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The federal government has spent wildly and imposed excessive mandates because the 50 states have neglected to check its growth. No "silver bullet" exists to instantly restore the proper balance of power between the states and federal government. Nevertheless, efforts to revive federalism need to include the best tools available, including an application from two-thirds of states legislatures for Congress to call a convention for proposing constitutional amendments that would reform the federal government.
A federal court in Michigan recently ignored reasoning used by other judges in Virginia and Florida and dismissed a private lawsuit against the federal health care reform law. The judge in Michigan relied on an argument by Congress that mandating everyone to have insurance will eventually lower overall costs for health care. But that line of thinking disregards a half-century of experience with health insurance in the United States.
Article V of the U.S. Constitution gives a supermajority of state legislatures the power to call a convention to restrain an overreaching federal government through targeted constitutional amendments. There is no reason to worry about a "runaway" convention because three-fourths of the states—38 states—would have to ratify whatever amendment might be proposed. Moreover, nothing in the nation's history justifies fear of a "runaway" convention.
Thomas Jefferson wrote to a friend in 1798 that one thing missing from the newly minted Constitution was some kind of limit on federal debt:
"I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government to the genuine principles of its Constitution; I mean an additional article, taking from the federal government the power of borrowing."
Any effort to call for an amendments convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution must "make the sale" to 34 state legislatures and "close the deal" with 38 states to ratify any amendment. Resolutions to apply for a convention must consider the political appeal of potential suggestions. The National Debt Relief Amendment sets the standard for a highly marketable idea.
America's national debt is approaching $14 trillion. To pay that off, every man, woman, and child in this country would have to cough up more than $44,000. And with Congress unlikely to stop spending, the debt is likely to more than double by 2020.
This year, I made just one New Year's Resolution: to press for an Article V Amendments Convention.
Talk of a convention has brewed in political circles for years. But given the massive growth of the federal government in recent years, with spending nearly doubled from $2.1 trillion in 1995 to $4 trillion in 2010, an amendments convention cannot come too soon.
- Read more about Congress won't rein in new federal agency with unconstitutional powers over health care
A new Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives fulfilled a campaign promise when it voted 245-189 late Wednesday to repeal President Obama's health care reform law. But Democrats who still control the U.S. Senate have pledged to prevent the repeal from moving any further.
By Ralph Benko
Welcome to the Wild West, 2012 style. The Feds to Tombstone: "If you want to fix your water line, better lawyer up and talk to President Obama."
Arizona and five other states are considering use of their power under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to initiate an amendments convention. With the federal debt exceeding $14 trillion, I believe nothing short of state-initiated constitutional reform will stop the impending fiscal train wreck.


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Last week I attended the LAST Conference (Lean, Agile, Systems Thinking) held at Swinburne University. The LAST Conference is a big departure from the Agile Australia 2012 conference I attended earlier this year. There was no fanfare, no big build … Continue reading
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Schools CEO pledges 'respect,' 'nurturing and support' she says missing in past school closings
By Lauren FitzPatrick AND FRAN SPIELMAN Staff Reporters January 23, 2013 9:42PM
Todd Babbitz , (left) Chief Transformation Officer for Chicago listened as Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Chief Executive Officer for Chicago Public Schools, spoke at the monthly Chicago Public Schools monthly board meeting on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
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Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett and her aides admitted to the Board of Education Wednesday that the district has not only done a poor job of closing schools in the past, but it can't guarantee that children who will be displaced by school closings will get to attend classes in their own neighborhoods.
Despite that, Mayor Rahm Emanuel won't shy away from shuttering school buildings.
"We know the size of our problem. We know the amount of time it's been deferred and delayed in being dealt with. And we know this is the year to finally step up and deal with it," the mayor said at a separate event.
Several board members asked Byrd-Bennett to make sure that students whose schools were closed, were properly supported. "There has not been really good experiences in the past with many of these students," Board Member Dr. Mahalia Hines said. "It's going to be really important how we transition these kids who are moving into other schools."
Her colleague, Andrea Zopp, also wondered how the district would manage, saying, "We were challenged when we did 10 schools."
Todd Babbitz, head of the CPS department that handles school closings, could not provide specifics.
"We know that in the past we haven't done a terrific job of tracking students and understanding their outcomes," he told the board. "That will be addressed this year."
Byrd-Bennett announced Friday which of her commission's recommendations she'll heed when she decides which schools to shutter or consolidate, promising to leave high schools and high performing schools alone. She's taking time to consider additional suggestions the panel made and said she'll release a list of the schools eligible for closing on Feb. 13.
On Wednesday, Byrd-Bennett, who's overseen school closings in Cleveland and Detroit, promised sensitivity.
"This isn't about buildings to me," she said. "This is about moving heart, blood and soul of children and families, and that's delicate, and it must be done with respect, and the kind of nurturing and support that children and families need in that transition.
"We are struggling, striving, and we will be successful in the level of detail for the kids of transitions we ultimately will be making," she continued. "I'm not sure that level of thought was applicable last year."
The next round of community meetings, starting Monday, will involve what to do next, Byrd-Benentt said.
Children in shuttered schools must be sent schools that are at least as good if not better, she said.
"Unilaterally right now, we cannot say in every neighborhood a parent can go to a neighborhood school that is of a higher quality option because often in places it simply doesn't not exist at this time," she said.
The Commission had warned against drastic action.
"CPS needs to make sure it's not fixing what isn't broken," the Commission on School Utilization said in its interim report, published Jan. 10. "The District must not shutter schools that, though technically underutilized, are vibrant hubs of community activity housed in high-quality buildings, and that serve as an anchoringforce in their neighborhoods,"
"We do not and we will not in fact assume that any number of school closings — large or small — is a foregone conclusion."
Very few students have moved to higher-performing schools in prior years, the commission also reported. "Too often, they move from one low-performing school to another low-performing school.
But if the School Closing Commission does indeed recommend a go-slow approach, Emanuel appears to be in no mood to sign on to that approach.
"We cannot give our kids the high-quality education given how spread thin we are. We have 100,000 fewer children. I have to be sensitive to its impact. On the other hand, I also have to be sensitive to the impact when you have fewer kids. The ability to give them a quality education when you're spread that thin is not capable. So we have to balance those needs, and we will do it."
The mayor said he has no idea what the school closing commission will ultimately recommend. But, he made it clear he supports the suggestions that Byrd-Bennett has already embraced.
"They made one or two recommendations the other day, which was no high schools, which Barbara and CPS support [and] I do. They were also clear about don't touch Level 1 schools that are doing well on the education of our children," the mayor said.
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- 'Reality Check', by Peter Miriani and Szymon Kudranski, is that old chestnut, the Joker vs the latest Arkham Asylum shrink. But it's a beautifully written, gorgeously drawn, chestnut that tastes rather good. While I find the lack of security at Arkham ridiculous, that's the way it apparently has to be for Batman stories to work. It's a shame that the psychiatrist's arrogance/naivety stacks the odds so heavily in the Joker's favour - isn't there one mental professional in Gotham worthy of their medical degree? Miriani's script is sharp and the best is brought out of Kudranski's moody artwork by John Kalisz's thoughtfully placed colours. Dave Sharpe's letters are rather good too.
- Marvel Comics regular Paul Tobin dips his toe into the DC Universe with 'May I have this dancer?', a sweet story featuring the currrently reformed (and much less interesting) Riddler being blackmailed into considering a return to crime. Catwoman cameos in an enjoyable romp, given peppy visual life by Ryan Kelly and colourist Trish Mulvihill. Steve Wands ties things together with his usual splendid lettering
- 'Every day counts' stars - you guessed it - Calendar Man. I can't recall the longtime villain ever having a spotlight, but his day has come. Matthew Manning's script is nicely crafted and adds poignancy to a one-note character, while the art of Garry Brown and John Livesay has a haunting quality. I've come across neither Brown, nor talented colour artist Chris Beckett, previously, but this assignment should guarantee more work for both of them. Pat Brosseau - who also handles this issue's production design - letters.
- 'The Crocodile Hunter' involves an urban legends-hunting TV crew going into the Gotham drainage system to investigate 'The Sewer Crocodile'. This would be a TV crew which, somehow, has never heard of Killer Croc. Mandy McMurray does a decent job telling the story, but it's a story that refuses to acknowledge the realities of its setting - this isn't Seattle, or San Francisco, where you wouldn't expect to find a mobster mutated into a man-eating reptile; it's Gotham City, where Killer Croc has hunted for years. Still, the inky artwork of Matthew Southworth is grimly effective, especially the last couple of pages. Southworth does his own colours, while Dave Sharpe is back to letter (though the credits say Steve Wands - see comments, below).
- 'Threshold' has Scarecrow trying to get inside the head of Batman. We see the nightmares caused to the Caped Crusader by his latest fear toxin, and he comes to some conclusions, based on physiological responses and Batman's cries, that he reckons will give him an advantage in future. Writer-artist John Stanisci presents memorable, nightmarish imagery, and I get that Batman's feelings of guilt are amplified, but the story still leaves the unfortunate impression that our hero is a basket case. Letterer Pat Brosseau and colourists Tanya and Richard Horie lend support.
- 'Within the walls of Dis' is a twisted tale from Brad Desnoyer. Sad too, as the terrifyingly hapless would-be repairman Humpty Dumpty winds up in the middle of a sick game played by the Joker and Two-Face. The outstanding script is brought to life by penciller Lee Ferguson, inker Marc Deering and colourist Jose Villarrubia. There's a marvellous synergy between the three, with the art having a Brian Bolland quality, while remaining its own animal. Letters by Sharpe.
- The last story breaks the giant's format, by not offering so much as a single villain. But I'm glad it's in here, because it's my favourite. 'Two-Face' defies expectations by not being about Harvey Dent. It concerns the parallel lives of Batman and Bruce Wayne and is one of the cleverest, most satisfying strips I've seen in a long while. And apart from the fascinating structure, a single page sells the idea of Bruce as playboy better than anything I've seen. Sean Ryan, who usually has an editor's credit, surprises with this deft little tale, one which artist Joe Suitor brings to dazzling life. If there's a comic book award for best short, DC should submit this right now.
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Batman 80-page Giant 2010 review
It's villains to the fore in this latest collection of shorts. Seven stories, eight reprobates, 70pp intended to enthral and illuminate. Let's take a look at what editors Harvey Richards, Janelle Siegel and Mike Marts have gathered together in Batman's name:
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This comic looks really good, I've always loved the Batman villains, and now here are different takes about different ones. I'm very exited for the calendar man story, because I just don't know much about him, the only time I've seen him is in Batman: Long halloween.ReplyDelete
I know what you mean, the only other big CM appearance I can recall was back in the Seventies. I love that Simonson and Giordano cover:ReplyDelete
The Crocodile Hunter was actually lettered by Sharpe, I believe, I was originally going to letter the story but then it switched hands and no one caught the credits. Just a little fun fact for ya!ReplyDelete
Thanks Steve, I've tweaked the par!ReplyDelete
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Anti-racism, Working Class Formation and the Significance of the Racialized Outsider
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The second of a two part essay on race, racism and the making of the English working class.
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In this exclusive excerpt from his new book, 'Method and Madness: The hidden story of Israel's assaults on Gaza' (OR Books, 2014), Norman Finkelstein dissects and debunks the UN's 2011 Panel of Inquiry into the Israeli assault on the Gaza freedom flotilla.
Israel has gone on the rampage in Gaza three times in six years. Norman Finkelstein's latest book is a devastating assault on the myths that make the massacres possible.
The English working class has long been a multi-ethnic formation, shaped by both racism and anti-racism.
The BBC has never championed 'speaking truth to power' and its capacity for critical journalism is weaker than ever.
In a world of disruptive digital technology and e-commerce, worker co-operatives are poised to flourish.
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Chapter 1 of our new e-book, Alternatives to Capitalism: Proposals for a Democratic Economy.
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In the mid-1970s a socialist bloc at the heart of the government proposed a radical response to economic and environmental crises, elements of which are now back in vogue.
The introduction to our new e-book, Alternatives to Capitalism: Proposals for a Democratic Economy
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Cities are not natural organisms but arenas of political struggles.
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A guest post by Mike Pope. As the debate around Britain's relationship with Europe continues it can be forgotten that those on the continent are also far from satisfied with the EU. Rather than...
A guest post by Maya Goodfellow. Immigration – this short four-syllable term is never far from our ears in contemporary Britain. It regularly makes an appearance in verbal slanging matches between...
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US Secretary of State John Kerry's last attempt to negotiate an end to the Israel-Palestine conflict collapsed in April 2014. Kerry had sought to exploit Palestinians' unprecedented isolation to...
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A guest post by Mark Blyth. In last week's Autumn Statement the Chancellor promised, as the Institute for Fiscal Studies put it, 'a fundamental reimagining of the state.' At the heart of this...
A guest post from Tim Holmes. Reach for your tin-foil hat, reader. You're being manipulated – or so they want you to think. There's a shady network of loons out there: people that claim newspapers...
From Mark Blyth's 2002 book, Great Transformations: In 1971 Congress enacted the Campaign Finance Reform Act. This Act sought to increase transparency over the electoral funding process by...
'We all know what you're against. But what are you for?' The challenge will be familiar to everyone on the left. The absence of convincing answers has been a source of deep frustration, anxiety...
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I have often thought, if it was not for this Tyranny which Custom usurps over us, that Men of any tolerable Good-nature could never be reconcil'd to the killing of so many Animals for their daily...
A guest post by Izzy Köksal. On the evening of Monday 27 October, over a hundred people piled into committee room 12 in the Houses of Parliament for the launch of Fuel Poverty Action's Energy Bill...
This is a guest post by Joao Morais* Recently Simon Jenkins, a self-proclaimed 'Son of Wales', attempted a state-of-the-nation address on the country's problems and potential entitled Wales:...
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Can we move beyond simple narratives in our politics and media to see the complex realities of immigration?
What are the problems with contemporary urban living and how can we resist and argue for alternatives to the neoliberal city?
Wit, provocateur, sharp social satirist. Oscar Wilde was, famously, all these things, but he was also a highly engaged participant in the radical political circles of late Victorian London. Nowhere was his stature as a serious political thinker more evident than in his 1891 essay, 'The Soul of Man under Socialism.'
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Glee Review: Messy Love, Storytellingby Matt Richenthal at . Comments
New year. New Glee! Following a Christmas episode for which I could not hide my disdain, that was the attitude I adopted heading into the winter premiere, "Yes/No."
It lasted about .07 seconds, I'm sorry to say.
Within the first five minutes, this was the random sequences of events thrown our way: an immediate cover of "Summer Nights" from Grease; the announcement that Beiste and Cooter eloped; a Becky-based narration by Helen Mirren because people with Down's Syndrome can apparently sound however they want to inside their head and because, hey, isn't it hilarious to hear a British Oscar winner say the words "bitch" and "reals?!?"
Oh, and the most ridiculous, hardest to believe storyline of all: that Will Schuester plays fantasy football.
Look, I get the argument that Glee is simply meant as a fun distraction for an hour. It's just about singing and laughing and dancing and people like myself shouldn't bother to analyze its lack of storytelling or direction because that isn't what the show is about.
I don't buy the argument - because Ryan Murphy and company have come out many times and said they have grand, societal messages in mind when it comes to the show, meaning the creator himself has said this is really intended as the polar opposite of a carefree, mindless experience - but, hey, I have no problem with those who want to sit back and let the music wash over them.
But an episode such as this made one haphazard effort after another to try and tell multiple stories, to try and develop various characters. It wanted fans to be fully invested in supposedly heartfelt moments... but I couldn't have been the only viewer shaking my head when the plot wanted me to be wiping my eyes.
You know how we're always talking about moving toward marriage? Emma asked Will at one point and I wanted to scream: NO! WE CERTAINLY DON'T KNOW THAT AT LEAST! THE SHOW GOES WEEKS AT TIMES WITHOUT GIVING US A SINGLE WEMMA SCENE! WHY WOULD WE HAVE ANY CLUE YOU TWO WERE HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION?!?
After spending two seasons actually planting decent seeds for this potential couple, Glee held down the fast forward button, just got them together in the offseason, ignored them for months and asked us to believe they were each other's soulmates. I was incredibly impressed by the choreography of the proposal scene, but I couldn't have cared less about the proposal itself. You can't just decide to tug at my heart strings one week, Glee. You need to earn it.
Moreover: come on. Are we meant to believe that Will really doubted his future with Emma because of her disease? Or that he has zero friends? (What about his pals in his fantasy football league?!?) Finn takes him ring shopping? Finn is his best man? Why not develop Will as an actual human being, not just a prop through which New Directions can sing and whine? That's really all this proposal was about, an excuse for the club to take on a new assignment.
Yes, Will used his proposal as a school assignment. What a complete tool.
Relatedly, Finn asked Rachel to marry him. Some may have taken his gold star-inspired speech as beautiful; I took it as pathetic. It's not a romantic notion to propose because the only meaning you have in life is your love for someone else. Your love should not define you, it should complete you (right, Jerry Maguire?). Yes, it does make sense that Finn would feel so lost and confused after hearing such news about his father, but about that:
WTH?!? I see no reason to believe everything about this story wasn't written the day before shooting. From Finn wanting to join the army, to the out-of-left-field admission by his mother, to his question for Rachel... again, no build-up, no investment. Just an utter lack of quality storytelling all around, and all in the name of trying to shock viewers with an ending they can talk about the next morning.
When was the last time Finn even mentioned his father? Now he wants to follow in his footsteps... wait, now he learns some seriously horrifying information... wait, now Kurt is somehow turning this into a sob story about his future at NYADA... and wait, now Finn is proposing. Seriously, that ALL happened in this one episode and that was just one of maybe six storylines the show spewed forth. What's the rush, writers?
This could have been a fascinating arc for Finn if the show possessed a shred of patience. It could have felt like actual character development, stretched over the course of multiple episodes, instead of a series of random events crammed into one hour at the last second.
It's just the same for everything else about the episode. We literally saw Mercedes holding Sam's hand for one second at the end of one episode. Now she's singing about him and fantasizing about him and Glee wants us to root for these two because... because it's in the script, that's pretty much the only reason.
And did NeNe Leakes really make a pun about 40 Acres and a Mule, the post Civil War act that provided land to former slaves? What the heck is going on here?
I know it isn't fun to read a critic bashing a show you like. And my intention is not to belittle those who still get enjoyment out of Glee each week. But it's my job to write an honest assessment and, my goodness, the wheels have fallen off here faster than whatever storylines the show will burn through in two weeks when it returns... with a random Michael Jackson tribute episode. Sigh.
What did you think, Gleeks? Did your heart burst at Will's proposal? Or do you wish we had spent more time with this couple prior to the big development? And what about Finchel? Will Rachel say yes? Should she? Debate these questions now, browse through my favorite Glee quotes from the hour and also check out the following Glee music from the episode:
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S1 was amazing...downhill ever since. :( Too agenda driven for my taste. So now I just sit back and let the music wash over me...and the occasional gem from Sue and Beiste. I'm just glad that it felt like RM took a night off from his soap box.
This review said everything I was thinking! Glad I wasn't the only one who thought this was a messy episode. It was way to jumpy and a lot of the stories could've definitely been separate episodes. Glee was amazing the first season, but now it's becoming painful to watch! The show has gotten weird and there are too many characters! If each character was given their own episode, Glee could have enough material for like 2 more seasons! Think about it.
The problem with Glee is that it has such a huge cast, and has added so many more cast members this season, so the writers are stuck between focusing on a few characters and getting bashed for not including everyone, and focusing on most of the characters and getting bashed for not getting in depth for any one plot. Personally I prefer the former because it provides more actual plot development, and I would love to see these characters as actual people and not just part of a whole. The writers do need to calm down and give time for these plots to progress. Also, even though we all love Glee because of the songs, I feel like the songs are planned first and then the plot is planned around it, while it should be the other way around. As much as I loved "Summer Lovin'" it felt completely out of place and they could have saved it for a more opportune moment.
I was really disappointed by this episode. It was stupidly crammed and I thought it was really really weird that FInn is going to be his best man like does Will not have any friends what so ever? This review was completely right. Glee has moved way too far from the 1st season format of story lines!
I like a critical,ballsy, and honest review whether I agree with it or not as lng as its mostly objective. One of my favorite quotes is 'The problem with most of us is we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.'-Norman Peale.
The episode wasnt great and there was too much crammed in for words.Glee operates on either spending too much time on a storyline (anything involving my dear Kurt) or not spending nearly enough on a storyline (anything involving the backseat characters).Wemma did move fast because we havent really seen it much this season we've just been told about it. Id love a thorough samcedes story they somehow manged to take a step forward with an unorthodox couple but 2 steps back by not having the balls to actually show them as a couple.They have decent ideas but crappy execution.I liked having it back on and enjoyed many parts of the episode but it was too much going on at once.
The music was great.
The plots were coherent.
I predicted that Becky would hook up with Artie and Will and Emma would get engaged.
I wrote that I wanted Sam to compete with Shane all season for Mercedes. I hope it takes all season and Sam wins.
I'm glad Blaine didn't say a word, but neither did Puck, Quinn and Britney. Rory got one line in a song. Mike had one line. Tina got two lines and a stanza.
Rachel sang three times. That balances her non-singing episodes but was a bit of overkill.
When does Burt go to Congress? They started their session yesterday and he should have been sworn in. The one spinoff I'd follow would be Burt in Washington. Of course a new campaign will start for his seat presently, and since Ohio loses a congressman this year he may have to challenge an incumbent. Let's get a debate between him and the real congressman from that district by summer.
You're right. It isn't fun reading on a critic who does nothing but bash on the show. I don't care if you didn't like it. I enjoyed the episode. I need to stop reading all the haters because of all the negativity brings me down from a high in watching the episode.
Well, I appreciate a subjective review on any TV show.
In fact, I find it preferable to "reviews" whose gist are: "OMG! I f-ing LUVED this epi! Best show EVAR! YAY!"
I'm so, so conflicted about this episode, and this season at large. I love this show and I'm faithful to it, but this is far from the show it was in the first season. I agree that far too many story lines were crammed into last night's episode. BUT--had the writing been tweaked slightly, all of it except Becky/Sue could've worked. For instance: They could've balanced the heaviness of Finn's story with Will's proposal to Emma. Her parents are assholes and he knew that so why care what they think? Oh, right, to give Wemma a poignant moment. It could've been written so that he proposed and she had second thoughts about burdening him with her disorder. Finn's proposal even could've stayed. Having Sam join the swim team for a letter jacket to get Mercedes back and having her think of him when she sang would've been enough build up to them getting together in an episode or two.
What do I think? I think they need a new reviewer...maybe someone who actually enjoys the show for what it is. If you couldn't see where Will and Emma's relationship was heading, I have to assume you don't really watch the show but then how would you review it? Seriously, if you hate the show, resign and let someone who likes it write the weekly reviews.


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a seaport in the Crimea, in S Ukraine, on the Black Sea: site of wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1945. 83,000.
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a resort city in Crimea in the southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; site of the Allied conference between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill in February 1945
A city in Crimea, Ukraine.
Yalta is a resort city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea. The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black Sea, surrounded by wooded mountains. It has a warm humid subtropical climate with many vineyards and orchards in the vicinity. The term "The Greater Yalta" is used to designate a part of the Crimean southern coast spanning from Foros in the west to Gurzuf in the east and including the city of Yalta and multiple adjacent urban settlements.
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Charmin Deletes Hilarious Thor Tweet
Maybe Geekosystem senior editor Glen Tickle should change his byline for this item to Glen Gigglefit. Because finally, we have a tweet that was quickly PR deleted because it was just Too. Damn. Hilarious.
Seriously, how much harm can you do to a fictional character? Especially when the edgy gag is wrapped around a bit of phonetic wordplay as perversely brilliant as "Asgardian."
You're going to have to click over to Geekosystem to see the cartoon image that the toilet paper maker removed. But as Tickle writes, there is really nothing to be ashamed of here:
Usually, when a brand tries to pair up with a movie for some kind of attempt at "viral marketing," it leaves us rolling our eyes or ignoring it completely, but we love a good pun here at Geekosystem. We also love Thor, Twitter and toilet paper, so this thing is hitting us on a number of levels.


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The Washington scholar who was cited by US leaders calling for a military strike on Syria, only to lose her job for fabricating her academic credentials, has been hired by the office of US Senator John McCain, Foreign Policy magazine reports.
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Naturally John McCain would hire the warmonger! They do have a lot in common, they're both not qualified as either military or foreign affairs expert, they're both compulsive liars. finally without a doubt they're both warmongers that the Defense & Oil Industries own. they will do fine together
Good for McCain.
The more liars the merrier!
And no one should forget Judith Miller, who invented many, many tales about WMDs, conversation with "sources" and other evidence which the New York Times splashed on its pages.
Judi th Miller was later sent to prison for contempt of court, but she left behind a tradition the New Yrok Times is fond of maintaining.
Today heirs of Judith Miller are busy fabricating exactly the same propaganda at the New York Times. Ann Bernard, for example, is a prominant replacement for Judith Miller, and she uses the same style of reporting.
"Elizabeth is a talented researcher, and I have been very impressed by her ability to generate useful propaganda over the last year," McCain told Foreign Policy in a statement. "I look forward to her joining my office."
.. is what the senile old twonk meant to say.
ISW members according to 2011 tax documents, included: Elizabeth Cheney, and founder of the right-wing advocacy group Keep America Safe; William Kristol, editor of the neoconservative flagship magazine the Weekly Standard; Jack Keane, a retired four-star general who coauthored with Frederick Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute "Choosing Victory," a 2007 study that served as a blueprint for the so-called "surge" in Iraq; Dennis Showalter, a military historian; Hal Hirsch; Bill Roberti; and Kim Kagan.
Aside from McCain and O'Bagy, lets not forget the other liars at play here, namely the grandiose neo-con Washington "thinktank" ; the Institute for the Study of War and in particular their spokeswoman Kimberly Kagan and the outrageous claim that O'Bagy's poisonous propaganda was "verified by multiple sources". Is there anyone left on the planet who believes the "rebels" are not almost exclusively composed of organ-eating, child raping, chemical weapon using reactionary Islamic psychopaths, dupes, patsies and foreign mercenaries and al-Qaeda affiliated Syrian extremists along with their western and Saudi controllers?
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Just read Susan Lindauer´s "Extreme Prejudice" as a book to see how they work to avoid responsibility.
Something tells me O'Bagy will not be the last mindless warhawk to be outed as a complete fraud. This is a good thing. Of course the really important thing is to try and jail all the NeoCon warhawks who led the world to believe that Iraq needed to be invaded. Also the media need to be reminded what happened to war propagandists at Nuremberg.
@ RockyFjord, agreed, there are many good journalists who do good investigative work. Too often they are marginalized in this country. On the bright side, the big news outfits see declining readership while the alternative news outlets gain. Those marginalized today will be household names tomorrow. But not if they work for dinosaurs like McCain.
This young, inexperienced, untrustworthy, neocon analyst will fit in well with the arrogant, aggressive, and psychopathic staff members at the McCain offices.
Th is seems like a good fit to me!
She'll fit perfect with Warmonger McSame, two LIARS in a pod...how American!
What a shock that a deranged warmonger like Elizabeth O'Bagy lied about her academic credentials! If she can peddle such fantastic deluded propaganda that the majority of so-called Syrian rebels are democracy loving moderates then lying to a neo-con reactionary Washington think-tank about her qualifications would be second nature. It would be interesting to know which "rebel commanders" she met with: the organ-eating brigade or the false-flag chemical weapon provocateurs, knowing her it was probably both as she seems at home with the dregs of humanity like McCain.
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A 55-year-old woman with a 12-year history of a painful nodule in the subcutaneous fat layer of the plantar arch was evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging, followed by excisional biopsy. Pathology revealed a glomus tumor, which is extremely rare in the plantar surface of the foot. The magnetic resonance imaging studies are presented. The literature on glomus tumors in the foot is reviewed. This entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of solitary plantar nodules when marked sensitivity to temperature or pressure is exhibited.
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new dancer - 02/04/2001
great dance, took a couple of goes to get the turns right, music is nice and catchy, you end up singing along, fun.
Stuck On You
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A fun dance choreographed to a great song. Taught this dance here (Singapore) and it immediately became a hit. Easy tag adds challenge and fun to the dance which ends nicely with the music.
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Very Good Dance. Music that people know and will get up to dance to. not to difficult to learn and Highly recommended.
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AS ANYONE WHO designs anything will tell you: Simplicity is difficult. That's why a lot of midprice brands turn out flashier and trendier fare. The smoke and mirrors provided by, say, iridescent sequins or bands of ruffles can mask many sartorial ills. Still, a number of relatively affordable labels are aiming for pared-back refinement—and a far less disposable mind-set.
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"It's quite tricky to do a minimal brand at a this price point," said Kate Wendelborn, creative director of the New York-based label Protagonist. "If there's no flash there, what are you buying?" Ms. Wendelborn's answer to her own question is "fit and fabric." Those require both time and money, respectively, but the 33-year-old creative director seems to have found a few workarounds for her line of deceptively simple silk tops and man-tailored shirts. For instance, if she's working with an expensive fabric, like the crepe from Italian mill Ricceri used in her latest collection, she'll do a very simple cut. At $390, Protagonist's crepe top (on model at right) is inexpensive enough to be accessible to a range of shoppers.
Currently, Protagonist is sold only on the Line, the simplicity-worshiping e-commerce site that also sells high-end brands like Reed Krakoff and Christophe Lemaire, and was co-founded by Ms. Wendelborn's sister, Morgan. "I've seen that someone has ordered $1,000 worth of Protagonist and one Christophe Lemaire sweater," said Kate.
Laura Myers, the New Zealand-born founder of the London-based brand Atea, thinks of her customer as someone in her 30s, shopping for ultra-luxe minimalist labels like Céline, the Row and Jil Sander. "Like myself, she probably buys up, down and across," said Ms. Myers, 34, a Brown University graduate who worked in advertising before deciding in late 2012 to start Atea. "There was a gap in the market for wardrobe DNA pieces, things you'd come back to again and again," she said. "There were only super trendy things that you didn't want to wear next season." Atea clothes are available world-wide via the brand's e-commerce site.
What Ms. Myers means by "DNA pieces" are garments with a no-frills foundational nature. Her collection includes jackets, trousers, sweaters, T-shirts and more with squeaky clean lines, in shades of navy, gray and ivory. It's minimal, yes, but basic? Not quite. What sets Atea and Protagonist apart is how they give simple-looking clothes thoughtfully considered details. It's unlikely you'll find anything at the Gap like Atea's sleek neoprene bodysuit or Protagonist's double-faced georgette blouse precisely slashed at the neckline to expose the collarbones.
Trademark, a label developed by Pookie and Louisa Burch—stepdaughters of fashion designer Tory Burch—has a slightly less stark aesthetic and a more retro warmth than Atea and Protagonist. "We were thinking a lot about uniforms," said Pookie, 29, whose given name is Alexandra. "We asked ourselves, 'What's your uniform? What do you want to wear every day?' Then we made that affordable and well thought out in design."
The Burchs' first collection will be available on their e-commerce site in mid-February and at their boutique in downtown Manhattan, slated to open in April. It features long-distance runners of the wardrobe, like a beautiful khaki trench coat that the sisters say took many months to perfect and an ultrasimple, hardware-free Italian leather tote. But they're mixed in with livelier pieces like a color-blocked cotton shell and a checked tunic and matching skirt.
Half of the collection falls in the $100-$200 range, but, said Pookie, "our customer is not someone who wants the 'look for less,' which is what's often in this price point."
Another brand that fits into this category is COS, the Swedish label owned by the H&M group, which operates one of the speediest fast-fashioneers out there. COS is currently only available in Europe, but traveling Americans have been visiting its stores for minimalist chic souvenirs since it opened in 2007. "They push simplicity," said Humberto Leon, co-founder of the boutique Opening Ceremony, which hosted a COS pop-up shop at its New York store earlier this year. "They take risks on their basics with neoprene or interesting leathers." The Opening Ceremony pop-up was meant to last a month but sold out in two weeks. The brand has plans to open a store in New York this spring.


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2. Appropriate makeup
You must know the occasion you're dressing for. You must be differently prepared if you're going for your convocation or a party. Try using more colors for nighttime makeup than for daytime.
3. Lips
There are different lip colors that suit different skin tones. To make your lipstick last long, coat your entire lips with it. If your lips are thick, draw a line within them, but don't do the contrary for thin lips, to accentuate your looks.
4. Hair color
Hair color must be in accordance with you skin and natural hair color. If you have light hair, go for light colors. Get the roots of hair colored as well.
5. How much is enough
Makeup must brighten all the good areas and hide all the unattractive ones. Too much of makeup can be equally harmful:
* Using dark and thick eyeliner or shadow will spoil your entire makeup.
* Too much mascara with a dark blue eye pencil makes the face look unnatural and ugly.
* Use foundations that make your face look soft and natural.
* Applying powder unfairly will make those facial lines obvious.
6. Rarely wearing makeup
Women, who don't wear makeup, don't know its application. However, they must start with one base at a time. Try using basic things and then move on to comprehensive makeup.
7. Touchups
Touching up will keep your makeup fresh all through the day. Touchup all places that have lost color to keep your look perfect and fresh.


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The more children you are traveling with and the younger they are, the greater your odds of a long layover, delay, or (aack!) missed flight. Or at least that's how it feels to travel-loving parents.
But if any of these airports are on your itinerary, you'll mind being stuck (a little) less. They all offer plenty to keep kids occupied:
O'Hare International (ORD)
Lonely Planet Images/Getty ImagesThis airport is nearly as well-known for its bounty of kid entertainment and treat outposts—think Garrett Popcorn in terminal 1 and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in terminals 1 and 3—as it is for weather delays.
In terminal 1, pass a four-story model of a brachiosaurus as you head into the Field Museum Store, where your family can pass an hour perusing goodies from the famed Natural History landmark. Look for toys, collectibles, and clothing paying homage to Sue, the world's most complete T-rex.
The Chicago Children's Museum has interactive exhibits in 2,000 square feet in terminal 2 that are airport-themed: kiddos tag and weigh baggage, load cargo, fly planes and direct air traffic. Another highlight of this terminal: A restored WWII F3F-4 fighter plane like the one flown by the airport's namesake, Butch O'Hare.
Terminal 5 houses fire and safety-themed exhibits geared to the preschool and early elementary sets, along with play areas filled with slides and stocked with Legos.
If you're moving between United concourses B and C, take the tunnel so you can see the 744-foot-long light sculpture dancing on the ceiling. For those of you lucky (and brave) enough to be traveling internationally with kids, pack extra distractions: that terminal's not as family-friendly as the domestic ones.
San Francisco (SFO)
Photographer's Choice/Getty ImagesHeaded to Hawaii or (a mom can really dream) Asia? You may want to opt for SFO over LAX as the switching point. Dedicated family lanes will speed you through security. Full-on nurseries as well as tot play areas are found in terminals 1, 2, and 3; three aquariums home to different sea denizens can be found in terminal 1.
Good options for older kids include the Commission Aviation Library and the 11,500 square foot Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum. You can even take a self-guided tour of the exhibits, play areas, and architecture. Or if there are enough of you, split into teams and embark on a treasure hunt as you tackle the questions and challenges posted throughout.
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL)
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The busiest airport in the world (who knew?) just happens to be kid heaven. Just don't get so caught up in exploring that you miss your flight. ATL is enormous; allow plenty of time to get to your gate.
There are play areas aplenty, but the most memorable attraction is a 33-foot long skeleton of Yangchuanosaurus—a dinosaur that lived in China during the Jurassic period—drawing oohs and aahs in the main terminal atrium. It's on loan from Atlanta's Fernbank Museum of Natural History; teaching the kids how to spell its name could pass 10 minutes in itself.
Kid-friendly exhibits rotate as part of their unique Airport Art Program. The Youth Art Galleries on concourses D, E, and T display projects by Georgia students and are sure to inspire at least one masterpiece on your flight.
Look up to spot a flying ear of corn—with a 10-foot "shuckspan," no less—at gate E 16.
The whimsy continues as you get your luggage. Sculptures of giant ants march over the ductwork in the north and south terminal baggage claim areas.
Minneapolis St. Paul (MSP)
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Find yourself with a long layover in this busy hub? Field trip! Light Rail Transit connects MSP to Mall of America. The ride takes only 12 minutes. There you'll find—well, what won't you find? An aquarium, kid stores from American Girl to Lego, and Nickelodeon Universe, an indoor amusement park, for starters.
Prefer to stay put? No worries. Serious play areas (we're talking 1,000 square feet) in the main Lindbergh Terminal (Concourse C) and Humphrey Terminal (Concourse C, second floor) are built for tykes primed to climb, jump, and roll. The seats look like luggage, but are more than just cute: you can charge your devices from them.
In the Family Center, get comfy in a rocking chair, use a family bathroom or settle your sweetie into a crib. And don't panic if you forgot wipes (or a sippy cup. Or diaper cream); a vending machine's got your covered.
Peanuts fans can take photos with larger-than-life replicas of the gang throughout the airport (Charles Schultz was from Minneapolis). In the unlikely scenario nobody likes Snoopy, a trio of video arcades and the free Wi-Fi are your back-up.
If you're traveling with an autistic child, check into MSP's Navigating Autism Program when you book your tickets. This unique initiative eases the stress of flying for families dealing with autism.
McCarran International Airport (LAS)
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Las Vegas itself may not be geared to minors, but the airport is. On the second floor of terminal D, future air traffic controllers and pilots can practice in a pint-size interactive control tower and jet engine.
Still have some time on your hands? Head to the interactive videos, dioramas, and vintage planes, like a Cessna 172, in the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum on Level 2. Most visitors miss this hide-out on the walkway above baggage claim; it's open 24 hours.
Or see if you can catch a glimpse of a top-secret takeoff or landing. Take a seat near a big terminal window, and look for a white unmarked plane with a red stripe. Several times every day, those planes shuttle workers back and forth to the government complex at Groom Lake…better known as Area 51.
Sure, there are plenty of celebrities to spot at LAS, but older tweens and teens may get just as big a thrill out of spying one of the mysterious "Janet" planes, as they're called.
Orlando International (MCO)
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OK, it's obvious, but the entry-point to this family mecca still deserves kudos. Much of its appeal is in the details: well-lit, open spaces with indoor trees, life-size sculptures of Disney characters, and preschool-size seating in the main terminal. The new game arcade doesn't hurt, either.
The Kennedy Space Center shop with its video wall showing films of NASA launches and a portion of an asteroid from Mars makes a perfect pit stop before lining up for the photo op with Mickey or Snow White.
And don't stress if there's a line at the food court. There's a 3,000-gallon saltwater aquarium right there to keep their minds off the wait, with, of course, Nemo.
Dallas/Ft. Worth International (DFW)
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The largest hub for American Airlines, DFW is a bustling transfer airport. And children will be kept just as busy. Three Junior Flyer Clubs—685-square-foot aviation playgrounds with a runway, highway, car, airplane, and control tower— are waiting to be conquered at terminal B, gate 12, and terminal C, gate 14, as well as international terminal D, gate 30 (this one blessedly has flat-screens broadcasting the Boomerang channel).
Desperate for a change of scenery? The Skylink's purpose is take passengers from terminal to terminal, but the trains that arrive every two minutes double as a free sightseeing (read kid-distracting) ride.
Detroit (DTW)
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Motor City rocks top marks for child-pleasing amenities. If your flight brings you to the McNamara Terminal, you're set with multiple play areas, Ford and Motown stores, and a gourmet peanut butter and jelly shop (yep, they have creamy-grape-white bread for picky eaters).
Otherwise, the North Terminal's recently-installed Play Port soft-sculpted playground will send wee travelers sliding through padded clouds.
Seattle (SEA)
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Parents who have kids with a wide-age range love Sea-Tac, as SEA is called by Seattle and Tacoma locals. Tweens and teens will like the cool club vibe, with live performers in a variety of locations throughout the airport, part of their "Experience the City of Music" program. The blues, pop, and folk coming at you via speakers, video screens, and even a free smartphone app is all courtesy of local artists. Tots not quite ready for music appreciation will tire themselves out at the big-as-a-city-park Children's Play Area in between the A and B concourses.
Another venue to get kids primed for a nap on the plane is the play room across from the Seattle Tap Room. If you've got a baby in tow, relax in rocking chairs with foot stools in the quiet mothers' room found inside the playroom. Military families can also use the mothers' room in the USO located on the mezzanine level of the main terminal.
If you still need to stem a meltdown, download a movie from Digiboo; kiosks are between the tickets counters and security.
Denver (DIA)
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Kids are born artists, so it's no wonder the 30 eye-catching sculptures and installations at DIA are favorites of fams on the go. And they do double duty: kill time and get kids thinking creativity.
One of the top draws is "Deep Time/Deep Space, A Subterranean Journey," a mile-long light and sculpture creation in the West Terminal's inbound train tunnel. Yep, train tunnel. The train is free, and since it goes underground, kids tend to find it as exciting as most amusement parks rides.
If your crew prefers the sights up top, walk onto the passenger bridge, where you watch jets pass underneath. And don't forget the four scavenger hunts; each is good for at least 30 minutes of active fun. Find them here.


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