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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday nominated former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to head the CIA, potentially setting up at least one Senate confirmation battle and establishing a tough tone to start his second term.
Obama moved ahead with the picks despite concerns raised by senators on both sides of the aisle about them. Hagel has made controversial comments about Israel and gays while Brennan faces questions over his views as a CIA official in the Bush administration on the use of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, widely considered torture, on terrorism suspects.
"I hope that the Senate will act on these confirmations promptly. When it comes to national security, we don't like to leave a lot of gaps between the time that one set of leaders transitions out and another transitions in. So we need to get moving quickly on this," Obama said in announcing them.
The addition of Hagel and Brennan, along with Democratic Senator John Kerry as nominee for secretary of state, rounds out Obama's national security team as he faces daunting challenges of winding down the war in Afghanistan, dealing with the Iranian nuclear standoff and curbing military spending.
Hagel, 66, appeared to face the tougher fight for confirmation in the Democratic-controlled Senate, in spite of Obama's warm words of praise for the former Nebraska lawmaker as someone "who bears the scars and the shrapnel from the battles that he fought" in the Vietnam War.
Some Democratic senators offered only tepid support for Hagel and many Republicans expressed deep concerns. The pro-Israel lobby in Washington, which Hagel once criticized, was gearing up to fight him.
"Chuck Hagel, as a former colleague and a patriot with a decorated service record, has earned the right to nothing less than a full and fair process in the Senate. I look forward to fully studying his record and exploring his views," Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York said.
In an interview published as his nomination was being announced, Hagel told the Lincoln Journal Star, a Nebraska newspaper, that critics had "completely distorted" his record and said there was "not one shred of evidence that I'm anti-Israeli."
He expressed "unequivocal, total support for Israel" and backed tough sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.
Brennan, on the other hand, appeared to be generating less outright opposition, suggesting a possible easier path to confirmation. He withdrew his name from consideration for the top CIA post in 2008 in the face of criticism over comments suggesting the harsh interrogation methods produced useful information from detainees.
There is no evidence Brennan was directly involved in the Bush-era program, which included techniques such as waterboarding, a form of simulated drowning, and sleep deprivation.
As White House counterterrorism chief, he was a key player in the secret operation that led to the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011, and he has been at the heart of policies dealing with drone strikes in Yemen, among other issues.
Brennan, 57, would replace disgraced retired General David Petraeus, who got entangled in a sex scandal as CIA director and resigned in November after admitting to an affair with his biographer.
"Clearly, Mr. Brennan has the qualifications and expertise to be the next CIA director," said Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which will consider Brennan's nomination. "He has longstanding knowledge of the operations of this critical agency and also the strength to see that it follows the law. I believe he will be a strong and positive director."
Obama's decision to go ahead with the picks made clear he was ready to fight for his personnel and eager to put behind him a flap over his preferred choice for secretary of state, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice. Rice pulled out of consideration in the face of criticism over her descriptions of the deadly attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.
Mindful of the concerns about both Hagel and Brennan on Capitol Hill, Obama spoke at length about each in a White House ceremony, then turned over the microphone to outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and acting CIA Director Mike Morell to provide testimonials about their chosen replacements.
Panetta, heading home after decades of public service, most recently as defense secretary and CIA director, expressed lighthearted exasperation with the partisan divide in Washington, saying he would go back to his California walnut farm where he would be "dealing with a different set of nuts."
While senators are normally inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to someone from their ranks, this has not been the case with Hagel, a maverick former senator.
As Hagel's name was floated for the post in recent weeks, many Republicans and some Democrats reacted with alarm, expressing deep concerns about past statements the moderate Republican has made. He has offered controversial views on key U.S. ally Israel, once complaining about the power of "the Jewish lobby" in Washington and urging direct talks with Iran over its nuclear ambitions.
Past remarks seen as disparaging to gays have drawn the ire of gay rights groups. A group called the Log Cabin Republicans published a full-page ad in The Washington Post that attacked, for example, Hagel's 1998 opposition to an "openly, aggressively gay man" to serve as a U.S. ambassador. He has since apologized for the statement.
Republican Senator Rob Portman of Ohio said he was surprised and disappointed that Obama had moved ahead with the Hagel nomination.
"I don't understand why the administration is looking to pick yet another political fight instead of working with Congress to solve some of the very real problems we face as a country," he said.
Additional reporting by Matt Spetalnick, Roberta Rampton, Mark Felsenthal and Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Warren Strobel and Eric Beech


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FEZ, MOROCCO - 3RD FEBRUARY 2018 - Green tiled roof on the Al-Kairouine Mosque and University, Fez Medina, Morocco.
Established at the very beginnings of Morocco's oldest imperial city, the University of Al-Karaouine (also written as Al-Quaraouiyine and Al-Qarawiyyin) was founded in 859 and is considered by Unesco and the Guinness Book of World Records to be the oldest continually operating university in the world.
Located in the heart of the old city, the complex is composed of a mosque, university and library, and is connected to the labyrinth of interconnecting streets and alleyways on all four sides. Its ceramic green tiled roofs take centre stage over Fez's urban sprawl from any viewpoint over the city.
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Ruben Studdard was on a bus heading for Delaware when we talked about his tour of Ain't Misbehavin, a musical depicting the music and life of pianist and songwriter Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller."
A 2003 American Idol winner, Ruben is sharing the stage with two other American Idol contestants Frenchie Davis and Trenyce Cobbins.
The trio will be appearing in the play Ain't Misbehavin at the Lehman Center for Performing Arts, located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd West in the Bronx, on Saturday, May 16th at 8:00 p.m., for a One Night Only engagement. The Bronx will be the last city on the tour.
To obtain tickets for the Saturday, May 16th performance of Aint Misbehavin call the Lehman Center box office at 718-960-8833 or visit on line at www.LehmanCenter.org
"I am enjoying performing in "Ain't Misbehavin," and look forward to coming to the Bronx which will be our last city on the tour. I just thank God that I have the opportunity to do something I love," said Ruben as we chatted about the play and his American Idol win.
"You know, I had no idea I was going to win American Idol. I was just thankful to be in the position I was in to even compete. I had set a goal for myself to just get past the top 30. When I did that, my next goal was to get to the top 12.
Clay Aiken and I had both recorded singles and it was clear we were both going to do albums. We had been in LA for 6 months and was at the point where we were just glad to get a chance to go home for a few days. I didn't think I might have a shot to win until we were both in the finals. It was such a great experience.
Just to do something for 6 months that I had dreamed about all my life. I had wanted to do something on that level since I was 3 years old. I was an advent fan of Star Search and dreamed about appearing at the Apollo, so being on American idol was a dream come true," said the Velvet Teddy bear, who was given the moniker by Gladys Knight.
"Like most singers who start out, I did the standard rounds trying to be heard. I was about to enter my senior year in college when I decided to give music my all. I told my mother that I would give music five years and if nothing resulted, I would return to college. I won American Idol in 3 years," remarked the Frankfurt, Germany born, but Alabama raised singer, who has received gold and platinum record status, Grammy and American Music Award nominations and via the 2004 NAACP Image Awards won Outstanding New Artist.
Ruben Studdard has released 4 albums. His album "Soulful" topped the 1 million mark even before it reached the stores. He went on to release the gospel album "I Need an Angel" on November 23, 2004 which sold over 96,000 copies in its first week and entered the Gospel charts at #1. "My second release was an inspirational album. The third "The Return" was released in October 2006 and that took me back to my R&B roots.
I am presently about to release my 4th Album entitled Love Is. I have to say that I do feel very blessed to be in the position to have made my 4th album, especially in such a cut throat business where some folks never make it past their first album," said Ruben who will be returning to California on May 17th to work on the promotion of his latest offering "Love Is," expected to be released this month.
Ruben appeared in the movie Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed and appeared with Robin Givens in "Heaven I Need A Hug." "I think most singers are natural entertainers. So acting is part of it. I don't expect anyone to think that I am a world class actor. "Aint Misbehavin," is helping me to improve my acting skills and of course I plan to undergo a course of study. I ask God to keep his hand on me so that I can continue to do what I do," said the American pop, R&B and gospel singer.
"The tour is wrapping up on May 17th. I recently got married, so I try to keep my family unit next to me. I bring my wife and step daughter with me on the tour as often as I can. It's good to have your friends and family there to support and care about you. They help me stay focused and really it's the love of my family that matters most to me in making sure my career and goals are met" said Ruben about the things that matter to him the most.
Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller was well known for his proficiency on the stride piano having been trained by the stride piano master, James P. Johnson who later became a friend and colleague of Fats. A prolific songwriter, Fats Waller wrote "Honey Suckle Rose," Squeeze Me." "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now," "Ain't Misbehavin," "Blue Turning Grey Over You," and "I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling." In 1942, he wrote "Jitterbug Waltz." Waller also composed stride piano display pieces such as "Handful of Keys," "Valentine Stomp" and "Viper's Drag."
Fats Waller died of pneumonia in 1943 at age 39. He was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and have qualitative or historical significance.
"I feel honored to play Fats Waller in Ain't Misbehavin," said Studdard. "Each night I get the opportunity to hear more and more music I didn't know Fats wrote. In order to familiarize myself with the character, I listened to many of Fats' songs and learned as much as I could about him. Waller was someone who enjoyed life and had fun living. I am really proud to be a part of his wonderful legacy."
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I'm a Mess and Then Some
It's the then some that'll get you. That's the part that has you in St. Paul, MN where they love my accent and I say - What accent? - where I lost my Drivers License, Bank card 1 (the mortgage acct and all serious bill bank), bank card 2 (the lipstick account), my passport card, my insurance card, and my cosco card. All together in a nifty little pouch I wore around my neck to make certain I didn't LOSE these things. But at the time I was getting ready to speak and go on stage so I jerked it off my neck, wrapped the chain around it and threw it into a book bag. The book bag looked just like the other book bags that one thousand fourteen hundred women were carrying. I knew it was a bad decision when I did it - and I did it anyway.
When I went on stage I started the conversation (as I consider any booked engagement keynote or no) by making a little annoucement to these women - Just in case, if you have seen, and so on. There was an audible groan of "Oh, no!" To which I replied, OH, DON'T WORRY - I do this type of thing ALL THE TIME. Because the fact is - I'm a Mess. Which became my impromptu title of my talk which was scheduled to be about Divine Meetings with Strangers (I think - more on title talks later).
I went on to tell the story for instance of me recently speaking in Phoenix, AZ for the organization that cares for, educated, trains, feeds, houses, the homeless. It was their annual fundraising breakfast and I had toured the facilities the day before, met some of their graduates from training programs and witnessed the amazing work they were doing opening up a restaurant. A great event. Then I went on to spend a few nights with friends in Scottsdale. Where I took it upon myself to pluck one grapefruit and one lemon from their trees. A spring of Jasmine, put it all in my carry on bag, sprayed myself with Chanel and went to the airport. It was one of the times I had the preferred security clearance. Short line. No shoes off. No laptop out of bag. No hassle. Except there was a little problem. When I walked through the scanner an alarm went off.
"No problem," the guard told me, "We just need to swipe your hands."
She swiped. I watched. She put the little swipey thing in a machine. It said - EXPLOSIVES DETECTED.
"We just need to reswipe you, just one minute."
She put it in the machine. It read "EXPLOSIVES DETECTED"
I had an sinking feeling that I was no longer in the no hassle line but had bumped into some trouble.
"Why does it say explosives on that machine?"
"Oh, it just does that sometime. Are you wearing perfume."
"Oh, Chanel for sure will do it."
She put the swipey thing in another machine. EXPOSIVES DETECTED.
" We are going to have to ask you to step aside."
The step aside led to a private room, two women guards. A shake down, frisk down, then they called in the bomb squad. Searched me and my bags again. Had a little conversation with me about why I was in town. "Here to help the homeless."
"All the way from Nashville?"
I would have gone on to explain I was the speaker but a man appeared at the door and whispered to the bomb expert that they had discovered "a residue of white powder".
"Goodie Powders," I tell him. It's just goodies. Headache powders they are. I can't deny it I have a habit. It's that kick of caffeine in them I think that has me hooked.
I was finally packed up cleared and made my flight just in time. It's the first time I've been early to a plane in my life. Thought I'd have a lovely few hours in the airport to work.
Flash forward, present day.
I tell the women I really need those cards to get on the plane so if they find them . . . . As women are in the book signing line they are all a tad concerned about me making that flight out. "Don't worry, I'll get through security somehow."
Then someone pointed out, "Yes, River but that was before. NOW they have you on the bomb list."
Tomi Wiley, Book Publicist extraudinare flew in with me to assist (and was invaluable in all things needed including procuring my drivers license number for me from secret sources just in time for me to get through security. But it wasn't without the frisk down.
That went a bit like this.
Mamn, I'm gonna have to pat pat and then pat pat, and some more (charlie brown mother voice) while you (more wahwahwah) . There are people walking all around me. As the guard begins to pat pat pat, HELLO THERE, that's personal, pat pat pat, shake shake shake. Hokey pokey leg out, leg in.
Are you ok, Mamn?
Oh, sure, closest thing to a massage I've had all year. Have you seen my assistant? I hope she's getting this for facebook.
"Yes, I think she is the blond over there. She keeps checking on you." Pat, Pat, pat pat.
Now I need you to put one leg out, are you ok? Do you need to get a room?
Um, nope, think I"m good right out here in front of a thousand people doing this? Do you need a room?
Needless to say - I'm not writing this from jail so I made it through. Tomi Wiley reported two things - That she was highly insulted that the TSA prison guard thought she was a blond when she was clearly a redhead. And that two - She told her husband only River Jordan would have a guard cracking up and laughing the whole time they are frisking her down.
I am in the process of replacing everything but so far have only managed to get a Cosco card. I'm carrying it around as my official id because it has that little picture thing on it. I went in just to ask them if they had any I-phone cases. "You know, the ones you can put all your id and bank cards in?"
I figure if I'm gonna lose stuff, I need to make certain it's the kitchen sink and then some.
How are things in your world today?
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Could Doug Thorpe's meaningful "Living Waters" (April 2011) have been complemented by a fact file on the injustice caused by Israel's water control? For example, according to Amnesty International, the daily water allocation for each Jewish settler in the West Bank is 80 gallons, while for each Palestinian there it is 18 gallons.
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White Star Liners - Tyre Pressure Was The Least Of His Worries (Live)0 comments Posted by Matt Grover at 1:39 pm
Helped out some friends of mine by cutting together some recent gig footage for them, taken from a couple of camcorders (one 16:9, one 4:3, yay, both auto-exposing, double yay), I synced and cut together the two angles, applying a little re-framing (or a lot on the 4:3 stuff), and the odd bit of motion, as well as a bit of a grade (within FCP) to take the edge off the DV footage and some of the blown out areas.
I've got the rest of the gig sat on the work drive as I work on building videos for each song for them, so they could well upload some more at some point.
For those of you in the Liverpool area, they're playing The Cavern, this weekend (23/24 May), check out their website for more details White Star Liners (www.whitestarliners.co.uk)
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A Michigan woman taking a short walk on a long pier fell into the drink because she was distracted by texting, msnbc.com is reporting.
We know that texting while driving is dangerous, but now an embarrassed Bonnie Miller is speaking up about the dangers of texting while walking. The Benton Harbor woman plunged into a frigid Lake Michigan while trying to change an appointment on her phone. Thanks to Miller's husband and 19-year-old bystander Rebecca Van Zant, who both jumped in to keep Miller afloat until the Coast Guard arrived, the contrite texter is OK.
Miller is among a growing list of people who have gained fame by texting themselves into trouble. Who can forget these people?


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hospitals that send patients home earlier can save money and the policy does not end up costing more later, researchers reported on Monday.
The intensive look at two common conditions — pneumonia and heart failure — showed that it may be possible to lower costs in the U.S. system without hurting patients, the researchers reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
"Most evidence did not support the 'penny wise and pound foolish' hypothesis that low-cost hospitals discharge patients earlier but have higher readmission rates and greater downstream inpatient cost of care," Dr. Lena Chen of the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center and colleagues wrote.
They looked at quality of care, 30-day mortality rates, readmission rates, and six-month inpatient cost of care for nearly 800,000 heart failure and pneumonia patients in 2006.
They found a mixed bag. For congestive heart failure, hospitals that spent the most also had higher quality of care and lower death rates, but the opposite was true for pneumonia.
"At least for congestive heart failure and pneumonia, the overall relationship between a hospital's cost of care and process quality of care is small and inconsistent," they wrote.
"Low-cost hospitals had slightly higher readmission rates for congestive heart failure but did not generate higher hospital cost of care over time for congestive heart failure or for pneumonia."
They noted that they only looked at two conditions and that while some low-cost hospitals may be more efficient, others could be skimping on care.
"We did not assess patient satisfaction or overuse," Chen's team added.
"The results of Chen and colleagues' study add to the growing body of data demonstrating that spending more does not necessarily mean better care," Dr. Mitchell Katz of the San Francisco Department of Public Health noted in a commentary.
Katz said Chen's team found a broad range of costs.
"For a patient with pneumonia, costs varied from $1,897 per admission at the lowest-cost hospital to $15,829 per admission at the highest-cost hospital," he wrote.
So-called comparative effectiveness research should go a long way to sorting out questions of where saving money may pay off, Katz said.
"Fortunately, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has dedicated $1.1 billion of stimulus funds to perform comparative effectiveness research," he wrote.
President Barack Obama is trying to rejuvenate a stalled U.S. healthcare overhaul with his own version of a plan.
Obama will push the proposal at a bipartisan White House healthcare summit on Thursday and may consider urging Democrats in Congress to bypass Republicans using a process called reconciliation.
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This is part of the ongoing series of pro tips for graduate students, check out parts one and two for the original installments.
- Learn how to write papers in a very clear and simple style. Whenever you can write in plain English, skip jargon as much as possible, and make the approach you are using understandable and clear. This can (sometimes) make it harder to get your papers into journals. But simple, clear language leads to much higher use/citation of your work. Examples of great writers are: John Storey, Rob Tibshirani, Robert May, Martin Nowak, etc.
- It is a great idea to start reviewing papers as a graduate student. Don't do too many, you should focus on your research, but doing a few will give you a lot of insight into how the peer-review system works. Ask your advisor/research mentor they will generally have a review or two they could use help with. When doing reviews, keep in mind a person spent a large chunk of time working on the paper you are reviewing. Also, don't forget to use Google.
- Try to write your first paper as soon as you possibly can and try to do as much of it on your own as you can. You don't have to wait for faculty to give you ideas, read papers and think of what you think would have been better (you might check with a faculty member first so you don't repeat what's done, etc.). You will learn more writing your first paper than in almost any/all classes.


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AIR 4.0 and later supports packaging of multiple JAR files in an ANE. That allows packaging of third party libraries and their corresponding resources an ANE.
The resources bundled in an ANE or any other library in the ANE can be accessed by R* method, and this document provides all the details.
This post talks about a scenario where multiple ANEs are used in an app and if two or more of the ANEs use same JAR file as a dependency (packagedDependency). It is not possible to create such an app, and the packager fails with following error –
unexpected failure: duplicate entry: /R.class
This is expected because when the packager picks up resources of all the ANEs, and finds that two or more ANEs are using a same resource, the step to convert *.java to *.class file fails with a duplicate entry error. This is something which the packager cannot resolve by itself, and the developer has to step in.
If you face this packaging error, you need to remove the common JAR from all of the ANEs but one, to ensure that the packager finds a single copy of every JAR file as input.
Here is an example –
Suppose there are two ANEs used in an app i.e. example1.ane and example2.ane. Both of them use a common library, say commonlibrary.jar, and its resources, say, common-lib-res. If you try to package the app with these ANEs, ADT throws an error –
unexpected failure: duplicate entry: com.common.example.lib/R.class
To resolve the issue, you need to follow these steps (eg. is for a Mac) –
1. Copy example1.ane in a temp folder.
2. Unzip example.ane (run command 'unzip example1.ane')
3. Remove the commonlibrary.jar from the package (i.e. from unzipped content of the ANE).
4. Remove the corresponding resources of commonlibrary.jar (i.e. "common-lib-res") from the package.
5. In platform.xml, delete the entry for commonlibrary.jar from the tag and delete the entry of the common-lib-res from the tag.
6. Zip back contents of package to ANE –
- zip –r –D example1.zip META-INF catalog.xml library.swf mimetype
- rm –rf example1.ane META-INF catalog.xml library.swf mimetype
- mv example1.zip example1.ane
Use this new temp/example1.ane and existing example2.ane to package the APK file. You should not see any packaging or runtime error now.
Hope that helps! 🙂


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So I'd been pretty confident about Christmas this year. I'd enlisted the help of my three-year old daughter on Black Friday so she -- the picky one -- could tell me if the presents I'd planned to buy were SO SO LAME, MOM or not. Carefully, I poured through the sites to find the best deals on the toys and ordered them. The packages began to arrive well before December 1.
But because I'm a scientist at heart, I had to do one thing, one TINY thing to see if my parents had been right.
They weren't.
My parents, who find anything other than teak and fine silver to be "garish," "tacky," and "Oh my GOD Becky, where did you FIND that monstrosity?" had always been of the mindset that toys made of wood were far superior than those made of plastic.
In some senses, they're probably right. Wooden toys do win the "I'm sturdier than YOU" contest and kids can gnaw on wood (usually) without getting splinters in their mouths. It wasn't a trend back when I was a wee lass, these wooden toys, so when I began to see them pop up in the stores, I rolled my eyes. The days when I'd wanted something flimsy and fashioned only of bright plastic weren't far enough in my rear-view mirror for me to want to get in on this trend.
Well, for all the eco-friendliness of toys made of thoughtlessly dismantled trees; for all the "imagination" the kids are supposed to feel the moment they lay their wee eyes on a pile of wood stuff, wooden toys are - and please don't lob them at me for saying this - boring.
I figured that this was a "me" thing, the same way I prefer everything I own to sparkle, even if it means bathing in glitter to make it happen. I wear my tacky with pride and therefore assumed that since I was both tacky and lack an imagination, the wooden toys were probably full of the awesome. I was probably missing some essential part of my brain that made wooden toys appear to be cooler than I saw them to be.
Which is why on Black Friday, amongst the pile of Batman-related Imaginext toys, I decided to perform my experiment. I also ordered a drastically marked down cash register for the kids, made entirely out of wood.
Perfect, I thought as I bought it at a ridiculously low price, this will prove that the whole "wooden toys are boring" thing was just me being spoiled. I'd probably been wrong all along, I thought as I carefully placed the order.
Christmas morning, Dave brought the kids over to my apartment for stockings and to open the presents my daughter had helped select. First to be opened happened to be the cash register.
I'm telling you, they couldn't have appeared more annoyed if they tried. You could practically hear their eyeballs *thwap* into the back of their head as they went onto the next present.
Hrms, I thought as I watched them tear into the rest of the Batman stuff. Maybe it was just the wrong presentation. Perhaps they'd come BACK to it with a renewed sense of interest and/or imagination.
"Hey guys," I said, patting the couch next to me. "Lookit this cash register!"
They each wandered over for a second, looked at the cash register then back at me, before walking away with a familiar expression on their face. It's the same one I had every time I opened another thing of wooden blocks: boredom.
The plastic toys, which, I won't lie, are well-made and well-designed toys, those are what the kids played with. For as long as we stayed at my apartment before continuing on to Christmas Part Number C, they played with those plastic toys. Batman did everything from fix the broken sink to get lobbed into my crotch by accident.
The cash register still remains untouched.
Maybe I can give it to my parents as a gift or something.
Do YOUR kids dig wooden toys?
Image via Kathy McGraw/Flickr


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Non-retired football star Brett Favre has called in Dr. Andrews and will (reportedly!) have surgery on his bicep next week—which is not something a 39-year-old typically does unless he wants to play more professional football.
The St. Paul Pioneer-Press is saying that Birmingham's own James Andrews will slice and dice Favre's bicep this week, leading to a six-to-eight week rehab and "if all goes well" ... hello, Minnesota!
Favre missed a scheduled appointment with Andrews last week.
Why? Because he's too busy trying to orchestrate another NFL comeback without going through any normal channels, attending a single pre-season practice, or giving one honest answer to anyone, especially Rachel Nichols. Enjoy, Viking fans!
Brett Favre scheduled to meet with orthopedist about surgery, opening path to Minnesota Vikings [St. Paul Pioneer-Press]


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I always like to read about other places; amazing how things can be different and yet so much the same. I especially liked the sayings you included.
Frugality goes international
The existence of a strong frugality movement in rich countries may be more of a surprise to people in the poor countries than the other way around. Still, with the economy the way it is, I don't suppose it's a surprise to hear that frugality is booming everywhere, in countries rich and poor. This was brought home to me recently when I discovered a frugality site in Turkey that had linked to one of my posts here on Wise Bread.
Ozan Sener is editor of tutumluol.com, a site whose name means "be frugal" in Turkish. I got in touch with him, and he agreed to answer a few questions about his site and about frugality in Turkey.
Here at Wise Bread we're all about "Living large on a small budget." Can you sum up the philosophy of "tutumlu ol" in a few words?
It's nearly same! "Unlimited life with limited budget." I often emphasize that frugality should be a lifestyle in my articles.
What sorts of articles do you tend publish?
I publish everything about frugality and saving. Saving is not just about money, it's about energy, time, place, etc. It can be a web site, news, advice, story, etc. I prefer to publish articles which you can put into practice. I track nearly 30 web sites about frugality (just two of them in Turkish). Some advice is hard to put into practice. You can't just tell people "don't spend too much". We have to give practical examples.
I also care about DIY articles because you can save so much by doing things yourself--and it's fun!
America has something of a split personality about frugality. Popular culture tends to glorify consumption and excess, but we have national heroes like Benjamin Franklin who praised frugality. Is frugality a traditional value for the Turkish people?
Individual earnings of Turkish people are less than American citizens. So frugality is the must here in Turkey, especially for women who traditionally run the home economy.
On the other hand most of Turkish people are Muslim so the religion advises frugality. For example it's said that tossing bread out is a sin. But surely we toss bread out. Bread is important for people. When someone see a piece of bread on the street he or she'll probably take it.
When I first saw the Wise Bread I did some research, but couldn't find any web site in Turkish about frugality. So, I established tutumluol.com. But I realized that there are lots of web sites and books about frugality in English.
You probably have a broader view of the international conversation about frugality than most Americans. Is frugality the same everywhere in the world, or is different from one place to another?
I think generally it's similar because consumerism craziness is everywhere but conditions change depending on the quality of life. For example clothes drying machines aren't common in Turkey. So drying laundry on a clothes line is a frugal choice for you but not for us because we already do that.
In English there are many little sayings that support frugal living--things like "A penny saved is a penny earned." Can you give us such a saying from Turkish and tell us what it means?
Yes, we have some sayings:
"Sakla samanı, gelir zamanı" means "Keep a straw, it'll be used sometime."
"Damlaya damlaya göl olur" means "Drop by drop you can build a lake."
"Ayağını yorganına göre uzat" means "Extend your leg according to your blanket."
"Ak akçe kara gün içindir" means "Save up something for a rainy day."
Thanks, Ozan, for the fascinating look into frugality in Turkey!
I'm looking for other frugality websites in far-flung places--especially in poor countries, but also in rich, non-English speaking countries. If anyone knows of one, please let me know or have a writer or editor at the site get in touch with me!
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Very cool. I like the frugality proverbs as well. Thanks for doing the interview, Philip. My husband lived in Turkey for a couple of years and loved it. We are trying to go back for an extended trip sometime as a couple. I hear it's a phenomenal country.
Wow, what an enlightening post! I particularly like the turkish sayings. "Extend your leg as far as your blanket" is brilliant! May need to make that into a poster to hang in my room...
This newspaper article from the Bangkok post is a few weeks old but still relevant. I've never seen a US personal finance website suggest that you bring your own guavas to the movie theater to save money!
I'm not quite sure if this counts, but my frugality blog is based in France, where I live. I'm American, and I write for a mostly American audience, but I do often write about frugality and France.
My husband is from Southeast Turkey and I can attest to hanging out the laundry to dry, as I have done this for my mother-in-law during visits. When the weather's rainy or there's a dust storm blowing up from Syria, she has special racks that she sets up inside the house and hangs the clothes on them instead of putting them outside.
I have even seen friends kiss bread if they happen to drop a piece when picking up the remnants after a meal. But this respect for bread i Turkey really extends to food in general. Creative use is made of leftovers for the next day's lunch. To this day my husband has a genuine horror of wasting any food.
I have not seen processed food used in my in-laws' home; fresh ingredients are purchased and food is made from scratch. I'm not able to cook every day as my mother-in-law does, but I rarely purchase processed food. Instead, I plan what I will make and spend at least one day of the weekend preparing most of the meals for the week, including for our lunch boxes.
And here's my husband's most-used Turkish saying on frugality:
Ucuz mal alacak kadar zengin değilim.
Meaning: "I'm not rich enough to buy cheap stuff." In other words, it's sometimes more frugal to spend a little more and purchase something of better quality that will last, than to spend on cheap stuff that has to be replaced frequently or just doesn't work.
This idea of frugality might eventually contribute to a development of culture not revolving around material things. I am excited about what great thing might come of this. http://www.newsy.com/videos/u_s_changed_save_or_spend/
Take it from a Canadian/American dual citizen who has travelled all over - other countries in general are more frugal than us. I remember seeing recyclers in Hong Kong selling their wares at a flea market, Egyptians are the ultimate in hagling and making a deal, Mexicans seem to have a wonderful ability to make wonderful meals on a small budget, a Turkish man bartering for lipstick for his many wives, Jamaicans who always see a business opportunity in every transaction.
We could definitely learn a thing or two...


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Roy's Gas Station In Amboy Reopens
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Amboy CA – The sleepy town of Amboy California is waking up with the opening of the famous Roy's Gas Station. The station sits on the corner of historic Route 66 (also known as the circa 1910 National Trails Highway) and Amboy Road, in the tiny community of Amboy. The restaurant and gas station was first opened in 1938 by Roy and Velma Crowl.
A Little History
The couple had two children, Lloyd Irwin and Betty, who helped run the business. Betty married Herman "Buster" Burris who road into town on horseback. Later Buster teamed up with her father in the business. They kept the gas station and café open 24-hours a day and later added a motel. During the 1940s business was brisk with travelers along Route 66.
Interstate 40
Lloyd moved to Twentynine Palms about 50 miles to the south, but continued to travel back and forth to work at the salt mines east of Amboy. In 1972 Interstate 40 opened to the north and the town lost nearly all of its business. Before the Interstate the town boasted over 100 residents, but nearly everyone was forced to move.
Death of the Founder
Roy died in 1977 and Buster took over the business. Betty died of cancer in the 1970's and Buster later remarried a woman named Bessie. Buster was able to work at the station even into his 80s. He was able to change tires on trucks and buses until he finally retired. The café was known for great burgers and chili.
Although Buster burned most of the buildings to avoid a tax liability, he continued to operate the station until he sold the town in 2000 just before he died at age 92. Due to foreclosure, the investors, Walt Wilson and Tim White, were forced to relinquish control back to Bessie Burris in 2005.
New Owners
Bessie sold the property quickly to Albert Okura, owner of the Juan Pollo Restaurant chain. Okura offered $425,000 in cash and promised to preserve the town and reopen Roy's. There was a lot to do including reestablishing water and electricity. After sinking over $100,000 in renovation and fixing the damage caused by vandals, Okura was able to reopen the gas station on April 24th 2008.
San Bernardino First District Supervisor, Brad Mitzelfelt, helped the new owners cut through some red-tape to get the station open. "I'm happy to see this historic landmark reopened," said Mitzelfelt, who represents the area. "Roy's will provide a much-needed rest stop for travelers on Route 66."
Okura also plans to open the café and mini-mart at the same location.


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Ok, after extensively testing the password / authentication process on both 5.01 & 5.02 betas, here are some observation relating to user password changes:
1. Scenario: Admin creates a User "A" with limited privileges but with ability to change settings and password.
(a) User "A" logs in successfully from his desktop with the password created by the admin.
(b) User "A" change his password and gets a confirmation that "change is saved"
(c) User "A" log out and tries to log in with his new password. Gets error message "Wrong username and/or password"
(c.i) User "A" flushes out his browser cache and retries to get the same message as noted above.
(d) User "A" uses Forgot password option and provides his registered email ID and satisfies the captcha. Gets a system confirmation that a new password has been emailed.
(e) User "A" attempts to login with the system provided temporary password but gets error message "Wrong username and/or password"
User "A" is now essentially locked out of the system with no option but wait for admin support.
(f) Admin resets user "A"'s password
(g) User "A" is now able to logon
Summary: Problem 1: It appears that even though an option is visible & checked in user profile allowing them to change password, it appears in reality such privilege, somehow is not reflected / posted in the database thereby allowing them to exercise their privilege as provisioned. Problem 2: Even though the system successfully send out an email with temporary password for this locked out user, it appears that such temporary password is not active and/or not posted in DB for authentication, thereby rendering it useless.
The above issues in my mind is very important in order to successfully authenticate users and help them to manage their passwords by refreshing them periodically. This also means better user experience as well as less overhead on the administrator.
Please let me know if you need any other information from me in finding a resolution for this bug.
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Moving day February 14, 2010Posted by David Gillespie in blogging.
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An oh-so-short note to say I've just finished moving this blog to a new location. I'd love you to click here; it will add the new RSS feed into your current reader, and you only need to do it once. I decided to move as WordPress wasn't quite giving me the flexibility I wanted, and the new platform, Tumblr, simply facilitates easier expression. As those of you who've been with me for a while will know, this revolution we're in right now is driven by the increase in expressive capabilities; it's not the technology that is interesting, but what people do with it.
Thanks for your time, and as always I look forward to continuing the conversation at the new Sw'ei Industries blog: Notes From The Revolution.
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Item #7325
15-21 Days. Eye-catching 'Early Wonder' beet microgreens are a popular choice among chefs and home cooks alike. Their mild flavor is the perfect complement atop grilled meats, mixed with salad greens, or eaten like a sprout. Hard to find in stores and always fresh when homegrown. For optimum flavor and freshness, use microgreens immediately after harvest. Beet microgreens can be grown indoors at any time of year and are a nutrient-packed way to get your "green fix" in the dead of winter. Move containers as needed for best light exposure and temperature. Harvest when first leaves appear and enjoy! Detailed sowing instructions inside packet.
This packet sows up to two 10" x 20" flats.
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When to Sow Outside:Not recommended. Microgreens are fragile, and outdoor growing conditions make them difficult to clean.
When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. Sow indoors any time of year. For a continual crop, sow every 10 to 14 days.
Special Sowing Instructions: Use a shallow container with 1"-2" of potting soil. Sow seeds in a single layer, and cover with 1/2" of soil.
Harvesting: When seedlings emerge, the first pair of leaves to show are the cotyledons, which can look very different from the leaves that follow, called "true" leaves. Beet microgreens are ready to harvest 15 to 21 days after sowing, when they have cotyledons. Cool growing temperatures may slow germination and growth. Harvest by cutting just above the soil line.
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The BYU-Idaho Purchasing Card gives the cardholder advanced authority for official university purchases. Where possible, it should be used in place of departmental hand checks, check requests, petty cash, and purchase orders under $2,500.
All full-time and part-time (non-student) employees are eligible to apply for a card as deemed necessary by their supervisor. When a card is issued, the cardholder is responsible for the following:
o Security and proper use of the card
o Reviewing the monthly statements for accuracy - including while away from the University for extended periods of time
o Forwarding statements and attached support to his/her supervisor for review
o Forwarding the reviewed statements and attached support to the Accounting Office by the 15th of the month following the statement date
A department purchasing card is also available to departments as deemed prudent for use by multiple department employees. The supervisor of the cardholder is responsible for ensuring that the policies above are followed.
When a cardholder terminates employment or retires, his/her card will be canceled. When Financial Services becomes aware of a change in cardholder responsibility, the card will be inactivated or closed. An employee may apply for a new card or reactivation by contacting Financial Services. Human Resources is responsible for notifying Financial Services of all terminations, retirements and other position changes in a timely manner.
1. Application forms for a new Purchasing Card are obtained from Financial Services during normal business hours (extension 1991). Each form requires the signature of the proposed cardholder and the custodian or department chair of the General Ledger account number to be charged. If the applicant is also the custodian of the account, his/her immediate supervisor will be required to approve the application.
2. When the card application is received by Financial Services, the cardholder will be added to an I-Learn training group called Purchasing Card Training. The training is a brief review of the policies and procedures governing the use of the card and includes a test to ensure they are understood. When the card is received by Financial Services from the issuer, the card applicant will be notified that it can be picked up in Kimball 130. A 100 percent score on the test is required before the card will be released to the cardholder. In addition, the Purchasing Card Training and accompanying test will be required to be re-taken each time the card expires and is replaced-every three years. If this is not completed by the card renewal date, the card limit will be decreased to $0 until the training and test are completed.
3. Once the employee has received his/her card, it should be used in place of other payment methods to buy items (e.g., supplies, subscriptions, professional memberships, and other goods) unless restricted below. Misuse of the card may result in disciplinary action or termination from employment.
4. The dollar limit is $2,500 per transaction and $10,000 per month unless otherwise approved by the cardholder's supervisor, vice president, the Director of Financial Services, and the Purchasing Director (contact Financial Services to obtain the appropriate form). Temporary exceptions may be granted but require supervisor, Purchasing, and Financial Services approval before the purchase is made. Please be aware that trying to pay for one item with two transactions to supersede this limit, referred to as "splitting", is a violation of this policy.
5. The card must not be used to make personal purchases.
6. The card cannot be used at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs).
7. The card should not be used for travel expenses. A University Corporate Travel card, obtainable from Financial Services, or a personal credit card should be used for travel expenses.
8. The card should not be used to purchase capital equipment (over $2,500) or computer equipment. Please refer to procedure number three above.
9. Each cardholder should obtain a receipt or other documentation for each charge to be attached to the monthly statement when received. If the card is used over the phone or by mail where no receipt is available, other documentation and an explanation of the charge should be attached to the monthly statement when it is received. If a receipt is lost or unattainable, a "Lost or Missing Receipt Affidavit" form must also be completed and included with the statement. This form is available from the Accounting Office. The business purpose of the purchases should be written on the statement or each receipt by the cardholder.
10. The balance due on all Purchasing Cards is paid each month by the university with the detail of all transactions forwarded electronically to the Accounting Office at BYU-Idaho. In addition, a statement is emailed each month to each cardholder that should be printed and reconciled to.
11. Each cardholder must verify the validity of all purchases on his/her monthly statement, indicate any change in the account or category to be charged for each item, attach supporting receipts or documents, sign the statement, obtain the supervisor's review and signature, and submit the statement with receipts attached to the Accounting Office on or before the 15th of the month. Repeated failure to meet this deadline may result in the cancellation of the Purchasing Card. It is suggested that a copy of the statement be made and retained in the file of the cardholder or account custodian.
12. The cardholder's supervisor has primary responsibility for reviewing the cardholder's use of the purchasing card to ensure purchases are appropriate and applicable procedures are followed. The supervisor's signature on the cardholder's statement is an indication that the review has been performed.
13. Charges for a particular month will not be recorded in the General Ledger accounts until the following month when payment and processing have been completed. The Accounting Office will charge the account(s) indicated on each approved statement when received.
14. The Accounting Office will ensure that all properly signed and approved statements are received from cardholders. If the deadline for turning in the statements (15th of the month) is missed, both the cardholder and supervisor will be notified. An additional notification will be sent on the 20th and a $10 late fee will be assessed to the default account number associated with the card. If a statement is not received in the Accounting Office by the end of the month, the limit will be reduced and the card may be canceled. If a card is canceled, the Accounting Office will review all charges for 75 days prior to cancellation and all charges afterwards. The Accounting Office will also select several transactions each month for review to ensure proper policies and procedures are followed and that purchases appear appropriate.
15. If a charge on the monthly statement is disputed by the cardholder (either a wrong amount or unknown charge), the cardholder is responsible to resolve this dispute as he/she would with any dispute on his/her own personal account.
- If the amount is wrong, the cardholder should call the vendor and asked for clarification or a correction of the error.
- If there is an unknown charge, the phone number on the statement or the back of the card should be called and any instructions received should be followed.
- A notation should be made on the statement by the cardholder for any disputed charge before sending it to his/her supervisor for approval. The disputed charge will still be made to the custodian's General Ledger account. However, the next statement should have a credit or adjustment which will then be posted to the General Ledger account. The cardholder should watch for any anticipated adjustment and follow through if such adjustment does not appear on the next statement. If further assistance is needed, contact the Financial Services at extension 1991.
- If the card is lost or stolen, the cardholder should immediately call 1-888-449-2273 (inside the U.S./Canada) or 1-509-353-6656 (outside the U.S.). Financial Services (extension 1991) should also be notified as soon as possible.
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For one of its first new episodes of the year, "Saturday Night Live" is doubling down on girl power.
NBC announced that on the Saturday, Jan. 23 episode, the show's second in 2016, UFC powerhouse Ronda Rousey will make her "SNL" debut as host, along with first-time musical guest Selena Gomez.
And they aren't the only first-timers the late-night sketch show has on tap. For the show's Jan. 16 return, "SNL" revealed "Girls" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" star Adam Driver will host and country musician Chris Stapleton will feature as musical guest.
U.S. & World
Rousey is the latest in a long line of (mostly male) athletes who've graced the "SNL" stage to test out their comedic timing. That list of sports stars includes Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter, Peyton Manning, Charles Barkley, Tom Brady, Michael Phelps, Chris Evert (the show's first female athlete host), and Nancy Kerrigan.
"SNL" won't mark Rousey's first foray into the acting world, however. In the past two years, she's had roles in "The Expendables 3" and "Furious 7," as well as a cameo in the "Entourage" movie.
"Saturday Night Live" returns Saturday, Jan. 16 at 11:30 p.m. on NBC.
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CLICK: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler brought Sarah Palin and 2008 Hillary Clinton back for a glorious "SNL" reunion
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Versuri Valhalla - Medieval Feast
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Now winter is gone
and a new day is born
The season of Spring
when life is reborn.
Time to harvest time of crops
Farewell to darkness and cold
and welcome to sunlight,
fertility and hope.
The solstice has come,
Mother Earth hear our call
We pay honour to you
One feast and this song.
By moonlight we have met,
this night in the heart of the forest,
to enjoy a banquet of meat.
Creatures of the night,
staring eyes in the darkness
but campfires will keep the away.
Lambs, boars and deers,
pheasants, ducks and other pieces
to roast by scalding firewood.
Women in a ring,
dance to the sound of gay melodies
while bards are singing their songs.
The horn has been blown,
it's sound flies all over the valley
the feast has already begun.
Red wine and beer,
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Stanley 66-344 4-in-1 Bi-Material Pocket Screwdriver
The 66-344 includes:
- 1x Stanley 66-344 4-in-1 Bi-Material Pocket Screwdriver
- Keep it handy at all times, a 1,000 uses for a tool that fits easily into any pocket
- Like having a full set of precision screwdrivers in one tool
- Perfect for light assembly work, eye glasses, electronics and battery compartments
- Textured grip features a non-slip covering for added control
- Magnetized bits attract and hold screws and fasteners
One of the handiest tools we've seen come down the pike in a long time, the Stanley 66-344 4-in-1 Bi-Material Pocket Screwdriver is a must have for any homeowner, hobbyist or craftsman. It's compact pocket size means you can have it within arm's reach at all times, and the reversible tips are like having a whole set of precision screwdrivers right in your pocket. Computer and electronic repair people swear by these tools, and if you've ever struggled trying to get a battery compartment open on a toy or electronic device, you'll be glad to have a 66-344 in your collection. The magnetized bits make it easy to start and work with small and precision fasters, and the textured grip offers plenty of comfort and control. If you have only one tool in your pocket, make sure it's a Stanley 66-344 4-in-1 Bi-Material Pocket Screwdriver.
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How the Supreme Court Should Have Ruled
The following is how a unanimous Supreme Court should have ruled with regard to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).
The issue before this court is whether the Affordable Care Act passed by Congress in 2010 is constitutional. Specifically, does the Congress have the power to legislate medical care or medical care insurance coverage? This Court finds that it does not.
Congress' enumerated powers are found in Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. No less than James Madison confirmed in Federalist Paper #45 that "The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation, and foreign commerce; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected." And in fact, nothing in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution can be construed to mean that Congress has any power to legislate medicine, medical care, or the insurance coverage thereof.
Now, some will claim that Congress retains powers not enumerated in the Constitution. In the first place, why then did the authors enumerate any powers at all in the Constitution? Secondly, how can the meaning of the Tenth Amendment be ignored? There is no ambiguity as to the meaning of, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people." James Madison in Federalist Paper 45 again, "The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State." Thus, the power to legislate health care, like marriage, education, driving licenses, and other "objects of the ordinary course of affairs" resides with state governments not the federal government in our system of governance.
But, even that explanation of enumerated powers does not satisfy those that are voracious in their hunger to do good and enact measures at the federal level of government that will take care of us from cradle to grave. It is not the job of this Court or really any court to determine the social worthiness of legislation. The job of the courts is to determine the law, decide constitutionality, and dispense justice by protecting rights.
So, it is wrong for political forces to use vague terms from the Constitution to further their ends. The most often used term is the so-called Interstate Commerce Clause. The 16 words in the clause have historically been used to allow Congress to regulate everything from speed limits on the nation's roads to handicap ramps on sidewalks to regulating lawn mower emissions. But the original intent of, "To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes" was not to give Congress the power to regulate all things commercial. It was to make "normal" or "regular" commerce between the states. Under the Articles of Confederation the States had a habit of enacting impediments to free trade between them. Alexander Hamilton alluded to this in Federalist Paper #22 and indicated his belief that a "national control" (Interstate Commerce Clause) to restrain this impulse was necessary. Thus, in the case Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), this Court used the Interstate Commerce Clause to strike down an anti-free trade act of the legislature of New York.
Therefore, it is found by this Court that the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is hereby deemed unconstitutional. No justification whatsoever can be found for Congress to have assumed the power under the U.S. Constitution to pass this act. It is hereby declared null and void.
Of course, it is not surprising that the Court did not follow the Constitution in its ruling. A long time ago, we lost all semblance of the constitutional republic the Founding Fathers gave us. Now we are stuck with a make-it-up as you go, lawless regime. Consequently, we are stuck with a massive federal boondoggle which will ultimately raise the costs of health care, bankrupt the county further, and move us closer to National Socialism where government funnels through legislation and regulation consumers to favored corporations. In this case the insurance industry.
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Lily Countdown Continued!
On my mission to make Lily the most fashionable and badass frenchie ever I came across a few websites and accessories that screamed "rad" instead of "lame".
Etsy seller GreenBelts makes some of the coolest accessories. Everything in her store is made from recycled leather. The babies have numerous (custom) matching collar and leash sets from this lovely woman and working with her is always a great experience! No doubt Lily will be getting a set or two… She makes accessories for people as well! Belts, cuffs, shoe chains, rings, ankle cuffs…Check her out!
BowhausNYC also has some really cool collars and leashes for your pups. I'm quite smitten with the "tattoo collar" above… they also have adorable carriers (which sadly only fit dogs up to 15 lbs.), crate covers, and sleek dining sets–portable or stationary.
While browsing allmodernpet.com I came across another item by BowhausNYC–a crate bed! It has a removable cover in a lovely kitschy print. You can purchase it with a matching crate cover or just the cushion/bed itself. The same site had another cute bed…or so I thought. It's actually a duvet cover. In addition to purchasing the cover, you have to buy another bag where you have to stuff it yourself.
PetFlys is another site that wants to channel the inner badass of pooches. Out of the two carriers they had the two above would be my picks…I'm not oohing and aahing, but I'd carry one of these over any other plastic, faux leather, or nylon carrier (if they were sturdy enough to support Lily's weight). My only beef with the design is that only one end has the mesh and the top is zipped shut. For Lily, I'm making sure her carrier has more ventilation and an opening for her to stick her head out if she wants to (the zipper opening doesn't count–it'd be too tight!)
Some other sites I came across that piqued my interest…
Pussy and Pooch is a pet store, grooming salon, and "bar" for your furbabies. They have stores in Los Angeles and now Long Beach! When I have some freetime I'm definitely taking Lily to one of these locations…I might treat her to some dog sushi if she's good!
The Modern Dog is an online pet store for modern dogs and modern cats. The selection online is limited, but there are some similar items between this store and All Modern Pet so if one doesn't have a certain size you can always check the other.


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§9-6-9. Mandatory reporting of incidences of abuse, neglect or emergency situation.
(a) If any medical, dental or mental health professional, Christian Science practitioner, religious healer, social service worker, law-enforcement officer, humane officer, state or regional ombudsman or any employee of any nursing home or other residential facility has reasonable cause to believe that an incapacitated adult or facility resident is or has been neglected, abused or placed in an emergency situation, or if such person observes an incapacitated adult or facility resident being subjected to conditions that are likely to result in abuse, neglect or an emergency situation, the person shall immediately report the circumstances pursuant to the provisions of section eleven of this article: Provided, That nothing in this article is intended to prevent individuals from reporting on their own behalf.
(b) In addition to those persons and officials specifically required to report situations involving suspected abuse or neglect of an incapacitated adult or facility resident or the existence of an emergency situation, any other person may make such a report.
(c) The secretary shall develop a form for the filing of written complaints, as provided by section eleven of this article, and provide these forms to all nursing homes or other residential facilities, hospitals, ombudsmen and adult protective service agencies in this state. The forms shall be designed to protect the identity of the complainant, if desired, and to facilitate the prompt filing of complaints.
(d) The Department of Health and Human Resources shall develop and implement a procedure to notify any person mandated to report suspected abuse and neglect of an incapacitated adult or facility resident of whether an investigation into the reported suspected abuse or neglect has been initiated and when the investigation is completed.


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It has been FOREVER since I last logged on to my blog. I have been contemplating writing on it again because facebook seems to be too... public. Blogs have a little more anonamiaty, which is nice when not everyone likes your opinions!Anyway, just checking to see who still blogs. Maybe I'll post something in a day or two.
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Match Pewter
Match Pewter is handmade by artisans in northern Italy. Each piece is made with an alloy that is food safe, lead-free, FDA-approved and requires little or no care. Since 3000 BC, pewter has been used to make functional and decorative object for the home. Today, Match continues this ancient tradition using methods that have been passed down though generations of Italian artisans. Each piece of Match Pewter is a testament to the timeless value of the craft and authorship often overlooked in this age of speed and convenience. The classic forms harmonize with both traditional and modern settings. Its warm reflections recall celebrations at well-laid tables and storytelling by candlelight.