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Government's response to NSS petition springs no surprises
Let the Pope pay his own way, say Catholics, as events become ticket-only
America's National Prayer Day ruled unconstitutional
Irish court breaks Good Friday ban on pubs
Government's response to NSS petition springs no surprises
Those 28,000 people who signed our "Make the Pope Pay" petition — which was duly delivered to Downing Street last month — will be interested in the reply we received.
It came from Jim Murphy, the Scotland Minster who is a very enthusiastic Catholic and a great apologist for the Pope. Of course, since the petition was delivered, the Vatican and the Pope have been under severe pressure for the way they covered up a world-wide culture of child abuse. Weeks of revelations and criticism eventually penetrated the "Holy See's" usually impervious façade and Ratzinger was forced to respond.
The Vatican's usual tactic is to remain completely silent when caught red handed but this time that little gambit failed to work and "His Holiness" was forced to meet abuse victims on his flying visit to Malta. We are told that the Pope was "tearful" as he met the eight victims. He probably had some soot in his eye.
Mr Ratzinger's old school chum Hans Kung has also been paying off old scores and going gleefully for the papal throat. See this latest outburst .
Mr Murphy's reply to our petition is, of course, the official response, no doubt written through gritted teeth. But Mr Murphy has been less restrained in comments to other people and has tried his best to rubbish the NSS's petition in other places. For what it is worth, here's his letter :
I understand your concerns about the cost to the taxpayer of the visit. As I confirmed in the press conference formally announcing the visit on 16 March, this is a unique opportunity for the United Kingdom. The visit will bring significant benefits to the UK, principally through the strengthening of our relationship with the Holy See. Pope Benedict will visit the UK not solely as the leader of one of the world's major religions, but also as a Head of State. The visit will incorporate both religious elements — in which the UK Government plays no role — and events in which the Government will have an important role. These events will offer valuable opportunities to continue our ongoing dialogue on a number of international issues, on which our co-operation can yield positive results. A purely pastoral visit would deny us those important opportunities.
We share with the Holy See commitments to early delivery of the Millennium Development Goals, effective assistance to enable developing countries to tackle the effects of climate change, new mechanisms to prevent and resolve conflict and encourage disarmament, mitigating the effects of HIV/Aids and providing help to those affected, particularly in the poorest countries of the world.
Thanks to this relationship with the Holy See, we have been able to secure the Pope's endorsement of the UK's International Immunisation Fund (IFFIm), and indeed the purchase by the Pope of the first IFFIm bond. The Pope has supported the actions of the UK Government to encourage reform of the international financial institutions, and on this matter wrote to the leaders of the major economic powers ahead of G20 and G8 meetings, putting pressure on them to consider the needs of the developing nations. The UK Government supports and encourages the Catholic Church's proactive stance on climate change : the Vatican City was the world's first sovereign state to announce an intention to become carbon neutral, and the church works through its extensive network on the ground in vulnerable regions to help tackle climate change.
As with any visit of this status, a proportion of the costs will fall to the UK Government. These can be divided into two categories. Policing costs will be met by the State from existing policing budgets. We cannot confirm the total size of these costs at this stage, as they will depend on an assessment of the security threat closer to the time. Non-policing costs are estimated at £15m for both pastoral and non-pastoral elements. Discussions are currently underway to firm up this estimate, and decide the appropriate level of contribution from the Government and the Catholic Bishops' Conference. More detailed figures will be made public in due course.
I hope this provides some further clarification, and will prove helpful to the people who signed the National Secular Society's petition.
Let the Pope pay his own way, say Catholics, as events become ticket-only
As news emerges that admittance to all events during the Pope's trip to Britain in September will be by ticket only, leading Catholics are asking the Vatican to reconsider the status of the visit — to change it to a pastoral visit so as to relieve the British taxpayer of the cost — which will run into tens of millions of pounds.
The Catholic Herald newspaper has carried an editorial calling for the status of the Pope's trip to be changed. The editor, Luke Coppen, wrote :
"This newspaper believes that a state visit will be very difficult to arrange successfully, and not just because the Foreign Office has compromised its professional standards. The event has become a political football : in the second leaders' debate, Messrs Brown, Cameron and Clegg all welcomed it but expressed disagreement with Catholic teaching. Moreover, the fact that this would be the first state visit to Britain by a Pope — John Paul II made a purely pastoral visit in 1982 — means that the taxpayer will foot much of the bill. Secularists, backed by the media, can therefore complain that their money is being used to celebrate an organisation they loathe (though Catholics also pay taxes). Their plans to disrupt the occasion are already advanced.
"There is one relatively simple route out of this minefield, and that is to make the Pope's visit a pastoral rather than a state one. After all, its main focus — the beatification of John Henry Newman — is primarily a Catholic event ; and one could argue that, by offering his pastoral guidance to an embattled Church, the Holy Father will achieve far more than by taking part in a state-funded public relations exercise. We hope it is not too late for the organisers of the visit to consider a radically different course of action better suited to these disturbing times."
But it is clear that the Church would be unable to fund the whole event. At present it has promised to contribute just under £7 million towards the cost, with the taxpayer picking up the rest. The Church says that it will take a collection in every parish in England and Wales on May 23 specifically to raise money for the Pope's visit.
The official estimate of the total cost is £15 million, but this does not include the cost of security – which is by far the major factor. Individual police forces will be required to pick up the tab for this. To try to mitigate these costs and because of rising security fears, the Church acceded to police requests to make all the events during the papal weekend ticket-only affairs. Inevitably this will significantly reduce the numbers attending.
However, the National Secular Society said that if the Church sold the tickets rather than gave them away, it could finance the trip itself in its entirety, making it a pastoral and not a state visit.
NSS president Terry Sanderson said : "If the Church made a charge for tickets and sold merchandise at these events, it could raise enough money to defray the cost of the trip completely. It would remove some of the controversy from the visit and allow the Church to take complete control of proceedings. After all, this is a purely religious event aimed at a small section of the public. It is not appropriate for the taxpayer to fund it."
The Tablet reports that every parish in England, Wales and Scotland will receive an allocation of tickets for distribution to parishioners wishing to attend such papal events as the beatification of Cardinal Newman at Coventry Airport.
Police told the organisers that those who attended large papal Masses should be known to the Church. This will almost certainly mean that the vast crowds that usually attend these jamborees will not materialise this time.
Terry Sanderson said : "The restriction of access to events means that only practising Catholics who go to church to collect their tickets will be able to attend. That will reduce the numbers very significantly as mass attendance in the UK is falling rapidly and the number of practising Catholics is also in sharp decline."
The Tablet puts this development down to what it calls "so-called secularists" who are planning demonstrations during the visit. This is a reference to the Protest the Pope umbrella group of organisations — of which the NSS is a member — which is planning a series of events during the visit.
Vatican representatives will be coming to Britain in June to have talks about whether the Pope should meet abuse victims. It is likely — as in Malta — that if such a meeting is scheduled it will be with very carefully selected individuals and in private. Every attempt will be made to stifle any public questioning of the Pope about the scandals that have arisen all around the world.
The news of the need to ticket the papal events also raises the probability that the BBC will step into the breach to give blanket coverage of the visit allotting disproportionate amounts of unquestioning airtime. The Director General of the BBC Mark Thompson — a high-profile Catholic — has already had talks with Vatican officials in Rome about how the visit will be covered by the Corporation.
America's National Prayer Day ruled unconstitutional
A federal district judge in the U.S. state of Wisconsin has ruled that the 1988 law creating the annual observance of the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional.
"It goes beyond mere 'acknowledgement' of religion because its sole purpose is to encourage all citizens to engage in prayer, an inherently religious exercise that serves no secular function in this context," U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled on 15 April, Religion News Service reports.
"In this instance, the government has taken sides on a matter that must be left to individual conscience."
The Freedom from Religion Foundation, based in Madison, Wisconsin, which filed the suit in 2008 to stop the prayer day, hailed the decision as a "sweet victory". The group's co-president, Annie Laurie Gaylor said : "The law is on our side. The judge had the courage to make the decision on the merits of the case and not worry about public opinion."
The White House issued a statement on 15 February on the social networking site Twitter saying : "As he did last year, President Obama intends to recognise a National Day of Prayer." In 2009, Obama issued a proclamation but did not host the traditional White House observance that his predecessor, George W. Bush, had held while he was president.
The American Center for Justice, which filed a brief in the case supporting the law on behalf of 31 members of Congress, called the decision "flawed" and predicted it could end up before the Supreme Court. "It is unfortunate that this court failed to understand that a day set aside for prayer for the country represents a time-honoured tradition that embraces the First Amendment, not violates it," said chief legal adviser Jay Sekulow.
Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, said following the ruling : "This decision is a tremendous victory for religious liberty. Congress has no business telling Americans when or how to pray. The Constitution forbids the government to meddle in religious matters. Decisions about worship should be made by individuals without direction from elected officials. That's what freedom is all about."
The law creating the national observance dates to 1952 and was made more specific in 1988, calling for it to be marked annually on the first Thursday in May. The judge said the ban will not come into effect until all appeals procedures have been exhausted.
Irish court breaks Good Friday ban on pubs
As a demonstration of how the Catholic Church is finding it difficult to maintain the stranglehold it once had on Ireland, a Limerick judge ruled last week that the city's 110 pubs can open on 2 April because the city is hosting a major Irish rugby match attracting tens of thousands of visitors.
It is the first time in the history of the Irish Republic that pubs anywhere in the country have opened on Good Friday.
It has been suggested that the judgment represents a watershed in the shifting relations between church and state in this rapidly secularising land.
"This could be the beginning of the end of Good Friday, because now legislation will have to be changed," said a jubilant David Hickey, one of the Limerick pub owners who successfully sued the state for the right to do business like any other Friday. "The option should be given to let publicans open if they want to and close if they want to. Today was a huge decision in that direction."
His side argued that keeping pubs shut for the match between hometown favourites Munster and Dublin-based rivals Leinster would represent an economic sin in Limerick, a city suffering from exceptionally high unemployment following the shock closure of its major employer, a Dell Computers plant. Accountants testified that keeping the bars closed could cost the city an estimated 3 million euros in lost income.
District Court Judge Tom O'Donnell agreed, ruling that it also would encourage the estimated 26,000 rugby fans attending to disperse peacefully and rapidly after the match – straight into the watering holes of Limerick.
The Rev. Tony Mullins, administrator of the Limerick Diocese, said the judge's decision reflected "a changing society, where religious beliefs and the practice of one's faith is becoming more a matter for the individual."
He appealed to the Catholic faithful among locals and rugby tourists alike to choose to attend afternoon Masses in the city and avoid the drinking dens. "The challenge in this new emerging Ireland is for Catholics to give even stronger witness to their faith and belief," he said.


text: With all the dropped passes that has been going on this year why have we not seen any of the other highly recruited receivers i.e. Deshean Hales, Greg Timmons and Darius White. All three of these guys have the skills or we wouldn't have recruited them. Let's be honest Malcolm Wiliiams, John Chiles and Goodwin or Kirkendoll just aren't getting it done. I would like to see the guys that were running the 2nd team offense with GG last year step up and get into games. I tried to explain the difference between Colt and GG throwing styles but I mean come on GG couldn't put the ball in better spots for the receivers and they are simply dropping the ball. (Literally). It baffles me how these receivers drop easy passes (Mathews, Williams) but make ridiculous catches (Kirkendoll, Williams). Just a thought.

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Friends of Kam and Hunter Joyer had lots to cheer for Wednesday night.
"They're kind of hometown heroes. We've always known that everyone that knows them loves them, and it's awesome they've gone so far so we can support their success. They earned it," said Brittany Troast, who went to high school with the Joyers.
The two brothers from Wesley Chapel were on opposing teams facing off in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Kam plays for the Cardinals, Hunter for the Gators. It's a sibling rivalry on a grand stage, so many are calling it the Joyer Bowl.
"It is hard to pick a side because I cheered for both brothers," said high school friend Lacey Varga.
"I do want Hunter to win, but I love Kam just the same," Troast said.
Friends and fans packed the local Beef O' Bradys to see how it all shook out. It is the same place these guys would eat after a Friday football game back in high school.
"Pretty big eaters, pretty big boys," said owner Gary Bailey.
Besides the game, which Louisville won, the watch party is also serving as a fundraiser for Aaron Klingebiel, a little boy battling a malignant brain tumor. Proceeds from the party will benefit him and his family.
"Wesley Chapel has been very good to us, and we try to help when we can," Bailey said.
Lots to celebrate in Pasco County, and much of it thanks to the hard work and skill of two brothers, one in white the other in blue.
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Student receives Rhodes Scholarship
Second-year honours medical student Raed Joundi has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University in England for three years starting this fall.
Mr. Joundi is one of 10 students across Canada to receive the prestigious award this year in recognition of his outstanding academic achievement, community service, and leadership. With a strong interest in neurosciences, he plans to pursue a post-graduate degree in neurophysiology, studying movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease and cerebral palsy.
"I am very grateful to Queen's for providing such a great atmosphere to learn and grow as a student, both in the medical school and the larger university," says Mr. Joundi. "There is so much energy and enthusiasm on campus, which encourages involvement not only in one's studies, but also within the community and the larger world."
Mr. Joundi is the 55th Queen's student or graduate to earn the award. First awarded in Canada in 1904, up to 11 Rhodes Scholars are named annually.
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"Don't let them fool ya,
Or even try to school ya! Oh, no!
We've got a mind of our own,
So go to hell if what you're thinking is not right!
Love would never leave us alone,
A-yin the darkness there must come out to light. "
Bob Marley could be loved
There was a bunch of big muscle bound cops acting all macho ,,sleeves all roll up . chest puffed out just acting like the biggest dick kid that walk by . . so I asked " hey you look like you look pretty strong in a meek mild voice " he ignored me , So like the fucking bastard I em I keeping going like Dustin Huffman from the movie rain man . " how can you bench ?'" " whats te most you can lift " after about 20 questions and no answer I said Fine .. if your so strong ( Peek spits on the grown ) pick that up ! LOL hes cop body did laugh tool bags ..just had to share it young Peekster stories
Your fire is the kind that lights the world, Peeks. Oh that humanity had your balls on a day to day basis!! Would they be in for a treat, HA!
Ain't that the truth!
Ida Ida ida…. aaaaaaaa Ida ida ida… oooooooooooo.. was thinking of joining your blog spot . good to run around naked feeling the love of a fellow blogger rubbing my hinny on Objects all in the name of pretend dominance.. .. Just think i I can sing you Count Basie songs , like the sample above while juggling poodles and crocheting adult version sock monkeys while making rice crispy squares out of red sumac and Northern rye grass To give it that festive feel , so we can enjoy them sitting and sipping on cool clover nipple milk and mint hips under the misty skys of the Blogsphere.. ?? sound good ??
Some people call me the space cowboy yeah,Some call me the gangster of love,Some people call me Peakrice ( waaaaaaawwooooooo )
Cause' I speak of the pompetous of love
Oh, that's an understatement if I ever heard one, lol
haha! ((( 222))) you little washer spin cycle of love you ..!
Oh! One Love, One Heart. Let's get together and feel all right.
I've always thought I was strong; survived a lot – but I had no idea what dark times were coming. I can draw strength from those here. Thank you.
One love – one heart. I don't want no more wrong. It's gotta be all right.
* "Get Up!..Stand Up!…Stand Up for your Rights"
"no woman no cry"
Love me some Rasta, Love me some ganga too My bulldog's name is Marley!
Live if you wanna live!
Rastaman vibration. Positive.
That's what we've got to give.
I n' I vibration. Positive.
Got to have a good vibe.
Iyaman iration. Irie ites.
Positive vibration. Positive.
If you get down and you quarrel everyday, you're saying prayers to the devil I say.
Why not help one another along the way? Make it much easier.
Say you just can't live that negative way.
If you know what I mean, make way for the positive day.
'Cause it's news – news and days.
New time, and if it's a new feelin'.
Said it's a new sign.
Oh, what a new day!
Pickin' up?
Are you pickin' up now?
Jah love – Jah love (protect us).
"Positive Vibration" – Bob Marley
Much love for all you do Zen.
Shout out to Mr. Peak Crackers from another fan up here in the Great, White North!
yeah, baby….
Hello Creeker , There a few us of from the Maple Beaver Can Can Line up , Mr Alex and Martien Tommy Foolery .. Al in the land of Imperialistic ass raping taxation
Peeks, you couldn't possibly be referring to the true, North, strong, and FREE?? ahahah been following this site for over a year now… it's about time I took part in the conversation as well. I mean, what could I possibly be waiting for?
This track pretty much sums everything up for me…. Enjoy everyone!!
I love the party Threaders in this Room you can The best comes out in souls like us on the most simple post like this .. .. no one getting to serious , just having straight up FUN..
I was just thinking about this today. I wonder how much I can actually do to survive when sometimes I don't have enough energy or motivation to take a stroll around the block. I wonder how many times I can walk around the block if it would kill my children if I stopped?
Oh dear Erika, for some reason when I read this, my heart sank. You and We all have more strength and wisdom than we give ourselves credit for.
Just step out the door and get a kiss of sunshine, or rain, or fog, wind, whatever the weather. Let nature clear your head. Hug and kiss the kids.
looks like my post are being canned again!!!
Tried posting 5 times already! Oh well
No one cans 'em – love all yr comments – I'm in diff time zone so don't get to moderating for a while some time, sorry.
I didn't mean you canned them…sorry…didn't express myself properly. I know you wouldn't do that to me!
It's the goddam captcha that keeps on coming up when I try to post. I write something and soon as I click post, the comment disapears!
You wouldn't fit in a can, you'd blow the Universe up! – Just do the frikking captcha—if you need help with the math, "there's an app for that" – ha! Mindless frikking world we live in…. big hugs, you're wonderful!!!!
LOL…I can do the math…as a matter of fact, every night, I say to myself…HA…another day has passed and I still haven't used algebra! Huge hugs to you my lovely Papa Sunshine Zen.
Don't bother watching this vid…waste of time…you won't need it! lol


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Photos from the wedding I helped with over the weekend. Thanks to Neil and Nancy for these images. I've shared links to more albums on ATIG's facebook page! Now I'm off to pack for our next adventure – camping at Creation Fest Northeast for 5 days!
Picnic In the Orchard
Whenever I pack them a picnic lunch, Jesse makes a beeline for the pear tree, calling his sister to keep up with him, all the way out back to the orchard.
He spreads the blanket, then the napkin, and carefully dolls out the cheese tortillas to him and his sister. He even keeps an eye on Little Brother when mommy runs back to the house for her camera.
Then he picks me a flower.
I love him.
How to Make a Corsage for Mother's Day
I hereby give you permission to make yourself a corsage for mother's day – it's fun, and will save your husband a whopping $8-$15. Use the saved money to go on a thrift shopping spree! ☺
Just tell your husband to get you a dozen roses (whoops, there goes the savings!) and choose just one bloom for your corsage. The rest you can enjoy on your table for the rest of the week.
You will need one rose, some foliage, florist tape, and some florist wire, cut into 6 inch. lengths.
You need to individually wire each blossom or leaf that you want in the corsage. For a leaf, bend the wire in half and poke into the back of the leaf and out again, about 1/3 the way up the spine. For the rose, trip the stem to one inch, strip off leaves, and poke the wire through the stem right at the base of the rose. Bend both ends down straight.
Now you use the florist tape to secure the stems and wire together. Start at the base of the leaf or flower and wrap, letting the warmth of your fingers activate the stickiness of the tape.
Here are the components for a Christmas-themed corsage I made for a wedding. You can use baby's breath, any kind of fern, or smaller rose buds to fill out your corsage. You can even skip the rose and use whatever flowers you have blooming in your garden, though they may be more fragile and not last as long as a rose.
To form the corsage, grab your rose, a petal, and a piece of other greenery (I'm using ceder here) and gather them together at the base of their collective stems, arranging the greenery to the back of the blossom. Pinch together and begin wrapping florist tape around the stems. Add more flowers or greenery until corsage reaches the desired fullness. Make a small bow out of light weight ribbon and wire it. Add the bow and wrap the florist tape all the way down to the end of all the wires.
Bend the wire ends back up towards the bulk of stems and wrap the florist wire around a few more times before tearing it to finish it off.
A few corsage pins to attach it to your Sunday Best and you're done!
You can make your corsage several days in advance if you spritz it with water and store it in a ziploc bag in the fridge (blow the bag up with air before you seal it so the bag doesn't bruise the rose petals).
Ok, fine, I'll reveal a florist secret – if you start with a fresh rose (petals tight and bud feels firm like an apple) a corsage can keep for a week in the fridge! (so, maybe you could manage to make the corsages and boutonnieres for your own wedding? I would have if I'd known this!)
May 3, 2013 update: If you're looking for a great Mother's Day gift idea, check out The Ultimate Homemakers eBook Collection. Hurry, sale ends midnight Saturday (5/4/2013 11:59 P.M. EST)!
Valentine's Day at our House: For the Wife
|oh, lisianthus – how I love you! pink roses, astromeria, and eucalyptus, too!
Because he knows I like to arrange my own flowers.
|generous arrangement for the buffet
When the cashier asks if he wants them arranged, he says, "My wife likes to do it herself."
|and a little one for my bedstand
Which she does. Very much. Especially when the flowers are something beyond the typical dozen red roses.
Thanks, Honey.
(Photos taken on my phone and uploaded from facebook – I WILL prevail and post photos on my blog even if my camera and desktop are both sick!!!)
Flowers and Chocolate
My first birthday gift was the Magnolia tree the Lord arranged to be planted in my yard years ago BURSTING into bloom just in time to gather an arrangement for my buffet.
I have always loved these trees, which I have known as Tulip Trees. I am amazed and blessed that I now have one in my own yard – and it's the biggest one I've ever seen. I never knew they were so fragrant until I brought them indoors. Within just a few hours I was overwhelmed by the lovely fragrance and had to move them to the porch. I replaced them with a big bouquet of daffodils and my first red tulip. It is a special blessing that I thank God for that my yard has produced enough flowers for me to have a bouquet on my buffet every day so far this spring. He knows me, He knows what I love, and He loves me.
Birthday gift to self – Sherri Watters' Chewy Chocolate Cookies with DARK chocolate – look, the batter is black! Dark cocoa gives your cookies a genuine Oreo flavor, and is the healthiest form of chocolate. Here's more info on the Wonders of Dark Chocolate. I used 1/4 whole wheat, and all sucanat in place of the sugar. Note: The recipe stresses, in all caps, DO NOT OVERBAKE. I took this very seriously, and as I transferred the cookies from my cookies sheet to my cooling racks they all slowly oozed through the racks and onto the counter. They were not over done. No, not a bit of it. Good thing I wasn't even planning on eating them as cookies – they were just the first step of a more elaborate plan…
I didn't have to convince Jesse…he spent a long time very willingly 'helping' me with the cookies.
One of the highlights of my day was every time Jesse said, "Hatty Birtay Mommy!" I won't tell you how many times he was prompted by the birthday girl herself.
Dinner was a special treat, as well. For the first time in my 28 years, I bought, prepared, baked, and thoroughly enjoyed fish. This is huge people. I like fish, I know it's good for me, I was just afraid of the unknown. We have a new favorite treat now (a rare treat, considering the cost of wild-caught fish) - Baked Haddock. Also, a spinach salad with Honey mustard dressing, baked potatoes with all the fixin's, and (not pictured here 'cause this is Jeremy's plate) Steamed Asparagus with white sauce. I got the asparagus all to myself because Jeremy says asparagus is like celery steeped in sewage. Yum.
Dessert was…chocolate. My mother-in-law made me a whole wheat, honey sweetened cake. She knows me so well. Claire absolutely loved it, and I was delighted, 'cause the dessert I planned wasn't finished until the next day…
Individual Cheesecakes with the aforementioned cookies crushed (or rather, smooshed) for crusts, and sweet cherries as topping. The cheesecakes were made with my own homemade cream cheese, which significantly cut down on the cost for this special dessert! Oh, yes, it was a good birthday…all weekend. And we're still enjoying the leftovers.
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Another Lovely Wedding
Beatiful Couple at the reception.
The flower girls providing entertainment at the reception (playing with bubbles).
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Yesterday I got a chance to drive over to our new place and get a closer look at the yard (it rained toward the end of the auction, so I didn't have a chance then). I was delighted to get to meet and admire the fruits and flowers throughout our yard! In case you can't read the captions, Here's my inventory list so far…
Magnolia Tree
Apple trees (4)
Pear tree (1)
Currant bushes (3)
Wild grapes
Wild blackberries
Wild rasberries
Does anyone know what the pink flower is in the right, lower corner of the flower collage? It's kind of a stunted looking tree with these lovely, faintly scented pink fronds all over – I've never seen it before, but it's beautiful!
I couldn't be more delighted at the yard and gardens – it will be a wonderful place to grow children and flowers.
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Former Columbus State University baseball player Brett Teschner has signed a free agent contract with the Texas Rangers.
Teschner has been assigned to the AZL Rangers of the Arizona Rookie League and will report to Surprise, Arizona.
A two-year standout for the Cougars, Teschner wrapped up his playing career this past spring for CSU. He played in all 52 games splitting time between the catcher and designated hitter position. Teschner sported a .333 batting average which included 25 extra-base hits. The Loganville native was second on the team with 54 RBIs and crossed the plate 37 times.
Teschner had one of the best single-game performances in Peach Belt Conference history in the second game of a March 16 doubleheader against Montevallo. He had a 5-for-5 performance including becoming just the 11th player in PBC history to hit three homeruns in a single game. It was the first time a CSU player did the feat in over eight years.
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The House Judiciary Committee will subpoena former White House counsel Harriet Miers to testify about her role in the firings of nine U.S. attorneys.
In the Senate, the Judiciary Committee will subpoena former political director Sara Taylor to testify. Both committees are also seeking relevant documents.
The Washington Post learned about the subpoenas from two officials who wanted to remain anonymous.
The White House has refused to allow administration officials to testify, offering private interviews instead.
The subpoenas are being issued following the release of White House e-mail showing Miers and Taylor discussed how to handle the response to criticism about the firings.
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Diplomatic History Events
The Manhattan Project and its Cold War Legacy
February 20, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Cold War International History Project
Cynthia C. Kelly, Atomic Heritage Foundation, William Lanouette, writer and policy analyst, Robert Furman, retired Army Major, and head of the first atomic intelligence unit, and James Hershberg, The George Washington University,
Book Launch: The Washington Diaries: 1981-1989
January 16, 2007 // 3:00pm — 4:00pm
Canada Institute
Allan Gotlieb, Canada's ambassador to the United States under Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Brian Mulroney, related his experiences dealing with the Reagan administration, the U.S. Congress, and the American foreign-policy establishment.
Revisiting Canada's Contribution to Resolving the Iranian Hostage Crisis
March 01, 2005 // 1:00am — 3:30pm
Middle East Program
The Canada Institute and the Middle East Program hosted a conference to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal Award to Ken Taylor, the former Canadian ambassador to Iran. Taylor received the medal for his role in providing safe haven to six Americans during the crisis and planning their successful evacuation from Iran.
Post-War Angola: Trends and Prospects
April 05, 2004 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm
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A panel discussion on "Post-War Angola: Trends and Prospects," featuring Raphael Marquez, a journalist and human rights activist; head of the Open Society Institute in Luanda, Professor Gerald Bender, one of America's most distinguished experts on Angola; and Evaristo Jose, Press Secretary for the Embassy of Angola.
Book Launch: "Liberalization Against Democracy: The Local Politics of Economic Reform in Tunisia"
June 19, 2003 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
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Canadian Anti-Americanism: Before and After 9/11
May 22, 2003 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
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Reginald C. Stuart explored five varieties of anti-Americanism within Canada, their historical roots, and lines of argument. He questioned what such expressions expose about Canadians themselves, their view of America, and their potential power in the current and future Canada-U.S. relationship.
Soviet Policy in West Africa (1956-1964) as an Episode of the Cold War
May 12, 2003 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
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April 21, 2003 // 9:00am — 11:00pm
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March 24, 2002 // 11:00pm
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Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
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3.28/5 rDev -5.5%
A: Dark brown with a slight reddish tint; 1-inch, somewhat steady head and okay lacing
S: Lots and lots and lots of black licorice; some roasty chocolate malts and a touch of bready, grainy malts but mostly this is an anise bomb
T: Pretty dry and chalky up front; some cocoa power flavors but mostly black, salty licorice; I like licorice but this doesn't quite come together right--I don't mind this beer but it's pretty weird
F: Decently creamy and full bodied; a bit thin on the back end
O: This is a weird beer; I like anise and I like anise in beer but this doesn't quite work because that's all it is with nothing to really complement it
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This is a very interesting stout. Starts with a little sweetness, but the Star Anise has a flavor that makes this stout its very own. I like something generally a little sweeter, but if you want a less sweet and interesting stout this could be your choice. I t drinks more like a dark Belgian ale actually.
This beer is a good winter sipper while listening to Dvorak's New World Symphony.
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Winter Games Select pours a black color with a large darkish tan head. Their is a offensive almost metal aroma, with some hints of licorice. The taste is light, tinish, with some black licorice and coffee notes. Barley drinkable, and the flavors just don't match well. Overall not very good.
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Black color with a rocky dark tan head of sudsy foam.
The nose smells just like cola with a just a hint of toasted malt.
A very flavorful stout with chocolate and coffee flavors followed by a bit of milk like sweetness and soft toasted malt. The finish is roast, star anise and cola. Interesting and tasty.
Close to a medium body, lower carbonation that is soft.
I like this stout quite well. Interesting twist with the star anise in there. Easily drinkable and highly enjoyable. I would have this again for sure.
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Left to right: Chen Wen Ling, childhood morning, Benjamin Storch, Minimal Moebius, Sculpture Inside, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2011. Photo Viviane Dalles.
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Taking into consideration the relatively large number of households doing spring cleaning and home renovating around this time of year, it is fitting that the National Association of Home Builders recently publicized a list of tips for a comprehensive home remodel. With the rising importance of creating eco-friendly dwellings, amongst these pointers is the call for more green features to be incorporated into home remodelling. Furthermore, the advantages to be reaped are highly appealing to the home owner: reduced monthly utility bills, increased home value, and that's just the beginning!
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I was just watching Michael Moore, who lives in New York City and who makes documentaries, interviewed on CNN by Piers. Moore criticized the reporters in the field for holding fixed positions while they missed some parts of stories like a neighbourhood burning on Manhatten.
He's a twit, a silly twit. During the height of the storm it would have been almost impossible to move the CNN vans around the region. In a brilliant move, CNN dispatched the reporters and crews before the height of the storm so they could be mobile and locate where they had enough shelter to do the job while giving the folks back home a global picture of the storm. Talking heads usually seen in the studio were out in the boonies ducking flying debris and showing folks who might have had an impulse to go out some reality. Instead of them being the news, CNN covered the storm very well. The fact that CNN did not have an infinite number of reporters does not take away from the success of the strategy. CNN did get a reporter to the burning neighbourhood while the fire still raged…
So, Michael Moore, go back to making documentaries. You do that well. Let CNN report on current events. They do that well. Compliment each other on what you do well.
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A woman was killed in the New York area by a piece of a sign carried by the wind. There was no word on why she was out in the storm. People have no idea how dangerous it is.
He is not a complete twit. The fixed positions one is valid question. The answer is a little different.
In the Iraq war media was embedded with the forces. Australia with the Floods media ends up embedded with the assessors.
I would question the CNN vans all over the place. They are just extra items to be possible problems if they are not embedded with the rescue and support people.
Good question is exactly how did CNN choose their locations. Where they were the emergency people wanted them. Fixed positions to watch like key substations and other key items is valuable.
If they were just positioned to get shots I have a issue with that. Site seeing a disaster causes problems.
Really reporter being in flying debris to show how much of a risk it is without good reason is very stupid. We need the store equal to buster from the mythbusters. If you are thinking of going out side this is how much it going to hurt don't.
That one of the desk people being out is to increase their cred by doing something stupid.
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Cancer Benefit to Protest Contract
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Disgruntled union workers put their fight against Cablevision over the fight against cancer at a Times Square protest December 6th.
About 50 members of the Communications Workers of America Local 1109 disrupted a benefit for cancer research at the Hard Rock Cafe, carrying signs and blaring music as attendees streamed in.
Cablevision CEO James Dolan, whose rock band performed at the event, told The Post that the workers' actions are "despicable."
"They think being disruptive for their personal gain is more important than beating pancreatic cancer," he said. "Their values are twisted. I'm surprised at the depth of their lowness. Everyone who deals with them should take note. It's shameful."
The benefit was expected to raise $1.75 million for the Lustgarten Foundation, which funds pancreatic-cancer research.
The foundation is named for Cablevision exec Marc Lustgarten, who died of pancreatic cancer in 1999. Cablevision pays all the foundation's administrative costs, and the foundation says that all the money raised last night will go to research.
The union, which is in drawn-out contract talks with Cablevision, labeled Dolan a "Grinch" for stalling negotiations with 280 company technicians and dispatchers in Brooklyn...
But event attendees said the union members picked the wrong time and place to air their grievances.
"I'm a pancreatic-cancer survivor, and it's unfortunate that they have to protest an event like this," said Scott Nelson, 59, who lives in Minnesota. "The survival rate is so low. It's one of the least-funded cancers," Nelson said. "It's hard to understand why people would protest an event like this."
Cindy Dolar, of Northport, LI, added, "It's kind of disgusting that they're protesting an event to raise money for research on pancreatic cancer. I'm shocked. It's in very poor taste."
Defiant Local 1109 members couldn't care less about what they were disrupting. Dolan is "a philanthropist and a bully," said Chris Calabrese, Local 1109's executive vice president.
Tim Dubnau, an organizer for Communications Workers of America Local 1109, added, "He's just trying to look good in front of the community."
Local 1109 invited other unions to participate in the protest — but in online posts seeking support, it only called the event a concert by Dolan's band, and omitted the fact it was a cancer research fund raiser.
Offended officials of Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians withdrew from the protest when they realized the event was for charity.
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1. Lobsters are invertebrates.
Lobsters are part of the extremely diverse group of marine invertebrates, animals without a notochord. Like many invertebrates, lobsters protect themselves with their hard exoskeleton.
2. Not all lobsters have claws.
There are two kinds of lobsters, and these are commonly referred to as "clawed" lobsters and "spiny" lobsters, or rock lobsters. Clawed lobsters include the American lobster, a well-known marine species. Clawed lobsters are generally found in cold waters.
Spiny lobsters do not have claws, but instead have long, strong antennae. These lobsters are generally found in warm water.
3. Lobsters prefer live food.
Although they have a reputation for being scavengers and even cannibals, studies of wild lobsters show that they prefer live prey, such as fish, mollusks, worms and crustaceans. Lobsters may eat other lobsters in captivity, but this has not been observed in the wild.
4. Lobsters can live a long time.
It takes an American lobster 6-7 years to get to an edible size, but that is just the beginning. Lobsters are long-lived animals, and are thought to be capable of living over 100 years.
5. Lobsters molt.
A lobster's shell can't grow, therefore as the lobster gets bigger and older, it molts and forms a new shell. Molting occurs about once a year in an adult lobster and is a vulnerable time in which the lobster retreats to a hiding spot and withdraws out of its shell. After molting the lobster's body is very soft and it can take a few months for its shell to harden again. When fish markets advertise soft-shell lobsters, these are lobsters that have recently molted.
6. Lobsters can grow to over 3 feet.
The largest American lobster was caught off of Nova Scotia, and weighed 44 pounds, 6 ounces and was 3 feet, 6 inches long. Not all lobsters are this big, though. The slipper lobster, a type of clawless lobster, may be only a few inches long.
7. Lobsters are bottom-dwellers.
Take one look at a lobster and it's obvious that they can't swim too far! Lobsters do start out at the surface of the water, as they go through a planktonic stage prior to settling to the bottom. As the tiny lobsters grow, they eventually settle to the ocean bottom, where they prefer to hide in rocky caves and crevices.
8. You can tell the difference between a male and female lobster.
How do you tell the difference between a male and female lobster? Look under its tail. On the underside of its tail, a lobster has swimmerets, which are used to help the lobster swim and in mating. The male has a modified pair of swimmerets. Click here for more specifics on how to figure out the gender of a lobster.
9. Lobsters are not red in the wild.
When you think of a lobster, you might think of a bright red creature. Most lobsters are a brown to olive-green color in the wild, with only a reddish tinge.
Lobsters have a carotenoid pigment called astaxanthin in their shell, which provides a red coloring. However, in most lobsters, this reddish color is mixed with other colors to form the lobster's normal coloration. Astaxanthin is stable in heat, while the other pigments are not. This means that when a lobster is cooked, the other pigments break down, leaving only the bright red astaxanthin, thus a bright red lobster on your plate! More on lobster coloration.


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Lynchburg, VA - Crews will be working on different areas in Lynchburg Tuesday. Jefferson Street, from Horseford Road to 13th street, will be closed for construction for about five months.
The public parking lot across from 13th Street will also be closed. There will be temporary parking and all local businesses in the area will still be open.
Crews will work on the sewer line on the 200 block of Winston Ridge Road tomorrow and a section of that road will be closed to through traffic.
City officials say Lafayette Street and all addresses at 214 Winston Ridge and below will be accessible from Concord Turnpike.
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Police in Hartford are responding to the reports of shots fired at a supermarket in Hartford.
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Town Square
HSR station: where will it fit?
Original post made on Aug 6, 2010
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 6, 2010, 11:52 AM
on Aug 6, 2010 at 2:32 pm
Bruce Karney please stop smoking crack - seriously. Look at the scale of downtown Mtn View, then look at the scale of the proposed monstrosity of a station. I mean you can say things cute and cuddly things like "sensitivity" and "good architecture" all you want, but you might as well bulldoze half of downtown and start over.
on Aug 6, 2010 at 2:38 pm
HSR is very expensive, controversial and divisive. These problems can be substantially reduced. I think that there's a much better alternative to the proposed HSR system in California -- SkyTran, at Web Link
This system overcomes many of the problems associated with HSR (and trains in general). Here are some advantages that I can think of:
• It's much cheaper to install and operate.
• ** Its capital cost is estimated to be $10 million/mile for both directions (vs. $40 - $60 million/mile for HSR, and $100 million/mile for light rail).
• ** Its costs will decrease as volume goes up, while HSR's costs will likely increase.
• ** SkyTran expects to be able to make a profit, while HSR will likely continue to be an expense.
• ** Its total cost per passenger mile is estimated to be less than $0.03.
• ** Its ticket price would thus be much less than HSR.
• ** Its low ticket price would attract more riders than HSR would.
• ** It's much more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
• It's much quieter (almost noiseless).
• It doesn't require widely separated large stations that riders have to travel to.
• It allows many small stations that would often be easy to walk or bike to.
• It eliminates the need for large parking lots or structures.
• It doesn't require heavy and expensive infrastructure, and could likely use most current bridges.
• Its lighter infrastructure would be less vulnerable to earthquakes.
• It doesn't require the complicated and divisive right of way that HSR does.
• Its environmental impact is much smaller than HSR's.
• Its environmental impact report would thus be approved more easily than HSR's.
• It can be built more quickly than HSR.
• Its approval would likely be easier and faster, because it's much cheaper.
• It doesn't disrupt or divide communities on its routes.
• It eliminates accidents between cars and trains.
• It eliminates the potential for "train suicides" or similar accidents (15-20/year on SF-SJ Caltrain).
• It's much less vulnerable to terrorism, because riders are not concentrated in large trains or stations.
• It doesn't interfere with current traffic, roads and rail systems.
• It's immune to trash and litter on rails, and resistant to inclement weather.
• Its riders don't have to wait for scheduled trains.
• It can run 24/7.
• Its proposed speed is 100 MPH in cities, and 150 MPH (or more) between cities.
• Its passengers don't have to stop at intermediate stations.
• It allows passengers to easily stop along the way for meals, etc.
• Its travel time is comparable to HSR and airplanes, when door-to-door time is used.
• Its estimate of 8640 riders/hour means one track could easily handle HSR's expected 32,000 - 38,000 riders/day in 2035.
• It's easily expandable to include many branch and parallel lines.
• It can be redundant and robust -- with a web of tracks, allowing travel around sections that might have problems.
• It could take over the peninsula traffic from Caltrain, eliminating Caltrain's expected $471 million electrification cost.
• It would provide improved (faster, cheaper, and quieter) service along the Caltrain route.
• It might be expanded to take over many of the other rail and bus routes around the SF Bay and LA areas.
• It might be expanded with extensions to Sacramento and other metropolitan and recreation areas (such as Tahoe).
• It would provide the functionality that voters intended when they voted for HSR.
• It's modern, with a 21st Century design, instead of the 19th Century train concept.
• It would make California the worldwide leader in public transportation.
Because of these many positive attributes (and some I probably haven't thought of), Californians would quickly appreciate SkyTran. Also, people from the other transportation systems will likely oppose SkyTran because it will take business from them.
My understanding is that federal money requires that the system already have an installed base, which SkyTran does not have. It is likely enough cheaper than HSR that even with a possible loss of federal money, it would still be cheaper for California. Also, the federal limitation could be changed or modified.
on Aug 6, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Here is an idea:
Build the HSR from SAN JOSE to LA. Let people ride Caltrain from SF to SJ. The 'High speed' rail will NOT TRAVEL AT HIGH SPEED DOWN THE PENINSULA. Does anyone really think that we're going to have 400 mph trains barreling down the tracks that kids cross for school, etc? Put more money into more Caltrains to accommodate the need and don't bother spending all this money in the cities from SF to SJ.
I live very close to the tracks and I don't want to see people who have owned their houses for 50 year get displaced so that we can have a third set of tracks and trains getting there no faster than they do now between SF and SJ.
This makes no sense, particularly in light of everything else that is getting cut from budgets.


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"What Is The MAZE Procedure?" Asks TammyPosted by Adam Pick on January 26th, 2010
I just received an interesting email from Tammy that touches on heart valve surgery, atrial fibrillation and the MAZE procedure.
Tammy writes, "Adam – Like a couple of your readers (Mark, Patrick and Anita), my doctor has suggested that I need a combo operation that includes a mitral valve repair due to regurg and a Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation. I'm just starting to do my research and was wondering if you have any videos about the Maze procedure. Thanks, Tammy"
Interestingly enough, I've noticed that several patients are discussing the MAZE procedure in their new Heart Valve Journals. That said, I located a great video by Dr. Niv Ad of Inova Health System which discusses the MAZE procedure and atrial fibrillation. So… Without further ado, here is the video:
I hope this video helped Tammy (and perhaps you) learn more about the MAZE procedure and heart valve surgery.
Keep on tickin!