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WASHINGTON — In its rush to provide Katrina disaster aid, the Federal Emergency Management Agency wasted millions of dollars and overpaid for hotel rooms, including $438-a-day lodging in New York City, government investigators said Monday.
Reports released by the Government Accountability Office and the Homeland Security Department's office of inspector general detail a series of accounting flaws, fraud or mismanagement in their initial review of how $85 billion in federal aid is being spent.
The two audits found that up to 900,000 of the 2.5 million applicants who received aid under FEMA's emergency cash assistance program — which included the $2,000 debit cards given to evacuees — were based on duplicate or invalid Social Security numbers, or false addresses and names. The GAO audit was first reported by NBC News last Friday.
Separately, the Justice Department said Monday that federal prosecutors have filed fraud, theft and other charges against 212 people accused of scams related to Gulf Coast hurricanes. Forty people have pleaded guilty so far, the latest report by the Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force said. Many defendants were accused of trying to obtain emergency aid, typically a $2,000 debit card, issued to hurricane victims by FEMA and the American Red Cross.
Thousands of additional dollars appear to have been squandered on hotel rooms for evacuees that were paid at retail rather than the contractor's lower estimated cost. They included $438 rooms in New York City and beachfront condominiums in Panama City, Fla., at $375 a night, according to the audits.
The two audits were released by the Senate Homeland Security Committee as the panel wrapped up its investigation into the federal government's preparation and response to the disaster.
Some audit findings
The audits included these findings:
Collins: FEMA 'failed to prepare'
Sen. Susan Collins, who chairs the committee, decried the findings, noting that a series of audits and hearings after hurricanes in Florida in 2004 highlighted similar accounting problems and had called on then-FEMA director Michael Brown to make immediate changes.
"The problem, once again, is that FEMA failed to prepare for the very type of disaster that happens every year," said Collins, R-Maine. "This 'pay first, ask questions later' approach has been an invitation to unscrupulous behavior."
The audits do not try to estimate a total dollar figure on abuse, but GAO auditor Gregory Kutz told senators it was "certainly millions of dollars; it could be tens or hundreds of millions of dollars."
"FEMA has a substantial challenge in balancing the need to get the money out quickly to those who are actually in need and sustaining public confidence in disaster programs by taking all possible steps to minimize fraud and abuse," he said.
FEMA spokeswoman Nicol Andrews said Monday the audits were still preliminary. The agency is working closely with auditors to make sure money is wisely spent and is committed to helping disaster victims, she said.
$2,000 aid called 'calculated risk'
Offering the $2,000 emergency aid "was a calculated risk taken in a catastrophic situation where many people were forced from their homes, often without any identification or basic necessities," she said. "It was the right thing to do."
On the plus side, an initial review by Homeland Security inspector general Richard Skinner found that FEMA's decision to sign a contract with Carnival Cruise Lines for Hurricane Katrina housing shortly after the Aug. 29 storm "was reasonable under the urgent circumstances."
The six-month, $236 million deal with Carnival for three full-service cruise ships — which initially sat half empty for several weeks on the Gulf Coast — had been criticized by lawmakers of both parties as a prime example of wasted spending in Hurricane Katrina-related contracts.
However, Skinner said the decision to use cruise ships appeared to be a wise economical choice "in a high-cost area such as New Orleans so long as occupancy remains high." A review of the contract's specific terms was continuing.
"While we have found many instances where contractors performed their work efficiently and in good faith, we have also found instances where there were problems," Skinner said. "In some cases, the government will have little legal recourse to recoup payments to contractors for payments under questionable contracts."
Theft at Red Cross center
The GAO report said the largest investigation of hurricane-related fraud centered on a Red Cross call center in Bakersfield, Calif., in which some employees schemed to steal the emergency money for themselves and others. Prosecutors said 53 people have been charged in this probe.
The prosecutions and a public education campaign appear to have persuaded some people to return money to which they may not have been entitled, the Justice Department report said.
FEMA and the Red Cross reported receiving more than $8 million in returned funds, along with letters confessing to fraud or seeking to arrange installment plans to pay back the money, the report said.
Five dozen Web sites that either asked for money or sought to harvest personal information for identity theft also have been shut down, the report said.
A separate GAO report released Monday also found a handful of instances in which hurricane victims improperly sold free military foodstuffs known as Meals-Ready-to-Eat on eBay. In a one-day "snapshot" investigation, eight of 12 eBay sellers GAO investigated were selling MREs.
"If military MREs are sold to the general public on eBay, then they are clearly not reaching their intended recipients and represent a waste of taxpayer dollars and possible criminal activity," the audit stated.
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Good News of Great Joy (Free Advent eBook)
Dear Friends,
I'm excited to tell you about a new free eBook for Advent from Desiring God. It's called Good News of Great Joy, organized specifically for this Advent, 2012.
Advent is just around the corner. It starts the fourth Sunday before Christmas — this year, that's December 2 — and is a season of preparation for Christmas Day.
The team here at Desiring God did a deep dive into our thirty-plus-year reservoir of sermons and articles, and selected brief devotional readings for each day of Advent. Our hope is that God would use these readings to deepen and sweeten your adoration of Jesus this Advent.
These daily devotionals correspond to the daily readings in our devotional app Solid Joys, which is available for free download in iTunes and Google Play. If you find short daily reflections like these helpful, we'd hope you'll keep using Solid Joys once Advent is done.
Our prayer is that this new eBook might help you keep Jesus as the center and greatest treasure of your Advent season. The candles and candies have their place, but we want to make sure that in all the Christmas rush and hubbub we adore Jesus above all.
December is an important time for us at Desiring God. We give most of what we have away for free. This is possible because lots of thankful people help us make that happen. It would make us really glad if you would pray about how you might be involved in supporting our mission as this year comes to a close.
For Christ and his kingdom,
John Piper
and David Mathis, Executive Editor
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We've already been pretty extensive in breaking down the top 10 games of the decade in the NBA, NFL, Major League Baseball, college basketball, and college football. But we haven't yet addressed all those other wonderful sports out there that don't quite provide us with enough memories for a whole top 10.
Our Top 5 "Other" Games considered events from sports such as golf, tennis, soccer, hockey, the Olympics, college baseball, volleyball, the WNBA, lacrosse, and even the Little League World Series. To trim it down to five, however, we had to cut a few memorable events, most notably Usain Bolt's victory in the 100m dash at the Olympics (or his 9.58 a year later), Syracuse's last-second comeback against Cornell in the 2009 Men's Lacrosse Championship, Texas' 25-inning 3-2 win over Boston College in last year's College World Series, the Flyers' five-overtime win over the Penguins in 2000, the Hurricanes' buzzer-beater against the Devils in last year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, and two marathon tennis matches involving Andy Roddick–the first in his quarterfinal victory in the 2003 Australian Open over Younes El Aynaoui (4-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, 21-19), and the second in his 2009 Wimbledon final loss to Roger Federer (5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14).


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Ars Technica is happy to announce that we've teamed up with Joost to offer 10,000 invites to our readers. Joost, the free, on-demand P2P video service, is still in beta but is slowly expanding out its program to more users. We know that some of you have been very eager to try it out (at least that's what our inboxes are telling us), and so we hope that this program will help get the word out about a technology that we think is pretty cool and innovative.
Invites are limited and will probably go quickly, although more may become available after the first 10,000 are gone. Just go to the Ars Technica Joost page, enter your information, and get your Joost on.


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Poll: Menendez approval plummets
New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez's approval rating dropped 15 percentage points in less than a month, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.
Menendez's approval rating stands at 36 percent, with 41 percent of New Jersey voters disapproving. In late January, his approval rating was 51 percent, with 33 percent disapproving.
The Democrat has been battered by revelations about his ties to Saloman Melgen, a Florida doctor and campaign donor. The senator reimbursed Melgen more than $50,000 for two flights on his private jet, and also talked to officials from the State and Commerce departments and at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Melgen's behalf.
The FBI is also investigating Menendez for allegedly visiting underage prostitutes while staying with Melgen in the Dominican Republic, but the bureau has found little evidence so far, according to The Washington Post.
Only 28 percent of New Jerseyeans believe Menendez is honest and trustworthy, and 48 percent said the scandal makes them think less of the senator. Only 23 percent believe Menendez's explanation that the allegations are politically motivated.
Despite the controversy, Menendez remains influential in Congress. He took over the gavel of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when John Kerry became secretary of state and is a member of the Gang of Eight, a bipartisan group crafting a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
The poll of 1,149 registered voters was conducted from Feb. 13 to Feb. 17. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.


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Towards sustainable energy services for households and small businesses – barriers and recommendations
Today households and small businesses in developing countries are often dependent on using traditional bioenergy solutions such as cooking on open fire. This not only provides a minimum of life-supporting energy services, but may also represent a high financial cost, a strong negative effect on human health, and added stress on the environment. Traditional solutions often comprise relatively low efficiency and much of the energy input is wasted.
This report looks at barriers to improved energy efficiency and to increasing use of renewable energy for households and small businesses in developing countries (see Terms of Reference in chapter 7.1). The development goal in question is establishment of sustainable energy services. This is when the end users are able to cover their main energy service needs in an efficient and responsible way by introducing measures or improved efficiency or based on renewable energy resources.
With energy efficiency we are thinking of energy utility per unit energy consumed. So with improved energy efficiency we are referring to a reduction in energy consumption for a specific location, task in the household or production cycle. We are thinking specifically about efficiency gains through modernization of traditional energy uses such as improved cooking stoves. In addition, increased efficiency may be achieved through improvements in energy delivery through the existing grid.
When we speak of renewable energy in this report, we are thinking of energy that is accessed through decentralized and small-scale technologies that are environment and climate-friendly. We are thinking of electrification through off-grid solutions and the implementation of technologies that make use of new, local, renewable sources, i.e. sun, biogas/-fuel, wind and micro-hydropower stations. We will not, however,
o into detail with respect to the various renewable energy technologies and solutions.
Sustainable energy services is a wider notion than energy efficiency and renewable energy. A sustainable energy service has to be sustainable in the ecological, economical and technical sense. Economical and technical sustainability is often so hard to obtain as ecological sustainability, especially for many electrification projects.


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President appoints new institution-wide committee on diversity and inclusion
February 24, 2014
President Barry Glassner has appointed a special advisory committee to review and recommend initiatives across the institution to promote and improve diversity and inclusion in the College's programs and practices. Chaired by College of Arts and Sciences Dean Tuajuanda Jordan, the committee will consist of faculty, students, and staff from the three schools.
The formation of the new committee follows the President's appointment in January of a task force to review and recommend improvements to the College's policy on hate/bias-motivated conduct. That task force, chaired by Lewis & Clark Law School Professor Janet Steverson, has already begun its work.
"Our goal is to become one of the most welcoming learning communities in the nation, a place where differences are supported and respected," President Glassner said. "Under Dean Jordan's leadership, and with the skilled and committed members who have accepted my invitation to serve, I am confident this committee will accelerate our progress."
The committee's members are:
- Janet Bixby, associate dean, graduate school
- Tricia Brand, associate dean of student engagement, CAS
- Michael Coiner, administrative specialist, CAS
- Isaac Dixon, associate vice president and director of human resources
- Mark Duntley, dean of the chapel
- Se-ah-dom Edmo, coordinator of the Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program
- Erik Fast, director of corporate foundation relations
- Arielle Fettman, student, graduate school
- Marisol Garcia, assistant professor of counseling psychology, graduate school
- Joann Geddes, co-director and instructor of Academic English Studies
- Anna Gonzalez, dean of students, CAS
- Rudy Jeffries, student, law school
- Tuajuanda Jordan, dean and professor, CAS
- JB Kim, assistant dean for diversity and academic resources, law school
- Brian King, lead general maintenance worker, facilities services
- Gabriela Rodriguez, student, CAS
- Liz Stanhope, associate professor of mathematical sciences, CAS
- Janet Steverson, Douglas K. Newell Professor of Teaching Excellence, law school
- Juliet Stumpf, associate professor, law school
- Yueping Zhang, associate professor of psychology, CAS
Ex-officio members:
- Jane Atkinson, vice president and provost
- David Ellis, vice president, secretary and general counsel
To this point, diversity initiatives at Lewis & Clark have generally been pursued by and through committees at each of the schools. While those efforts have yielded positive results, President Glassner said, the newly appointed committee will be better positioned to create comprehensive plans and coordinate approaches specific to each of the schools.
"I am tremendously pleased by the way Lewis & Clark students, faculty, and staff have come together around our shared commitment to diversity and inclusion," President Glassner said. "I look forward to the ideas and initiatives that the new committee will put in motion."


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And the First CONFIRMED Contestant on DWTS Season 16 Is…
Jacoby Jones of the Baltimore Ravens. Just announced during a commercial break from the Oscars.
I will update here if they announce any more. 🙂
EMA: Thanks to Nathan and in case you missed it, here is the promo announcing Jacoby during the Oscars. THANKS NATHAN! -Vogue


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So, everything about this is just powerfully loathsome: Trump's face, the fact that the Redskins are so historically starved for praise that they consider an endorsement from a vitamin-selling pyramid-schemer an important plug, and, oh, right, "You're hired." I think the Redskins just found the only potential football executive worse than Vinny Cerrato.
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Active time: 1 1/2 hr Start to finish: 3 hr (plus 1 day for flavors to develop)
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- Makes 7 or 8 (1/2-pint) jars
- 4 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup fresh basil sprigs plus 8 small sprigs for tucking into jars
- 5 lb nectarines or peaches, peeled and each cut into 8 wedges
- 1 (1 3/4-oz) box plus 2 tablespoons lower-sugar powdered pectin
- Special Equipment
- 8 (1/2-pint) canning jars with lids and screw bands; a candy thermometer
- Sterilize jars and lids .
- Bring sugar, lemon juice, water, and 1 cup basil to a boil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Simmer over moderately low heat until thick and syrupy, about 25 minutes. Discard basil with a slotted spoon.
- Add nectarines to syrup and bring to a rolling boil over moderately high heat, then boil, uncovered, stirring frequently, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer nectarines with slotted spoon to a sieve set over a bowl to catch juice. Drain nectarines 5 minutes, then add juice from bowl to juice in pot.
- Drain jars upside down on a clean kitchen towel 1 minute, then invert. Divide nectarines among jars with slotted spoon. Tuck a fresh basil sprig into side of each jar.
- Return juice in pot to a rolling boil, skimming off any foam. Continue to boil until juice registers 220 to 224°F on thermometer, 7 to 10 minutes. Gradually add pectin, whisking constantly. Return juice to a rolling boil, then boil, skimming off any foam, 1 minute.
- Ladle juice into jars, leaving 1/4 inch of space at top, then run a thin knife between fruit and jar to eliminate air bubbles.
- Seal, process, and store filled jars , boiling preserves in jars 10 minutes.
- Let preserves stand in jars at least 1 day for flavors to develop.


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My dog, Max, and I crossed paths with a large dog the other day. There was no leash in sight, and this dog wanted a friend. Max is a rescue and one of his quirks is that he doesn't play well with others. The presence of a dog twice his size, with no social graces, can be a recipe for disaster.
As the unleashed dog's owner lunged for his pet's collar, I tried to control Max, but the two dogs were nipping and barking.
I see this all the time in my neighborhood: people who let their pets roam free despite the fact that we have a leash law in my town. So why is it that some dog owners think they are above the law?
"Many people forget that their dog is a dog," says syndicated columnist and pet behavior consultant Steve Dale. "Even if you have a dog that you believe is absolutely perfect off leash, there are leash laws for a reason. You have no control of a dog off leash. What if they knock down a kid or a woman with a cane, or there's a squirrel and that squirrel runs across the street? It's that 1 percent chance that could get you in trouble, or even cause your dog to get hit by a car."
Let's not forget those who are afraid of dogs. Dale says the non-leash users may have little patience for someone with fido-phobia. "But it's unfair and wrong for someone to assume that person wants a dog in their face at that moment, even if your pet is the friendliest dog in the world," he adds.
And not all leashes are alike.
"You know the retractable leashes, I think they actually should be not sold," says Dale. "That's the next worst thing to being off leash. I've seen dogs tangle themselves up around trees or around other dogs. I've seen people fall on their face. I've seen dogs tipped over."
Dale adds that the small string that is used with those leashes can break easily.
"I've seen a dog wind around a tree, the leash broke and the dog ran into the street. It was inches away from being hit by a car," says Dale. "The people who have those leashes say, 'They give my dog more room to sniff and run,' but really it makes your dog vulnerable to being attacked by another dog."
If you're an owner who likes to let their pet run free, Dale says, try taking your dog to dog-friendly areas instead of leaving the leash at home.
"Dogs need an opportunity to run," says Dale. "Especially bigger dogs. They need that exercise. Some dog owners … try to get their dog that exercise by letting them run off leash as they go around the block."
And don't let your ego come before the safety of others.
"If your dog is wandering off and has bitten someone, you could be in a lawsuit. It's just plain rude to have your dog off the leash. Not only am I concerned about the dog's safety, but it's about being a good neighbor."
Do you leash your dog? Tell us what you think!
My dog, Max, and I crossed paths with a large dog the other day. There was no leash in sight, and this dog wanted a friend. Max is a rescue and one of his quirks is that he doesn't play well with others. The presence of a dog twice his size, with no social graces, can be a recipe for disaster.


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My iPad travels with me to work, to meetings, and back home each day. Introduced four years ago, the slim and smart electronic tablet has replaced my bulky daily planner/calendar, laptop, and so much more. Because my tablet is my daily commuter companion, I like to protect it with one of several different designer Tablet Keepers I've made with the Trace 'n Create Templates—E-Tablet and Paper Tablet Keepers.
It's a treat for me to demonstrate the easy steps of sewing a Tablet Keeper and feature the opportunities for creativity, such as adding embroidery or embellishments. Warning: You may find yourself stitching up a new Tablet Keeper for each season or to coordinate with your favorite handbags.
As the designer of the template set, I'd like to show you first hand how easy they are to create. Perhaps you'll make one for yourself or give as gifts! First let's look at the options.
E-Tablet Keepers
Make in three sizes to fit the Kindle, Nook, iPad, Kindle Fire, and other Slates/Tablets.
Paper Tablet Keepers
A $2.95 paper tablet can look just as smart as a $499.00 electronic tablet!
- Choose Clover's Trace 'n Create Tablet Keeper Template or Trace 'n Create Tablet Keeper Template 2.0. Depending on your electronic device make and model, you'll select the template that fits your electronic tablet. For the iPad, select Clover's Trace 'n Create Tablet Keeper Template.
- Click here to view the original Tablet Keeper Template device listing.
Click here to view the Tablet Keeper 2.0 device listing. If you don't see your tablet listed, email us at [email protected] and we'll add your electronic device to the listings.
Here are the steps to create an E-Tablet Keeper
Trace, Cut, and Interface—50 Minutes
- Find a great fabric selection. A Fat Quarter Bundle of coordinating prints make an ideal palette.
- Fold the outer fabric, align the template along the fold, and trace through the die-cut areas of the size on the template that you'd like to create.
- Cut out one for the outer tablet keeper and a second for the inner layer.
- Add fusible Shirtailor interfacing to the wrong side of each. Also cut one layer of Pellon's Peltex.
Note from Nancy: If you haven't noticed, you'll see various fabrics in the photos. We took the step-by-step photos of a variety of Tablet Keepers—not all the same fabric. You know what they say about variety!
Create and Add the Strap—40 Minutes
- In the instructions, I'll give you guidelines on the length of the straps. You'll find that you can quickly and easily make them with 1″ Create-a-Strap.
- You'll also be instructed where to add hook and loop tape and one O-Ring, D-Ring, or Rectangular Hardware.
- There's no guess-work where the strap should be placed, align the template on top of the outer fabric. Draw the lower strap placement through the die-cut areas.
- Align the strap along the marking.
- Stitch three sides, ending the stitch 1″ from the right edge. The outer E-Tablet Keeper is almost finished!
Create the Interior of the E-Tablet Keeper—30 Minutes
- Place the template on the fabric. Mark the placement for the elastic at all four corners.
- Cut the elastic the noted length and stitch to the interior fabric.
Note from Nancy: Are you wondering where we purchased bright blue elastic? It's a cut up stretchy headband! Never having enough hair to wear a headband, I didn't know that they existed. Staff members gave the suggestion—what a great idea. Not to worry, regular white or black elastic works too!
Create an Inner Spine—30 Minutes
- Using the smallest 5/8″ Create-a-Strap, make an inner spine.
- Layer the outer and inner fabrics wrong sides together with the Peltex sandwiched in the middle.
- Stitch along each side of the spine. There's a die-cut area on the template to mark the spine placement—you'll have no worries about centering this important piece!
- Stitch along three edges; each side and the lower edge.
- Insert the appropriate size Precut Tablet Keeper Shapers. The Shapers are very firm, thick plastic.
Note from Nancy: The shapers are the key to creating a safe, firm, and professional keeper for your tablet. Don't skimp on this step. Someone thought they would substitute poster board. Hmm, just think about a $500 electronic tablet protected by poster board! Not such a good idea.
Add Binding—60 Minutes
Use your favorite binding technique to finish off your E-Tablet Keeper.
Ta Da!
- Insert your Electronic Tablet. Enjoy!
Note from Nancy: These times are estimates. Some of you will stitch faster, others, well you know! Regardless, this is a project that you can accomplish in just a few hours with lasting results!
Personalize your Tablet Keeper, Watch Sewing With Nancy Online!
For a chance to win a Tablet Keeper Template, leave a comment below sharing if you have a tablet, and what kind? An iPad, Kindle, or ?
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This brioche must be the best!! Something between a bread and a vegan cake!! Great breakfast option, thanks to an amazing method came straight from Asia: Zhong Tang.
In fact,it's a simple mixture of flour and water, heated and allowed to stand for several hours. This method lets gluten develop and thus bread or buns rise dramatically.
Just spread with jam and breakfast is served. If you want more a bun sensation, increase the amount of sugar.


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Just when you think you are really doing a bang up job of teaching your children, they say things like:
{Cameron, during our 'learning time'}
"Ethan! Ethan. It's like this: one plus one equals two. And, ten plus ten equals twenty. AND, "K" plus "K" equals "L"."
{Or, Colin}
Looks at our very large hydrangea bush, and, as serious as can be, holds out his hand in 'stop formation' and says:
{Or, Ethan, upon trying something 'new' to him (a ham and cheese omelet) and being asked how he liked it}
"Ummm...I have to get used to it. It makes me shake a little bit."
And I'm left wondering: did someone put something in our water today?
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
My kid is smarter than your kid
Just when you think you are really doing a bang up job of teaching your children, they say things like:
Posted by Devin at 11:17 PM
Labels: Cameron funnies, Colin funnies
2 comments:
- Unknown said...
oh it all just makes me laugh!!!!! Love those boys!!!!
- November 17, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- Mindy said...
FUNNY --- that last one made me laugh out loud. =)
- November 18, 2010 at 8:55 AM
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Rosetta swing-by a success
An important milestone has just been accomplished as Rosetta successfully swung by Earth at 21:57 CET. The spacecraft will now be catapulted towards the outer Solar System with its newly-gained energy before coming back to Earth for another boost.
As mission operators waited for the fully automated manoeuvre to be carried out, Rosetta flew directly above 63° 46' South and 74° 35' West, at 21:57 CET (above the Pacific ocean, south-west of Chile). Rosetta whizzed past 5295 km overhead, at a velocity of 45 000 km/h (12.5 km/s).
Europe's comet chaser has now flown a little over 3000 million km of its 7100 million-km journey on its way to its destination Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This was the third planetary swing-by for Rosetta and its second swing-by of Earth.
Science close to Earth
Around closest approach, Rosetta took a good look at Earth for observations of its atmosphere and magnetosphere, imaged urban regions, and looked for meteors from space. Shortly before midnight, Rosetta will turn to observe the Moon until about 11:00 CET tomorrow, 14 November. Following this, on 15, 16, 18 and 20 November, Rosetta will observe the Earth-Moon system from a distance, on its outbound trajectory.
Scientists are now eagerly awaiting some of the first data to become available during the course of the night.
Rosetta will be back in our neighbourhood, and will swing by Earth for the last time in November 2009. But before that, as it crosses the asteroid belt, Rosetta will grab the opportunity to study asteroid Steins during a fly-by in September 2008.
Tune in early tomorrow morning: we will be publishing pictures and results as soon as they become available, throughout the day on 14 November.
For more information:
Gerhard Schwehm, ESA Rosetta Mission Manager
Email: Gerhard.Schwehm @ esa.int
Andrea Accomazzo, ESA Rosetta Spacecraft Operations Manager
Email: Andrea.Accomazzo @ esa.int
Rita Schulz, ESA Rosetta Project Scientist
Email: Rita.Schulz @ esa.int


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The decision to push Mariah's album back a few months ago wasn't the result of her unfortunate fall on the set of the unfinished short film she was shooting for "#Beautiful" the remix featuring Young Jeezy.. Though we're sure that would have caused a push back, the initial reason for the move was Kanye's "Yeezus" album which was going to suck Def Jam's promo budget for the 4th quarter DRY! Mimi and Mr West had reportedly been squabbling over promo dollars and Def Jam's effect ions all year. Mariah, Rihanna and Yeezy are there three biggest, most lucrative artist but with sales down, money has to be divided and distributed more carefully.
Mariah released her second single from the album to remarkable reviews but slow downloads, that on top of Beyonce's triumphant return has reportedly birthed a return to form. Mariah's next single will either be her collaboration with Wale recorded this past fall or one of 3 heavy bass club tracks produced by either The Dream (Touch My Body) or her new co manager, Jermaine Dupre (It's Like That)…
The album is slated for a February release and the title is being reconsidered in order to distance the project from the tanked second single… Sources say we could hear new music as early as the new year from Mimi!
This record is VERY important! Beyonce has become the King of Pop in the past 3 weeks, releasing the most fire we've seen from any artist all year and Rihanna's hitting the Hot 100 like Joe Frazier, nailing down 2 more this year, 13 in all…. Mariah Carey is NOT ready to retire and she still has something unique to offer. She's the last voice standing and she's use to being #1 above all! The material recorded over the past year and the strength of this promo campaign are said to be a reflection of that. We hope so! Good luck diva!


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The beans need to soak overnight, so be sure to start this recipe one day ahead.
- Yield
- Makes 6 servings
- Beans:
- 1 1/2 cups dried black beans (about 10 ounces)
- 2 peeled onions; 1 halved, 1 chopped (about 2 cups)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano (preferably Mexican)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 links fresh chorizo sausage (6 to 7 ounces casings removed)
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro plus additional for garnish
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons minced seeded jalape&entilde;o chile
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- Chipotle cream:
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/4 teaspoons chipotle-flavored hot pepper sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- For beans:
- Place beans in large saucepan. Add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Let beans soak overnight.
- Drain beans. Return to saucepan. Add onion halves, bay leaf, and oregano. Add enough cold water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer uncovered until beans are very tender, stirring occasionally, 1 1/2 to 2 hours (depending on age of beans). Drain beans, reserving cooking liquid. Discard onion halves and bay leaf.
- Heat oil in heavy large deep nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chorizo and cook until brown, breaking up with back of spoon, 4 to 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer chorizo to small bowl. Add chopped onion to drippings in skillet. Cook until soft and golden brown, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons cilantro, garlic, jalapeño, and cumin; stir 1 minute. Add beans, 3/4 cup reserved cooking liquid, and chorizo to onion mixture. Stir to distribute evenly. Simmer over medium-low heat until heated through and flavors are blended, 3 to 4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill uncovered until cool, then cover and keep chilled. Rewarm over medium heat before serving.
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- Whisk all ingredients in small bowl to blend. Season to taste with salt. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewhisk before serving.
- Transfer beans to large bowl. Garnish with chipotle cream and chopped cilantro.


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text: If you are currently queuing for the new iPhone 3GS and tired of talking with the other nerds around you, why not check out a couple of great free interactive novels? I have found a couple of fun and inspiring reader/gawker books that have action, romance, blood and great drawings. However, my recommendations might also get you interested in the genre of graphic novels which is an expensive hobby. If you don't go that far, I do hope that you can enjoy at least one gem: the work of Cory Doctorow.


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Lanza wanted to join the Marines
More details emerge about Sandy Hook shooter's life
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Adam Lanza aspired to be a Marine, one of "the few, the proud."
Failing that, he planned to join another branch of the military.
That is what he told his mother Nancy Lanza, his biggest cheerleader, and that is what she relayed to one of her closest friends, Ellen Adriani of Sandy Hook.
At first, Nancy Lanza supported her youngest son's dream. She liked the idea that the military would give him purpose, a career path and structure to his life. But the more she thought about it, the more she saw a downside.
"It became overwhelmingly clear to her that it [military service] wasn't right for him," Adriani said. "She squashed" any notion of Adam joining the Marines or any branch of the armed services by reminding him "that he didn't like to be touched," said Adriani, and that if he were injured "doctors and medics would have to handle him to treat him."
Lanza, 20, harbored a dream of joining the military after he stopped taking college-level courses at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, said a local merchant who knew Nancy and her son.
Lanza first made his military aspirations known when he was 17, about the time his older brother Ryan was attending Quinnipiac University in Hamden.
The Adam Lanza who went on a shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown last Friday was outfitted for war. Only his targets were civilian, not military.
He was clad in body armor, black clothing and wielding a Bushmaster rifle, equivalent to a military M16. He was also armed with a 9mm Glock originally used by the Austrian military -- and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
Lanza was a familiar face at area shooting ranges in recent years, federal agents said, but not in the past six months. Nevertheless, he had ample opportunity to hone his skills firing off as many virtual rounds as he wanted in the comfort of his own home.
It was clear he was an avid gamer from the trove of gory video and Internet gaming material investigators seized.
Peter Wlasuk, a Newtown plumber who claims he worked at the Lanzas' home, informed The Sun of London that Lanza would play soldier in violent video games such as "Call of Duty" for hours in a windowless, bunker-like basement.
"They had one poster of every piece of military equipment the U.S. ever made," Wlasuk told the British newspaper.
Lanza's dreams are hauntingly similar to another school shooter, Eric Harris, who along with Dylan Klebold killed 12 people at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999.
Harris had hoped to join the Marines, too, according to the Rocky Mountain News. Five days before the shootings a recruiter told Harris he wasn't eligible because he had used psychiatric medicine. Like Harris, Lanza enjoyed playing violent computer and video games.
All three weapons Lanza used when he stormed Sandy Hook Elementary School were lawfully owned and registered to his mother, who grew up on a New Hampshire farm where she learned early how to shoot and handle guns.
Adriani visited Lanza's girlhood home last October, when the two of them attended a retirement party for Lanza's brother, James Champion, a police officer.
"She was a real farm girl," Adriani said, and had a respect for firearms. "She was one of the most responsible people I know. She kept them locked up. She was safety conscious in every aspect of her life. If you got into her BMW and didn't buckle up, as soon as the car started making that ding-ding-ding sound she'd stop driving and wouldn't start until you were safely buckled in."
Adriani met Nancy Lanza several years ago at the My Place restaurant in Newtown, where a number of their mutual friends hang out. The two shared a passion for gardening and good food.
All of what Adriani knows of Adam Lanza she concedes she learned from his mother, whom police said he shot in the head. He then drove to the school to kill 20 children and six women before killing himself.
"Nancy was proud of both of her sons," Adriani said. "They were the world to her. Adam had been doing some computer work for someone I know. He was incredibly bright. And Nancy was looking into some schools for him and the possibility of moving, too."
As he progressed through the school system he did well academically, but socially he was an outcast.
When anyone passed him in the hallway between classes, fellow classmates say, he would press himself against the wall, shunning even inadvertent physical contact.
Whether Adam Lanza was depressed about giving up his military dream or resuming his education, Adriani said she has no idea.
In the past year or so, Nancy Lanza had started traveling more, leaving him home alone more often, Adriani said. And Adam Lanza had started taking on more responsibility at home, grocery shopping and venturing out alone.
Post staff writers Brian Lockhart and Tom Cleary contributed to this report.


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I recently read for a third time "Mordred's victory" by Jamie Clubb:
Mordred, as described by Jamie, resembles me a lot. This bothers me a lot because I feel like I am like Mordred in most of the things I do; not just martial arts. I only miss martial art classes when there is a snowstorm or when I am sick. I also regularly review at home. I don't give up but I tend to get frustrated when I am beaten in ne waza (ground work) by big guys or sneaky guys (guys who use a lot of cheaps shots) who only show up once a month and don't train when they are not at the dojo. How do you overcome "Mordred's frustration"?


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What does he mean by "Factory Error?" I hope that was some sort of "bait" move because I don't care about errors (I'd rather not have them).
Here is my latest. Finally I've been able to complete my Takara 8" Collection. I've been looking to complete this set for about 3 years. That damn Vader has been bugging my for a long time now. All the cards are a bit banged up, but in all honestly, condition doesn't worry me that much. I think the ware gives a bit more an old feel to them. These are now officially my babies.
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Most of my posts I write with an audience in mind. This one I did not. I wrote it for me. Writing for me is cathartic. It helps me feel better to release the emotion through words. I was not thinking I would post this when I wrote it. But, it is how I was feeling today. I feel better having written it. And I want this blog to portray a true picture of this period of my life. So here was this morning's truth:
I would like to take my heart out and put it on this page. I want to see the pain in the words on my screen. I want it diffused into a trillion little bytes floating out in the great expanse of space. I need to let this emotion run out my fingertips. It is too much in me.
I am slipping off the high I have been riding. Today is a harder day. It is not the same pain it was nearly 6 weeks ago. It is more of a dull ache now. I haven't ever felt physical pain to compare to the internal pain of mid June. I imagine it would be comparable to amputating a limb without any drugs and the phantom pains that follow.
This pain now is like a headache. Sometimes it is in the background, dull and distracting. Other times it is throbbing and demands solitude. Then there are times it overcomes me like a migraine, making me physically ill and spontaneously producing tears and pleas for it to go away.
We are swimming at my sisters. I am cold in my wet suit when I get out of the pool. I lay on the warm cement like I did as a child to warm my body and dry my suit. I can feel the heat of the sun baking into my back. The hard surface beneath me exchanges heat for my chill and together they create an equilibrium of warmth.
My big floppy sun hat covers my face. In the dim light of my sunglass-shaded view I can see the kids playing in the pool. I can smell the rich deep scent of the rosemary growing profusely behind me. I am still here. Yes, I am still here.
The tears ebb out. I wonder if they will sizzle on the searing heat of the sidewalk. Alas, they are silent. There is no sound to my sorrow. There is only the sound of silence- the silence of absence, the silence of longing, the silence of drowning.
And yet, in the painful silence there still is a peace. In the sorrow there is a pervasive peace. How these two coexist, the peace and the pain, defies logic. They partner to dance gracefully across the stage of my life in this unwritten act. In the end, their dance will be the one I remember. I watch daily as this dance transforms me into a new being.
How I hope the Lord accepts this offering, this attempt to endure well His will. I so want to be a worthy servant in His work. But, of course, His pleasure is evident in the presence of the peace.
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid." John 14:27
May peace prevail.
May I live worthy of His grace that brings that sweet peace to my soul.
May peace prevail.


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Cod Shortages, Hurricane Relief Efforts, and More in Food Policy This Week
A roundup of news clippings we're reading that affect the way we eat.
Declining Populations Threaten Cod Fishing Industry
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determines how many fish New England's fisherman can catch without depleting available fish stocks, and they've consistently lowered the catch quotas in recent years due to shrinking fish populations. In his most recent piece for Yankee magazine, Rowan Jacobsen joins the NOAA on their quest to set the quotas. Jacobsen highlights the spectacular decline of the codfish, one of the most popular fish for consumers. Since overfishing of cod began in the late 20th century, populations have decreased so significantly that one NOAA rep has this to say: "The fishermen say the codfish are still out there. Well, no, they aren't." This article about a high-stakes issue is worth a full read.
As Holidays Approach, Low Wages Raise Controversy
Both McDonald's and Walmart were under fire this week as their low wages drew scrutiny from labor activists. A video released by the organization Low Pay is Not OK reveals a McDonald's employee support site suggesting "breaking food into pieces often results in eating less and still feeling full." This and other advice angered those who felt that the company dismissed the inability for some employees to make ends meet on McDonald's wages. And a Walmart in Canton, Ohio made headlines after it held a Thanksgiving food drive for its own employees. Workers at that Walmart argued that this insensitive gesture ignores the fact that Walmart's low wages keep many of its employees on food stamps. The recent cuts to the food stamp program and the upcoming holidays make wages an especially large issue for many working-class families. Labor advocates are demanding that these employers pay their workers enough to keep them off of federal benefits.
Climate Change Continues to Threaten Crop Yields
This piece in the New York Times discusses how climate change continues to threaten crop yields across U.S. and the world. The author revisits the worldwide food shortages of 2007 and 2008, and notes that hunger is a continuing problem as developing countries struggle to cope with the impacts of climate change on their agricultural lifestyles. More recently, a leaked draft of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations committee, indicated that that group is increasingly worried about the threats of climate change on agriculture. The author suggests that the U.S. could adapt its agricultural methods to changing weather patterns, except that research on agricultural adaptation has stalled due to over-confidence in our current agricultural methods.
Haiyan Response Raises Food Aid Questions
The Obama administration recently proposed changes to the U.S.'s international food aid program. The changes would allow a greater percentage of food aid to take the form of purchases from local suppliers in affected countries, rather than shipping food grown in the U.S. to countries overseas. The move was predictably opposed by agricultural interests in the U.S. But in light of Hurricane Haiyan, the issue has taken center stage as the U.S. spends millions on relief efforts. Advocates of food aid reform note that while current purchasing from suppliers in the Philippines is high, that rate won't last. The additional time spent shipping food from the U.S. to the Philippines could impede the relief process.
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Over in the comments on our post about how to tell from a pilot whether you're going to like a TV show, Michael_GR has a great question:
What's the shortest time it took for you to like a show?
I think it took me all of ten minutes to like Battlestar Galactica. The specific scene was the one where they explained that the computers on the Galactica were not networked and I thought "Hey, that's not the stupid campy show I was expecting - I might like his one". Then Starbuck showed up and her interaction with Adama (What do you hear? - nothing but the rain) made me instantly connect with the characters. I was hooked from then on.
I had a similar infatuation with the sadly canceled Middleman — that was even shorter, five minutes in and I knew I was going to dig the hell outta that show.
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January 17, 2013
By KENNETH MILLER
Sentinel Staff Writer
Los Angeles Dodgers All Star outfielder Matt Kemp will join Los Angeles Sentinel and LA Watts Times Publisher Danny J. Bakewell Sr. as celebrity grand marshal for the 28th annual Kingdom Day Parade on Saturday Jan. 19th at 10:15 a.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Los Angeles.
The 28-year old Kemp is the face of the Dodgers having established himself as a superstar with two All Star game selections, two gold glove awards, two silver slugger awards, the National League home run champion in 2011 and Baseball America Player of the Year in 2011.
Kemp will follow Kingdom Day Parade Grand Marshal-Danny Bakewell Sr., the long time civil rights advocate and media mogul, in the parade line-up that will feature more than 100 entrants. Kim Young Jio will serve as the International grand marshal.
Sponsored by Congress of Racial Equality (CORE-CA), a local non-profit organization, The Kingdom Day Parade will be held without its founder Larry Grant for the first time. Grant died in August 2012.
However, Grant's grandson DaShon Williams will serve as the parade president, which will carry the theme, "Self Liberation in the Present, Remembering the Present the Past and Moving into the Future."
The event honors the legacy of Dr. King who was murdered at the age of 39 almost 43 years ago. President Ronald Reagan signed a law in 1983 declaring the third week of January as a commemoration of a national holiday.
Veteran actress Marla Gibbs and Academy Award winning actor Lou Gossett Jr. are scheduled to participate as well as Leroya Sanford, Beth Tayne and Harold Williams from the entertainment industry.
Radio station KJLH, LAUSD Beyond The Bell Program, AEG, Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-11 Corp., McDonalds, BP and Ace Beverage are among the contributing sponsors for the parade.
"The important things is that people realize that without the support of a great team that features DaShon Williams, Grandmaster Chun and Del Huff this task would have been impossible," said Adrian Dove, chairman of the Kingdom Day Parade.
Event organizers decided to move the date to Saturday for the first time in the history of the event to accommodate the Inauguration of President Obama which will take place on Monday Jan. 21.
Among this year's highlights that will be televised by KABC 7, are floats such as the late Henry Armstrong Memorial Float, which is a recreation of a full boxing ring. Other prominent entrants include The Clinic float, a float by SEIU Local 721 and the always-popular Teamsters semi-truck.
An estimated crowd of more than 300,000 are expected to follow the route that covers 3.1 miles and is scheduled to last roughly two hours, concluding with a festival at Leimert Park.
The Kingdom Day Parade is considered among the most prestigious and longest running events celebrating Dr. King's legacy in the nation, beginning 32 years ago in San Diego under the guidance of the late Grant.
Grant will be memorialized along with his idol during an event that he dedicated his life to, and on Saturday Jan. 19 it is surely ready to roll just as if he would have it himself.


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You may choose to disbelieve this source, and I'm not going to spoiler tag it because you can pretty much figure out how this season finale is going to end by just watching the first episode. Corporate greed is once again destroying the pretty things.
I believe what is stated here because I had the same suspicions since before season 3, where "crystal ponies" (which are no mythological creature that I've ever heard of) were announced to appear for no reason in the show, but their toyline was already in stock for sale.
Yeah, I know some of you bronies are gonna go "I, for one, welcome our new alicorn master" but remember that Season 4 will most likely be one random, pointless episode after another, just because somebody wants to sell moar merchandise.
For those of you unfamiliar with what's going on, let me put it in a nutshell. There was once a company who made crappy toys and lame cartoons to advertise them (Like Transformers and My Little Pony G1-3). In 2010, they made the mistake of hiring actually talented people for another shot at this failed MLP show. They made cartoons that would actually educate your kids instead of brainwashing them. Meanwhile, Hasbro tried to make toys that didn't even resemble the characters in the show, like an imitation of Princess Celestia (an ancient God in the show) that says wise things like "My wings are pretty" when you push it's bottom. They either couldn't make better toys or didn't want to, but now they want to lower the level of the show to that of their toys.


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toast wrote:Is there an issue for distribution on curve with this build? I see no objects when distributing along a standard maya curve.
Phantom wrote:hello ,
I am using the version posted in the previous post ( VRayScatterForMaya-4.294.034.exe),
it was working fine until I plugged a texure in order to distribute my objects, and as soon as a bitmap file is in the texture slot maya crashes.
Any idea ?
Maya 2016
Vray 3.3
Phantom wrote:Thanks anvar.
Can you provide me links for linux and os x ? our farm is based on differents os.
It could be useful for all your users to have an nightlies section to be sure to get the last version.


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I cannot ever get over my love for the Dollar store. It's almost equal to my fear of the Dollar store. And both emotions hit me fresh, whenever I enter a Dollar store.
For many years have I loved the various Dollar Stores I have known. That one in Brooklyn where I purchased a rip-off Winnie the Bear tote that said "Vinnie Bear" on it (remember, A.N.? How we laughed!). And now there is the Dollar store down yonder Crabtown street where, when I get over the heady scent of toxic off-gassing and ancient dollar-a-dozen Glade Toilet Freshener Plug-Ins, I find treasures that simply cannot be beat.
South Africans among you: the Dollar store is a uniquely American thing. A whole huge shop where everything in it costs a dollar or less. Most of it comes from China. And therefore you have to worry whether the chewing gum you just bought got painted with lead leftover from a batch of Thomas the Train toys. So we tend to skip the food. Instead, head straight to the flipflops, which of course, are always right next to the non-magnetic fridge magnets.
Today's finds:
*dried fruit with this on the packaging: "Mango-flavored pineapple." (No, dumb-dumb, I didn't buy it!)
*a packet of stickers representing the crucifixion. Now I'm sorry to reference the Lord again and all that and please don't be mad, Christians, but HONESTLY, isn't it a bit sacrilegious somehow to put Jesus on the cross and THEN ONTO A STICKER? Somehow I can't see a kid doing this right: peeling off the cross and then ...what? Sticking it at a jaunty angle in a coloring book? This sticker-Jesus stuff is just asking for trouble if you ask me.
So here's a competition for you. The rules are as follows:
1. Go forth and find your best Dollar store
2. Select the most outrageous "only in a Dollar store" find
3. Describe it to us here in the comments section of this post
I will keep this competition running for the next several weeks and then, after fair warning, I will close the comment entries. The winning entry will describe the most Dollartastic and ridiculous Dollar store find in the history of humankind. Foreign readers of Crabmommy, if you don't have a Dollar store feel free to find your own equivalently bizarre item from wherever. It must cost no more than one American dollar. (Pep stores, perhaps, my SA peeps?)
And if you can't find a Dollar store near you, or fail to spot something suitably absurd in your DS, then just make it up. The winner will receive...a mystery prize from, you guessed it, the Crabtown Dollar Store.
Cool bananas!
Can't wait to read all of your discoveries. Now get out there and shop your collective sock off!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
FREE STUFF: Crabmom's Dollar Store Giveaway
I cannot ever get over my love for the Dollar store. It's almost equal to my fear of the Dollar store. And both emotions hit me fresh, whenever I enter a Dollar store.
Posted by Crabmommy at 9:44 AM
Labels: free stuff
15 comments:
- CRUSTY MOM-E said...
Cue the James Bond music, I'm off to explore the DOLLAR STORE to find the undesirables in hopes that I'll earn and Undesirable from Crabtown! :)
Glad that you have the comments back up...
- September 6, 2007 at 12:46 PM
Thrilled to have you back, Crustybeef. Get thee to the Dollar Store indeedy! Your comment about comments has me concerned...was it turned off at some point? Best Blogger behave or I will defect to typepad. Though typepad seems pretty screwy in its own way. Anyhoo. Welcome back.
- September 6, 2007 at 1:26 PM
- CRUSTY MOM-E said...
hey there Crabmommy,..yeah it wasn't accepting comments..I'd had you linked a few months back from march until about June..when I could find you...damn blogger..
typepad sucks. :)
No offense to those that love it, it's just my opinion, nothing more, and definitely nothing less.
- September 6, 2007 at 4:55 PM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
Oh, Lord Jaysus, I tink you've lost yer mind! Ok, that was my Irish accent. I am not Irish, which isn't really the point.
CAN'T CAN'T CAN'T buy shit from the dollar store. I would rather have nothing that LOTS of crap.
BUT maybe I'll go and look, but I'm not buying it mind. Just looking and will post a photo.
MommyKnows ... don't buy cheap shit ... the poor buy everything 2x - once @ the dollar store and then have to buy the quality version later, which is probably why they are poor.
- September 6, 2007 at 8:44 PM
- Amanda said...
I know, I know. But once you inhale that toxic air, you just can't get enough. Trust me, I don't buy...but browsing is a true delight. Where else could I see "mango-flavored pineapple"? It's pure inspiration.
- September 6, 2007 at 9:36 PM
- skape7 said...
Just so you know, the dollar store abounds in Australia too. Though most stuff costs $2 (what's the conversion rate??) and there is also more expensive, yet equally craptastic stuff for sale!!
- September 7, 2007 at 6:23 AM
Oooh, skape7 I love that you have your Australian $2 store! Never mind conversions...we'll give you a wide berth. Just find something Dollartastic and pray tell all about it. Excellent!!
- September 7, 2007 at 11:58 AM
- anonamouse said...
The Dollar store in South Africa has been hit by inflation.
It is a national chain of franchises call "the Excitement Store" and most things start at five bucks, or rand.
99,99% of what you get is made in China, and has a shelf life of ten minutes after exiting the store.
They are found everywhere in shopping malls, and are always packed.
- September 10, 2007 at 8:42 AM
- Crabmommy said...
Ooh, Lost-in-Jozi, this is so GOOD to know! I am so GLAD that all of you in my native country can experience the same luxury. Who knew the Dollar store/5 Rand store/ 1 Pound store/ 2 AUS Dollars store is ever-present on our globe!?
Scary and cool at the same time.
Now get going everyone and spill your finds, right here, right now!
- September 10, 2007 at 9:07 AM
I took a picture of my "find" but forgot that I had no way to post it since I don't have a blog. It is a musical, light-up American flag tie that I bought as a joke for my husband to wear to work. Perhaps I will email the picture to you, Crabmommy. It is truly a sight to behold.
- September 13, 2007 at 9:19 AM
- LizLSB said...
One day when my cute new Liz Claiborne new shoes were killing my feet at work, I bought snow-white mock Crocs and some fluffy socks for $4 at Dollar General. I had on khaki capris, and the only other color was black. Those were the ugliest shoes I've ever had on my feet, but they saved the day, cheaply! People stared but I didn't care; I was just glad my feet stopped hurting.
I don't understand people who won't shop at a dollar store. I buy all of my cleaning products and pet food at Dollar General, and anything else that I buy routinely when they have the same brand, because it's WAY cheaper. Why would I pay $6 for laundry detergent at the grocery store, when I can get the same brand for $2.50 at Dollar General? I buy Purina Cat Chow for $2.00. $1.50 for Herbal Essence shampoo and conditioner. A girl's gotta save when she's walking around in her mock Crocs.
- September 16, 2007 at 6:55 AM
- Leann I Am said...
Okay...at my local 99 cent store I stumbled across a VHS copy of the 2000 Presidential Election as covered by CNN.
- September 16, 2007 at 11:28 AM
- Crabmommy said...
Whoooo, :eann! That is GOOD. Girls, the competition's heating up. Another week or so and the winner will be announced!
- September 16, 2007 at 12:07 PM
- Crabmommy said...
erm, sorry about that typo. I meant LEANN. C-mom a bit hasty today. Preview, preview, preview, peeps!
- September 16, 2007 at 12:08 PM
- skape7 said...
Well, I FINALLY got round to checking out my local $2 shop - I must say it was lots of fun scouring it for the worst thing I could find! And after this little excersise, I have to say that I didn't realise the el cheapo store could be so kinky! The very worst things I found were a set of plastic glow in the dark cocktail stirrers which had long legs in high heels kicking off the ends and also (in the kids section!) plastic glow in the dark handcuffs. And if your relationship happens to be going well after your nights of glow in the dark fun, you could also break the bank and spend $4 on a three tiered wedding veil. I'm just a little sad it wasn't glow in the dark as well.
- September 16, 2007 at 5:54 PM