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NEW YORK — A dashing young English royal falls for a beautiful commoner, and their love becomes a nationwide sensation that forever alters the face of the monarchy.
No, their names aren't Will and Kate, but rather King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. The year is 1464, nearly a decade into the Wars of the Roses, a time when (for those of you who dozed off during ninth grade history class) the English monarchy was violently contested between two competing branches within the House of Plantaganet.
By secretly marrying a 27-year-old, widowed mother of two aligned with the rival Lancaster clan, the Yorkist Edward IV added fuel to the Wars of the Roses, a bloody series of power struggles that would rage on for another 20 years.
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Now Edward and Elizabeth's romance and the resultant upheaval are at the center of "The White Queen," a new 10-episode period epic based on bestselling novels by Philippa Gregory which premiered Saturday on Starz. Their relationship was considered scandalous in those days, when duty trumped matters of the heart.
"Love was rarely taken into consideration," said Max Irons, who plays the young king in the series, over a recent breakfast in Manhattan.
"When she meets Edward by the road and falls madly in love with him, just a boy meeting a girl, with that comes consequences," added his costar, the Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson, whose character is viewed with intense suspicion by Edward's family and advisors — especially the powerful Earl of Warwick, known as the "Kingmaker" (James Frain).
In person, Irons and Ferguson have a playful, chummy relationship, marked by good-natured ribbing and inside jokes from their months together on set in Belgium. On-screen, however, their connection is more visceral: They spend a good portion of the series in various states of undress.
Given the unusually high bodice-ripping quotient in "The White Queen," finding the right leading couple was essential. Irons was cast early in pre-production, but his queen proved more elusive. The actor had to go through 15 chemistry tests with potential costars before Ferguson came along — not that he's complaining.
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"The long and the short of it is, you've got to do a bit of flirting," Irons discreetly said of the process.
Acting lineage
The son of Oscar winner Jeremy Irons and Irish actress Sinead Cusack, the 27-year-old Irons knows a thing or two about being part of a dynasty. Still, he resisted the family business until the age of 16, when he starred in a Neil LaBute play at school. "This makes academia pale in comparison, this makes sports pale in comparison, and the girls like it, so I might keep doing it," he decided.
For Ferguson, 29, acting was a somewhat less inevitable life path, despite what is a borderline spooky resemblance to fellow countrywoman Ingrid Bergman. As a teenager, she starred on the popular Swedish soap "Nya Tider," but afterward retreated from the limelight, settling in a small seaside village where she worked as a dance instructor.
That is, until "The White Queen," a job she landed after submitting a homemade audition tape, lured her back in front of the camera.
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"I've never, ever, ever desperately wanted to act. I should probably say I do, but I don't," said Ferguson, who despite her ambivalence has several other projects lined up, including Brett Ratner's "Hercules: The Thracian Wars" and "The Vatican" for Showtime.
Strong women
"The White Queen" is based on "The Cousins' War," Gregory's series of novels chronicling the Wars of the Roses from the perspective of three women vying to maintain their proximity to the throne: In addition to Ferguson's Elizabeth, there's young Anne Neville (Faye Marsay), pawned off in a politically expedient marriage to the creepy Richard III, and Margaret Beaufort, played with wild-eyed intensity by Amanda Hale, whose son Henry VII would become the first Tudor monarch.
A co-production with the BBC, the project fit in nicely with Starz's lineup of historical dramas "Spartacus" and "DaVinci's Demons," but also represented something of a departure — not just for the network, but for premium cable more broadly.


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Blue Man Group Takes Las Vegas by Storm Take three bald, silent guys with blue heads, add some incredibly odd performance material, mix in edible props, heavily percussive music, and flying paint, squeeze into a tiny East Village theatre, and the result is Blue Man Group's Tubes, one of New York City's longest-running and most indescribable Off Broadway experiences. Move the entire concoction to a 1,200-seat theatre at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, rename it (Blue Man Group Live at Luxor, appropriately enough), and the result is a show that's bigger, messier, more explosive, and more fun - but just as indescribable.
"It's not exactly a move, since so much of the show is new," explains set designer Lauren Helpern, who collaborated on the concept for the designs with "CMP," the original Blue Men: Chris Wink, Matt Goldman, and Phil Stanton, as well as with designer David Gallo. "The show is such a collaborative entity. I feel that our job as designers is to make real what the creators of the show envision, so in some ways we operate as translators," says Helpern. "It's what I would call an ego-less show, since so much of it is about function and problem-solving."
Blue Man Group also has a large in-house, New York-based framework of people involved with the creation of their shows, which is how they've put together not only the New York and Las Vegas productions, but also the Chicago and Boston versions of the show as well. Some of the concepts for Vegas, in fact, had been in development for months or years. "Las Vegas was also the first time the group encountered union production people," notes Helpern, who credits "an amazing group put together by our technical supervisor, Hillary Blanken, and her company, Juniper Street Productions. It was tough at first to get the two different approaches to doing things working together."
One of the first things the design team had to confront was the Egyptian-style decor of the theatre at the Luxor, which is of course not in keeping with Blue Man's contemporary character. And there was a mandate from the Luxor: Do not destroy the original decor. "This made it an interesting challenge," says Helpern. But in order to "modernize" the interior of the space, four Egyptian columns were removed and the walls (up to the cornice) were covered in flameproof black velour provided by David Rosenberg of I. Weiss and Sons in Long Island City, NY.
"Above the cornice we painted the remainder of the wall black," explains Helpern, who points out that black is also the basic color of the set, which she describes as "textured underfoot, and smooth on the vertical surfaces. If anything, the less aware of the scenery the audience is, the better. Black is a great background for all the flying paint and colored light in the air."
Some of the other factors that affected Helpern's designs for Las Vegas are sightlines, transitions, and cleanup. "Sightlines are particularly important to CMP. They want everyone in the audience to see the entire scene, which is difficult in a fan-shaped auditorium," she says. "We used our fact-finding trips to Vegas to determine the best locations for the big set pieces."
The seven-piece band in Las Vegas is larger than in New York, and had to be split into two groups. From a design standpoint, the band needed to be placed at a height where they were visible but not intrusive. "They also needed easy access to the stage," notes Helpern, "because they perform in the matrix scene," which occurs near the end of the show. "To accomplish this, we tied the band lofts into the existing stairways, so it is a safe and easy run."
There was also some tricky planning for the quick movement of large set units onstage. "This was the first time the show had to have a large number of moving units," Helpern says. "The pieces that move on the deck in the other shows - the feast table and PVC instruments - need to be as compact as possible and don't go very far. It was a different way to look at the dynamic of the event, and definitely a challenge to every department to make the moments fluid and interesting."
Cleanup provided another interesting challenge. The entire stage needed to be waterproof and configured for drainage to make the turnover between shows go as quickly and smoothly as possible. "Because of all the different substances - from paint to Jell-O - that land on the deck, it needs to be slip-proof, which means a textured surface, making it even more difficult to clean," says Helpern. "There are also pieces that get cleaned during the show in an upstage wash-down area."
To enlarge the concept as well as the size of the show, "CMP" added some new pieces that they had been developing (the numbers involving the drum matrix) as well as some of the show standards: the Twinkie feast, the Captain Crunch boxes, and the live paintings based on works by Yves Klein. "They wanted the show to be bigger but not stray from the qualities that make it so accessible," Helpern explains. "We knew we were going to have to play with making certain moments more intimate, bringing them down onto the apron, and then turn other ones into huge statements. This meant figuring out how pieces could be played together, basically creating Swiss Army-knife scenery."
How much bigger are things in Las Vegas than in New York? As Helpern points out, the set piece used for the Twinkie feast - in which the Blue Men and an audience member dine on Twinkies, with unexpected results - is comparable to the size of the entire stage of the Astor Place Theatre, where Blue Man Group performs in New York. To compensate for this, many of the things used in the show were simply made much bigger, including posters and cereal boxes. Other units were expanded as well, including paint drums, which grew to 6' tall, and performance platforms placed at different elevations, in order to use the height as well as the depth of the space.
As Helpern recalls, "We made several trips out to the venue to determine the appropriate sizes of the different elements. Blue Man Group's in-house prop people (headed by Blakely Braniff) made about half a dozen of each item so that the proper balance between legibility and believability could be achieved."
An automated, waterproof deck with rust-proof tracks is one of the major set elements and was developed in conjunction with Fred Gallo of Entolo, a division of Production Resource Group, whose shops in Las Vegas and New Windsor, NY, worked on the project. The company provided scenic fabrication and painting, as well as show control and Stage Command Systems[R] scenic motion control.
Other major units were built by Showman Fabricators, Inc. in Brooklyn, NY (project manager: Warren Katz). "They had done some work for Blue Man prior to Vegas, so they understood the needs of the show," says Helpern. SFI built the matrix, which is the largest piece in the show. "It was a little like building a house: it is three stories tall, has scrim roman shades, multiple staircases, and has to withstand all sorts of abuse," Helpern notes. "That piece has to incorporate sets, lighting, video, and sound."
SFI also built the feast unit, which incorporates A/V elements as well, from a flat plasma screen TV embedded in the front of the table to a the microphone on the wall. "It is probably the most complex of all the pieces because it needs to move in two different directions," Helpern says. "It is driven downstage on a track and then pulled upstage at an angle by a cable above the ground that is attached to the upstage side of the platform. It is completely waterproof, has step units that track upstage into its wall, and incorporates all sorts of fun things, from giant posters to a Jell-O catapult. Not to mention that the surface needed to be as smooth as possible. They did a great job making it all work."
Another technical collaborator on this project is Scott Fisher, of Fisher Technical Services in Las Vegas, who worked on a series of specialty pieces, including the water vortexes and zoetropes, which stand downstage left and right. "The original vortex machines were created by Phil Stanton and have always been a part of the show. This time they needed to be almost twice the size of the ones in Chicago, which meant a significantly larger motor and propeller, not to mention all the engineering issues," says Helpern. "To make it more difficult, they had to be freestanding in the center of a donut turntable.
"The turntable is what we call the zoetrope, which is based on a 19th-century optical animation toy," she continues. "Ours, based on a three-dimensional version developed early in the 20th century, is called a stroboscopic zoetrope. There are 12 sculptures mounted in a circle. When the turntable moves, it is synched up with a strobe, creating an effect that looks like a single dancing figure. We played with this in a much smaller form for a workshop, though then the sculptures were all tethered to a central point on a solid disk.
"The turntable needed to be incredibly fast, start and stop quickly, and have an easily controllable variable speed," Helpern continues. "Also, the figures, which were sculpted by Andrew Benepe, needed to be beyond secure, so Scott had to develop the armature and connection. Basically, we didn't have much to do with Scott other than give him the space parameters and stand back. He was wonderful." Helpern also credits the work of scenic coordinator Patrick Fahey, who oversaw the drafting and worked with the various scenic shops during the build and in the theatre, as well as Kevin Cwalina, who did much of the drafting and the set model.
One of the high points of the show comes at the end, when rolls and rolls of white paper come careening over the audience from the back of the house. The audience gets into the act, passing the seemingly unending streams of paper forward as they work their way toward the stage.
"Inevitably, the solution, involving modified paint rollers and Velcro, was very simple and low tech considering the requirements - it had to be a surprise, which meant the paper and the cover needed an easy release, the changeover had to be fast, and it needed to flow," says Helpern. There is an army of people who help it happen during the show, get the streamers started, help them jump the dead areas, like the huge center aisle and the voms, and collect it afterward, because it gets recycled - a big Blue Man Group concern.
The audience is also pulled into the show by a series of funny messages on LED signs built into the set. "There is a sense of community in the audience, which is created as everybody reads them together," notes Helpern. These messages serve as the only "language" in the show. "So much in the show is about connection, with the paper being the most literal display," she adds.
At the same time as the paper gag, a forest of long PVC tubes starts spinning from the ceiling on small-gear motors (provided by Capital Scenic of New York). Peter Flathers, Blue Man Production's technical director, points out that there are 54 tubes (27 double sets) made of white neoprene-impregnated vinyl industrial hoses strapped to Tomcat truss. Columbus McKinnon chain motors are used to lower the truss for accessibility, as the tubes are re-hung after each performance. The tubes are automatically released via a cue from the lighting console.
Video is also an important element in the show to help enhance what is happening onstage, as well as behind the scenes. "One of my favorite moments is the final one with the Blue Men's shadows on a DNA strand, another statement about how close we all are," says Helpern. "The scenery functions as a backdrop for all this wild video and light. I love the way scale is played with through video and shadow."
The video images were created by Caryl Glaab, Blue Man Group's associate artistic director and video designer. "The show in Las Vegas has the largest video component; in our other shows, video was mainly used to expand the parameters and see the action backstage," says Glaab. This time, the sheer size of the venue allowed Glaab to create original video pieces that are incorporated into the visual landscape of the show.
During the Twinkie feast, for example, there is a live feed of the Blue Men selecting a participant from the audience. You also see the feast itself in a screen above them and in the small plasma screen built into the front of the table, so you can see intimate details. In another scene, large prerecorded images of the Blue Men's eyes are projected on multiple screens. What is interesting here is that the Blue Men themselves are blocked to the movement of the images and a Wybron AutoPilot system allows the moving lights to follow the men.
For a singalong to Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit," three circular screens are used with the text set against fractal computer-generated images. "We bumped this piece up to the next level," explains Glaab, who likes the juxtaposition of the classic 60s music with cutting-edge video technology creating a psychedelic look.
To create the images he used Dataton's Tracks software, which runs on a Macintosh G4 computer, and Avid to create some of the text. The live video cameras are two Sony D30s and one Sony XZ999 small "cigar" camera. Playback is via three DoReMi DDRV1 units. The projectors are from Digital Projection Inc. (DPI); the screens were custom-made with material from Gerriets.
"One of our goals was not to lose Blue Man's traditional character in the bigness of the new show," Glaab says. "We maintained the use of video for moments of intimacy you couldn't see from the back of the house, and to see further backstage, yet we did things we couldn't do in the other venues." In effect, they tied together what they did before with new applications, using video in the same conceptual manner yet on a larger scale.
Helpern says her biggest challenge was making everything function well in light of the constantly evolving, organic creative process. "We are dealing with years of development, so everything needs to stay true to what has come before," she says. "Each set piece needed to be treated independently yet as part of the whole production, since the show was constantly being refined. It is a remarkable thing to work on, because anything is possible. These are some of the most creative individuals out there, which is reflected in the way the audience responds to the show."

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She looks so
ordinary that you'd never suspect this middle-aged woman from Vermont is a Nobel Prize in
Peace winner. Jody Williams, an activist against land mines in Cambodia, is friendly
and down-to-earth. As she greeted the forum of teenagers at Rhodes College Peace Jam, a weekend
activity supporting peace and diversity, she listened with genuine interest and concern. After, I
talked with her about everything from her background to
How did you get started as
an activist?
I went to local rallies when I was younger. Where I'm
from, there were only white people and cows. I spoke to an African-American for the first time when
I was in my twenties. You have to start somewhere
with everything.
What is the greatest global issue
facing the country now?
The most depressing in my view is the
government's desire to go to war. They are not listening to American citizens or the other members
of the United Nations. Military action could be an alternative, but not the first choice. The United
States only says, "We don't care what you think. " I don't think anyone wants
What about the threat of chemical and
biological weapons? How does that make you feel?
Since World War
I, there have been chemical weapons. We used to have to practice just in case of an attack. We had
drills. It's not a new threat, just a
heightened one.
What solution would you offer for
the conflicts facing America today?
We need to work out a common
solution. The government just seems drunk with power. War is a terrifying thing. The Bush
administration has already openly targeted eight
In your talk, you described America as
the heart of the beast. What exactly do you mean by that?
Many other
countries view us as an imperialist nation. Does Bush really want to save America? He wants to make
the rich richer. He's cutting back on education and Medicare. Absolute power corrupts
Since you seem to have an aversion
toward the administration, how do you feel about the controversy surrounding the Pledge of
I pledge allegiance to humanity, not America. The national
mythology is that America is this great country, and I understand the need for the myth
that wonderful pioneers formed this freedom and peace here.
If America as a country of freedom is a myth, then
what is the truth?
The truth is that this country was built on slaves
and the murders of Native Americans. We only accept the good things. I don't accept that myth. We
need to be willing to accept the good and the
You seem so passionate about everything. What
keeps you that way?
Honestly? You just have to give a s**t. I could
never be any different from the way I am.
don't seem like someone who won a Nobel Peace Prize.
I don't know how
to be any different. Sometimes I wake up and feel like I'm proud. But what am I supposed to be, a
pompous fool because I got a medal?
So if the
medal does not prove your dedication, what does? What is it that makes you
keep going?
What makes you important is who you are and what you do,
not what you have. I would keep doing this because I can't just live without taking
any action.
This piece has been published in Teen Ink's monthly print magazine.


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Victoria Beckham has shared a photo of a "beautiful" hand-written note from her husband David and their children.
The fashion designer posted the picture on Twitter not long before her catwalk show at New York Fashion Week.
The note said: "Good luck, mommy, Love David, Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper xxxxx."
Along with the picture, the former Spice Girl said: "Beautiful message from my babies x vb."
Beckham has said she had to ''work hard'' to be taken seriously as a respected designer.
In a trailer, Five Years: The Victoria Beckham Fashion Story, Beckham said she was following a path that no one else had taken before.
She said: ''I always dreamed of designing a collection. It was always my passion.
''I was a Spice Girl married to a footballer, I was trying to do something that no one had really done before.''
Beckham, who made the trailer as part of a collaboration with Skype, added: ''I've always had to work hard for everything.''


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Lebanon —
The Lebanon Area Boys & Girls Club will now be able to feed more children in the Kids At the Table program, thanks to an expanded kitchen and dining area that was unveiled at the club yesterday.
Community leaders were on hand Tuesday to celebrate the recently completed expansion at the club, and even enjoyed a soup-and-sandwich lunch prepared in the kitchen afterward.
Angie Veatch, the club's executive director, said the expansion was necessary to serve children in the KAT program, which provides free and nutritionally balanced dinners five days a week to club members. They have grown since the program started in 2010, feeding 45 to 50 children daily, to feeding an average of 105 kids a day now. And the kitchen and dining space in the club did not support that.
"I'm so excited to show it off and to have what we have now," Veatch said Tuesday. The project doubled the size of the kitchen and dining areas, and added a brand new pantry and program room.
See Wednesday's Lebanon Reporter or subscribe to the eEdition for more on this story.


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The Braves announced several minor league staff changes today. First off, they announced a new minor league hitting coordinator. Don Long served in a similar role in the Pirates organization for the last three years, and he will likely replace Leon Roberts in that role for Atlanta.
Luis Lopez will serve as the new minor league infield coordinator, though I'm not sure he's replacing anyone. Doug Dascenzo will replace Lynn Jones as the club's minor league baserunning coordinator, and also serve as the outfield coordinator. Lopez comes to the Braves from the Boston organization, and Dascenzo comes from the San Diego organization.
The Braves also hired a new manager for their double-A squad. Aaron Holbert comes over from the Cleveland organization where he led three of the last four minor league teams he managed to playoff appearances. Rocket Wheeler will move from managing the Mississippi Braves to managing the GCL Braves. That bumps Jonathan Schuerholz up a level to manage Danville, and Randy Ingle up a level to manage the Rome Braves. Dave Brundage will return to Gwinnett and Luis Salazar will return to Lynchburg.
Not too much exciting news, but news nonetheless. If anything knows anything about these new guys, share it in the comments.


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Well, I ate dinner, took my "change o life" supplements and went to the gym. By the time I got to the parking lot, I was feeling deeply depressed again. I was tearful throughout most of cardio kick. I did not finish the class. As I left, Joe told me that I was looking serious. I said that I didn't feel well. He said sounds to me like you have the "didn't get the part" blues. I had to leave before I burst into tears.
I think there may be something in the supplement that is effecting me very badly. I am going to stop taking it.


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We operate as a traditional hostel. We do not have televisions. Rather, our common rooms host good conversations. We don't provide maid service; guests make their own beds & breakfast and all guests do a small cleaning duty each day to help with upkeep. This custom might be unfamiliar to some but the hostel and its volunteer staff invite and encourage all guests to enter into the spirit of intended community.


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Born in Harrogate, Phil Swainston started playing rugby at Harrogate RFC and began his professional career at Otley.
Swainston joined the Leeds Academy as a teenager. The tight-head gained plenty of first team exposure for Leeds making 26 appearances in their final season in the Premiership before the side was relegated.
Swainston joined Wasps at the beginning of last season and soon became a regular name in the starting 15. He made 21 appearances for The Club in his first season and was named man of the match for his impressive form in the Wasps scrum against Leicester Tigers ' his celebration from which earned him YouTube fame!
Following a string of impressive performances, Swainston was also called up into England Saxons squad training.
He was nominated for Young Player of the Year at the Wasps end of year awards dinner with the likes of Elliot Daly and Billy Vunipola as a result of his form in his first season at Wasps.
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Friday, July 11, 2014
Clover Turns One Half!
There is something about this little guy that makes us all so HAPPY!
In one word: BLESSED.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
The Fourth 2014
Good Times!
Hanging Like Tree Bats a la Aunt Judi!
Random Tidbits:
It's not too late to make it
the summer of 'yes'
I love
this video
This infant Vitamin D
has no artificial colors or flavors.
Mini Boden
Summer Sale is on!
Have a wonderful week!
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Sunday, June 15, 2014
Happy June!
Early June is always exciting and busy in our household...it's the end of the school year, our wedding anniversary and Father's Day all wrapped into a couple short weeks! I feel so lucky to have married my sweet Bill who still makes me crazy happy! Since a vacation without kiddos is no where in our near future, I decided to surprise Bill and bring the vacation to us in the form of a live lobster dinner that came all the way from Maine, one of our B.C. (before children) vacation destinations together. It was a night to remember! (I ordered the
Nor'easter special from Lobster Gram
and it was fantastic and included mussels, chowder, lobster, dessert tarts and all the tools and condiments needed!)
Charm celebrated his last day of preschool and is off to Pre-K next year!
Lucky had a wonderful year in Kindergarten and is off to 1st grade next year!
We made chocolate chip cookies on the first day of school, and decided to make them again for the last day of school. Charm did nearly all the measuring and mixing himself! We used
this recipe
which is a favorite. These cookies never last long.
Bug hunting brothers:
Lucky and Charm were seriously entertained by the window washers we hired recently:
And Bill and I were seriously impressed by the deck staining job we also hired out a couple weeks ago:
And soccer. The joys of every night soccer:)!
We also enjoyed a wonderful visit from Oma this week. I don't have pictures because my camera is full, but we had a blast. We picked her up from the airport and headed straight to IKEA! We took her to soccer games and practices and she helped me so much around the house with our never ending mountain of laundry and to help with Clover so I could get a little work done around the house! It was such a fun visit, and I so appreciated all her help. It was hard for all of us to say goodbye.
And Happy Father's Day to Pa and Bill and Ron! You guys are the best! I'm so lucky to have you all in my life!
And with that, here are a few things worth sharing:
This phone case
continues to be a major conversation starter for me. I ordered it for Easter and because Jess from New Girl has a red version, but I haven't changed it back to my normal case yet. The ears make my phone easier to find!!
I'm not sure if a cuter dog exists than
this one
. (It reminds me so much of
this childhood toy
my brother and I 'shared' growing up. LeMutt is currently living in
Charm's room
.) We have a bit of dog fever in this house, not that we're close to getting a dog anytime soon, but we love playing the name game: Harold, Riggins, Stella and Sue are all contenders:).
Growing up, we owned five beta movies that we watched about a million times each: The Secret Garden, The Dark Crystal, Herbie Goes Bananas, New Babes in Toyland and Dumbo. I just purchased
this one
after an Amazon price drop, and I can't wait to make some popcorn and take a trip back in time while I watch it with my kids. I wonder if Lambert the Sheepish Lion will play before Dumbo like our old Beta version.
This game
looks like so much fun! We ordered it for a birthday party, but may have to put it on our Christmas list this year too.
Have a fantastic week!!
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Friday, May 30, 2014
Adios to May 2014!
Another week flew by! We fixed a car, sold a car, attended a graduation party, a birthday party and a flea market too. Lucky announced she has the same neck (?) as Clover, and scored 15 goals at her soccer game. Charm made his bed every morning this week, after cock a doodle do-ing to wake us up. He must have read about bed making in a book, because he's the only one in our house that does it:).
Enjoy some pictures:
Daddy's Helper!!
Lucky's First Sleepover!
(Picture from T.O.)
Clover is 5 months!
And here are some random things/thoughts/ideas for you:
Clover is really enjoying
Now that most of my favorite shows have ended for the season (Bye Nashville, New Girl, The Mindy Project, Hart of Dixie, and About a Boy), I've started watching
this series
on Amazon Prime. I'm hooked, and now I'm itching to take a fall vacation in Texas just to attend a high school football game to see what it's really like:).
I've started reading
this book
for book club this month. So far, so good.
I stumbled on
this link
which contains teacher gift ideas written by a teacher. We will be doing #1 and #2 this year!
hair straightener
is amazing. It heats up fast and does a great job on my crazy post-pregnancy hair.
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Stella Gibbons "Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm"
A collection of stories from the author of 'Cold Comfort Farm' originally published in 1940. The title story tells of a typical Christmas at the farm before the coming of Flora Poste.
"Wooing Mr. Wickham: stories inspired by Jane Austen and Chawton House"
This is an anthology of the winning entries in Chawton House Library's Jane Austen short story award 2010 - following on from the success of the inaugural competition set up in 2009 to celebrate the bicentenary of Jane Austen's arrival in Chawton.
John Mortimer "Forever Rumpole: the best of the Rumpole stories"
The best of Rumpole is represented in this selection of 14 stories, the first published in 1978, the last in 2004. And as an added bonus the book ends with the fragment of a new Rumpole novel Sir John was working on when he died in January 2009.
Sarah Hall "The Beautiful indifference"
Whether it's a frustrated housewife seeking extreme experience or a young woman contemplating the death of her lover, the characters within these collected short stories are real-life survivors, with the human body providing a sensuous frame for each unfolding drama.
Steven Millhauser "We Others"
Steven Millhauser's fiction has consistently, and to dazzling effect, dissolved the boundaries between reality and fantasy, waking life and dreams, the past and the future, darkness and light, love and lust.
Laurie R King and Leslie S Klinger (ed) "A Study in Sherlock"
The much-loved Sherlock Holmes detective series is explored through fresh angles as Dr Watson takes centre stage and tells his tale.
Charlaine Harris and Toni L P Kelner "Wolfsbane and Mistletoe"
The holiday season can bring out the beast in anyone - literally! This collection features 15 werewolf tales by an all-star line up.
Javier Marias "While the women are sleeping"
In his first short story collection for 15 years Javier Marías brings together tales which span his entire writing career. His characters are slippery and they live on the edges of society: a tramp, a butler, a bodyguard, a ghost. They threaten the normal, rational world and are driven to perverse acts of obsession.
Nadine Gordimer "Life times"
Throughout her career the internationally renowned South African writer Nadine Gordimer has built a literary reputation with her incisive short stories as much as with her acclaimed novels. This title is a collection of her stories.
Peter F Hamilton "Manhattan in reserve"
This is a collection of short stories from the master of space opera. Peter Hamilton takes us on a journey from a murder mystery in an alternative Oxford in the 1800s to a story featuring Paula Mayo, deputy director of the Intersolar Commonwealth's Serious Crimes Directorate.


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The federal disaster declaration will help the counties repair after severe storms and flooding that occurred in June.
Tomblin requested the federal disaster declaration for a total of six counties July 12. His request for Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison and Lewis counties has not been approved. Tomblin's rquest for individual assistance for Roane County residents is still under federal review.
"This assistance will help our counties address infrastructure needs resulting from the severe storms that caused flooding in Roane County and damaged a bridge in Mason County last month," Tomblin said in a news release.
The federal disaster declaration will provide public assistance funding and assistance for emergency work, repair or replacement of public facilities that were damaged from June 12-20 in both Mason and Roane counties.
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- bedrooms 3
- baths 3½
- sleeps 8
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This two story home, built in 1922, is located in West Palm Beaches'
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Together they have created a sophisticated yet relaxed vacation
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plasma TV, formal dining room, newly renovated kitchen with granite
counter tops, breakfast room overlooking the pool, and a screened in
porch with seating area and table, also overlooking the pool.
Upstairs, are three bedrooms, all with private marble baths. The
master has a connecting screened in sleeping porch with queen size
bed, overlooking the courtyard and the pool. The laundry is also
located on this floor.
The deck leads down to the courtyard, which contains a beautiful new
pool with lighting, connected whirlpool spa with waterfall, and
beautifully landscaped grounds. There are large mango trees,
coconut palm trees, banana trees, an avocado tree, a lime tree and
an orange tree. The carriage house is draped with bougainvillea
vines. The front yard has a very large grapefruit tree. An outdoor
shower with hot and cold water is adjacent to the half bath.
activities and attractions in West Palm Beach Atlantic Coast South
In addition to the beaches on Palm Beach, just minutes away, this
home is just one and one half blocks from the intracoastal waterway
at Curry Park. This park has boat launch facilities, tennis courts,
and bike trails extending along the waterway to historic Clematis
Two bikes are available for guest use.
The pier to board the Palm Beach Princess, the local gaming cruise
line, is just a few blocks north.
Shopping is available on nearby Worth Avenue, City Place, and
Clematis Street.
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Leasing Rates:
Off Season: May 1st to Oct. 31st:
Weekly: $2,900.00 (additional day rate after first week = $415.00
per day)
Monthly: $10,000.00
In Season: November 1st to April 30th:
Weekly: $4,900.00 (additional day rate after first week = $700.00
per day)
Monthly: $14,000.00
House Notes:
No pets. Smoking outside and on porches only.
All televisions (6 total in the house) have cable connection and
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To lose a pound of fat, you must create a caloric deficit of 3500 kcal.
However, how much of a caloric surplus must you create to gain a pound of muscle?
I searched this site and did not find an answer. I found an answer from Google, but it was from a site that said one gram of fat and one gram of protein had the same caloric content, so I don't think the site is too trustworthy.
It's impossible to figure this out. It all depends on the individual based on experience, training, rest, stress levels, etc...
But yeah, a gram of fat is 9 calories and protein is 4. So no, that site is not trustworthy.
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Gym PRs: 365/240/440=1045
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Let me rephrase my question a little bit.
How much of a caloric defecit would you need to lose a pound of muscle? As in if you were to use a pound of muscle as fuel, how much energy would result from this process?
I'm not asking this question because I want to cut away muscle, but I'm asking because I recently became ill and could barely consume 500 kcal a day.
End result, I am trying to calculate the maxmium amount of muscle mass I could have lost.
3500 calories/ 1lb fat x 1 lb fat/453.6 g fat x 1 g fat/9 calories x 4 calories/1 g protein x 453.6 g protein/ 1 lb protein = (3500 x 4) calories / 9 lbs protein = 1555.5 calories/ 1 lb protein
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Step 1. removed the single screw attaching the arm to the upper tray
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Chocolate-Mint Shamrock Cupcakes Recipe
- 1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
- Pencil, paper, scissors and waxed paper
- 1 cup light green candy coating disks
- 24 chocolate wafers
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup, warmed
- Gold pearl dust
- 2 packages (4.67 ounces each) mint Andes candies, chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- Prepare and bake cake batter according to package directions for cupcakes; cool completely.
- Meanwhile, with a pencil and paper, draw shamrock design. Cut out pattern. Melt candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl; stir until smooth. Transfer to a resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in corner of bag. Place waxed paper over the pattern; pipe a shamrock design. Repeat 23 times. Refrigerate until set.
- Lightly brush wafers with corn syrup; brush with pearl dust. Gently lift candy shamrocks from waxed paper. Lightly brush bottoms with corn syrup; attach to wafers. Set aside.
- Place Andes candies in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over candies; whisk until smooth. Cool slightly, stirring occasionally. Dip cupcakes into melted mints; let stand until set. Press a shamrock-topped wafer onto each cupcake. Yield: 2 dozen.
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Never captained a boat before? No problem! These two-seater speed boats are a breeze to operate amidst the favorable conditions of the Caribbean Sea and this tour is geared to deliver the ultimate ocean experience.
A short transfer from the pier brings you to the Uvero Beach Club where your adventure begins. Upon arrival, you will receive a safety briefing and be given all your snorkeling equipment, including a brand new snorkel tube for your hygiene. After being instructed on how to maneuver your boat throughout the tour, you will don your life vest, board your boat and glide out into the endless turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea.
Blast across the ocean as your guide leads you along the coastline and eventually to one of the most vibrant reefs in the area. Once at the reef, you can enjoy 45-minutes of guided snorkeling along the reef edge, swimming amongst the colorful fish and corals in this underwater paradise. Here below the surface of the water, a wide variety of tropical fish, lobsters, starfish and anemones abound. Your PADI qualified guide will happily share with you what you will be observing and assist you as needed.
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CATEGORIES MoviesA comedy about two bumbling serial killers? That's "Adventures of Serial Buddies," a little movie "Extra" host Maria Menounos made in her spare time with director/boyfriend Keven Undergaro.
They describe it as '"Dexter" meets "Dumb and Dumber," and it's inspired by a guy Undergaro was friends with, never realizing he was a sociopath. They cast it with unknowns from The Groundlings and Improv Olympics.
Menounos credits Undergaro with discovering her 15 years ago, just as he "discovered" Beth Behrs (pre-"2 Broke Girls"), whom he cast in the film without ever seeing her act. They also managed to line up some bigger names, like Christopher Lloyd, but on such a small movie, everyone, even Kathie Lee Gifford, pitched in to get it made.
Moviefone: You actually knew a serial killer?
Keven Undergaro: No, he wasn't a serial killer; he was a sociopath and he committed a bunch of heinous crimes and he's still in jail for it, but I didn't know that at the time. So that's what kind of gave me the idea to make the movie. I thought we were friends and by the end of it, he was carted away for life, I was like, "Oh."
Are you still in touch with him?
Maria Menounos: I will not allow that.
Undergaro: Actually, I get emails every now and again. He has traced the movie and he's always asked if it's based on him and I haven't responded.
So, it's not based on any real crimes?
Undergaro: No. Just the fact that you think someone is a little quirky and kind of off and then later you find out...
Menounos: ... they're really off.
How hard is it to make serial killers funny?
Undergaro: The characters are so incredibly stupid that they don't even realize they're serial killers. We had the most colorful costumes and that almost gives it a surreal nature. So when people have seen the movie, no one's ever called on the fact that they're serial killers. It's more like watching "Dumb and Dumber."
One critic even called it "Dexter" meets "Dumb and Dumber."
Undergaro: Yeah, that was great, but it really is accurate.
Menounos: That's what I always thought, so when the critic said it, I literally was like "Hallelujah!" that's exactly what I wanted to hear, because that is the best description of it.
Maria, how did you get involved with the project?
Menounos: Keven wrote the script and just put it on my desk one day. I read it and thought it was hilarious. We bought a property back east on 60 acres knowing we were going to start filming movies back there and so this was the perfect one to start with.
Undergaro: It was only a three- or four-week shoot, and it was all timed to Maria's schedule. At that time she was doing "The Today Show," "Nightly News," and "Access." And now she's hosting "Extra," so she really has to be in LA on set every day. But it's our passion. It's how we met. This was such a labor of love.
How about Beth Behrs?
Menounos: Keven actually discovered her. He has a real knack for it. He's a genius for knowing someone has "it" before they even know they have it. Like with me, I was just a chubby college student who had dreams but didn't know how it would all come together and he put me on the right path and shepherded my career all these years. The same thing with Beth Behrs.
Undergaro: We went to see Joan Rivers and there was Beth working The Geffen. I had a quick interaction while she ripped my ticket. I said, "Tell me you're an actress," and she said, "Well, I'm actually studying and, yeah, that's what I want to do." I said to Maria, "I'm going to put her in 'Serial Buddies.'" I decided to create a role for her and Maria said, "You haven't even read her. You're just going to create a role for her, fly her back to Boston?'" I said, "No, Maria, you've got to trust me on this one.'" And sure enough, she was amazing. She was one of the funniest, if not the funniest people on set. And as soon a she came back, she booked "2 Broke Girls."
You put her to work as a P.A. as well.
Menounos: Yeah, I was in charge of producing the movie. Pretty much everybody, except for the main actors, were living at my parents' house. So I said, "Everyone, it's all hands on deck. It's going to be long days, it's going to be humid and hot and sticky." I told Keven if he was going to take a chance and fly out people for roles I thought could have been cast locally, they really had to go to work. Beth was one of them. It made the movie familial. Everyone felt they were pitching in.
Undergaro: Beth was helping with makeup, carrying stuff. She's someone who's gonna be like Jen Aniston. She's going to be around for a long, long time. By the way, Kathie Lee Gifford, same thing. We shot her at her estate in Connecticut and she told us, "Guys, there is no rush. As long as you guys are willing to put in the hours, I am. We can stay here all night into the morning. And I don't care if I'm only in 15 seconds of this movie. They're going to be the best 15 seconds of the whole movie."
How did you find the leads?
Undergaro: Paul Ashton (who plays one of the killers, Gregory) had about seven years' training in Australia before he even stepped in front of a camera. That's how intense the training is there. He worked with the costume department on his costumes. I think he has 30 or 40 different outfits in the whole movie.
Hal Rudnick (who plays the other killer, Gary) is really big on the improv scene here in LA. He's really well respected. Very quirky and a ton of range. HIs role was tough to cast but when he came in, we said, "Oh, that's the guy."
Artie Lange told me, "I just said no to an Adam Sandler movie, because that's how busy I am, but this is on the East Coast, it's an hour for me, I really want to make this work." Most of his stuff was improv. He went off script but his stuff was amazing.
Todd Wilson does one of the biggest radio shows in the country and he's like a mini John Candy. Really, really talented young actor. He came out of Improv Olympics.
Who do you play, Maria?
Menounos: I play one of the sorority girls with Beth. She's the naive sweet one and I'm...
Undergaro: ...the bitchy one. That was a stretch.
Menounos: Shut up!
Undergaro: I always put her in my movies because she's so talented.
Menounos: And because I sleep with him.
Undergaro: Yeah, she sleeps with the director.
"Adventures of Serial Buddies" hits VOD on May 29.


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I really think the Ducati will be a groundbreaking bike with all of it's features, but it will also cost me about 2-2500K more (based on how i want it equipped and taking into consideration the deals avail on the bmw). Insurance is going to be about the same and is not a factor for me.
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Broadway actors Nat Chandler, Christina DeCicco, Teri Dale Hansen and Destan Owens will perform with the Long Island Philharmonic New Year's Eve at the Tilles Performing Arts Center.
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- Inner-Outer Beauty said...
Oh how fabulous! I want a NY office with a view! Btw, Love your blog Heather! Do you want to exchange links in the blog list? I have anyway already put yours on mine, and if you feel for it of course it would be lovely to be included among your blog tips (mine is in English). Love from sunny Sweden
- May 21, 2012 at 11:56 AM
- Miss Margarita said...
Love the bookshelf! So different!
- May 21, 2012 at 2:17 PM
- Chez Laurel said...
What a visual feast! I will arm-wrestle you for that lamp,
Heather! It is gorgeous. Thanks for posting another wonderful design project...I always love your posts, they are the first ones I devour every day.
- May 21, 2012 at 2:37 PM
- Casa Très Chic said...
Love that mirrored bookshelf.
The office is absolutely fabulous, and the view. OMG, the view!!!
Have a nice new week.
- May 21, 2012 at 7:18 PM
- therelishedroost said...
Cannot wait to visit it next week, this is such an appetizer!!!!
- May 21, 2012 at 8:42 PM
- Ashley said...
How would anyone ever manage to be productive at a desk with that view? Simply beautiful.
- May 21, 2012 at 9:03 PM
- Alie said...
How wonderful the photos as art! A cost effective option I could maybe emulate! How did they look in person - it must be difficult to blow up so large in terms of finish? In your photos they are stunning.
- May 22, 2012 at 5:46 AM
- Mitra Penerjemah said...
penerjemah bahasa mandarin said: woowww...very confertable place for rest n enjoy...greeting.
- May 22, 2012 at 6:24 AM
- Karena said...
So many gorgeous elements! Love the photo mural and that view!!
Art by Karena
- May 22, 2012 at 8:11 AM
- Interior Thoughts said...
I am intrigued by the photo wall mural. Do you remember what the mural was made of or have any insight about how someone could replicate that idea? I see companies online but I am not sure how to make sure it would look as good.
- May 22, 2012 at 10:50 AM
- vicki archer said...
A stunning apartment heather and as for a home office like that.... yes please! xv
- May 22, 2012 at 2:49 PM
- Brillante Interiors said...
I am following you for years Heather and your photography has improved tremendously. Great images. One of the best part of this project is that gold medallion on the ceiling.
- May 22, 2012 at 3:16 PM
- Miriam said...
Your blog is great! So many well-done details. Raji's design is amazing. Viait my blog if you have time. Take care :)
- May 22, 2012 at 5:58 PM
- E_India said...
Thank you, Brilliante Interiors, for such a positive comment on the gilded medallion, which Raji Radhakrishnan designed and we at Christianson Lee Studios created.
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Sausage Rice Skillet Recipe
Flavorful pork sausage, fresh zucchini and instant rice make this stovetop sensation a favorite with Connie Putnam's family and friends. "Everyone I have shared this recipe with tells me how delicious it is," reports the Clayton, North Carolina cook.
- 1 pound bulk pork sausage
- 2 medium zucchini, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt or garlic powder
- 1 can (11-1/2 ounces) V8 juice
- 2/3 cup uncooked instant rice
- In a large skillet, cook the sausage until no longer pink; drain. Add the zucchini, onion, green pepper, oregano and garlic salt; cook and stir until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in V8 juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-14 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
- Return to a boil. Stir in rice; cover and remove from the heat. Let stand for 5-7 minutes or until rice is tender. Fluff with a fork. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Sausage Rice Skillet in Quick Cooking March/April 2002, p61
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This is a nice simple recipe, goes together fast. I used regular rice and canned tomatoes since that is what I had on hand and I thought it turned out fine.
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Quote from: m~j~s on August 01, 2008, 03:48:43 PMOh and BTW - I am a life long fully paid up conservative.Which is why you probably don't like what Bush has done... Its a shame most people don't even know what "conservative" means.
Oh and BTW - I am a life long fully paid up conservative.
Quote from: royceks on August 01, 2008, 03:25:43 AMThank the Lord and he's done plenty of impeachable offences. And take that Darth Cheney with you. The funniest thing is it was written as if Bush is intelligent and actually knows what's going on in the world! Hilarious!you are clueless,and you cant be president if your not intelligent.
Thank the Lord and he's done plenty of impeachable offences. And take that Darth Cheney with you. The funniest thing is it was written as if Bush is intelligent and actually knows what's going on in the world! Hilarious!
YOU are clueless and yes you can. What do you think all those neocons were doing getting him elected? When he actually tries to talk he is embarrassing and sounds like an idiot.
...this would be his speech:Normally, I start these things out by saying "My Fellow Americans." Not doing it this time. If the polls are any indication, I don't know who more than half of you are anymore. I do know something terrible has happened, and that you're really not fellow Americans any longer.I'll cut right to the chase here: I quit.Now before anyone gets all in a lather about me quitting to avoid impeachment, or to avoid prosecution or something, let me assure you: There's been no breaking of laws or impeachable offenses in this office.The reason I'm quitting is simple. I'm fed up with you people. I'm fed up because you have no understanding of what's really going on in the world. Or of what's going on in this once-great nation of ours. And the majority of you are too damned lazy to do your homework and figure it out.Let's start local. You've been sold a bill of goods by politicians and the news media. Polls show that the majority of you think the economy is in the tank. And that's despite record numbers of homeowners, including record numbers of MINORITY homeowners. And while we're mentioning minorities, I'll point out that minority business ownership is at an all-time high. Our unemployment rate is as low as it ever was during the Clinton administration. I've mentioned all those things before, but it doesn't seem to have sunk in.Despite the shock to our economy of 9/11, the stock market has rebounded to record levels and more Americans than ever are participating in these markets. Meanwhile, all you can do is whine about gas prices, and most of you are too damn stupid to realize that gas prices are high because there's increased demand in other parts of the world, and because a small handful of noisy idiots are more worried about polar bears and beachfront property than your economic security.We face real threats in the world. Don't give me this "blood for oil" thing. If I were trading blood for oil I would've already seized Iraq's oil fields and let the rest of the country go to hell. And don't give me this 'Bush Lied; People Died' crap either. If I were the liar you morons take me for, I could've easily had chemical weapons planted in Iraq so they could be 'discovered.' Instead, I owned up to the fact that the intelligence was faulty.Let me remind you that the rest of the world thought Saddam had the goods, same as me. Let me also remind you that regime change in Iraq was official US policy before I came into office. Some guy named 'Clinton' established that policy. Bet you didn't know that, did you?You idiots need to understand that we face a unique enemy. Back during the cold war, there were two major competing political and economic models squaring off. We won that war, but we did so because fundamentally, the Communists wanted to survive, just as we do. We were simply able to out spend and out-tech them.That's not the case this time. The soldiers of our new enemy don't care if they survive. In fact, they want to die. That'd be fine, as long as they weren't also committed to taking as many of you with them as they can. But they are. They want to kill you, and the bastards are all over the globe.You should be grateful that they haven't gotten any more of us here in the United States since September 11. But you're not. That's because you've got no idea how hard a small number of intelligence, military, law enforcement, and homeland security people have worked to make sure of that. When this whole mess started, I warned you that this would be a long and difficult fight. I'm disappointed how many of you people think a long and difficult fight amounts to a single season of 'Survivor.'Instead, you've grown impatient. You're incapable of seeing things through the long lens of history, the way our enemies do. You think that wars should last a few months, a few years, tops.Making matters worse, you actively support those who help the enemy. Every time you buy the New York Times, every time you send a donation to a cut-and-run Democrat's political campaign, well, dang it, you might just as well FedEx a grenade launcher to a Jihadist. It amounts to the same thing.In this day and age, it's easy enough to find the truth. It's all over the Internet. It just isn't on the pages of the New York Times or on NBC News. But even if it were, I doubt you'd be any smarter. Most of you would rather watch American Idol.I could say more about your expectations that the government will always be there to bail you out, even if you're too stupid to leave a city that's below sea level and has a hurricane approachingI could say more about your insane belief that government, not your own wallet, is where the money comes from. But I've come to the conclusion that were I to do so, it would sail right over your heads.So I quit. I'm going back to Crawford. I've got an energy-efficient house down there (Al Gore could only dream) and the capability to be fully self-sufficient.No one ever heard of Crawford before I got elected, and as soon as I'm done here pretty much no one will ever hear of it again. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to die of old age before the last pillars of America fall.Oh, and by the way, Cheney's quitting too. That means Pelosi is your new President. You asked for it. Watch what she does carefully, because I still have a glimmer of hope that there are just enough of you remaining who are smart enough to turn this thing around in 2008.So that's it. God bless what's left of America. Some of you know what I mean.
...........I would pop some champaigne!
My god I leave, gas killed me. I come back gas is doubled. Something went wrong, and leadership was obviously nonexistent to get us to where were at. The downhill of a country cannot be blamed on one person, and it would be ignorant to justify that view, but its undeniable a president owns the highest influence.
Quote from: miamicanes04 on July 31, 2008, 11:11:33 PMMy god I leave, gas killed me. I come back gas is doubled. Something went wrong, and leadership was obviously nonexistent to get us to where were at. The downhill of a country cannot be blamed on one person, and it would be ignorant to justify that view, but its undeniable a president owns the highest influence.Welcome back miamicane - look what the tree hugging LIBERAL House and Senate has done since you've been gone.But...It's all George's fault
I've heard Bush supporters still existed... I just never believed it until now. ÃÂ That must be a HUGE rock.


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Antonio Conte, former boss of Siena and current coach at Juventus, has been charged with failing to report alleged knowledge of match-fixing in Italy. Stefano Carobbio, who played under Conte at Siena, claims the manager knew about plans to arrange the outcomes of games against Novara and Albinoleffe while Siena were in Serie B.
Conte was cleared of the charge of sporting fraud, but he will will have to stand trial against the lesser claims. If guilty, the boss of the Old Lady could face a fine or suspension from the Italian Football Federation.
The hearings, related to multiple charges of match-fixing throughout Italy, are scheduled to start August 2. Juventus players Leonardo Bonucci and Simone Pepe have also been faced with accusations, while Gigi Buffon maintains his innocence. Walter Mazzarri, coach of Napoli, has been questioned as well, while Daniele Portanova of Bologna and Andrea Masiello of Atalanta could face suspension. Finally, Lecce and Grosseto could start the Serie B season with a dock in points, as could Siena in Serie A.