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Oh, how the gods laugh. The following happened to a good 'friend' of mine we'll call Pal.
|Celebrity Big Brother Celebrities Revealed
Meet to celebrities entering the first Celebrity edition of Big Brother (US)
|Group Psychosis, Communicated Insanity & The Social & Serial Bullying Dynamic in "The Big Brother House"
"Folie ŕ deux-Communicated Insanity"
|#BigBrother19: "Bullies, Banshees & Clowns"
A Bullying Circus Hits the House
|The Voice Finale: Broken Hearts & Exploding Farts
Just this ole country girl's thoughts on Voice winner.
|Bored? Here are my favorite clicks from TheBoredButton.com
Beware... some of these will keep you busy for hours!
|#BBOTT Finale, Last Moments
#BBOTT Last Moments: Pride For the Final Three . #BBWARRIORS All.
|BB OTT: Shane's Eviction Interview
Joker's speaks with the latest BB OTT evictee, Shane.
|Big Brother 18 House of Mirrors: Snake Joke
Final thoughts on the finale, and out of context quotes
|Big Brother 18 House of Mirrors: Social Justice
The varied meanings of "social game", end of the season awards, and out of context quotes.
|Big Brother 18 House of Mirrors: Rodeo Clown
Tracking James's bizarre Big Brother devolution, and out of context quotes
|Paul's "roommate" analysis of himself and the 15 other Houseguests he's spent the summer with
Paul gives the lowdown on how shady it is to live with some of the Houseguests
|Big Brother 18 House of Mirrors: Revolution
Showmance hell, reconsidering Paul, and out of context quotes
|Big Brother 18 House of Mirrors: Feminism Type Thing
Paulie's take on feminism and Jersey girls
|Big Brother 18 House of Mirrors: Girl Power
The resurgance of the Spy Girls, and the many complications of America's Care Packages
|Big Brother 18 "To Vic"
A poem better than Victor's
|Big Brother 18 House of Mirrors: Mateship
James accidentally says too much to Da'Vonne, and Bridgette's Big Brother life without Frank
|BB18 - Meow: Claws will Clash with Class
Meow: Claws vs. Class
|Big Brother 18 House of Mirrors: It Ain't Me, Babe
Big Brother interventions, and Bridgette vs. the Mean Girls
|Big Brother 18 House of Mirrors: Just Kiddin'
The comedic stylings of Frank, and Nicole as America's Player
|BB10 Daily Recap September 15, 2008
Last Hurrah
|BB10 Daily Recap September 14, 2008
Hurry up Tuesday get here all ready!
|BB10 Daily Recap September 13, 2008
The Renegades Go Commercial
|BB10 Daily Recap September 11, 2008
Renegades in the Final Two!
| BB10 Daily Recap September 9, 2008
The Veto, The Vote & The Victory
|BB10 Daily Recap September 7, 2008
Sleeping, beaches and sleeping!
|BB10 Daily Recap September 6, 2008
Another Quiet Day with a Game Changing Twist Looming
|BB10 Daily Recap September 4, 2008
Jerry attempts to play all sides, Renny says good-bye... a Japanese twist?
|BB10 Daily Recap September 2, 2008
Tick Tock Tuesday. Total Boredom!
|BB10 Daily Recap September 1, 2008
Monday Labor Day
|BB10 Daily Recap August 31, 2008
Another boring Sunday in the compound
|BB10 Daily Recap August 30, 2008
Memphis goes two for two and promises final two to three
|BB10 Daily Recap August 29, 2008
And then there were five...
|BB10 Daily Recap August 28, 2008
Double Eviction Adrenaline!
| BB10 Daily Recap August 26, 2008
A Tuesday with Nothing to do but Talk & Trash.
| BB10 Daily Recap August 24, 2008
The phone call, meetings and speculations galore!
|BB10 Daily Recap August 23, 2008
Dan's Precarious Plan Prevails; Memphis wins the Gold!
|BB10 Daily Recap August 22, 2008
HG's face the day tired, sore and wondering who really has the power in the house
|BB10 Daily Recap August 21, 2008
Muddled alliances, laughing monkeys and hefty deals! Let's do this like Judas!
|BB10 Daily Recap August 19, 2008
He said, She said, They said ....to Play a game of Hide & Seek !
| BB10 Daily Recap August 18, 2008
Just Another Manic Monday
|BB10 Daily Recap August 16, 2008
All the really good stuff happened yesterday
|BB10 Daily Recap August 15, 2008
Slop, Renny's Crazy thinking and Dan's victory all in one day
|BB10 Daily Recap August 14, 2008
The house flips sides, again.
|BB10 Daily Recap August 12, 2008
Lots of Play - On the Halfway Day
| BB10 Daily Recap August 11, 2008
POV Monday
|BB10 Daily Recap August 9, 2008
A slow moving day turns into the night of the season!
|BB10 Daily Recap August 8, 2008
Michelle's Reign, Jessie's Payback and a blast from the past
|BB10 Daily Recap August 7, 2008
The house does a bit of a flip-flop!
|BB10 Daily Recap August 5, 2008
A Fake Day in the BB House
|BB10 Daily Recap August 2, 2008
The calm after the storms, April and Ollie have a big fight, but it doesn't stop them from having 'their night'
|BB10 Daily Recap August 1, 2008
Whining, Crying, Fighting and POV make for an interesting night in the compound
|BB10 Daily Recap July 31, 2008
Once again, an endurance HOH deal is bound to be broken...
|BB10 Daily Recap July 29, 2008
Clueless Houseguests, Presentless Birthday.. Just Another Day in the BB House
|BB10 Daily Recap July 27, 2008
Sunday Sunday
|BB10 Daily Recap July 26, 2008
Jessie throws the offical handbook for pawns right out the window and almost everybody fights
|BB10 Daily Recap July 24, 2008
No one likes pig's feet, and Keesha isn't stupid.
|BB10 Daily Recap July 22, 2008
Surprise Surprise!
|BB10 Daily Recap July 21, 2008
Fun in the sun and after dark
|BB10 Daily Recap July 20, 2008
Horny houseguests!
|BB10 Daily Recap July 19, 2008
Sex, Lies and... YouTube?!
|BB10 Daily Recap July 18, 2008
He said, She said, Blah blah blah
|BB10 Daily Recap July 17, 2008
A Lesson in Inevitability
|BB10 Daily Recap July 15, 2008
A day with a whole lot of nothing ... A night of Fun
|BB10 Daily Recap July 13, 2008


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If you haven't heard who Steve Bierfeldt is, he was flying from Lambert Airport in St. Louis to Washington D.C. on March 29, 2009. He was later detained in a small room at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and interrogated by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials for nearly half an hour after he passed a metal box containing cash through a security checkpoint X-ray machine. Mr. Bierfeldt is also the Director of Development for the PAC "Campaign For Liberty" which among other things is an advocacy group for promoting and defending the principles of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a noninterventionist foreign policy, by means of educational and political activity.
On top of that he used his iphone to record the entire interrogation, which can be heard here:
Now this is not literally in the realm of the fine arts but it easily could have. If you spend anytime with a major art institution or business you could easily have $4,000 USD on you (from fund raising, merchandise sales, ticket sales or any other activity), could easily be asked to answer questions that officers have no legal authority to have you answer or better yet questions that have little to no bearing on the function of their assigned duties under the law.
Basically the point of this do you have the right to travel within the United States with however much money cash you want. Do you have to right to not answer questions in regard to you employment, activities, plans, political affiliations among other things? Needless to say it is not the responsibility or interest of any police officer or government agent of any department to advise you of your rights at any time. Infact the day to day operations of may departments predicates that you do not know and do not care to utilize the rights you have under law.
This is brought up to ask questions more then to give any one opinion or legal reading but it is pertinent to know two things:
1. Anything you say can and will be used against you (and never in your defense).
2. Not answering questions does not imply guilt, just that you are willing to spend time fulfilling the curiosity of agents who feel it's their legal and moral right to have any and every point of interest answered.
To clarify those points you have the great and simple faq of your constitutional rights provided by one of Tony Fitzpatrick's favorite groups "The National Hobo Museum" on top of that here is a very good primer on "why" saying anything less then 100% truthfully and accurately can harm you and in all even the most innocuous statement can be used against you and never in your defense (Rule 801(d)(2)(A) thrown out as hearsay).
I have seen way too many artists lack of knowledge of the legal, financial & business rights and terms used against them to exercise information or money out of them over the years. It's important to watch after yourself since no one else will.
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Alberto Diaz Bianco, a University of Houston (UH) mechanical engineering major and resident of Houston, Texas, was among more than 6,100 students who made the Dean's List in the spring 2013 semester.
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MARENGO – Twins Karina and Alondra Herrera of Marengo might be psychic.
Before their Marengo Community High School graduation ceremony Sunday, the 17-year-old sisters said they felt the enormity of the event.
"Today is the day you're done with high school," Karina Herrera said. "You're not coming back any more. People won't be telling you what to do; You're on your own. It's life-changing."
"It's exciting," added Alondra Herrera.
Their thoughts prefaced the message provided by Angela Fink, who completed her first year as MCHS principal by telling her students the most important lessons in life wouldn't be spelled out as clearly as they had been in the classroom.
"Throw away that road map we gave you and draw your own," she said.
Many graduates already have taken that advice to heart.
The Herreras – who are the first in their family to graduate from high school – plan to attend McHenry County College, with Karina studying physical therapy and Alondra taking business administration classes.
Keegen Zickuhr, 18, of Marengo, plans to follow the road paved by both of his grandfathers by joining the Army National Guard.
And Nicholas Opie, 18, of Marengo, will be working at Marengo Auto Group and Cody's Farm Fresh Vegetables this summer before heading to Iowa State University to study mechanical engineering. He represents the 44 percent of MCHS seniors who plan to attend a four-year college or university.
"I feel so happy," said Opie, one of the top 10 students academically in his class. "I've been looking forward to [graduating]. I get to move on."
While many of the day's high school speakers noted the ceremony could be the last time all 171 seniors would be together, they also reflected on how close the Class of 2014 had become.
"We're all different, but we have grown together," said class secretary Kassandra Macias, who opened her speech by paying tribute to Demetri Sideris, a classmate who unexpectedly passed away of a sudden illness last fall.
Gestures such as Macias' – and the number of times speakers thanked their teachers – are just some of the distinctive characteristics of this year's seniors, said Julie Amendt, director of special education.
"There are a few stand-out kids who are so altruistic …" she said. "They do stuff so beyond what you would expect from a teenager. Out of this class, I've seen much of that type of care … it's an observation of just who they are."
Amendt said the Class of 2014 also stood out by welcoming the largest number of students in the school's Individualized Education Program to walk and receive a certificate of completion.
And Malachi Allgood's "selfie" may have been the first taken by a presenting speaker during an MCHS graduation ceremony, Amendt said, laughing.
The senior ended his closing speech – and the ceremony – by taking a picture of himself with several rows of classmates standing and waving their arms as his backdrop.


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How To Use That Leftover Halloween Candy: 10 Ideas
The big night is upon us. Many of us have either stocked up on Halloween candy to hand out to the trick-or-treaters or plan to take our own little ones from door to door tomorrow night.
Either way, by the end of the evening we will likely have more candy than we know what to do with. So, how does one put the leftovers to use? We've rounded up some recipes here, and as a result we're on an image-induced sugar high already without yet taking a single bite of candy:
• 1 Ina Garten's Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Frosting and Heath Bar Topping at House Beautiful
• 2 Halloween Peanut Butter and Toffee Candy Bar at Epicurious (The Kitchn's own Stephanie Barlow made it right here!)
• 3 Candy Recycler Blondies at Salon
• 4 Skittles Vodka at Mix That Drink
• 5 Peppermint Patty Brownies at Delish
• 6 Frozen Reese's Banana Pops at Real Simple
• 7 Peanut Butter Twix Ice Cream at Sugar Plum (or chop up candies to use as mix-ins in plain store-bought ice cream or yogurt)
• 8 Granola Blondies with Reece's Peanut Butter Cups and Reece's Pieces at There Is No Wealth But Life
• 9 Gingerbread House – Save it to use on a gingerbread house in a couple of months.
• 10 Candy Bar Apple Salad Recipe at Taste of Home
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By Kathryn Doyle
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although babies who are born weighing less than 3.3 pounds face challenges early on, by adulthood many report doing well, according to a new study.
Growing up, those kids have an increased risk of physical and mental health problems, past studies have shown. They also tend to do worse in school than their peers and have a harder time socially.
But by the time they reach adulthood, many seem to have left those problems behind.
"It looks to us as if, despite many challenges early on and some functional issues, like myopia (nearsightedness), they do catch up," Dr. Brian A. Darlow said.
He led the study at the University of Otago, Christchurch in New Zealand.
Darlow and his coauthors checked in with 230 adults, age 22 or 23, who were born in New Zealand in 1986 at a very low birth weight – defined as less than 3.3 pounds.
Compared to a group of 69 adults who were born at healthy weights, the formerly small babies were still about 12 pounds lighter and 1.7 inches shorter.
They were also slightly less likely to have finished college or advanced training. More formerly small babies had lived on welfare at some point and more reported wheezing in the past year.
Babies born very small are usually premature or have growth restriction complications, so it makes sense that they would be prone to breathing issues. Lungs are the last organ system to fully develop in the womb.
But people in each group rated their self-esteem and satisfaction with life fairly equally. The formerly small babies were no more likely to have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder, according to results published in Pediatrics.
Those participants also scored similarly on measures of behavioral problems and were no more likely to have had depression or an anxiety disorder.
People in both groups smoked the same amount of tobacco and marijuana, on average, and fewer participants from the low birth weight group had used other illicit drugs.
"For me the most important message is that despite differences where they existed, these young people rated their own life functioning and quality of life no different from their peers," Darlow told Reuters Health. "They think they are doing okay so we should respect that."
One in ten very low birth weight babies had a moderate or severe disability of some kind at age seven or eight. That was a good predictor of which children would still be lagging behind as adults, he said.
Darlow said he would have liked the study to include more formerly normal-weight babies for comparison.
"What I personally find perhaps most alarming, and probably many of my colleagues would agree, is that a larger proportion of very low birth weight adults report having few or no friends," which fits with previous studies, Eero Kajantie told Reuters Health.
Kajantie studies premature birth and long-term health at the University of Helsinki in Finland.
About half of study participants born at a very low weight said they had few or no friends, compared to one-third of the healthy birth weight comparisons.
Only one or two percent of babies are born at a very low birth weight, but they make up half the population of neonatal intensive care units, according to the study.
"It is very rewarding to see that despite earlier difficulties, the majority of premature children have completed the basic educational requirements," Dr. Saroj Saigal said.
Saigal studies very low birth weight infants as they grow and age into adulthood at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She was not involved with the New Zealand study.
A significantly higher proportion of premature babies require special assistance at school, she said. If this assistance isn't available it can hamper their development.
But the new findings add to a growing body of evidence that once these babies reach adulthood, they do well.
"There is light at the end of the tunnel," Saigal told Reuters Health. "Parents and siblings can be reassured that the majority of very low birth weight young adults will be able to live independently."
"Realistic expectations and encouragement, family support and availability of resources at school can be helpful," she said.
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/1fS46kL Pediatrics, online November 18, 2013.
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New Rochelle School Board Meets Tonight, "Culture of Censorship" on the Agenda
In their first public meeting since the Censorship Crisis first came to light last week, the embattled New Rochelle School Board will meet tonight from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM in the new wing at New Rochelle High School. New Rochelle's Talk of the Sound broke the news that authorities at the school district had ripped pages out of Susanna Kaysen's memoir Girl, Interrupted in a vulgar attempt to censor a frank discussion of sexuality contained in the book. The story is just the tip of a very large iceberg, part of the Culture of Censorship that the New Rochelle School District has actively embraced in dealing with students, parents and other New Rochelle residents.
A capacity crowd is expected to be on hand. So far, 127 New Rochelle High School alumni and students have signed up for a Facebook-generated protest, 43 as "confirmed guests" and and 84 as "may be attending" Many other New Rochelle residents have indicated they plan on being there as well. Several news organizations have indicated they may cover the meeting.
The New Rochelle School District has long embraced a Culture of Censorship - blocking access to many thousands of web sites, spiking stories in the Huguenot Herald, failing to inform parents and students of the due process rights under New York State law and the 5th and 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, expurgating pages from the district's Code of Conduct, restricting speech at public board meetings, suppressing criticism of school district officials and more. Meanwhile, excusing and tolerating the behavior of district personnel who assault or neglect children, put children at risk without parental permission, hang nooses in school buildings, makes false statements to Child Protective Services, ignoring the burgeoning problem of gangs and youth violence in our schools, refusing to cooperate with law enforcement in cracking down on crime in the schools and much worse.
In this environment, an environment where ignorance is praised as a virtue and silence in the face of outrage is rewarded, is it any wonder that school district officials thought nothing of censoring a book in the crudest possible way or that students did not think to protest the actions of these school officials?
NEW! - In a transparent attempt to discourage open and transparent government, the school board has added another item to the agenda tonight, this one on Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests. This follows in the wake of a recent letter from Superintendent Richard Organisciak to the Managing Editor of this site disclosing his intent to change the district policy and begin publishing information about who is filing FOIL requests. As we have noted previously, we have been filing FOIL requests for access to public records regularly since October.
As has been pointed out on this web site, the City School District of New Rochelle is not in compliance with the New York State Freedom of Information Law in many different ways. Rather than embrace the law and bring the District into compliance with the the law, the District continues to seek ways to get around the law or discourage residents from making use of the law to get access to public records.
A note on polling and surveys: We had hoped to offer a survey for registered users to express their opinions on the book censorship issue but due to technical reasons the survey was removed. For those who experienced problems with the survey software we regret any inconvenience.
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Good solution - run away from a problem
You have defined, in a nutshell, the problem with apologists for the District. The old "love it or leave it" mentality.
This is hardly the first time New Rochelle residents have been told if you don't like the way the school district is run then move somewhere else. No wonder so few of our students have even a basic understanding of civic responsibility.
Suddenly you are moderating replies? Censorship! Another outrage!
Governments Censor, Not Web Sites
It is not "suddenly". You are obviously new to the site. Welcome!
There are various settings in the software: (1) anyone can comment and any comment is published immediately, (2) anyone can comment but comments from non-registered users must be approved, only comments from registered users are published immediately; (3) only registered users can comment, comments must be approved; (4) only registered users can comment, their comments appear immediately.
When we launched we set up the site so that only registered users can comment and their comments appear immediately. A few weeks ago we relaxed that so anyone could comment but comments from non-registered users went into an approval queue and only comments from registered users were published immediately.
In light of the high demand to comment from new readers were decided last week to permit wide-open commenting; anyone could comment and any comment would be published immediately. This is always preferred but has the drawback that spammers have software to flood web sites with spam links. Once they discover wide-open comment threads the deluge of comment spam begins.
This began happening yesterday. We were getting thousands of hits to the site from spammers so had to go back to the previous approach. Even that is a problem because the spam comment queues up and moderators still have to clear it. This is a pain in the neck and means more delay in approving genuine comments.
Regardless, none of this is related to censorship because personal or commercial web sites cannot, by definition, censor. Only governments can censor.
Around here, as long as people abide by a very minimal level of decorum we will permit readers to comment even if they are criticizing this site or the people who write here.
I don't think so
A couple of days ago, my comments were posted without apparent moderation. Unless you were sitting on the "approve" button constantly and at all hours, they were getting through without moderation.
As I said...
In light of the high demand to comment from new readers were decided last week to permit wide-open commenting; anyone could comment and any comment would be published immediately.
Read much?
I thought that this deserved
I thought that this deserved a quick mention--none of the supposed 127 NRHS Students or Alumni who (did or did not) attend last night's function addressed the board. So for those of you who think it's a big controversy and that the students are against the administration, we're not.
or they felt intimidated
as the district did its standard trick of stacking the room full of supporters.
"Governments Censor, Not Web
"Governments Censor, Not Web Sites" -- Mr. Cox. Where are my comments? Were they bowdlerized?


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Homemade gifts are the ones that mean the most. So if you are cash-strapped this holiday season, don't stress, get creative-- start in the kitchen. Here are four recipes everyone will love and truly appreciate.
From Les Fougeres in Quebec -- an easy way to make candied nuts. Use on salads and for snacks. Package in small cello bags and freeze. - 4 cups (1L) pecan halves - 1 cup (250mL)maple syrup - 1 tsp (5mL) Maldon salt
1. Toss pecans with maple syrup. Spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated 325F (160C) oven approximately 15 to 20 minutes, tossing every 5 minutes. They should brown, but do not burn.
2. Once they are done, slide the paper on to the counter so they don't continue to cook on the hot baking sheet. Sprinkle with Maldon salt. Makes
4 cups (1L).
These are everyone's favourite cookies. Fruit sugar is finer than regular granulated sugar -- buy it or make it by whizzing regular sugar in a food processor for about 1 minute. Rice flour makes the cookies very tender and is available at supermarkets and health food stores. - 2 cups (500mL) unsalted butter - 1 cup (250mL) fruit sugar - 3¼cups (800mL) all-purpose flour - ½cup (125mL) rice flour - 12 oz (375g) milk chocolate Toblerone bars - ¼cup (50mL) icing sugar
1. Beat butter until very light. Gradually beat in sugar and continue beating until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes.
2. Sift flours together. Stir into butter mixture and combine well.
3. Chop chocolate into ½" (1cm) chunks. Save about 50 of the biggest chunks and mix the rest into the batter just until combined.
4. Arrange mounds of batter on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Press a chunk of chocolate into each cookie.
5. Bake 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated 325F (160C) oven until very lightly browned. Cool in a single layer on racks. Sift icing sugar over cookies.
Makes about 50 cookies.
If you're not a fan of fruit cake or if you just want a change, this delicious moist cake is for you. It will keep well for a week and is perfect to take as a hostess gift. Place it on a cake board and wrap it in cello with ribbon.
Be sure to buy almond paste and not commercial marzipan for this recipe. Check the ingredients list on the package: If almonds are listed first, you'll know it's almond paste. If sugar is listed first, it's marzipan. - ½cup (125mL) butter - 8 oz (250g) almond paste (not marzipan), grated - ¾ cup (175mL) sugar - 3 eggs - ½ tsp (2mL) vanilla extract - ¼ tsp (1mL) pure almond extract - ½cup (125mL) all-purpose flour - ½ tsp (2mL) baking powder - 2 cups (500mL) bottled, pitted, sour cherries, very well drained
Topping - 1 cup (250mL) whipping cream - 1 tbsp (15mL) vanilla bean paste or
1 tsp (5mL) pure vanilla extract
1. For the cake, combine the butter, almond paste and sugar in a food processor, pulsing on/off until mixture is smooth. Otherwise, beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs, vanilla and almond extract.
2. Mix or sift flour with baking powder and stir into batter.
3. Spoon into a buttered 8" (22cm)cake pan lined with parchment paper. Place drained cherries on top and press in slightly. Bake in a preheated 325F (160C) oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until browned and firm to the touch.
4. Whip cream until light. Beat in vanilla. Serve with cake. Makes 8 to 12 servings.
This white chocolate bark is festive and easy to make. Pack it in small tins, boxes or cello bags. Store in the freezer. - 12 oz (375g) good quality white chocolate, chopped - ½cup (125mL) rice crisps, corn flakes or frosted flake cereal - ½cup (125mL) toasted pistachio nuts or pecans - ½cup (125mL) dried cranberries or cherries
1. Melt white chocolate over gently simmering water or in a large glass measuring cup in a microwave just until melted.
2. Stir in cereal, nuts and dried fruit. Spread about ¾" (2cm) thick over a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Chill. Cut into chunks. Makes 24 pieces.


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we had a super fun weekend. and i'm totally dragging this morning. adding two extra kids to the mix for two whole days is tiring!!! but i loved every minute of it :) so anyway, here are some pics from my phone.
Monday, June 27, 2011
my week in instagrams
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gah, i really love that turtle photo! yesterday we saw this guy biking along the side of the road, in full lance armstrong getup, holding a turtle in one hand.
- June 27, 2011 at 9:43 AM
- Kayla said...
What fun photos! I love the picture of your son in the hammock! What a relaxing image. What a fantastic thing to have a hammock in your home. Such a lucky family you are to have such a gorgeous house!
- June 27, 2011 at 10:53 AM
- myedit said...
Turtle time! I can't get over how cool turtles are...
These are some great weekend snaps... I just feel like the bourbon shot is missing.
- June 27, 2011 at 1:26 PM
- KristiMcMurry said...
cute! Looks like a nice weekend :)
- June 27, 2011 at 3:58 PM
proof that Isaiah sleeps--beautiful photo.
- June 27, 2011 at 5:22 PM
- Victoria / Justice Pirate said...
awww how beautiful of Isaiah!!!! He's a cool kid. You two seem to have lots of fun together.
- June 29, 2011 at 1:39 PM
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by Andrew Light, Rebecca Lefton, Adam James, Gwynne Taraska, and Katie Valentine
After a 48-hour marathon negotiating session, largely held behind closed doors, this year's UN climate negotiations Qatar ended at approximately 9:45pm Saturday Doha time. Like last year's Durban climate summit, three distinct negotiating streams produced three overlapping but independent agreements
The Kyoto Protocol was reauthorized for another seven years, albeit with fewer countries signing on, so now covering some 12 or 15 percent of global emissions. The negotiating track created in 2007 on "Long-term Cooperative Action," that produced the Copenhagen Accords and the Cancun Agreements, which include voluntary commitments covering 80 percent of global emissions, concluded. And the new track on the "Durban Platform for Enhanced Action," designed to conclude a new treaty in 2015 that aims to be applicable to all parties and cover 100 percent of global emissions took its first steps toward its primary mission.
Responses to the meeting's outcome have been varied, but, as with most of these climate summits it is largely considered far from adequate to address the growing climate crisis. EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard called it a "modest step toward a global climate deal."
But these criticisms seem overwrought. It's not that critics of the meeting are wrong to want faster international action on climate change. We all should. It's just pointless to imagine this body working much faster than it is designed to do. This is especially true now.
As we have been arguing for the past year, the 194 parties to the UN climate convention unanimously decided last year to set themselves on a path which would not produce a major breakthrough in the negotiations for another three years. It should come as no surprise that the outcome of this meeting was relatively modest. We conclude here as we have before: The intrinsic difficulties in the UN climate process demand that we continue to look for other opportunities for faster climate action in the near term while we slowly build up the institutions created in the past four years out of these annual climate meetings.
Kyoto Protocol Enters Stage Two
The Kyoto Protocol, the world's only legally binding agreement on emissions reductions, was set to expire at the end of December. On Saturday, the protocol was extended. A second commitment period will begin on January 1, 2013 and end December 31, 2020. This period will bridge the gap between the end of the first commitment period and the beginning of the next legally binding climate agreement, to be created in the Durban Platform track, which is set to be finished in 2015 and take effect in 2020.
Unlike the Durban track treaty, which is to be universally binding, the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol establishes obligatory emissions cuts for only the European Union and a handful of industrialized countries, including Australia, Norway, and Switzerland. Japan, Russia, Canada, and New Zealand, which participated in the first period of the protocol, opted out of the second period. The second period does not cover the United States, which signed but did not ratify the original protocol, and it does not bind developing countries, such as China and India. The United States and China are the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters.
The transition to the new commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol was not however without controversy. As these relatively straightforward negotiations were concluding, Oleg Shamanov of the Russian Federation charged that the president of the conference, H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar, used the "strength of voice and gavel" to smother objections and push through an agreement. Al-Attiyah may become legendary for his thunderous declarations of "I hear no objection! It is decided!" at the end of the meeting in announcing each accepted agreement despite the fact that Shamanov claimed to have been audibly objecting on behalf of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Belarus the whole time.
Shamanov seemed more frustrated about being disregarded than he was about the outcome of the negotiations. The Russian Federation's area of concern, however, was the carryover of surplus "assigned amount units" (AAUs) from the end of the first period of the protocol to the new second period. These are permits assigned for allowable emissions that were not redeemed during the first period of the protocol and which now can be sold to countries in the second period as a way of offsetting their required emission reductions under the protocol. Surplus AAUs (sometimes called "hot air") are held predominantly by Russia and other eastern European countries, whose economies collapsed after the fall of Communism resulting in credits for carbon emissions which they never produced, but which would have been allowable for them to produce given an assessment of the size of their economy before the protocol went into effect. Russia insisted that unused permits be transferred to the second period.
The new agreement does in fact allow carryover of hot air (although this was opposed by many, including blocks of countries such as the Least Developed Countries and the Alliance of Small Island States), and both Al-Attiyah and Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, stated in their final press briefing that when the Russian delegation returns home and has a moment to review the final documents, they will realize that the outcome was not at odds with their interests.
Although the outcome document does allow transfer of surplus AAUs to the second commitment period, it tries to limit their environmental damage by imposing that countries "may acquire units from other Parties' previous period surplus reserve accounts into its previous period surplus reserve account up to two per cent of its assigned amount for the first commitment period" (paragraph 26, outcome document).
Moreover, in a heartening display, parties including Australia, the EU, Japan, Lichtenstein, Monaco, Norway, and Switzerland pledged during the final negotiations not to purchase them. Their statements are included in Annex II of the outcome document. Here is Mark Dreyfus of the Australian delegation:
"While it is important that countries receive recognition for overachieving on their targets, the volume of surplus AAUs carried over to the second commitment period could be as high as seven billion tons. The unrestricted use of these surplus first commitment period AAUs risks meaningful climate change efforts to 2020. We will help ensure the environmental integrity of the Kyoto Protocol and countries' emission reduction objectives by restricting demand for first commitment period AAUs through nationally appropriate arrangements. Australia will not purchase AAUs carried over from the first commitment period."
The second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol will have a negligible effect on global emissions, as the countries that are now bound by it account for less than 15 percent of global emissions. But it is not useless. As we have argued previously, the new period will not merely fill the gap until the beginning of the 2020 agreement. By keeping market-based mechanisms such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) intact, it also will serve as a basis for a globally binding treaty and a working carbon market in 2020. Figueres, in the final UNFCCC press conference on Saturday, said while the second period of the protocol will likely not cover 10–12 percent of emissions, it is the lead-up to a treaty that will cover all global greenhouse gas emissions. She said:
"There is an ever-increasing gap between the action of countries and what the science tells us. That is why it was so important for the Kyoto Protocol to go into its second commitment period because what it has done is ensured that there is going to be environmental integrity and very robust accounting systems that will be able to be used by all countries in the new agreement."
Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action Closes
The closing of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (LCA) was a critical lynchpin underpinning a successful outcome in Doha. The LCA, a subsidiary body of the convention, was the principle outcome of the 2007 Bali Action Plan. In last year's negotiations in Durban parties agreed to close the LCA in 2012, yet talks in Doha were strained as negotiators struggled to agree on the terms for closing the track and whether and to what extent to include in it new provisions to compensate developing countries for "loss and damage" from climate related events, and whether to stipulate new targets for providing financial assistance for mitigation and adaptation to climate change on the road to the agreed upon goal of mobilizing $100 billion annually for these purposes.
The LCA track did however advance key work plans to achieve the goal of the convention to limit greenhouse gases, including mitigation, adaptation, the development of approaches and policies for Deforestation and Degradation plus pro-forest activities (REDD+), promotion of technology development and transfer, and the elevation of financing of adaptation and mitigation. A main task of the negotiators was to transfer work streams under the LCA into other bodies of the convention ( such as the Durban Platform) and to put the final touches on the new institutions created over the past four years in the LCA like the Green Climate Fund and the Clean Technology Center and Network. Failure to do so would risk losing entire work streams and compromise faith in the international negotiations process.
Concluding the LCA, however, was ridden with contention over who should bear responsibility for action on climate change and the degree to which actions should be taken. Throughout the week inability for negotiators to come to agreement on the LCA derailed progress in the other tracks. Last Tuesday talks in the Durban Platform track were suspended as negotiators struggled to keep pace with controversies that had erupted in the LCA.
Climate Finance
On Friday morning of the final week there was still a glaring blank page in the draft LCA text in the section on enhancing action on climate finance beyond the 2009–2012 "fast start period," when developed countries delivered $30 billion to developing countries for adaptation and mitigation. (The successful delivery of this support was acknowledged in the final LCA text.) Australian and Nigerian negotiators leading a finance contact group began working in earnest around 10:00 am that morning on a new text but found it rife with brackets, indicating disagreement among the parties on almost every sentence. But at this point the president was not allowing any more text with brackets — it was take it or leave it.
There were three major components of the finance text that remained fundamentally unsettled: a work program on long-term finance, the whether to stipulate a target for a second period of fast start finance to 2015, ideally larger than the first period, and a report on the Green Climate Fund and initial guidance.
Time running out, the LCA Chair from Saudi Arabia held one-on-one bilateral meetings with ministers to resolve their issues, as diplomats from Switzerland and the Maldives assisted in consultations on finance to remove the brackets to get a final text.
The final outcome document does not include a specific number for a second round of fast start financing, but urges additional developed countries than already have to announce climate finance pledges when "financial circumstances permit" and to at minimum provide resources equal to the "average annual level of the fast-start finance period." The work program on long-term finance was extended for another year, "with the aim of informing developed country Parties in their efforts to identify pathways for mobilizing the scaling up of climate finance." Countries are to submit plans for scaling-up climate finance from public, private, bilateral and multilateral sources to reach the goal of $100 billion annually by 2020. A new Standing Committee will create a climate finance forum for exchanging ideas about scaling up climate finance, assess and summarize climate finance flows. Lastly, parties agreed to a high-level ministerial dialogue to consider a report by the long-term finance work program and discussion on efforts to scale up climate finance by developed countries during the next climate summit in 2013 in Warsaw.
CAP has been on record since 2010 in support of a "ramp up" period from the fast start finance to 2020. Our 2010 report with the Alliance for Climate Protection and Climate Advisers made the compelling case that 1) it would be nearly impossible to jump from the fast start period to the 2020 period without a ramp-up of funding through the rest of this decade, 2) the amount needed for the ramp-up period was fairly modest, in the range of $60 billion from all developed countries by 2015 for a start, and 3) this amount would be sufficient to close the ambition gap between what parties pledged to do under the LCA track and the emission reductions needed by 2020 to keep the door open to eventually stabilizing temperatures at 2 degrees Celsius later on.
It was no doubt very difficult to draft acceptable language on increasing ambition on finance right now, especially in the current economic climate. But given that the US has already indicated that it will attempt to maintain its current levels of climate finance ($7.5 billion in the fast start period), and given that several other parties with less cumbersome processes for setting budgets for such efforts have already announced an increase in their funding over the next few years, then the parties should at least have been able to come up with some kind of aspirational language for a ramp-up period. We have likely not seen the last of this issue and will address US capacity to move forward on climate finance at the end.
Loss and Damage
In 2007, the Bali Action Plan mandated parties to explore "means to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change" — effects which included extreme weather events and slow onset events such as ocean acidification and sea level rise. Three years later, at the Cancun Climate Change Conference in 2010, Parties established a loss and damage work program as part of the Cancun Adaptation Framework, and requested that the Subsidiary Body on Implementation of the convention to make recommendations on loss and damage to the full body for its consideration at this year's Doha meeting. Whether and to what extend the parties could agree to act on these recommendations also came close to crashing this track of the negotiations.
The work program of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation explored the effects of loss and damage in three areas: 1) it assessed the risk of loss and damage associated with climate change, 2) it developed a range of approaches to address loss and damage, and 3) it worked with the convention to enhance implementation of the approaches, taking submissions from Parties and civil society.
In Doha this momentum turned into a call for more concrete steps forward. Someisland countries sought loss and damage funds through an insurance mechanism for the effects of climate change. The positions that emerged over such proposals were very far apart. One negotiator — Malia Talakai of Nauru — said such a loss and damage fund would need to be "much more" than the $100 billion in climate aid promised by developed countries. U.S. negotiator Jonathan Pershing said that the U.S. doesn't approve of any "liability-based structure." The U.S. has also said there are already initiatives, including the UN adaptation committee, that deal with loss and damage issues.
At the end of the conference, Parties agreed to discuss the establishment of an international mechanism to address loss and damage to be taken up at the next climate summit in Warsaw. The run up to this discussion will include an expert meeting to consider possible approaches to address slow onset events of climate change, preparation of a technical paper on non-economic losses to climate change, and preparation of a technical paper on gaps in institutional arrangements to address loss and damage, both within and outside the UN process. Just as importantly, the parties agreed to the "promotion of livelihood and economic diversification to build resilience" in planning, priority setting and implementation of adaptation actions. Given how difficult it would be to every build something akin to a global FEMA fund to address damages to climate change, the best use of limited resources may be on resilience rather than response.
Securing accomplishments of the LCA
Still, the successful closing the LCA ensures that the accomplishments of the LCA will live on and continue as a basis for international collaboration on climate change.
For instance, the LCA advanced a work stream to develop methodology practices for avoiding emissions from deforestation that will be built upon in a new work program. This program will be coordinated with and supported by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation. A body of work to enhance transparency, accountability, and credibility for quantifying and verifying emissions reductions will be taken up.
But most importantly, the LCA gave birth to the 2009 Copenhagen Accord and the 2010 Cancun Agreements, which marshaled the largest collection of voluntary mitigation commitments the world has yet seen. The mobilization of these commitments is a groundbreaking achievement of the LCA track. Whereas the Kyoto Protocol mandates binding emissions reductions from developed countries only, representing an every shrinking percentage of global emissions, under the LCA governments from developed and developing countries representing over 80 percent of global emissions announced measures for reductions up to 2020. The successful creation of a system for measuring, reporting, and verifying those commitments will be absolutely essential to finishing this decade where we need to be on global mitigation efforts.
Durban Platform
The new track on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) focused on both the timing and substance of the new negotiation track. The notable conclusion with regard to the timing is simply that the parties agreed to "immediately proceed with substantive discussions." This means that the Durban Platform will be, as it should be, at the heart of the climate negotiations next year in Poland.
The final text reflects the need to "raise the level of ambition" based on the IPCC's 5th Assessment Report. There is no doubt this new treaty, which will be "applicable to all" (signaling a difference between the new treaty and the Kyoto Protocol), must address the current mitigation ambition gap between now and 2020. The difference between what countries have offered up in terms of voluntary reductions through the LCA agreements, and the emissions reductions needed to stabilize the climate below 2 degrees Celsius, are significant. At this point one we are facing an ambition gap, missing one half to one third of the reductions needed by 2020 to keep the door open to eventually stabilizing at global temperature increase at 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels. And the world has already warmed approximately 1 degree Celsius from human activity, resulting in already perceptible climate related impacts.
The final text of the ADP discussion was divided into two work-streams, one to create the new treaty, and the second to address this widening gap. The first work-stream will accomplish a few things:
- Determine focused questions to present to the 2013 roundtables and workshops on the new treaty;
- Acquire submissions from all parties with information, views, and proposals on mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology development and transfer, and capacity-building;
- Gather submissions that will form the nuts-and-bolts of the treaty, such as the applicable principles of the Convention, the best practices and lessons learned from other agreements, and the scope, structure, and design of the agreement.
The second work-stream was devoted to developing a work plan on enhancing mitigation ambition, with a particular focus on the rest of this decade. The ADP encouraged parties to present initiatives, proposals, and actions for implementation around reduction of greenhouse gases by the 2013 meeting. These submissions will be geared towards assessing mitigation and adaptation, benefits to action, barriers to implementation — and perhaps most importantly — finance and technology. Finally, the ADP requested a technical paper from the secretariat on the mitigation benefits of the different proposals from the parties mentioned above.
One aspect of the Durban Platform to watch will be 13c, or the provision around the "scope, structure, and design of the 2015 agreement." As several negotiators noted in the ADP talks so far, parties are in some cases "pre-negotiating" their positions by trying to influence the framing of the agreement in these early procedural stages. The shape the Durban Platform will take, and ultimately its successful adoption, will hinge on the structure of the agreement coming out of this procedural negotiation. The U.S. position, as advocated by Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern, has been to consider a flexible agreement that draws on the Australian "schedule approach," which would more resemble the structure of the Cancun Agreements in allowing countries to first articulate what they are willing to do by some future date and then finding ways to increase their collective ambition. Others, including the EU, are pushing for language about binding "commitments" even in these early stages.
Closing the Ambition Gap
Even with the success of the LCA text in drawing out all of the major carbon emitters to articulate what they are willing to do in the near term, global pledges to reduce emissions are still inadequate. In his opening press conference in Doha two weeks ago, US Deputy Climate Envoy Jonathan Pershing, quoting President Obama, did not deny this but stated flatly, "We haven't done as much as we need to do."
Unfortunately though, no parties have stepped up to the plate and offered to increase their ambition this decade. Rather, some of them seem willing only to demand that other parties increase their emission reductions. A submission to the Doha summit during the first week of the meeting by Bolivia, China, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and a handful of other countries called for developed parties to "reduce their aggregate emissions by 40 to 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2020." This would be twice the highest commitment of any party to these talks to date.
But not responding to such requests in the affirmative does not indicate a weakness of will. Such calls for action are not laudatory, they are not heroic, and they are not necessarily productive. It's easy to address the current ambition gap toward achieving any hope of climate safety by simply stipulating that other parties take it on entirely. What is harder is to find a cooperative solution that is actually achievable and appropriately divides burdens among the world's largest carbon polluters.
The final paragraph of the Durban Platform asked parties to submit proposals last February for increasing the level of ambition this decade, to create a work plan for overcoming the ambition gap. While some parties also used the opportunity to insist that global emissions should be stabilized by a handful of countries, others, such as the U.S., generated productive ideas, such as ramping up mitigation on short-lived climate pollutants like HFCs, methane, and black carbon, and fulfilling existing commitments in the G20 to remove subsidies for fossil fuels.
We conclude by highlighting two top priorities for moving forward: the need to increase climate finance, and increased action on greenhouse gasses other than CO2 in the near term.
Finance Again
While the Doha document does call for increasing discussions of climate finance over the next year, we need more by way of action. We can cut the 2020 ambition gap from one half to one third of what is needed to keep the door open to a 2C pathway by financing the clean energy projects in developing countries that have already been put on the table by these parties as part of their submissions under the Copenhagen Accord. But the process of ramping up climate finance move faster the sooner the world realizes that the best way to move forward is by increasing the amounts committed to mobilizing private finance. A push in this direction is in the interests of the United States and within our reach given current levels of investment we make to energy projects abroad already.
There are several clear benefits that commitments to climate finance provide for the United States. For starters, investments in climate aid are cost effective. By investing in mitigation, the United States hedges against the future costs associated with climate change, with a return of about $7 to every $1 invested. If structured appropriately, these investments can also leverage private financing and bring more capital into projects.
Climate change also presents severe destabilization threats to insecure regions through resource constraints and migration challenges. Investments in developing countries can reduce their dependence on unstable foreign oil and increase U.S. influence overseas. Finally, climate finance also creates economic growth and jobs here at home by tapping into the $2.2 trillion yearly clean energy market. With the entire international affairs expenditures at less than 1 percent of the U.S. federal budget, climate finance provides an excellent return on investment in tough economic times.
It's also useful here to put America's portion of this commitment to a ramp-up period in context. Mobilizing $60 billion in climate finance over the next three years is just $20 billion each year. Assuming even a very high target by the United States to provide one-third of that amount, it's still only under $7 billion per year we would need to mobilize. This is well within reach. Last year, the United States financed just under $9 billion in energy projects through the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Export-Import Bank. Most of this money went to fossil fuel sectors, which has been the traditional focus for energy investing for OPIC and Ex-Im. Simply prioritizing clean energy could meet ambitious climate finance commitments with zero new budget authority.
Short-lived Climate Pollutants
As we have been arguing for years now, given the difficulties of forging a new climate agreement that is both applicable to all and sufficiently ambitious to reach acceptable levels of mitigation, we should turn now to reductions in other climate pollutants which are shorter lived and which are more powerful than CO2, such as methane, HFCs and black carbon. They also have the benefit of not driving the entire global economy and so should be easier to phase down and eventually out.
The U.S. has submitted a proposal every year since 2009 with Canada and Mexico to phase out HFCs under the Montreal Protocol. This action is the single biggest achievable measure the world can undertake to close the current ambition gap. Their levels are projected to double by 2020, in large part because they are being used as substitutes for ozone-depleting substances that are being phased-out under the Montreal Protocol. At the last meeting of the Montreal Protocol in Switzerland, the parties agreed to set up a discussion group on this proposal and asked the scientific advisory board to prepare a report on technical options for phasing out HFCs. But India, China, and Brazil still continue to block this measure and so if the US is going to make this happen they must elevate it to the highest levels of diplomacy with these countries in the next administration.
In addition, last February, the U.S. and five other countries created the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to focus on the reduction of a range of short-lived climate pollutants that collectively could reduce warming by half a degree Celsius and maintain those savings if followed by aggressive carbon reduction measures; 26 countries joined by partners in the private sector and NGO community are now part of this coalition of nearly 50 members. We estimate that together, such measures could cut the current ambition gap in half on the high end of the Copenhagen Pledges.
While one of these measures is more "top-down," determining a global target and implementing it, and the other is more "bottom-up," collecting a group of countries willing to take up this problem together and creating opportunities to assist each other in raising their collective ambition, the most important feature of them to us is that they can all be pursued outside of the UN climate negotiations. Without taking opportunities like this, the long, slow process of forming a new UN climate treaty may ultimately result in a wasted effort.
Andrew Light is a Senior Fellow, Rebecca Lefton is a Policy Analyst, Adam James is a Special Assistant, Gwynne Taraska is a Visiting Research Associate, and Katie Valentine is an intern at the Center for American Progress working on international climate policy. We are grateful to Richard Caperton for his assistance with this column.


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There are days – and I consider myself fortunate in this – when I am truly inspired at work. Yesterday was one of them.
A group of diversity champions from several ITAC members met at the request of Jim Muzyka, who represents Xerox Canada on ITAC's Board of Directors. At our June 22 meeting, Jim set out a bold proposal to address the diversity challenge that faces the ICT industry in Canada. His proposal resonated with a Board that is currently composed of 36 men (no visible minorities) and two women, and he directed to put a diversity action plan together for our Association and our industry. The purpose of yesterday's meeting was to begin to map that plan out.
I've been an advocate for broader engagement of women in tech for at least 20 years. On some levels this activism is rewarding. It's introduced me to some of the finest people in tech that I know. But looking back I can't say that a whole lot has changed. The level of participation of women in tech as running at about 25% ten years ago. And that's pretty much where we are today. (more…)


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For all my joking around about waging war on Christmas, I actually enjoy the holiday, apart from the commercialism and the insane shopping sprees that people seem to indulge in. Despite all the attempts of Fox News, Christmas is becoming irreversibly secularized and thus gone back to its pagan roots. They may be able to intimidate come commercial establishments to have employees say "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays" but does "Merry Christmas" really conjure up an image of Jesus in the manger when people say or hear it? I doubt it. It has become synonymous with "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings", drained of almost all religious significance. The war on Christmas is pretty much over.
There is much to like about Christmas, once you get beyond its religious overtones. It is an occasion when people get together with friends and families and renew contact with them by exchanging greetings via phone calls, cards, letters, and emails. I also like the music, though this requires a qualifier. I love the traditional carols sung a cappella by choirs but hate the Christmas songs that flood the airways and public spaces. I would be overjoyed if I never hear 'Silver Bells' and 'Santa Claus is coming to town' again. Making homes look cheery and welcoming with lights is great and what is there not to like about the message of peace on Earth and goodwill to all? Is it any wonder that other quasi-Christmas celebrations like Hanukkah and Kwanzaa have sprung up at the same time of year?
The focus on children is the best part. Given that Christmas has become largely a secular holiday, we could make it better. What I would like to see is have a day (December 25th or thereabouts) become known as International Children's Day, with all the non-religious trappings of Christmas included, except that gifts (preferably just one) would be given only to children aged 12 or younger. The focus should be on getting together with friends and family, like Thanksgiving in the US. The whole world can enjoy a common holiday and feel a sense of unity and solidarity, however fragile and temporary, and people can add on whatever religious observances they like. It does not have to be around December 25th. Other religions like Hinduism and Buddhism also have festivals of lights at different times of the year. But December 25th is the holiday that seems to be the most nearly universally observed and thus most easily adapted to this purpose.
We celebrate Christmas at our home with a decorated tree and special food. During the holiday season we visit friends and invite them visit us. Our children are grown and so we do not exchange any gifts with anyone and that makes the whole thing very stress-free and joyful.


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Burbank, CA - (September 17, 2013) - Rosie O'Donnell has signed on for a recurring role on ABC Family's hit drama series, "The Fosters."
O'Donnell will play Rita Hendricks, a tough yet compassionate woman who works in the foster care system and becomes a mentor to a member of the Foster family. She will appear in three episodes when the series returns in January 2014. Production on the second half of the show's first season will begin in October.
O'Donnell said, "I am thrilled to be a part of this wonderful, heartwarming show. My kids and I never miss it."
"When Rosie O'Donnell tweeted that she loved 'The Fosters,' we knew we had to reach out and try to snap her up! Having witnessed her support of foster children and blended families, we knew she would be a perfect fit for the show," said the show's creators and Executive Producers Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg.
"The Fosters" is a compelling, one-hour drama about a multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms. Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams Foster, a school Vice Principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon, and their adopted twins Mariana and Jesus. Their lives are disrupted in unexpected ways when Lena meets Callie, a guarded teen with an abusive past who has spent her life in and out of foster homes. Lena and Stef warily welcome Callie and her younger brother Jude into their home hoping to provide them with the guidance and nurturing they so desperately need.
Over time, Callie and Jude open up about losing their parents and the hardships they suffered while in previous foster homes. Callie grows especially close to Brandon, but their mutual attraction causes jealousy and concern since foster children are not allowed to have intimate relationships in the same household. When Callie finally gives in to those feelings, she jeopardizes Stef and Lena's offer to make her and Jude a permanent part of the family. Not wanting to ruin Jude's chances of finally finding a stable, loving home, Callie runs away.
Winner of 2013's Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Breakout Show, "The Fosters" is executive-produced by Jennifer Lopez, ("American Idol," "What to Expect When You're Expecting," "The Back-Up Plan") and created by Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige ("Queer As Folk"), who also serve as showrunners, writers and executive producers. "The Fosters" stars Teri Polo ("Meet the Parents") as Stef Foster, Sherri Saum ("In Treatment") as Lena Adams Foster, Jake T. Austin ("Wizards of Waverly Place") as Jesus Foster, Hayden Byerly ("Parenthood") as Jude Jacob, David Lambert ("Aaron Stone") as Brandon Foster, Maia Mitchell ("Teen Beach Movie") as Callie Jacob, Danny Nucci ("Titanic") as Mike Foster and Cierra Ramirez ("The Secret Life of the American Teenager") as Mariana Foster. Joanna Johnson ("Make it or Break it"), Greg Gugliotta, Elaine Goldsmith Thomas, Benny Medina, and John Ziffren also serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Nuyorican Productions, Inc., and Prodco, Inc.
Part of the Disney/ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in over 97 million homes. ABC Family features programming reflecting today's families, entertaining and connecting with adults through relatable programming about today's relationships - told with a mix of diversity, passion, humor and heart. ABC Family's programming is a combination of network-defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. Emmy(R) Award-winning ABCFamily.com provides a variety of interactive entertainment and community features from rich fan-centric programming -- including blogs, viewing parties, webisodes, full episodes of the network's hit programming, along with sneak peek exclusive previews and behind-the-scenes clips. ABC Family is also the destination for annual Holiday events with "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas." ABC Family. A New Kind of Family.


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Plot Summary: The Tom and Jerry series is very popular due to its violent and comedic fight between a common pair of enemies, the common house cat and mouse. The plots of each short usually center on Tom's numerous attempts to capture Jerry and the mayhem and destruction that ensues. Since Tom rarely attempts to eat Jerry and because the pair actually seem to get along in some cartoon shorts, it is unclear why Tom chases Jerry so much. Some reasons given may include normal feline/murine enmity, duty according to his owner, Jerry's attempt at ruining a task that Tom is entrusted with, Jerry eating Tom's master's food which Tom has been entrusted with safeguarding, revenge, Jerry saving other potential prey (such as ducks, canaries, or goldfish) from being eaten by Tom, competition with another cat, and Jerry ruining Tom's attempts to seduce feline femme fatales of which Jerry does either out of disgust or jealousy, among other reasons.
Tom rarely succeeds in catching Jerry, mainly because of Jerry's cleverness, cunning abilities, and luck. Interestingly enough, many of the title cards show Tom and Jerry smiling at each other which seems to depict a love-hate relationship rather than the extreme annoyance each displays towards the other in each cartoon. There are also several instances within the cartoons where they display genuine friendship ("Springtime for Thomas") and concern for each other's well-being (such as in "Jerry and the Lion" where Jerry in one instance tricks Tom into thinking he has shot Jerry, and Tom comes running with the first aid kit).
The short episodes are famous for some of the most violent gags ever devised in theatrical animation: Jerry slicing Tom in half, shutting his head in a window or a door, Tom using everything from axes, pistols, explosives, traps and poison to try to murder Jerry, Jerry stuffing Tom's tail in a waffle iron and a mangle, kicking him into a refrigerator, plugging his tail into an electric socket, pounding him with a mace, club or mallet, causing a tree or an electric pole to drive him into the ground, sticking matches into his feet and lighting them, and so on.[1] Despite all its popularity, Tom and Jerry has often been criticized as excessively violent. Despite the frequent violence, there is no blood or gore in any scenes in the original cartoons that made the pair a household name. However, in a very rare instance, when Tom gets sliced into pieces in the opening credits of Tom and Jerry:The Movie, blood is clearly visible. A recurring gag involves Jerry hitting Tom when he's preoccupied, with Tom initially oblivious to the pain—and only feeling the effects moments later, and vice versa; and another involves Jerry stopping Tom in midchase (as if calling for a time-out), before he does something, usually putting the hurt on Tom.


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"My Name Is Earl" star Ethan Suplee has dropped more than 200 POUNDS in 11 years -- and yesterday, dude told us, if it weren't for his bicycle ... he never would have lost all the weight.
Suplee broke down his old-fashioned weight loss approach in L.A. yesterday -- telling us, he hits the road on the regular ... and even wears SPANDEX.
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Provide a live block copy feature, it allows an image backing a guest disk to be copied while the guest is online. It will be used to implement storage vm motion. Streaming feature allows the guest to start execution while the parent image reside remotely (with/without shared storage)
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