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Fierce American criticism of Russia's military action in Georgia is almost certain to jeopardize a very different US strategic objective: stepping up pressure on Iran with another layer of United Nations sanctions.
As builders of Iran's $800 million nuclear power reactor, Russia has long resisted imposing sanctions to halt Iran's program, which the US says is a cover to make an atomic bomb. Washington has convinced Moscow to support three previous sets of Security Council sanctions.
But US efforts to launch a fourth set of sanctions – begun last week, as Iran all but ignored a US-European deadline on a nuclear deal – may get lost in the shrill US-Russian tussle in the Caucasus.
"This will make any hope of cooperative effort on Iran much more difficult," says Michael McFaul, a Russia and Iran expert at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Support on Iran, he says, is "without question" the biggest strategic casualty of the renewed US-Russia tension.
Iran is "the last serious issue where the Bush administration has decisions to make in terms of changing policy," says Mr. McFaul. It is also "the one place … of high national security interest to the United States where Russia plays a direct role in what we are trying to do. In that sense, it towers over all these other things."
US and European officials are scrambling for ways to punish Russia for moving armed forces into separatist, pro-Russian enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in pro-West Georgia, and then into Georgia itself, to counter a Georgian military invasion late last week.
After five days of fighting that routed Georgia's small, US-advised forces, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said the "aggressors" had been "punished" and ordered an end to operations. Russia lambasted Georgia's US-educated President Mikheil Saakashvili as a "terrorist" and "lunatic" who should be tried for "genocide."
But the rhetoric has also been unusually blunt between the US and Russia. President Bush this week demanded Russia end a "dramatic and brutal escalation of violence."
"This has come at a very opportune time for Iran," says a Tehran-based political analyst who asked not to be named. "Any new rift between the US and Russians would be welcome by Iran … anything that give Iran more time and a little more headache for the US."
Georgia is not far from Iran's borders, and "up to a point, Iran would be quietly happy, but the conflict can escalate to something that would cause more instability and suffering," says the analyst, which Iran does not want.
US warplanes carried 2,000 Georgian troops out of Iraq Sunday, until then the third-largest coalition member, which manned checkpoints to prevent weapons smuggling along Iraq's border with Iran.
Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin mocked the US effort. "I'm amazed by their skills at seeing black as white, of portraying aggressors as victims," Mr. Putin said. "Some of our partners, far from assisting us, are attempting to impede us [by transferring Georgian troops] on board US aircraft directly to the conflict zone."
Former Soviet leader and Nobel laureate Mikhail Gorbachev also blamed the US and the West more generally for military training and political support that "emboldened Georgian leaders."
"By declaring the Caucasus, a region that is thousands of miles from the American continent, a sphere of its 'national interest,' the United States made a serious blunder," Mr. Gorbachev wrote in The Washington Post and Rossiyskaya Gazeta in Moscow.
The effect will be felt beyond the Caucasus. Noting that the US wants Russia to support sanctions against Iran and to not sell weapons – "particularly the highly effective S-300 air defense system" – an analysis from Stratfor, an intelligence analysis firm, said Wednesday that the Russians "have backed the Americans into a corner."
"Georgia is a marginal issue to the United States; Iran is a central issue," notes Stratfor. The US must either "reorient" away from the Mideast to the Caucasus, or "seriously limit its response to Georgia to avoid a Russian counter in Iran."
The US has canceled a joint NATO naval exercise with Russia due to begin this week, and the US and Europeans are debating further steps, which include kicking Russia out of a series of regional groupings including the G-8 industrialized nations, returning it to the original G-7.
The harsh rhetoric comes on top of a host of issues that have rankled the once-close post-Soviet US relationship with Russia. They include expansion of the NATO alliance to Russia's western borders, US insistence on placing missile-defense units – aimed at one day stopping an Iranian missile – in eastern Europe, and strong support for a string of democratic revolutions in nations that were once part of the Soviet Union. Georgia's "Rose Revolution" was the first, in 2003.
"Even if there are no more UN sanctions on Iran, at least there can still be more US and European sanctions," says a US diplomat who follows Iranian issues.
The US Treasury on Tuesday imposed sanctions on five more Iranian companies it called "nuclear and missile entities … used by Iran to hide its illicit conduct and further its dangerous nuclear ambitions."
"I think [Russia has] been playing us when it comes to sanctions and stringing it out for years and years," says McFaul. "They've never wanted sanctions, and our position has moved to theirs, not vice versa. If you go back 12 years ago, we were debating whether there should be a Bushehr [nuclear reactor]. Now we are well beyond that today."
But while the sanctions are affecting commercial ties, Iranian leaders insist the modest layers of UN, US, and EU sanctions in place are not the reason for the dire state of Iran's economy. Experts point out that the high price of oil is a salve.
Iran benefits, too, from having the international spotlight turned on Georgia and away from its nuclear gamesmanship.
"It seems to be overshadowing the Iran nuclear issue, at least for some time," says the Tehran analyst. "It makes it more difficult at the UN and the P5 [permanent five members of the Security Council] to sit down and talk about the nuclear issue when there is a conflict as well going on."


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Abu Dhabi GP - Race
Hamilton crowned two-time championWins in Abu Dhabi | 'The greatest day of my life' | Results | Gallery | How the title was won | 2014 gallery | Driver reaction
Abu Dhabi GP - Race
Wolff: Mercedes let Rosberg down'The problem on his car is something that gives us a bitter taste'
Abu Dhabi GP - Race
Lewis: The best day of my lifeSays feeling is 'is way, way beyond' his first title in 2008
Abu Dhabi GP - Race
Lewis' title eases Merc tension - Lauda'They respect each other on their level of performance'
'Lewis, you're an absolute legend'
After Lewis Hamilton won the title in style and Jenson Button said a tentative goodbye to F1, Radio Ga Ga rounds up the best radio soundbites from Abu Dhabi
F1 crowns a true champion
After Lewis Hamilton ended his wait for a second world title ESPN's Final Stint rounds up the main talking points from the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
'The best driver on the grid this year for sure'
ESPN rounds up all the reaction from up and down the paddock after Lewis Hamilton won his second world title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Ask Steven
Tough at the top
Who has driven in the most GPs before taking pole position?
Home front
Who was the first Briton to win the British Grand Prix?
Home favourites
How many F1 drivers have had one win, but done it at their home Grand Prix?
Next Race
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020
November 29, 2020
Emotional Alonso found race start toughFerrari departure dawned on him before formation lap
Vettel admits he will miss Red BullFinishes last race with team down in eighth place
Button sure he's at the top of his gameStill unsure whether he has a future in Formula One
The best man won - RosbergSays Hamilton a worthy champion, vows to come back stronger
Kimi: Ferrari knew race would be toughStraight-line speed deficiencies laid bare in the desert

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If you're preparing for the SSAT, one of the important things to learn early is how to roll with the punches. The SSAT is an inconsistent and fickle beast chock-full of trips, traps, bumps and hiccups. It's designed for students in multiple grades and thus most of those taking the test will see concepts they have not yet learned, or be required to read at a level that is above (or below) what they've been doing in school. This creates lots of variability and can be confusing and daunting. Let's check out what we mean by variability by exploring the grade levels of the reading passages in the reading section.
In order to analyze the reading level of the passages on the test, we took the passages that were in the "The Official Guide to the Middle Level SSAT" and ran them through the Flesch-Kincaid (F-K) analysis to see the grade level and readability score of each passage. This gives us one objective and consistent way to see how hard the passages were. Our findings are summarized in the chart below:


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To follow is an excerpt of the Introduction to the devotional "God Is… Each and Everyday"
If I asked the question, "who do you think loved God the most in the bible, besides Jesus," I believe the overwhelming response would be David. The Book of Psalm, being the evidence, bears his passionate expressions of love, devotion, dependence, and submission to a holy God. The scriptures attributed to his writing, demonstrates an earnest heart-to-heart connection between God and man.
Throughout the bible God declares how much He loves us, and how He pursues us for reciprocation of that love. He gives us advice, instruction, precepts, and examples on how we can fall in love with Him and sustain that love. Each day, we have access to an open-book (Bible) examination to measure our level of faithfulness and devotion to Him.
When we accept the love of God by yielding our hearts to Him, accepting the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, we tend to fall in love with Him so easily. Of course it is the indwelling presence of His Holy Spirit that is our divine assistance to do so. We are so in love with God that we run and tell anyone who will listen how wonderful we feel. "God is so great and I will never stop loving Him" might be your easy, daily testimony and confession.
How wonderful it is to be smitten like never before because you now know what true and eternal love feels like. You profess that you will love Him more than your physical stuff.
Some poetically declare to themselves and others, "I have put away the idols. Nothing and no one comes before the Lord my Maker. Gone so far away from me are the things that are temporal, that gathers dust and perishes so quickly. Oh how my heart beats only for Him. I will never love anyone like I do Him, my beloved. He is perfection, He is true, and there is none like Him. I think of Him moment-by-moment, day by day, week by week. My thoughts of love and devotion never fails, because He provides for me, He protects me, He comforts and loves me with an everlasting love. When His name is spoken my heart skips, and I lie awake on my bed pondering what He will do next. I can't stop praising and worshiping my God. So great is He, my possession and obsession."
Did you or do you ever say or think that?
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear;
but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Romans 8:15 KJV
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Congressional leaders are discussing a plan to make a down payment of targeted cuts.
Lawmakers suggest a partial fix, not a sweeping deal, is likely to address expiring tax cuts and automatic budget cuts--the so-called fiscal cliff, National Journal Daily reports.
Billy House and Dan Friedman explain.
Leading lawmakers have no intention of letting the sequester happen or all of the tax cuts expire. Nor will Congress vote to punt those events entirely, even for a few months, congressional aides said. Instead, congressional leaders are discussing a plan to make a down payment of targeted cuts worth about half of the $110 billion in sequestration cuts set to hit in January, while establishing a framework for additional cuts.
Ideas of Congress taking bold legislative steps during the postelection lame-duck session have given way to talk of temporary fixes and handing over these longer-term policy implications to the next Congress.
"It will be very difficult to put together a comprehensive plan in just six weeks," House Budget Committee ranking member Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said in an interview. "Everyone's going to have to scramble" to find resolution, Van Hollen said.
National Journal subscribers can read more here.


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Upton Castle, situated in a secluded spot two miles north east of Cosheston village, is one of Pembrokeshire's lesser-known castles, but is nevertheless of great interest.
The home of the Malefant and Bowen families, it was built in the latter part of the 13th century and, despite many alterations and additions over the centuries, still retains much of its original fabric.
According to architectural experts, it probably started life as a medium-sized fortified first-floor hall house, as there is no evidence of secondary means of defence. But the three stout semi-circular drum towers on the north side give it the appearance of a castle.
The Malefant family occupied it for two centuries before it descended to the Bowens and the rectangular, castellated residential block resembles a miniature Picton Castle. Surprisingly, in 1670, when Hugh Bowen was in residence, it was assessed in the Hearth Tax List for six hearths - the same number as the much larger Carew Castle.
The family history is interesting, according to the noted antiquarian Major Francis Jones, as there is a Royal connection on the wrong side of the blanket. Sir William Malefant, who is mentioned in the records of 1247 and 1255, was killed in a skirmish at Cardigan in 1258, leaving his wife Avice, daughter of Sir Thomas de la Roche, and a son also named Walter. He married Joan, daughter of Henry fitzHenry, an illegitimate son of Henry 1st by the Princess Nest, daughter of Prince Rhys ap Tewdwr. And it is to his son, also Walter, that the building of the castle is attributed. The castle passed down through the Malefant line until the last male, Stephen Malefant, who married Alice Perrot, died, leaving the property to his only daughter Alice. Thus began the Bowen line, for Alice married a member of one of the most illustrious Welsh nobility families, Owen ap Gruffydd of Dynefwr. Owen's elder brother, Thomas ap Gruffydd, was the father of the distinguished Sir Rhys ap Thomas, who joined Henry Tudor at Dale on his march to Bosworth and victory over Richard 111 in 1485. Owen, through his marriage to Alice Malefant, had a son Morris ab Owen and the name ab Owen eventually changed to Bowen. When the last of the line, Morris Bowen, died in 1758 he had no male heir, but four daughters, and Upton passed to the youngest, Martha, who had married Willam Tayleur of Shropshire, who in 1787 was described as the owner of the castle. The antiquarian Richard Fenton, during his itinerary through Pembrokeshire, which he chronicled in his book of that name in 1811, visited Upton Castle where the owner was the Revd William Evans. He wrote: "There is but little of the castle remaining besides the entrance between two bastions finely overgrown with ivy."
The castle then passed through two generations of the Evans family before the last, Admiral Richard Evans, died in 1927, having sold it to a Mr Stanley Neale of Cardiff.


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As a rookie father of 2 months, one of the more hilarious books I've found is by David and Kelly Sopp called "Safe Baby Handling Tips". Check out the do's and don'ts of taking care of your little one:
<REMOVED! THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER APPARENTLY DOESN'T LIKE ME MARKETING THEIR BOOK> Here is the letter I got:
Attn: mattapps.com
Pursuant to 17 USC 512(c)(3)(A), this communication serves as a statement that:
I am the duly authorized representative of the exclusive rights holder for: Safe Baby Handling Tips by David & Kelly Sopp; ISBN 9780762424917; November 8, 2005.
These exclusive rights are being violated by material available upon your site at the following URL(s): http://mattapps.com/2009/03/21/safe-baby-handling-tips-baby-dos-and-donts
I have a good faith belief that the use of this material in such a fashion is not authorized by the copyright holder, the copyright holder's agent, or the law; Under penalty of perjury in a United States court of law, I state that the information contained in this notification is accurate, and that I am authorized to act on the behalf of the exclusive rights holder for the material in question; I may be contacted by the following methods: <removed>
I hereby request that you remove or disable access to this material as it appears on your service in as expedient a fashion as possible. Thank you.
Subsidiary Rights Administrator
On behalf of The Perseus Books Group, LLC
Boston, MA
So there you have it, 27 or so tips on how to take care of your kid. Looking through this, I have actually done 1 of the NO's on here… can you guess which?
Be sure to grab the book if you like this. Great gift for new parents!Posted under how to, reviews


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Lynden's Bio goes here.
I joined Sellerdeck in 2017 after 10 years as an E-commerce Manager running multi-channel online retail stores. It's this experience which led me to join Sellerdeck. As the E-commerce Partnership Manager, my focus is on the success of our customers. I work with the teams at Sellerdeck to pull-together the best that we can offer, which has a strategic and positive impact on our customers.
Outside of work, I love to travel and have a large extended family dotted around the globe.
I joined Sellerdeck in 2009, before the iPad even existed, and it was fascinating to be involved in an industry that was going through world changing events. Prior to Sellerdeck I completed an apprenticeship in Civil Engineering, where I was self-taught on AutoCAD to design structural drawings and 3d models.
After eight years in the company and towards the end of 2016, I wanted more perspective and exposure from other businesses, so I left to join a digital marketing agency who focused on technical SEO.
But I couldn't stay away and in August of 2017 I was given the opportunity and privilege of being Sellerdeck's CEO.
The company and its employees all share a set of strong values which is evident with every person you engage with. This is what I most admire of Sellerdeck and the people within the business.
Outside of work, my life revolves around the people I love and playing or watching as much football as I can.
Well, we here at Sellerdeck like to think that we can be the perfect fit for your company. Why? Because we've been doing it since 1996. Sellerdeck almost single handedly changed the face of E-Commerce in the UK with our easy to use Desktop E-Commerce Solution. Every business has to evolve and we're no different. A name change, a re-branding and a lot of code later and here we are. Not only can we design, build, host and market your e-commerce business, we can work closely with you to become your e-commerce partner.
Just look at the growth of a site like Clubhouse Golf, breaking through a closed golf market to see how partnership has helped them.
Don't wait, come have a chat with us. Even if you end up feeling that we're not the provider for you, we'd love to hear from you, would love to chat to you and would love to get you started on the road to selling more online.
Single use coupon codes
Integration with Google Universal Analytics and Adwords
XML Sitemap Generation
Generates search-engine-friendly web sites
Meta keywords, meta description, title tags and image alt tags are generated and can be edited
Create customer accounts to increase shopper loyalty
Create Best Sellers list for publication to the web site
Create Related Product lists to encourage additional purchases
Automatically generate a New Products list and publish to web site
Generate email and mailing lists including labels, envelopes and reports
Google Analytics integration (requires free Google Account)
Apply discounts based on order value and display in the shopping cart
Customer feedback (requires Feefo)
'Condition' Field for Google Product Feed
Recently viewed products
Create 'Also Bought' lists to show products other shoppers have purchased
Apply discounts based on quantity or specific products ordered
Apply discounts such as 'buy one get one free', date-expiring and multiple use coupons
Advanced mailing list generation allowing filtering based on a variety of criteria
Set up a range of customer groups and apply specific criteria (discounts, messages, payment methods)
Simplified stock-management for options
Logging of stock level changes in external file
Familiar and easy to use Windows interface
Explorer-style 'drag and drop' style interface
Create multiple page layout options
Sell downloadable, digital products
Create unlimited number of product sections and subsections
Add additional text or images in a pop-up window or supplementary page
Unlimited product variations such as size and colour with prices assigned to each variant
Display product choices as radio buttons, drop downs or button grids
Define additional components for each product
Add shopper definable fields for personalised products
Display prices in two currencies simultaneously, using a fixed exchange rate
Enter and display product prices exclusive or inclusive of tax
Specify delivery cost by weight, geography, order value, quantity and size of package
Export/import product and section data
Create links to external files or urls
Hide products and information items from selected customers or customer groups
Show different payment methods for online and offline orders
Set up different data fields for different types of product
Fully integrated product reviews from Feefo
Automatically generates multiple pages in long sections
Content filtering allows browsers to successively refine their view of a set of products
Dynamic section generation uses filtering to create sections based on user-defined criteria
Dynamic choices enable the available product options to be updated as the customer selects them
Pricing dynamically updates when shoppers select different options for a product
Search incorporates an auto-suggest feature and results can be sorted by name, relevance and price
Automated single product per page
Online customer accounts
Online order tracking
Online order history
Automated site navigation features including menu bar, section list, site map and breadcrumb trail
Automatic email confirmation of order
Remember me option for returning visitors
Cart content summary visible on every page
Cart contents can be saved for later completion, or as a 'wish list'
Fast product search
Search by product variants such as colour and size
Postcode lookup on the web site for online orders (Postcode Anywhere account required)
Postcode lookup on the desktop for offline orders (Postcode Anywhere account required)
Streamlined checkout
Automatic label and tracking code generation using GFS Selector
Online order tracking
Online order history
Management of eBay Orders
In-Built PayPal Processing
Built-in order-processing module processes orders from receipt to shipment
Calculates shipping, handling and taxation costs
Full range of online payment options including SellerDeck Payments and PayPal
One click order processing feature
Stock level monitoring with alerts for low stock
Print invoices, packing lists and address labels
Create and view sales reports
Set up email templates and generate customer emails
Import customer account information
Order entry form for mail and telephone (MOTO) orders
Customisable order entry form for mail and telephone (MOTO) orders
Real-time card payment processing for mail and telephone (MOTO) orders using SellerDeck Payments
Customise the order summary screen
Make notes and add reminders to orders for actions on specific dates
Barcode scanning to track orders
Order picker to speed up picking and packing
Real time stock control
Handle components independently
Credit Card Shredder
Order Filter
Quick find on orders
Queue order email sending
Add order number to custom emails
Integration with Google Checkout
Date defined by shopper on purchase
Fully integrated product reviews from Feefo
Automatic label and tracking code generation using GFS Selector
Integration with Google Universal Analytics and Adwords
XML Sitemap Generation
Management of eBay Orders
In-Built PayPal Processing
Logging of stock level changes in external file
Extendable architecture allowing developers to add new features
Interface with Sage 50 Accounts, transferring orders and importing product and customer data
Interface directly to SellerDeck EPOS
Dynamically link products to an external database
Easily accessible MS SQL database for linking to external systems
30-days free email and telephone support
Optional support and upgrades service
Online Knowledge Base
SellerDeck Community forums
Dedicated expert technical support team
Extendable architecture allowing developers to add new features
MS Access database
High performance MS SQL Server and MS SQL Server Express database
Start-up and Design wizards to get started quickly
Prompted backup and restore feature
Fast upload facility for SellerDeck Hosting and compatible specialist hosts
Create multiple sites from a single licence
Multi-user option for catalogue management and order processing (up to 4 users)
Multi-user option for catalogue management and order processing (4+ users)
Manage user access to assign user roles and responsibilities
Site selection on start up
I have worked in Marketing and Communications for over 15 years and I could not imagine working in another job!
I've worked in lots of different industries and in recent years have specialised in digital marketing for technology and website companies. Alongside heading up the Ignite digital marketing team, I also manage the marketing for Sellerdeck. The best part of my job at Sellerdeck is working with the customers to help them create and achieve their marketing objectives. I work with a great team and all marketing projects start with a team brainstorm over a cup of tea, we allocate the different tasks, ranging from email marketing, social media, blogging, advertising and offline campaigns to the relevant person. I love the variety where every day is different.
My special object is Hugo (hedgehogs are my favorite animal), he was a gift a long time ago from my parents and he goes everywhere (within reason) with me.
By using Postcode Lookup on your website, you'll be able to streamline your checkout process and reduce your cart abandonment rate, with your customers addresses filled automatically upon entering their postcode. Postcode Lookup is fully integrated with Sellerdeck and supported by our in house Technical Support team.
Sellerdeck has partnered with Global Freight Solutions to give you access to delivery carriers which have previously only been available to large volume shippers and your clients will be able to track packets and parcels with the option of using SMS and email notifications. GFS also offers Integrated Labelling which automates the printing of shipping labels, straight from Sellerdeck.
We've partnered with eBay to bring you our eBay order management tool, which allows you to import all of your eBay orders into Sellerdeck and process everything in one place! With a host of benefits, including updated stock records and automatic status emails sent your customers, check out our eBay extension today!
We are proud to say that as a partner of Sellerdeck, PayPal is fully integrated with Sellerdeck Desktop. PayPal is a fast and secure way to process online payments and accepts all major credit and debit cards as well as allowing your customers to pay with their PayPal accounts.
With over 20 million accounts in the UK and over 140 million worldwide and a range of affordable products to suit your business needs, contact them today to get set up with one of the global leaders in Online Payments.
Feefo's feedback service allows you to request feedback from your customers after they've purchased from your online store, ensuring that all of your feedback is 100% genuine. Your reviews are automatically sent to Google, enriching your website content and can increase your conversion rates by up to 17%!
With research suggesting that 92% of consumers now read online reviews before making a purchase, there's no better time to sign up to the Feefo Feedback Service!
Control multiple websites and stores from one Administration Panel with ability to share as much or as little information as needed.
Administration Permission System Roles and Users.
Web Services API for easy integration between Magento and any third-party application.
Fully 100% customisable design using templates.
Customer Groups.
One-Click Upgrades.
Content Management System for Informational Pages.
Google Website Optimiser.
Integration for A/B and Multivariate Testing.
Layered / Faceted Navigation for filtering of products in categories.
Layered / Faceted Navigation for filtering of products in search results.
Flat Catalogue Module for Improved Performance with large catalogues.
Static Block tool to create category landing pages.
Ability to assign designs on category and product level (unique design per product/category).
Configurable search with auto-suggested terms.
Recently viewed products.
Product comparisons.
Recently compared products.
Cross-sells, Up-sells and Related Items.
Popular Search Terms Cloud.
Filter by Product Tags.
Product Reviews.
Product listing in grid or list format.
Multiple Images Per Product
Product Image Zoom-in Capability
Product Reviews
Related Products
Stock Availability
Multi-Tier Pricing Upsell
Product Option Selection
Grouped Products View
Add to Wish list
Send to a Friend with Email
Inventory Management with Backordered items, Minimum and Maximum quantities
Batch Import and Export of catalogue
Batch Updates to products in admin panel
Google Base Integration
Simple, Configurable (e.g. size, color, etc.), Bundled and Grouped Products
Virtual Products
Downloadable/Digital Products
Customer Personalized Products – upload text for embroidery, monogramming, etc.
Tax Rates per location, customer group and product type
Attribute Sets for quick product creation of different item types
Create Store-specific attributes on the fly
Media Manager with automatic image resizing and watermarking
Advanced Pricing Rules and support for Special Prices (see marketing tools)
Search Results rewrites and redirects
Approve, Edit and Delete Product Tags
Approve, Edit and Delete Product Reviews
RSS feed for Low Inventory Alerts
Customer Personalized Products – Upload text for embroidery, monogramming, etc.
Customer Personalized Products
Customer Personalized Products – Select Date/Time options for products
Customer Sorting – Define Attributes for Customer Sorting on category (price, brand, etc.)
Order status and history
Re-orders from account
Recently ordered items
Address Book with unlimited addresses
Default Billing and Shipping addresses
Wish list with ability to add comments
Email or Send RSS feed of Wish list
Newsletter Subscription management
Product Reviews submitted
Product Tags submitted
Downloadable/Digital Products
Account Dashboard for overview of: recent orders, personal information, newsletter subscription status, primary billing address, primary shipping address, shopping cart, wish list, recently ordered items, recent reviews and recent tags
Contact Us form.
Feature-rich Customer Accounts.
Order History with Status Updates.
Order Tracking from Account.
Password Reset email from front-end and admin panel.
Order and Account Update Emails.
Customizable Order Emails.
Create and Edit Orders from the Admin Panel.
View, edit, create and fulfil orders from admin panel.
Create one or multiple invoices, shipments and credit memos per order to allow for split fulfillment.
Print invoices and packing slips.
Call Centre (phone) order creation − Includes ability to create new customer, or select existing customer and view shopping cart, wish list, last ordered items, and compare products list, as well as select addresses, give discounts and assign custom prices.
Create re-orders for customers from administration panel.
Email Notifications of Orders.
RSS feed of New Orders.
One-Page Checkout
Integrated for real-time shipping rates from: − UPS, UPS XML (account rates), FedEx (account rates), USPS and DHL
Configurable to authorize and charge, or authorize only and charge on creation of invoices
Integrated with Amazon Payments
Integrated with multiple PayPal gateways
Integrated with Authorize.net
Integrated with Google Checkout (Level 2)
Saved Credit Card method for offline payments
Accept Checks/Money Orders
Accept Purchase Orders
Payment Extensions Available through Magento Connect
SSL security support for orders on both front-end and back-end
Guest Checkout and Checkout with account to use address book
Shopping Cart with tax and shipping estimates
Option for account creation at beginning of checkout
Accept gift messages per order and per item
Saved Shopping Carts with configurable expiration time
Shipping to multiple addresses in one order
On-site order tracking from customer accounts
Multiple shipments per order
Ability to specify allowed destination countries per method
Flat rate shipping per order
Flat rate shipping per item
Free Shipping
Table rates for weight and destination
Table rates for product sub-totals and destination
Table rates for number of items and destination Free
Newsletter Management.
Landing Page Tool for Campaigns.
Catalogue Promotional Pricing by percentage or fixed amount with ability to restrict to stores, categories, products.
Flexible Coupons (pricing rules) with ability to restrict to stores, customer groups, time period, products, and categories.
Free Shipping Options.
Multi-Tier Pricing for quantity discounts.
Bundled Products Options.
Customer Group-specific pricing and group-specific tier pricing.
Recently Viewed Products.
Recently Compared Items.
New Items Promotional Tool.
Up-sells in Shopping Cart.
Cross-sells on product pages.
Send to a Friend for all visitors, or registered users only.
Send Wish list to a Friend by Email or RSS.
RSS Feeds for New Products, New Specials and New Tags.
Auto-generated Site Map.
Google Site Map.
Integrated with Google Analytics
Admin Dashboard for Report Overview
Sales Report
RSS feed for New Orders
Tax Report
Abandoned Shopping Cart Report
Best Viewed Products Report
Best Purchased Products Report
Low Stock Report
Search Terms Report
Product Reviews Report
RSS feed for New Reviews
Tags Report
RSS feed for New Tags
Coupon Usage Report
Total Sales Invoiced
Total Sales Refunded
Support for localization, multiple currencies and Tax rates.
Configurable List of Allowed Countries for: − Site Registration − Shipping Destination Addresses with ability to specify per shipping method − Billing Addresses with ability to specify per payment method.
Search Engine Optimization.
100% Search Engine Friendly.
Google Site Map.
Search Engine Friendly URL's.
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Miss World 2011 Winner: Miss Venezuela Ivian Sarcos Wanted to be a Nun (PHOTOS)
Miss Venezuela, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos, was crowned the winner of the Miss World beauty pageant 2011 Sunday, in London.
Sarcos, 21, took the ultimate beauty accolade at Earls Court in London while being watched by a billion viewers.
The Miss World 2011 winner defeated Miss Philippines Gwendoline Ruias and had a unique story that may have helped her win the crown.
Sarcos was orphaned at the age of just eight and at one point in her life, she studied in a nunnery for five years. According to Nueva Prensa publication, her dream was to become a nun but she later gave up the idea and went to study in the Central University of Venezuela.
"Unfortunately, I lost both my parents at a very young age, which led me to study for five years in a nunnery. I spent my five years in there and my dream was to become a nun," said the new Miss World, as reported by Agence French Presse.


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UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox is under pressure to publish information about civilian deaths caused by remote-controlled weapons in Afghanistan.
Recent years have seen a sharp rise in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, known as drones, that allow bombs and missiles to be fired from a control room thousands of miles away. UK drones are fired in Afghanistan by operators just outside Las Vegas.
The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR), a Christian NGO, urged the government to publish information about the use of drones and the causalities involved.
"Armed drones involve a form of playstation warfare and risk creating a culture of convenient killing," insisted FoR's Amy Hailwood, "Drones reduce the physical and mental distance between operator and target and are likely to lower the threshold for launching an attack".
Conservative estimates suggest that US drones in Pakistan kill one civilian for every two combatants, but the Ministry of Defence has refused to release any figures about the UK's own drones.
"These robotic weapons deserve much greater public scrutiny," said Hailwood, "The government must address the accountability vacuum by releasing information about drone attacks and the casualties incurred".
Drone use has risen sharply since 2001. The UK government has deployed three Reaper drones in Afghanistan, while other drones intended for UK forces are in development by BAE Systems. The UK also rents Hermes 450 drones from Israel on a 'pay-by-the-hour' basis.
In July 2010, leaked government documents revealed that the British Reaper drone had by that point been fired 97 times in Afghanistan.
In addition, the US budget allocation for drones increased from $1.7 billion in 2006 to $4.2 billion in 2010. Eyewitness reports suggest that drones were used extensively by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2009.
FoR will release a report on the use of drones at the Drone Wars conference in London on 18th September.
The Fellowship of Reconciliation is a spiritually-based movement committed to active nonviolence as a means of personal, social, economic and political transformation.


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Effectiveness of Combining Light and Non-Light Treatments for Jet Lag and Sleep Disorders
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00387179
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified August 2009 by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : October 12, 2006
Last Update Posted : August 25, 2009
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|Condition or disease
|Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
|Drug: Melatonin Drug: Methylxanthine Procedure: Light Therapy
|Not Applicable
Circadian rhythm disorders are disruptions in an individual's circadian rhythm, or "internal body clock." This internal clock regulates the 24-hour cycle of biological processes in the body, including sleep and hormone production. Jet lag, delayed sleep phase syndrome, in which individuals fall asleep and wake up later than desired, and advanced sleep phase syndrome, in which individuals fall asleep and wake up earlier than desired, are all examples of circadian rhythm disorders. Because of the disruptive nature of these conditions, it is important to identify the quickest and most effective method for regulating the body and reestablishing normal sleep patterns. Light therapy, in which individuals are exposed to bright, artificial light, is currently used to treat these disorders. Melatonin, a hormone that regulates circadian rhythms, and methylxanthines, a class of stimulant medications, are other common non-light treatments. While each of these individual treatments has been proven effective, little is known about the combined effect of light and non-light treatments. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of light therapy, melatonin, and methylxanthine, alone and in combination, at regulating circadian rhythms and improving sleep quality and cognitive function.
This study will enroll healthy individuals. Participants will first attend two screening visits, which will include a review of medical, psychiatric, and sleep histories; vital sign measurements; blood and urine collection; a physical examination; and an electrocardiogram. For 1 week, participants will record sleep habits in a diary and by telephone. They will also wear a device that monitors activity and light exposure levels. Eligible participants will then attend four 5-day inpatient visits at the Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory at the University of Colorado at Boulder. During each of the four visits, participants will be randomly assigned to one of the following four treatments:
- Dim light therapy and placebo
- Bright light therapy and placebo
- Dim light therapy, melatonin, and methylxanthines
- Bright light therapy, melatonin, and methylxanthines
At each visit, participants will receive a different treatment. During these visits, participants will remain awake for up to 40 hours at a time, while their eye movements, and brain, muscle, heart, and breathing activity are monitored. Urine and saliva will be collected, and participants will undergo various cognitive performance testing measures. At 3-week intervals between each visit, participants will record sleep habits and will wear the activity and light exposure monitoring device. A sleep diary will also be maintained by participants for 3 weeks following the end of the last visit.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|48 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Crossover Assignment
|Double (Participant, Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Basic Science
|Official Title:
|Circadian Integration of Photic and Non-photic Stimuli
|Study Start Date :
|October 2006
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|March 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|March 2010
Experimental: Dim Light Melatonin and/or methylxanthine
Dim Light Melatonin and/or methylxanthine
Drug: Melatonin
5mg, pill, once
Other Name: Life Extension Melatonin 5 mg
Drug: Methylxanthine
2.9 mg/kg, pill, once
Experimental: Placebo and Dim Light or bright light
Placebo and Dim Light or bright light
Procedure: Light Therapy
Bright light exposure
Experimental: Bright light melatonin and/or methylxanthine
Bright light, melatonin, and/or methylxanthine
Drug: Melatonin
5mg, pill, once
Other Name: Life Extension Melatonin 5 mg
Drug: Methylxanthine
2.9 mg/kg, pill, once
Procedure: Light Therapy
Bright light exposure
- Circadian phase, as measured by the shift of the endogenous melatonin rhythm (measured during each inpatient visit) [ Time Frame: 24 hour ]
- Circadian phase, as measured by the shift of the endogenous temperature rhythm [ Time Frame: 24 hour ]
- Sleep quality, as measured by wakefulness after sleep onset (electroencephalogram [EEG] defined wakefulness after 10 minutes of consecutive sleep) and number of awakenings [ Time Frame: overnight ]
- Cognitive function, as measured by daytime sleepiness, reaction time, and mood and well being (all measured during each inpatient visit) [ Time Frame: 24 h and daytime ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- In good general health, as determined by blood chemistries, urine toxicology, physical examination, and medical and psychiatric history
Exclusion Criteria:
History of any current or chronic disease, including any of the following:
- Chronobiologic disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Cardiovascular disorders
- Respiratory disorders
- Kidney and urinary tract disorders
- Infectious diseases
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Immune system disorders
- Connective tissue and joint disorders
- Hematopoietic disorders
- Neoplastic diseases
- Endocrine and metabolic diseases
- Neurologic disorders
- Current or past history of drug abuse
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Current oral contraceptive use
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00387179
|Contact: Gayle Wright, MS
|United States, Colorado
|Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory
|Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80309
|Principal Investigator: Kenneth P. Wright, PhD
|Principal Investigator:
|Kenneth P. Wright, PhD
|University of Colorado at Boulder
|Responsible Party:
|Kenneth P. Wright Jr., Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Colorado
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
M01RR000051 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
R01HL081761 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|October 12, 2006 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 25, 2009
|Last Verified:
|August 2009
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
Sleep Wake Disorders
Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Mental Disorders
Chronobiology Disorders
Occupational Diseases
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Protective Agents
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be pissing in(to) the wind(redirected from am pissing in the wind)
To be doing something totally pointless, fruitless, or futile; to be wasting one's time doing something that will not or cannot come to pass. To be perfectly honest, I feel like voting is just pissing in the wind, so I just don't bother. My mom and dad were pissing into the wind for years trying to get my brother to take his studies seriously; in the end, he dropped out anyway to pursue a career in music.


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Animal Control
The City of Marshall has a progressive thinking Animal Control / Animal Shelter Staff dedicated to the welfare and well-being of the pets in our community. We work diligently to improve the lives of these animals by educating pet owners of the importance of spaying and neutering, offering information on low/no cost spay / neuter programs in the area, informing owners about animal care ordinances and enforcing these ordinances when owners prove unwilling or unable to comply.
1. We are committed to improve the bond between pets and people
2. We are committed to increase awareness of the necessity to spay / neuter
3. We are committed to the welfare of the public by enforcement of animal control ordinances
4. We are committed, as the local rabies control authority, to protect the community from stray and dangerous dogs
5. We are committed to the animal population of Marshall - investigating cruelty, neglect, and abandonment reports and prosecuting when necessary.
The Marshall Animal Shelter is staffed and run by the City of Marshall Animal Control. The Shelter is located at 607 E End Blvd S (Hwy 59), and our phone number is 903-935-4530. We are conveniently located behind the Water Treatment plant.
The Animal Control staff are responsible to pick up all stray dogs within the City Limits of Marshall and we receive all the unwanted dogs and cats, puppies and kittens from all of Marshall, Harrison County and sometimes animals from Marion and Panola Counties. As a 'high-volume, full-service' shelter we receive every animal, in any condition, for any reason, from whoever brings it in. You can see some of our adoptable pets by following us on Facebook.
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We are always looking for avenues to get these pets out 'on a leash', so we work with a multitude of rescue groups who help us in this venture.
We could not provide top notch service without the help of all the rescue groups that have helped us over the years. We have managed to save hundreds of pets, and we thank each and every participant for all the help they have provided our Animal Shelter!


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Tuesday 11 August 2020
The Trustees initiated part two of their review of the IFRS Foundation's Constitution at their meeting in October 2008 in Beijing. Building on measures already taken by the Trustees, part two sought views on enhancing the organisation's governance.
In December 2008 the Trustees published a discussion document, Review of the Constitution—Identifying Issues for Part 2 of the Review, which posed various questions and invited general comments and proposals for change. The proposed changes focused on enhanced accountability and due process. They also included proposals to clarify the objectives of the IFRS Foundation and the IASB, as well as proposals for a change of name of the organisation.
The Trustees received 68 comment letters from respondents. The responses were considered by the Trustees at their meeting in Amsterdam in July 2009.
The Trustees published in September 2009 a second discussion document - Proposals for enhanced public accountability. This document reflected the comments that the Trustees received on the first discussion document and contained the revised proposals. The Trustees asked for comments by 30 November 2009. To broaden their outreach and to ensure that any proposed amendment to the Constitution will reflect the interests of the majority of stakeholders around the globe, the Trustees hosted a series of round-table meetings in September and October 2009 in London, New York and Tokyo.
At their meeting in Brazil in January 2010 the Trustees discussed the comments received and the submissions made at their round-table meetings. They considered staff proposals based on the analysis of the feedback received and approved the proposed changes to the Constitution. The changes to the Constitution came into effect on 1 March 2010. The changes to the Constitution can be found by clicking here.
The Trustees issued a report of their findings in April 2010. This report explains their conclusions and provides feedback to the interested parties and stakeholders that took part in the consultation. Please click here to download the report.
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Woodward Road Tour - Wow!
Woodward: What a Week It Was
It's funny how these things work out. What started as a "what if" idea for an editorial column became a very cool event that we dubbed the Week on Woodward Road Tour (WoW for short). Think of it as a twist on the existing Power Tour model. Instead of a point-to-point weeklong drive, the WoW was a series of day trips to museums, collections, and other automotive points of interest, all originating in one city, in this case Detroit. The longest drive was a couple of hours; most of the trips were much shorter. At the end of the week we took in all that the Woodward Dream Cruise has to offer.
We wanted WoW to be a way for folks to use their muscle cars, make friends, and have fun without the logistic and mechanical stresses of a 1,000-mile road trip. The key to making WoW happen was our association with Jerry Dixey. He organizes nationwide Road Tours for Street Rodder magazine and has for years, so he was able to bring his prodigious event-planning skills to our little idea—along with some generous sponsorship from Ford—and make WoW a reality.
More than 70 cars participated in WoW, the biggest Road Tour Jerry has put on to date. Admittedly, many of those were street rods, but the muscle cars that came out were a hearty bunch, and their owners enjoyed the camaraderie that comes with sharing these experiences with fellow gearheads.
If you like what you see here and wish you could have joined us, it looks like we'll do it again next year. August 17, 2013, is the date of the official Woodward Dream Cruise, and we'll most likely schedule our day trips during the week leading up to the big day. If you're interested in joining us or have some ideas of things we should see or do in the Detroit area, drop us a line.
Here's a sample of some of WoW's highlights. Next month: the Dream Cruise.
The Museums
During the first half of WoW we were headquartered in Dearborn, almost literally a stone's throw away from Ford's world headquarters. That meant we had ready access to not only the outstanding Henry Ford Museum but also the historic Piquette Plant, birthplace of the Model T, and Edsel Ford's magnificent estate. Midweek we drove out to the Gilmore Car Museum in rural Hickory Corners, then followed that up by visiting the Walter P. Chrysler Museum at Chrysler's headquarters in Auburn Hills.
Behind the Scenes
Hot rodding may have started in postwar Southern California, but Detroit is a hotbed of high performance. We were fortunate to be treated to tours behind the scenes at several companies whose primary intent is to make cars go faster, whether on the street or racetrack.
The Collections
In addition to museums, WoW participants were let into some privately owned collections as well, thanks to the generosity of Ken Lingenfelter and the people at Roush Performance. We were amazed at what was tucked away in these garages.
The Events
Woodward was the biggie, but we also attended several other special events during the week before the cruise. Detroit goes a little car crazy in mid-August. Then again, Detroit is the kind of town where you can go to a cruise or local show pretty much every night of the week during the spring and summer months.
Road Tourians
Special Thanks
WoW wouldn't have been possible without the hard work and logistical planning that Jerry Dixey and his wife, Mary Ann, put into our week of events. They made all the arrangements, prebooked hotel room blocks, and produced a detailed packet of information for every WoW member with itineraries, maps, and even lists of restaurants near some of our events. Oh, and did we mention Jerry ramrodded the build of the '40 Ford they're standing next to, and then drove that car on every one of the Street Rodder Road Tours? We're looking forward to getting back on the road with Jerry and Mary Ann next year.


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Global warming to make Connecticut hot as the South
The head of Cornell University's Agricultural Experiment Station said that weather in the Northeast will feel more like it does in Alabama or Georgia by 2080.
"Climate change is personal," Mike Hoffman said. "I'm not talking about someone who isn't born yet. I'm talking about that younger person who's very special to you."
Hoffman said that humans have been slow to react to the looming crisis because "our brains aren't wired" to take action to a slow-approaching threat. "We're fine in a situation where there's a car coming at you in your lane, but we're not very good at reacting to something like this."
Hoffman, who delivered his keynote address to the packed main tent last week at the Plant Science Day sponsored by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said that human-induced global warming will mean that farmers in the Northeast will have to switch to warm-weather crops as summers stretch out several more weeks.
It might even be possible to harvest twice off the same field in the same summer, something that's been unheard of in Connecticut.
"That line is going straight up," he said, showing a graph with the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide since the 1800s. "We've gained 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit since the 1800s, and the temperature is growing twice as fast at the poles. The summer ice cap is 40 percent lower than it used to be and by 2100, the oceans will be up by 3 feet. That's a pretty serious increase. And by then we'll have 50 days above 90 every year."
He said that we can expect hotter, drier summers in the Northeast with more episodes of damaging rain events.
"Already, we're one USDA plant hardiness zone warmer than we were in the 1990s," he said. "It's as if we're moving south by 30 yards every day."
As for the rest of the United States, consumers can expect higher prices for produce as crops fail in California because of drought. Irrigation water will also be in short supply as aquifers dry up in parts of the United States.
"That was predicted about 12 years back and now it's happening," Hoffman said.
These problems elsewhere in North America could offer some good news for Connecticut farmers, however.
"There is 20 percent of the U.S. population in the Northeast and that's something that we can take advantage of," he said.
He was encouraged, he said, by the 81 percent of those polled in New York state agreeing that human-induced climate change is indeed a real threat.
The 104th annual Plant Science Day event at the Experiment Station's historic hilltop Lockwood Farm in Hamden attracted about 500 people including farmers, academics, Girl Scouts, landscapers and garden club members. The speakers included Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the first sitting governor to visit Plant Science Day since Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. did so in 1991.
"Farming employs 28,000 people and contributes $3.5 billion to the state's economy," Malloy said. "And according to the USDA, agriculture grew by 22 percent in the last five years. This means that Connecticut is leading New England in the re-establishment of farmland, something that I'm very proud of."
The governor said that the state has a program in which farmers are given grants to turn fallow, abandoned acreage back into production.
"What consumers want is locally grown raised meat, poultry and produce, including honey," he said. "We've made it less burdensome to raise poultry in the state, and in fact there are 2,000 more turkeys at Ekonk Farms (in Moosup) as a result of legislation that we changed. And, by the way, they're great turkeys."
Malloy said later that he didn't grow up on a farm, but still had a hand in agriculture while a lad in the Springdale section of Stamford.
"My aunt had a blueberry patch, and when we got the call, we had no choice, but to rush over there and pick blueberries."
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Friday morning round-up and Open Thread
Good stuff today. Really good stuff. Here goes:
Kevin D. Williamson says that the IRS scandal is the worst scandal ever in American politics, since it fundamentally undermines our form of government. I'm inclined to agree with him and would even go so far as to wonder whether he's been reading my blog.
And while I'm on the subject of destroying our form of government, Barack Obama is again investigating whether the power to issue executive orders is actually the power to re-write entirely federal legislation to suit his own political purposes. The administration claims it's contemplating this exercise of power because the current program is controversial — but it's only controversial because there are a lot of people who want to grant de facto amnesty to illegal immigrants. Here's the deal in America as it once was: if you didn't like the law, you changed it through the legislative process. Only in banana republics do you let the Dear Leader ignore the law and do it his way.
Even if common core works perfectly in some pristine education program on an Ivy League campus, it's a disaster in real life. H
Here's a squirrely idea from me: One of the things that totalitarian governments do is separate children from the parents, either physically or emotionally. (Remember that Hitler's Youth would turn in their own parents for infractions.) To the extent that common core makes it impossible for parents to help elementary school aged children with what used to be basic math problems, you have to wonder if a goal, or a pleasant by-product, of the Common Core program is that it makes children see their parents as stupid, unhelpful, and unreliable.
Hillary lies again, this time about Iran. You'd think Hillary would eventually wise up to the fact that, in an internet age, it takes minutes, not years, to expose blatant lies. Of course, she's counting on the media to shelter her. That's naive too. In 2008, the media dropped her in a New York minute when Barack came along last time around. It even seems as if Bill's dropping her, and Keith Koffler amusingly ponders why that's so.
Career overseas civil servants should also think about dumping Hillary. The DiploMad explains that she (and her whole State Department) broke the special bond between America and her employees overseas.
More and more people are catching on to the fact that the Left is entirely adolescent in its approach to itself and to world governance. Matthew Continetti applies that adolescent theory to the New York Times, which is caught up in a firestorm made up of allegations that it fired Jill Abrahamson, its first female executive because she complained about wage discrimination. (And isn't that irony lovely from a paper that carries the Democrats' water on the wage discrimination campaign issue?)
Everything you need to know about life in Obama's America: The same Pentagon that is actively or passively responsible for the VA program that intentionally killed veterans through neglect is working hard to get a sex change operation for convicted traitor Bradley Manning.
Meanwhile, the insanity on America's college campuses continues. This time, a college is dropping "hump day," because the camel theme (complete with a camel petting zoo) is seen as disrespectful to Arab culture.
What it's like to be a voter in Chicago.
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Savannah Guthrie has been named co-anchor of NBC's "Today" show.
NBC announced that the assignment is effectively immediately and Guthrie will make her official debut in her new role on Monday. She'll be teamed up with Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Natalie Morales.
Guthrie has been with the morning news show since June 2001 as chief legal correspondent and co-host of "Today's" third hour.
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Guthrie holds a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and was a legal affairs and national trial correspondent for "Court TV" before joining NBC News in September 2007.
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Caustic Burno wrote:denvermartinfarms wrote:I'm not sure I buy there opinion on the market. A steady 5 year decline seems unlikely. Where do they think prices will be at the end if that?
I here all the time people's big ideas about how 500lb calves are going to be 1.00$ again. It makes me wonder if that's the case when they think we will see 60 cent gas, a new dodge dually for 15k and nice houses for 30k.
After nearly 50 years the one thing I am sure of is this market will crash just as it has in the past and it will rise again.
Cattle price trends historically for the last 50 years of records have a ten year curve between highs and lows.
We have been riding an artificial high caused by a drought.
This is 100% correct. it's all supply and demand..the drought a few years back gave us a limited supply, and the demand ( especially in the Orient has been record highs because of their growing/thriving economy). But as with any commodity, it will reach a peak high that people will refuse to pay for and select other options..it's happening already in some places. The advantage the beef industry has is it's a one calf a year industry, not just a matter of hatching more eggs or breeding more litters of pigs to saturate the market, the supply isn't as easily manipulated as pork or chicken..or soy (yuck) for that matter. History has shown us things like trucks, homes and fuel never come down (for long). The law of luxury vs essential..just like wages never go up in proportion to basic living expenses.


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HTC is apparently readying a phone that executives believe will be better than both the Apple iPhone and the new Palm Pre, enabling the company to stay near the head of the smartphone pack.
Executives from the Australian telecoms firm Telstra, who claim to have seen the new phone, believe that it is "better and more functional" than the current smartphone frontrunners.
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"We have seen both and we believe that the new HTC phone will be a real competitor to the iPhone and the Pre which at this stage looks nice but is still not delivered to market," they said to Smarthouse.au.
The new handset will have a larger screen than those currently found on HTC's offerings, meaning it will be pushing heavily into the post three-inch display territory.
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I would like to suggest a simple way of combining the Bible and evolution.
Referring to present day common creatures at least, the 'kinds' of animals that God created in Genesis Ch.1 were biological families, not species. For example, God did not create lions, tigers, pussy cats, etc, He just created two cats from which lions, tigers and pussy cats have evolved. Similarly he created two ducks, from which have evolved the duck family - swans, geese, mallards, etc. Creatures within these groups can still sometimes interbreed although the offspring are usually sterile.
This theory appears to match both the Biblical 'kinds' in Genesis and the scientific evidence. There do not seem to be any fossils to show that cats or ducks evolved from anything else, and there is no known mechanism at a micro-biological level by which they could have evolved from anything else.
As reference for the lack of fossil evidence, I mention charts in various books by the orthodox biologist Dr Michael Benton, which show the 'missing links' in grey in his evolutionary tree charts. E.g., The Rise of the Mammals, London 1991, p.65 showing carnivores and various other orders without proven links to each other. On p.68 he uses a different type of diagram to show the evolution within the cat family. Admittedly intermediate forms are not shown here either but this time I am assuming that the evolution was possible because of the close similarity of the various cat types and the partial interbreeding known to be possible between some of them.
As reference for the microbiological problems of large scale evolution, I would cite Michael Behe's book, Darwin's Black Box, New York 1996, which shows the 'irreducible complexity' of various microbiological features. In Behe's later book, Edge of Evolution: the search for Darwinism's limits, New York 2007, he put the limit somewhere in the range genera-families-orders. I am suggesting that family is the most appropriate level from a biblical and scientific viewpoint.
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The Amsoil Nelcar Legends Tour is gearing up for their 21st season in 2014. After a successful 2013 season, the Tour is eager to get things started in 2014. Many changes are taking place for the Tour including a new president, more racetracks and rule changes to help continue the growth of the largest Legends Car tour in the United States.
The first change came during the annual banquet, where the Nelcar board of director's election was held. Terry Kirk, who has been at the helm for close a decade, decided to step down as Nelcar President, and handing the keys over to Brett Alexander. Alexander has been involved with motorsports since he was born, as his father, Bob Alexander, is a Maine racing legend. After racing several seasons himself, Brett now owns the car for his son, third year Legends Car driver Wyatt Alexander. Kirk will continue to serve as the official parts dealer of the Nelcar Tour with New England Legends Sales & Service.
"I'm very excited to take over as Nelcar president," Alexander said, "I have many new ideas to continue to grow this Tour and we have a great group of directors, drivers and teams that will help make this transition easier."
Along with Alexander, Tom Winter was elected as the series new Vice President. Winter owns the Legends Car for his son Dan Winter who is going into his fourth season of Legends Cars. Matt Chagnot, or "Shaggy" as he referred to in the pit area, another fourth season Legends Car driver, was elected as the Tour secretary. Tim Grant, who owns his third year driver's Matt Grant car, was elected as the Tour treasurer. Todd Beaulieu, Ed Getty and Virgil Bourgoine will remain on the board of directors as well. This gives the Tour a fresh outlook with many new faces that have great ideas going forward to preserve the great reputation the Tour has.
This past weekend during the Northeast Motorsports Expo, the Nelcar Tour announced its schedule for 2014. Many of the tracks that the Tour is familiar with, including Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Oxford Plains Speedway, Wiscasset Speedway, Star Speedway and Speedway 95, will remain on the schedule. New to the schedule this season is the addition of Lee Speedway, a track that has been off the schedule for the past three seasons. Spud Speedway is also on the schedule with a date on August 16th, which will be an American/Canadian showdown event. After a year hiatus from the schedule, New Hampshire Motor Speedway is also back on the schedule with four events on their quarter mile oval. The Nelcar Tour and Granite State Legends will be working with each other in 2014 to ensure that Legends Car drivers are offered the best quality and variety of racing available in New England.
The season will start off with a bang as they are companion events with both the PASS North season opener at Oxford Plains on April 12th, and the American Canadian Tour season opener at Lee Speedway on April 13th. The season will end on September 20th at Wiscasset Speedway, Maine's fastest oval. Also returning is the always popular "Thursday Thunder Series" that is run during the summer months at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. The ten race series will be run as a separate series from the 21 race Nelcar Legends Tour schedule. This gives local drivers 31 races to choose from under the Nelcar banner. Include that with the series at NHMS, Seekonk Speedway and Waterford Speedbowl, Legends Car drivers have the largest variety of races to run of all cars in New England.
The final announcement is that US Legends Cars engine officials will be heading north on a date to be determined to check and reseal all 1250 engines that have the old style seals that will be transitioned out this season. This will give the northern teams the chance to have their motors checked without taking them out of their cars and sending them down south to be checked. Please keep updated on Nelcar.net for an official date that you can get your engine checked. If you have any questions of whether you will need to reseal your engine, please contact one of the Tour directors.
The directors are still in discussion about a few rule changes for the 2014 season, including a change to the lineup structure that determines where the drivers start for heats and feature events. The Arrive and Drive is also back in 2014, and will take place May 18th at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. The popular event gives the regular fan a chance to try a real Legends Car and feel the rush of driving a racecar. We are all excited about the new direction that the Nelcar Tour is taking and we look forward to seeing you in 2014! For more information, news and how you can get into a Legends Car, visit Nelcar.net.
2014 Nelcar Tour Schedule
1. April 12, 2014 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, ME
2. April 13, 2014 Lee Speedway Lee, NH
3. April 19, 2014 Wiscasset Speedway Wiscasset, ME
4. May 3, 2014 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Scarborough, ME
5. May 10, 2014 Speedway 95 Hermon, ME
6. May 16, 2014 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, ME
7. May 25, 2014 Wiscasset Speedway Wiscasset, ME
8. May 31, 2014 Star Speedway Epping, NH
9. June 14, 2014 Speedway 95 Hermon, ME
10. June 21, 2014 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH
11. June 27, 2014 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, ME
12. July 12, 2014 Wiscasset Speedway Wiscasset, ME
13. July 20, 2014 Oxford Plains Speedway Oxford, ME
14. July 26, 2014 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH
15. August 2, 2014 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH
16. August 9, 2014 Star Speedway Epping, NH
17. August 16, 2014 Spud Speedway Caribou, ME
18. August 30, 2014 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH
19. September 6, 2014 Wiscasset Speedway Wiscasset, ME
20. September 13, 2014 Beech Ridge Motor Speedway Scarborough, ME
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Santa is Coming to Town12/18/2008 10:41:00 PM Edit This 1 Comment »
HoHoHo - Merry Christmas from Lexie and Mommy too. Things are definitely feeling like Christmas around here and I'm surprised to see that Lexie is actually getting a lot of it. Of course who wouldn't love seeing lots of lights and presents and "kismos twees." She is really enjoying all the activities and I just love watching her. Tonight Angie, Mom and I took the kids to go visit Santa at the My Santa Experience and it was lots of fun. You don't just wait in a long line to sit on Santa's lap for 20 seconds and hope your child doesn't totally freak out which is what happened with Lexie last year. While we were shopping this Thanksgiving at one of these super outlet malls here in Houston I found this My Santa Experience store and I'm really glad I did. The kids first go into one room where they write their letter to Santa with the help of a friendly elf and then mail it in a very special mail box. It actually goes straight to the north pole so when the kids open the mail box the wind and snow blows on them. Way cute!
Lexie was so excited when she got to mail her letter. She loves wind so when it blew snow in her face she couldn't stop giggling!
Next was the craft room where they had several little projects they could choose from to make. They all did something different but did a great job. Mommies got to help since glue was involved and we didn't want any big messes or eating going on. Lexie took hers very seriously.
Then we were off to meet the big guy, Santa....well one of his best helpers since he had a heavy Texas accent! First Cody talked with him and of course he told him what he wanted and that he'd been good.
Then Mackenzie was next. She told us before she went she really didn't want to talk with the helper Santas that she only wanted to talk with the real one. But when it was her turn she was very sweet with him and even gave him a big hug. Later she said he seemed like a nice man so she wanted to be nice to him.
Then this Santa has a second set up where there are a couple of trees and a bench so they tried Santa behind them so Blake couldn't see Santa and first with Angie in the picture even though she didn't want to be in it. They got a couple of good ones but Blake was really done with the Jolly Old Elf. So this was as good as it got.
This whole time I was doing my best to keep Lexie out of the shot since of course she wanted to be with her "favorite" (which is her favorite word these days) cousins. So she was dancing and singing Jingle Bells and having a good old time. I didn't get to take any pictures of this since no cameras were allowed in this room. But she went right up to him. She got very shy but never cried or was worried. She smiled a couple of times on his lap but they never got a picture of it. I liked the one where she's talking to him....I just wish I knew what she said.
We moved to the second set up between the trees and of course they wanted me in it. That was the only part Angie and I both didn't like. If we wanted a family photo we would of dressed for one and told them that was what we wanted. But when Santa is standing there telling you to sit with your children you....well sit with them. Anyway, we finally got Lexie to smile on camera and then she hugged him on her way out.
After that a snack was in order so there was Mrs. Claus in the next room with giant cookies for the kids to decorate and take with them. Well Blake didn't care what it looked like he just wanted to eat it. This was clearly his favorite room. The other kids had fun icing theirs and Lexie really got into the sprinkles. She shook on at least half a bottle on hers.
I have to say they saved the best room for last - at least as far as the kids were concerned. The final room was the snow room. It was that stuff which is cool to the touch but doesn't melt and will clump up for a snow ball but when you throw it then it breaks up. They had a blast. They threw snowballs at each other, then tried to build a snowman and even skated around on it. It was really fun and they stayed in there about 30 minutes while Angie and I looked at the pictures. A really nice feature was that they give you all the shots on a USB memory stick and a release so you can print more up where ever or email them to people. Overall it was a great experience rather than a chore you have to get done. I know the kids said they had a ball and are really really glad they went! Of course Lexie said it was her "favorite!!"
Tonight when I put Lexie down to bed she clearly was still thinking about the evening since she couldn't stop talking about it. Even with the lights out, her music on and snuggled down with her blanket, she'd be quite then I'd hear "Santa...snow...wind...snowman." So sweet. I'd tell her we had to go nigh night and she'd be quite for a few minutes then I'd hear "jingle bells jingle bells" after I stopped laughing I told her we really needed to go to sleep. An hour later she finally drifted off but it's great to know she'll have sweet dreams tonight!
Well we are off to my sister Lynn's house in Louisiana. She and Brooke can't make it here this year to be with the family for the first time ever so we are going to celebrate Christmas there this weekend then drive back here for our second Christmas. Hey two Christmases are always better than one. So more early Christmas pictures to follow. I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope your holidays are filled with family, joy and love!
PS - Lexie says "Mawee Hismas and evewthing!!!"


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Looks like Oprah Winfrey's "biggest yard sale ever," which was held on Saturday, Nov. 2, was a huge success for both the fans and the media mogul.
The OWN founder's auction, dubbed "The Oprah Winfrey Collection" and featuring hundreds of her personal items, netted more than $600,000, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The sale, which was held at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club, included "antiques, contemporary furnishings, and fine art" from the TV star's homes in Indiana, Hawaii, Chicago, Santa Barbara and her "La Quinta" estate. Kaminski Auctions ran the event.
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"Had so much fun at the auction which is still going on," "The Butler" actress tweeted on Saturday.
Oprah's BFF, Gayle King, shared a pic on her Instagram account (below), which shows Oprah holding one of her adorable dogs and prepping for the big day.
"Auction day for @oprah getting ready," King captioned the snapshot.
The biggest selling item(s)? Six 18th century Louis XVI armchairs with hand-embroidered details sold for $60,000, reported by the Times.
Certain objects and things exceeded price expectations, like a teapot that sold for $1,000 but was worth less than $100.
Sounds like her many admirers just wanted to get a piece of the icon.
Here are a some highlights and their final pricetags:
-a 16-by-20-inch print of a TV Guide cover photo of Oprah, which was expected to make $200 to $400, sold for $3,000
-crystal lamp bases, without the shades, which were expected to make $200 to $400, sold for $2,500
-a dog portrait, described as "folk art," sold for three times its value at $1,400
-two 13-foot-long sofas, "upholstered in crushed velvet with roped fringe," were purchased by an anonymous online buyer for $8,750


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The theory that given two types of money with the same nominal value but different real values, the "bad" money will be spent while the "good" money will be hoarded. Strictly, the law only applies if the exchange rate between the two monies is decreed by the state, but it is sometimes invoked more broadly. While it does not always hold true, one example was the hoarding of U.S. coins in the 20th century as they gradually came to be minted with less valuable metals.