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Telecommunications in Lebanon
This article concerns the systems of communication in Lebanon. Lebanon possesses a number of systems of telecommunication, some of which are currently being reconstructed following damage during the civil war that ended in 1991. The country code and top-level domain for Lebanon is ".lb".
There are 1,150,000 landlines and 2,916,000 mobile telephones in use in Lebanon.[1] The telephone system was severely damaged during the civil war but was completely rebuilt and revamped. The systems that provide the infrastructure for the telephone network are, domestically, microwave radio relay stations and cables, and internationally, two Intelsat satellite-earth stations, a microwave radio relay station to Syria and three international undersea fiber optic cables: I-ME-WE, CADMOS (to Cyprus), and BERYTAR (to Syria).
Free radio and television broadcasting[edit]
Lebanon possesses one AM radio broadcast station, and 32 FM radio broadcast stations. In 2005, there were 28 privately owned FM radio stations. One FM station, which shifts between French, English, and Armenian, and the sole AM radio station, which broadcasts solely in Arabic, are owned by the state-owned Radio Lebanon, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Information. Radio Lebanon also relays Radio France International at 13:00 (UTC) daily. Among private broadcasters are Mix FM, PAX Radio, the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation(LBCI), National Broadcasting Network, Radio One, and the Voice of Tomorrow.[2] There are 2.85 million radios is Lebanon. Furthermore, Lebanon has two digital cable television companies, Cable Vision and echonet.
There are 28 television broadcast stations in Lebanon, although the application of the audiovisual law has caused the closure of a number of TV stations. The PAL television standard is used in Lebanon. Other than the state-owned Télé Liban, most broadcasters are privately owned and earn revenues from advertising. Some of the most important television networks are the LBC, Murr TV, Al Jadeed, Future TV, Orange TV (OTV), Al-Manar, NBN, Télé Lumière, and TL (controlled by the government). There are 1.18 million television sets in Lebanon.
Paid radio and television[edit]
There are five cable TV companies in Lebanon: Cable Vision [1], Eco Net [2], City TV [3] , Digiteck and UCL.
Internet services[edit]
The development and growth of internet infrastructure has been particularly slow in Lebanon due to corruption and allegations of a sector monopoly.[3]
Internet services are administered in Lebanon by the Ministry of Telecommunication. Lebanon provides three types of services: dialup services, wireless Internet service and ADSL. Lebanon ranks 80th on the netindex.com (as of January 12, 2014).
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Dialup services cost around $7 a month but users have to pay for the cost of phone communication.
ADSL services[edit]
ADSL was offered for the first time in April 2007 and there were, as of July 2011, 1,284,361 subscribers. The ADSL network has been undergoing large upgrades throughout the country. The addition of the new IMEWE underwater cable during the summer of 2011 has dramatically increased Lebanon's international bandwidth capacity, allowing for increased speeds and larger data caps. The prices for ADSL varies slightly depending on the DSP but typically cost from $16/month (2 Mbit/s) to $65/month (>10 Mbit/s) on unlimited data plans.
To fix the problem, former Minister of Telecommunications Charbel Nahas signed an 18-month contract with Consolidated Engineering & Trading and French/American Company Alcatel-Lucent to install a Fiber Optics grid. According to Sehnawi, by the end of 2011 all the areas of Lebanon will have fast internet ranging from 10-15 Mbit/s download, and 20 Mbit/s and more will be available the year after, allowing Lebanon to finally catch up with the rest of the world.
Wireless Internet[edit]
Wireless Internet services were offered for the first time in 2005 to palliate for the absence of ADSL infrastructure at the time. It's fees across ISPs revolves around $45/month. Wireless internet is portable: users can connect nearly anywhere through a receiver (connected to the client via USB or Ethernet) and it provides download rates between 2 Mbit/s and 9 Mbit/s depending on the chosen plan. Coverage weakens in densely built areas or remote locations.
Point-to-point leased line fees include:
- A one time connection fee based on Bit Rate- calculated per Leased Line- (and depending on the Leased Line Bit Rate).
- A recurring monthly fee with a fixed component which is based on Bit Rate, and a variable component based on Bit Rate and distance.[4]
fiber to the home service (FTTH): came in 2014
4G connection service : came in 2013
There are 17 licensed ISPs (Internet Services Providers) and 9 licensed DSPs (Data Service Providers) operating in Lebanon.
Broadband Plus, ComNet, Farah Net, Fiberlink Networks (NewCom), IDM, Keblon, Lebanon OnLine, Masco Group, Moscanet (Wise), Onet Plus, Pro Services, Sodetel, Solidere, Terranet, Transmog (Cyberia), Tri Network Consultants, Virtual ISP (VISP).
Cable One, Cedarcom, GlobalCom Data Services, Pesco, Sodetel, Solidere, LCNC S.A.L., TRISAT S.A.R.L., Waves S.A.L.
For more information about the licensed ISPs/DSPs, you can visit TRA website.
In 2009 Lebanon had 2,000,000 internet users (48% of the population).
In mid-2011 Lebanon had 2,500,820, 59% penetration rate [5]
As of December 31, 2011, Lebanon had 3,367,220 Internet users (87% penetration rate).[6]
As of June 30, 2012, Lebanon had 3,722,950 Internet users (92% penetration rate).[7]
Broadband Decree passed[edit]
The cabinet of ministers passed a decree on August 23, 2011, to increase the current speeds of Internet connection setting the minimum speed to 2 Mbit/s in addition to lowering the prices. The decree was presented by telecommunication minister Nicolas Sahnaoui.
- ^ CIA World Factbook, 2009.
- ^ World Radio Television Handbook (WRTH), 2005.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15273510
- ^ http://www.mpt.gov.lb/nleased.htm, Fees and Tariffs (Local link) Point-to-Point Analog and Digital Leased Lines (valid from 15 July 2006). Retrieved on 2008-06-26.
- ^ Internet World Stats, 2011.
- ^ Internet World Stats, 2012.
- ^ Internet World Stats, 2012.
Much of the information in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook.
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I was assured Bieber would IM me Friday at 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, as he was in Sacramento, Calif., on one of the many stops for his My World concert tour. At 9 p.m. I got a call from Michael Ferrara of Etoile Nation Beauty, the fragrance firm that signed the deal with Bieber, giving him, his manager Scooter Braun (who is 28 years old by the way) and Universal Music Group, which owns Bieber's record label Island Records, a share in the new venture.
"Justin and Scooter are in a meeting and are running 30 minutes late." Sure enough at 9:30 p.m., I get an IM from Bieber's publicist: "Just a few minutes more." And then from his manager's username (I'm sworn to secrecy), which Bieber would be using: "Hi."
We get to chatting (I'm terrified that since he is a teenager he is going to run circles around me on IM), and several questions later he says, "Umm, what is your name....Sorry, this is just weird without knowing your name....It's kind of creepy."
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We chat for 20 minutes before it's time for Bieber to sign off.
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The Rab Neutrino Plus is a nice jacket!
I own one other Rab product, a Cirrus wind jacket. I am 6'2" and 170lbs and surprisingly I wear a small in many companies. I sometimes wear a medium for outwear. The small Rab Neutrino Plus fits me quite well. It is long in the arms, and long enough in the torso to be covered even when bending over.
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LAWRENCE, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) – A 69-year-old liquor store owner allegedly thwarted an attempted armed robbery of McCann's Liquors on South Union Street Sunday night.
Arturo Taveras, owner of McCann's Liquors, has been robbed before and he was not about to be victimized again.
Taveras told police a masked man walked into his store at about 10:30 p.m., pulled a gun on him, and demanded all his money; however, instead of emptying his register, Taveras removed his gun from his waistband and pointed it at the suspect, reports The Eagle Tribune.
When the suspect saw Taveras' gun, he fled the store heading south on South Union Street and then west on Andover Street.
Police said the male suspect is described as approximately 6'0" tall with an athletic build. At the time of the incident, the suspect was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark blue jeans, and dark shoes.
Taveras also said the suspect spoke English with no noticeable accent.
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Brooklyn, N.Y. – The work of June Blum — a painter and curator who was at the forefront of the women's art movement in New York City during the 1960s and 1970s – will be showcased this month and during February in the Resnick Gallery of Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus.
The exhibit, offered free and open to the public, is an overview of some of Blum's earlier black and white paintings from the 1960's and of all of her work from 2010. Blum's works will be on display from Monday, Jan. 24, through Feb. 25. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. A reception will be held on Feb. 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Blum makes her return to the Brooklyn Campus, having originally exhibited her black and white paintings there in 1964.
An exhibition catalog, featuring an introduction by Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Senior Professor Cynthia Maris Dantzic, a working artist, will be available at the exhibit. Dantzic, as well as iconic feminists such as Betty Friedan, were the subjects of portraits by Blum, whose claim to fame was her successful mission to get works by female artists placed in mainstream museums.
"Female President Light Event" (1968-1969), one of Blum's curatorial successes, helped raise the awareness of Long Island artists and residents to the feminist art movement. As curator of Contemporary Art at the Suffolk Museum in Stony Brook, N.Y., Blum created "Unmanly Art," (1971-1972), the first in-house, Museum-coordinated exhibit of women artists. In 1975, she organized "Works on Paper/Women Artists" at the Brooklyn Museum.
Blum, whose works have been exhibited nationwide, studied at Brooklyn College, the Brooklyn Museum Art School, The Pratt Graphic Arts Center and the New School for Social Research. She has explored many art paths including painting (figurative and black-and-white linear paintings), sculpture (fabric, wire, clay, and plaster), prints, Light Events, Happenings, jewelry, art books, pottery, conceptual documentations and drawing. In 1980, Blum moved from Brooklyn to Cocoa Beach, Fla.
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"I couldn't compete with big-budget games, so I had to create something that was out there, that people haven't seen before, and I can do that really well," Antichamber creator Alexander Bruce told me back in 2011. "All the psychological stuff is what's interesting to play. Since it's so different there is a joy in exploring. Like kids climbing a tree, just to see what's up there."
The game was originally called Hazard and, although most of the aesthetics and ideas behind the puzzles seemed to be in place, it's taken years of work to get the game to the point of release.
Antichamber is a first-person puzzle game that is in no way afraid to mess with your mind and expectations. We've previewed the game, and we've interviewed Bruce about the rather amazing ways he's pushed for the game's creation, but it's time to dig into the final product. The game is out now, you should buy it and play it, and here are a few tips to get you started.
Don't be afraid to fail
You can't die in the game, and you can hit the escape key at any time to return to the first room and take a look at the map of puzzles. From there you can warp to any of the locations you've uncovered. This makes it easy to move around the game's world and experiment, look around, and try new things.
I've often found new areas and solutions by failing at my first attempt to solve a puzzle, or by doing something crazy in frustration. There are no rules of space that you can count on in the game, as so many of the things we take for granted in reality have been messed with or perverted. You may not return to the same place if you back-track. The sign telling you to do something may lead you astray. It's not a matter of winning or losing, but experimentation.
I'm still playing the game, and have yet to finish it, simply because it's much more of a "lean back" experience, instead of the "lean forward" feeling you get from action titles or first-person shooters. You'll want to make yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy the topsy-turvy rules of the game's world. It's fun to just run around and see what you can do.
Don't be afraid to take a bath
Kim Swift, the designer of Quantum Conundrum, described the act of "thrashing." This is the behavior exhibited by players who have stopped actively trying to solve a problem. "You can tell they're not really processing things anymore, there is a certain level of frustration we can see in their face," she explained.. "They're not trying to find a solution, they're just hoping that if they bumble around they'll see something they haven't really seen before, but they're not taking the game in and processing it."
It's very easy to begin the act of thrashing in Antichamber. The game presents you with puzzles that require you to think and move in novel ways, and it's easy to try a few obvious solutions, get frustrated, and then begin to repeat the same behaviors over and over.
The best thing to do once you get stuck in that rut is to walk away, grab something to eat, or sleep on it. Antichamber rewards a methodical approach, and it's nearly impossible to simply grind through the game. Puzzles that had me nearly throwing my mouse at the screen were simple with a few hours of distance, or after my brain had passively chewed on the possible solutions while I slept.
Sometimes the best way to figure something out is to take a step back, walk away, and come back with a fresh set of eyes. Allow Saul from one of my favorite movies to explain what I mean.
Don't be afraid to feel stupid
It's funny to see how talented game designers deal with people playing their games. Bruce would watch people play Antichamber and question their actions and ask about their thought processes as they play. He would take notes. Jonathan Blow left the room when I played The Witness so I would feel comfortable.
Kim Swift, during one press event, stood back a few feet and kept a close eye on what everyone was doing, without interrupting. It was a relief to finally get a chance to play the game without its creator looking over my shoulder. I felt like I could feel stupid privately.
Reviewers were lucky in that we were able to play the game before there were guides written, before you could Google for an answer to a puzzle. Bruce said he would give people hints if they got stuck, and I compared notes with a few other writers, but I played, and I continue to play, by myself as much as possible. I wanted every breakthrough to feel earned. For the love of all that is holy, stay away from spoilers, people discussing the game, or threads on forums that give away how to solve any of the puzzles or what surprises exist in the game.
The solution to the very first puzzle is delightful, and it only gets more devious from there. Don't cheat yourself: Take a breath, spend some time, and work through the game by yourself. The sense of accomplishment is worth the effort.
Antichamber is $15 until February 6, and is available now on the PC.


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Palo Alto highest in county for disability claims by police, firefighter retirees
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on Jun 28, 2013 at 9:58 am
Questions that need answering:
How these public safety types get disabled?
Palo Alto doesn't have many structure files, so where/how are these injuries being sustained?
Need to know how many of there disability retirements are EMTs and how many firefighters? EMTs might be getting back injuries. However--this would require a comparison between PA EMTs and private sector EMTs.
Need to know the age of each retiree who retires on medical disability. Generally, older people tend to sustain more injuries than younger people.
Need to know if those getting disability retirement were OK six months before retirement?
Need to know the name of the doctors servicing these unions?
Nationally, about 100 firefighters die on the job every year. A review of those cases show that about 1/3rd die actually fighting fires, about 1/3 die in traffic accidents in-transit to/from a fire site, and the rest die of ailments attributed to a sedentary life-style, like heart attacts and high blood pressure.
Because Palo Alto runs its own ambulance service, this Grand Jury report is somewhat incomplete, since it fails to provide any details about the actual disabilities.
All-in-all, there does seem to be a problem here in Palo Alto. Sadly, it's not likely one that the Council, which allegedly represents the public, will demonstrate much interest.
on Jun 28, 2013 at 10:25 am
This is insulting, particularly to anyone who has served in the military and faced real danger. A firefighter's job is statistically much safer than farming, construction, etc. and only a little more hazardous than being a desk bureaucrat.
For every firefighter that goes on disability, the remaining firefighters should have their pensions and/or pay reduced to compensate the costs. Then the fire union would have incentive to actually regulate who applies for disability instead of treating the system like a feeding frenzy.
on Jun 28, 2013 at 10:26 am
more civil servants milking the system...epa and san jose should have higher percentages...really?


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A Day in Glen Park
Olympus PEN E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7
Seems like there are more and more farmers markets popping up around San Francisco lately. I found out a few days ago that for the first time this past Sunday, a market would be set up in the small neighborhood I grew up in, Glen Park. Such a big place in my heart for this little neighborhood.
To my fellow San Franciscans: weren't the clouds crazy beautiful yesterday? My goodness. We never get clouds like this! While the wife perused the market, sampling the local produce, I snapped away:
The Glen Park market was relatively small, so it didn't take long for us to be done checking it out. All that gazing at food made us pretty hungry….
More clicks on the way to La Corneta, the local neighborhood taqueria. Not the best in the city, but hey, they made a killer quesadilla for us today:
Stomachs full, a little more shooting. Even though I spent so many years of my life in Glen Park, I never get tired of just walking around town in this area. Come to think of it, I've never really done a photowalk here o_O
That ugly building on the left is the Glen Park Bart station…why is it so ugly??? Oh well.
Took a coffee break at Bello. This cafe is relatively new for the neighborhood, and I actually hadn't tried it yet until today. Seems like they've jumped on the "individually-hand-brewed-drip" bandwagon that's become very popular among the city's elite coffee houses. It was a decent cup, but it still had nothing on a cup of Blue Bottle, Ritual, or Philz.
We left the area for a couple hours, and came back for dinner at Gialina, Glen Park's gourmet pizzeria. As with many SF neighborhoods, Glen Park didn't used to be this…hip. Before this place was Gialina, it was one of those greasy, ghetto pizzerias. Times have definitely changed for the better around here =)
Gialina is always packed during dinner rush. I'm surprised we got the best seats in the house, at one of two tables by the window. Yes!
Potato and Pancetta pizza. "Potato!?!?" Was my first thought when I ordered this pie for the first time a few years ago. Crispy carbs covered with thin slices of more carbs? Extremely…delicious…. We also ordered a roast pork chop, perfect with a glass of the house red:
Three scoops of Bi-Rite Creamery snickerdoodle ice cream for the lady, and an afogatto for me. Perfect finish. My Nikon FM came along for the day as well. Still trying to get through a roll of Ilford HP5 that I've had loaded in the camera for about a week. Strange that I can completely drain my digital camera's battery in a single day, but it takes me forever to work through a roll of 36 exposure film.
Good night, Glen Park!
All Images: Olympus E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 (all JPEGs)
The Saturday Morning "Ritual"
Olympus PEN E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 | f/1.7 1/4000sec ISO200
Before I get started with today's entry, I just want to say thank you to everyone that took the time to read my previous blog post and leave a comment. My post entitled Revisiting Film Photography was featured on Freshly Pressed, the front page of WordPress.com. I was so excited to see all the comments start pouring in, not simply because I relished the extra attention to my site, but because of the content of the comments themselves. You shared your personal experiences with me, and it's been fascinating to see the discussion that I started continue to grow through your stories.
Some of you reminisced about the shooting film back in the day, expressing a newfound interest in that dusty old SLR in your basements that you haven't used in years. Others of you haven't given film a try yet and expressed curiosity about using the medium. Some of you admitted to knowing little of photography and yet expressed interest and appreciation through your comments, while others you are active film shooters who shared your own great experiences with the format. Thank you all! It has truly been a pleasure reading your personal experiences!
So, Film vs Digital, what's my final word on the subject? If you look at all my recent work, it's pretty obvious that I do a lot of work with digital cameras. Is my recent experience with film going to change all that? Probably not. But the truth is, I just love photography. I'll take pictures with anything that, well, takes pictures. I see the Film and Digital formats simply as two different ways of making art. So, film or digital? Answer: Yes.
Ok, back to this post:
Olympus PEN E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 | f/1.7 1/1000sec ISO200
As much of a Philz and Blue Bottle addict that I am, I've been trying to visit some different cafes here in San Francisco to see where else I can get a stellar cup of coffee. We started the weekend this morning at Ritual Coffee Roasters on Valencia street.
With large, east-facing windows gracing the storefront, tons of beautiful light flooded the cafe. How could I possibly resist taking my camera out?
Olympus PEN E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 | f/1.7 1/250sec ISO200
Here's where Ritual's drip coffee is individually brewed to order. Wait a minute now…maybe I should head to the hardware store, pick up some copper pipe and just make my own filter-holding contraption!
Olympus PEN E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 | f/2 1/800sec ISO200
Olympus PEN E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 | f/2 1/500sec ISO200
If I'm visiting a coffee-house for the very first time, I always try their drip first. If you can make me a killer drip, I'll keep coming back for sure. The roast I chose was La Esperanza, described as "sweet and creamy, with flavors of butterscotch, Danish pastry, dried stonefruits and a lavender finish." A one pound bag of whole bean Esperanza will set you back a whopping $22.50.
Olympus PEN E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 | f/2 1/4000sec ISO200
My friends had lattes, complete with the obligatory frothing art on top =)
Olympus PEN E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 | f/2 1/4000sec ISO200
Olympus PEN E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 | f/2 1/2500sec ISO200
Verdict? The drip was awesome, among the best I've had in fact. But I paid handsomely for it, so regular visits here will not be a wise "Ritual" for my bank account.
Olympus PEN E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 | f/2 1/60sec ISO200
We didn't stay long at Ritual, because we needed to get breakfast elsewhere. The coffee perfectly complimented the famous morning buns at Tartine Bakery. Sorry Tartine, but your drip coffee leaves a lot to be desired. Every time we go, we see a bunch of other people in there, standing in line with their cups of coffee from other cafes. Hilarious =)
Blue Bottle Mint Plaza
Olympus E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7
Early one morning, I hit up the Mint street Blue Bottle cafe with some friends. Just outside we were greeted by some empty tables and these high school chemistry lab chairs, which cracked me up. They did seem to fit the cafe's styling though.
The cafe is small, but surrounded by huge windows that reach all the the way up to the super-high ceiling. The early morning sun was pouring through the windows from the east, while at the same time bouncing off the exterior of the building, hitting the grey building across the street, and radiating back through the windows again. This created lighting that any photographer would drool over.
We arrived just as they opened, so the place was pretty empty. This one man got comfortable right away, putting his hat up, placing his book on a stand, and enjoying a hand-made brew. Wish I had more time to just chill at cafes…we were getting our coffees to go!
Good friends, good coffee, beautiful lighting. What a perfect morning.
Photos courtesy of my Olympus PEN E-PL2 with a Panasonic 20mm f/1.7 lens, a combo that just keeps growing on me. It's just so easy to take this camera everywhere. I can pull it out in public places without even being noticed as I snap away.
These are all out-of-camera JPEGs. I recently installed an update to Adobe Camera Raw that'll allow me to start playing with the camera's RAW data. We'll see what becomes of it =)
The Blue Bottle Kiosk
Olympus E-PL2 + Panasonic 20mm f/1.7
Time off work for a visit to the doctor's on a Friday. Gotta love it. After my appointment, I had some time to kill before picking up the wife from work, so I decided to coffee up.
Tucked away along a small city street in the heart of Hayes Valley lies a Blue Bottle Kiosk. No big signs proclaiming its whereabouts. It's Blue Bottle for crying out loud! All the locals know exactly where it is.
After I ordered a cup, I turned around and saw….a Shiba Puppy! Though Shibas are increasing in popularity here in SF, it's still pretty rare that you see one on the street. This is Ichigo, a 7 month old, male Shiba:
I wish I had my Shiba with me, but this little guy would have probably tried to run from her =P
Unlike Suki, Ichigo is very shy, so I couldn't go right up to him. I took a few snaps and–
"Sir, your latte is up!"
Yummmm….and served in a 100% biodegradable, custom-logo-printed, natural-colored hot cup. When you're done, you can toss it right in the green compost bin along with its corn-based, polylactic acid lid. How very green…and expensive,which probably filters down into the price we pay for this brew!
Oops, cash only, and of course I didn't have any. The super-cool barista apparently thought I had a pretty trusting face, so she let me take my coffee and go grab cash at the nearest ATM. Oops again. Card wasn't working…so I had to huff it to my nearest bank. Oh well, photo walk!
Haha, how can you not take a picture of this guy? (right)
All images in this post were taken with my new Olympus PEN E-PL2. Apparently Adobe just made available a release candidate of the latest Camera Raw that supports the E-PL2's raw files, but I haven't downloaded it yet, so these are all out of camera JPEGs.
One of the things I noticed about shooting with a smaller camera is that people usually don't notice you using it. The extra stealth over my DSLR is pretty refreshing out on the street.
….and oops, I took too long getting cash, so Bridget just took the bus to meet me back at the kiosk, where I had more coffee…oh yes. There she is in the background, waiting for me to stop dancing around my double shot with my camera and just drink it already. Mmmm…love coffee.
I wouldn't typically do a blog post about a trip to the coffee shop, but I've been trying lately to focus a little more on the every-day, seemingly mundane things that I do when it comes to my photography. There are a few blogs that have inspired me quite a bit in this regard. Check'em out:
Pink Peony Photography, Karleen Su
A Happy Day, Jacqueline Jaszka
Saaediaries, Kelven Ng
These fellow blogger/photogs are just fantastic when it comes to still life…and putting diptychs together, which I'm totally lame at doing myself. At least giving it a try is forcing me to do more vertical shots =P
Seriously though, all three have a talent I envy for turning the ordinary into something extraordinary, which I think should be the goal of every photographer.
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A year after losing in the state finals, Burke Catholic took home the New York State Public High School Athletic Association title Saturday night with a 62-52 win over previously unbeaten Potsdam at the Glens Falls Civic Center.
Located in Goshen, Burke Catholic (22-2) returned three starters from a team that defeated Potsdam (25-1) in the semifinals last season.
In a game of momentum swings, Burke Catholic got off to a strong start, leading 14-6 after the first quarter and 29-17 at halftime.
Dante Cowart, the tournament MVP, scored six of the first eight points for Burke Catholic and finished with 22 points and seven rebounds.
The second half featured two runs by Potsdam, the first tying the game at 34-34.
Burke Catholic responded, stretching the lead to 48-40 before an 8-2 run by Potsdam pulled the Stoners to within two at 50-48.
In a knockout blow, Burke Catholic answered back, scoring 12 of the last 16 points to secure the victory, highlighted by a thunderous two-handed Brendan Miller slam following a steal with a little more than a minute remaining.
Besides the strong effort from Cowart, Burke Catholic got a stat-stuffing performance from Zach Rufer, who turned in a line of 14 points, eight rebounds, five steals, and three assists.
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New Orleans, La. - The NOPD certainly hasn't given up on their search for a 26-year-old school teacher who's been missing now for nearly three weeks. Instead, detectives have released information about their findings so far.
It turns out, early in the evening on March 2, Terrilynn Monette started her night with a friend on Frenchman Street before police say she headed to Metairie.
"She went to a restaurant on Veterans. This was maybe about midnight and then she went with his friend to Parlay's where she met three other individuals." says Lt. Chris Kalka.
Once at Parlay's Bar in Lakeview, Monette and her friends spent time at the bar, but police say she was not consuming a lot of alcohol.
"We've interviewed both bartenders. We've interviewed the bouncers. We've interviewed patrons there, as well as the men that she was with and she certainly did not consume an excessive amount of beverages and she was not cut off at any point by the bar." says Lt. Kalka.
Police determined that Monette's cell phone stopped working when the battery apparently died, just before 1:00 a.m.
"About 3:30, she went out to her car with one of the men. She was in the car with him for about 45 minutes. That man left about 4:15 a.m. He said at the time she was passed out in the driver's seat and appeared intoxicated. It was best for her to quote, unquote, sleep it off," says Lt. Kalka.
At 5:13 a.m., police tell us surveillance video shows Monette's car backing out of the parking lot and turning onto Harrison Ave. Police say she took a left onto Marconi and then disappeared.
The NOPD now wants to talk to a jogger who was seen on the red light camera at Harrison and Marconi, just minutes after Monette's car was captured on video. They're also working other angles.
"My detectives have interviewed half of dozen of what we consider aggressive sex offenders that live within a two-mile radius of Parlay's and her apartment. There are many things that we also can't get into right now, but believe me, we are working around the clock." says Lt. Kalka.
Crimestoppers has upped the reward in this case to $5,500. The NOPD says close to 100 tips have come in to the hotline and that police are investigating each and every one of them.
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Leicester, runners-up last year, outscored Quins by two tries to one, but Ben Botica's 100 per cent kicking record proved too much.
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@EWErickson sounds about right—
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Current's Joel Hyatt agreed to the sale because "Al-Jazeera was founded with the same goals we had for Current," including "to give voice to those whose voices are not typically heard" and "to speak truth to power." Beck, on the other hand, would have replaced Current's programming with his own TheBlazeTV.
Hearing that Al-Jazeera will not change the editorial policies of Current TV. Then again, why would they need to?—
Stephen D (@MrPartisan) January 03, 2013
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Baseball: PalmBeachHighSchoolBaseball.com senior game rosters announced
By Matt Porter
Players have been selected for the first PalmBeachHighSchoolBaseball.com senior all-star game.
One team will have players from Classes 8A, 4A and 2A and will be coached by Palm Beach Central's Scott Benedict. The other will have players from Classes 7A, 5A and 3A and will be coached by Royal Palm Beach's Brian Joros.
The game will be held May 30 at a location to be determined.
The game is hosted by PalmBeachHighSchoolBaseball.com, a high school baseball recruiting website in its first year of operation.
Note: This is not the Dick Howser Game, the Palm Beach County all-star showcase. That game will be played June 2 at Roger Dean Stadium.
The rosters of seniors selected for the game:
Team Benedict
C -Robbie Coman -Park Vista
C -Hunter Morey -Palm Beach Central
1B -Sean Gallagher -Boca Raton
1B -Patrick Pinak -Dwyer
1B/C/P -Brady Roberson -Palm Beach Central
1B -David Tavilla -Jupiter
2B -Jean Cancio -Palm Beach Gardens
2B -Brett Lashley -Park Vista
2B -Eddie Morel -John I. Leonard
SS -Tyler Kendall -Park Vista
SS/C -Cody Meyer -Spanish River
SS -Marcus Mooney -Seminole Ridge
3B -Tim Lynch -Dwyer
3B -Peter Rivera -Wellington
OF -Zion Bell -Palm Beach Gardens
OF/P -David Lundberg -St. Andrew's
OF -James Jean -Palm Beach Gardens
OF -Jamal Martin -Dwyer
OF/P -Gabe Martinez -Palm Beach Central
OF/P -Chris Wurster -Park Vista
P -Mike Chambers -Spanish River
P/OF -Bradley Emery -Dwyer
P -Victor Gonzalez -Jupiter
P/OF -Shawn Murray -Palm Beach Central
P -Brandon Rhodes -Park Vista
P -Lance Stiles -Palm Beach Central
P/IF -Danny Young -St. Andrew's
Coaches: Scott Benedict, Palm Beach Central; Larry Greenstein, Park Vista; Daniel Prieto, Cardinal Newman; Clint Erickson, Boca Raton Christian.
Team Joros
C -Dave Berger -Olympic Heights
C -John Silviano -Summit Christian
C -Kevin Stypulkowski -King's Academy
1B/OF -Christopher Barr -Royal Palm Beach
1B/P -Rigo Beltran- Atlantic
1B -Corey Cohen -American Heritage
1B -Mike Luzzi -Pope John Paul II
2B -Conner Brennan -Royal Palm Beach
2B -Robert Gerdung -Pope John Paul II
2B -Ryan Mahoney -Forest Hill
SS -Eric Cabrera -Santaluces
SS/P -Brandon Cormier -Jupiter Christian
SS -Juan Garces -Forest Hill
3B/P -Doug Wright -Santaluces
3B -Ryan Owens -West Boca Raton
OF/P -Christian Berger -Benjamin
OF -Eric Burke -Jupiter Christian
OF -Ernie Cabrera -Santaluces
OF/P -Tyler Dupont -Summit Christian
OF -Dakota Mitchell- Royal Palm Beach
OF -Brayan Ofarrill- Forest Hill
OF -Alex Sadusky -Pope John Paul II
P -Dylan Arnold -American Heritage
P -Sam Bergida -Atlantic
P -Josh Glick -American Heritage
P/OF -Hunter Kyzar -Santaluces
P/OF/1B -Sam Murphy -Summit Christian
P -Mike Murray -Forest Hill
P -Matt Pisciottano – King's Academy
P -Dylan Silva – American Heritage
P -Matt Warren – West Boca Raton
Coaches: Brian Joros, Royal Palm Beach; Steve Wilson, Atlantic; Bobby Gilbert, Suncoast; Carm Mazza, American Heritage; Brian Kaplan, Benjamin.
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Prop 30 and prop 38
Original post made by Sandy on Sep 4, 2012
Proposition 30, Temporary Taxes to Fund Education and Guarantee Local Public Safety Funding, is at the top of the ballot because it includes provisions that require constitutional amendment.
Governor Brown is emphasizing the benefits of the measure for K-12 public education and for community colleges, and its temporary nature. Prop 30 proposes raising sales taxes for 4 years, by .25 percent, and also raising income taxes for 7 years, but only for those with incomes of $250,000 or more.
Proposition 38, Tax to Fund Education and Early Childhood Programs, does not affect sales taxes. It generates revenue via income taxes over the next 12 years, proposing increased rates for anyone with income over $7316 per year, with greater increases for individuals at higher income levels.
Molly Munger and the California PTA are emphasizing the local control over funds that would be ensured via proposition 38, since school districts would be required to conduct open forums at each school and to report on expenditures at the school level. This level of community input in the school budgeting process goes beyond current practice, and is intended to ensure that funds benefit students directly. School boards would be given much more autonomy about how to budget. None of the proposition 38 funds would be subject to any of the restrictions on use that have historically applied on categorical funds awarded by the state to school districts.
The Secretary of State's website includes links to the summary and analysis of both measures that will appear in ballot information mailings, here: Web Link
A recent survey indicates that support for prop 30 is stronger, at 54.5%, and 39.9% of those polled support both measures.
(San Jose Mercury News, Web Link )
What do you think?
on Sep 4, 2012 at 12:54 pm
I will support 38 as the money will actually go to the schools. I'm not worried about it not covering next year as the damage has already been done in Pleasanton to "prepare" for 30 failing.
I will not support 30 where the money is really going in the general fund. I don't like the strategy of denying funds to the schools because they know this is the most likely thing people will vote on. If we let them win with this strategy, they'll just do it over and over, denying funds to the schools so people will vote for more taxes "for the schools" without changing things like prison guard salaries, pensions, train to nowhere etc, etc, you know the rest.
on Sep 4, 2012 at 1:24 pm
My opinion since you asked is that as long as this state does not take on the issue of pensions, both teachers and government workers, and runaway spending on dumb things like the high speed rail to nowhere then you can kiss any hope of passing a tax increase of any kind. The citizens of the state, county, and city are taxed to death and there seems to be no end in sight. Remember the story of the rat? rats will eat anything and when the food supply is used up there will start eating other rats, as soon as there are no other rats then the rat will start eating its own tail until it also dies. This state is made up of rats. I do not make anywhere near $250,000 dollars per year but the idea that people can vote to tax other peoples money not there own is disgusting. That is my opinion and both of these tax increases will go down in flames.
on Sep 4, 2012 at 2:15 pm
3O is NO,NO,NO. 3O is a scam for funding public pensions!. Just like Brown's hoopla designed to trick us with last WEEK's scam that Legis & Brown's Bill was going to 'FIX' the PUBLIC PENSION PROBLEM. Well, maybe in THIRTY years ! No much talk about that little detail !!
Prop 3O is like that 3O year scam, which will START in 30 years. Last week's bill ONLY applies to NEW hires. WE are on the hook for 30 years for those hired this year. WE are still on the hook for 29 yrs for those hired last year (unless we change that).
Prop 30 is dressed up like a fix-all, and educ will get some crumbs if the public unions don't use it all.
3O is Bad, Bad, Bad....another scam, scam, scam,.
38 is a bit more taxes than 30, so I still have to think about 38. But, I really resent that it's rigged so that we're stuck with whichever one gets the highest votes. Which means our ONLY PROTECTION is to vote them BOTH DOWN. 30 is dressed up like goodies for all. But, no more thinking needed on prop 3O for more public union $$$$$$, which is what brought CA down in the first place. Not a question IF, only WHEN.


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Christian Ponder threw a touchdown pass, Toby Gerhart added a score and Blair Walsh kicked three field goals in the Vikings' win over the Texans.
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Jean has emerged as the leading candidate to fill the No. 3 receiver slot behind Andre Johnson and Kevin Walter. And coach Gary Kubiak foresees great things down the road for the 24-year-old Jean, who leads the Texans with six receptions in the preseason.||||||| In 2009, Houston took a chance by signing undrafted free agent Arian Foster. Foster led the NFL in rushing in 2010 and made his second Pro Bowl last season. Like Foster back then, Jean is just worried about making the final roster now.
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Pacers Injury Report: The Indiana Pacers announced today that their All-Star forward, Danny Granger, will be out for the next three months nursing his left knee. Danny Granger was the top scorer (18.7 ppg) for the Pacers' last season and was always the go-to player in late game situations, so this is a crushing blow to the team. Jeff Pendergraph, who sat out in their last game with a headache, is questionable.
Hawks Player(s) to watch: With the Hawks going with the "big lineup" tonight, Josh Smith moves down to the Small Forward spot. The amount of minutes he'll play in that position is still up in the air, but if he plays there for a significant amount, he's the player we have to spotlight. As good of a defender Sam Young is, he doesn't have the size to completely contain Josh Smith one-on-one. Josh Smith should have his way tonight, as long as "Mid-Range Shawty" isn't firing up too many jump shots.
Pacers Player(s) to watch: The Pacers front-court. The Pacers are one of the best rebounding teams in the league due to their size and willingness to crash the boards on seemingly every single play. The Hawks have already shown a weakness in rebounding in their season opener game against the Houston Rockets, so this is something to watch for. The Hawks are pretty undersized on every single position (especially the front-court), so they have to hone in and focus on rebounding tonight.
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Poppy Appeal collection stolen from Costcutters in Hockley as well as Sanders and Spar in Rochford
12:46pm Monday 12th November 2012 in News By Emma Thomas
CALLOUS crooks stole poppy collections on Remembrance Sunday.
It is believed the pair targeted three different shops in Hockley and Rochford in one hour - distracting shop staff then snatching the collection boxes.
Costcutter in Main Road, Hockley, was the first to be hit at 1.20pm when the man and woman entered the shop and approached the counter.
CCTV shows the man distracted the cashier while his female accomplice brazenly lifted the Poppy Appeal tin and stuffed it into her bag. It is believed to contain between £150 and £200.
Police are linking this theft to another at 2pm in Spar at West Street, Rochford, and a third at Sanders food and wine shop in Ashingdon Road, Rochford at 2.30pm.
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PLATTSBURGH — For the past 17 years, Jay T. LePage has headed one of the busiest departments in Clinton County.
He has managed to do so mostly flying under the radar. But make no mistake, this man has kept plenty busy.
"People don't realize just how many people and how much money comes through this department," LePage said recently.
"We see about $111 million in Medicaid benefits and about $19 million in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps) each year, and our staff deals with about 22,400 visitors each month in one form or another."
LePage, 63, has retired as commissioner of the county's Department of Child and Family Services, effective April 26. He sat down with the Press-Republican recently to talk about his career and the issues his department had to deal with.
A former county legislator from Area 7 in Peru, LePage took over the department on Dec. 4, 1995, after serving in the legislature for six years.
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Those have been known to be among the most costly of government programs for counties across the state, but LePage and his administration have been able to keep costs manageable, something of which he is proud.
"We've been able to keep our local share of the budget under 1 percent of growth per year, and we've worked hard to keep costs down."
The local share of the department's budget is about $48 million.
Despite their best efforts to control costs, the number of clients has risen throughout LePage's career.
The number of people receiving Medicaid when he took over was about 6,900. Now, it's about 17,000.
Those receiving SNAP went from about 5,700 to 11,895 this year.


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1.Prayers and acknowledgement of country
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Minister Fifield moved a motion to vary the routine of business, namely, consider the Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014, followed by consideration of the private senators' bills listed below, time permitting
Government business – order of the day relating to:
1 – Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment Bill 2014 [homepage] – Resumption of second reading debate
Senate divided on the second reading: ayes - 53; noes - 4AGREED TO
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Oppositon committee amendments [sheet 7477 revised]
Agreed to: No. 6
Disagreed to: Nos 1 to 5 and 7 to 9
AG committee amendments [sheet 7495 revised]
Disagreed to: Nos 5, 6 and 7
Not proceeded with: Nos 1 to 4, 8 and 9
2.General business – orders of the day relating to private senators' bills
29 – Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2014 [homepage] – Resumption of second reading debate
30 – Privacy Amendment (Privacy Alerts) Bill 2014 [homepage] – Resumption of second reading debate
[Time limit: 2 hours and 20 minutes]
4.Notices of motion
5.Selection of Bills Committee
Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee (Senator Bushby) to present report no. 10 of 2014 and move for its adoption
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Manager of Government Business (Senator Fifield) to move a motion relating to the government business to be considered at 12.45 pm
Manager of Government Business (Senator Fifield) to move a motion relating to the order of general business for today
Manager of Government Business (Senator Fifield) to move a motion relating to private senators' bills for consideration on Thursday, 4 September 2014
Government Whip, by leave, moved a motion relating to leave of absence for Senator Ryan from 26 August to 28 August 2014, for personal reasons
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Business of the Senate notice of motion
1 – Senator Dastyari – Disallowance of the Corporations Amendment (Streamlining Future of Financial Advice) Regulation 2014 [F2014L00891]
General business notices of motion
392 – Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Milne) and Senators Singh and Bushby – Hepatitis B and C
390 – Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (Senator Wright) – Authorising the committee to meet during the sitting of the Senate on Thursday, 28 August 2014
389 – Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee (Senator Macdonald) – Authorising the committee to meet during the sitting of the Senate on Thursday, 28 August 2014
393 – Senator Ludlam – Order for the production of documents – Efficiency review of the ABC and SBS
Senate divided: ayes - 33; noes - 29
356 – Leader of the Palmer United Party in the Senate (Senator Lazarus) – Establishment of a Select Committee on Certain Aspects of Queensland Government Administration (notice of motion altered on 27 August 2014, pursuant to standing order 77)
386 – Senator Siewert – Hearing loss and impairment in Aboriginal children
391 – Senator Waters – World Congress of Families
395 – Senator Rhiannon – Women-only outreach services
396 – Senator Hanson-Young – Wear It Purple Day
383 – Senator Lambie – Introduction of the Land Transport Infrastructure Amendment (Continuing Roads to Recovery) Bill 2014
394 – Senator Madigan – Liquid fuel refining
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transmitting for concurrence a resolution to vary the resolution of appointment of the Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia
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2 – Social Security Legislation Amendment (Stronger Penalties for Serious Failures) Bill 2014 [homepage] – Resumption of second reading debate
3 – Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2014 [homepage]
Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 [homepage]
– Resumption of second reading debate
At 12.45 pm
It is proposed to consider the following government business orders of the day–
4 – Corporations Amendment (Simple Corporate Bonds and Other Measures) Bill 2014 [homepage] – Resumption of second reading debate
5 – Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Classification Tools and Other Measures) Bill 2014 [homepage] – Resumption of second reading debate
6 – Meteorology Amendment (Online Advertising) Bill 2014 [homepage] – Resumption of second reading debate
At 2 pm
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13.Any proposal pursuant to standing order 75
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Minister to present the following government responses to committee reports:
Education and Employment References Committee—Report—Effectiveness of the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security—Report—Review of the listing of Jabhat al-Nusra and re-listing of six terrorist organisations; Review of the re-listing of Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works—Report—Public works on Christmas Island
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Documents in response to orders for the production of documents relating to distributional and cameo analysis contained in the 2014-15 Budget, and the reivew of the Renewable Energy Target
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Documents in response to the continuing orders of the Senate relating to departmental and agency files, appointments and vacancies, and contracts
[Time limit per speaker: 10 minutesTime limit per motion: 30 minutesTotal time limit for all motions: 60 minutes]
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Not later than 4.30 pm
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Notice of motion
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11 – Anti-Money Laundering Amendment (Gaming Machine Venues) Bill 2012 [2013] [homepage] – Resumption of second reading debate
Not later than 6 pm
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Not later than 7 pm
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Letters were tabled in relation to the Senate order on departmental and agency contracts
21.Adjournment proposed – 8 pm, or when consideration of committee reports, government responses and Auditor-General's reports concludes, whichever is earlier
22.Adjournment – Senate adjourned at 6.15 pm
Rosemary Laing
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And we wouldn't end up dumping so much toilet paper into the environment.
If we put in bidet's in every house, the toilet paper use could go way down. Howard Stern has always been a proponent of only using 2 wipes. Not for any environmental protection, but to reduce the chance of hemorrhoids.
I'm fairly sure that the carbon footprint of the bidet is larger than that of toilet paper. Water is usually warmed (takes energy) and you have the extra water used, plus the plumbing and materials to install the thing in the first place.
I don't pay any attention to these hypocritical hollywood elitists, they are complete scum.
Quote from: klb55 on April 25, 2007, 02:24:29 AM I don't pay any attention to these hypocritical hollywood elitists, they are complete scum. Well, you paid enough attention to post in this thread.Good point Daddy on the carbon footprint. You may be right.


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