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An Open Letter to Political Leader Newt Gingrich and Religious Leader Pat Robertson. Do you agree with Spong?
Dear Newt and Pat,
You have both walked on the national stage for some time now. Your names are well known, even household words, across this country. I think it is fair to say that both of you have made contributions. Your recent activities, however, lead me to suggest that the time has come for you to retire from public life, since your utterances have become more and more bizarre and more and more destructive to the task of the well being of this nation.
What you both seem to perceive as truth increasingly looks like little more than a political or religious cover that masks behavior that is out of touch with reality, a reflection of illness, perhaps. Please hear me out. This is not a partisan attack or an expression of an intolerant religious fervor. It is an appeal for the future of the nation that I love and for the Christian faith to which I am deeply committed.
You will probably not remember, Newt, but I met you years ago in the "Green Room" of radio station WBZ in Boston. I was there on a book tour; you were at that time leading an attack on House Speaker Jim Wright. The issue was "Ethics." It seems that Speaker Wright had used the profits from his book to circumvent House rules on campaign financing.
You were at that time, Newt, young, bright, aggressive and clearly destined for big things in the Congress. You were also ruthless. I asked you why you were so intent on bringing Jim Wright down and you responded that it was his dishonesty not you that was going to bring him down. Eventually Wright was indeed forced to resign. It was interesting to me that when you achieved power, you faced an almost identical charge from the Ethics Committee of the House of Representatives about a book you wrote and you too were found guilty of an ethics violation and agreed to pay a $300,000 fine.
In 1994, through your own brilliance, you did something that had never been done before. With the "Contract for America," you nationalized the off-year elections and won a stunning victory. You helped to sweep the Republican Party into control of the House. You then became probably the most powerful Speaker in American history. No one doubted your intellectual capacity or your ability to be a veritable fountain of new ideas about government. You referred to yourself as a "true radical" and began to chart a political revolution.
Once again, however, character issues emerged. You were as eager to impeach the President of the United States for lying under oath in the Monica Lewinsky episode as you had been to remove Speaker Jim Wright. I understand partisan politics and do not think your passion was illegal. What was without character, however, was that while you were piously condemning President Clinton for his infidelity, you were yourself having an adulterous relationship with a woman for whom you would later divorce your wife to marry. Your sexual escapades were no less tawdry than those of William Jefferson Clinton. Hypocrisy is not an impeachable offense, but it is also not an admirable characteristic.
When President Clinton won a second term in 1996 and when the Democrats gained five seats in Congress in the election of 1998, your star began to set and you, under pressure from your peers resigned both your leadership role and your seat in Congress and began to wander in the political wilderness. You kept portraying yourself as an "ideas" person, but no one saw you any longer as a rising political leader. You carried, as they said regularly, "too much baggage."
When the Republican Party gained the White House in 2000, you played almost no role in the eight years of the George Bush presidency. When you did emerge into public life after the McCain defeat in 2008, something new became apparent. You had evolved into a new image of an out of touch and bitter politician. You had become an irresponsible exponent of every emotional wedge issue that came along. That is when you seemed more and more to roam in a world of unreality.
First, in the campaign of 2008, you suggested that Barack Obama was a racist. For a white Congressman from Georgia to refer to an African-American as a racist reflects either a large amount of chutzpah or the beginning of a mental illness. Next, you decided that Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic nominated to the Supreme Court, was a racist. In medical terms that behavior is called "projection," Newt. It is also irresponsible politics. It reminds me of the politics of Adolf Hitler who saw all Jews as a threat to his world view. Then you adopted the weird position of author Dinesh D'Souza and suggested that president Obama was "channeling" the anti-colonial and thus the anti-white mentality of his Kenyan father. Next you announced that you would adamantly oppose the imposition of Sharia law in America as if that were a threat from anyone. That charge was the height of irresponsibility and to try to add the slightest shred of credibility to your claims, you went on to suggest that Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan were themselves suspect on the Sharia Law issue. There is not a shred of evidence to support any of those claims. The absurdity of your comments once more revealed a person who had substituted his own view of reality for reality itself. In medical circles these symptom are normally called paranoia and even schizophrenia, both of which are clinically diagnosable mental illnesses.
Pat Robertson, I have known you since 1966 when my first cousin, William Belser Spong, Jr., defeated your father, A. Willis Robertson, in the United States Senatorial race in Virginia. It was a very close primary election. Only 611 votes out of over 800,000 cast separated your father, the three-term, 78-year-old incumbent, from my cousin, his young and more moderate challenger. You were not particularly active in that campaign since you were busy with the start of your television empire. Your academic record is spotty and it appears that you were not a dedicated student, even if your alma maters, Washington & Lee and Yale Law School were academically elite institutions. We do know that you never were able to pass the bar exam and so you turned instead to what you described as a religious "calling." To your credit you built for yourself a successful career, first as an evangelist, then as a business man and finally a politician. You were a major force in the 1988 Republican presidential primaries. After that, however, you seemed to leap off the tracks.
Religion sometimes becomes a socially acceptable mask designed to make acceptable behavior that is otherwise immediately recognized as emanating from a disturbed mind. First, you asserted that Christians have the right to rule non-Christians. Then you began to say that feminism was the result of "militant, man-hating lesbians." Next, you suggested that the attack on 9/11 was brought about because God withdrew the divine protective shield from around this nation because America had embraced feminism, made abortion legal in limited situations, was accepting of homosexuality and tolerated in our freedom such organizations as the American Civil Liberties Union. You called for the execution of a foreign head of state in South America. You proceeded to warn a town in Pennsylvania that God's wrath would descend on them when they defeated candidates for the school board who sought to impose "Creation Science" on the science classes in their public schools. You went on to suggest that New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina because it was the birthplace of lesbian comedian Ellen DeGeneres, expressing both your blatant homophobia as well as your inability to recognize that there is not a city in the world that has not been the birthplace of a gay or lesbian person. Finally, when the tragic earthquake struck Haiti this past year, you suggested that it was divine punishment since Haitians "made a pact with the devil" and threw the French out. The Haitian Revolution, you might need to know, occurred between 1791 and 1804, which would make God's retribution in the earthquake of 2010 appear to be rather late in coming! These and other similar comments of yours long ago ceased to be taken seriously by anyone except late night comedians. You words have become an embarrassment to thinking people and an insult to theological intelligence. I think the time has come for you to fade from public life.
We cherish freedom of speech in America, Newt and Pat, but we also expect political and religious leaders to be responsible and not to exacerbate in a self serving and destructive manner, the latent anger that is always present in the body politic. Finally, we want those who are authentic leaders, whether conservative or liberal, to offer solutions rather than fan the fears of our people for their political gain. No one is well served by those whose stated tactic is to set our citizens against one another. In these areas of public life it is now quite clear that both of you have not only failed miserably, but that your judgment is actually impaired. You both now seem to be engaged in the task of picking at the scabs of our problems for your own political or religious gain. That is simply not acceptable behavior for a leader. When mental instability begins to affect a former leader, the only way to save that person's reputation is for a withdrawal to take place to the privacy of one's home in order to live out the balance of one's days in silence. It may be too late for that tactic to be fully successful for either of you, but it is not too late to cease inflicting more wounds on your reputation. The America that either of you now seems to envision is not the America of today or tomorrow. Those former leaders like the two of you who appear to be unable to adjust to a new reality invariably become destructive blockers in the process of seeking solutions in new situations. Newt, you will soon enter the eighth decade of your life. Pat, you have already entered the ninth decade of your life. The time has come for both of you to retire from public life. I hope you will do so voluntarily for that is the only way it will be gracious.
~John Shelby Spong


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Reducing anxiety in the fearful pet
Patients displaying subtle signs of fear may be improved with patience, food treats, toys and the use of a pheromone (DAP®)
in the examination room. Offer high value food rewards. Try cheese spread or peanut butter (if there are no owner allergies)
on a wooden spoon. These are highly palatable, occupy the pet longer than single treats, and keep staff and family further
away for safety. Be sure to identify even mildly fearful dogs in your medical records. For further visits, fasting the pet
before the visit and having the owner bring along favored food treats or toys may distract the pet and make the visit enjoyable
if the anxiety is not too intense. Giving a benzodiazepine one to two hours prior to a visit and placing DAP spray on a blanket
during the car ride may reduce anxiety and increase the pet's interest in taking treats.
Tools and techniques
Pharmaceutical management
Avoid waiting too long for pharmacological intervention; stress, elevated heart rate and fear are detrimental to the pet
and may alter the efficacy and doses needed for sedation. Benzodiazepines (e.g., diazepam, alprazolam, lorazepam) given in
advance of the visit may provide anxiety relief, reduce arousal and provide a desirable amnesia effect. For increased sedation,
acepromazine or phenobarbital can be added. However, for the more fearful patients intramuscular sedation is likely to be
most practical either for minor procedures or as a premedication for anesthesia. Use of a head halter or basket muzzle should
allow for safe administration. A combination of a narcotic such as morphine or hydromorphone, a low dose of medetomidine
or dexmedetomidine (if there is no cardiac contraindication), plus the use of midazolam (which might have both an anxiolytic
and amnesic effect) will usually be effective. Each of these components can be reversed should the need arise. Buprenorphine
or butorphanol can be used as an alternative to the narcotic but cannot be reversed. For more difficult dogs additional dexmedetomidine
can be used or Telazol (teletamine/zolazapam) can be added. Quiet environments promote successful induction with lower, safer
doses. For details and doses, see the VIN FAQ on Handling and Restraint of Difficult Pets by Dr. Robert Stein, the chapter
by Dr. Moffat in the September 2008 issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America, or by visiting
Triage for long-term behavioral health
Include both medical and behavioral triage in your treatment plan. Assess your patient, the urgency of medical procedures
and the likelihood of a fearful outcome. If the procedure is not necessary (e.g. nail trim), it may be best postponed. However,
if the procedure is necessary and likely to cause fear or discomfort (e.g. ocular examination, anal-sac expression), then
develop a medical and behavioral plan, using management tools and drugs where necessary. Negative experiences are likely to
have a lasting impact for future visits. By promoting gentle and positive handling and avoiding negative experiences, the
result may be a patient that enjoys coming to the veterinary hospital.
Gary Landsberg, BSc, DVM, Dipl. ACVB, Dipl. ECVBM-CA Dr. Landsberg practices at North Toronto Animal Clinic, Thornhill, Ont., Canada.
For a complete list of articles by Dr. Landsberg, visit
Theresa DePorter, DVM Dr. DePorter has been providing consultations for behavior problems in the Southeastern Michigan area since 1995. She has
spent more than 14 years independently studying the interaction of animal health, pet behavior and the human-animal bond.
She received her DVM degree from Purdue University in 1992.

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Application: Snap-A-Note
Price: Free
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (4th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G. Requires iOS 3.0 or later
Grade: A
Incredibly useful app especially if you tend to be forgetful. Follows the theory of Picture Superiority Effect (PSE). By simply tapping your screen, you can instantly take a photo of the item that you need to remember such as a price tag, book cover or wine label, and send the picture you took to your email or your friends email.
Photos can be scaled into three different sizes: Small (33.6KB), Medium (81.2KB), and Actual Size (500KB). You can even include a written message/note when you email the photo you took for a better description of the task or item that you or your friend have to do or purchase. Also allows to send your photo note to multiple addresses at once.
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Application: Star Walk
Price: $2.99
Requirements: iPhone 4s/4/3gs/3g, iPod touch 5/4/3
Absolutely in love with Star Walk, probably all stargazers would love it. You just point your iPhone towards the sky and it says what you're looking at!! With the bunch of info and facts about any constellation, star or planet. It has all moon phases and a calendar of celestial events like eclipses and conjunction, so you can always set a reminder for it. All my family loves it sooo much.
Hope you guys enjoy it as well
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Asian Recipes - Best Soup Recipes
Application: Asian Recipes - Best Soup Recipes
Price: $1.99
Requirements: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Grade: A
This application is suitable for those who like Asian cuisine that can be cooked quickly. a variety of recipes and the ingredients that used are also quite easy to find. This application is much better than any other applications, and this application offer you the convenience to the users. The picture is in high resolution, the steps are pretty easy to follow, and the price is quite cheap. It's highly recommended application.
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That seems fairly expensive for an app specializing in soup recipes. The Times did a good survey of recipe apps, and most are either free or $1 for many more recipes. Not to mention great websites like Epicurious.com.


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Prosecutors are considering whether to file additional charges in the hunting accident that killed 44-year-old Inverness resident John Hanlon, The Journal-Standard reported.
Hanlon was killed and his 15-year-old son wounded during a hunting trip near East Dubuque. Kelly G. Jackson, 53, of East Dupubque was issued a citation for reckless conduct. Jackson and Hanlon were part of separate hunting parties and did not know each other.
Jackson discharged his 12-gauge shotgun at about 5:33 a.m., , a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources told Patch. Hanlon and his son were hit by the same shot.
"The investigation is ongoing. There are some reports I'm waiting on," Jo Daviess County State's Attorney Terry Kurt told The Journal-Standard. "Additional charges may be forthcoming."
and his wife, Leslie, had four children. Hanlon worked for Deloitte for more than 16 years where he was an International Tax Partner for more than 12 years.
"John was an avid outdoorsman and compassionate friend….one….'Cool Dude'," . "He loved hunting, fishing and boating with his family. His greatest pleasure was watching and supporting his children play football, basketball, baseball, soccer and dance."


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TRAVERSE CITY — Ten-four is commonly followed by "Good buddy."
Not Wednesday for Traverse City.
The Schaumburg Boomers racked up 16 hits and took advantage of several Traverse City Beach Bums miscues to take a 10-4 decision to even their series after TC won 10-2 Tuesday.
"They played better than we did," Beach Bums manager Gregg Langbehn said. "You don't deserve to win when you play like that. But we're playing pretty doggone good this year and we're allowed have a hiccup every now and then.
"We didn't play as well we have. That's all there is to it."
Scott Dunn mowed down the Boomers Tuesday, but they were able to bring their bats alive Wednesday against TC's Jake Sabol.
Traverse City's three errors ties for the most in a game this season — and two of those led directly to four Schaumburg runs.
Aside from Alexi Colon's solo homer in the fifth, each inning in which Schaumburg scored was aided by an error, a wild pitch or passed ball.
"We've got to take advantage of situations like that, because we're going to have days like (Tuesday) where we're not hitting the ball well," Boomers manager Jamie Bennett said. "And when you get those opportunities, you've got to jump on them.
"We had some opportunities (Tuesday). We had the bases loaded with one out in a 4-2 game and didn't get anything done. It's still 4-2 and they get two runners on with two outs and hit a home run. Things like that can obviously change a game quick."
"He left a few pitches up and they're an aggressive-hitting team," Langbehn said. "They swing early in the count, and you have to account for that. He's fine. It's just a matter of location, not stuff. It was just one of those nights where everything fell apart for us."


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ASHTABULA — Russell Samuel Grippi, age 70, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at the Ashtabula County Medical Center Hospice Unit as a result of Parkinson's disease.
He was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, on Nov. 29, 1942, the son of Joseph and Adeline (Giannell) Grippi. Russ grew up in Ashtabula with his sisters, Joyce and Frannie. One of his best childhood memories was at age five working in his parents' grocery store on Harbor Avenue and going on deliveries with his father in "Joe's Mobile Market".
He served in the United States Army's Third Armored Division, Frankfurt, Germany between 1962 and 1967 as the assistant to the division commander and received commendations for meritorious service and good conduct.
Russ graduated from St. John High School in 1960 and attended Kent State University and Cleveland State University prior to receiving a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master's degree in education administration from Lake Erie College. He worked at the Ashtabula County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (ACBMR/DD) as a program administrator and school principal and was part of the first team in Ohio to develop a curriculum for early childhood education. While working at the ACBMR/DD, he also achieved a dream of owning his own business, Grippi's Pizza on State Road in Ashtabula Township, between 1978 and 1982.
He loved to play the trumpet and enjoyed 50's and Gaither Gospel music and making CD's to share with others. Russ enjoyed woodworking and making crafts for his friends and family. He had a passion for old cars, especially his "Lollipop Car," which was a red Buick convertible he and his grandchildren loved to cruise in. In his retirement, he enjoyed being a snowbird wintering in Sebring, Fla.
Russ is survived by his children, Pamela (David) Rose of Conneaut Ohio, Kevin (Lisa) Grippi of Ashtabula, and Mark (Megan) Grippi of Aurora, Ohio; grandchildren, Madeline, Colin, and Andy; mother of his children, Patricia Grippi; sisters, Joyce (Fred) Thome and Frannie Grippi; step-daughters, Pamela (Paul) Cianci of Greenville, Pa. and Lori Berman of Chardon, Ohio; and step-son, David (Charlotte) Asuma of Erie, Pa.; his step-grandchildren, Danny (Jaime) Berman, Dillon Berman, Hannah Berman, Jimmy Ross, Jared Ross, Laura Ross, Nicole Cianci, Chelsie (Nathan) Ditz and Linnea Cianci; and great-grandchildren, Brynn, Madison and Chloe.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine (Asuma) Grippi; parents, Joseph and Adeline; and step-grandson, Houston Berman.
Thank you to Dr. Preetha Muthusamy, Dr. Archana Brojmahun, the doctors, nurses, social worker, and nurse case manager on the ACMC Skilled Nursing Unit, the nurses on the ACMC Hospice Unit, and the team of staff from Hospice of the Western Reserve. Thank you for making a difficult time easier to cope with. We will be forever grateful.
Calling Hours will be held at GUERRIERO FUNERAL HOME, 1550 W. 19th St., Ashtabula, on Saturday, Nov. 23rd, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
A Catholic Mass will follow at 1 p.m., at Our Lady of Peace Parish St. Joseph's Church. Military Honors will be provided by the American Legion Honor Guard Team from Post 103.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Russ's name may be made to the Hospice of the Western Reserve, 1166 Lake Ave., Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 or the National Parkinson Foundation Central & Southeast Ohio, 2800 Corporate Exchange Dr., Ste. 265, Columbus, Ohio 43231 or at www.parkinson.org.
Obituary and condolences at starbeacon.com.


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themysticalone wrote:Yes, but if author needs X in a scene and X makes no good sense given the context, then putting X in that scene is a poor writing decision.
The author is responsible for the context, exactly as the author is responsible for scene and story and characters. Omission of a scene -- for whatever reason -- is just as much an authorial decision and responsibility as inclusion.
In the scenario you posit -- the author needs X, but X makes no sense -- then the author has to change something so that it will make sense. That's what authors do; they no more sit and describe a scene passively than a sculptor picks up a chisel and chips away everything that doesn't look like David. Writing takes the same sort of planning, construction, preparation, outlining, and forethought that any other creative endeavor requires. It's work, and a great deal of it.
Pretending otherwise is a great disservice to authors.


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By medart1oscar on Friday, April 18, 2014
I own this caroverall rating 6 of 10rating details
Pros: "should go another 100k easily, transmission good f"
Cons: "window tinting needs replacement"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 7
"I have rebuilt this car over the past 8 years and have invested 12K in original Honda parts and service the engine still in great condition. Eventually that is the only item I would replace but I expect it to go to 300k new motor mounts, new struts, evaporative core , brakes ac, distributor, alternator,"
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 212,000overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "What a perfect car..."
Cons: "Just getting old...."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"As my car now has 212K miles on it, I was in the market for a new car. Nothing comes close to this baby. It is so open with superb visibility. It is so light. Handles snow and ice like a pro. NEVER let me down in 15 years! Gives me 30 mpg overall! Things missing are technology and stuff which I really would like. Also the 50 mpg Accord Hybrid sounds very interesting."
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 325,086overall rating 10 of 10rating details
Pros: "Great v-tec engine, fast, a/c, dependable, value"
Cons: "paint defects/rust issues"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"this car was used I bought it for $5,258.00 and have never had a problem out of it drove my Accord all over the country never left me stranded. I got the ex sedan so has cloth seats, sunroof, alloy wheels with wheel covers, 4 wheel disc brakes and V-tec engine. This car has the best acceleration very powerful on the main highways with most best fuel economy gets from it. It might be a rust bucket the exterior paint is faded bad on hood mostly and roof is worst I found out that this is very common on older Honda cars but they are very reliable for a long time with high maintenance and fluids serviced every 4000 miles. I love my car still going very strong without no mechanical problems purrs like a kitten and fast little car that is reliable and excellent. Transmission shifts smoothly and seats are comfortable at times if driving a longer distance can be uncomfortable getting tired quickly other than that a excellent vehicle. I'm looking to get it paint this summer because starting to look bad still runs/drives excellent on a great ride have from it and air conditioner is ice cold wish had a climate control system but still feels like driving a brand new car every time have that happy feeling riding around my 1996 Accord EX sedan love it to death. If this car gets to the point don't last longer my next car will be a Honda because these vehicles are very bulletproof and last a very longer time but make sure watch out on the paint defects which is more common on these cars especially the Accords from this year I see lots of them rusting just liked the one I own but a remarkably good reliable car getting you from Point A to B at anytime. LOVE HONDA FOR FOREVER."
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 187,000overall rating 2 of 10rating details
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I own this car - My approximate mileage is 233,000overall rating 9 of 10rating details
Pros: "Transmission, reliability, maint, driving in snow."
Cons: "Exterior rust-proofing."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"My 1st Honda Accord, and probably not my last. Starts up the 1st time every time. During this past winter was my car of choice (FWD) to take it through the ice/snow; no problems. Has 232K+ miles however, feels like it's ready for another 100K (proper maintenance always a plus). I've noticed that there is a rust issue on these cars around the passenger exterior wheel well area; plan on fixing that issue myself when the warmer weax arrives. Not very fast on initial acceleration however, maintains quality/necessary speed after approx 5 seconds (50-60 MPH). Gas mileage is average to slightly above avg for this make, model, and year. Xmission still runs very smooth however, evident that it's not of new shifting condition. Passenger tie rod replacement due in the near future; I may take it on or just have my mechanic resolve. Overall, very happy with the 96 Accord LX. Would definitely purchase again."
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Roger Simon: Our fools on the Hill
We used to have a ship of state, and now we have a ship of fools.
To call what happened on Capitol Hill over the past few days Kabuki is to insult Kabuki. What actually happened was more like ancient farce when actors used to come out and hit each other over the head with socks full of cowpies.
Contrary to what you have heard, we did not face up to a financial or economic or budgetary crisis. All Congress and the White House did was slog through another political crisis.
And the way they did it was comical: a 2 a.m. vote in the Senate followed by an 11 p.m. vote in the House. This is drive-by government.
That the White House was going to win was never in doubt. Barack Obama won reelection in November by nearly 5 million votes. According to CBS News, his approval rating is at 57 percent.
The members of Congress, on the other hand, are close to being put in stocks and pelted with vegetables. According to CBS, congressional job approval is at 11 percent. Any lower than that and Congress might as well move to Canada and try there.
One of the reasons our politicians are held in such low regard is that what they do is so divorced from reality.
What was the No. 1 issue of the last election? What did both sides promise the American people? As I recall, it was jobs, jobs and more jobs. But what did the recent fiscal cliff law do about creating more jobs? Nothing.
Some politicians like nothing. Nothing is why they went to Washington. They want to shrink government, in the famous words of Grover Norquist, "down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub."
Why? Because as Mitt Romney said in the campaign, 47 percent of voters "believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it."
(If you haven't heard much from Romney since the election, it's probably because he has been down in the Cayman Islands visiting his money.)
In this view, the government spends far too much on "entitlements" like Medicare. Medicare costs are strangling America, we hear, and according to the Congressional Budget Office, spending for Medicare in 2012 was a very hefty $555 billion.
But Medicare recipients are not exactly rolling in dough. In 2006, the last study my ace research team (Wikipedia) could find, the "average household income of Medicare enrollees was $22,600 compared with a U.S. median income of $48,201."
Yet these people are viewed as greed-heads sucking up precious dollars that could be better spent on . defense contractors!
The defense budget for 2012 was more than $600 billion, which is nearly twice as much as the rest of the planet combined. We outspend China, the next biggest military power in the world, by about 6-to-1.
Maybe this wild spending would not be so bad if it bought us quick and easy victories over ill-armed opponents. But it doesn't. We have poured more than a trillion dollars into the war in Afghanistan over the past 11 years - to say nothing of more than 2,000 precious U.S. lives lost - and we are still fighting there.
Some say this is good for the U.S. economy because it means we have to buy more and more bullets and bombs and drones, but personally I'd rather buy more liver transplants for the 47 percent.
Yet nobody in Washington is talking about serious cuts to the defense budget. On the contrary, they are talking about ways to avoid making serious cuts to the defense budget.
In the meantime, the government borrows more and more money, which means it keeps bumping up against the debt ceiling. The debt ceiling was invented as a way to keep Congress from spending too much, but it doesn't work.
So we keep raising the debt ceiling. We raised it 18 times under Ronald Reagan, four times under Bill Clinton, seven times under George W. Bush and three times, as of August 2011, under Barack Obama.
As Obama points out, the debt ceiling does not allow Congress to spend more money. It merely allows the government to pay the bills Congress has already racked up.
In just a few weeks, we will face another crisis over the debt ceiling. It shouldn't be a crisis, but politics will make it a crisis.
It's a broken system. It's why Americans hate politics.
Late on Jan. 1, President Obama briefly addressed the nation from a nearly empty White House briefing room. "I think, hopefully, in the new year we'll focus on is seeing if we can put a package like this together with a little bit less drama, a little less brinksmanship, not scare the heck out of folks quite as much," he said.
A little bit less drama? Drama is what government is about these days. Drama is the only thing our elected leaders seem good at.
So you bring the socks. I'll bring the cowpies.
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Gold Coast Acura, part of the Ventura Auto Center, is a dealership for people who know what they're looking for.
"Many of our customers have had seven or eight Acuras, and want to keep driving one over and over again," says Gold Coast Acura General Manager Mike Kusmuk.
It's those satisfied customers and the people they refer that are the core of the dealership's business and Gold Coast Acura has been taking care of them for 22 years now.
Independently owned and operated, the dealership opened its doors in 1986 and many members of the 43-person staff, according to Kusmuk, have been there for many years.
"One of our technicians has been here since 1986," he said.
Gold Coast Acura also has won several customer service awards form Acura through the years.
Acura is only producing five models this year and selling a very specific, high-line product means that Gold Coast Acura generally sells about 500 cars a year.
But that doesn't mean it's not doing well. In fact, Gold Coast is one of the largest Acura dealerships in the tri-counties area and serves customers from Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
According to Kusmuk, the dealership is beginning to outgrow its lot and may need to move to larger digs in the future.
In addition to new Acuras, Gold Coast sells the used cars their clients have traded in and has a service and collision center, where the technicians are certified to service both Acuras and Hondas.
Right now, the Acura MDX sport-utility and TL sedan are Gold Coast's best-sellers, helped by generous lease programs.
Kusmuk says that about 25 to 30 percent of his customers lease their vehicles.
When the people at Gold Coast Acura aren't busy selling and repairing high-end automobiles, they're partcipating in community projects through their employer. The dealership recently took part in Ventura Auto Center's large donation to Ventura Community Park, which purchased a playing field and a quarter-mile of perimeter track. Gold coast Acura also financially supports local elementary schools and Ventura College.
Kusmuk sums up his dealership's position in the Ventura Auto Center and in the community by saying ,"We're not the biggest dealership is Southern California, but we do a good job."
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Forty-two countries entered their Men's Indoor National Team in a qualifier for the 2011 Indoor World Cup in Poznan, Poland. Only twelve countries moved on to compete against some of the strongest opposition in the world for indoor field hockey and USA was honored to have been one of those teams.
While the overall outcome of finishing 11th for USA was not optimal, the experience was invaluable. As a whole, the men continued to build on their performance and grow as both individuals and as a team on the court.
Preparing for such a big, international event, not only takes commitment from the athletes, but from the volunteers and staff as well. A "second" team that was present in Poznan, Poland was the tactical and logistical support team. This team ensures that the day to day operations run smoothly and that the men are prepared to perform at their highest level during competition. Below were the individuals assisting the USA Men's Indoor Team at the Indoor World Cup.
Peter Jones, Men's National Indoor Team Head Coach and previous Men's National Team member. Nigel Traverso, Men's National Indoor Team Manager, responsible for ensuring that day to day activities run smoothly, that the team is properly equipped and that FIH requirements are observed by the team during games.
Brian Bratta, Athletic Trainer, responsible for treating injuries as well as working with players to prevent injuries. Marijn Petermeijer, Video Analyst and Assistant Coach, responsible for video and coding of USA and USA opponents' matches. Marijn worked closely with Peter to determine what feedback to give to players on past games, as well as developing game plans for upcoming matches and choosing video clips to help the players understand the challenges and opportunities a particular opponent provides.
Heiko Milz, Goalkeeper coach, responsible for analyzing the performance of the USA keepers, in practices and games, and making suggestions on possible technique changes. Lars Focke, assisted Brian in developing a series of exercises to help the team in the last month of preparation. He also assisted with the team's warm up, warm-down and daily mobilization exercises. Ashley Jones, Video Assistant.
The USA Men's National Indoor Team would like to thank USA Field Hockey and the United States Field Hockey Foundation for providing financial support. In addition, the depth of preparation would not have been possible without the extremely generous support from the United States Men's Field Hockey Foundation (USMFHF). The USMFHF has been a long term backer of the Men's Indoor team and their generosity has been crucial in helping the USA Men be consistent performers in Pan Am Indoor Cups and in qualifying for and participating with success in the 2003 and 2011 Indoor World Cups.
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New York Times - A prominent state assemblyman from Brooklyn defended himself on Monday after wearing blackface to a party he hosted to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, saying he did not mean to offend anyone. The assemblyman, Dov Hikind, a Democrat and a longtime power broker in the Orthodox Jewish community, wore an Afro wig, brown makeup, an orange jersey and sunglasses as part of a costume that he said represented a "black basketball player." "The main objective that I have is not to be recognizable," Mr. Hikind said in an interview. "Of course the intention was not to offend anyone. That's the last thing that I ever imagined that would happen, to be very honest. It never crossed my mind." Mr. Hikind had hundreds of guests to his home on Sunday, and as he said he had done in past years, he enlisted a professional makeup artist to help him with his costume. When his grown son, Yoni, asked him if he could post a photograph of the outfit on Facebook, Mr. Hikind said he did not see a problem with it. But on Monday morning, after The New York Observer published an article about the costume, Mr. Hikind found himself at the center of a firestorm. He initially brushed off the attention, writing on his blog that it was a product of "political correctness to the absurd" and adding, "There is not a prejudiced bone in my body."
This is the big story in the Times today, assemblyman Dov Hikind getting heat from everyone about his "basketball player" costume to his Purim party which is one of those bullshit jew holidays only jews know about. I can go a number of ways with this one so let's break it down:
First off, this costume sucks. In what league are players wearing v-neck jumpsuits? How many players still wear afros? Josh Childress and half of Andrew Bynum and that's it. I can understand the criticism if the headline read, "Everyone Outraged About How Shitty Assemblyman Dov Hikind's Purim Costume Was". Totally justifiable if people were just mad about his lack of creativity, accuracy, humor, etc. Secondly, that's not even blackface, looks more like orangeface to me. If anybody should be up in arms about this it should be oompa loompas, because that's what he looks like. That or just a really tan bro dressed like a weirdo. I certainly wouldn't confuse him for Kevin Druant is all I'm saying.
I'm also a little confused because I thought jews got a pass on stuff like this. You know how black comedians can just make fun of every race because they have racial immunity or because white people are scared of them? When Dave Chappelle dressed in "whiteface" all the time on the Chappelle Show you didn't see every pundit in America calling him a racist. I thought it was the same for jews. I was under the impression that slavery bought black people infinity years of racial immunity while the Holocaust did the same for jews. It's like when Costanza didn't get the memo from the pigeons that the deal of them jumping out of the way of cars was off. Poor Dov here didn't get the memo from the blacks that the deal was off and that blackface was once again inappropriate, even for jews.
Why is blackface so inappropriate? I Google'd it to try and find some sort of historical connotation and from what I can tell white stage actors used to use blackface to portray black people in a stereotypical way when up on stage. I read up on some article on blackculturalstudies.org explaining that it was used to express a superiority complex whites had over blacks in the early 20's. Here's the problem with a story like this though - this isn't even close to the same context in which the term is negatively related. Dov wanted to dress like a basketball player for jew Halloween, like 95% of the players in the NBA are black, if so fact o he paints himself
orange black. Basically the ignorant mass media is saying that no white person can EVER dress like any black person for Halloween or in any circumstance ever. If I wanted to do a tribute to my favorite athlete of all-time and dress like Hakeem Olajuwon for Halloween next year, I'd have to leave my skin white just so people at the party can say, "Ok, I got it, you're white Hakeem Olajuwon" as opposed to "awesome fucking costume you look exactly like the Dream". Anyone who relates this story to Prohibition-era racism is an idiot, plain and simple.


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Some News from Freda
Okay, I have a couple of bits of good news. First is that I have just signed up with a new publisher, Tor (the US Tor). This is for three new books, including the one I've just finished, currently entitled ALL ABOUT ELFLAND.
The second is that I have found some copies of my impossible-to-find novel PAGAN MOON. These surfaced during a recent clear-out of our loft, which we hadn't ventured into since we moved into this house 5 years ago!
I'm just updating my website to include these items. You can reach it here:
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That's actually very good news as I've heard many good things about your books but they are difficult to get in the US unless they are ordered online. Looking forward to reading some of your stuff.
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Thanks for asking! :-)
All About Elfland and the next two books are based on the idea of an ancient race who live among us and also inhabit other layers of reality. Not the most original concept, but it's what you do with it, right?
The setting of AAE is contemporary and it's based around two families and two houses - the Foxes, a loving, mostly happy bunch who live in the valley and the Wilders, a fractured, dysfunctional lot who live in a cold, scary mansion on the hill. (I like the idea that, never mind parallel worlds, every single household is like a different planet!) They're members of the ancient race, but live like humans, among humans. Lawrence Wilder is the 'Gatekeeper' to the Otherworld, but he's mysteriously 'locked' the Gates against members of the elder race going in or out, so they are mightily ticked off with him and there's a gradual revolt gathering against him. Against this background, Rosie Fox falls in love with the younger Wilder son, Jon. When he fails to return her affection, on the rebound she marries a human, Alastair. Realising she's made a horrible mistake, she begins a disastrous affair with the older Wilder son, Sam, who's a bit of a dodgy lot and just come out of prison for manslaughter. When Alastair finds out, he wreaks ghastly revenge on Rosie's beloved younger brother, Lucas, who happens to have a secret connection with Lawrence...
Anyway, there is loads, loads, loads more than that to it but that sums it up fairly well. A lot of it is about conflict between those of the ancient race who want to live in peace with humans, and those who don't. And it's got lots of passion and sex and intrigue, too!
I do happen to know, though, that the manuscript I delivered was miles too long. Like 70,000 words longer than specified in my contract. And I'd already cut out 30,000 before I even delivered it! So I'm waiting anxiously to hear from my editor. I hope his ideas for cutting the wordage don't conflict with mine!
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It sounds fascinating. Maybe they won't ask you to cut out much, since big books are so popular now.
The worst for me used to be when an editor would say, add in this and this and make it shorter.
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Mandelbaum and Doss named Female and Male Athletes of the Year, Schelske and Schmidt earned Female and Male Scholar Athletes of the Year Honors and Magee and Walker receive the James W. Wilson, Jr. Award
Frano, Lozes, White, Breaux please Coach Peterson with their performances on the day
Team set 16 personal records last week at South Alabama Invitational
All set personal bests during their performances
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|14.31 (3/29/14)
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|5.98m (19-7.5) (5/17/14)
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Indoor Track and Field: Competed in five of the team's ten regular season meets...also participated in the Conference USA Championships...took part in the long jump and the triple jump on the year...notched the team's best jumps in the long jump (5.67m, 18'7.24") and the triple jump (12.51m, 41'0.5") on the season...top four results in long jump on the season belong to Brazzel...notched her career best 5.67 meters (18'7.25") at the Panther Ice Breaker (12/1/12), her first collegiate meet...triple jumped 12.51 meters (41'0.5") at the UAB Blazer Indoor (1/11/13), good for sixth place in school history...placed seventh at the Conference USA Championships in the triple jump with a mark of 12.08 meters (39' 5.75")...notched jumps of 5.59 meters (18' 4.25"), 5.58 meters (18' 3.75") and 5.56 meters (18' 3") at the Crimson Tide Opener (1/12/13), the Tyson Invitational (2/8/13) and the Cherry and Silver Invitational (1/19/13), respectively.
Outdoor Track and Field:Posted results in eight of the team's regular season meets, as well as the Conference USA Championships...competed in both the long jump and the triple jump...notched a personal best 5.96m (19' 6.75") in the long jump at the Mesa Classic (4/5), good for fifth place in school history...posted a career-best triple jump of 12.30m (40' 4.25") at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships (5/12), placing fourth at the meet and seventh in school history...placed sixth in the long jump at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships (5/11), notching a distance of 5.91m (19' 4.75")...won the triple jump (12.11m or 39' 8.75") and long jump (5.78m or 18' 11.75") event titles at the Samford Invitational (4/27)...competed in the long jump at four other meets and the triple jump in one other meet.
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Prep: Lettered all four years while at El Camino High School...selected as team captain during her junior and senior seasons...earned team MVP honors as a sophomore, junior and senior...ranked ninth nationally in the triple jump as a senior... qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation State Championships five times...owns the school record in the triple jump and the 300-meter hurdles...finished third as a senior at the CIF State Championships in the triple jump and was fifth in the long jump...helped the Wildcats to a runner-up finish at the CIF State Championships as a senior...also lettered in basketball.
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Hopeless really =/
Recently I tried recalling a book from my youth. I can't accurately recall ANY of what happened, but I'm hoping the few remaining fragments might help someone out there help me.
I remember the book being war themed (post apocolyptic perhaps?). The book focused on children fighting in a war against aliens/machines. I believe the children had special powers.
The only accurate memory I have of the book is at the very end when the characters cross a body of water (ocean?) and fog to reach a tower where they discover the alien race has been playing with humanity, treating the war like a game. I recall everyone dying at the end, but the book ending on a hopeful note. Little more than that remains in decrepid pea brain.
This is practially nothing to go on, but if it jogs anyones memory, or you can even point me towards something that sound remotely close, it'd be greatly appreciated.
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The book would have been written before 2006 (When I graduated) but it's hard to say much more than that. I know its not much to go on, I'm still searching for it but maybe someone might stumble across this and have their memory jogged.
The book focused on this team of kids, I remember that they were always going out and doing missions. I'm grasping at old memories here, but like I said I think they had special powers.
I do remember that there was a young male character who was very well muscled and strong, but the book made a reference to the fact that he was unable to... perform. He had a subtle relationship going on with a female character, but that's where my memory runs out.
For future references, I plan on writting down the name, author, and my opinion of every book I read for the rest of my life
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John C. Wright's Chronicles of Chaos series maybe?
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Often described as a landlocked country, Afghanistan is situated in midst of Central and Southern Asia. This historic land of Afghans has been the melting pot of Eastern and Western cultures. Being a war-torn country, the independence day of Afghanistan has lost much of its sheer and elegance in the due course of time. Afghanistan has long being inflicted with terrorist attacks, insurgency and even prone to natural calamities which has terribly affected the social and cultural growth of the country.
Celebration of Independence Day in Afghanistan takes place on 19 th August. Since the ancient times, the land has been invaded by numerous rulers including Alexander the great, Mongol rulers and Turkish Empire. However, Ahmad Shah Durrani in the eighteenth century annexed many of the neighboring territories and made Kandahar its capital. After the end of the third Anglo-Afghan war, Afghanistan achieved full independence from the reigns of British Empire on August 19 1919.
The significance of Independence Day in Afghanistan lies in the fact that the day embodies the rich historical and cultural aspect of the country. The Afghan people have been widely known for their love of poetry and classic art and painting well displayed through many of its monumental landmarks and heritage sites. During the two decades of Civil War and extremist terrorism the wide infrastructure of the country has suffered a lot, hence the present government is trying to develop that areas system which is definitely going to bring a rapid phase of development in the country.


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To go along with OS 22.214.171.1243 for the BlackBerry Bold 9900, you CDMA Bold 9930 owners get the same OS. Again, not sure what has changed in this update, especially whether or not NFC is present. As always, make sure you back up your data first and heed the warning below.
*OS Disclaimer - Please Read: Keep in mind this is NOT a.n official release and as such is not supported by RIM or your Carrier. If you choose to install, do so at your own risk and only if you're comfortable in the process of upgrading and downgrading your device software. It is quite normal during operating system development for certain features to be crippled or disabled while others are tested, and these beta builds often reflect that. They are not always better. Depending on your BlackBerry comfort level, it may be best for you to wait for community feedback on a build before deciding to download and install for yourself or simply wait for the next official release. If you require support, you will find it in our CrackBerry forums via our extremely knowledgeable community base - do not contact your carrier or RIM for Beta OS technical support (their first course of action will be to advise you to downgrade to a supported OS). *
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RoseBud68 Aug 24, 2011 at 8:00 pm
flash24 Aug 24, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Just installed it, will report back.
jussimple Aug 24, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Curious to see if NFC was enabled.
adel1986 Aug 24, 2011 at 8:31 pm
Keep em coming I love the leaks
Jake Storm Aug 24, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Gonna install this one after dinner tonight.
bbmbuddy Aug 25, 2011 at 12:15 am
My Norton Antivirus identified this file as unsafe (WS. Reputation.1) and automatically deleted it from my hard drive.
pittsy12 Aug 25, 2011 at 1:00 am
Issues so far:
1) When I record a video, the time stamp is incorrect. Just took a video now and it says "Aug 25, 2011 04:51". However, it is 12:57AM so it is 4 hours ahead.
I've checked device settings and everything is set for the current time (EST).
2) BlackBerry News Feeds doesn't seem to work for me. Whenever I try to open it, I get a dialog box that states "Upgrade your service to a plan that includes browsing to discover RSS content. Contact your wireless service provider or administrator for more information."
Have confirmed all my network settings are the same and so I don't see why I'm getting this now.
This release seems to have fixed the issue previously where an application would close unexpectedly but given the two issues above, I think I'm going back to the original OS.
FoxxBerry Aug 25, 2011 at 1:43 am
Thanks for the warning..I'd rather wait than deal with that. My current OS isnt sale yet...I'll be patient
cscott44 Aug 28, 2011 at 2:42 pm
I can't get this to download. Does anyone else have a different link??
ejjanczy Sep 6, 2011 at 12:43 am
Also need a new link to download the new file. The previous link is a 404.
dunhill421 Sep 1, 2011 at 3:25 pm
Hey I just installed the .353 leak and want to say that so far so good and it also adresses the main issue i had with my bold 9930. LOW MEDIA PLAYER VOLUME WHEN PLAYING MUSIC BACK THROUGH THE SPEAKER OF THE PHONE. If anyone is having this issue i recommend to install this leak and it will be resolved. ***** five stars for this


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Availability: Flandrischer Hof
Comfort Double or Twin RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Business Double or Twin RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Comfort Single Room, 1 Single BedMax Occupancy: 1 guest (up to 1 child)
Business Single Room, 1 Single BedMax Occupancy: 1 guest (up to 1 child)
Cologne private run hotel with city views, restaurant and bar
Cathedral: 1.5 km
This Cologne hotel is a 2-minute walk from Volkstheater Millowitsch. Roonstrasse Synagogue is 0.5 km (quarter mile) away, and Cologne Cathedral is 1.5 km (1 mi) from the hotel.
Restaurant and bars
Flandrischer Hof features Brasserie Brvege, offering International and Mediterranean cuisine, and 2 cocktail bars with nightly live music. Wireless Internet access is available.
Views of city
Flandrischer Hof guestrooms offer city views. Televisions are equipped with cable channels and pay movies. Rooms include wireless Internet access and direct-dial phones with voice mail.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Flandrischer Hof Amenities
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Within a 15 minutes of the Rhine River and the old town neighborhood, this Cologne hotel offers Brasserie Brvege, a restaurant serving international and Mediterranean cuisine. For guests desiring a night life, Flandrischer Hof also features 2 cocktail bars with live musically nightly. Wireless Internet access is provided for a surcharge. All public areas are air-conditioned for guest comfort. For events, facilities consist of small meeting rooms and banquet areas. This Cologne hotel also offers multilingual staff, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and currency exchange, as well as a 24-hour front desk with safe deposit box. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
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- Multilingual staff
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- Total number of rooms - 190
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
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- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
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- One meeting room
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- Number of floors - 8
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Number of buildings/towers - 5
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Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - ( $5.00 EUR / per day )
- Room Amenities
- Pay movies
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Climate control
- In-room safe
- Shower/tub combination
- Cable TV service
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Individually furnished
- Yard
- Dining
Brasserie Brvegel - Open breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Serves a daily breakfast buffet for a surcharge.
- Recreation
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
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Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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The city of Cologne imposes a culture tax (Kulturförderabgabe). The amount is included in the total price displayed. Business travelers may be exempt from this tax and need to contact the hotel for further information or ask the hotel at check-in. Guests can contact the property using the information contained in the confirmation received after booking.
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Check-out time is noon
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Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
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Pets allowed, Only dogs and cats are allowed, Pet maximum weight in kg is 8
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Minimum guest age is 18
- Fees
- The city of Cologne imposes a culture tax (Kulturförderabgabe). The amount is included in the total price displayed. Business travelers may be exempt from this tax and need to contact the hotel for further information or ask the hotel at check-in. Guests can contact the property using the information contained in the confirmation received after booking.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: EUR 9 per person (approximately)
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- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: EUR 5 per day (rates may vary)
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- Self parking fee: EUR 14 per night
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Ahahahahahaha!!Source: onpowderedgroundwithheavyfeet
literal "L. O. L."
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This is Cacoa. She can detect my seizures, helps me through my anxiety attacks, and helps me sleep. She's even woken me up when I'm having one of my flashbacks/night terrors (I have PTSD). I never trained her to do this.
One of her quirks is her love of boxes. I was in the ER due to severe nausea and abdominal pain and they gave me this vomit bucket that I didn't use. Since they were going to have to throw it away because I touched I decided to bring it home. We've had the bucket for two years now. If it goes missing Cacoa freaks out while searching for it. It's her favorite box ever.
This is one of the sweetest things I've ever seen ever I can't evenSource: fuckyeahfelines
Totally obsessed with sea creatures. That is all.
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THE FUCK IS YOU?? i died.
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Technically the vampire squid is named the vampire squid from Hell (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) so maybe it's fitting that they're dwellers of the deepest oceans. It is an odd little creature in that it's the only surviving member of its family which hold traits from both squid and octopi and thus it isn't really either. Apparently they get their name because they have red eyes and, depending on the lighting, either a black or red "cloak" between their tentacles. The bony spines in each tentacle (visible as the white dots above) probably help some too.
All the cool things about vampire squid are also related to the deeps they live in. Their blood for example is literally blue and much more capable of transmitting oxygen than our weak, red blood. Their blood is the most likely reason for them being able to not only survive but thrive in the hostile, oxygen poor conditions of the deep ocean. If they are threatened, instead of ink they spray a bio-luminescent mucus that makes the attacker literally see stars in the eternal darkness down there. And, to be perfectly honest, the squid themselves are bio-luminescent, their bodies emitting weak, bluish light in strips from head to toe.
The Vampire squid first appeared before dinosaurs, about 300 million years ago. It has not gone through many changes during that time and is considered a living fossil.
In order to protect itself from predators in the deep sea, the Vampire squid is able to turn itself inside out and give off a spiny appearance
Simon Dale is a photographer by trade, but a hobbit home builder by night. The artist has an affinity for creating homes that are from natural material, and Dale's own version of a 'Hobbit' House are just that– a small residence that has a green roof and is partially underground.
The home is entirely sustainable and was built with straw bale walls that are covered in lime plaster. All else has been recycled scraps to craft the wooden roof structure and other elements. Of course the electricity is all gained via solar panels, and The entire floor plan and building section for the space were hand sketched onto a piece of paper.
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While some say the body should be treated like a temple, others insist that it's a playground for physical pleasures and sensations. But to photographer Carl Warner, the body is a landscape. Manipulating images of various voluptuous nude bodies, Warner constructs sweeping vistas composed of limbs and abdomens. Evocative of the rock formations in the American Southwest, the body landscapes are dreamlike and sensual. Take a look at some of Warner's body landscapes after the jump.
MORE: http://hifructose.com/2013/08/01/carl-warners-sensual-body-landscapes/
the same attorney who botched trayvon's case
sent cece to jail
Angela Corey sent Marissa to jail. Sent Cece to jail. Let Zimmerman go. And on national television she was smiling over Zimmerman being let free.
i pray to the gods of the world to please.
pleeeeeeeeeaase disbar this heinous witch and all her cases under investigation.
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#actors who are actually their character
the greatest casting ever.
Even better when you think about how Dan got a place for himself in NY to continue his career, Emma went to a school in USA, and Rupert bought a fucking ice cream truck.
Follow your dreams Rupert
I didn't know this. So I looked it up and - HE ACTUALLY DID.
'I keep my van well stocked. It's got a proper machine that dispenses Mr Whippy ice cream and I buy my lollies wholesale – 50 for a tenner – so I never run short.
I'm not allowed to sell my merchandise. I'd need a licence for that. 'I tend to avoid July and August, but the rest of the year I'll drive around the local villages and if I see some kids looking like they're in need of ice creams, I'll pull over and dish them out for free. They'll say, "Ain't you Ron Weasley?" And I'll say, "It's strange, I get asked that a lot."
It makes it even better that he just GIVES the icecream away. [Source]
rupert is the hero we all deserve
you go man with your truck
you're welcome.
I know some of you may have been turned off by the overly-hyperbolic posts about CISPA making the rounds; but the above is legit. If you haven't signed the petition yet, please do. It needs about 25,000 signatures by next week.
Be aware that you will need to create an account with whitehouse.gov, which is a bit of a nuisance, but once you have it, it's very easy to sign future petitions—petitions which actually have a chance of going somewhere.
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This army officer in Belarus took care of that squirrel when they brought it to him, weak and about to die. He hand fed it back to health every four hours.
He is now a taxi driver and they are inseparable. The squirrel is in his pocket no matter where he goes.
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By Tim Schmitt
When he came into a hallway near the visitors dressing room at HSBC Arena on April 7, Philadelphia coach Ken Hitchcock had the giddy look of a guy who'd dined and dashed.
His team had just beaten Buffalo 4-2, giving the Flyers their first win over the Sabres this season. He giggled and said the key was surviving an early flurry.
"I always worry about the first five minutes in this building," he said. "Always."
Hitchcock's words seem prophetic after witnessing Game 2 of his team's Eastern Conference quarterfinal against Buffalo. Not to mention printable.
The Sabres dominated visiting Philadelphia, scoring five goals in the first period en route to an 8-2 victory and a commanding lead in the best-of-seven series.
And Hitchcock's post-game press conference had a decidedly different tone than the one on April 7. He was angry that Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said the Flyers played like "idiots" after the hosts got a big lead. And while leaving, Hitchcock dropped a pair of expletives, possibly in hopes of kickstarting his floundering team.
But the two kissed and made nice on Tuesday, with Game 3 in Philly's Wachovia set for tonight (7 p.m., MSG).
"I apologize for using that word," Hitchcock said. "It shouldn't have happened."
Ruff also backed off his comments.
"I've got to focus on my team and how I want them to play and that's where it's all going to lie," Ruff said. "I was emotional, he was emotional. I'm over it."
While Ruff is done thinking about Monday's post-game circus, he must relish in the memories of the on-ice events. The Sabres have consistently proven to be the better team in the series, dominating the Flyers in shots in Game 1, and in goals in Game 2.
In each game, Buffalo has gotten off to a quick start.
"I think we're mentally prepared for these games. It's crazy to say you have to get mentally prepared for a playoff game, but it's true. Everyone wants to go out and make a difference," Derek Roy said. "We played at home and got some great support from our fans. Going on the road I'm sure it's going to be a different story. Their building's going to be very loud. It's not going to be easy."
Although the Sabres had their way with Flyers' goalie Robert Esche in Game 2, Hitchcock said Tuesday he's staying with him.
Roy isn't surprised, even though he and the netminder got tangled up in the first period of Monday's game.
"He's a good goalie. We had a couple of really nice goals that weren't his fault," Roy said. "Forsberg came and took a cheap shot after the whistle and I wanted him to know. And (Esche) came off the bench and threw a blocker at me."
The Sabres might have to face R.J. Umberger — the rookie who was rocked by Brian Campbell's hit in overtime of Game 1 — in tonight's contest.
Umberger, who scored 20 goals during the regular season and was a key player down the stretch, will see a doctor in the morning and could be cleared to play.
But Hitchcock ruled out the rumored return of captain Keith Primeau, who hasn't played since October because of a concussion. Primeau has been practicing with the team and made the trip to Buffalo.
"He's a man trying to help our hockey club," Hitchcock said. "I admire that so much, what he's trying to do, but we have to make sure that there's long-term health here, too."
Contact Tim Schmitt at (716) 282-2311, Ext. 2266. The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The Bulb Police
Move in Calif. to ban traditional light bulbs
Compact fluorescents would rule in bid to save energy, cut warming gases
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Updated: 2:35 p.m. ET Jan 31, 2007
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - How many people does it take to change a light bulb? In California, the answer could be a majority of the Legislature as part of the state's groundbreaking initiatives to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
The "How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb Act" would ban incandescent light bulbs by 2012 in favor of energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs.
Assemblyman Lloyd Levine plans to introduce the bill this week, saying the spiral light sources are so efficient that consumers should be forced to use them. The compact bulbs use one-fourth the electricity spent in an equivalent incandescent, and that also means fewer carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Incandescent light bulbs were first developed almost 125 years ago, and since that time they have undergone no major modifications, Levine, a Democrat from Los Angeles, said in a news release. "Meanwhile, they remain incredibly inefficient, converting only about 5 percent of the energy they receive into light."
If passed, the bill would be another pioneering environmental effort in California, the most populous state. It became the first state to mandate cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, targeting a 25 percent reduction in emissions by 2020.
CFLs by the numbers
Compact fluorescent light bulbs were introduced in 1980. By 2005, about 100 million CFLs were sold in the United States, or about 5 percent of the 2-billion-light bulb market, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
That number could more than double this year. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. alone wants to sell 100 million CFLs at its stores by the end of 2007, the world's biggest retailer said in November.
While it will not give opinion on the possible California law, the EPA recommends CFLs.
"They save money and energy," EPA spokeswoman Enesta Jones said. "They are more convenient than other alternatives and come in different sizes and shapes to fit almost any fixture."
Also, CFLs generate 70 percent less heat than incandescent lights, Jones said.
About a fifth of the average U.S. home's electricity costs pays for lighting, which means even if CFLs initially cost more than conventional light bulbs, consumers will save, Jones said.
A 20-watt CFL gives as much light as a 75-watt conventional bulb, and lasts 13 times longer, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit group studying energy issues.
Utility subsidizes cost
Southern California Edison, one of the state's biggest utilities, runs a program that cuts the cost of a CFL by $1 to $2.50. In the past year, SCE has helped consumers buy 6 million CFLs, it said.
California Energy Commission member Arthur Rosenfeld said an average home in California will save $40 to $50 per year if CFLs replace all incandescent bulbs.
"This is clearly an idea whose time has come," he said.
Last year, the Legislature passed a Levine bill that requires large supermarkets to recycle plastic bags. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed that bill but has not taken a position on the light bulb proposal.We are the thin blue line
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And no you can't have any.
With legislation like that, if I blew a lightbulb I'd have to wait till payday to replace it.\\` ` ` ` < ` )___/\
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While the bulbs are really good, here is another example of some Democrat or Liberal trying to shove their touchy fealy ideas down our throats. Why dont they just tax the hell out of the companies that make the other bulbs, and give tax breaks for the good bulbs. Let the people make their own damn decision."An Unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper
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I don't think it should be law....but I have been a big fan of compact fluorescent bulbs for a long time!
I signed on to a program thru my Gas & Electric company several years ago, and got my first bulb for free...it lasted 5 years, and it was my bedroom light, so it was on every single day!
Not only will you see a drop in your bill, you will feel the difference in those hot summer months, because they do not give off as much heat as incandescent bulbs.Molly Weasley makes Chuck Norris eat his vegetables.
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They are truly worth the money. I can buy a 4 pack at Home Depot for like 6-7 bucks. But they immediately save you money. First month u can see a 5 dollar or more reduction plus you can keep more lights on more often and not have to worry about shutting them all the time.
BUT its not a legislation thing. FREAKIN UNBELIEVEABLE for the lawmakers to even come up with this BRIGHT ideaA monday morning lunatic, disturbed from time to time. Temporary catatonic madman on occasion..
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We've been using them in my house for quite a while now...we love 'em!Calm Like A Bomb...
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If you're lucky enough to have an Ikea, they carry some that look like regular bulbs, if you have an old fashioned lampshade that clips on the bulb.Molly Weasley makes Chuck Norris eat his vegetables.
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Warm up the cannon, got another politician to fire.
I have one set of screw in fluorescents in the kitchen that get used daily and are still going strong after ten years. They cost a bit back then, but I'm sure they've paid for themselves now.
UNFORTUNATELY, I've had nothing but trouble with the new breed of cheap ones. GE, Phillips - they're dying faster than incandescents. Last ones I bought were a 9 pack of GE and so far 6 are dead in less than a year. Anyone else had any problems lately or am I getting lemons?
Gee...I didnt think that it was the job of the local government to tell you what you could use for lighing in your own home.
Am I missing something? Is that what the legislatures in California do now? Have they nothing better to do?
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