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Romulo Yanes
How can so simple a filling create such a wonderfully earthy flavor? Anchovy paste has long been a secret weapon in many chefs' arsenals and, when you use it here, you'll know exactly why.
- Yield
- Makes 4 servings
- Active Time
- 15 min
- Total Time
- 25 min
- 1 large garlic clove, minced and mashed
- 1 tablespoon anchovy paste
- 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 4 (1/4-pound) pieces chicken scallopini (cutlets flattened to 1/4 inch thick)
- 1 large plum tomato, cut crosswise into 8 slices, discarding ends
- Stir together garlic, anchovy paste, parsley, 1/2 tablespoon oil, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- Pat chicken dry, then spread with parsley mixture. Fold chicken in half crosswise and insert 2 slices of tomato into each pocket. Season outside of pockets with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper (total), then brush with 1/2 tablespoon oil.
- Heat remaining tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken and brown 2 minutes per side. Reduce heat to low and cover skillet, then cook until chicken is just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes more. Serve with pan juices.


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Remove Browse to Save PopUp Virus and Adwares from PC
Browse to Save is an adware program that shows itself in web pages as links. On mouse over those links, you get the title of link named as "browse to save". The target landing pages will be different webpages e.g. eBay, Amazon, Walmart or different web services. Its kind of an ads popup virus. If your PC is infected with "browse to save" adware, you will notice in-text links in every web page that you open in web browser. In regular text of webpage specific keywords will become these underline ads. It can also display ads in shape of boxes containing various coupons, which when clicked will display advertisements that displays: "brought to you by browse to save". This adware enters in PC as an unwanted program that comes with installer of any freeware program that you downloaded from web. You should pay attention while installing software, because often freewares come with additional installs that you can choose to install or not. Be careful what yo agree to install. Always use custom installation and see if there are additional installs with that installer. Uncheck if there are any additional installs that you do not need or do not know about. Here is how to remove "browse to save" adware program.
Many users won't notice if they see "browse to save" ads in web pages, because they might take it as regular ads displayed by website owner. Webmasters, however will notice if they see this. When I saw this on my PC in my web pages, I immediately thought that what kind of ads these are. I never installed such ads for my website. It took me little time to figure out that it was basically an adware that was displaying its ads on every webpage that I opened.
Precaution is to not install additional unwanted programs that come with certain freewares. As for removal, you will have to follow these instructions.
Browse to Save Adware Removal
Windows Defender or Windows Security Essentials won't detect such infections. Many adwares and spywares can go unnoticed for Windows Defender.
The infection can be due to a web browser add-on, or installed program or hidden program that is not in web browser add-ons and also not in the installed programs.
Uninstall Browse to Save Adware
First step is to see if its an installed program.
Go to PC control panel and open 'add or remove programs' (or programs and features).
Search there or see if you can find Browse2Save entry. If yes, uninstall it.
This program can be hidden (renamed) so if you can not find Browse2Save, look for any other suspicious program entry that is there in the list of installed softwares that you do not recognize. If yes, uninstall it.
Remove Browse to Save from Web Browser
We will look if Browse to Save in installed as web browser extension in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
Remove Browse to Save from Internet Explorer
Open internet explorer, Click on gear icon (on XP click tools in IE) at the top right, select 'manage add-ons'.
Click at toolbars and extensions tab.
See if there is any entry like Browse2Save, Browse to Save or Browse2Save Class. If yes disable it.
Remove Browse to Save from Mozilla Firefox
In Firefox click 'tools' from menu bar and select 'Add-ons'.
Select extension tab and remove Browse2Save entry if its there.
Remove Browse to Save from Google Chrome
Click Chrome menu in the top right corner.
Select 'Tools', click on 'Extensions'.
If there is an entry of Browse2Save, disable it by unchecking it and then remove it by clicking on recycle bin icon in front of it.
By following these steps, you will get rid of Browse to Save adware but there might be registry keys of this program as well. You can use some good Anti-adware software cleans malicious registry entries. Anti-adware software will further ensure complete removal of adwares and unwanted programs from PC.
Remove Browse to Save by using Anti-Virus Tools
Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, install it and run a complete system scan. If there are infections, it will display results in the end. Remove those infections.
Download AdwCleaner and use it to delete registry entries created by malicious unwanted software.
For me, it was not in the installed programs and it was not in web browser extensions. So I used Malwarebytes Anti-Malware that deleted PUP.Adware.Multiplug and then I used AdwCleaner that deleted few registry entries and cleaned web browsers from unwanted add-ons and extensions. These two software solved my problem.
You can also use HITMANPRO to further clean PC.
SpyBot Search and Destroy is also good PC cleaner.
We have shared many free tools on TechMynd that can scan and clean PC. Few of these resources I am sharing below.
3 Best Free Anti-Malware, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Rootkit Software for PC
Ultimate Software Guide to Clean PC
PC Security Downloads and Online Virus Scanners
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The far-flung Northeastern region (NER) is linked to the Indian mainland by a narrow strip of land that is the most striking feature of India's geographical landscape – pernicious fallout from the troubled Partition. The NER is a victim of bad geography. But from a geo-economic standpoint, a difficult geography can spring up commercial surprises with developmental spin-offs. The region is at the crossroads of India and southeast Asia. It is a bridgehead between India and the vibrant economies of southeast Asia, including southern China. It shares borders with China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan and makes up close to 40% of India's land borders with its neighbors.
It is widely known that the reasons behind the 1962 China-India border conflict were: the problem of entropy in China under Mao's watch, China's ploy to divert India's attention in the wake of Ne Win's coup and to make deeper inroads into Burma, India's diplomatic goof-ups, and China's tearing hurry to harness the then prevailing geopolitical conditions to its benefit. But not many are aware of the fact that China was long aggrieved of the involvement of Indian traders in routing opium to China at the behest of their colonial masters, and also out of their own interests. The windfall from the opium trade was ploughed into Indian cotton mills and banks. Following the Opium Wars, a century of humiliation befell China.
China seeks territorial gains from India in 3 Himalayan sectors; Eastern (Asaphia sector of Arunachal and the Fingers Area of northern Sikkim), Central (Bara Hoti sector of Himachal), and Western (Trig Heights and Demchok area of eastern Ladakh). China claims Arunachal on historical grounds. India established a presence in Tawang in 1951, when Maj. Bob Khathing's forces evicted the Tibetan troops based there. But substantial deposits of oil in Arunachal can give its claim a new dimension, since the state's oil is ideally located to supply Tibet and Yunnan. The 1962 war was fought on the eastern and western fronts. Though India got a drubbing on the eastern front, the Battle of Rezang La in the western front proved to be an inflection point as the Indian forces held back Chusul from slipping into Chinese hands. Again in the fall of 1967, Indian troops repulsed intrusive attempts by the Chinese at Nathu La and Cho La in northern Sikkim, which was then a protectorate of India. The Wangdung incident of 1986 was the last time China tested the waters with India. The borders have fallen silent since. But this is does not imply that India should lower its guard or go slow on defense preparedness.
China will not repeat a 1962-like stand-off for the foreseeable future, simply because of the risks involved. The costs will far outweigh the gains. What is predictable about war is its unpredictability. War can begin with promise but end in disgrace. China is on course to becoming a global power. Until China attains that status, it would not risk losing what it has gained, as any prosperous nation becomes wary of losing what it has. The next onslaught on India would inexorably escalate into a no-holds barred conflict. China's actions would polarize world opinion against it, and Beijing would be hard pressed to legitimize its actions. China is bogged down with maritime disputes in the South China Sea and challenged by the US's pivot policy. It will not militarize the border dispute with India anytime soon. Beijing has shown a willingness in building military-to-military relations featuring lasting stability and friendly co-operation. Both sides are set to resume the 'Hand in Hand' joint military exercise this year. The Chinese Development Bank has stepped in to invest in Indian companies to offset some of the trade deficit that India is facing. China's main intention is to prevent India from becoming a combative regional power. Denial of Chinese visas to Indian citizens of Arunachal, border transgressions, and blocking ADB loans for development projects in Arunachal are attempts to raise the stakes of India's sovereignty on Arunachal, which China calls southern Tibet.
What is unnerving for India is China's plans to build dams in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra, which could be convulsive for the NER. Although China's stated position is that the projects are only run-of-the-river power stations which will have 'no impact on downstream flows', the lack of a water-sharing treaty or a mechanism to verify Chinese claims belies such assertions. The mere existence of a Joint Working Group for exchange of data on water flows will not allay Indian apprehensions of flooding and erosion during the monsoons and leaner flows during the dry months. Both sides must chalk out a water-sharing treaty. The Chinese approach should be to ensure that the river water flows are maintained in accordance with the socio-economic needs of the people downstream and sustenance of livelihoods. What is far more alarming is the Chinese plan to divert the course of the Brahmaputra to the arid north as part of the proposed South-to-North diversion project, which for now remains shelved.
Another major concern is that of an enlarging Chinese footprint in northeastern India's neighborhood. Since the signing of a defense pact in 2002, China has emerged as a key source of weaponry for Bangladesh. China is involved in developing ports, power plants, bridges, and road links between Kunming and Chittagong Hill Tracts through Myanmar. Due to its economic heft, Beijing has greater leeway in wooing Dhaka, than Delhi, in getting ahead with its strategic agenda in the sub-continent. Dhaka has in the past sheltered northeastern rebels for whom China is a reliable source of arms. The ruling dispensation in Dhaka has cracked down on Indian militants, assuaging most of Delhi's security concerns. But the trend may differ with a change of guard and Bangladesh could turn into a conduit for Chinese weapons. Since last summer, Beijing has stepped up its probes for diplomatic presence in Thimphu. Beijing's boundary deal with Thimphu could move the border closer to India's, at the tri-junction in the strategic Chumbi Valley. China is the largest investor in Myanmar and is reportedly developing a naval base in Sittwe. By some accounts, China is believed to have installed surveillance facilities in the Cocos Islands, to track India's missile and rocket launches along its eastern coast. China has supplied arms to both, the Tatmadaw (Myanmarese army) and ethnic rebel groups like the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and Kachin Independence Army (KIA), some of which have been sold to the northeastern rebels. It has now emerged that China has transferred PTL02 wheeled tank destroyers and man portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to the UWSA. What is particularly disturbing is the prospect of such weapons pouring into the NER.
Bangladesh is ringed by the northeastern states. For the NER, Bangladesh serves as an outlet to the sea and for Bangladesh, NER is the gateway to a large market. The region, though a veritable transit hub for trade and tourists from mainland India to southeast Asia, has remained a laggard in terms of development mainly due to transportation bottlenecks. Overland connectivity of the NER with Kolkata through Bangladesh can unlock the geo-economic potential of the region. A large section of people hobbled by poverty in the region are trapped in the politics of non-engagement with Bangladesh due to the lingering fear of a flood of infiltrators into India, as there is no bilateral mechanism to turn back such migrants. First, the influx of Bangladeshi migrants is a hot-button issue, especially in the political discourse of Assam. The presence of 'settlers', a euphemism for illegal Bangladeshi migrants, is an accepted fact, but their numbers are disputed. The notion of an existential crisis, in which the indigenous people of the NER are swamped by a rapidly increasing 'settler community', may be overblown, but cannot be debunked outright, as the mechanisms to detect and deport the settlers remain toothless. Bangladesh will consider accepting deported nationals only when there is an economic incentive from India in doing so. This is possible when the Indian economy is integrated with Bangladesh in a way that the bilateral trade becomes fairly balanced. Second, there is a sense of exasperation and despair in Assam that in the planned land swap deal with Bangladesh, the state will have to part with some of its land even though India will end up gaining more territory. The issue must be resolved within the ambit of an acceptable solution to those concerned, in keeping with the sentiments of the Assamese people, the larger national interests at stake and the geopolitical realities of the eastern sub-continent. Third, Delhi is fretful of the northeastern militants recouping lost ground in Bangladesh if the BNP makes a comeback in the upcoming polls. Fourth, there are other related concerns like that of Islamic radicalism, gun running, and fake Indian currency rackets. However, Delhi is working to win bipartisan support in Dhaka for co-operation in these areas.
Resolution of the vexed border problem between India and Bangladesh could yield commercial dividends for the NER by way of access to ports and land routes of the neighboring country. India has agreed to sell power to Bangladesh and jointly develop power projects and rebalance the bilateral trade. India has also opened up the land routes for Bangladesh to Nepal and Bhutan and has sought transit rights through Bangladesh to third countries as well as the NER through 15 road and railway links. The bridge on the river Feni will open up the Chittagong port to the NER. Bangladesh is a member of the "Next 11" group of emerging economies, which will contribute to global growth and is recognized for its potential to re-integrate the eastern sub-continent. Delhi has identified joint exploration and development of oil and gas projects in Bangladesh, including the setting up of a gas-based power plant, and talks are on for the development of a Myanmar-Bangladesh-India gas pipeline. The NER will expectedly be a major beneficiary of the enhanced economic engagement. In the area of security co-operation, both sides have deepened mil-mil contacts by jointly holding the "Unity" series of military exercise. In conclusion, it needs to be stressed that the success stories of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) are worthy of emulation in the NER.


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To celebrate their 50th year the Bonsai Kai will host our first Bonsai Day.
If you love these little trees, then make sure you go along and chat to members of Europe's oldest bonsai club who will be on hand to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for this living horticultural art form.
Visitors will be able to create a bonsai and take it home, take in an exhibition of members' trees and demonstrations of various bonsai techniques.
There will also be trees for sale and a re-potting service for anyone who would like to bring a tree that needs some attention.
Event Information:
Included in Museum Admission
10.30am to 5pm
Garden Musem Information:
Admission Charges:
(includes garden and entry to temporary exhibitions)
£6 Adults
£5 Senior Citizens
Free for Museum Friends
Free children under 16, full time students and carers of disabled people.
Art Fund Members: Free entry to permanent collection, £3 entry to exhibitions & garden.


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Mon Gym March 4th to 8th
Ages: 3 to 12
Location: Mon Gym, 2355-D TransCanada, Pointe-Claire
Hours: 8am-5:30pm, 9am-4pm or part time 9am-1pm or 12pm-4pm
Cost: $30 half day (9am-1pm or 12pm-4pm), $45 full day 9am-4pm, $200 full week, daycare 8am-5:30pm extra
Phone: 514-695-7562
Website: www.mon-gym.com
Break City
Ages: 5 to 12
Location: 16841 Hymus blvd., Kirkland
Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm (early/extended hours $8/hour from 7:30am-6:00pm)
Cost: $50 + tx/day or $199 + tx/week
Phone: 514-502-4658
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.breakcity.ca
Pierrefonds Day Camps
Ages: 4 to 12
Location: St-Anthony Chalet (Pierrefonds) or Roxboro Chalet
Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 (babysitting available at $2 per half hour)
Cost: $165
Phone: 514-624-1430
Ecomuseum's Zookeeper for a Day
Ages: 7 to 12
Location: Ecomuseum, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm
Cost: See prices at website link below
Phone: 514-457-9449
Provigo Le Marché Pierrefonds Feb.25th to March 1 and March 4th to 8th
Participants cook their own meals and snacks with our Chefs (menus change daily). Light breakfast, lunch and two snacks included.
Ages: 5 to 12
Location: 4849 boul St Jean, Pierrefonds
Hours: 8 am to 5 pm
Cost: $46/day
Phone: 514-624-6369 ext. 130
Email: email@example.com
Website: https://www.pccookingschool.ca/
Dorval Day Camp
Ages: 5 to 12
Location: Sarto Desnoyer Community Center, 1335 Lakeshore Drive, Dorval
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm (babysitting available)
Cost: $200 for residents/$210 for non-residents
Phone: 514-633-4225
Website: www.campdejourdorval.org
Youth Stars
Ages: 4 to 12
Location: Riverdale High School, 5060 Sources blvd., Pierrefonds
Hours: 9 am to 4 pm (babysitting available at $8/day)
Cost: $99.99 until Feb.3
Phone: 514-800-9746
Website: www.youthstarsfoundation.org
Rod Roy Snow Camp
Ages: 8 to 13
Location: Various ski hills, departs from Fairview parking lot
Hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm
Cost: $310- $404, additional fees to rent equipment
Phone: 514-626-6240
Website: www.rodroy.com/en/02programs/snowcamp
Studio de Danse Imperium
Ages: 5 to 16yrs old
Location: 1430 Boulevard Hymus, Dorval
Hours: Monday-Friday, March 4th to 8th, from 9:00-4:00pm (studio opens at 8:00am and closes at 5:00pm for early drop off/late pick up: FREE).
Cost: $55 per day or $225 for the 5 days. Taxes included.
10% discount for a second sibling.15$ discound for a third.
Phone: 514-683-2800
Website: https://www.danseimperium.com/
S.A.M. Learning Center Spring into Spring March Break Camp
Your child will partake in fun games, puzzles, reading time, stories and educational videos.
Ages: 5 and up
Location: 4922 Boul. St. Jean, Pierrefonds
Hours: 9am to 4pm
Cost: 50$ a day or 190$ for the full week
Phone: 514-548-5858
Website: www.seriouslyaddictivemaths.ca
Sunny Acres Day Camp
Ice Skating
Free swim everyday
Basketball, Floor Hockey, Soccer and more
Art, Drama and Dance
Mad Science
Sparky's Cartoon Club
Awesome outdoor activities
Incredible theme days
An absolutely unique camp experience… in the winter
Every day will feature a special surprise activity!!
Optional pizza and Subway lunch available
Snack included daily!
Where: John Abbott College
Ages: 5 and up
Hours: 9am to 4pm Optional: Extended hours: 8:00am-5:30pm (FREE OF CHARGE)
Cost: 250$ for the week
Phone: 514-369-6364
Website: http://sunnyacresdaycamp.com/
Camp Khaos
Sports, wacky science, outdoor activities, drama and so much more.
Where: 13101 Gouin Blvd, Pierrefonds
Ages: 3 to 12 yrs old
Hours: 9am to 4pm
Cost: 170$ for the week or 37$ daily
Phone: 514-569-0481
Website: http://campkhaos.com/spring-break-camp/
For Spring Break 2016, have your kids enjoy a unique experience with the Ecomuseum's "à la carte" Zookeeper for a day activities!
Each day includes:
– Full day at the Ecomuseum Zoo with their resident zoologist
– Prepare meals for some animals
– Feed many of their furry, feathery and scaly animals
– Take part in an enrichment activity for the animals
– Upclose encounters with the animals
– And many other surprises!
Register your child (7 to 12 years old) for one or many days, according to the following themes:
Winter; hide or seek?
Meet the opossum, the rabbit, Lynx, foxes, skunks, coyote, caribou, owls, hawks, turtles, snakes, American Marten, Fishers and frogs.
Become animal detectives!
Meet the Fishers, wolves, deer, porcupines, Wild Turkey, salamanders, Raven, skunks, frogs and falcons.
Celebrate their famous animals!
Meet the wolves, American Marten, foxes, porcupines, owls, rabbit, Flying Squirrels, caribou, snakes, ducks and turtles.
Animal Springbreak dances!
Meet the eagles, fishers, opossum, Wild Turkey, Raven, ducks, deer, newt, Barn Owl, frogs and snakes.
Zoolympic! Dinosaur records to today's creatures.
Meet the Arctic Fox, Lynx, eagles, turtles, wolves, rabbit, Coyote, Red Foxes, caribou, Flying Squirrels, fish and salamanders.
All their "Zookeeper for a day" activities are bilingual. Reservation in advance is required.
Prices vary according to the number of days booked:
Reservations can be made by phone at 514 457-9449, ext. 0 or in person at the zoo's admission counter.


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Duckworth's Troop Talent Act of 2013 is a companion bill to a Senate version put forward by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., in early April. American Legion Economic Division staff helped draft Kaine's bill – his first since the former Virginia governor was elected to the Senate — and assisted both the Senator and Rep. Duckworth in gaining bipartisan support for their respective measures.
The Troop Talent Act is designed to aid active-duty servicemembers in pursuing a suitable career once they leave the military. The legislation directs the services to provide military occupational specialty trainees with information about any civilian licenses or certifications for which their military training and subsequent experience could qualify them directly, or what additional steps might be taken to gain civilian credentials. The Troop Talent Act also provides for the education of civilian credentialing and licensing entities about military training curricula so requirements might be modified to accommodate service-trained applicants.
Duckworth resigned as the VA's assistant secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in mid-2011 to pursue a political career in Illinois. She was elected to the U.S, House in November 2012. The Army veteran, a double amputee from combat wounds received in Iraq, has been a frequent participant in American Legion symposia, panel discussions and other Legion-staged events. She was a featured speaker at this year's Washington Conference.


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Category Archives: Politics
Corbyn, Conference, Commentariat
I haven't said or written too much lately.
1) I've been thinking
2) I've been listening (to borrow from the new Labour leader's speech)
3) I've been reading
4) And perhaps… I've been holding my breath
Conference is a beast. It's long, it's tiring – that's democracy for you. Motions are debated and defeated or carried. People huddle furiously in corners, rewriting wording, writing words, lobbying, networking, finding the fringe. By the end, everyone is exhausted – which is more or less the point at which Jeremy Corbyn had to give his so-called make-or-break speech.
I am not uncritical of Corbyn. His attachment to mismatched jackets reminds me of English teachers from my 1970s childhood – but it's not a deal-breaker and it's shallow enough of me to even mention it. More substantially, the autocued performance in his speech today was a bit distracting. And the repetition about his mandate is starting to wear thin. Still, that's nit-picking and I am glad I voted for him. Let Corbyn get on with his big tent, bottom up approach to policy and see where it gets us. It's an experiment, there are no guarantees, but at least there is hope for a robust opposition and an alternative message for many of us – something that has been lacking for a long time.
I woke on the morning after the last general election fearful that the country I live in had gone mad. That my neighbours and colleagues were all closet Tories. That society was gone to the dogs and it was every woman, man jack for themselves. When I hear Corbyn speak, I see it is not so. When I watched people at conference today, getting to their feet, applauding, I feel it is not so. When strangers on Twitter confess to a tear in their eye when Corbyn speaks about mental health for all of us, I know it is not so. For now, that's enough for me.
As conference wends its weary way home tomorrow, the commentariat will be left clucking for the next story. As autumn turns into winter Corbyn is not probably not knowingly going to give them one – they've had their initial feeding frenzy after his election, after all.
The fact is that true democracy is a cumbersome creature. It is based on consensus, collaboration, debate and negotiation. It can take hours to navigate and achieve – in action, its daily operation is boring, punctuated by the odd high (and low). Democracy in action is not the headline-grabbing duel that parliamentary ritual makes it out to be. It is not the abusive, name-calling, character-attacking charade that the print press constantly twist it into. Corbyn's respectful approach will make the jobs of those attached to that modus operandus harder going forward. At the risk of using a double negative: I can't say I'm not sorry.
For the first time in my life, I can actually see, hear and read what the Labour Party have to say for themselves, unmediated by the media. That's a privilege; I intend to use it wisely. I hope I will not be alone.
JC: The Crucifixion
I often wake with ideas, most of which I forget, but the one this morning seems to have stuck. This morning's metaphor was slightly muddled, but bear with…
I woke with a strong association between Jesus Christ, who I like to think of as a radical humanist activist and teacher (that's courtesy of the philosopher Don Cupitt at Philosophy Bites) and the new Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. The similarities are obvious and go slightly deeper than their initials and a beard. The religious thing is trickier, as Corbyn is an atheist. In terms of the minor particulars, no-one knows if Jesus wore a vest, or if he refused to sing the Roman national anthem.
Jesus was popular with the people. He decried the money lenders and he defied the establishment. The powers that were back then in Jerusalem weren't having any of it, so they arrested the trouble-maker at night but nailed him to a cross in broad daylight.
Jeremy Corbyn is popular with some of the people. And the majority of the media are keen to crucify his reputation and principles by butchering his interviews for decontextualised soundbytes, whilst incessantly ridiculing his values and beliefs. (I am aware the Garden of Gethsemene comparison would work better if the newspapers were less a digital creation and the news still broke at dawn with the paper hitting the mat).
The country could be divided down one line this evening: on one side those of us who couldn't give a toss whether he moved his lips to music in a church with others, to those who feel that failure to fully partake of a musical ritual, whilst not wearing a suit, is an abomination on the face of this earth.
Is it the same line that divides those of us who think that refugees are first and foremost people and should be treated in a humanitarian way, or those of us who think it's all a crafty ploy to get an easy life, and potentially smuggle in a member of ISIS whilst one is at it? Probably not, people are more complex than that… aren't they?
If nothing else, Jeremy Corbyn's election is serving to show me how this country sees things. Oh, and I never knew anyone could be crucified over a song.
Clearly I have taken a somewhat reductive approach to a burning issue, but I am boggled by how worked up people get about honouring war, the monarchy, and the singing of a rather rubbish song. I asked my children what they thought – they said they don't even know the words to the national anthem. I think I'll leave them in their ignorance, until they move into politics or the armed forces, or the guides.
O Frabjous Day
The results of the Labour leadership election were announced today. I was pretty confident that it would be Corbyn who was victorious, not least because Paddy Power paid out on the bets backing Corbyn weeks ago on August 18th. When a bookie pays out early – you know. Jeremy Corbyn was returned with a stunningly wide share of the vote 59.5% overall – a mandate that will surely stun the naysayers into silence until Christmas, at least.
The last Frabjous Day the blog enjoyed was the Scottish Independence Day. Except it went a bit awry, and lost a bit of frabjousness along the way, because one too many of our Scottish brothers and sisters voted the wrong way.
Now today is the one true Frabjous Day and although we may have to wait a little while for the denouement, in which our own dear beamish boy Jeremy Corbyn slays the Jabberwock at the despatch box, in the media, and beyond, currently the blog is pretty stoked.
And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
I don't agree with everything that JC says, but, his main themes: equality, pacifism, social justice through anti-austerity and a humanitarian approach to displaced people resonate. Not since Tony Benn have I found a politician quite as compelling in terms of values and vision.
It's not a slick vision. Like me, it's a bit snaggle-toothed and whiskery round the edges. On a bad day it's a bit crumpled and snappy. But it's real and it makes sense and it offers hope.
But it can't be delivered to us, the public, by the politicians alone – not even JC can achieve that. What's needed is for all of us to step up, to speak out, to live the values everyday that politicians are so good talking about. Jeremy Corbyn, to his credit, understands this. After the event where he became the Labour Leader, along with Tom Watson as his deputy, he attended a march of solidarity with refugees. Then his team dropped Labour members an email. I'll be holding David Cameron to account on Wednesday at PM's Question Time. What do you want me to ask him.
Now, that is democracy in action. Don't watch this space though – get up and play your part because we all, all, all have a part to play.
We just need to figure out what it is.
The Problems with the Parliamentary Labour Party
As I see it.
My fingers have been hovering over the keyboard for nearly a week about this post because I don't quite know what to make of it all. Last night I remembered the Isaac Asimov quote – that writing was thinking through his fingers – so here goes. Not quite sure what will come out…
- Moving left is not going backwards. It's moving left.
- Moving left does not mean that the centre is completely abandoned
- Actually, all this moving anywhere stuff is completely bogus (backwards, left and centre) because no-one is moving anywhere. It's like a heated argument over a map between a party of broke ass backpackers before they leave the hostel after a heavy night. Direction is meaningless unless you put one foot in front of another first.
- Jeremy Corbyn is probably appealing to people because he is moving, at least somewhere. The rest of the candidates are literally stuck, squabbling over the map, too scared to raise their arms in public lest they be counted. Hardly leadership behaviour.
- John Prescott is right; the conversation needs to turn to policies. The problem is that some of the candidates don't seem to have any that they can articulate without sounding like they want to get into the tent with the Tories.
- Some party grandees and intelligentsia have it wrong. Young people want change – this does not make them naive and misinformed. Young people are fighting for a future and socialist values speak to that. This does not mean they are 'dragging the party back to the 1980s'. If they pay their dues, they have an equal chance to shape the future of the Labour Party, whether the Roy Hattersleys of this world like it or not.
- The Labour Party has a long history and some members rightly fear that history will repeat itself in terms of electability. I would say you can't tailor your message to appeal to what you think the electorate want or need because that's a shifting sand place to stand. That's counter-intuitive, I know. The Tories succeed because they have set an agenda that fits their values and ideology and whether we agree with it or not, the message continues to ring out across the right wing media, assured and clear. It is a message to organise around for most Conservative MPs.
- The Labour Party should stop worrying about getting right, and start focusing on articulating its message. That's why Jeremy Corbyn is apparently doing better than other candidates. We know where he stands. This makes us feel safe. The other candidates might know that life's not like that, that everything is more complex and nuanced than Jeremy makes it sound, but people want to feel that they are in safe pair of hands.
- The English electorate, particularly, are at heart conservative with a small c. To appeal in those heartlands the Labour Party needs to have a clear message that makes them feel safe. The Parliamentary Party might be up front behind the wheel, lost in the wilderness enough to beggar belief, but the kids in the back don't need to know that. Occupy them with I Spy until we reach the destination, otherwise they will pick up on your fears and become unruly and intractable.
- And finally, despite his own beliefs that he was manifested somewhere in heaven, before being sent to earth to save us with his New Labour project, Tony Blair came on the back of Michael Foot, the 'unelectable' Neil Kinnock and the radical heft of John Smith. The party he took to power, was shaped by previous incumbents. That's how things work on the arrow of time continuum. You can never go back.
Come on Labour Party. Stop playing this out in public. Stop making idiots of yourselves on air and in the House trying to be smart and clever and (some of you) downright rude to Mr Corbyn. Put up or shut up until September. The fact is not one of you will be leading us into the next election – whoever is elected you will be in the caretaker seat for now – and that's the only outcome I would be inclined to back at the moment.
Labour = Social Justice, Equality & Fairness
Under its One Nation banner, these are the values that the Labour Party stands for. I am hoping that whoever ends up leading the party into the next election, these are effectively and tirelessly communicated to the populace.
Meantime, at Number 10, David Cameron has appointed two anti-gay equality politicians to ministerial posts: Minister for Culture and, ironically, Minister for Equality.
I don't know my history well enough to say where the political terms left and right came from, but it occurs to me that they are not helpful – why should social justice, equality and fairness be 'left' values, when they are so self-evidently right for everyone.
And in making these appointments David Cameron is all in the wrong.
On Britain: Sleepwalking into a Nightmare – Part II
After last week's general election the dust is settling… or is it?
Nigel Farage who resigned, is back in charge of UKIP; the Tories, unbridled by the now decimated Lib Dems, have gone immediately on the offensive. As was their modus operandus last time around, they are going to cut hard and fast at the beginning of the term, and hope the good times are sufficiently rolling in 2020 so that most of us will have all but forgotten the pain of the now. If you dare to read their first 100 days in power plan, you may agree that their ruthlessness is breathtaking.
2020. Sobering to type that date. I am old enough to almost think 2020 belongs in the domain of sci-fi. Sadly it does not – if the Conservatives have their way, it will be how long we have to wait before we are given the opportunity to shake them loose once again.
Sadly, I believe we will be saddled with them until that far-off and frabjous day and furthermore that they will ride us hard. I never, ever, thought the coalition government that formed in 2010 would hold. I was convinced that the Lib Dems would revolt, at least once, more, if I'm honest. However, for whatever reasons, they did not. The cynical amongst us may say it was so that they could hang on to some sort of power, at least. Nick Clegg would say it was so that he could be the No man to the worst aspects of David Cameron and his gang's policy of slash and burn. Since all these Nos came behind closed doors, I am not convinced. Clegg says that the history books will judge them more kindly than the electorate did – I am not so sure.
And so to the Labour party. I am afraid I misjudged the electorate as much anybody in the Miliband inner circle. I took it as a self-evident fact that the Tories, even with the Lib Dems tugging at their trouser hems, were a destructive force across the country. I thought that even those people who were not being demonised as workshy would grasp the fact that they too would be at the mercy of the great Tory monster, were they to ever stumble and fall. I thought that the safety net of the welfare state and the NHS would be too precious a resource for the electorate to gamble with. I thought that the words of Neil Kinnock, before the general election in June 1983, would be remembered or, at least, recalled.
If Margaret Thatcher wins on Thursday–
– I warn you not to be ordinary
– I warn you not to be young
– I warn you not to fall ill
– I warn you not to get old
But in May 2015 it seems that the electorate preferred to gamble on keeping the little money they had in their pocket now, rather than the certain but temporary inconveniences and inevitabilities of life. Somehow, over the last five years, the Tories had controlled the popular narrative. Somehow, the party called Labour, was not the party of the worker – the Tories were. Somehow Labour stood for taking money to give to the poor. Somehow the nonsense that held that Labour had caused the deficit had stuck and try as he might, Ed Miliband could not persuade the public otherwise.
I have learned this. Winning the next election starts the day after the last election. Controlling the narrative from the centre-left is hard when the majority of the print press is centre-right, if not outright right. People are influenced by what they hear and read, almost subliminally during a term of government and if the message has taken hold, you can't turn it on a sixpence in the six weeks of an election campaign before the ballot. The message has to appeal to the majority for the majority of the time.
I know Labour is the party of working people, but that needs communicating at every opportunity from this moment forth. I know Labour isn't out to take the money from the modestly off to give straight to the poor, but that has been people's fear. I know that when I vote in a general election, I'm voting for my local MP and not the leader of the party, but the self-evident fact is that hardly anyone sees it that way, so a party leader has to have kerb appeal. I know I won't look down the list of candidates at the next election and wonder what he or she can do for me, but I've come to realise that is how some people approach the vote.
So what I've realised is that I have fallen into the trap of thinking that others see what I see. I've realised that as much as political parties want to change the world, the effect they can have in terms of the majority and how they choose who to vote for is limited. I may belong to the Labour Party with grand aspirations of making society a better place for all, but the fact is most people don't have the time for all that jazz. I can't expect people to use their precious vote in an solely altruistic manner once every five years. Although I would disagree with Richard Dawkins and his belief in the selfish gene, and go to my grave insisting compassion and selflessness is the only way forward, I have to admit that for many, life ain't like that.
We might want to change the world, but the electorate don't want to know that. They want to know how they might be a little bit better off than they were before you were elected. They want to know that their lives will continue as usual or better. They want to know that nothing remarkable will ever happen. The facts are that the English, for whatever reason, are conservative (with the small c) in nature. Labour can aim to change the world for the better, for all, but for the next five years they are going to have to make sure they are planning to do it quietly.
Personally, I'd rather we went down the radical route of the SNP in all its social justice glory. But actually, based on the numbers, the SNP can't afford to do it, without the English tax payer. And that's the problem with English socialism I suppose, that people think that Labour are good at spending money, but really crap at creating the conditions in which people can start making it.
I may prefer to hug trees and hope we move to a post-capitalist society in my lifetime but the electorate don't seem much up for it. That being so, for the next five years the Labour Party, myself included, will simply have to work with what we've got and make sure we make a better fist of it than last time
On Britain: Sleepwalking into a Nightmare – Part I
The general election has been a huge wake up call, both for myself and the Labour Party. Since the BBC released their exit poll at 10pm on Thursday night I've been through just about every emotion there is – even schadenfreude when the Wirral West recount went against the Tory Esther McVey. I've plenty to more to say on this but it's currently percolating. In the meantime, amongst all the anxiety that is rightly felt about what the future holds for the majority of us who voted to not have 5 more years, I have to look on the bright side. Three positives to take forward:
- Nicola Sturgeon is the best thorn in David Cameron's side that I could have dreamt of
- Boris Johnson back in Parliament offers a rival which rebel Tory MPs (and there always are a few) can rally round to rattle David Cameron
- Ed Miliband can stop taking so much horrible personal flack, which was an absolute low in my view, despite his own previous fratricidal tendencies
A dear friend always insisted that there was no point betting on anything that the public have a say in because what you may get, is what you least expect. It will be interesting to see then, tomorrow, how things finally shake down in the voting booths as compared with the incessant polls that have the two 'main' parties in a photo finish.
It will be interesting also to see how many of us turn out. I am glad Russell Brand changed his tune on not voting, and I credit Ed Miliband, at least to some extent, with influencing that particular U-turn. If you do not use your voice to make a difference, then a difference will not be made. We all need to make a difference tomorrow, whatever that turns out to be.
These are two disgruntled characters, on the sofa. One can't vote because he is an immigrant. No matter that he volunteers hours of his time keeping the street crime free. No matter that he single-pawedly keeps the marauding packs of urban foxes and delinquent nature-murdering felines in line. He is from Ireland, he has no vote. He's been upset, lately, by the anti-immigrant rhetoric he's heard bandied about. All he wants is a better life for himself, and his family, and he's prepared to work for it.
His friend is a member of the so-called underclass. She didn't register to vote because she didn't think that she could make a difference. I think if she could vote, her vote would be one of the most important of all. We all know the choice available has turned out to be a bit of a dog's dinner, but sometimes you just have to work with what you've got.
Tricky Nicky and the Lib Dem Difficulty
I was going to call this post On Liking Nick Clegg but that sounded rather like I might be one of the women in that hen party that had a selfie mob with Ed Miliband's battle bus last week, so I changed it.
What follows is a bit of a rant that sails a little too close to gender stereotypes and may even be *whispers* non PC.
Nick Clegg is, I think, a reasonable man. If we may judge a man by his wife (and since we may not in normal discourse since Jane Austen I'm giving it a go on a blog) we might say that Miriam Gonzalez Durantez proves that Nick Clegg is not the paper-thin man he has appeared to be during the coalition years. One minute Nick Clegg was joshing with Cameron in a garden in Westminster, the next he had all but vanished.
Miriam Gonzalez Durantez is a lawyer, has written a secret food blog with her children for years, and founded the Inspiring Women initiative where women donate an hour of their time a year to go into schools and talk to girls about their jobs. Does she sound like the kind of woman that would suffer a fool gladly? Who knows. For all that I have a hunch she would not, it's perfectly possible that for the past five years when she offered her husband cornflakes or porridge he put Dave Cameron on speakerphone to decide.
The only impact I can recall Nick Clegg having in government is the free school meals for primary children under a certain age. I don't remember the detail because my children, although primary, were too old. How easily we tend to forget policies that don't apply to ourselves (see my last post regarding the Conservatives). I remember Clegg at a recent Lib Dem conference declaring himself the 'brakes' man to David Cameron's Jeremy Clarkson – it wasn't exactly a Maverick and Goose Top Gun moment though. Calling himself the No man in government might have been correct, but it left a negative imprint rather than a positive one. Sadly, the overriding impression I have of Nick Clegg in government is that he allowed university fees to rise to £9000 a year.
This morning Clegg popped up on the Today programme on Radio 4 to appeal to people like me. The Public Service workers he said had 'done their bit'. Too true matey I thought. Too true.
Over the last five years I have been on the same pay scale, part-time, with one 1% pay rise. The monthly money runs out earlier and earlier every month. The job has become more and more stretched as people are made redundant, but their work becomes absorbed into the roles of those of us who are left, who take it and are grateful not to be made redundant.
Also this week I heard a radio interview with a young woman in London. She said to buy a house in the capital she and her friends needed to save between £80,000 – £100,000 deposit. She said that many colleagues were therefore moving out. I moved out of London in 2006 for that very reason – on one public servant salary. It was not news. Many other people were forced to do the same. Even now a form of social cleansing is going on in inner city London with social housing tenants being forced out of their neighbourhoods because rents are just too high. An hour down the road in Essex, the spill over is now affecting the rental market here. Competition for rented accommodation is fierce, with some estate agents charging eye-watering letting fees because people are desperate.
As much as I appreciate what Nick Clegg said this morning, the fact is that in order to be the brakes man on the Conservatives he has stayed in government whilst the economic divisions and social inequalities have sky-rocketed. A lot of the damage is done and it will not be easily repaired. So Nick, you may appeal to me personally this morning, but I have to judge you on your five year record. It's a shame, because I think you have some good ministers in your team (Vince Cable for example) and the void left in the political centre is a worry, but in all conscience I think over the last five years, at certain points, you would have done better to have applied the handbrake to the coalition coach and made an EMERGENCY STOP.
Still your wife earns plenty and she seems super, so even if you lose your seat on May 7 you won't suffer too much.
Conservatives: appealing to the selfish miser living in our pockets
Silas Marner is a complicated tale by George Eliot. Falsely accused of theft, the weaver Marner leaves his hometown to start again, far away. He lives an isolated existence, weaving and hoarding gold, until like his good name, his money is stolen from him. Broken, his redemption comes through the lost child Eppie who he finds in the snow and raises alone.
The golden-haired girl's love for the old miser transforms Silas forever.
The Conservatives speak of money and hard work and fairness, but there is no love in them. There is no love for the poor, the sick or the frail. There is no love for those who stumble or fall, or for those who make one mistake, let alone more than one. The Conservative world is one that Silas Marner the miser would have cherished. The bribes on the table to the electorate would have gone down well before Eppie arrived. Right to buy for social housing tenants – check. Shares in Lloyds for sale cheap to the public – check. No tax rises – check.
But when love arrives in your life – love for another, the wider community, the world, the planet we live on, the Conservative way ceases to make the least sense of all, except to the grasping miser in your pocket.
Do not listen.
Vote for compassion and equity, not gold and greed.


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Startle.com names top 40 "Tastemakers" to watch in 2013
Ever wondered where Chef Daniel Boulud likes to dine in New York? Or what chocolatier Katrina Markoff craves with her desserts? Or, what spices mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim hides in his hidden cocktails?
Startle.com, the online ratings site for Forbes Travel Guide, recently named their top 40 "Tastemakers" to watch in 2013, and the list will have you salivating for more.
What's a Tastemaker, you wonder? These are the people who make travel a little more delicious. They are your favorite chefs, bartenders, pastry perfectionists, sommeliers and all things epicurean. They are also the ones who create the atmosphere and environment that you enjoy - from barstools to lighting and flatware. They are the ones responsible for wishing you were back at your favorite restaurant, bar or hotel.
Who are some of these Tastemakers?
You might not know the name Marcia Kilgore at first pass, but you've probably visited one of her many spas. Kilgore is the found of the luxury spa company Bliss, and just recently launched her newest footwear business, FitFlop.
Tony Chi is the man behind some of the best dressed hotels and restaurants in the world, including Park Hyatt Shanghai, Spago at The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch in Beaver Creek, Colo. and Andaz 5th Avenue in New York.
Chef Daniel Boulud is best known for his restaurants bearing some iteration of his name, but do you know where he likes to dine in New York City when he's not in his own kitchen?
Startle.com invited these luminaries, and hundreds more, to join their community of travel experts, in an effort to help them build out the most dynamic resource for travel information online.
You can read more about the Tastemakers from around the globe on Startle.com.
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Attorney General No.
Secretary of State No.
Reclassifies "violent" felonies as "Class A," "serious" felonies as "Class B," and other felonies as "Class C." Changes Three Strikes law and other sentence enhancements for repeat offenders by lengthening certain sentences and expanding list of felonies subject to the Three Strikes law. Provides courts with more sentencing options, including shorter sentences, for "third strikers" committing specified Class C felonies. Authorizes resentencing for certain "third strikers" serving life sentences for non-violent, non-serious felonies. Creates program to educate inmates on the consequences of committing new crimes. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Unknown net state costs—for prison operations, parole supervision, and courts—potentially growing to as much as a couple billion dollars annually within a decade. Unknown one-time state costs over a number of years for capital outlay associated with prison construction, potentially as much as several billions of dollars. Unknown fiscal impact to local governments for jail and court-related costs. (SA2006RF0021.)
Stephen J. Ipsen, Lawanda Hawkins and Steve Remige
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Recommended Citation
Repeat Offenders. Sentencing. Initiative Statute. California Initiative 1215 (2006).


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|Don't Judge.
-A container of airsoft bullets for my airsoft sniper rifle.
-A Copy of Gunblade/LA Machine Guns for the Wii.
-Two boxes of window insulation plastic from 3M.
|It's apparent that upon arrival to Eatontown, the package became very confused.
In their defense, they took the possibility of mail theft very seriously. She was going speak with the mail carrier whom she hinted was a little weird but a good responsible guy. I assured her I wasn't interested in dating him but if he knew what happened to my mail we could go from that point. She said that there have been problems with deliveries at my complex in the past and they were going to convert to DEFCON 3 as a precaution. I believe also she mentioned that the doomsday clock read 2 minutes to midnight.
When I reported back to Sam what the post office said. Sam thought it would be prudent to elevate this to DEFCON 2. She typed up an short word document which she taped to every apartment door in our immediate vicinity, one on the mail box, and also for good measure put one up the laundry room. Essentially this was a tactical nuclear guilt trip armed with a 200 megatons of contrition. That Trust was placed in our neighbors and that Trust was stripped naked, thrown in the stocks, molested, and ridiculed while being smeared with feces. Someone better return our package and Trust's clothes because we were calling the authorities because mail tampering is a federal offense.
It also did not help that around this time we noticed that one of the neighbors put up window insulation on their windows. So instantly, they became our prime suspect. It also did not bode well that was the only apartment who did not respond when Sam knocked on their door the other night. Those assholes, stealing our packages, then having the nerve to utilize its contents so blatantly.
A couple days later I got a phone call from the post office woman. She had spoken to the mail carrier and he delivered the package to our old apartment because we had just moved. He saw the name on the package and delivered it based on where he thought we lived not based on what the new address read. That evening he visited our apartment to basically apologize and reiterate what the woman had told me over the phone. He seemed a little weird, but a good responsible guy so I could not really be angry at him. He handed me a paper which gave directions to make a formal report that our mail was indeed stolen.
Later that night Sam went out to do laundry. She noticed the letter she put up in the laundry room was no longer there. When she returned to move the laundry from the washer to the dryer. Tony appeared. He engaged her in his typical small talk. He mentioned he was upset that we never told him we were going to move. She maintained that we really did not move away we just moved to another building. She then told him that we were not obligated to tell him anything and it wasn't like we would never see him again. Somehow the conversation moved to the topic of mail being stolen.
He wanted to report that "those teenagers" were at it again. These were the same possibly fictitious people who months before he reported to the police. "Those teenagers" had broken into his rust heap and stolen an astounding one thousand dollars worth of tools from its bungee cord secured trunk. That along with grand theft auto and vandalism "those teenagers" were now going around stealing peoples packages. Is there no end to "Those teenagers" rampant evil?
It was residents like "those teenagers" which made the complex not safe to walk around at night. Sam had no choice but to agree with him. Sam quickly left him there and returned to the apartment to tell me the story. We now had to consider that "Those teenagers" might in fact be a personality within his diseased mind or at least a delusion.
|We are looking at evidence of a
very sophisticated operation.
At least that was the story he was going to give us. The thief cleverly only took a piece of cardboard with our correct address and a packing list that provided them with some reconnaissance as to what MIGHT be in our apartment listed on the cardboard.
"Those teenagers" now know we have a Wii. Except we have a Wii to which we are buying incredibly silly outdated games. (A game that was later beaten pretty thoroughly in a single evening and a half a bottle of bourbon between my friend Keith and I.) So what sort of electronics could we have in our apartment that 90% of the other apartments in the complex would probably have as well?
|All accounted for, mostly.
"Those teenagers" now know I have windows and my apartment is really fucking cold. Two boxes of window insulation why exactly do I have so many windows? Could my windows be stolen and sold? Or is their value hidden in the way of simply smashing them like Tony's van?
In reality, Tony saw our package. Stole it, Opened it and left it in his apartment. He has no use for a Wii game without a Wii. So until GameStop accepts electronic trade ins and offers Lairds Vodka in return the game is worthless to him. He probably has no use for 0.12g plastic Airsoft Pellets (nor do I for that matter because at long range they have no accuracy or power). As for the window insulation, this is the same guy who in the dead of winter walks around without a jacket and I have seen on multiple occasions with his front door and all his windows open playing music loudly. I suppose now that he has window insulation he is going to suddenly care about keeping his apartment warm. No.
|Like the Apollo 11 crew when they
returned from the moon our package
may have unknown foreign illnesses
& parasites on board.
It would spend the next week quarantined on our porch. Our table cloth was laundered and the area around the table and rugs were vacuumed. To this day we have no fleas or bed bugs.
Better luck next time Bonnie.


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Ahmadinejad's 33-year-old car in charity auction
A 33-year-old car owned by the Iranian president's has received a $1 million bid in a charity auction in an attempt to raise money for a low-income housing project.
The white Peugeot sedan, dating back to 1977, was put on auction to fund housing projects for disabled and young people.
The president used to make a point of being seen in the humble white Peugeot 504 sedan when he was Teheran mayor, before he became president in 2005. But these days he rarely uses the car, probably because of security. It would probably be worth around $2,000 on the local market.
The auction will be held in mid-February in the southwestern city of Abadan. Top bidders will be in attendance, and online offers can be made until the end of January. An Iran daily newspaper said that various bids have been received on the website set up for the auction, including one for $1 million. But it did not elaborate on the identity of the bidders.


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Program for the mini maths camps
Sunday, 19. February 2012 17:25
Between the introductions from the team we hope the message comes across that maths is something you can enjoy, it is a subject that you can get 100% in at school, there is so much more to mathematics than what you learn in school, computers have changed the way we do maths and computers can be used to learn mathematics.
Introduction to Maseno Maths Camp
19th -25th August
Learn how maths is used in the real world.
The beauty of mathematics - more than calculations
A whole week with access to computers.
Learn how to use new software.
Meet mathematicians and teachers from different countries.
Card games every evening
Shall we play a game? (obligatory joke about not bringing sports kit as the word 'game' is mainly used in a sports context)
Play 21's at the front and then ask students to play
What has this got to do with maths? Maths is all about learning the rules.
First session
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AEG Facing $85 Million Refund For Michael Jackson Shows
The O2 Arena in London, operated by AEG, has informed Michael Jackson fans that details of how to obtain refunds will be revealed "in due course."
Billboard understands AEG Live will hold a meeting at 9am L.A. time to discuss the situation regarding the 50 dates. As reported yesterday, the promoter and its ticketing partners will have the cost and logistical challenge of refunding more than $85 million on 750,000 ticket sales.
"At this moment our thoughts are with Michael's children, family and friends. We will announce ticketing details in due course," said a statement on the O2 Arena Web site.
It also published the following UCLA Medical Center statement, which revealed that attempts were made to resuscitate Jackson for more than an hour.
"The legendary King of Pop, Michael Jackson, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 2:26 p.m. It is believed he suffered cardiac arrest in his home. However, the cause of his death is uncertain until results of the autopsy are known," said the statement.
"His personal physician, who was with him at the time, attempted to resuscitate Jackson, as did paramedics who transported him to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Upon arriving at the hospital at approximately 1:14 p.m., a team of doctors, including emergency physicians and cardiologists, attempted to resuscitate him for a period of more than one hour but were unsuccessful."
Ticketmaster's customer service line played a recorded message advising customers to "await communication" from the company regarding refunds.
It continued: "We understand this is an upsetting time for all Michael Jackson fans and we want to thank you for your patience in this matter."
Seatwave, the official secondary ticketing partner for the O2 residency, assured fans they would get a full refund.
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Procedures and law which determine how you sort out your money and property when a relationship breaks down depends on whether you are married or a registered civil partner or not. Despite much public debate there is still no specific law to assist couples who live together outside of marriage, regardless of how long the relationship has lasted. If you are living together without any registration of that relationship, the general property and trust laws apply whether you are in a heterosexual or a same sex relationship.
Married Couples
The law that applies to sorting out family finances of married couples is referred to by lawyers and the courts as "ancillary relief". The law is set out in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA) which enables courts on divorce or judicial separation to make court orders for maintenance (called periodical payments), lump sums i.e. large, single sums of money, orders to transfer property from one to the other and orders to sell property. The court is also given power to set aside transfers of property that have been made with the intention to try and deprive the other of the right to make a claim over the property. Williscroft can help you make sense of issues regarding Finances and Divorce.
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When considering how to distribute money and property of the marriage, the first decision is to calculate what is included in the pool of assets for division. In general, all assets and liabilities of each party, whether jointly or solely held are included. There may be questions over inherited assets or property acquired after separation if needs allow. After this various criteria are taken into account by the court in considering how the pool of matrimonial assets should be divided. The starting point is a 50/50 division of the assets but the scales can tip in either party's favour depending on the particular circumstances. In certain cases one party may require additional income by way of maintenance from the other over a period of time. Unfortunately, there are no definitive rules in this area of law and the court does have a very wide discretion as to how financial matters are dealt with. If you require help when it comes to separation and finances then contact Williscroft now!
The court will take into account the contributions you have each made to the marriage both by financial contributions through wages, savings etc and through non-financial contributions such as caring for the home and the children. The court will consider the reasonable needs of each party, and the children for example for housing, and also whether the parties or children have any disabilities. The length of the marriage and standard of living of the family are also relevant. The court does not take into account either party's behaviour, except in very rare and exceptional cases.
You both have a duty to provide full disclosure of all assets and income etc. This means you both have to be entirely honest about every asset you have, or have had. If either party is not entirely honest about this and does not provide information as required then the court has powers to order disclosure and make orders for that party to pay part of the other person's legal costs. The court may also assume that the uncooperative party is better off than he/she has admitted.
Only a tiny percentage of cases ever reach a final contested court hearing. We encourage you to resolve financial matters amicably using mediation, joint meetings, or using collaborative law. If this is not possible then the court process is used. Many cases are begun in court because of the obligation to provide full disclosure and because it keeps the pressure on parties to focus on getting things sorted out quickly. However, most people are able to reach negotiated settlements during this process which suit them, even if they sometimes involve compromises. This approach is a sensible one because most people have to pay in advance for their own legal costs or have to repay their legal costs at the end of their case. Whilst it may not cost so much money to commence court proceedings, it does cost a lot of money to bring cases to a final hearing. It is therefore important to consider ways of settling your case at all stages. We will bear this in mind throughout your case and advise you of the most appropriate way to proceed. If you need more information about Finances and Divorce, then get in touch to discuss your case.
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Written by: Frank Nyakairu
One of Africa's fiercest rebel organisations, Uganda's Lords Resistance Army, has denied a report that it has moved into western Sudan's turbulent Darfur region.
A U.S.-based anti-genocide group, the Enough Project, said Ugandan rebels notorious for mutilating their victims and abducting children had found a safe haven in Darfur. But two senior members of the rebel group's political wing in the Kenyan capital Nairobi dismissed the claims. "This is part of continued fabrications and guesswork about LRA whereabouts and we would like to dismiss this baseless report with all the contempt it deserves," Colonel Michael Anywar, who acted as LRA military liaison, told Alertnet in Nairobi.
Led by self proclaimed prophet Joseph Kony, the LRA has fought the Ugandan government since 1987. But following the collapsed of a peace process in 2008, the rebels, who were once supported by Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, have since sought safe havens in DR Congo, Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan. "It's true that Khartoum once supported LRA but that kind of support stopped in 2002 after which we chose cut those ties," said Justine Labeja, who said he is the head of LRA peace delegation.
Analysts say that with political tensions flaring in Sudan, the LRA is likely to strike an alliance with the Khartoum government as a regional mercenary force. The cult-like group, accused of turning boys into child soldiers and girls into sex slaves, seeks to rule Uganda according to the Bible's Ten Commandments. At the height of Kony's war, thousands were killed and 2 million Ugandans were forced into precarious camps that dotted northern Uganda and southern Sudan for close to two decades. Both men declined to disclose the whereabouts of LRA leader Kony, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The rebel representatives also echoed recent calls for peace talks made by a religious leaders' group from the four countries affected by the LRA activities. "Ugandan forces need to heed to this call for ceasefire so that this war can end once and for all," said Labeja, who says he coordinates LRA's external affairs. But the Ugandan army, which has been fighting the LRA in Congo, Sudan and CAR, with little success, insists on a military option. "We gave LRA the best option to talk peace but they decided to squander it," said Lt. Col. Felix Kulayigye, a spokesman for Uganda's military.
He said military intelligence indicated the rebels had bases in CAR and southern Darfur but could not confirm any link between the LRA and its former ally, Khartoum. "They are oscillating between CAR and southern Darfur but we have no information that they are receiving any kind of help from anyone," said Kaluyigye in a telephone interview from the Ugandan capital. Relations between Kampala and Khartoum have always been fraught as Uganda supported rebels now heading the semi-autonomous government in southern Sudan.
Darfur's conflict surged in 2003 when the rebel groups took up arms against Sudan's government, accusing it of leaving the mostly desert region underdeveloped. If the LRA joins the complex web of Darfur's conflict, the scale of human suffering could increase, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) warns. "The LRA has been leaving a trail of devastation from their bases in DRC, South Sudan and CAR. If they go to Darfur, we could seen more displacement there," said Hassan Yusuf, UNHCR's regional spokesman based in Nairobi. According to the U.N. refugees agency, the LRA caused most of the displacement in central Africa in 2009 with hundreds of thousands uprooted.
The rebels have looted, killed civilians and abducted children from three countries, forcing many to flee their homes, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. "This is a very unpredictable outfit and it makes it very difficult to plan for humanitarian response," said Yusuf.
via Reuters AlertNet – Ugandan rebels deny they have moved in to Sudan's Darfur.
"Calls for ceasefire have been tried and yet the LRA have refused to sign the peace agreements. Kony must realise that now the international conmmunity is involved in this since he spread his war from Northern Uganda to surrounding countries, he will not get the "lifting" of his Warrants by the ICC. The time has come for him to be captured and tried at the hague just like Suddam hussain was tried.
Could Darfur's crisis worsen? Yes most definately, if the LRA was to gain any support and they choose to stay in the Darfur region, this will likely cause issues, especially with the elections coming to split the nation. The North will never want to let go of the south and the oil without a fight. This is what it comes down to; power, money and greed. Will the Khartourm give up control of such wealth and power and money? i highly doubt it, i forsee more issues ahead for those of Darfur not only by the LRA but by the political process that will soon take place. "
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Cauliflower in Olive Oil
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~400g Cauliflower florets
1 small onion, sliced
1-2 garlic cloves, sliced
2 small-sized carrots, peeled, sliced
50 ml extra virgin olive oil (half for cooking, half for after cooking)
1 long red sweet pepper, discard the seeds, sliced
2 tbsp rice or medium-grain Turkish bulgur, rinsed
3/4 cup water mixed with 3 tbsp canned crushed tomatoes
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp sugar
~1 tbsp lemon juice
Parsley, chopped
Boil the florets for about 2 minutes in salt water in a medium-sized pot, drain.
Saute the onion and carrots with olive oil for 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and when the smell of the garlic comes out, add the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook at medium heat until the rice is softened.
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I don't think there is such a thing as a single perfect workbench, but I think this one will fit my needs very well. I have just recently relocated my shop from my basement to my garage, where I have a lot more room. In my old shop, the only working surface that I had was a 2 foot by 4 foot table that served as my workbench, assembly table, and outfeed of my table saw. For this bench, the following were the key factors that I was considering:
1. It had to be fairly big. This will have to serve as both an assembly table and workbench, and be big enough so that I can have multiple small projects going on at one time.
2. It had to be fairly heavy and have a solid vise. I do not do a lot of hand tool work at this time, but I do look forward to doing more. When I had to do something in the past, it was always a pain and the only clamp I had was on a small Harbor Freight workbench that I really just use as a table for my sanders. It never held things solid.
3. I wanted to have quick access to my most used tools, but also have additional storage.
4. It needed to be mobile. I will want to occasionally bring one of the cars into the garage, so I needed to be able to move the bench to the other side of the garage.
5. It shouldn't break the bank. I knew I would spend a bit on this, but I was trying to watch what I spent.
6. I was not looking to make an heirloom. I wanted to get something built relatively quickly and that I wouldn't mind abusing.
I spent a lot of time looking at different designs and watching different videos trying to get ideas of what I wanted and even looked at purchasing a workbench, but the ones for sale didn't meet all of my needs. Plus, I wanted the challenge of building one.
My main inspiration came from two sources. The first one was Wood magazine Issue 166 November 2005. In reality, this is about 90% built based upon following those plans. The second inspiration is from Jay Bates of Jay's Custom Design. He recently did a build of a work bench and used construction grade material. Well if it is good enough for one Jay, it's good enough for another.
Here is a breakdown of the components:
1. Top: I followed Jay's pattern here, but made mine from 2×4 instead of 2×6. I jointed, planed, glued up in 4 board sets (so that I could rerun through my 6" jointer) then into 8 boards sets (2 – 4 board sections) then 3 of those into the final top at roughly 32" wide. I cut it down to 7 foot to take out any snipe or issues at the ends. Unfortunately, I had a slight crown in the center (which I could probably have hand planed down) and a dip on one edge. A dip is a lot harder to deal with than a high spot. After watching a Marc Spagnuolo (aka The Wood Whisperer), I followed his method of flattening a work bench with a router. My dip was fairly significant, so I planned on doing the flattening in two passes. It was going great and I was working on the final pass when disaster struck. My router bit dropped from the collet. I didn't realize right away and put a big grove across the width of my table. Well, that meant another pass and in the end, the top is less thick than I was originally planning, but it is flat and plenty sturdy for my needs.
2. Base: I followed Wood magazine plans fairly closely here with the design. It is done with split-mortise, through-tenon joints, so it can be done on the table saw without hand chisels. The stretchers are stub tenon along with mechanical fasteners, which required just a little bit of hand tool cleanup. The top and base are also held together by mechanical fasteners. This will allow me to take it apart if I want to move it, or upgrade the top or base later on. This design does not allow for leg clamps or clamping large pieces to the side of the workbench. For some, this would be a major design issues, for me, this is not a big deal. I work on small projects, and I have never had a need to do this.
3. Storage: I built an under-bench cabinet. Again, following the Wood magazine's plans fairly closely. However, their design had doors on one half. I decided that I wanted 6 drawers instead. Then from watching Jay's video, I decided to go with a split design so that I would have a set of drawers on each side of the bench. I think this will work out well. I haven't figured out exactly how I will organize it, but feel I will dedicate sides for different types of work.
4. Addition storage: Also from Wood magazine was the idea of the hanging tool trays. This allows for a convenient place to put the tools instead of having them on the workbench. I made one for each side. For me, I like this design better than the split top bench.
5. Vices: I was heavily influenced by Jay on these. The side vice was bought on a whim. I hadn't decided on what vice I would go with, when I watched Jay's video. In the comments, he posted a link to the one he used. When I went there, Amazon had an open boxed one at a great savings. I picked it up. It is a 10 inch quick release, very heavy vice. More than I needed, but the price was right. The end vice is another recommendation by Jay, using bar clamps. For about $36 I got a very solid end vice that can open up to a crazy amount. I left the bars long for now and may actually use them for some glue ups.
6. Casters: I usually buy cheap casters and then am disappointed with them. I knew for this project I wanted something good, but also something that lifted up so that the bench sat on the ground. Woodcraft had a sale of these just at the right time,
7. Paper Roll: Since this will also be an assembly table, and even finishing table, I wanted to protect the top a bit. This is another idea from Jay. Having a roll of craft paper this handy will mean that I will actually use it.
Final Cost:
-- Jay in Pennsylvania, https://www.facebook.com/Hobby4Charity
15 comments so far
#1 posted 05-09-2016 08:06 PM
Great job, enjoy it!
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#2 posted 05-09-2016 08:08 PM
Looks like a great bench to me!
-- A bad day woodworking is still better than a good day working.
#3 posted 05-09-2016 08:30 PM
You did a nice job on this bench.
helluvawreck aka Charles
-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com
#4 posted 05-09-2016 11:06 PM
you did a great job on that,and your right their is no one size fits all i just completed my own ultimate bench that works for me but might not for others.i like how you used the pipe clamps,you dont need expensive vises to hold something as long as it works why spend more.
-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
#5 posted 05-10-2016 04:15 AM
Nice work Jay.
#6 posted 05-10-2016 06:00 AM
Nice bench Jay – I particularly like the paper roll – can I steal please?
-- Live Forever...............or Die Trying
#7 posted 05-10-2016 08:05 AM
Very nice bench indeed, and very nicely made. I like the attention paid to the storage drawers etc. I can see something like this in my future when I make my new bench next year.
Is the frame and top all pine?
Excellemnt Work,
-- Garry fae Bonnie Scotland
#8 posted 05-10-2016 12:23 PM
Thank you. Yes, the top and frame are all construction grade pine. The Wood magazine article suggested using Ash, which would have been great, but still would have been a bit too much to spend at this time.
-- Jay in Pennsylvania, https://www.facebook.com/Hobby4Charity
#9 posted 05-10-2016 12:42 PM
Thats a great bench. Is that a removable tool tray in the front? If so, what a great idea. I also really like the idea of putting a roll of kraft paper at the end. I have a new bench in my future – maybe in another year or so. Seeing these ideas are helpful.
#10 posted 05-10-2016 05:38 PM
Yes, the tool trays are removable and I have one on each side. I can't take credit for either of these ideas. The trays are from Wood magazine and the paper is from Jay Bates and Nick Ferry, but I do know a good idea when I see one.
-- Jay in Pennsylvania, https://www.facebook.com/Hobby4Charity
#11 posted 05-10-2016 06:20 PM
Great job… love the end vice… I think you ended up with an heirloom anyway.
-- -- Jim, Cumberland,RI -- Life is all the other stuff you do when you're not in the shop. - http://www.woodshopshed.com
#12 posted 05-10-2016 06:43 PM
Realy clean and proffesional work. It's full of smart solutions and good ideas and details. Proof that with some effort man can make such wonderful bench for his needs.
-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted
#13 posted 05-11-2016 05:12 AM
Super nice bench. I'm planning a new bench for my shop and yours has a lot of the elements I want in a bench. Great job!
-- Our's is not to reason why, our's is but to shuck and jive!
#14 posted 05-11-2016 01:18 PM
Beautiful!! Great job!
-- D.Pesic
#15 posted 05-20-2016 01:31 AM
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OYO Geospace Increases Sales but Misses Revenue Estimate
OYO Geospace (NAS: OYOG) reported earnings on Feb. 2. Here are the numbers you need to know.
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For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q1), OYO Geospace missed estimates on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.
Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue was unchanged and GAAP earnings per share improved.
Margins improved across the board.
Revenue details
OYO Geospace chalked up revenue of $43.3 million. The four analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ looked for a top line of $45.3 million. Sales were 0.4% higher than the prior-year quarter's $43.1 million.
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions.
EPS details
EPS came in at $1.35. The four earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $1.24 per share. GAAP EPS of $1.35 for Q1 were 3.8% higher than the prior-year quarter's $1.30 per share.
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For the quarter, gross margin was 47.7%, 340 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 29.1%, 180 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 20.1%, 100 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.
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Dear Amy,
I have a friend with whom I get along with wonderfully as long as the topic of conversation doesn't go to feminism or women's rights. I have never met anyone, let alone a woman, who is so opposed to feminist beliefs and ideals. In being a feminist myself I am utterly blown away with her beliefs, such as "everything was fine until women were give more rights" and "end women's suffrage". How can she, an extremely intellectual college-aged woman look me in the face and say that women should be kept in the home? I get so frustrated I don't know what to do anymore! Have you ever received any emails similar to this one? I just would like to know what would drive someone to think like this!
Dear Frustrated,
I'm sorry to hear about your frustrations.
I think most feminists have someone in their life like your friend. In an odd way these people keep us in check -- they challenge us to be more clear about our ideas and our feminism, at least that's how it seems to play out.
At some point you have learn to "not take the bait" as my friend always says -- you need to just assume that you two don't/won't see things the same way and fighting about them won't bring you closer on these topics. I understand your frustration, but you have to let her figure these things out on her owm -- at this point, she might be doing it just to get you angry. As for how she can have those thoughts -- I think in part it's just immaturity, if she doesn't believe women should have the right to vote, I hope she exercises that by not voting.
People are often ignoring their own situation and often have these opinions because they don't want to feel singled out. I hope that helps -- instead of trying to explain, just show her through your own example how you are living a feminist life and how you are all the better for it.
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Bass Pro Shops holds free events every weekend, and FreeStuffTimes alerts us that this weekend is all about Easter. Go to the fishing supply store on Saturday or Sunday and your kids can participate in a free egg hunt, decorate their own bunny magnet, and get a free 4-by-6-inch photo with the Easter Bunny. The events will be happening at most locations, but check the website to make sure your own local shop isn't excluded.
If you're like us, you go to the local drugstore for your Easter candy. Walgreensis offering 3 packages of marshmallow peeps for $2. You want to stock up on eggs for an egg-decorating party (or because you just happen to need eggs this weekend), you can get two-dozen store-brand eggs for $2. CVS is offering the same deal on Peeps -- Peep price war! -- as well as other deals on candy and stuffed rabbits.
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