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An Albany business owner wants to warn you about scammers claiming to be from Georgia Power.
Jason Sheffield of Dawson Road Jewelry and Pawn says Saturday a caller claimed to be from the utility and said the store had an overdue bill and their power would be cut if Sheffield didn't give him his credit card number to make an immediate payment.
Sheffield knew his Georgia Power bill was not overdue.
"I just shut him off, and I said what's the number I can call you back at," said Sheffield. "He gave me a number to call him back at. Gave me an order number, some sort of order number, of some kind. But it was all fakes."
Georgia Power officials say this scam is growing.
They say you should not give your credit card or financial information to a caller.
If you have questions, call Georgia Power at the number on your bill or in your phone book.
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Hammel has been sidelined since July 29 with a right flexor mass strain. The right-hander is just 7-8 with a 5.20 earned run average in 21 starts for Baltimore this season. He hasn't won since May 27.
The Orioles also recalled right-handed pitcher Steve Johnson from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned left-hander Zach Britton to short-season Class-A Aberdeen.
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Benedictine Military School held their annual Science Night
BC seniors were in charge of showing the younger children in attendance
what they've been learning about in Science this year.
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As Steve's book states, classic mistakes are classic mistakes because they're mistakes that are made so often and by so many people. They have predictably bad results and, when you know them, they stick out like a sore thumb and the idea behind listing them here is that, once you know them, you can spot them and hopefully do something to remedy their effect.
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Today's blog takes a quick look at the second of Steve's categories of mistakes: Process Related Mistakes, which include:
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Bubbles are one of the easiest things to create in Photoshop. Here's a quick tutorial on one of the methods I use.
Step 1
Start with a blank page and fill it with light, baby blue color. Now make a new layer to make your bubbles on. Select the Circle Selection Tool with no feather and make a medium sized circle in the middle-upper left hand area of the page. Then, while holding down Shift, make another smaller circle to the right of it. You can make as many circles as you wish, but make sure you keep the Shift key held down. If you don't like a circle you've made, hold down the Option/Alt Key and deselect it with the Circle Selection Tool.
Step 2
Once you've made your circles, fill them with white.
Step 3
Now the fun part: Using the Eraser tool with a feathered brush set to an opacity of 100%, start to erase the middles of the white balls you've made. For this I adjust my brush size to about 75% of each ball and simply click inside each of them three times. That's all you'll need to erase to create your basic bubble. Just make sure you adjust your brush size for each bubble.
Step 4
Now it's time to take your bubbles to the next level. Using the Paintbrush, set to feathered and 100% opacity, make short sweeping strokes on the upper left hand corners of each bubble. Be sure to adjust your brush size for each bubble.
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Now it's time to make the background a little more interesting. With a large feathered Paintbrush make long vertical sweeping strokes with a darker blue. Here, you can stylize however you wish, just think hula dancers and mai tais.
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Here I take a large feathered Dodge Tool set at 100% opacity and do small sweeps in light areas of the background just to add a little more depth.
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I do the same with the feathered Burn Tool set at 100% opacity to the dark areas.
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My last step is to take the Smudge Tool set at normal and 50% strength and blur some of the hard edges on my light reflections.
All done! This took about 5 minutes, but I could easily take more time and make it more elaborate. This is just the simplest way to make realistic looking bubbles. There are so many ways to do things in Photoshop. This method is one of the many I may use for a given project. You may have a better way. Always do what works best for you.
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Just like that because is August 1st and I obviously have too much time to think I decided what my next goal will be..
So you would like to know what I have in my head for this month? Not much for some of you but hard enough for me to spend lots of time on the bike...
I will try to reach 1000 miles on the bike this month.. (1610 km)
Why? Because I like to ride my bike and I like to push my self a little every now and then..
So if you guys have any advice or suggestions on how to do this with a full time job and a family without missing on anything let me know... Will be tough to do and keep up with everything else.. Tough not impossible..
If you want to keep track of my little by little progress this is my profile in Strava: http://app.strava.com/athletes/136421
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Former Lufkin Panther Dez Bryant has been named in a special Sports Illustrated report which claims tutors did the majority of his schoolwork while he attended Oklahoma State University.
Wednesday's report was on academic misconduct at the university, which the writers, George Dohrmann and Thayer Evans, wrote as part of a five-part series on several allegations against Oklahoma State.
The article states that Cowboys safety Victor Johnson said Bryant would not go to class unless he was "shepherded" and tutors did a majority of his work.
Bryant was named second-team academic All-Big 12 in 2008.
The article states Bryant denied the allegation.
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Anaïs & I founder/designer Jane D'Haene says her daughter Anaïs is more than just her muse — she's her design assistant. A former architect, D'Haene first tried her hand at making baby clothes just days after Anaïs was born, and it wasn't long before friends encouraged her to start her own collection. Inspired by Anaïs's desire to dress herself, Anaïs & I's stylish separates are made from top-quality fabrics and can be mixed and matched by creative tots. Aside from kids' clothing and accessories, Anaïs & I includes a line of pillows printed with balloon-animal prints and even a few elegant outfits designed just for Mom.
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Emotions are still high about the Trayvon Martin case and it's verdict; as a result tons of people took to social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to express their views on the not guilty verdict. And let me make it clear, I'm not here to argue any point of view, but I'm here to point out one major flaw in the 'Stand Your Ground' law. Marissa Alexander from Jacksonville, Fl stood her ground against her abusive husband by firing one warning shot into the air, and received 20 years in prison. Marissa Alexander's case should have been an open and shut case, no one was killed, but obviously the 'Stand Your Ground' law in this situation was total hypocrisy.
Marissa was a victim of domestic violence on a regular basis from her husband, and as usual her husband was the aggressor that day when she fired the warning shot through the wall and into the ceiling. The warning shot saved her life that day, but cost her 20 years in prison. Marissa did the right thing and stood her ground, so what went wrong with the 'Stand Your Ground' law in this situation?
Marissa was offered a plea bargain by State Attorney Angela Corey, and which would have required her to serve a three-year mandatory minimum sentence. However, because Marissa felt she was acting in self-defense she turned down the offer. Angela Corey the prosecutor in Marissa Alexander's case didn't take into consideration that Marissa had a court injunction against her husband, had been given birth 9 days prior to the incident, and was trained to use a weapon and earned a concealed weapons permit.
If Angela Corey's name sounds familiar, she is the same State Attorney in the Trayvon Martin case. With that being said, why did she throw the book at Marissa for standing her ground in self-defense? Clearly, Marissa Alexander is an innocent woman that poses no threat to the general public. She did what anyone in that situation should have done; fire a warning shot.
The State of Florida has a 10-20-Life law in which during a crime individuals get a mandatory minimum sentencing of 10 years if they pull a gun, 20 years if they fire a gun, and 25 to Life if someone gets shot. And it's this same 10-20-Life law that was used to convict Marissa Alexander, but why would they use the 10-20-Life law in a self-defense case, and not allow 'stand your ground' law to be applied instead? Furthermore, if Florida has this 10-20-Life gun law, this should have been applied to the George Zimmerman trial as well. If laws are created it should apply to everyone; without an exception to the rule.
What can be gathered from this situation is that the 'stand your ground' law, and the 10-20-Life law in Florida obviously contradict each other. In a self defense situation, either one can be used, so how do we determine which one to apply? It's unfair to say that one case can apply the 'stand your ground' law, and in another case of self-defense it can't. In proceedings we can send an innocent person to prison, and allow the guilty to walk, just based on whichever law prosecutors decide to enforce. Evidently, there's a sense of hypocrisy and injustice here, and an innocent woman sits in prison.
Unlike the George Zimmerman trial, Marissa's case didn't receive much media attention, and that's why I'm bringing it up to draw attention to her story so we can come together to take action to support her. I encourage you to make a difference and take a stand for the innocence. You can help by visiting the Justice for Marissa site, and sign the petition at the bottom in the footer, and donate to her Legal Defense fund via PayPal in the sidebar on the right-hand side. The petition has collected a little over 17,000 signatures so far, and needs support from You! The petition is to help garner support to appeal her conviction. Be sure to sign the petition, and donate to the legal defense fund, as well as share this post with your friends and family, repost on social media sites, and encourage others to support the cause. For a change, let's take a stand and rally together for this significant cause, and bring justice for Marissa Alexander.
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Molehill Mania is a new twist on the traditional Whac-a-Mole game.
Grab a mallet and whack the lever at the base of the set to send moles flying out of the molehill. Use your mole catching mallet to collect the moles from the ground.
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Younger children love Red Rover and his fun game of find and fetch.
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Place the 12 different bones around the room and then wait for Red Rover to tell the players which bone they must find next – the first one to put it in his mouth wins the bone.
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Susan Stuckey was many things to so many people. But to Highlands Elementary, she was the heart and soul of the downtown Naperville school.
"The passion, enthusiasm and commitment Susan Stuckey exemplified every day not only as an educator, a leader and a principal, but as a person, made her truly one of a kind," said Highlands parent Wendy Serafin. "The example she set forth will be remembered by our Highlands community forever. She was truly 'all for the kids.'"
Stuckey, 50, passed away Jan. 8 surrounded by her family after a courageous 3-½-year battle with cancer. She left behind her husband, Jeffrey, and a vast circle of friends, family and co-workers, and her faithful dog, Scout.
"Susan Stuckey inspired her students with her enthusiasm for learning, the parents with her devotion and commitment to their children's education and the community with her legacy," said Shannon Gilfillan, a Highlands parent. "I will remember her infectious smile and how she taught our kids how to face adversity with grace, courage and humor."
Stuckey grew up in Bellflower, Ill., and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1985 with a degree in education. She later received her master's degree from Illinois State University and taught for two years before becoming principal at Spring Hills Elementary School in Roselle.
She was hired by District 203 in 1996 to serve as principal at Ranchview Elementary and then moved to Highlands where she was serving in her 13th year as principal.
"We have students in our schools whose lives were changed by having Mrs. Stuckey as their principal,"said District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges, in a written statement. "We have staff who are feeling the loss of a mentor and a friend. And we have a community who has lost a remarkable educational leader."
Highlands fifth-grade teacher Brian Hunger said Stuckey's passion made everyone around her a better educator.
"Susan's passion inspired us to follow our passions and share them with our students," said Hunger, a longtime Highlands staff member. "I will remember the professionalism that Susan brought to her job and the desire to always learn new ways to enhance student learning. Her legacy will be how she inspired students to become self-directed learners and to recognize the importance of being lifelong learners."
Education was Stuckey's passion. In 2012, she and husband Jeff established the Team Stuckey Future Educator Scholarship, which awards a $5,000 scholarship to two District 203 senior students who plan to pursue an education degree.
"This scholarship is something that Jeff and I have wanted to do for some time," said Stuckey during an interview about the award in 2012. "This is a way for us to show our gratitude and give it forward for future years to a school district that is like family to us."
Through the scholarship, her commitment to education will live on. Highlands parent Kathy Ruiz shared the sentiment.
"When I look around us today, I wonder what our school district would be like if Susan had never been a part of us," Ruiz said. "So many of us were inspired by her to participate and carry out events and programs that have benefited our students. One couldn't help but wish to emulate her energy, her vision and her ability to engage the Highlands community."
Visitation was Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1310 Shepherd Dr. in Naperville.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Team Stuckey Future Educator Scholarship Fund (www.teamstuckey.org ) or The Edward Hospital Cancer Center.


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Even though it's just the second week into the tax season, many people have already filed their returns to avoid the last minute rush. But if paying to have your tax returns filed puts a dent in your pocketbook you just can't afford, a group of more than 60 local volunteers can help.
Filing your tax returns can cause you to spend money that you don't have, but the Coalition of Community Assistance Volunteers dedicates hours of their time to help low income tax payers.
"Our goal is to help them get all of the refund that is due to them," explains volunteer Marion Bryant.
And it doesn't cost a penny.
"Every penny of their refund goes into their pocket. We don't take anything. We want those who can afford it the least to have the most," she said.
Last year, the group filed over 1,500 returns, and this year, they hope to do the same.
"We're trying to establish these sights where people feel comfortable to let us file their tax return and claim as much money as they can," she adds.
Lynda, a single mother who also supports her grandchild, paid a hefty price to have her tax return filed last year. She says that it cost her about $200.
"They said it was like $80, and when it totals out, they charge you for every little-bitty thing, it kind of hurt you know," says Lynda.
It's tax payers like Lynda that the coalition hopes to help. Marion says that they can offer financial counseling to help these tax payers over come poverty.
Jack Durbin has over 40 years of tax experience, but he volunteers because he loves to help people.
"I just enjoy volunteering and just helping in the community, being active. I'm 81 years-old, and that's the way I stay healthy," he said.
Much like what he hopes the economy can be when tax payers spend their refunds in Lubbock.
"If there is a refund due, to have that money come back into the community and to help the economy in the community," he explains.
"We just want people to come and not hesitate to come and be afraid that they're not going to get the quality that they deserve and that we want to provide," said Marion.
You can file your tax returns through April 15th.
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The lawyer who admitted to having his client delete evidence in a Charlottesville wrongful death lawsuit has paid more than a half-million dollars in penalties.
Matt Murray had been ordered to pay a portion of the other side's legal fees in the Allied Concrete case. The American Bar Association Journal says Murray has now paid $544,000 of that bill.
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Emma Stone Debuts Blonde Gwen Stacy 'Spider-Man' Franchise 'Do
Emma Stone gave "Spider-Man" fans a glimpse of her Gwen Stacy look in the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot this weekend.
The 22-year-old actress – who is naturally blonde, but best known for wearing ravishing red hair – debuted her new color at the Trevor LIVE benefit in Los Angeles on Sunday benefiting The Trevor Project, the nation's only gay & lesbian suicide prevention hotline.
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Last month, the actress spoke to MTV News about her hair transformation.
"My natural hair is blonde, so it's kind of nice. I looked in the mirror and said, 'Oh my god, it's me again, it's been so long!'" she said at the time.
The "Spider-Man" reboot, also starring "The Social Network's" Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, is slated to swing into theaters in July 2012.
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PBSтАЩs Gordon Peterson Suggests Dream Act Would Pass if Illegal Immigrants тАШLooked Like NorwegiansтАЩ
On Friday's Inside Washington on PBS, during a discussion of President Obama's failure to secure passage of the Dream Act in the Senate, after panel member Evan Thomas of Newsweek asserted that "stupid politics" was behind the bill's defeat, host Gordon Peterson brought up a quip by humorist Jimmy Tingle that "if they all looked like Norwegians, there'd be no problem."
After introducing the segment with a clip of President Obama speaking favorably of the proposed law that would allow the children of illegal immigrants to obtain legal status and eventual citizenship if they go to college or into the military, host Peterson asked, "Why would you vote against that, Evan?"
Thomas blamed "stupid politics" and complained that the proposal is being "held hostage" by those who want to secure the border first. Thomas: "Stupid politics. I mean, there's got to be immigration reform. It just hangs over all the head of this. We've got to reform, this is a small attempt to cure a small but real problem. But what hangs over it is the need to do a larger reform of the immigration system. We got to find some way to get better control of our borders, we do-"
Peterson interrupted to note that South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham had voiced an unwillingness to vote for "anything until the borders are secure," prompting Thomas to add, "But it's held hostage."
After the Newsweek columnist recounted the country's need for more immigrants who are highly skilled, Peterson brought up the Jimmy Tingle comment about Norwegians as he turned to liberal columnist and panel member Mark Shields. Peterson: "Jimmy Tingle said if they all looked like Norwegians, there'd be no problem, Mark."
Shields agreed: "I think there, I think there's a lot of truth in that, but 10 percent unemployment has helped secure the borders. Let's be very honest about that. The flow has slowed down considerably.I think there, I think there's a lot of truth in that, but 10 percent unemployment has helped secure the borders. Let's be very honest about that. The flow has slowed down considerably."
Below is a transcript of the relevant portion of the Friday, December 24, Inside Washington on PBS:
GORDON PETERSON: That's President Obama on the failure of the Dream Act to pass in this session of Congress. The Dream Act would give the children of parents who came here illegally a shot at a green card if they go to college of join the military. Why would you vote against that, Evan?
EVAN THOMAS, NEWSWEEK: Stupid politics. I mean, there's got to be immigration reform. It just hangs over all the head of this. We've got to reform, this is a small attempt to cure a small but real problem. But what hangs over it is the need to do a larger reform of the immigration system. We got to find some way to get better control of our borders, we do-
PETERSON: Well, that's what Lindsey Graham said: I'm not voting for anything until the borders are secure.
THOMAS: But it's held hostage, yeah, all this, for instance, you know, one thing we really need to have is more visas for really smart people with high degrees to come work here, which is really a crushing need, but it gets held hostage to this larger immigration reform. We've got to get the big thing done.
PETERSON: Jimmy Tingle said if they all looked like Norwegians, there'd be no problem, Mark.
MARK SHIELDS: I think there, I think there's a lot of truth in that, but 10 percent unemployment has helped secure the borders. Let's be very honest about that. The flow has slowed down considerably.
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Someone please explain to me what part of the word
Submitted by virginia republican on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 12:28pm.
"illegal" is so difficult to understand for liberals.
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liberal lexicon
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 12:38pm.
The word illegal doesn't exist in the liberal lexicon. That's why they don't understand it.
To a liberal, laws are an inconvenience to be changed, no matter the reason. To a conervative, typically they obey the laws, even if they disagree with it, but to a liberal, they will move heaven and earth...oh wait, they don't believe in God like we do, so heaven doesn't exist...they will move earth to get it changed and to hell with what anyone else will think.
So "illegal" is just a non-word to a liberal. Legalities are just things to be brushed aside.
Hope that helps.
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Submitted by well99 on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 12:41pm.
Their comprehension is very limited.Maybe someone will make a Dr. Seuss style book for them.Maybe then they will understand.
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Want a definition of illegal,
Submitted by ThisnThat on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 1:52pm.
according to liberals?
Liberals all know what's illegal:
- Keeping the money you make, rather than handing over to the Govm't
- Demanding proof that you're a citizen before you vote
- Saying "Merry Christmas" in public
- Owning guns IAW our Constitution
- Criticizing obama
- Not feeling blessed during the TSA patdowns
тАЬDidn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." тАФ 9th Circuit Court
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Oh yawk!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 2:04pm.
"not feeling blessed during the TSA patdowns"
When I read that, I felt breakfast trying to make me taste it again. Considering that they do hire pervs(this isn't a secret), that makes me feel REAL uncomfortable just thinking about it.
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Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 12:30pm.
Hey stoopid.....................I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that probably MOST Norwegians in this country are LEGAL!!!!!!
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No it would not you dope
Submitted by octavioj on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 12:30pm.It would only pass if immigration were not such a burden on the school system, the judicial system and health care. Then I believe it would easily pass, regardless of ethnicity. Oh also if we had control of the border. I guarantee you if these issues are solved people would care less about amnesty, large or small.
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Christmas morning just
Submitted by bkeyser on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 12:36pm.
Christmas morning just wouldn't be complete without a liberal insinuating racism...
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Submitted by JustAl on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 1:01pm.
. . . is the central tenant of the statist. That's why they are attracted to islam (submission) like moths to a flame. Since everything must fit their narrowly defined world view, everyone must be racist. Talking points and party line is all they are comfortable with, the same is true of all statists, be they on the extreme left or the extreme right.
The factual arguments that the illegal invasion threatens our health care system, our school system, our (should be eliminated) human services systems, wage levels, adds tremendously to our prison expenses, adds to gang violence, enables terrorists to blend in and move in, have no bearing in the netherworld that is the mind of the statist. If the state allows it, it must necessarily be good.
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Granting citizenship to children of illegals would be akin to
Submitted by no tingly legs on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 12:44pm.
allowing a bank robber's kids to keep the money their Dad stole. That's besides the fact that it makes absolute fools of those who followed our laws and came here legally.
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what a maroon
Submitted by surfjake on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 12:49pm.
what part of "ILLEGAL" don't these fools get?
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Ignore the obvious
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 12:49pm.
I'm just itching for a chance to seek my fortune in Rwanda, too.
Due to issues of political correctness, we dare not discuss further.
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Submitted by jaywl on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 12:54pm.
I see no problem if the Norwegians start sneaking in here. We'd have some new terminology like snowbacks and jokes about reindeer instead of burros, but basically we could still spot 'em sneaking around the shipping containers of cell phones or ski hats or whatever they export. Their palefaces would give them away and they probably would be sweating until acclimation sets in. The border patrol could track them by following the coats and earmuffs they drop in their desperate attempt to make it to an ice cream parlor. Jokemeisters would have a field day with new hot women of Scandinavia jokes, leaving behind the tired Salsalita of Sonora stuff. I knew this Norwegian lady once, a kind of Germanic, crack the whip Hessian type, if you know what I mean.....anyway, it'd be fun and the United States could handle it if it comes.
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┬аWhy would I want to bring in
Submitted by moonjohn on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 12:55pm.
Why would I want to bring in socialist Norwegians.
I'd rather have mainland Chinese.
They have had their fill of socialism and would immediately join the Tea Party.
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If they all look like Elin Nordgren
Submitted by Firmworm on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 1:04pm.
If they all look like Elin Nordgren (Tiger Woods ex wife) I'm Down with that!
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It is a 20 year wait for a legal immigrant from the Philippines.
Submitted by The Vet on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 1:11pm.
And a 20+ year wait for someone from Mexico. Source Now why is the wait so long? Maybe we would have a more open policy on immigration if the citizens of ONE country that share a border with us did not cheat and fill our country with people taking jobs that legal immigrants would be more than happy to fill.
You would get your butt handed to you in a basket if you tried to cut in a long line of people trying to see a movie. It should not be any different for people coming to this country. Why is one country set aside as special just because it does not take a plane or boat ride to cross our border?
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Oh, right; if the country to
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 1:13pm.
Oh, right; if the country to the south of us was Norway and the people were blond and blue-eyed, we would be glad to have them here illegally.
Or they are referring to the fact that people from countries other than Mexico don't have to come illegally, because we just let them waltz in and we grant them citizenship, no waiting, no hassles.
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Mark Shields really, really
Submitted by Soldat44 on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 1:28pm.
Mark Shields really, really needs to hang it up. 'The higher the unemployment the better our borders are'...God help us
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Good job, now Mr. Peterson
Submitted by redfish on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 1:36pm.
Good job, now Mr. Peterson has to ask himself, "Why?"
Is it because Mexicans have brown skin and Americans just hate people who have brown skin? (Brown skin = bad).
No, its that the main problem with the Dream Act is that it creates additional incentives for immigrants to come here illegally, while we still haven't secured the border. It's simply the wrong priority: if we don't secure the border first, this will worsen the illegal immigration problem.
And guess what, we don't have a huge Norwegian illegal immigration problem, we have a huge Mexican illegal immigration problem. Maybe Democrats should put politics down and work with Republicans to secure the border, so there will be an amiable reason to discuss policies like this. And then everyone can have their 'dream' and politicians can feel warm and fuzzy inside.
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Racist leftist morons.... I
Submitted by BD on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 1:44pm.
Racist leftist morons....
I am just as happy to pitch an illegal irishman who is hiding in South Boston out of the country as a Mexican who is hiding in Tucson.
BOth are here illegally and need to be removed ASAP.
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while you're at it
Submitted by theduck6 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 11:56am.
and as long as you're loading up the bus in Boston, I believe there is still an illegal alien closely related to the President living in subsidized housing there. A sainted aunt from literary lore.
What part of illegal do you not understand?
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let this jackass know-
Submitted by JIMMY1660 on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 1:44pm.
illegal is illegal-if you are from the East/West or South.
if you are a blue blood off the mayflower-and you break the law-should we ignore your actions.
I have a better example- i hate street signs and addresses-lets take them down along with traffic control devices.
CHAOS just like anything else that's illegal.
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foreign immigrants that should not be allowed
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 1:49pm.
We've had some foreign immigrants that shouldn't have been allowed to stay in this country. I remember one story about a Russian guy who was a criminal from over there who came to this country and his record was such that he should have been sent packing. As it was, he was allowed to stay here and ended up killing a lady, which he has done before back in Russia.
He was a real dirtbag, treated people like crap, was very violent. I think this was in California, happened about 10 years ago. I remember people asking "why was he allowed to be in this country with his record?"
That's one example and a good reason why not to allow any and everyone into this country.
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It's ALWAYS about racism and bigotry!
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 2:29pm.
This is just more proof that to liberals, no opposition to what they want (amnesty, gay "marriage" or whatever else) is ever based on legitimate reasons; it's always because of racism, bigotry, homophobia, whatever. They have no argument, so they pound the table and call the oppostion names.
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Oly n Lena snuk into da market, ya know!
Submitted by Blonde on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 3:00pm.
Jes, dey did.
Zen Oly sez to Lena, vell, Lena, ven de TSA peeples looook at uz, vell, den, evrybody vill lookz ze same!
For cryin' out loud, will these idiots never quit?
~ Blonde haired, green eyed victim of 1000 cultural wars.
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So Mr. Peterson, racism is
Submitted by dscott on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 3:43pm.
So Mr. Peterson, racism is the sole reason for the majority of Americans opposing the Dream Act and illegal immigration in general? Sorry dude, you already burnt the race card with Obama when declaring any opposition to what he advocated was racism. No one is buying what you are selling, time to find another horse to ride.
Btw- Obama is a RACIST, unfit for any political office and needs to be impeached. Anyone who engages in and condones raced based prosecutions like Obama's DOJ does is a RACIST. Any attempt to excuse, minimize, condone or justify it is a de facto admission of RACISM by the apologist. You wonder why the MSM and liberals in general are very quiet about Obama's racist behavior at the DOJ? Because they know it is racist and they know any attempt to actively rationalize it would expose their own racist beliefs and arbitrary enforcement of the law. Mr. Peterson is engaging in PROJECTION, a typical liberal tactic to misdirect the public away from their misdeeds.
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Let's see here...if all
Submitted by johnsonl on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 4:03pm.
Let's see here...if all illegal aliens in the United States were white, spoke english, were mostly college educated, paid their bills, obeyed our laws, didn't abuse our social welfare systems and respected our sovereignty, then they wouldn't be here, would they? Because that would mean that they respected our laws and did not enter or stay here illegally. Liberals don't quite get the whole "rule of law" concept. Isn't that for somebody else? However, if an intending immigrant showed up with the above qualifications, I'd print 'em out a green card right there on the spot. Free t-shirts on Fridays! But, sadly, we can't get our own citizens to meet these criteria. Shame we can't trade!
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Pull the plug
Submitted by rainman49 on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 4:51pm.
It's way past time to pull the plug on funding for PBS. The amount of inanity on the airwaves would be reduced significantly.
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The MSM is the place to go...
Submitted by sherlock1 on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 5:00pm.
when you want to listen to a media talking head ask a brain-dead liberal about an unfunny comedian's opinion of American immigration policies.
Just priceless.
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Yea..."IF" ..but sadly...they look like, and ARE
Submitted by redright88 on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 8:37pm.
savage murdering muslims. But hey......don't get me wrong. WHEN they look like Norweigens, get back to me, and we can discuss this
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Submitted by Unsane on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 9:20pm.
What this joker fails to note that if I showed up in either Oslo or Mexico City without a passport, I'd be sent packing on the next flight, if I am lucky.
Of course, we are supposed to coddle people who enter the United States illegally.
I'm with BD. I don't care who they are or where they are from; if they are here illegally, get them out of here to wherever they came from.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from┬аDivine Intervention┬а(1994)
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DREAM Act and Illegal Aliens
Submitted by Delaware Bob on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 10:57pm.
The GAYS are happy and the ILLEGAL ALIENS are pissed. There will be NO AMNESTY for the illegal aliens. It's best they pack their things and move back to their own Country where they belong. If they are illegal aliens, this is NOT their home. Leave now and you can be home by New Year's Day. Have a safe trip.
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Hey, Gordon . . .
Submitted by ConservaSerb on Sat, 12/25/2010 - 11:53pm.Apply the Dream Act to 1,000,000 Serbs in Serbia and see if it passes. Idiot.
A wise & frugal government, which shall leave men free 2 regulate their own pursuits of industry & improvement, & shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. T. Jefferson
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It seems to me taht these
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 1:33am.
It seems to me taht these people who pass judgment on the rest of us have never been in the south along the border. I see lots of brown people around, I got brown relatives. So I really don't get what these idiots are doing except pushing except hate and dissension.
In Texas we have had plenty of Mexicans around and think nothing of the ethnicity. We do however realize the border must be closed and illegals sent back.
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what part of illegal do you NOT understand?
Submitted by stevo on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 9:37am.
Our Government, has allowed the invasion of 30 million criminals in direct violation of Article IV, Section IV of our Constitution. they force American tax payers to pay Billions to provide Welfare, Prison cells, Educate the invaders children, free medical care,massive document fraud, & are destroying our schools, hospitals, communities, culture while Robbing, Raping, Killing & Assaulting American Citizens WAKE UP PEOPLE!
Every Non-representative including obama and holder need to be IMPEACHED! for not upholding the oath of office they swore to defend the Constitution! If these clowns were to do their job, this would all be a Moot point!
Anchor babies and their criminal parents go, period, and cut the phony tears, you knew you were breaking the law when you crossed the border.
Next shut down any business hiring illegal labor and confiscate all property belonging to the owner. Property will be sold at auction and the proceeds to pay for the massive deportation. Oh and owners go to jail.
Got a better idea? Lets here it!
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It doesn't┬а matter what shade
Submitted by ant on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 9:50am.
It doesn't matter what shade they are, if illegal Norwegians were doing this;
They would still need to go, as Stevo just pointed out. And as has been said a million times already, the border must be closed BEFORE any sort of dialogue on this issue continues, any step toward concessions will be met with another wave of millions if the border is left as it is now.
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Submitted by FC DOBBS on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 7:37pm.
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Peterson should learn his history.
Submitted by bikeromany on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 8:14pm.
The Irish resemble Norweigians, and it was within the last century that we had "No Irish" signs all over the place. That should answer his questions - it's not really bigotry, it's the feeling of being overwhelmed. The Irish were at least legal - here we have more people entering than back then, and most are coming without permission or invitation.
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Just think.
Submitted by almostacowboy on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 8:17pm.
That statement (re: Norwegians) was made by a member of a class who thinks they are smarter than most of the population.
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What a racist comment to
Submitted by RogerCfromSD on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 9:37pm.
What a racist comment to assign to Americans. This liberal POS can go shove his finger in a light socket.
Anyone who makes asinine statements like this man should be summarily bitchslapped just for being so damned stupid and insulting.
Illegal is ILLEGAL, regardless of where they come sneaking in from.
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The reason liberals want Illegals is because
Submitted by VanPastorMan on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 9:41pm.
then they have that many more voters. Do any of you believe the democrats and other liberals would be for the unions if the unions were conservative voting? There is no way Harry Reid wins in Nevada if he doesn't have leftist unions doing his bidding. Everything the liberals do is for the gaining and maintaining of political power. Let's get rid of the whole lot of them in 2012.
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Dream Act
Submitted by Netstatter on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 2:11pm.
We'll finally be a post-racial society when all people, including liberals, stop using race as an excuse.
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Why You're Stuck And How To Get Things Moving Again
Posted on June 18, 2012
Filed Under Productivity Tips
Ever found yourself stuck in a situation regarding your online business or some other endeavor, where you were stuck and couldn't move forward?
Did you keep postponing the thing that had to be done, while some other tasks were moving forward with no problems?
For example, I got stuck with a logo design once. I was ready with the content and general design of the site, and yet I still didn't get the logo done.
Once a small lever was broken in my bathroom; it was the one that changed the bathtub faucet into a shower.
At first I wasn't really aware of what was going on, but eventually I realized what the reason was. I had to use the pliers to switch between the faucet and the shower head, and even though that was a pain, I still didn't fix the problem for quite a while.
Why We Get Stuck
In the first case I had a website designer, but she wasn't really a logo designer. I knew I could get a logo done on freelancer.com, but I didn't like the fact the even if I didn't like the logo, I'd probably have to pay.
So I wanted to get my logo done, but I didn't know the exact path I should take to get it. And somewhere deep inside, I knew (really?) that finding the right way would take a lot of time and effort.
And on some level I was avoiding that.
The same goes for that small lever in my bathtub. I couldn't fix it myself, and I didn't know exactly how to fix it, or what things I had to buy to fix it.
And calling a plumber for just that small lever seemed like too much trouble. So I was stuck again, and things didn't move forward.
So if you see that in some area of your business (or even your regular daily life) things are not improving or not moving forward, check with yourself to see whether it's the NOT KNOWING THE RIGHT PATH TO THE SOLUTION that's holding you back.
And of course, we know that finding the path takes time and effort – which we unconsciously or consciously avoid.
Once you become aware of that, half the battle is won.
Now you can actually make a conscious choice about what to do. You realize that if you don't do anything, your problem will stay with you indefinitely.
And that thought usually has enough power to move you off your butt and make you do something.
Ask And You Shall Receive
I was once interviewed about my journey online, and one of the questions was: What would you do differently if you started again and you had some knowledge about how this business works?
I said that I would ask more questions. I wouldn't try to figure out everything by myself.
Asking questions saves you time and effort—so much so that I can't really put it into numbers.
Just a five-minute talk with someone who knows their stuff can save you 100 hours of time and hundreds of dollars.
I recently saw a video of my friend Goran's website:
It seemed really cool, so I asked him to write something about how he got that video made, as I didn't really know how to have such a cool video created.
Here's what he said:
Just recently I wanted to have an introduction video for my new site BrokersWiki.com, which is helping visitors to find the best broker for their needs, regardless of whether they would like to trade stocks, options, or Forex, whether they are passive investors or active traders, etc.
BrokersWiki is the largest database of brokers in the world, and includes online broker reviews, ratings, and comparisons.
I went on Fiverr.com and started to search for 'video promotion'. I sorted the results by rating to print the best-rated results at the top of the list. Then I checked a few gigs that looked promising, and finally found what I was looking for.
Somebody on Fiverr is providing video promotions on standardized templates; you only have to select the template, and provide a high-quality logo image and some unique text which is embedded in the video.
The good thing with standardized templates is that you know exactly what you will get, while the main disadvantage is that one can find the same video type on many pages; but hey, there are millions of websites out there.
After I ordered the gig and provided all the required inputs, it took the gig provider less than 24 hours to deliver the video in HD format, and ready for upload on YouTube. The cost of the gig was only $5.
Although I have some knowledge about recording and editing videos, there is no way I could have completed this task in such a short amount of time, for such a low cost and in such great quality.
Check it yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6PcWkW0VL8
Don't forget to click the LIKE button if you find the video interesting.
I would never have thought that such a cool video could be mine for $5!
And all I had to do is ask.
Sure, not everyone will answer, but in my experience, MOST people actually like to be helpful. If you're respectful of their time, don't waste their time by explaining your whole life story, and have short concise questions to ask, then you're very likely to get the answers.
A very likely reason why you're stuck on some task is because you don't know EXACTLY what steps you have to take to solve the problem.
At some level, you know that finding the solution will take time and effort – and so you avoid it. (In reality, you're probably wrong and it will take less time and effort than you thought!)
But the problem remains, of course, and keeps adding that extra little stress and annoyance to your state of mind.
The solution may not be as difficult as you think. I suggest you simply find someone who has solved that problem and ask him HOW (s)he did it.
You're very likely to get an answer that will save you tons of time and money in the process.
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13 Responses to "Why You're Stuck And How To Get Things Moving Again"
Sve on
June 19th, 2012 1:19 pm
Great post Tomaz. This is exactly what I have been experiencing lately with my website. I've been delaying working on it and I know what needs to be done as I can visually "see" how my website is supposed to be but I just can't figure out the steps necessary to get there. This just delays the decision further so I think it's sometimes best to act first, think later. If it doesn't work out, change it on the go.
Anyway I love that you keep posting even though your already financially free and have succeeded with SBI. I have a long way to go but you give me hope. Its just a question of how long it will take for me to get there…
Hope Slovenia is treating you well.
Tomaz Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 11:59 pm
Hey Sve,
What's also critically important to keep moving forward is having tasks that are manageable. Which means you need to break down bigger projects into smaller tasks.
We often postpone starting big projects because we see how much effort it will take and if you're not super motivated (meaning having little income and being responsible for kids for example), then you'll be too comfortable to engage in such massive project that you see before you.
But if you break it down into very small parts, you'll see that each can be done.
I actually have a sticky paper on my external hard drive on the desk that says:"Break it down." It keeps reminding me to do that with everything I plan to do…
Sve Reply:
June 20th, 2012 at 9:35 am
That is such a great idea Tomaz. Ive thought of this but It's funny I haven't implemented this before. I actually work in project management and this is exactly what we do. I might even consider creating a high level schedule in Microsoft Project to track all the tasks.
One of my other issues is that I find I don't have enough time to work on my website after work. I have maybe 1-2 hours at most each day. I'm always trying to create more time but it never feels like enough.
Linda on
June 20th, 2012 8:53 am
Hi Tomaz,
Great post and very timely – I might say. Especially for website owners who are dealing Google Penguin, which came on the heels of Panda.
I'm going to take your advice and keep a note that reminds me to "break it down" because I tend to look at projects from the "big picture" point of view and often feel overswhelmed……then I get stuck and nothing gets done
Thanks again,
Bruce on
June 21st, 2012 9:02 am
Tomaz, Great post! I've been treading your posts for a few years now and your thoughts make so much sense sometimes, you scare me; as if you've been watching me and know what challenges I face. I imagine there are many other readers who feel the same.
Not knowing the right path paralyzes me from taking action on many different levels. Also finding out what to do from someone else who has already gotten the desired results we are looking for make obvious sense.
Many of us are reluctant to do so even though it will save us our most precious commodity which is time.
Great advice. Thanks, Keep it going!
AG on
June 24th, 2012 8:58 am
Timely post, Tomaz.
With Google's recent algorithm changes affecting a lot of niche site owners, I am sure a lot of them have given up on the "IM dream".
How have your sites been affected by G's updates and are you exploring other traffic sources?
Best wishes.
Jerrick on
June 30th, 2012 10:04 pm
Hi Tomaz,
Yes, quite curious as how you are doing with your SBI sites nowadays because I have been following your blog for years. My product review sites have gone down the drain and I am spending money on 1 on 1 coaching. So in a way, I refuse to get stuck and wants to move forward, even though I am paying a heavy price to reach my dreams now.
Tomaz on
July 1st, 2012 3:47 am
I sold most of my product review sites and just working with my vacuum site. Looking for ways to rank better in Google…
My long term plan is to create more tennis products which I can sell in many different ways…
Sve Reply:
July 2nd, 2012 at 8:05 am
@Tomaz, Tomaz, are you saying not to build anymore product review sites? Why did you sell them?
Have panda and penguin made it more difficult to suceed this way?
Tomaz Reply:
July 3rd, 2012 at 2:31 am
Well, you can build them but if you do, I suggest you actually test the products or even better, find an expert who knows something about those products and pay him for the reviews.
That can work in the long term, everything else is just a temporary thing.
Panda and Penguin have nothing to do (in my opinion) with the theme of the website, rather they have to do with how to webmaster manages the site.
Sve on
July 3rd, 2012 8:55 pm
Thanks Tomaz,
Do you have an article or guide on how you create real product review sites? Are the manufactures usually willing to give you their product for free or do you have to put Hesse them yourself?
I'm interested In creating a product review site on the future and would appreciate any insight.
Jen on
July 12th, 2012 10:26 pm
I just wanted to write that your post made me laugh out loud, the part about not fixing the spout and just using pliers instead. I'm doing that right now! Every day I look at and think I SHOULD call someone to fix it but it's just such a hassle for something so small. Well your post started me thinking… small rolls into big.
a little work every day chips away marble into beautiful statues. More work on your site, no matter how small daily, builds it out.
Thanks for the motivation. I thought I was the only one who would do that with pliers for months rather than call someone. Now back to "wrenching' on my site.
ps – I enjoy your posts. I actually have a page printed out of a bunch of tips of yours I compiled from TnT articles, stuff I found on this site and note from reading your tennis and vacuum sites. Thanks for being a role model. And for fixing your shower.
Tomaz Reply:
July 14th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
Yeah, we all have to deal with life's curve balls. As for shower, I asked my friend to fix it and do some other technical things at my place and in return I taught a few tennis lessons to his kid.
Simple value exchange – we should do it more. It's a win-win. And no tax has to be paid.
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By Ed Kemp
The Hattiesburg American
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - University of Southern Mississippi student Joey Wolfe, 34, has holiday wedding plans that should make most of his shivering classmates hot with envy.
For starters, an outdoor ceremony on a sun-soaked Jamaican beach where temperatures hover in the balmy 75-80 degree range. He's also enlisted a 50-member choral group to sing a few ditties at the ceremony.
The kicker: Don't bother asking Wolfe for his wedding planner. All of it fell right into his lap.
The group is the Southern Miss Southern Chorale led by director Gregory Fuller, and truth be told, they're not in Jamaica purely on Wolfe's account.
They just happen to be touring the West Indies country Jan. 6-13 with 11 members of the men's a cappella group Spirit of Southern.
Meanwhile, the fact that Wolfe will touch down in Jamaica for his Jan. 8 wedding is neatly explained. His wife-to-be Karen Cooper is from Kingston, the country's capital.
Wolfe, a Vicksburg native and choral conducting doctoral student at Southern Miss, proposed to Cooper in July after tour plans had been arranged.
"I jokingly told Karen, 'Oh wouldn't it be great if the chorale could sing at the wedding?' I never ever would dream to ask them," he said. "But then the next time I talked to Dr. Fuller, he was like 'Well let's sing at your wedding!"'
"Well why not? We're there," responded Fuller. "The dates were right. We just had to move a few things around."
It's not the first surprise experienced by the wedding couple. Wolfe and Cooper met in August 2009 while both were attending New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Wolfe was finishing up his master's degree in church music while Cooper was embarking on a master's with an emphasis in women's studies.
They struck up an unlikely friendship. "We come from different worlds," sums up Wolfe. "Jamaica is 80 percent African descent, so there she's just like everybody else. She moves to the U.S. and suddenly she is a minority.
"I grew up in Mississippi of all places with its history of race relations," he said. "But we found so much common ground."
Wolfe was previously a stockbroker turned disenchanted law student. Cooper moved to Atlanta seven years ago to work as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers, a global accountancy firm. "We have similar backgrounds in that we both left the business world to come to seminary," Wolfe said. "That was interesting."
"Interesting" turned to romance. Not that it was planned that way.
Wolfe says that he's hardly dated since he was 18 and "wasn't looking."
Cooper, 37, is more emphatic. "I never really imagined that God would put me together with this guy from Mississippi," said Cooper, who hopes one day to work in women's ministry either as a teacher or writer.
"Not just a guy, but a really amazing guy," she added. Cooper said she can't wait to hear the chorale in action at the wedding site of Montego Bay.
"It was at first exciting because it's part of his life and something that he's passionate about," said Cooper, before explaining that her opinion altered slightly when she heard the chorus rehearse in Hattiesburg.
"I was like 'Oh my, they are so good,"' she said. Meanwhile, the Southern Chorale will be busy with more than just wedding music. They have afternoon and evening concert dates at various educational institutions and churches, including Kingston's historic University Chapel.
Fuller said the choral group has toured internationally about six times during his 11 years as director. It's the group's first ever trip to Jamaica.
"It's great for our students to see a bigger world out there than the one they currently live in," Fuller said.
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The '88-'98 Chevys never did stop worth a darn. They improved the brakes a little bit in the last couple years of production, but they all pretty much sucked. Many of the aftermarket brake companies recognized this and offer a slew of brake kits, but they are all for 17- or 18-inch wheels, leaving us stubborn-assed little-rim lovers without an answer to our braking woes. Were we doomed to be running around in unstoppable metal harbingers of death? We had already swapped a six-lug 9.5-inch ring gear 14-bolt axle into the back of our Tahoe, at the same time gaining just about the biggest set of drums we've ever seen fit in a 15-inch wheel. The braking improvement was noticed, but we could feel ourselves plow right through those front disc brakes, where over 70 percent of the truck's braking is done. Stainless Steel Brake Corporation had our solution ready to go with a quick-change aluminum caliper kit that would bolt directly onto our knuckle and still allow us to run our 15-inch spinners. The two-piece Force 10 Supertwin TK calipers feature dual pistons and are all it takes to get you better brakes in under an hour.
We've had the chance to put a few miles on a set ourselves, and the vast improvement has been long awaited. With many large-caliper brake kits you get more brake pedal travel because more fluid displacement is required, but the Force 10 calipers have a stock feeling to them, starting to engage soon into the pedal travel. After some 40mph-to-rolling break-in procedures, we gave the pedal a little more of a slam and couldn't believe what a difference a new caliper made on the same-sized rotor. Our brakes also got progressively better as we burned the first layers off the pads and put a couple hundred miles on them. It's easy to wear in brakes in Southern California.
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Dolly Mapp
Reversal of Fortune
Eighty-two days later, the court made its ruling. On a 6-3 vote, the justices reversed the
The decision would become one of the most scrutinized in Supreme Court history.
The justices were divided in their written opinions, and some justices would later charge collusion among five of their brethren in the majorityClark, who wrote the majority opinion, along with Black, Brennan, Douglas and Warren.
The Clark opinion specifically took on the states-rights implications of the 1949 decision in Wolf v.
Presently, a federal prosecutor may make no use of evidence illegally seized, but a states attorney across the street may,
The justice acknowledged that a criminal could go free due to a constables blunder, in the famous phrase of Benjamin Cardozo.
In some cases this will undoubtedly be the result,
The decision had vast practical results: Any evidence seized in violation of the Constitution would no longer be admissible at any criminal trialfederal or state.
Justice Stewart wrote a separate opinion that supported Mapps appeal because he felt
Justices Frankfurter, Harlan and Whittaker voted to reject the appeal. Harlan wrote that the five majority justices had overstepped their boundaries to reverse the
Potter Stewart would later charge that the five had met in a rump caucus and agreed to use the Mapp appeal to overturn the 1949 case and apply the exclusionary rule to the states.


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Piebald deer are a beautiful, but rare sight, that many of us will never be fortunate enough to see, let alone get a shot at!
A piebald Whitetail has spotted, blotchy, or white patches of fur where there should be brown fur instead.
This odd coloring can range from very small, random amounts of misplaced white fur to the whole deer being almost solid white.
Even if they are almost completely white, the piebald still has brown eyes, a brown nose, and black hooves, unlike
a true albino Whitetail deer.
A true albino has pink eyes, a pink nose, and greyish colored hooves.
It is a genetic defect in the piebald, that produces this splotchy discoloration, and the inherited trait comes from a defective, recessive gene.
Studies show that one in every 2,000 to 3,000 Whitetails, will have this color variation, although it may be more common in areas where they are protected.
Though a piebald is considered fair game, and a highly prized trophy in its own right, there are a few groups that try to keep them from being harvested, due to their rarity.
Along with the discoloration, a piebald may also have many various defects.
These defects can include shorter legs, an arching spine, a bowing of the nose, heart defects, and other internal deformities.
Besides the possible health defects they may have, they can also be an easy target for various predators, due to their inability to camouflage well.
Though piebald are rare, they are more common than the white, albino, or the extremely rare melanistic deer.
Melanism is an unusually dark coloration of fur caused by a high concentration of melanin. Melanin is what produces the pigment for coloring in skin, hair, fur, and so on.
An over production of melanin causes them to have very dark patches on their coats, and can even cause a totally black coat, including the places that would normally be white. Almost as if you were looking at a live silhouette!
Melanistic Whitetail deer are extremely rare.
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Last weekend sucked. Both my NFL teams lost and the only team I care about at all that won was my fantasy team. I'd trade that for a win by EITHER of my teams in a new york microsecond. At least the Bengals managed to make a game of it in the second half. That may be a first all season, hell a first in four years. Brat obviously is getting his duties at least reduced, because he doesn't have enough brainpower to figure out the halftime adjustments for a elementary school football team. WAY past due, but better late than never I guess.
Well, regardless, we can't change the past. Time to move on to the Dolphins. I guess that second-half comeback gives me a tiny bit of hope for this game, but the fact that the Fins are coming off a blatantly stolen game mostly negates that. That HAS to be pissing them off to no end, or at least their fans. What may decide this game is if they come in so focused on the past that they lose this game by lack of concentration. Not terribly likely, but I can hope, right? But at least we do have a theoretical shot in the game even without that, and I guess that's better than nothing.
Anyway, place your picks for this coming week in the comments. Scoring recap post from last week is repeated below the jump as well as the summary version of the rules. (Review the original full write-up of the rules here if you like.) Pick your player in the comments and have fun!
You know, I don't know whether I'm sad that I missed the third quarter, or glad that at least I was spared the heartache of the fourth. At least our boys showed up for part of the game and showed they really did know how to play football for one entire quarter of the game. If they could do that for an entire game now, it would really help. And if they do, we do still have a chance. But if they don't, we don't.
In the meantime, at least we're still scoring lots of points in this game. It's a very minor balm to just barely soothe a bit of the aching soul, but it's better than nothing. We had 33 participants so a max uniqueness of 32, but we actually had a defensive score this week, which means had anybody picked Adam Jones we would have finally seen a doubled up score. Unfortunately, nobody did. Offensively points were scored by Jordan Shipley, Chad Ochocinco, and Terrell Owens, all of whom were picked by somebody. Defensively Leon Hall (who was picked) scores points for his INT and Adam Jones (who was not) would have scored off his FF-FR-TD combo. Adam would have scored 64 points for actually getting the ball in the endzone, which would have been a nice boost of points if somebody had picked him.
So this gives us weekly scoring of:
32 points – CincinnatiCyanide88 (Leon Hall)
30 points – TheCinWin (Jordan Shipley)
30 points – Rockhound-11 (Jordan Shipley)
30 points – Alexneyer (Jordan Shipley)
28 points – Purple City Middie (Terrell Owens)
28 points – Cry (Terrell Owens)
28 points – BonnieBengal (Terrell Owens)
28 points – FriarBob (Terrell Owens)
28 points – BoomerEsiasonsLoveChild (Terrell Owens)
27 points – jimbasa (Chad Ochocinco)
27 points – Carsonorbust (Chad Ochocinco)
27 points – Oregonbengalsfan (Chad Ochocinco)
27 points – MCSubtext (Chad Ochocinco)
27 points – quickslant (Chad Ochocinco)
27 points – CincyMike56 (Chad Ochocinco)
And this leaves us with a seven-week leaderboard of:
1. FriarBob – 196 points
2. CincyMike56 – 168 points
3. Mr. X – 160 points
4t. quickslant – 149 points
4t. Cry – 149 points
5. Purple City Middie – 143 points
6. CincinnatiCyanide88 – 138 points
7. Jake Liscow – 122 points
8. The Dealio – 117 points
9. BradDwayne – 111 points
10. the Flying Pig – 110 points
11. Jcon77 – 109 points
12t. James Schmid the great – 104 points
12t. Rocket_Man_G – 104 points
13. jimbasa – 100 points
14. duffmane – 86 points
15. BoomerEsiasonsLoveChild – 77 points
16. tafjag1 – 75 points
17t. Boomer Lion – 73 points
17t. TrickyD26 – 73 points
17t. Throw the ball – 73 points
17t. jimmer9 – 73 points
17t. TruWhoDey – 73 points
18. WHYUS!! – 72 points
19. TheCinWin – 67 points
20. Alexneyer – 65 points
21t. Carsonorbust – 64 points
21t. BonnieBengal – 64 points
22. MCSubtext – 62 points
23. Oregonbengalsfan – 58 points
24t. darth zalmer – 54 points
24t. Bengal mayhem – 54 points
25. emeybee – 53 points
26. whodey?? – 52 points
27t. Jaegner – 49 points
27t. ephr – 49 points
28. Richard L – 37 points
29. ritalin – 31 points
30. Rockhound-11 – 30 points
Here is a quick recap of the rules.
- Pick one player (Make it easy on me, make him the title of your post. Both first and last name please, and please try to avoid nicknames or blatant misspellings.) who is NOT officially listed as a QB, P, or PK on the roster.
- An offensive score is worth one point per participant who did not pick your player.
- A defensive player is worth 2/1/0.5 point(s) per participant who did not pick your player based on if he 2) actually scored, 1) gained possession of the ball for the team but didn't actually score, or 0.5) allowed the Bengals to gain possession by causing a fumble (or blocking a kick) that another Bengals player recovered. Sacks or tackles behind the line of and by themselves are not worth anything unless they are a strip-sack (0.5 points if we recover) or they are also a safety (2 points). All half-points will be rounded down. A blocked FG is always 0.5 for the blocker, a blocked punt is the same unless the blocker is the only person (on either team) to touch the ball before it becomes a safety (in which case it becomes 2 points).
- You score the maximum possible points for your player but only one time. So a defensive player who forces an opponent's fumble that Cincinnati recovers and recovers another opponent's fumble at a different point in the game is worth 1x points (not 1.5x cumulative).
- Keep commentary to the bare minimum please.
- Predictions on how they will score are not required, and if you provide one they don't net you any bonus if you are right nor do they detract if you are wrong (so long as they do actually score by game rules).
- Try to be original yet still pick somebody you think has a realistic chance to score or cause a turnover.
- Only ONE (1) player entry per contestant, per week is allowed. Unless your first player was on the roster at the start of the week and is put on IR/cut/traded before the next week, your first comment is your player, so pick carefully.
- Deadline for player entries each week is THIRTY (30) minutes prior to kickoff.


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An Orlando high school teacher, arrested following accusations that he had sex with a student, was denied bond by an Orange County Judge on Wednesday.Police said Hugh Broomes, 57, had sex with a 16-year-old female student 10 times, between November 2012 and March 2013. Orlando County Public Schools spokesperson Kathy Marsh said Broomes was a language arts teacher at Jones High School.Investigators said that some of the sexual encounters took place on the school campus within the 800 block of Rio Grande Avenue.Broomes was arrested Tuesday evening at 5:30 p.m. and charged with 10 counts of sexual battery to a child and unlawful sexual activity with certain minors. He was transported to the jail following his arrest. Marsh said as of Monday, March 18, Broomes has been suspended, with pay, pending the outcome of an investigation.
The judge also ordered Broomes to have "no contact" with the victim.
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The Maestro Voronin, ZinZanni's master magician and resident mad scientist, attempts to complete his greatest experimental creation, while his multitalented minions do everything they can to distract him. The latest high-voltage extravaganza from the famed dinner-theater troupe, When Sparks Fly features its signature combination of storytelling, music, cirque-style aerial feats, acrobatics and comedy, creating an unmatched entertainment experience that comes complete with a five-course meal. An original member of the Teatro ZinZanni cast, Voronin is starring in his 23rd production and is joined by veterans including aerialist-actress Dreya Weber, trapeze artists Duo Madrona, puppeteer Svetlana and many more. Learn More
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I really enjoyed this show. Great way to spend a Friday night. Great entertainment. I was hoping for more aerial performances, but the variety shows were well done. I especially like the evening's host and the acapella group.
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The performers were excellent, but the "show" didn't flow very well. The host was terrible, and he was a distraction from the talented people that were performing. Also, about 30 minutes of the show is just open dancefloor, where they play older...continued
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Fun show, great band, lots of action and it was fun to get up and dance with the performers during different segments. The only thing that kept it from being a 5-star event was that the emcee was a bit bland - he detracted from the atmosphere more...continued
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December 16 and 17, 2011:
- * *A cappella singing group Captain Smartypants
- From MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, breakdancing crew Massive Monkees
- Singing duo Dr. Dan von Dandy and Miss Kitty Witless as The Vaudevillians
- Iva Handfull, Burlesque Diva Powerhouse
- Burlesque Dance Troupe The Heavenly Spies
- Music by Toy-Box Trio
- With Caroling, Stripping Santas, and more surprises!
- Hosted by Ben de la Creme
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Microsoft have made efforts to introduce an educational game-making system into their popular 360 Xbox machine. It is called Kodu. This is their intro paragraph…
Kodu provides an end-to-end creative environment for designing, building, and playing your own new games. The core of the Kodu project is the programming user interface. The language is simple and entirely icon-based. Programs are composed of pages, which are broken down into rules, which are further divided into conditions and actions. Conditions are evaluated simultaneously..
Initially I thought it was a purely Xbox effort according to this link.
It has to be more general than that surely?
But on that page there is a link on the right hand side that points to a 'free PC version'
This explains in general terms what is is all about. I wanted to see some real-world examples and at the bottom of that page can be found a link
This takes you to the personal game-making efforts.
On that page I clicked on the first example of a real game called 'Kudo Turismo'. It was only a 39kb download, so obviously there must be something else needed to support that code. And indeed there was. On the left hand side is a link called Fuse-Labs download which is a 184Mb msi download. The version I downloaded was 126.96.36.199.
I clicked on the msi file and it said I did not have the XNA Framework installed. It offered a link to download and so I clicked on that. The XNA install started and then it wanted to install Directx 9.0c components as well.
Do you ever get the idea that some software is a virtual Matryoshka doll? Each one requiring their own additional bits of software?
After all that, the KoduSetup.msi did install and played the .kodu game I had downloaded. It did hint heavily about the Xbox controls that would drive the game, although the good old keyboard arrow keys also did the job. The graphics and sounds are very good though.
So all in all – it did the job. But the caveat is that you must have the right environment installed on the PC network to support it… Directx 9 -> XNA ->Kodu setup.
If you want to enthuse your students in computing via game-making then perhaps the effort of setting up the right environment might be worth it.