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An obscure news item from Egypt caught my eye a few weeks back – yet another flowering bud from the fragrant "Arab Spring."
It seems that one more historic landmark recently met its doom at the hands of violent Islamic mobs, or in progressive-speak: "youths." Egypt spans over 5,000 years of culture and several religions, but why did the mobs choose the Villa Casdagli in particular, I wondered?
There must be a surplus of historical items to trash, yet the Villa Casdagli's existence somehow proved intolerable to indignant mobs. With so many fire bombs and so little time, what's a group of "youths" to do?
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Not many minutes into research I found what I suspected: The gorgeous Victorian edifice was guilty of harboring and enabling what to the hordes constituted high crimes and treasonous activities. During World War II it served as the U.S. Embassy with an earlier British presence and thereby was tainted with Westernism, colonialism, imperialism (insert appropriate slogan here).
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Villa Casdagli was a listed historic monument with a distinguished past. Although a little shabby, it's mosaics, great painted halls, twisting stairs, marble ornaments and elaborate wrought iron were fine example of European architecture and art – Christian and European.
Visual evidence of Christian faith of its inhabitants was elegantly portrayed on ceilings and walls (until Feb. 1, 2013), leading to the second crime: tolerating Christian beliefs in a clearly marked Islamic, "no-tolerance" zone.
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Villa Casdagli's extraordinary Byzantine-style hall and celestial ceiling depicted Saint George in frescoes so breath-takingingly beautiful even secularists and intelligent Muslims wished to save it. Sadly the current Egyptian president and Obama-favorite, Mohamed Morsi, is not of that flock.
But there's even more evidence that the spawn of Arab Spring knew exactly what they were doing. The most recent business held in the storied palace was a girl's school operating from 1952 to 2010, and we know how highly Islam values female children.
Further provocation arrived with a plan to create an "Institute of Museology" there, which would train curators to use modern technology and offer advanced degrees. A public library was also in the wings. This terrible scheme came in the benighted Bush era of 2008 with offerings of funding and training through the U.S., according to Dr. Joris Kila, Chairman of the International Cultural Resources Working Group.
Fearing the worst, the Islamists felt that encouraging archeology, history, literacy and art might inadvertently lead to the conclusion that Christianity existed centuries before Mohammed was even born – 537 years to be exact. The best defense in this case was blowing up buildings and killing people, a diversionary tactic that seems to be working for them, judging by media torpidity.
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Incidentally, the villa smoldered four days while looters managed to scour the building of anything catching their fancy. Swarms of Morsi thugs/security forces either "demonstrating" or beating demonstrators in adjacent Tahir Square refused to cooperate with firefighters who couldn't get near the place. Firemen were refused protection because police didn't want to "break the calm that prevailed in the area" according to Dr. Kila's report.
This occurred in spite of Villa Casdagli being officially labeled as an "Islamic monument" in 2006 by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities in an attempt to appease religious renovators.
Thirty years ago this could only believable as part of a Monty Python script. Now it's written up as straight "news" by the Guardian or New York Times, no questions asked – if they mentioned it at all, which they didn't.
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Most recent episodes of church torching, Christian "cleansing" and other forms of cultural deconstruction by Egyptian terrorists never happened, according to major news outlets. News on the Villa Casdagli redecorating committee comes from an art-crime site, sundry bloggers, Christian websites and a few tweeters. One exception, London's Sunday Times, did a very short piece five days later attributing the damage to "anti-government protestors" for some reason.
The White House, meanwhile, has done nothing to mitigate the violence they helped entrench. In response to a massive 2011 show in D.C. by Coptic Christians demanding protection from militant Muslims, Obama pulled out his harmonica and old lyrics: "Minority rights ... including Copts, must be respected," he claimed, but refused to hold the new Islamic government responsible; translated by the Muslim Brotherhood as, "please die quietly Christians, and don't make such a fuss."
Across Egypt attacks on Coptic churches increased since Morsi's election with no significant objections from the U.S. government. Islamic terrorists find their sensibilities more and more disturbed by the offensive sights of a crucifix, tiles, buildings, stained glass – any works of art and beauty that acknowledge another religion. Such is the delicacy of these religious bigots that they don't have to actually view the accursed items – even the knowledge of their existence is almost unbearable.
For the Church of the Two Martyrs St. George and St. Mina in Helwan, burning, demolition and assault wasn't enough. Muslim assailants used religious relics as soccer balls to work off all that extra hate and adrenaline.
One of the very first acts of the Muslim Brotherhood after the "revolution" was to inform churches they are forbidden to ever be rebuilt, "as well as no crosses over churches or bells to be rung."
Many of Egypt's historic palaces and monuments are currently meeting the same fate as its Christian churches – and for the same reasons, although convoluted and not always direct.
While Mohamed Ibrahim, Minister of State for Antiquities, claims there are not enough police to protect Egypt's heritage, archeologists can breathe a sigh of relief because there is a ray of hope in the form of yet new fatwas and edicts. The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh d'Al-Azhar, announced he is "going to publish a book on short notice that collects all fatwas on the protection of heritage."
The International Declaration of Cairo was recently published dedicated to end "destruction of cultural patrimony" protecting Islamic as well as Pre-Islamic heritage.
Can we only hope Christians could at least be considered part of Egypt's "heritage" while they maneuver to save the old churches and art? This will give them considerably more standing in the eyes of the Islamic government than they currently hold as mere mortal beings. It's several years and many dead Christians late, but it could be a start.


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I had many different ideas for this last day of my daily design project. I chose to settle on some fire typography, symbolising the end (of this project) and the beginning (of the new year).
I'm happy I managed to keep up with, and complete this project, designing the date in a different way every single day during 2012. There have been some good and not so good days, some hard times, and times when I felt like giving up, but I'm glad I stuck with it. I've enjoyed being able to experiment, although the daily time constraints were often hard to work within. I would have loved to have had more time to practice techniques and develop the ideas more. I learnt you can never run out of ideas – they are truly endless.
Thanks to all my subscribers and visitors to this website. It really helped having people following along each day, and asking me questions about it in conversation. Also a special, big thank you to my wonderful husband Raymond, who helped me every step of the way, I couldn't have done it without him.
I look forward to lazy days at the beach and having a nice relaxing summer, but also have a few ideas in the pipeline, so watch this space. All the best for the new year and whatever it brings!

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Watch "Fareed Zakaria GPS," Sundays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN
By Fareed Zakaria
When television host Bill Maher declares on his weekly show that "the Muslim world...has too much in common with ISIS," and the author, Sam Harris (a guest on his show) concurs, arguing that "Islam is the mother lode of bad ideas," I understand why people get upset. Maher and Harris made crude simplifications and exaggerations.
And yet, they were also talking about something real. I know all the arguments against speaking of Islam as violent and reactionary. It is a vast world of 1.6 billion people. Places such as Indonesia and India have hundreds of millions of Muslims who don't fit these caricatures. That's why Maher and Harris are guilty of simplification and exaggeration.
But let's be honest: Islam has a problem today...There is a cancer of extremism within Islam today. A small minority of Muslims celebrate violence and intolerance, and harbor deeply reactionary attitudes towards women and minorities. And while some moderates confront these extremists, not enough do so and the protests are not loud enough. How many mass rallies have been held against ISIS in the Arab world today?
But now the caveat, Islam today, is important.
Watch the video for the full Take or read the WaPo column.
When the sheit hits the fan either the peaceful muslims help stomp out terrorism or get out of the way.
Religion poisons everything.
So do you with your hatred and bitterness towards religion. Pitiful soul.
And how exactly does the original poster poison everything?
"So do you with your hatred and bitterness towards religion. Pitiful soul."
Pitiful soul, huh? No, you're not hateful or bitter at all...
You gotta love how people like to drag all religions in to this. They seem to forget that communism was responsible for more deaths in the past 2 centuries than any religion. And communism forbids all religion. They know nothing about Christianity. Nowhere in the new testament does it say that Jesus talked of killing people unlike the Quran which is filled with words of Muhammad talking of killing people who do not believe. Many people like to hide this fact, but it's true the Quran is the terrorist training guide!
@Joe: By parroting the tired old non sequitur that Communism "was responsible for more deaths in the past 2 centuries than any religion" you only saying that organized religion is no better or worse than Communism. Besides, Communism is a politico-economic system not a religion, so you're really just mixing issues to falsely support your already shaky argument (such as it is).
For all have sinned, and come short of anything remotely resembling glory. But at least some of us try. We're not fallen angels, we're risen apes.
No, the statement below is false.
"Places such as Indonesia and India have hundreds of millions of Muslims who don't fit these caricatures."
Muslims, living in India are predominantly militant at heart, and they support islamic terrorism sponsord by Pakistan..
Look back the history 300 years ago, when muslim invadors attacked Indian subcontinent, their strategy was to decimate the Hindu cultural icons such as temples/scriptures systematically, and forced hindus covert to islam, else massacred them.
And Today ISIS is doing the same in Iraqi christians and other people from different cultures.
what this tells is, Islam is a twisted religion, and preaches to kill anybody who does'nt accept Islam, and wants to forcibly enforce islam on every body.
world should observe this fact.
You need some help dude. Ignorance, envy, and greed is what posions the world we live in. How much money or help have you given to someone in need lately? Now who is posioning everything?
"You need some help dude. Ignorance, envy, and greed is what posions [sic] the world we live in. How much money or help have you given to someone in need lately? Now who is posioning [sic] everything?"
You and others like you, with your self-righteous indignation.
See what happens when I quote Christopher Hitchens' famous maxim? The "faithful" come out of the woodwork with their self-righteous contempt and accuse the irreligious of being the ones filled with hatred and ignorance, all the while ignoring their own vengefulness. They're all too willing to point out some imagined mote in the eye of a non-believer yet are either completely oblivious or willfully ignorant of the 2×4 sticking out of their own eye.
Matthew 7:5 – "Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye."
Fairy tales are fine for tiny children. Very sad when you see so many "adults" that never outgrew them.
Religion does inhibit ones ability to comprehend the reason we are here on this Earth.
Maher & Harris are very correct and definitely have not expressed exaggerations. If about 74% of muslims believe in honor killings and death if you leave the religion let alone the promotion of extremism and jihadism then there is something seriously wrong with their religion.
There's a poison strain of Islam called Wahhabi. It runs on hatred of the West. Let's be honest and identify this sect and work against it. It originated in Saudi Arabia and still has many adherents there and in Pakistan.
And I think that same group has people right here in the US.
They do! The Saudis have been sending huge amounts of money to universities all over the country for years. What do you think they've been selling to our naive students? Islam!
Your comments regarding radical Islam developing over the last 70 years avoids the core reason. Radicalisation has essentially occurred in the Middle East where Western countries 'subjugate' local interests for their own and support the Israeli occupation. Western countries support unrepresentative dictators to support the Western perspective. The only avenue open for nationalists to engage is via Radicalisation of their religion. This perspective is supported by the conclusions of the 9/11 Commission which recognised US foreign policy as being partly responsible for 9/11. Not easy to discuss on the West because of Israeli influence in government and the media. Radical Islam will be defeated when the West recognises the right to self determination in the Middle East and stops supporting dictatorships.
Hogwash. Blame the victim. Islam is a cancer throughout the world, Africa, Bali, Australia, Chechnya, etc..Open your eyes and look at reality.
I open my eyes and my mind and look at the facts Islam phobic bigotry has been ramped up by Israel to support its racist colonial cause. The biggest advocates of Islamophobia are Zionists.
Really Ian? Have any facts to back that up? Didn't think so.
I an, I do agree with you that US foreign policy plays a role. But now we see ISIS dominating and killing other Miuslims – this is bigger than US foreign policy
But you don't see India's hindoos carrying out genocide in Indian Occupied Kashmir? In Gujarat also.
Baloney. Islam "promised" that their fairy-tale man in the sky would "provide" for the faithful. Look at their squaller amongst the secular (and prosperous) countries that are around them. Their fairy tale has lied to them and they are embarrassed.
You completely ignore Islamic history prior to the resurgence of the west. What about before the occupation of Islamic states by Europe? Are you not aware that Syria, Egypt, Turkey and other states were Christian and conquered by militant Islam first? Perhaps you didn't know that Islam wanted to conquer the Church at Constantinople.
And they were successful! The Hagia Sophia was converted to a mosque, then a museum and now Endrogen is turning it back into a mosque. Now that's progress! NOT!
One of the major reasons Colombus ran into America was to find an alternate route to China for the silk trade. Why didn't they just go the land route? Cuz muzlum warriors would demand tribute and, once received, rob them anyway.
Ever here of "The shores of Tripoli"?. Do you know Islam was spread by the sword? Take a look at the Saudi Flag sometime. If you think this problem started with the west, your parents wasted their money.
There is a hurricane headed to India, 130 mph. God help the good people of India.
Yup ISIS is on the way.
God HELP the people of India? Isn't God the one who is sending the hurricane? Or is God not in control? Or does God not care?
Or perhaps God doesn't exist.
nature is the cause Cletus. Government is your God and how has that worked for you?
Yes I have heard the weather reports. Let's hope nobody gets hurt. Good luck to those weather unfortunate wonderful people of India.
God bless them.
I heard the political reports. ISIS has opened up an office over there. They will help you. Open up soup kitchens.
Hiya doin Fareed? Looking for a rating boost? I have been told your program ratings are one of the lowest.
I suspect that it is Arab culture, rather than just Islam, that is behind all the trouble in the Middle East. This underlying culture, much older than Islam, is based on tribalism and the confinement/ownership of women. Even though Arabs are no longer riding around the deserts on camels and horses, they still identify themselves by tribe (whether based on family or religious sect). Until that changes, and until women are seen as humans rather than male property, this madness will continue.Of course, US efforts to control things through support of dictators or invasions (Iraq) have only made things worse.
Allow me to clear up the confusion.
India is tribal country like Africa. There are 800 tribes in India with a population of about 670 million. Some of these are Gonds, Aghoris and Pahari Gawars. In terms of geographical distribution about 55% of tribals lived in central India, 28% in West, 12% in North-East India, 4% in South India and 1% elsewhere.
52% of Tribal population is Below Poverty Line and 54% tribals have no access to economic assets such as communication technology and transport.
India has tribal laws. The rayped woman has to appear before a judge who does a two finger test to determine the plausibility of a raype. What in fact happens is that the woman is rayped again by the judiciary. So first, the woman is gang rayped by hinddoou bad guys. Then by police when she files a complaint. Lastly, she is rayped by judges in the courts. Namaste.
Your points are so simple and resolve no problem, as you continue to point fingers at somewhere else, instead of addressing the main issue of violence in Islam!
The solution is to hold plebiscite in Indian Occupied Kashmir. Give land back to Palestinians. Get it?
Quit kissing jewish a zz, Fareed Z.
Quit licking American balls.
Belief is something unique to mankind and something that is never going away. Islam is just an invention of man used for some people to dominate others. Like most religions it's a version of belief based derived from the bible that doesn't actually adhere to the bible. It's even more corrupting given the fact that Islams founder actually wrote his own book to push his own agenda and push the bible out of the way. The reality is that Islam is a mess and it's followers are violent extremists. The reason there are many peaceful and decent Muslims in the world for no other reason then that they aren't following the Quran as seriously as others. With Christianity you have the opposite problem. Christians who claim to follow the New Testimate but then don't (like Catholicism) are the ones who are violent and cause the world pain.
People like Bill Maher and Sam Harris also have faith based belief's which most likely are ALSO based on the bible in one way or another. After a lifetime of seeing the hypocrisy of christianity they have gravitated towards a proactive atheism that probably carries a respect for virtually any belief imaginable including the notion of intelligent life in the universe but scornfully mocks anything derived from a biblical narrative. This too has been to root of evil in the past.
except That Sam and Bill are atheist...
The race baiters, including Holder and Obama,
willfully set the Ferguson fire and then slithered away
to let the useful idiots burn the place down.
The race baiters, including Holder and Obama,
should be charged with inciting a riot
and complicity in every crime committed
against any police officer and against any peaceful citizen.
Help set this fire, America.
A recent report by United Press trust of India (UPI) stated that during the past three years more than 2,500 young boys and girls were sacrificed to goddess Kali in India.
Another of AFP's recent reports say: hundreds of young boys and virgin girls are sacrificed every month for the deity Kali. In one case Rama Sewak hacked his eight year old son to death in broad daylight in Delhi because goddess Kali had told him he would come back to life and bring him good fortune.
Bloodthirsty Kali is worshipped openly the length and breadth of India. Kali's statue stands naked astride the inanimate body of the Hindu deity Shiva, tongue stuck out with blood dripping from fang-like teeth. She holds a noose, a skull-topped staff, a blood-encrusted sword and a severed head. She is also known as Durga, Devi, Shaktima, Uma and Parvathi in other manifestations.
The priest of Delhi, Kali Bari, says that a child sacrificed to Kali ensures a man the birth of a son. Human sacrifices are also made to these gods or goddesses, either to appease them or to ask favours of them
In sum, Christianity has moved forward and Islam has moved backward.
Moved forward to f ukking boys in churches. LOL. Doesn't Modi have a boyfriend in Myanmar.
And when that happens, Xtians are rightfully outraged. When the Iman does it, nobody looks twice, cuz that's business as usual in the desert.
The over reaction by the Left over Maher(who is also on the Left) proves Maher's points. Maher harshly criticizes every religion. When he says Catholic priests are pedophiles type jokes,where is the outrage? Or are people smart enough to know he didn't say all priests are pedophiles? Islam deserves to be discussed and criticized. How many times have we watched protesters burn and step on the American flag? How many times have we seen them step and burn up an ISIS flag? Never. The religion itself is not the problem, the followers themselves have a lot problems.
That's progressive hypocrisy! Bill better watch his P's and Q's lest he's kicked off the liberal plantation.
ISIS has finally figured it out. India is the epicenter of all evil. Therefore in a cabinet meeting ISIS decided it will now commence operations in India. Welcome ! Just stay away from Israel. In we will help ya. Shalom. Hava Nagilla
go touch a pig
LOL Paaaaki pigs....
ISIS, hamas, hezbollah, el nusra, and other terrorist organizations have nothing to do with Islam. These terrorists just use religion as an excuse for their actions. Unfortunately, the moderate muslims do not protest enough. Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, etc help these terrorists with billions of dollars...I'm not sure to what end. How could any civilized human being condone the actions of these monsters? We need more Zakarias...more vocal Zakarias.
But Fareed is a plagiarist. Sorry, no can like him.
Fareed, thank you for these insightful words. Will it be you or someone else that carries a large audience that will talk about all that Islam and Christianity have in common? Yes there are important differences but perhaps the general populace would find interesting, perhaps even helpful, to start with what the two largest religions in the world have in common. Who will search out (it is quite easy) what the Qur'an says about Jesus,which is very positive? News reporting tends to focus on all what is bad. You often do better.
To 'Soundoff' may I simply say Religion does not poison everything. The misapplication and misinterpretation of Scriptures of any of the largest faiths by fallible and often hateful humans poisons. The teachings of Jesus bring only good when followed.
Islam this and Islam that. Shias this and sunnis that. Moderate muslims, liberal muslims. Muslim this and muslim that. Rubbish.
Islam is the most comprehensive, enlightened, and modern religion and way of life. I love it. You don't? Too bad.
Enlightened?! What a load of bull. It's a mysoginistic 7th century mess. But no better nor worse than any other belief system that advocates supplication to an invisible sky god.
Now, if you mess with muslims they will stand up for their rights in accordance with international law. Simple concept.
Don't try to muscle muslims. They will push back.
Yeah and keep your women in bee keeper suits in the oppressive Middle East heat because the sight of a woman's uncovered leg is a moral affront. That's hardly a modern outlook. More like 7th century dogma.
So now what don't you understand about Islam, folks? Let us now solve the Palestinian problem and hold plebiscite in Indian Occupied Kashmir. These are both mandated by International law and UN Resolutions. If you don't we will get it done even if it takes thousands of years. If I can't my son will and his son will. You won't let us live in peace we will make your life unbearable. That is our promise to you.
This is not a threat. Just the way it is going to be.
And this is why so many Muslims are perceived as mentally unstable.
Sounds like a threat to me. So very typical.
Just the way it is going to be. You heard the man.
No wonder it is so easy to brainwash these people. There is no hope for this rotten religion as long as these people keep multiplying with many wives, as their retarded imam advised.
Islam has a problem? Wow! What a newsflash. What's next? Will CNN report the sun rises in the East?
There is a raype in India every 2 seconds. A catholic nun is metal rodded in India every 10 seconds and paraded naked. The sun never rises in India.
Come with me and I will lead you to your zenith.
Follow me and I will show you the light.
But what if there really is no "God?" Do you have empirical proof that the God of Abraham actually exists?
No. Of course we don't want to take over the world. We're no threat to the western world. Islam means peace you greasy islamaphopes. If you don't believe us, we'll kill you! Psycho!
A perfect example of religious chauvinism – my club is better than your club. Until somebody can actually prove the existence of Allah, it's all just a manmade fairy tale.
Islamic Sharia law is very much in practice throughout the world today including the western nations. Take as an example Islamic Finance. It is a US $ 3.3 trillion business. Most of the largest global law firms have now embraced Islamic Finance.
Following the failure of western principles of global finance in 2008, Islamic Finance (based on Sharia Law) has now emerged as a much more ethical alternative.
Islam is the problem, it does not "have" a problem. Started by a known killer who executed hundreds of unarmed prisoners, murdered opposition, sold women, and stole for immediate support I'd say Islam is the problem. Jesus forgave His enemies when brought to the Cross and washed His disciples' feet the night before. Any one who tries to make a case for moral equivalency is either willfully ignorant or a liar. That would be people like CNN's Amanpour, etc.
You are awfully naive and confused. Let me ckear your head up.
Modern day genocide was invented by Hindoos and implemented by Indian in Indian Held Kashmir and in Gujarat. Their leader Modi is complicit. To date hundreds of thousands of folks have been murdered. Slaughtered in cold blood. Moslem holocaust.
The world watches. UN plays the fiddle. Hindoos celebrate. THERE WILL BE PAYBACK. WATCH !!! HISTORY IS A GREAT TEACHER !!!
You've got a holy book that is wholly chronologically and contextually confusing and confused. Things are easily taken out of context, not to mention abrogated which adds to even more confusion. Islam needs another Last Prophet to sort out this mess.
More Qur'an confusion:
The Qur'an uses a backwater language so its intended reach is only for backwater people.
Caliph Uthman started the Burn a Qur'an day when he burnt all variations of the Qur'ans.
There is no original Qur'an, Uthman's Qur'an burning decree saw to that.
The Qur'an has human origins, unless you call Uthman a god.
Modern day genocide was invented by Jews and implemented by Israel in Palestine. Last week 2,000 innocent moslem women and children were killed in Gaza. To date hundreds of thousands of folks have been murdered. Slaughtered in cold blood. Moslem holocaust.
The world watches. UN plays the fiddle. Hindoos celebrate. THERE WILL BE PAYBACK. WATCH !!! HISTORY IS A GREAT TEACHER !!!
I read a lovely article recently about Israeli vets who create prosthetics for animals who have limbs blown off by IED's planted by the hamas sweethearts. Around the same time, I saw a clip on the news that had palistinians on a beach.
They captured a rare seaturtle, so they cut off it's head (where have we heard THAT before?) and drank it's blood for male fertility.
Seems like your wife did not let you in bed last night. What a joke. Laughable!
Modern day genocide was invented by Hindoos and implemented by Indian in Indian Held Kashmir and in Gujarat. Their leader Modi is complicit. To date hundreds of thousands of folks have been murdered. Slaughtered in cold blood. Moslem holocaust.
The world watches. UN plays the fiddle. Hindoos celebrate. THERE WILL BE PAYBACK. WATCH !!! HISTORY IS A GREAT TEACHER !!!
What are you talking about? She's right here next to me. All you do is repeat yourself, like a broken record.
Remember records? Another thing you folks DIDN't invent. Laughable!
She is with the milkman. LOL


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As American civic liturgies go, nothing trumps an inauguration. Yet, watching the proceedings yesterday, I could not help feel that our civic rituals are somewhat pale in comparison to those of the country against which we rebelled in 1776. Couldn't we have just paid the tax on the tea and kept Westminster Abbey as a focal point for such rituals? Alas, thank God we had the latest installment of Downton Abbey the night before.
There was a church service before the civic ceremony, held in the small but beautiful St. John's Episcopal Church, across the street from the White House. For reasons I do not understand, that service was not televised. Even for crass political reasons it should have been: A significant number of Americans are not sure if the President is a Christian. Showing him at such a service might diminish that number, no? Cardinal Wuerl prayed one of the readings and kudos to him for not treating the President and the day like a pariah.
At the Capitol, I understand the reasons why, in 1980, these ceremonies were moved to the West Front of the building, which is the back side. The venue allows the President to look out over the vast expanse of the Mall towards the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial beyond. In the case of President Obama's inaugural, both the last and this one, the addition area afforded by this location was needed. If you look back at pictures of previous inaugurations, you do not see the vast throngs that assembled in 2009 and again yesterday. Still, there is something clunky about the stage that is erected, much less dignified than the canopied stage that graced the East Front when inaugurations were held there.
The ceremony began with Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, who chaired the inaugural committee. Mr. Schumer seemed to think the crowd had come to listen to him and he delivered what amounted to his own inaugural address. Four years ago, Sen. Diane Feinstein was much more brief and kept the focus on the principals not herself. The opening prayer was entrusted to a laywoman and it was meandering. Then, a bright spot. A choir from the Brooklyn Tabernacle sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic, which should be our national anthem, and they stuck to the original words. In 1996, for reasons that have roots deep in the mind of Bill Clinton, a choir sang the same tune but changed the words "As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free" to "As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free." Icky. So '90's. After all, do we really have to die to make men free now that we have the internet?
The other musical selections were more questionable. Call me a snob, but to go from Aretha Franklin, Yo-yo Ma, and Yitzhak Perlman to Kelly Clarkson, James Taylor and Beyonce, well, this suggests a decline. The National Anthem is dreadful enough, but is there anything worse than the kind of artistic interpretations of the music of the kind Beyonce furnished? Better to keep it as militaristic as it essentially is. And, what to say of Ms. Clarkson? She has a powerful instrument in her throat, to be sure, but she might try deploying it on pitch one day.
The President's nineteen minute speech was mercifully short by Obama standards. It was not a unifying speech. The reference to "takers" seemed aimed directly at the Republicans in his midst. Indeed, the overall emphasis was decidedly anti-libertarian and, just so, a welcome tonic. Obama's defense of entitlements was especially strong. He mentioned the word "together" seven times. And, he suggested, without details, the broad outlines of an essentially populist economic platform that warms the hearts of Democrats but I am sure left Republicans feeling cold. I was pleased to hear t he President mention climate change, an issue that received far too little attention in his first term but which has profound implications for both the social justice concerns of Catholics and for our pro-life concerns.
One of the most commented upon parts of the speech was the way the President linked the struggle for equality for blacks, and women, and gays, to the nation's founding creed. This was especially strong and, in this setting, seemed aimed in part at his base but also in part and the center of the electorate. Obviously, he was not reaching out to traditional Republican voters by including gays in the mantra, but by linking the struggle for gay equality with the earlier struggles, he was challenging those Americans who may be ambivalent on the issue of gay rights to see it in a different light. I would be very interested to know what black pastors thought of that passage. Did it strike home? Did it cause them to see the issue differently?
For me, the most interesting part of the entire event came when Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor administered the oath of office to Vice President Joseph Biden. The presidential oath is prescribed in the Constitution, but the Vice President takes the same oath as other government leaders. It contains a curious phrase with its roots in British anti-Catholicism. Mr. Biden said that he took his oath "without any mental reservation." Here, in this phrase, we are brought back to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when Catholics wondered if they could take the Oath of Supremacy and some Jesuit priests told their flocks that they could take the oath with mental reservation because the people demanding the oath had no right to require it. That bit of casuistry struck English Protestants as unmanly at best and deceitful at worst, and so this clause was added to British oaths and, subsequently, to oaths in early America. Yesterday was the first time a Catholic justice administered the oath with these once, profoundly anti-Catholic words to a Catholic Vice President. We've come a long way.
Then the parade, then the ball, neither of which interested me much. It was a far cry from a coronation in Westminster Abbey, to be sure. And, I understand that there is something noble about the simplicity of our public rituals. Still, it seems to me that God plays such a bit part in such rituals, and that without Him, we always end up with a distorted notion of who we are as human beings. There will be a prayer service at the National Cathedral today that will add a bit of liturgical and theistic oomph to the inauguration. I do not want an established religion on most days, but there is something to be said for one on days like inauguration day. Our civic rituals are a little thin. And, it is far from clear to me how they could be otherwise.


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1. I replaced the tracks in my 48 with plastic. Don't remember where I got them - think it was an RV supplier. Keeping the drains open will prevent water leaking inside.
2. Too many pieces to rattle loose. UGLY!!!! KC's welded rails can't be beat. STRONGLY suggest you replace the missing/damaged with same as original. You probably want to tallerize your upper deck railings. If you have everything cut and fit, ahead of time, a good welder should be able to do whatever in 3 to 6 hours.
3. If tank is not taking on water you don't have any leaks. (GOOD) There aren't any inspection hatches (NOT SO GOOD). Follow Peggy Hall's cleaning instructions 2 or 3 times and Install a Pur or Britta filter on the faucet you drink out of. Your then good to go. NOTE: IT AIN' T BROKE DON'T FIX IT. This was one of KC's better ideas - lots of water storage in an unusable space and adds stability to the boat.
If you get over the fear in your mind you aren't going to get sick. If you do I was wrong. :o I always drank tank water, my wife drank bottled.
Fill your tank and use the ships system 100% and you will always have good water. I was always leery about hooking up dock water to the boat because of possible leaks developing and sinking the boat.
4. My friend added a foot to his platform on his 36' KC cruiser without adding additional braces. He fabricated pieces and added them to the original. (While on the hard) Looked factory when he was done. Get every thing ready and have the welder do the job when he repairs the rails.
Note: Some Kings Crafts were equipped with bronze cased cutlass bearings. This resulted in heavy loss of metal around lower portion of strut due to electrolysis. If yours are in bad condition have your welder build them back up and replace bearings with fiberglass cased units.


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Freedom Of Creation and Ted Noten come together again. Ted designs Eleven Women and 400 Daisies for the Mint Museum in Charlotte, USA.
Ted comments: "The ideas behind this piece came about during the meetings I had with the Auxiliary women in Charlotte during my stay there in the early spring 2010. I was very impressed with the professionalism, the seriousness and passion with which the Auxiliary and their board members concern themselves regarding / facing the world. Strong women who take their responsibility, very self-aware and intelligent but at the same time sensitive and a little teasing! Together with written above, it struck me the way they invest and passionately put their effords in improving the status and financial position of the Mint Museum in Charlotte. So to say, the Auxillery women inspired me to design this object."
The buste is designed using 3D software and created with 3D printing. In order to gain the smooth surface the art piece is heavily polished and gold plated afterwards. The basis of the head comes from Grace Kelly and the other parts were "stolen" from 10 powerful American women. Whom Ted chose out of respect for their efforts and authenticity. The final piece looks like a sketch made with scissors and glue and when you look at the piece from close proximity, you will recognize the different features of all these chosen 10 women. This work was custom designed for the opening of the new Mint Museum, since being interactive it also becomes a conversation piece. During the opening the Auxiliary-board members wore daisy broches and it is clear to see the link to the art created by Ted Noten!
It will take approximately 18 years before the buste is completely unveiled. This explains the title : SLOW. Over the coming years the American woman will be revealed piece by piece, each year approximately 22 numbered flowers will be taken away to the new board members. They all keep their daisies as memories of being part of the board.


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Andrew Sullivan / The Dish:
The Hounding Of A Heretic … The guy who had the gall to express his First Amendment rights and favor Prop 8 in California by donating $1,000 has just been scalped by some gay activists. After an OKCupid decision to boycott Mozilla, the recently appointed Brendan Eich just resigned under pressure:
Discussion: protein wisdom, New York Times, The Federalist, Mediaite, Guardian, The Daily Caller, The Anchoress, The Week, neo-neocon, JustOneMinute, The Heritage Foundation, Towleroad News #gay, The PJ Tatler, AMERICAblog News, Joe. My. God., CANNONFIRE, Booman Tribune, Hot Air, Twitchy, Instapundit, Power Line, Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative, Outside the Beltway, American Power, Talking Points Memo, Valleywag, The Mozilla Blog, Blazing Cat Fur, Gay Star News, The Verge, Taylor Marsh and Re/code
Vikas Bajaj / New York Times: The Campaign Against Mozilla's Brendan Eich
Brendan Bordelon / The Daily Caller: Gay journalist Andrew Sullivan 'disgusted' by gay rights 'fanaticism' after Mozilla CEO resigns
Elizabeth Scalia / The Anchoress: A Gay CEO with Balls Needs to Hire Eich and Halt this Crap
Rob Bluey / The Heritage Foundation: This CEO Made a Political Donation, Then Lost His Job Because Liberals Didn't Like It
Andy Towle / Towleroad News #gay: Was Brendan Eich 'Scalped by Gay Activists' or Done in By His Willful Donation to a Hate Campaign?
Joe Jervis / Joe. My. God.: JMG Reader Email On Andrew Sullivan
Doug Powers / Twitchy: 'Should he be impeached?' A reminder about who had same definition of marriage as ex-Mozilla CEO
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit: GLEICHSCHALTUNG! Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich forced to resign …
John Hinderaker / Power Line: Today's Most Ominous News Story... [Updated]
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: BREAKING: Pink Mafia Claims Another Scalp, Mozilla CEO Steps Down For Supporting Traditional …
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Mozilla CEO Resigns In Wake Of Controversy Over Gay Marriage Stance
Donald Douglas / American Power: 'If this is the gay rights movement today …
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo: Mozilla CEO Steps Down After OkCupid Boycott Over Gay Marriage
Frau Katze / Blazing Cat Fur: "Mob rule: Mozilla CEO forced out over $1000 Prop 8 donation made six years ago"
Greg Hernandez / Gay Star News: Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigns as company apologizes for not taking action sooner
Casey Newton / The Verge: Mozilla CEO resigns amid controversy over donation to anti-gay marriage proposition
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Mozilla's Gay-Marriage Litmus Test Violates Liberal Values — A half-dozen years ago, Brendan Eich donated $1,000 to the campaign for Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that set out to ban same-sex marriage. It passed with 52 percent of the vote, but was later overturned by the courts.
Discussion: The Dish, ABC News, LGBTQ Nation and The Verge
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: Dissents Of The Day — Among the scores of upset readers rattling the in-tray:
Susanna Kim / ABC News: Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Resigns After Protests from Gay Marriage Supporters
Brendan Eich / LGBTQ Nation: Mozilla CEO resigns amid controversy surrounding anti-gay marriage donation
National Review:
Corrosive Conformity — In 2008, Barack Obama and Brendan Eich both were against gay marriage. Senator Obama averred his support for the one-man/one-woman view of marriage, while Mr. Eich, a cofounder of the Mozilla web-browser company, donated $1,000 to support Proposition 8 …
Discussion: Firedoglake
Michelangelo Signorile / The Huffington Post:
Dear Andrew Sullivan, 'Left-Liberal Intolerance' Did Not Bring Down Mozilla's CEO
Dear Andrew Sullivan, 'Left-Liberal Intolerance' Did Not Bring Down Mozilla's CEO
Discussion: Joe. My. God., AMERICAblog News, Towleroad News #gay and The Lonely Conservative
Joe Jervis / Joe. My. God.: Signorile Vs Sullivan
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters:
ABC Uses Footage of Hateful Westboro Baptist to Slime CEO Who Opposed Gay Marriage
ABC Uses Footage of Hateful Westboro Baptist to Slime CEO Who Opposed Gay Marriage
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish:
The Hounding Of A Heretic, Ctd
The Hounding Of A Heretic, Ctd
Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo: Conservatives: Gay Rights Activists 'Bullied' Mozilla CEO Out Of A Job
Erick Erickson / RedState: Dissent on a One Way Street — Six years ago, Brendan Eich …
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite: When Conservatives Don't Understand Satire
Ryan T. Anderson / The Heritage Foundation: Eich Is Out. So Is Tolerance. — Photo: Joseph Lago/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom
Joe Jervis / Joe. My. God.: HomoQuotable - Andrew Sullivan
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Even Gay Lib Andrew Sullivan Outraged By Ousting of Mozilla CEO: "If This Is The Gay Rights …
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: Brendan Eich Resigns As Mozilla CEO Following Criticism Of His Support For Prop 8
Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal:
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Steps Down
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Steps Down
Discussion: Power Line, RedState, Right Wing Watch, Hot Air, The Heritage Foundation, The PJ Tatler and The Daily Caller
Scott Johnson / Power Line: Mozilla speaks, sort of
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch: Beck: Gay Activist Groups 'Are Becoming Nothing But A Terrorist Organization'
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Quotes of the day — The guy who had the gall to express …
Hans von Spakovsky / The Heritage Foundation: Liberals Are Using Campaign Disclosures to Intimidate and Harass
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: The Fascist Thugs Win One: Firefox CEO Steps Down (Update: IRS Role Exposed)
Brendan Eich:
The Next Mission — Slides for the brief talk that I gave …
The Next Mission — Slides for the brief talk that I gave …
Discussion: Slate and New York Times
Will Oremus / Slate:
If You're Against Gay Marriage, You're a Bad CEO
If You're Against Gay Marriage, You're a Bad CEO
Discussion: NY Daily News, New York Times, Gawker, Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, American Thinker and alicublog
Sasha Goldstein / NY Daily News: Brendan Eich resigns as Mozilla CEO after anti-gay flap
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: Why Mozilla's Chief Had to Resign
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Fun Fact: When Former Mozilla CEO Donated To Prop 8 Group Both Obama And Biden Were Opposed To Gay Marriage...
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Slate pro-tip on executive management: Only bad CEOs oppose same-sex marriage
Sally Zelikovsky / American Thinker: Imagine going to work one day only to be, in effect, fired …
Roy Edroso / alicublog: TODAY IN CONSERVATIVE VICTIMHOOD.
Scott Stump / Today:
Bush: Putin 'dissed' our pet, said his dog was 'bigger, stronger, faster' — When former president George W. Bush unveiled his paintings of world leaders during an interview with daughter Jenna Bush Hager on TODAY Friday, it brought back memories of an encounter with Vladimir Putin that revealed …
Discussion: BuzzFeed, Wall Street Journal, CNN, News Desk, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Mashable
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal: George W. Bush Unveils His Paintings of World Leaders
Kevin Bohn / CNN: George W. Bush to unveil paintings
Ian Crouch / News Desk: George W. Bush's Joy of Painting
Mandy Nagy / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Former president George W. Bush to unveil paintings of world leaders
Brian Koerber / Mashable: The American Painter George W. Bush Unveils His Masterpieces
Peter Baker / New York Times:
George Bush's Portrait Exhibition Opens in Dallas
George Bush's Portrait Exhibition Opens in Dallas
Katie Zezima / The Fix: The Bushes are back. — The former first family has been making a splash lately.
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Are you ready for the George W. Bush portrait exhibition?
Taylor Berman / Gawker: George W. Bush Explains Nude Self-Portraits, Talks New Paintings
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Judge Plans To Strike Down Ohio Marriage Recognition Ban — A prior decision by the judge was limited to recognizing same-sex couples' marriages on death certificates. — WASHINGTON — Following a hearing Friday, a federal judge in Ohio announced he plans to rule that Ohio …
Discussion: Hit & Run, The Week and Joe. My. God.
Scott Shackford / Hit & Run: Judge to Order Ohio to Recognize Other States' Gay Marriages
Jordan Valinsky / The Week: Judge plans to strike down Ohio ban on recognizing out-of-state gay marriages
Joe Jervis / Joe. My. God.: OHIO: Federal Judge Will Strike Down Ban On Recognizing Out-Of-State Marriages
Ann Thompson / WVXU:
Federal Judge says he will declare Ohio's gay marriage ban unconstitutional — Update: Federal Judge Timothy Black says he will issue a ruling April 14 striking down Ohio's gay marriage ban passed by voters in 2004. Attorney Al Gerhardstein, representing plaintiffs in a lawsuit about birth certificates …
Discussion: Associated Press, ThinkProgress, Daily Kos, GovBeat and Towleroad News #gay
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress: Federal Judge Will Order Ohio To Recognize Same-Sex Marriages From Other States
Laura Clawson / Daily Kos: Judge promises marriage equality ruling in Ohio
James Taranto / Washington Post:
Justice Breyer turns the First Amendment on its head. — In his plurality opinion in yesterday's free-speech case, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, Chief Justice John Roberts notes an anomaly in contemporary "liberal" First Amendment jurisprudence: "If the First Amendment protects flag burning …
Discussion: RedState
Ben Goad / The Hill:
Is it Clarence Thomas's court? — Justice Clarence Thomas's influence was on full display in the Supreme Court's landmark decision to strike down a crucial campaign finance restriction. — And it's just one in a string of cases in which Thomas could be dragging the court toward his way of thinking.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice: The Clarence Thomas Court?
Joe Schoffstall / Capitol City Project:
Hillary struggles to list accomplishments during tenure as Secretary of State — On April 3, 2014, Hillary Clinton spoke at the Women of the World Summit in New York City and was asked what she was most proud of during her tenure as Secretary of State. Clinton could not provide …
Discussion: Power Line and Mediaite
Scott Johnson / Power Line: Hillary's greatest hits
Noah Rothman / Mediaite: Hillary Cites Obama's Economic Recovery as an Achievement as Secretary of State
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Hillary Clinton: Media 'double standard' on women
Hillary Clinton: Media 'double standard' on women
Discussion: The Huffington Post and CNN
Catherine Taibi / The Huffington Post: Hillary Clinton: 'There Is A Double Standard' Against Women In The Media
Z. Byron Wolf / CNN: Inside Politics: Is Democrats' long winter over?
Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:
Hillary Clinton: For women, 'Double standard is alive and well'
Hillary Clinton: For women, 'Double standard is alive and well'
Discussion: ABC News, OnPolitics and Althouse
Gregory J. Krieg / ABC News: Hillary Clinton: Media Promotes 'Double Standard' for Women
Catalina Camia / OnPolitics: Hillary Clinton: 'Double standard' for women is 'alive and well'
Ann Althouse / Althouse: NYT columnist Thomas Friedman, called a "sensitive man" …
George Bennett / Palm Beach Post:
Allen West's new book dotted with familiar, but fake, quotes from great Americans — Former Rep. Allen West outlines his political philosophy, warrior code and experiences as a black conservative in a new book that's peppered with quotations attributed to Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other famous figures.
Discussion: rubber hose and Althouse
Tom Boggioni / The Raw Story:
Founding Father enthusiast Allen West's book filled with fake Founding Father quotes
Founding Father enthusiast Allen West's book filled with fake Founding Father quotes
Discussion: Hinterland Gazette and Liberaland
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Alabama House resolution calls for US Constitution same-sex marriage ban, but did anyone read it? — MONTGOMERY, Alabama — One Alabama lawmaker is crying foul after the Alabama House today approved a resolution calling for the United States Congress to convene an Article V constitutional convention to ban same-sex marriage.
Discussion: The Reaction
Richard K. Barry / The Reaction: A.M. Headlines — (Birmingham News): "Alabama House resolution calls …
Montgomery Advertiser:
Alabama House approves call to put same-sex marriage ban in U.S. Constitution
Alabama House approves call to put same-sex marriage ban in U.S. Constitution
Discussion: Liberaland and Daily Kos
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Noonan: A Catastrophe Like No Other — The president tries to put a good face on ObamaCare. — Put aside the numbers for a moment, and the daily argument. — "Seven point one million people have signed up!" — "But six million people lost their coverage and were forced onto the exchanges!
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Post
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Wall Street's Subsidy Safety Net — Financial reformers in both parties have insisted for years that the largest banks remain too big to fail, and that Dodd-Frank did not cleanse the system of this reality. You can mark down this week as the moment that this morphed into conventional wisdom.
Discussion: susiemadrak.com and New York Times
Simon Johnson / New York Times: A New Look at Big-Bank Subsidies
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Ronan Farrow Demonstrates That MSNBC Can't Stop Talking About The Koch Bros (VIDEO) — Viewers of MSNBC's Ronan Farrow have spoken, and they want more Koch. — Farrow asked his audience to choose the most underreported story of the week and the results will probably vindicate Democrats …
Discussion: Mediaite
Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
AP PHOTOGRAPHER KILLED, REPORTER WOUNDED — You are here — Home » Afghanistan » AP photographer killed, reporter wounded — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Poynter, Associated Press, Mashable, emptywheel, The Daily Caller, The Huffington Post and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Meteor Blades / Daily Kos: Midday open thread: Koch brothers working local elections, Florida expanding 'Stand Your Ground'
Hadas Gold / Associated Press: AP photographer killed in Afghanistan
Christina Ascani / Mashable: AP Photographer Killed in Afghanistan: A Look Through Her Lens
Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller: Reminder: Journalism can be noble — and dangerous
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post: AP Photographer Killed And Reporter Wounded As Attacks On Journalists Rise In Afghanistan
Lauren Hansen / The Week: A selection of photos by AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus, who was killed today
David Brooks / New York Times:
Party All the Time — Over the last several decades, the United States has adopted a series of campaign finance reform laws. If these laws were designed to reduce the power of money in politics, they have failed. Spending on political campaigns has exploded. Washington booms with masses of lobbyists and consultants.
Discussion: Right Turn and The Fix
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn: Campaign finance sanity comes forward
QuickTake: Number of Uninsured Adults Falls by 5.4 Million since 2013 — Sharon K. Long, Genevieve M. Kenney, Stephen Zuckerman, Douglas Wissoker, Dana Goin, Michael Karpman, and Nathaniel Anderson — The Urban Institute's Health Reform Monitoring Survey (HRMS) has been tracking insurance coverage since the first quarter of 2013.
Discussion: The Federalist, New York Times, Liberal Values, ACASignups.net and Talking Points Memo
David Hogberg / The Federalist: Correcting Michael Hiltzik On Obamacare (Again)
Paul Krugman / New York Times: More Good Obamacare News
Ron Chusid / Liberal Values: Study Shows Number of Newly Insured Increased By 5.4 Million As Of Early March
Charles Gaba / ACASignups.net: Urban Institute: Uninsured down 5.4M since 2013 (Me: Tack another million or so on)


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It did start from a good place.
Though we know Regina (Lana Parrilla) as the Evil Queen who tore apart the Charming family, destroyed the lives of countless fairy tale characters and is guilty of numerous other offenses, there was once hope for a young girl who fell in love with a stable boy — and maybe there could be again. In this Sunday's episode of Once Upon a Time, we'll see both how Regina learned magic and why she is currently struggling not to use magic in order to win back Henry (Jared Gilmore).
Lightning Round 2: Once Upon a Time bosses answer your burning questions!In a fairy tale land flashback, Regina will begin her magic lessons, while hoping to stick to her promise of not turning into her mother, Cora (Barbara Hershey ). "She realizes that not all magic is bad and if she can use it for good, then maybe it's OK to use it," Parrilla tells TVGuide.com. "You'll see, in this coming episode, Rumplestiltskin [Robert Carlyle] teaching her magic, but she has a secret. She has an agenda of why she wants to learn the magic. It's not to destroy anyone. It's not to destroy her mother. It's not to really hurt anyone because she doesn't want to."In truth, she wants to bring back her dearly departed stable boy Daniel (Noah Bean), whose heart was ripped out by Cora in Season 1. Regina will enlist the help of Jefferson (Sebastian Stan), whom we'll see her meet for the first time this Sunday. "He says he can help her bring the stable boy back," Parrilla says. "You'll see them teaming up to try to make this happen." (And based on this promo, it looks like another familiar face will help too!)Parrilla also teases that we may learn the reason why Regina hates Jefferson so much. "There was something that Sebastian and I talked about: Jefferson must've done something to her for her to punish him and leave him in Wonderland," she says. "What the hell did he do? I think you'll see a little bit this Sunday." She cautions that plans could change down the road, but "as of now, he's involved in something and it's quite sneaky."
Once Upon a Time Photos: Emma's past revealed! Could this be Henry's father?Meanwhile, in Storybrooke present, Parrilla likens Regina's struggle to quit magic to overcoming an addiction. It will cause her to have visions of Daniel that could drive her over the edge. "A part of her thinks, 'Is that a ghost? Is that him? That can't be him! What the hell is he doing in Storybrooke? I know he's dead!' She saw her mother crush his heart. The minute you crush a heart, that's it, there's no bringing him back. She's terrified. She doesn't know if she's losing her mind. It's a time when she just keeps losing everything, from Henry to magic to power to now the curse has been broken. Maybe she's just on the verge of snapping, so that scares her."Do you think Regina could ever really quit magic?


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Mitt Romney, raising money in Riverside on Friday, acknowledged during his plea to donors the implausibility in winning California in the general election.
"You gotta vote, and I know you're going to vote. But I know that California is a hard state for a Republican to win," he told about 300 supporters at a luncheon at a golf course. "If I won California, why, we've won in a landslide, you know that? So, I'm hoping to win California, but I'm aiming to win in those key swing states, and one of the things you can do is help people help me."
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THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Work around: Let meddling boss do his thing
Here's an idea: Stop complaining about micromanagers since you can't change them, and start using them to your benefit. An important workplace strategy is managing up. One of the easiest types of boss to do this with is a micromanager.
My advice: work hard to figure out what your boss cares about. With a micromanager, you know right away: it's your job responsibilities. Another difficult part of managing up is getting time with your boss. But a micromanager loves to hang out with his staff, because it's the most effective way to get a hand in everything the staff is doing.
In the most extreme cases of micromanagement, the underling does the work and the boss does it all again. So if you have a micromanager, you don't have to do your work because your boss is doing it for you. And, your boss actually wants to be doing your work, so giving him the opportunity is managing up. Of course you need to do a little work, or your boss will get annoyed. Micromanagers don't want to start from scratch. They want to have you get started so they can dismiss your efforts.
So do that. Put very little thought into your work you know your manager will redo. If you need to come up with a list of ideas you know your boss won't take, use only the time it takes to go to the bathroom to think about that list. If you need to write a report your boss will edit to oblivion, write it as a stream of consciousness.
Now you have time for other things. While your boss is micromanaging, do this: 1. Find an area your boss doesn't feel competent in but you do. People micromanage because it's easier to do what they're comfortable with (your job) than what they're not comfortable with (management).
This means there's a hole somewhere in management. Find that hole and fill it. Do some of your boss's job that he's neglecting. If that doesn't work, write a memo identifying problems and suggesting ways you can fix them. Distribute the memo to a wider audience than just your boss.
2. Find a new person in the company to work for and get him interested in helping you move to his department. Offer to do some projects for him since you have some extra time. Remember, don't dis your current boss. Just be great for the guy you want to work for.
3. Do a side project. There's a lot to learn, and you probably have an Internet access. If you don't, write a novel. If you do something productive with your time, you won't care that your boss makes the small amount of time you spend working for him unproductive.
Float these tactics under the radar. You have to keep your boss happy, and a micromanager doesn't want to know you're not giving a good effort. Micromanagers think they're helping. Your job is to make him feel helpful. It's not hard. Thank him for the editing. Tell him you appreciate all his ideas– even if they suck. Appreciate the volume. Keep the relationship going well while you make your next move.
A word to whiners: Some of you will say you're offended that your boss has a huge hand in your work but leaves your name on it. I say, Who cares? Focus on the three suggestions above and stop worrying about your reputation. You're not writing Moby Dick. You're doing an office job. Get over it and focus on something else.
Think twice before you complain about being micromanaged. Sometimes you can actually learn something from a micromanager.


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Sometimes I have to look for verification on a calendar that it is actually 2012 and not 1992, and while it shouldn't still surprise me it continues to do just that when I am confronted with the extreme disconnect that still exists between the evolution of the car business as a whole and the dinosaurs that continue to populate most managerial roles at the dealership level. It seem like the manufacturers get where the business has adapted to, hell most car companies have dedicated staff handling social media and customer interaction and fully encourage dealerships to as well.
Many large dealer groups I have had experience with have some real forward thinkers on their boards and provide goals and guidelines about how to get into and manage online communities and their importance but when it comes to the application there are just so many out and out failures at so many dealerships due to lack of understanding and or unwillingness to even consider something that isn't part of the way its always been, the way they have always done things… Believe it or not conversation's like the following happen every day, yes in 2012!
GM: I just got an email from corporate; we need to set up a page on this plus Google thing. Its free and they want each dealer to get it done, you need to get on it.
Me: Uh, well… our page was up on Nov. 7th, the first day that Google + open up business pages actually. Would you like to see it?
GM: Is it gonna sell me a freakin car? No, I don't need to see it, just make sure if I go and tell corporate its done that it is, don't make me look stupid…
GM: Hey, we need to get some videos of our customers and post 'em on that FaceTube crap pronto. Corporate is all hot about video so get on it so I can tell 'em we did it and then we can get back to selling cars…
Me: Actually, we have well over 40 customer delivery videos already and they are posted continually on both our company Facebook page and our YouTube channel. Would you like to see them?
GM: Facebook, YouTube, Face Tube… whatta you making fun of me? Just get it done so I can get these guys off my back, and since your so on top of things smart ass how come you aren't sellin more cars now??
GM: Hey, I just finished my projections and to hit my goals I need you and your team to increase sales up to 75 new cars per month so you need to hire more people cause you cant get it done with what you got now.
Me: Well, with our current closing ratios as strong as they are all that really needs to be done would be a combination of a strong PPC plan and perhaps increasing our lead volume from our best lead provider and we could certainly get to your numbers. I have emailed you each of the last three months with my recommendations on increasing volume.
GM: That's sounds expensive so no. Just hire more people and if the ones you got want to keep their jobs and not see a drop in pay they will figure out how to sell more cars, more people always means more sales, dumbass…
Its so incredibly frustrating to sit through presentations from amazing folks like Ralph Paglia, read the wisdom and insights of folks like Brian Pasch, Kathi Kruse and the members of all the forums I pour through and then be inspired by incredible motivators like Renee Stuart only to be told to stop wasting time with my nose in a screen and get my guys out on the floor to 'grab an up and sell a damn car'…
Out there, somewhere is a Dealer Principal or GM that gets it. Understands the value of a positive atmosphere in which employees strengths are praised and employees are valued as vital aspects of the overall success of the dealer ship and not easily replaced lackeys who should be able to consistently 'man up', take the chew out and go sell something. The possibilities of what could happen if the shackles of what worked in the past aren't restraining us from moving forward are incredibly exciting, evolution needs to speed up and the dinosaurs that yet still hold tenaciously on to the GM chairs across the land need to fall into the tar pits and go away!
I'm just sayin…
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Thank you Michael,
There are some extremely acute observations here. Sadly, most of the folks observe will never read this; they are "too" busy and already know everything
My immediate response to all the Principals and GMs' is that we aren't living in Kansas anymore! A great management team realizes the importance of internet marketing and it takes a good IT person to carry it out. The "just get it done" and "we can't afford the training" is the head in the sand mentality. The bottom line for me is the investment in trained and qualified people! I mean truly, isn't a trained and qualified person what we should be more interested in? Like an IT person that is on top of the game that you can count on to give you the facts of why you should increase PPC and getting the proper exposure? People, it's all about the right people!
@Michael this is a great rant. I think we have all been a party to this, to some degree. One of my personal favorites was when the owner of our dealership asked if we had a "Twit" "that would be me"! We just have to keep our heads down and drive forward.
Good words of caution Mr. Warwick.
@ Mike Warwick @ Thomas A. Kelly Mr. Kelly proud to share a last name with you, you are on target. Mr Warwick respectfully, if you are not on board with more of your Adv budget in digital Marketing, you will find this year very difficult year. I can show you statistic after statistic that ADM is more effective, more efficient and what your customers prefers. Certainly you need a mix of traditional print vs ADM, however the majority should be in ADM. I truly believe this is the make or break year, those who embrace their customers, embrace technology, embrace genuine word of mouth social media will have a great year. Look at your best/top selling dealerships in your area, how are they reaching the customer? You will find Google +, FB, Twitter, you will find walk around videos on you tube, you will find vehicle pictures posted online the same day they are available and so much more. The talent Michael Correra has is wasted on a dealership that simply wants to cover bases, not be successful. Dealerships are gearing up their ADM departments and you want to be with one that is committed to it. If your Owner/GM does not support what you do, no matter how important it is, you will never succeed.
@ Mike Warwick....A "slow and steady approach" will reward the dealer a slow and steady return....Often a dealer is all about one and not the other. "I little change at little cost, but I want a big return and I want it fast" I have witnessed it in several industries but in the dealerworld it seems to be more so...There is a disconnect in this sentence "Dealers are smart business people and many are resistent to change ...."
Don''t forget this one:
GM - I just spent 40K in advertising. We have a great ad coming out in the newspaper and on TV.
You - Perhaps we should get a trainer in here to teach the guys how to answer the phones.
GM - No, we can't afford that. These guys know what to do.
After a couple of much needed days of rest and recharge I came in this morning rethinking if my post, if I should have even whined about things in the first place or just do as I usually do and suck it up and keep plowing ahead... I was blown away and so honored by the responses! To read the positive thoughts and encouragements of the best in the biz that I have such a passion for is completely awesome! I thank you all so very much for your input and support, I dont usually whine and dont want to be known only for my rant however it is really cool that this conversation will be here for me to look back on when times are tough and I will always find motivation from it! Thank you all for your thoughts and encouragement! Now, back to doing what I love to do because I LOVE to do it, whether 'they' get it or not! I hope you all have a GREAT day! :)
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Intel has introduced the Atom processor S1200 product family, delivering the world's first low-power, 64-bit server-class system-on-chip (SoC) for high-density microservers, as well as a new class of energy-efficient storage and networking systems. The energy-sipping, industrial-strength microprocessor features essential capabilities to achieve server-class reliability, manageability and cost effectiveness, said Intel.
As public clouds continue to grow, the opportunity to transform companies providing dedicated hosting, content delivery or front-end web servers are also growing. High density servers based on low-power processors are able to deliver the desired performance while at the same time significantly reduce the energy consumption – one of the biggest cost drivers in the data center. However, before deploying new equipment in data centers, companies look for several critical features.
The Intel Atom processor S1200 product family is the first low-power SoC delivering required data center features that ensure server-class levels of reliability and manageability while also enabling significant savings in overall costs. The SoC includes two physical cores and a total of four threads enabled with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. The SoC also includes 64-bit support, a memory controller supporting up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, Intel Virtualization Technologies, eight lanes of PCI Express 2.0, ECC support for higher reliability, and other I/O interfaces integrated from Intel chipsets. The new product family will consist of three processors with frequency ranging from 1.6GHz to 2GHz.
The Intel Atom S1200 product family is also compatible with the x86 software that is commonly used in data centers today. This enables easy integration of the new low-powered equipment and avoids additional investments in porting and maintaining new software stacks.
Intel continues to drive power consumption down in its products, enabling systems to be as energy efficient as possible. Each year since the 2006 introduction of low-power Intel Xeon processors, Intel has delivered a new generation of low-power processors that have decreased the thermal design power (TDP) from 40W in 2006 to 17W in 2012 due to Intel's advanced 22nm process technology. The Intel Atom processor S1200 product family is the first low-power SoC with server-class features offering as low as 6W of TDP.
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The White House has acquired Isamu Noguchi's Floor Frame (1962), the first work by an Asian-American in the White House's holdings. "Noguchi's inclusion in the White House Collection is a worthy testament to his incredible life's work and is a milestone in our efforts to ensure that Americans from all cultural backgrounds are represented," Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association. Read More »
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With the continuing hype of the Galaxy Nexus (Nexus Prime), more details and leaks have started to flood the internet. We now have another announcement date in Hong Kong set for October 19, the Ice Cream Sandwich statue is up, and the next Nexus device is now showing up in retail systems.
Our friends at Droid-Life received a couple treats from some ninjas at Verizon and Best Buy. These companies seem to be getting ready for the most anticipated Android device of the year.
The first image[1] is from Verizon's device management system. The information stated is nothing new and confirms what we are already expecting. Verizon's system names this device the "Samsung Galaxy Nexus," establishing the name that has been recently rumored.
Since this device showed up first in Verizon's system, it could mean that carrier exclusivity might be imminent. At least for a certain amount of time, that is. We'll definitely be hearing more about this during the days to come.
The picture to the right[2] comes from the Best Buy ninja. It illustrates Best Buy's cellebrite system, which now includes the Nexus Prime. It is a bit weird that an official source would name this device the "Nexus Prime," though. This is only supposed to be a code name, and the actual device should be coming under a different name (most likely Samsung Galaxy Nexus).
This is still the SCH-i515, though, which would be the Verizon version. This would further entail that a Verizon exclusive Nexus could be very possible. Our friends at Droid-Life entertain the idea that this phone might also become a Best Buy exclusive (much like the Nexus S).
This is nothing but random speculation, but it would not seem like a great idea. Best Buy tends to have higher off-contract prices. And previously, when the T-Mobile Nexus S was unavailable at T-Mobile stores, it proved to be a weird way to sell a device. We're definitely hoping this Nexus device will–at least–make it to Verizon stores.
For now, we'll have to wait until next week's announcement to see the official details. You can be sure we'll be reporting the news, so stay tuned! Who's signing up for this device? Are you upset about the possible Verizon exclusivity? Would you switch carriers for this phone? Would you rather wait?
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Tottenham have announced Clint Dempsey is leaving to return home to MLS.
He joined Spurs from fellow Barclays Premier League side Fulham last summer for around £6million, scoring 12 goals in 43 appearances for the north London club.
Dempsey, 30, first made a name for himself playing for the New England Revolution before joining Fulham, and is widely expected to join the Seattle Sounders, who currently sit seventh in the MLS Western Conference.


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Eliminating and controlling major insect pests in tomatoStaff writer ▼ | March 16, 2016
Not much stands between a vegetable gardener and a crop of succulent, vine-ripened tomatoes, unless it's a horde of insects.
Advice Tomato hornworms are the most familiar insect pests
Tomato hornworms are the most familiar insect pests. These caterpillars grow to an awesome size, three inches or longer, with a fearsome looking "horn" on their back end, the purpose of which is unknown other than to scare gardeners. The rapid loss of tomato leaves as well as big green droppings at the plant's base, signals a hornworm at work.
While the caterpillar stage usually takes three to four weeks to complete, hornworms grow so much in the last few days, they seem to appear almost overnight, Cranshaw writes.
Despite their size, hornworms are quite easy to control. They are very susceptible to Bacillus thuringiensis, the biological insecticide sold under trade names such as Dipel, Thuricide, and Caterpillar Attack. Most other garden insecticides also are effective.
Because they are large, hornworms are easy to hand-pick or to cut with a knife or scissors. They are, however, difficult to find, as they blend into their background. Hornworms are most visible early in the morning, when they likely are on the plant's exterior.
Though hornworns are large, the most damaging tomato insect often is the over-looked potato/tomato psyllid. Developing psyllids are small (aphid-sized), pale green or yellow, and somewhat scale-like in appearance. Adults are banded black and white and jump readily when disturbed, Cranshaw writes.
Psyllids feed on the underside of leaves, sucking plant sap and introducing a saliva that disrupts plant growth. New growth may appear twisted and discolored. Tomatoes from psyllid-infested plants are small and mealy textured. Psyllid-injured Big Boy and other tomato varieties may grow no larger than a small marble.
Tomato psyllids do not occur regularly, as they overwinter in southern areas and are carried by winds into Colorado. Heavy flights were detected in several locations earlier this year.
Check plants for evidence of psyllids, and look for their characteristic droppings that consist of small waxy beads. These droppings also resemble granulated sugar or salt.
Controls are warranted when psyllids are present. Sulfur dusts, permethrin, esfenvalerate or insecticidal soaps are effective treatments. Apply thoroughly, including on leaf undersides, where psyllids nymphs occur.
Greenhouse whitefly is another common tomato pest. The flying adult stage is familiar to most gardeners, but the pale, motionless nymphs that feed on leaf undersides are not. Nymphs and adults remove sap and reduce plant vigor. Whiteflies also may excrete sticky honeydew, which is more of a nuisance than a serious problem.
Once established, whiteflies are difficult to control. They resist most insecticides. Sprays must cover the leaf undersides to kill the nymphs. Pyrethrins and malathion may provide some control, but insecticidal soaps probably are the best.
Greenhouse whitefly is not native to Colorado, and it cannot survive our outdoor temperatures. Problems arise annually, however, from plants grown in whitefly-infested greenhouses or other indoor areas.
Therefore the best means of managing whitefly is to just say no: Don't grow or purchase transplants that may have come from whitefly-infested places, Cranshaw writes.
Flea Beetles are small, black chewing insects that create pits in the leaves and fruits of many plants including tomatoes. They are first seen in the spring as they favor the early growth of the plants they affect. ■


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