectural license exams together and we both failed every one of them back in those days. TM- Of course, of course, many decent architects cannot pass those things that easily. I took the design part four times myself and passed the oral exam on the third time... OA- What is he (Kazu) doing now, do you know? I was his first friend at SCI Arc. He was very shy. His main problem was he could not speak English very well. He could have cared less about that. I often wondered about what goes through his mind, he always looked at you as if his mind were somewhere else. TM- Yeah, he is the head of an architecture school in Osaka of which I am a board member. Most people who worked for Morphosis ended up teaching somewhere. Small perk, let's just say. Realizing, there is tons of stuff we could talk about in the past, but I wanted to change the subject and fast forward to present... OA- I know you have been to Turkey a few times, what do you think of Istanbul? TM- First I was there 6-7 years ago lecturing and I was back there last year again for the Pritzker ceremonies. It is just an incredible city. So haptic and sensual, you can touch it, as it is so visual with its hills and old buildings, minarets, domes... And, of course Hagia Sophia, it is more than a building, it is a landscape. And, the cisterns beneath. Ahhh, such a history. He continued, "Seems like, it is Istanbul, who will have the leadership role in terms of the East opening up to the West. However, politically, Turkey must resist the raise of nationalism and must resolve the situation in the eastern side of the country. Ottomans, they got it right the first time. They were much more advanced than the Habsburgs in the West. For centuries, they knew how to delegate autonomy. They understood the tribal structure of the region. After the first and second world wars, when British chopped up the area, they had no idea what they were doing. Things just do not quietly sit there. Anyway, Turks would be better off looking into the future, to the global economy, instead of being caught in the lowest dominator of uneducated nationalism." OA- I agree. Turkey is a very sought after piece of land in terms of value. If one looks at it in terms of real estate, it is a prime real estate. TM- Anyway, getting back to Istanbul, it is a phenomenal city, and of course it bridges Europe and Asia. The Bosporus itself is very amazing situation. OA- It is an important city to build a landmark building. I wish your Phare Tower (or better), was there. Istanbul needs to break into architectural jet-set in terms of hi visibility. It needs an important current architectural piece to jump start the tradition, a newer paradigm. TM- Yes... Who wouldn't want to build a pioneering building in Istanbul? We go back to regional problems, Iraq, asymmetrical warfare, etc...I realize Thom Mayne loves talking about international politics and he is well informed on the subject. And, he is opinionated about most of the things he talks about. I am too, but we do not have that much time today. He tells me; "Things are much more different these days. Things are rapidly changing. You have to realize, wars have changed, conflicts have changed, it is like the language, constantly changing. You have to be able to move...You have to move quickly to new situations, it requires agility." OA- Like the architecture? TM- Absolutely...Look at the generation before me, Kappe, Koenig, Gregory Ain and all those guys, look at 20 th. century, look at Corbusier, Kahn, Mies, Aalto and of course, Corbu being the most clever ( he sneaks in that bit, a personal favorite obviously), it wasn't that long ago when architects developed that language and the rest worked on it most of their lives. Like they developed something and they spend all their lives producing some kind of variation on it. Some people can still do it, like Meier, I guess. However, as a production model that is no longer enough or valid. OA- Thom, I want to thank you for creating a challenge for me to find more about your work, therefore running into lots of information and some interesting stuff. I've read and watched several interviews you gave, a few talks, such as; Pritzker, Charlie Rose, TED and Princeton lectures. I visited your web site, even checked out a couple of books by Christian de Duve, whom, you have mentioned to Charlie Rose, that you were fascinated with. To be honest with you, I am not a Thom Mayne scholar, I did not know all that much about the work other than I was around locally to see your beginnings, development and recent Caltrans building in downtown Los Angeles. In a few weeks, I have seen many questions which one could possibly ask you in an intelligent way and I saw your answers to them. I have learned all these things since we made a date a couple months ago. Now, I want to ask you, what are "you" learning these days? TM- (smiles) Actually,. I am starting to look at buildings more strategically. I started to do that more with Eugene Court House. It is not the best building we have done but it did make us to look at things more from that strategic point of view. For me, it is a different way of thinking. We are also doing this project, a high school in Corona, California in which I shifted the issue to energy. It is in desert, and we are going to do a zero carbon footprint building with complete solar power. The desert is the harshest environment to try to do that. And, guess what? The peak energy consumption is during the summer when the school is closed... I'll. Designing the single buildings are not the biggest issue. Of course we are going to design them (buildings), when they come in to the office, we are architects after all. I am starting the projects with broader ideas where we can focus on prototypes and set new standards. I am going back to my earlier urban design interests, to the cities, where the two thirds of the world population are going to live in the near future. I will give you a basic example about how we are looking at things these days; I hold a cup in my class and say we are going to redesign this, and most students immediately start to work with the shape, but smaller group will ask questions like; how many of these cups are needed every year? How many times is each cup used? How many cubic yards they will take in the garbage dump after they are tossed out? How quickly they will decompose? That is where I am moving into right now. I am more into that smaller group where they ask these questions, which is also my nature. I always ask questions. We all start as formal designers, we start asking questions, as to who we are as architects, but the questions are changing as our office culture is changing. Again, architecture is nothing more than how you articulate questions and questions you choose to address. Because you cannot address all the questions, it is really, about which ones you choose to address. People think of architecture as form and language, but it is not that at all. The ones are asking formal questions are doing architecture just at that level and they are not asking other questions, right? OA- Yeah, it is somewhat limited at that level. TM- Sure. So, the way I am learning and the way our office culture is changing, because our questions are changing. You ask a question to Thom Mayne and you might get a three-page answer. What you have just read is an uninterrupted answer to my single question. Obviously, he is in constant motion. Asking questions about every project in which he is involved, interacting with answers, asking more questions and setting everything around him in continuous development, including his close circle of collaborators. I really like that. OA- You know, there is a lot of chatter these days about startreks, pardon me, about starchitects. The profession is getting tired of all this discriminating ranking system. People are disenchanted with it. What do you say? TM- They should be disenchanted with it. It is ridiculous. I have nothing to do with it. OA- Okay, then, say something bad about it. You are a bad boy, right? (big laugh). TM- I have nothing to do with it. I don't like it. C'mon, you realize in the public realm, you have a limited control of what is said about you because you don't control your own media. They write whatever they want to write. Hey, the magazines have their own trajectory system and their own marketing bla bla. They need continual renewal and it seems like in American system, they rely on personalities rather than the work. I am really the unlikely suspect. I am kind of a shy person, kind of private person, and I like to say what I want to say. I am not that diplomatic. OA- Likewise... I remember you coming into SCI-Arc student meetings and after students throwing profanities at you, leaving the meeting in disgust. TM- Yeah. (Laughs). You know, I forgot his name.., umm, Inaba of Volume Magazine, he asked me to write something about "ambition." First I said yes, than I thought about it and said to myself, "I don't want to write about this." I get many questions like, "how can I become famous?" And I go, "oh dear, you don't have to worry about it, it won't happen. Do your work." OA- Thatâ€™s right, a lot of people forget the most important part; the work. Most people think fame is the only means to success. TM- Like my mom said to my brother and I, "do your work first, don't worry about money, don't worry about anything else, just do your work." I was telling Jeff (Inaba), who came to interview me and I said, "It is kind of problematic that the young generation has to deal with much more real-politics and they are going to find their way through the land mines." The part of it is the absurdity of the expression of the personality which in itself is an autonomous territory, which has nothing to do with your work and nothing to do with architecture. You have to resist somehow, to capitalistic tendencies or something like that... They (fame seekers) should not worry about this that much. Just stay with architecture. I don't think this personality issue is useful to architecture... Actors have huge problems with this fame issue. It is not pleasurable. It is hell. Hang out with somebody like Brad Pitt or somebody who is really famous, they are very restricted in public. They could not do what we are doing now, there would be two hundred people here already asking autographs and stuff. OA- Speaking of Brad Pitt, what is he like with his interest in architecture and all that? TM- He is like... Umm.., he is a character, who seems to use his position, and the power and the access it gives him, along with resources, to do something. Actually, actors get lots of hits. If they don't do anything, they get such a criticism of being gluttonous and when they start to do something, they are accused of being... OA- If he were asking you for a job, would you hire him in your office? TM- Nooo way... He is an actor for God's sake. He is not an architect... Hell no... He is an actor and an activist... He is one of those people who wants to use his resources to change the world for the better. I think it is all right... OA- Yeah... Well, it is not my business. I am not that much interested in him, other than he is interested in architecture. Pause... OA- Do you know who Alain Robert is? TM- No. Who is he? OA- Alain Robert, also known as Spiderman. He climbs hi-rise buildings around the world. He climbed La Grande Arche in Paris, next to your future Phare Tower. TM- Yes, yes I remember him. OA- I bet you, he will try to climb Phare. Can he climb your building, given the curtain wall system you people are designing for it? TM- Oh, absolutely. We got 3-D surface he will love it. OA- If there are some problems, please do some design changes. Be nice to him. He is kind of my hero...Thanks in advance. TM- ...I'll see what I can do but I don't see any problems... OA- When is the Phare Tower is going to be finished? I really like that project. TM- Construction starts next June. You know what the strange thing is? It is the first project we have done that everybody loves. Most of our other projects, people either love or hate them, but this one, everybody seems to love it. OA- Well, to me, it is like a person that you can put your arm around and walk away. TM- Really interesting that people see it that way... OA- You asked me earlier about what I am doing with my work. I am designing this small house in Argentina for David Lamelas, the conceptual artist. It is near Buenos Aires. It is a summer home for David, who lives most of his year away from Argentina. Do you think you can give me a quick crit for it, while I have you here? (At that point, I pull out from my pocket, unfold the picture of the model I made and the plan drawing beneath that I glued on a piece of paper, and put in front of him. I quickly explain the project.) TM- Good job. Nice project. OA- Thank you that's enough... We both laugh and I push the stop button on the tape recorder. I take three pictures of him and the interview is over. I give him a book by Orhan Pamuk called ISTANBUL: Memories and the City (I gave the same book to Michael Rotondi too, his ex partner, when I have interviewed him last February). He asks me to sign it. We walk back to his office, talking about me and my background. I thank him for his time, and exit to parking lot. From my car, I realize how developed the surrounding section of Santa Monica has become, complete with overbuilt corporate entertainment industry buildings donning cast stone ogee mouldings and subsequent traffic jams, making it difficult to turn left on Broadway Avenue but not entirely impossible for the willing. 6/22/07, Santa Monica (For Daisy. Get well soon) ... 27 Comments Great interview Ohran, thanks for that. more later, but thanks orhan! that was fun. that was great, orhan! Awesome, Orhan. Clearly two great minds had a great time conversing. Great, man! I had Kazu Arai for a seminar back at Seika University where he's teaching now. He had a lot of great stories about those formative years. wow, love that!! So great, love the writing here, really fresh, you and him are totally present in this thing, great job! great orhan. much more of a conversation than an interview!! Did I read that right, you scheduled the interview for two months out? Thanks for doing this Orhan! I was fortunate to meet Mayne once and he is impressive - an extremely fast thinker, curious, and passionate of course. This all comes across in the interview, as well as being a fun read and so personal, as vado said. Glad he's interested in the larger scale planning issues, it seems natural for Morphosis' work to go that direction. The high school that generates energy for the township sounds fascinating, one of those "Why the hell didn't anyone think of this yet?!" projects. An overload of brainpower at that one little Starbuck's table...must have been hot in there! thom mayne is the man, and orhan good shit...good interiew, no comment really necessary right... you've touched on some great issues esp about the scaled/media perception of architects - particularly of the cultivated variety...good stuff again always insightful AND enjoyable Nice Sunday reading!!! Refreshing to read and learn nice personal anecdotes as well. Good job, Orhan. Right on Orhan, very very well done. Thanks for asking on some of the more topical issues, those questions are always on everyone's mind but never get asked. that's awesome that you gave him pamuk's memoir. Ten minutes later he wrote me back that he has read something I wrote and he liked it ...Thom reads archinect? HI THOM I CAN HAS JOB PLZ? (reference) a pleasure to read... I love how the conversation gives the personality of mayne and yourself and is expressed so well in the writing. Orhan, you really have a distinctive way of thinking and make people think as well. I am sure Thom enjoyed your interview as much as we all did. Everytime you publish something , we sit back , put a cup of coffee and relax and enjoy the journey. BTW great project you are building in Argentina. Congradulations!! et us know about the finish product. excellent interview....Thom is the bomb. that guys moves really really fast... best thing on archinect in a while.. Orhan, I've always wondered how I would conduct an interview if given the chance. After finally finishing this, I think I'd like to take a lesson from you! Great job and thanks. Orhan, Tebrikler! "Iâ€™ll." School as micro-power plant, exploiting latency for more than baseline? Of course. Very cool. Terrific read Orhan, thanks. I can't believe you're designing Lamelas' house! gerÃ§ekten Ã§ok seviyorum! thanks for all the kind replies to the article. thanks archinect for publishing it. thanks arkitera.com for translating it to turkish and publish it simulteniously. thanks, tina, paul and alex, javier, john and, thanks to mr. thom mayne again, for taking a valuable hour from his busy schedule to meet with me and talk. hey orhan, i remember attending a lecture mayne did at columbia. a student asked about the use of a dark material - some stone product i believe - on the west face of a building in cali, and thom dismissed him pretty harshly, then kenneth frampton intervened and called thom out, what happened next was an all-out slap-fest between the two. thom was pissed and the audience was entertained. what a night, although it seems building more has made him much more conversational and less confrontational. great job. any tips? there are a few people i'd like to interview soon. could I get a large double expresso and a shot of Thom Mayne please? (with cream on top) awesome! thom always struck me as an intelligent architect. i've noticed some of his thoughts are really deep and often asks if people get what he means. good one. thanks. I thought the most interesting thing is that Mayne dismisses a star as an architect saying he should stick to acting and there's little discussion of architecture in the whole piece. I don't care what he thinks about Iraq. (If you want to learn something new about Iraq, read Michael Ignatieff's piece in the NY Times Sunday magazine.) His interest in sustainable approaches to design is good but unremarkable. His buildings are anything but unremarkable. I would be curious as to the relationship between plan and section in some of your projects... 1. The Eugene Courthouse 2. SF courthouse 3. The LA CalTRans building How do they differ? How has his handling of buildings changed since the early days? What about the detailing of the CalTrans windows? How do keep the square foot costs down? I would really like to know how he designs a building and why he designs it that way. great interview. my soul liked it. lol great job! =) agree with make, thom mayne to me is one of those very elusive & indecipherable architects. total opposite of JP Ramus who pretty much lays everything on the table, in terms of his design approach, etc. so i would enjoy this type of interview of him, but not mayne. i can't figure him out, what going on in his mind. i wish i can find out more of his design methodology, trajectory, in short how on earth he comes up with THOSE buildings. Have seen his talks (online), but got nothing on the above.	http://archinect.com/features/article/61129/thom-mayne-in-coffee-break	2013-05-18T10:12:46	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/23486/2000742070063422862_rs.jpg", null ] ]
Architecture For Health Healthcare Architecture Planning Project Analysis Interiors Architecture For Health CORPORATE MISSION: Architecture for Health was founded in 1999 by Brian Lathrop in order to provide specialized design services exclusively to health care providers. While our clients range from solo physicians and growing group practices to medical developers and hospitals, the firm's primary focus is in ambulatory healthcare. Whether the project is for medical office, surgery, diagnostic imaging or rehab; our goal is to help our clients find the solution that makes sense not only functionally and aesthetically, but also financially. We believe that our specialization and unique approach allow us to provide services that are far more comprehensive and of exceptional value to our clients. This is evidenced by the fact that we have never produced a project that has not proceeded to construction. LOCATION: Located in metro-Atlanta, Georgia (Roswell), the firm's focus has been in the southeastern United States. Mr. Lathrop does maintain a national board (NCARB) certification and will consider travel outside the region on a project by project basis. COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE: Providing a complete range of traditional architectural services, AFH provides state-of-the-art medical space programming, architectural design and construction documents. Every project is given the full attention of the company's principal architect and founder to assure a successful outcome. All projects start with comprehensive budgeting and financial analysis so that fees are not wasted pursuing a direction that isn't financially feasible. UNIQUE APPROACH: GOOD DESIGN SHOULD HELP MINIMIZE STAFF It has long been believed in the medical design field that if the design will make the most highly paid employee (the physician) more efficient, then everything else will take care of itself. This concept brought the advent of the "pod system". The problem with this concept is that it can work against the sharing of personnel. One look at your revenue and expenses, however will tell you that staffing costs are the biggest drain on the medical practice bottom line. At architecture For Health we utilize concepts that centralize staff so that you can do more with less people. Savings in this area alone can easily pay for our fees and year in and year out go a long way toward paying for a new building. CREDENTIALS: Mr. Lathrop trained at the University of Illinois, Urbana where he obtained his B.S. Architecture and Master of Architecture degrees. Mr. Lathrop has qualified for and maintains a national board certification (NCARB). His personal delivery of Health Care project services was developed and refined during 11 years at the nationally recognized medical design/builder where he would typically direct programming, design and construction services for 10 to 20 health care clients annually. A registered architect in 7 states, Mr. Lathrop has a combined 29 years of architectural, construction and business experience serving clients. Having provided project development services on more than 150 medical building projects, Mr. Lathrop is well prepared to lend his unique talents to any medical specialty project. If your needs call for expertise in creating or renovating medical space, please contact us. Architecture For Health, Inc. 2110 Whittingham Ct. Roswell, GA 30075 (770)993-7300 - eMail: [email protected] Web Design by: Grant Lathrop Architectural Specialties Rehabilitation Center Architects Rehabilitation Center Designers Your Source For Medical Design Services	http://architectureforhealth.com/architecture_for_health_7_002.htm	2013-05-18T10:41:21	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 you said: > > Dear all! > >. Theo -- Theo v. Werkhoven Registered Linux user# 99872 Voorhout ICBM 52 13 27N , 4 29 45E. Voor GNUpg/pgp zie headers. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands, e-mail: suse-security-help@xxxxxxxx Security-related bug reports go to security@xxxxxxx, not here	http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/suse-security/2003/07/msg00212.html	2013-05-18T10:40:23	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
The Domenici-Bingaman White Paper and scheduled "conference" appears to raise a number of important questions to stimulate discussion leading to the development of legislation, but it is clear that the objective is not a search for the right path; it is a justification for a regulatory program based on a mandatory "cap and trade" system. "The White Paper's approach is unfortunate because it prescribes a policy outcome in advance of analysis and discussion of either the justification or the consequences of that outcome," Institute CEO William O'Keefe observed. "The process appears designed to build support for a preconceived conclusion instead of exploring what last year's energy bill will achieve and what in addition might be justified."The event is driven by misguided assumptions about the current state of knowledge about climate change. While no one seriously questions human activity being the primary cause of greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere, the assumption that human activity is the sole or even major cause for temperature increases in recent decades or the past century is simply not correct. Consequently, to assume that government actions to restrict those emissions through a complex energy rationing scheme will have an appreciable impact on temperature fluctuations is simply not supportable."Convening a meeting of economic rent- seekers only demonstrates that some companies will exploit any opportunity to reduce competition and gain profits through regulation instead of from being successful in the market place," O'Keefe continued. "The federal government has a poor record in trying to control energy markets through politically appealing but flawed legislation and regulations.""The cap and trade system being advocated is nothing more than a Trojan Horse hiding an energy tax," O'Keefe concluded. "Leading economists have concluded that a carbon tax would be far more efficient in constraining emissions than a cap and trade system, perhaps 5 times as efficient. But, politicians are loathe to propose tax increases."Promoting innovation and technological development and deployment around the globe is a more effective and efficient policy choice for confronting climate change. The U.S. is already leading the world on that path and in promoting the deployment of technology in developing countries which are rapidly becoming the leading source of emissions."Title XVI covering Climate Change of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Administration's Climate Change Technology Program, the 2005 G-8 communiqué, and the participants in the Asia Pacific Partnership all agree that significant technology advances will be needed to adequately and affordably address climate change over the next century," Institute fellow Dr. Eric Loewen stated. "This is common ground and should be exploited."	http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=4906	2013-05-18T10:12:09	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
the game began, we aimed at making it as understandable as possible to the average player. One thing that meant was trying to keep the numbers as simple as possible. Nothing is simpler then percentages: if you have 100% of a pie and you eat 50%, you are left with half, right? It.	http://archive.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/1440-lessor-disengard-journal-du-developpeur-sentinelles/1804-update-6-entwicklertagebuch-der-warg-ueberarbeitet/249-developer-diary-combat-changes	2013-05-18T10:57:48	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Error: You currently have Javascript disabled. This website uses Javascript for many elements such as the menus and page customization. Please enable Javascript in your browser for the optimum website experience. Vault 2.0 By: Ransroth, Game Systems Engineer Hi all, Ransroth here. I’m a Game Systems Engineer on The Lord of the Rings Online. In my last Dev Diary, I talked about the changes that we made for the Volume III Book 2 launch. Since then, we’ve been working on even more improvements, much of it inspired by your feedback on the forums! Here’s a screenshot, showing many of the new features: Chest Separators and Renaming Chests Instead of one long list, the main view is now broken out into chests, each with its own name and header. You can rename a chest to anything you like by double-clicking it, right-clicking it, or clicking the “Rename” button. While editing the name, hit enter to confirm the new name or esc to cancel editing. You can also use the Submit and Cancel buttons that appear on the right hand side. Chests that don’t contain any items are not shown. To rename a chest, you will need to place at least one item into it. You can use drag and drop to rearrange items between chests – dragging an item from one chest to another will move it to that chest, and when depositing items from the inventory or shared storage, dropping an item on the chest will move it there. Chest Tabs Instead of the “Chest” dropdown menu, there are now tabs on the right-hand-side of the window. Clicking on a tab will show only the items in that particular chest You can drag and drop items onto a chest tab to move them to that chest.	http://archive.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/1666-the-2011-yule-festival-developer-diary/1804-update-6-entwicklertagebuch-der-warg-ueberarbeitet/798-entwicklertagebuch-band-iii-buch-2-kleiderschrank/868-developer-diaryvault-20	2013-05-18T10:17:06	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
Actions Work Header [podfic] Breakfast of Champions colls_pod (colls) Summary: Podfic: Sam gets banged up during a hunt, and Dean is nice to him. Too nice. Work Text: Text Link: fanfic Breakfast of Champions* \| Breakfast of Champions written by girlguidejones Length/size: 11:50 min, 6MB Download Links: mediafire: mp3 or mp4 auidofic archive: mp3 or mp4 Author's Summary: Sam gets banged up during a hunt, and Dean is nice to him. Too nice. *version used to record	http://archiveofourown.org/works/430828	2013-05-18T10:56:44	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn229/Pic-CollSwan/breakfast.png", null ] ]
GENEALOGY-DNA-L ArchivesArchiver > GENEALOGY-DNA > 2005-07 > 1121103292 From: (John Chandler) Subject: Re: [DNA] upgrading after a 25 marker test Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:34:52 -0400 (EDT) References: <IGEOKAGLHNEKPCKPADIGMELNKCAA.bbailey.lowedna@baileyconnection.com> In-Reply-To: <IGEOKAGLHNEKPCKPADIGMELNKCAA.bbailey.lowedna@baileyconnection.com> Bill wrote: > However, STRS are like walking thin ice, when deep level > SNP testing would put us on solid ground once and for all. What you're completely ignoring is the ambiguity factor. SNPs are not unique events, even though it is convenient to pretend they are. This ambiguity doesn't matter for SNPs at present because SNPs have no genealogical applications, but a future situation with many more SNPs available for testing would have correspondingly more ambiguity. Note that the genealogical power of a set of DNA tests is roughly proportional to the sum of the mutation rates of all the markers included. That is why more markers are always better and why fast markers are desirable (up to the point where they're likely to mutate in the time span of the family trees under study). Since SNPs mutate about 10,000 times slower than STRs, and there are about 50 STRs commercially available, it quickly follows that SNP testing won't become as useful to genealogy as STRs until there are about a million SNPs. (In the meantime, the number of available STRs will grow, too, but not by a lot.) NOTE: this happens to be the same number that I have demonstrated elsewhere to be the minimum number of SNPs necessary to set up a haplogroup scheme with genealogical potential, but it is not the same in principle. That fact that it roughly matches says something very profound about haplogroup schemes in general -- there is no need to look for the optimum SNPs for creating a "phylogenetic" tree because the genealogical discriminating power will be the same regardless. In short, any million base pairs will do, as long as they aren't located in genes or other sequences with genetic functions. Think of it! We don't actually have to wait for whole-chromosome sequencing! John Chandler This thread:	http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GENEALOGY-DNA/2005-07/1121103292	2013-05-18T10:41:59	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
PACLEARF-L ArchivesArchiver > PACLEARF > 2010-08 > 1283256823 From: "Barb Lorensen" <> Subject: [PACLEARF] obits Nora (Slik) Yeager, Raymond W. Devlin Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:13:43 -0500 For those of you that knew or got help from Nora M. (Silk) Yeager . I'm sorry to say she passed away yesterday.. She was a great cousin and great help with my family tree . She will be missed by all. Also Raymond Devlin passed away. Nora M. Yeager Obits BOLIVAR - YEAGER - Nora M., 81, Bolivar, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, at Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. Born Sept. 26, 1928, in Ridgeview, daughter of the late Thomas Silk and Virgie Forsythe Silk Rolley. Nora was a faithful member of First Church of Christ, Bolivar. In addition to her parents, she also was preceded in death by her husband, Charles J. Yeager, in 1984, and three brothers, Michael, Thomas and Edward Silk. Survived by two daughters, Wendy (Jack) Blankenbicker and Heidi (Jack) Garland, all of New Florence; three sons, Greg C. (Marlene) Yeager, Ellwood City; Chris M. (Deborah) Yeager, Bolivar; and Kevin J. (Susan) Yeager, Portsmouth, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; six half sisters, Katherine Cosner, Hagerstown, Md.; Mary Jane Boring, Fairfax, Va.; Ginger Gibson, Ida Bell Callis and Betty Ruth Peters, all of New Florence; and Penny Rolley, Bolivar; and two half brothers, Frank Rolley, Westmont, and William Rolley, Erie. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at J. Paul McCracken Funeral Chapel and Crematory Inc., 536 Market St., Bolivar. Nora's life will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Church of Christ, Bolivar. Interment will follow in Bolivar Westview Cemetery. To sign the online register book or to send condolences to the family, please visit. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond W. Devlin Natrona Heights Raymond W. Devlin, 89, of Natrona Heights, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at his home, following a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 18, 1921, in Bolivar, a son of the late Samuel Devlin and Della (Yeager) Devlin. He lived most of his life in Harrison Township. He was employed as a ladle repairman at Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., Brackenridge, for more than 30 years. He was of the Protestant faith. He was a very loving dad, grandfather, uncle and friend. He will be dearly missed but will always live in our hearts. Survivors include his stepsons, Arthur P. (Gail) Pringle, of Cochranton, Pa., Herbert J. Pringle, of Natrona Heights, and Chester G. (Barbara) Pringle Jr., of Guys Mills, Pa.; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; many friends and special friend, Sid Eckman. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Martha E. (McConaha) Devlin; brothers, Bill and Archie Devlin; sister, Mary Nyga; stepdaughters, Lovina Fontana and Mary Pringle; granddaughters, Wanda Bentley and Linda Swogger; and grandson, Paul Fontana Jr. Relatives and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the DUSTER FUNERAL HOME INC., Tenth avenue at Corbet street, Tarentum, 724-224-1526. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Michael A. Trenga, chaplain of Medi-Home Hospice, officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Airy Cemetery, Natrona Heights. Visit. This thread:	http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PACLEARF/2010-08/1283256823	2013-05-18T10:40:46	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
TMG-L ArchivesArchiver > TMG > 2002-11 > 1036600191 From: Subject: Re: [TMG] REPORTS Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 11:29:51 EST Hear, hear Ron Bernier! You are absolutely correct in all you say. Gene Ron Bernier wrote: Richard, I have to disagree with you to a point. There is only one Genealogy software company that we all know of that charges for "new version" everyti9me the fix bugs in their software. The software that I am currently using as my primary genealogy software comes out with frequent enhancements and fixes for any problems that are known at the time. Although I am extremely disappointed that after nearly 6 months, there are still no usable reports in TMG 5.X, that is not what upsets me most. What I am upset about and the reason I removed TMG from my system is because of Wholly Genes (Bob Velke's) total lack of response in providing fixes for the multitude of problems that have been reported. Other users on this list have devised work arounds for many of the problems, but we shouldn't have to use work arounds. Even more frustrating is the fact that Bob Velke has apparently gone into hiding, and has done nothing to reassure the users who have paid for the program that the problems are being corrected. There is absolutely no acceptable excuse for allowing the list of problems to keep growing, and no action on Wholly Gene's part to release repairs for these problems. As far as "upgrade" charges are concerned. I would gladly pay for an upgrade, but we are not talking upgrade here. We are talking about getting a usable product. This thread:	http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TMG/2002-11/1036600191	2013-05-18T10:30:58	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
About \| Projects \| Docs \| Forums \| Lists \| Bugs \| Get Gentoo! \| Support \| Planet \| Wiki m h wrote: > Hey Folks- > > I'm working on trying to get prefixed installs working. (As such, I'm > using some code kindly modified by Michael Haubenwallner. ) I'm now > in python code (portage) and would like to compare what I have with > gentoo proper. > Is this the location of the latest up to date portage code (in CVS, I > realized devs might have more "up to date" code on their boxes): > > > I looked through the dev documentation but couldn't find anywhere > where it stated the actual location of the code in CVS. Any pointers > would be great. > > thanks, > matt > > ps. > The issue I found is with pym/cache/fs_template.py. If I'm running as > root (GID = 0) then this fails: > > def __init__(self, label, auxdbkeys, basepath=None, gid=-1, > perms=0664, *config): > """throws InitializationError if needs args aren't specified""" > if not gid: > raise > cache_errors.InitializationError(self.__class__, "must specify gid!") > > Shouldn't the logic be "if gid != -1"? I don't have access to a > gentoo proper box right now... > I thought that part of brian's domain stuff in Savior was to cover this. In either case no one should be writing any real code at this point since no one has agreed on any sane way to pull this off. There needs to be plenty of healthy discussion the pro's and con's of how things should be done in regards to -prefix. In conclusion, if you think this will be 'easy', think again ;) PS. However starting discussion on how exactly this would work might be a nice thing to do ;) -- [email protected] mailing list Updated Jun 17, 2009 Summary: Archive of the gentoo-portage-dev mailing list. Donate to support our development efforts. Your browser does not support iframes.	http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage-dev/msg_be2ba6d2d06fdbb072d61743a84ecea4.xml	2013-05-18T10:21:37	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
About \| Projects \| Docs \| Forums \| Lists \| Bugs \| Get Gentoo! \| Support \| Planet \| Wiki Hi, * Mr. Adam Allen. <adam@...> [2005-07-08]: > I am trying to configure my iBook so that I can connect up to an > external monitor. Under Mac OS/X this works fine, but not under Gentoo. I have only managed to configure X11 tu use an external monitor. Take a look at the xorg.xonf files on Another thing I noticed is that it even depends on the VGA cable (if you are using the mini-DVI-to-VGA-Adapter) whether this works or not: with Mac OS X any VGA-cable will do, under Gentoo some will not work (depends on what pins are missing). > After much google searhcing I found a "m6mirror" command-line tool which > should switch the CRT on/off. This doesn't seem to help. pbbuttonsd should be able to do that, too, but I have not yet tried this feature. :wq -- [email protected] mailing list Updated Jun 17, 2009 Summary: Archive of the gentoo-ppc-user mailing list. Donate to support our development efforts. Your browser does not support iframes.	http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-ppc-user/msg_484d74522d181183d9e57dc7f22419f8.xml	2013-05-18T10:22:39	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
A NASA astronaut with Hawaii ties promoted this week his notion of a space tractor to divert asteroids that threaten Earth. A small, relatively inexpensive spacecraft could hover near an asteroid and exert enough gravitational pull over the course of about three years to change the rock's orbit to avoid a doomsday collision, said Edward Lu, a former University of Hawaii solar physicist who spent six months aboard the International Space Station in 2003. "We're only trying to get a really tiny change in the velocity of the asteroid to prevent an impact," Lu told a packed, 300-person-capacity Art Building Auditorium at UH-Manoa on Monday night. The tractor craft would cost $200 million to $300 million, comparable to today's planetary research probes, but could potentially save hundreds of millions of lives, Lu said in a forum sponsored by the UH Institute for Astronomy. Lu joined three UH scientists on the panel to characterize an asteroid impact as a rare but calamitous event that demands the same level of attention as major earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes. The asteroid Apophis, for instance, will pass within about 20,000 miles of Earth in the year 2029, said its discoverer, UH planetary astronomer David Tholen. That will happen on Friday the 13th of April. "It's going to come so close to the Earth in 2029 that its orbit will change and it might change enough so that it comes back and hits us in 2036," Tholen said. That risk should be better quantified after radar surveys during the asteroid's next close pass to the sun in 2013, Tholen added. Small space rocks, most the size of a grain of sand, hit the Earth's atmosphere every day to appear as "shooting stars." But larger impacts have been credited with the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago and, in 1908, an airburst equivalent to a 10-megaton bomb that felled 80 million trees in Tunguska, Siberia. "The atmosphere breaks up pretty much everything that is less that the size of a football field," said Robert Jedicke, a UH astronomer specializing in so-called "near-Earth objects." A Tunguska-size explosion would have "burned or blasted" nearly the entire island of Oahu had it occurred overhead, Jedicke said. Rocks even a half-mile in diameter, flying at 20 miles per second, qualify as "planet killers," the scientists said. Because the devastation would be so great, the risk for any individual of dying from a major asteroid impact is about the same as dying in a plane crash -- about 1 in 10,000 or 20,000 over a 100-year lifetime, said Jedicke. Yet many millions of dollars are spent annually on airline safety while the threat of cosmic collisions is only now being addressed, he said. Central to the warning system is a project called Pan-STARRS that, from the summit of Mauna Kea, will conduct a survey to detect asteroids that intersect the orbit of Earth. The telescopes will catalog small asteroids by making sensitive scans of the night sky and comparing images to spot objects moving against the static background of stars, said UH cosmologist Nick Kaiser. "They will move, but they can't hide," he said. When completed in 10 or 15 years, the Pan-STARRS survey should provide decades of warning about an impending collision with an asteroid or comet, the scientists said. That should be enough time to launch a tractor spacecraft to rendezvous with the object and nudge it to a safe orbit, said Lu, 43, a veteran of two flights aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. Only a few ounces of force applied over three years would be enough to slow or speed up an asteroid to avoid an Earth collision, Lu said. He proposed a test mission so that the physics is demonstrated well in advance of an emergency. To do nothing would be to invite disaster, he added. "If we are wiped out by an asteroid, that will be our own fault at this point," he said.	http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/01/24/news/story09.html	2013-05-18T10:53:34	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
(TIP: Don't forget to share this article with your friends.) Animation vs Sci-fi: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Reel's It In Viewed 103,443 timesBy: Senior Editor Published for Los Angeles, California (Area-Info.net Jun. 11, 2012) Animation outshines sci-fi this past weekend with Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted bringing in $60.35 million in ticket sales. For an incredible second place was Prometheus with a $50 million box office share. Snow White & The Huntsman, MIB 3 and Marvel's The Avengers round out the top five spots for a weekend that saw an increase over the same weekend last year.Take a look, or write your own review. Movies Beginning The Week of June 15, 2012 - I Hate You, Dad - Rock of Ages Last weeks top 10 Movies at the Box Office - - Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($60.35M) - Prometheus ($50.0M) - Snow White & The Huntsman ($23.02M) - MIB 3 ($13.5M) - Marvel's The Avengers ($10.8M) - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($3.23M) - What to Expect When You're Expecting ($2.7M) - Battleship ($2.28M) - The Dictator ($2.15M) - Moonrise Kingdom ($1.57)	http://area-info.net/articles/show.php?cty=Columbus&st=Indiana&article_id=1847&t=Animation_Vs_Sci-fi:_Madagascar_3:_Europes_Most_Wanted_Reels_It_In	2013-05-18T10:52:55	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "/images/articles/1847_1_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_1_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_2_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_2_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_3_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_3_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_4_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_4_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_5_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_5_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_6_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_6_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_7_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/articles/1847_7_25.jpg", null ], [ "/images/follow_us-b.png", "Follow AreaInfoNet on Twitter" ] ]
Honey Soy & Ginger Lamb with Noodles (Serves 3 to 4) Courtesy of N.Z. Women's Weekly Test Kitchen 2 spring onions 1 head brocolli 1 red pepper 1 carrot 475g packet Aria Farm Lamb, Beef or Chicken Strips 425g can stir fry noodle sauce – honey, soy and ginger 150g dried noodles Trim spring onions and slice thinly lengthwise. Place in chilled water in the fridge while preparing rest of dish. Cut broccoli into florets. Cut pepper in half, remove seeds and slice thinly. Scrub carrot and cut into matchstick pieces. Stir fry Aria Farm Strips in a saucepan until golden. Remove from pan. Place noodle sauce in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add broccoli and carrots and cook for 8 minutes. Add pepper and Aria Farm Strips . Cook for 1 minutes. Cook noodles to packet directions. Drain well. Place noodles on a plate or in a bowl. Serve lamb mixture over noodles. Drain spring onions. Place on top of lamb mixture and serve.	http://ariafarm.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=18&Itemid=28	2013-05-18T10:41:00	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
: organization Picks from Zara Home Back Posted in accessories organization, bathroom organization, bedroom organization, closet organization, entryway organization, jewelry organization, laundry area organization, laundry spaces, linen closet organization, living room organization, organizing products, organizing with baskets, vanity organization 3 Comments Dinner Planning When we were newlyweds, my husband and I struggled on a constant basis with not knowing what to make for dinner each night. He’d come home from school, I’d come home from work, both mentally tired, and one of us would ask “what should we make?”, to which the other would reply, “I don’t know….ummm….” Finally someone would think of something, and then we’d check to see if we had the ingredients for it and though sometimes we’d luck out, more often than not we’d be missing at least one or two things. We’d then either, scramble up something with what we did have, make a run to the grocery store, or give up and order take out. Over time we started to get the hang of things. After trying out a few different ways to organize the process we’ve settled upon this current system (outlined below), which has eliminated excess trips to the grocery store, helped us cut down on food spending, and overall has worked really well for us: - We sit down together one day during the week (usually Saturday or Sunday morning after breakfast) and decide on what we’d like to eat each night. If we’re having a hard time coming up with ideas, we turn to food websites, blogs, our cookbooks, and/or Pinterest. - Using the (free!) Real Simple Dinner Planner (which to take make things convenient, we keep copies of in a transparent pocket adhered to the inside of our pantry door), we write the dishes in the Menu column (furthest left). When deciding on what dinner to slot on what day of the week, we keep in mind which ones rely on more perishable groceries and/or ingredients we already have on hand that need to be used soon. dry erase board from three by three seattle, printable dinner planner from real simple - Again using the planner, we write down the ingredients we need to buy for each meal in the appropriate columns to the right (Produce, Dairy & Refrigerated, etc). I love the way the planner is organized because the columns correspond to the aisles of most grocery stores, making it easy to shop down each column. - So we don’t forget what we decided upon for what day, we write the dishes on a dry erase board we have in the kitchen, which serves as a menu. We use the Magnetic Glass Dry Erase Weekly Planner from Three By Three Seattle. We love it because it’s conveniently labeled with the days of the week, it has a handy little shelf for a marker, and it’s magnetic, so we can post up printouts of any recipes we’ll be using. Hope sharing this was helpful to anyone out there who may also struggle with dinner planning! Posted in kitchen organization, lists, planners & calendars 3 Comments Washi Tape Calendar Do like Jensie Jean of Take Two They’re Small and use washi tape in different colors and patterns to beautifully mark multi-day events and projects in your planner. A nice alternative to using highlighters, doing this lets you see at a glance what you have coming up and when you’ll be busiest. Great idea, wouldn’t you agree? BTW, Russell + Hazel binders, like the ones you see above, are currently on sale on One Kings Lane through Saturday! They’re beautiful and can be customized with their SmartDate system. image credits: 1-russell + hazel, 2-pretty tape, 3- take 2 they’re small Coffee Canisters? Posted in kitchen organization 9 Comments	http://ariannabelle.com/blog/category/organization/page/2	2013-05-18T10:20:41	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[ [ "http://ariannabelle.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/zarahome-arianna-belle-blog-organization-picks.jpg", "zarahome-arianna-belle-blog-organization-picks" ], [ "http://ariannabelle.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/doubleduty.jpg", "book-storage+seating-double-duty-piece" ] ]
"As a person, he's been like my favorite granddad," Jones told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "As a player, Bobby's been the guy that's given me the opportunity to make a name for myself in the big leagues. He's given me the best opportunity to be successful in the big leagues. He sat down and treated me like a man when I went through some personal issues that I've had. That will never be forgotten by me. And his record on the field speaks for itself. He's going to the Hall of Fame for what he's done on the field. "It's going to be weird, him not [managing], because he's the only manager I've had in the big leagues," Jones said. "If indeed I do decide to play next year [2011], it'll be culture shock with someone else sitting there in that office." Ohlendorf completes governmental internship: Ross Ohlendorf's 10-week internship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., was a rewarding experience. "I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot, both about the government and agriculture, and met a lot of great people," Ohlendorf, a Princeton grad, told MLB.com. "I also enjoyed doing research on animal traceability and feel I was able to add substantive work to some of the discussions about the future of the program. Even though I had a great time, the internship also reminded me how good I have it playing baseball for a living." Byrd glad to be reunited with Jaramillo: Marlon Byrd will reunite with hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo now that both are with the Cubs. "He made a lot of adjustments," Jaramillo told the Chicago Tribune. ." Baby baseball glove rank high on Miner's gift list: Two Christmas gifts stand out in Zach Miner's memory, one from his childhood and one as an adult. "I got my first real nice baseball glove when I was probably 8 or 9 years old, and I thought that was the best. It was a Rawlings Gold Glove, and I loved it," Miner told MLB.com. "As an adult, it was probably last year. My wife had a huge box that she had put balloons in and taped a stork on the inside to tell me that she was pregnant with our second child. When I opened the box, the balloons came out and I saw the stork. It was pretty awesome." Anderson finds new home with Royals: Outfielder Brian Anderson is glad for a chance to prove himself with Kansas City. "I just want an opportunity. That would be cool," Anderson told MLB.com. "But I dug my own hole. I don't blame anybody. I'll be happy and appreciative of any opportunity. Some free agents are in more demand than others, but basically we are jobless, and I'm not going to burn bridges. I want to play, and it's not like I'm going to say no if you don't give me exactly what I want." DeRosa signs two-year deal with Giants: Mark DeRosa could play third base or left field for the Giants, but mostly he just wants to play. "I really don't care where I am on the field as long as I'm in the lineup," DeRosa told the San Francisco Chronicle. Rodney moves from Tigers to Angels: Fernando Rodney, who bounced back from injury troubles in both 2007 and 2008 to pitch 75 2/3 innings last year with the Tigers, has reached a two-year agreement with the Angels to become a primary setup man for closer Brian Fuentes. "We're confident that, as far as his past injuries related to his elbow, that he showed all year last year that he was durable," general manager Tony Reagins told the Los Angeles Times. "His velocity was above average, consistent -- no effects of prior arm troubles." Griffey Jr. honored at Seahawks game: Ken Griffey Jr. rose the 12th Man Flag before the Titans-Seahawks football game on Sunday in Seattle. Griffey took time out to answer a few Mariners-related questions. "We're going in the right direction," Griffey told the Seattle Times about the additions of Cliff Lee and Chone Figgins to the Mariners this offseason. "A couple more wins, and [we're in] the postseason. I don't have anything planned until early November." "It doesn't matter if you're a DH -- you still got to go out there and do a job," Griffey said of the Hall of Fame chances for former teammate Edgar Martinez. "And he did it at the highest level for 10-15 years." Encarnacion avoids surgery after fireworks incident: Edwin Encarnacion suffered first- and second-degree burns to his face after being hit by fireworks during a new year's celebration in the Dominican Republic, MLB.com reported. The Toronto third baseman went to a local clinic for treatment and then was flown to Miami, where he saw a face specialist. He was discharged from the hospital on Saturday. "Thank God all is well with my face. I have no fractures or serious damage and will not need any surgery," Encarnacion said. "The doctors say I'll have to go a week without sun, but I can train without problems in two weeks." Encarnacion said a firecracker that was supposed to go up instead went sideways and struck him in the face. Johnson to Arizona: Kelly Johnson feels wanted by the Diamondbacks. "They made it known to me that they had tried to acquire me a few different times, and they've always liked me," Johnson told MLB.com. "It's just a place I've always liked. played in 106 games for Atlanta last season, hitting .224 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs. Lewis back on radar after stint in Japan: Seeking to add starting pitching depth, the Texas Rangers are showing an interest in Colby Lewis, who has pitched in Japan for the past two years. "We've developed our Pacific Rim operation the last few years, and our guys have built a solid foundation both with relationships and from a scouting perspective," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels told MLB.com. "I expect we'll be selectively involved with the right players coming over. We're aware of Colby's situation and obviously know him from when he was in the organization." Lewis, who was originally selected in the 38th round by Texas in 1999 Draft, was 11-9 with a 2.96 ERA for Hiroshima in 2009 after going 15-8 with a 2.68 ERA with 183 strikeouts in 178 innings the year.	http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/pa/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100104&content_id=7870690&vkey=mlbpa_news&fext=.jsp	2013-05-18T11:03:01	CC-MAIN-2013-20	1368696382261	[]
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