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Popular database certifications are always in demand, whether it'sMicrosoft's MCTS and MCITP, Oracle's OCA, OCP and OCM or MySql's CMA, CMDEV and CMDBA.
Are you a database professional seeking to polish your resume in the hopes of landing a better gig? Perhaps you're just getting started in database administration and you'd like to establish your credentials in the field. Database vendors offer a variety of professional certification programs that can help you advance your career while gaining valuable technical skills. After all, even the most seasoned professional has yet to fully explore some nook or cranny of the field that's covered on a certification exam.
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So, where do you start? Most database certs are vendor-specific, so you'll want to earn a certification from the company that puts out the software you're currently working with or would like to work with in the future. We'll take a brief look at the credentials available from the major vendors.
If you're an Oracle guru, the Oracle Certified Professional program may be for you. There's one catch to this program, however. Before receiving any Oracle credential, all candidates must take at least one instructor-led course. If you're like me and you just want to pick up the book, study and take the exam, you're out of luck here. Oracle's program includes three tiers of certification, beginning with the Oracle Database Administrator Certified Associate (OCA), progressing through the Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional (OCP) and culminating with the Oracle Database Administrator Certified Master (OCM). Each certification is version-specific, so you'll need to update your certification each time a new version of Oracle rolls off the production line.
On the other hand, if you work in a Microsoft shop, you should consider one of several certifications:
• If you're maintaining Microsoft Access databases for your organization, the simplest database credential is the Microsoft Office Specialist Access Track. This is a one-exam certification that covers basic knowledge of Microsoft Access 2003 and Access XP topics. Users of Access 2007 should instead prepare for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS) program.
• The Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) credential is the entry-level certification for SQL Server professionals. There are three different certification paths: MCTS SQL Server 2008 Implementation and Maintenance, MCTS SQL Server 2008 Database Development and MCTS SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance. Each requires only a single exam and may be used to build toward higher-level Microsoft certifications
• The Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional (MCITP) credential is the premier certification for SQL Server administrators. It also comes in three variations. If you already hold the MCTS in SQL Server 200 Implementation and Maintenance, you can upgrade it to MCITP: Database Administrator with a single exam. Similarly, those who passed the MCTS Database Development exam can become MCITP: Database Developers with one additional exam. Finally, if you're an MCTS in Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance, you can upgrade to MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer with one test.
Finally, if you're a MySQL user, you might find one of their four certifications useful in your career:
• The MySQL Associate (CMA) certification requires passing a single exam and attests to the holder's knowledge of basic MySQL skills.
• MySQL database administrators may earn the Certified MySQL Database Administrator (CMDBA) certification by passing two advanced examinations.
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• Similarly, MySQL developers may earn the Certified MySQL Developer (CMDEV) credential with two development-focused exams.
• Finally, CMDBA holders may upgrade to MySQL Cluster certification by passing a single additional exam.
Once you've chosen a credential that's suitable for you, it's time to hit the books and/or take a course and get started on your way to professional certification!


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Samuel sent to Bethlehem to Jesse. (1-5) David is anointed. (6-13) Saul troubled with an evil spirit, is quieted by David. (14-23)
Verses 1-5 It appears that Saul was grown very wicked. Of what would he not be guilty, who durst think to kill Samuel? The elders of Bethlehem trembled at Samuel's coming. It becomes us to stand in awe of God's messengers, and to tremble at his word. His answer was, I come peaceably, for I come to sacrifice. When our Lord Jesus came into the world, though men had reason to fear that his errand was to condemn the world, yet he gave full assurance that he came peaceably, for he came to sacrifice, and he brought his offering with him; A body hast thou prepared me. Let us sanctify ourselves, and depend upon His sacrifice.
Verses 6-13 It was strange that Samuel, who had been so disappointed in Saul, whose countenance and stature recommended him, should judge of another man by that rule. We can tell how men look, but God can tell what they are. He judges of men by the heart. We often form a mistaken judgment of characters; but the Lord values only the faith, fear, and love, which are planted in the heart, beyond human discernment. And God does not favour our children according to our fond partiality, but often most honours and blesses those who have been least regarded. David at length was pitched upon. He was the youngest of the sons of Jesse; his name signifies Beloved; he was a type of God's beloved Son. It should seem, David was least set by of all the sons of Jesse. But the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. His anointing was not an empty ceremony, a Divine power went with that instituted sign; he found himself advanced in wisdom and courage, with all the qualifications of a prince, though not advanced in his outward circumstances. This would satisfy him that his election was of God. The best evidence of our being predestinated to the kingdom of glory, is, our being sealed with the Spirit of promise, and experience of a work of grace in our hearts.
Verses 14-23 Saul is made a terror to himself. The Spirit of the Lord departed from him. If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us. The devil, by the Divine permission, troubled and terrified Saul, by the corrupt humours of his body, and passions of his mind. He grew fretful, peevish, and discontented, and at times a madman. It is a pity that music, which may be serviceable to the good temper of the mind, should ever be abused, to support vanity and luxury, and made an occasion of drawing the heart from God and serious things. That is driving away the good Spirit, not the evil spirit. Music, diversions, company, or business, have for a time often been employed to quiet the wounded conscience; but nothing can effect a real cure but the blood of Christ, applied in faith, and the sanctifying Spirit sealing the pardon, by his holy comforts. All other plans to dispel religious melancholy are sure to add to distress, either in this world or the next.
1 Samuel 16:1-10 . SAMUEL SENT BY GOD TO BETHLEHEM.
1. the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul--Samuel's grief on account of Saul's rejection, accompanied, doubtless, by earnest prayers for his restitution, showed the amiable feelings of the man; but they were at variance with his public duty as a prophet. The declared purpose of God to transfer the kingdom of Israel into other hands than Saul's was not an angry menace, but a fixed and immutable decree; so that Samuel ought to have sooner submitted to the peremptory manifestation of the divine will. But to leave him no longer room to doubt of its being unalterable, he was sent on a private mission to anoint a successor to Saul The immediate designation of a king was of the greatest importance for the interests of the nation in the event of Saul's death, which, to this time, was dreaded; it would establish David's title and comfort the minds of Samuel and other good men with a right settlement, whatever contingency might happen.
I have provided me a king--The language is remarkable, and intimates a difference between this and the former king. Saul was the people's choice, the fruit of their wayward and sinful desires for their own honor and aggrandizement. The next was to be a king who would consult the divine glory, and selected from that tribe to which the pre-eminence had been early promised ( Genesis 49:10 ).
2. How can I go?--This is another instance of human infirmity in Samuel. Since God had sent him on this mission, He would protect him in the execution.
I am come to sacrifice--It seems to have been customary with Samuel to do this in the different circuits to which he went, that he might encourage the worship of God.
3. call Jesse to the sacrifice--that is, the social feast that followed the peace offering. Samuel, being the offerer, had a right to invite any guest he pleased.
4. the elders of the town trembled at his coming--Beth-lehem was an obscure town, and not within the usual circuit of the judge. The elders were naturally apprehensive, therefore, that his arrival was occasioned by some extraordinary reason, and that it might entail evil upon their town, in consequence of the estrangement between Samuel and the king.
5. sanctify yourselves--by the preparations described ( Exodus 19:14 Exodus 19:15 ). The elders were to sanctify themselves. Samuel himself took the greatest care in the sanctification of Jesse's family. Some, however, think that the former were invited only to join in the sacrifice, while the family of Jesse were invited by themselves to the subsequent feast.
6-10. Samuel said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him--Here Samuel, in consequence of taking his impressions from the external appearance, falls into the same error as formerly ( 1 Samuel 10:24 ).
1 Samuel 16:11-14 . HE ANOINTS DAVID.
11. There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep--Jesse having evidently no idea of David's wisdom and bravery, spoke of him as the most unfit. God, in His providence, so ordered it, that the appointment of David might the more clearly appear to be a divine purpose, and not the design either of Samuel or Jesse. David having not been sanctified with the rest of his family, it is probable that he returned to his pastoral duties the moment the special business on which he had been summoned was done.
12. he was ruddy, &c.--JOSEPHUS says that David was ten, while most modern commentators are of the opinion that he must have been fifteen years of age.
13. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him--This transaction must have been strictly private.
14-18. The Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him--His own gloomy reflections, the consciousness that he had not acted up to the character of an Israelitish king, the loss of his throne, and the extinction of his royal house, made him jealous, irritable, vindictive, and subject to fits of morbid melancholy.
19. Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David--In the East the command of a king is imperative; and Jesse, however reluctant and alarmed, had no alternative but to comply.
20. Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them . . . unto Saul--as a token of homage and respect.
21. David came to Saul--Providence thus prepared David for his destiny, by placing him in a way to become acquainted with the manners of the court, the business of government, and the general state of the kingdom.
became his armour-bearer--This choice, as being an expression of the king's partiality, shows how honorable the office was held to be.
23. David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well--The ancients believed that music had a mysterious influence in healing mental disorders.


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A precious pink mineral mined from ancient hills in Pakistan�s Punjab province has arrived on the American cooking scene as an exciting and enticing new form of cooking. Himalayan salt blocks, for years the stuff of Iron Chef panache, are today available at specialty retail stores around the world. And the market is growing. This is the first book to address this subject, along with 70 recipes designed for using this unique cooking tool.
This is the definitive text on Himalayan salt blocks, written by the man who wrote the definitive text on salt. Enough with salting your food�now it�s time to food your salt!
�Mark Bitterman knows more about salt than anyone else on the planet. If you�ve ever wondered what to do with those handsome slabs of Himalayan salt you see at cookware shops, Salt Block Cooking will inspire you with wildly innovative uses you�ve never dreamed of, from cocktails to candy, from curing to grilling, and from ceviche to pizza. Along the way, you�ll learn the half-billion-year history of the only food that starts as a rock.� ��Steven Raichlen, author of the Barbecue! Bible series and host of Primal Grill on PBS
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Mark Bitterman is the author of the James Beard Award-winning book, Salted. He is the leading expert in culinary salt, and has led the charge into the culinary adventure of cooking on salt blocks. As owner of the speciality store, The Meadow, with locations in Portland, OR and New York City, he is one of the largest importers, retailers, and wholesale distributors of salt blocks. He lectures at culinary schools such as the French Culinary Institute, the Institute of Culinary Education, and Le Cordon Bleu and has been recognized as a Local Food Hero by Cooking Light, and a Tastemaker by Food & Wine. He has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, O magazine, GC, Rachel Ray, Wine Spectator, and on The Splendid Table, All Things Considered, CBS News, ABC News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNN and more.
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A site about half way between Eldridge and Princeton in northern Scott County was selected in 1987 from about a dozen other potential locations to become a lake on Iowa's eastern border, and after 26 years, the project is nearing completion.
For anxious anglers, the wait to fish Lost Grove Lake is almost over.
"I'm excited about this lake," said Chad Dolan, fisheries management biologist for southeast Iowa. "I fail to see how this lake won't produce fish with all this habitat. You're talking about a panfish and bass mecca."
Work on Lost Grove Lake began almost immediately after the site was selected. The DNR began purchasing land in 1988 and by 1995 had nearly every piece, but it wasn't until 2003 when the final parcel was secured.
While the DNR was negotiating land purchases, homes began to appear in the area downstream from the lake. This turn of events required the dam to meet a higher design standard, changing it from a medium hazard dam to a high hazard dam.
"The dam had a few delays because of the redesign and having to allow the soil to dry out because of too much moisture," Dolan said. Construction began in July 2010 and the gate was officially closed on July 11, 2012.
Once the gate was closed, Lost Grove Lake almost immediately began impounding water as a series of heavy rains filled the lake to within 13 feet of full pool. What was supposed to take 2 to 3 years to fill based on its watershed size, took only a fraction of that.
"We didn't have the ramps in so we needed to open the gate to dewater the lake," Dolan said. Eventually, 16 feet of water was released before the gate was shut. An estimated 33 feet of water at the dam remained.
Construction crews are installing boat ramps and parking lots: the three lane main ramp near the dam, the two lane middle ramp almost half way up the lake on the south side, and the single lane west ramp on the north side near the causeway at the upper end of the lake, and adding rip-rap on the north and south side of the lake in close proximity to the dam. Restrooms will be added to all three boat ramps in coming years.
Work progressed in stages and during the late summer 2011, contractors were busy placing riprap along the shoreline and installing fish habitat.
The following July as the dam was nearing completion, two four-foot risers were added to culverts under Utica Ridge Road that will slow down and filter sediment, nutrients, and chemicals from runoff before the water enters the lake.
The DNR partnered with Scott County Secondary Roads who designed the structures and expedited the construction. One riser will back up water 1,600 feet and the other about 3,000 feet. "This was probably the best $90,000 we spent on the whole project," Dolan said. "And Scott County Secondary Roads has been an excellent partner."
The project took less than a month to complete.
"These protections will keep silt from entering the lake and as they do their job and fill up with silt themselves, it will be easy and cost effective to dig out the sediment and get them back in working condition," Dolan said.
For now, anxious onlookers drive by checking on the progress as heavy machinery is preparing the final touches before the parking lots, ramps and access roads are paved. Fishing is available in the 22-acre causeway at the upper end of the lake. Once the work is finished, all that remains is for the main lake to fill. Dolan expects fishing will be good for some species in 2014, but excellent for most in the summer of 2015.
Special Features Lost Grove Lake has three ADA compliant fishing trails accessible by wheelchair. One trail follows the lake shore from the middle ramp parking lot 2,000 feet to a significant pine tree covered point developed for boat and shore angling, a second from the main fishing access about mid lake on the north side 1,000 feet to the east and west, and the third on the south side at 230th Ave. that runs 350 feet to the west. Fish attracting habitat has been placed within casting distance of the trails.
Three, 50-foot parallel fishing structures extending 12 feet from shore are located around the lake providing access to deeper water. The structures are built with sheet pilings driven in to the ground, filled with dirt and topped with gravel. These structures are also ADA compliant.
Special canoe and kayak accesses are located along the shore fishing accesses.
A 12 foot by 9 foot cement culvert will serve as a boat passage allowing anglers access to the lake north of 220th Avenue. The boat passage will have about three feet of water in it for boats to pass under the road.
A Community-wide Project The construction of Lost Grove Lake involved many local partners, including the Hawkeye Fly Fishers and other local fishing clubs, local quarries that donated rock, local haulers that donated rock hauling, the Scott County Waste Commission for assistance with tire removal, local landowners for various assistance, Scott County Secondary Roads and more.
"A lot of people have a stake in the final outcome of this lake," said Dolan. "Their efforts have played an important role in making this a successful project."
Fish Stocking • July/October 2012: Bluegills • Fall 2012: Redear Sunfish, 5-inch largemouth bass • Spring 2013: 11-inch muskies, channel catfish, walleyes and largemouth bass • Crappies were previously stocked in the pool above the causeway and passed through to the main lake when conditions allowed. • Adult crappies will be added in 2014 to allow the fishery time to mature. • Fall 2013: 7-inch channel catfish.
Size Lost Grove Lake is three miles long and covers 400 acres. It collects runoff from a 5,000-acre watershed. The lake at maximum depth is 62 feet, with most of the area in front of the dam at least 50 feet deep. The average depth is 24 feet.
Cost The cost to purchase the land and build Lost Grove Lake will be $12.5 million.
Economic Impact Iowa State University Center for Agriculture and Rural Development research indicates that a lake of this size with good water quality will annually provide for 350,000 visits and create about $20 million in local spending, supporting 175 jobs.


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For a New York City couple seeking a country escape, Koko Architecture + Design crafts a pared-down glass house that invites the outside in
By Michael Lassell
ED: What specifically did they ask for?
AW: A relaxing, modern, open space.
MH: And a lot of connection to nature. They didn't want a "precious" house. They wanted a rough-hewn house.
ED: Was that the thinking behind the massive stone chimney?
AW: That's our nod to the local architecture, those great stone barns and houses you find in Pennsylvania. The idea was that the chimney had always been there and we attached the house to it. We had a wonderful stonemason, Paul Davis, who studied sculpture and spoke of stone patterns in terms of music, like jazz or classical. We liked the chimney so much we asked him to do a wall for the poolhouse.
ED: How did you blacken the cedar siding?
AW: We had to do some experimenting with the stain because it kept giving us a high-sheen finish, and we wanted the matte finish of burned wood, which is a traditional Japanese technique. But eventually we got what we wanted by rubbing most of the stain off while it was still wet.
ED: When you are responsible for both the architecture and interiors, how does it work?
AW: We both work on all aspects of the design. Mishi is thinking about color right from the beginning. And she knows what colors she wants before the structural engineer comes in, before she even knows what surface they're going on. She'll say, "I want green in the master bedroom," but not know if it's going on walls or on the floor.
MH: My favorite colors are what I call "in-between colors." They have a lot of gray in them. The green in the master bedroom is mossy, to my mind. In spring, the colors of the leaves outdoors and the bedroom walls almost blend together, really breaking down the indoor/outdoor barrier.
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tomtomato Posts: 1I would not recommend purchasing XM radio service in a Lexus. I have an IS 350 which was purchased with XM radio and has upgraded audio. I subscribed for a few months, but the XM radio sound quality is very poor so I cancelled. Audio quality is noticeably worse than FM, CDs, MP3 CDs or my iPhone. What's the point of having an upgraded audio system if the source isn't up to the task? My Lexus dealer confirmed that other customers have mentioned poor audio quality as a problem with XM radio.
To make matters worse, after discontinuing my service, XM radio started calling me at home from the number 888-229-7796 two or more times a day for over two weeks. When the caller leaves a voicemail they never identify themselves as calling from XM radio. They just say my name repeatedly in the voicemail which is very annoying. I have contacted XM radio twice to request removal from their do not call list, but I have read that people find this difficult to do and I have not yet had success. If you Google the phone number 888-229-7796 you will find MANY consumer complaints about XM radio's harassing sales calls once you discontinue service.
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International Taekwon-Do Federation - ITF
Oceania Qualifying 2013 World Championship I.T.F Umpire Course
February 17th, 2013 – Auckland, New Zealand
Conducted by:
GM Willem Jacob Bos 9th degree
ITF Director for Technical Matters
Benidorm, October 17th ,2012
On behalf of the International Taekwon-Do Federation – ITF we invite and welcome you to the
Oceania Qualifying 2013 World Championship
I.T.F. Umpire Course
( open to Black Belts 1st Degree and above)
to be held at the AMI Netball Centre Map 7 Allison Ferguson Drive, St Johns, Auckland on February 17th ,2013.
Black Belts 2nd and 3rd degree might seek promotion to become a Qualified "B" ITF Umpire
Black Belts 4th degree and above might seek promotion to become a Qualified "A" ITF Umpire.
Umpires (4th degree and above) that wish to participate at the 2013 ITF World Championships to be held in Spain on October 2013 must attend the above mentioned Umpire course.
Looking forward to meet you in Auckland
Master Paul McPhail
ITF NZ Technical Advisor
Official Oceania Qualifying 2013 World Championship
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Sunday February 17th , 2013(or before) Arrivals at the AMI Netball Centre, Map 7, Allison Ferguson Drive, St Johns, Auckland for payments of the course fee.
Umpire Course Cost:
Seminar Fee NZ $80 per person.
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19.15 Closing of the seminar.
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Barrington's historic Catlow rolls out red carpet on Oscars' eve
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Barrington Village President Karen Darch and Dave Nelson greet guests at the Catlow Theater's door Saturday. The historic theater screened this year's Oscar-nominated short films for 500 people on the eve of the Academy Awards. | Joe Cyganowski~For Sun-T
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BARRINGTON — Gathering around the TV to guess which films take home an Academy Award is a family tradition for Kris Trevail.
Long-distance relatives get involved, too, the Barrington resident said. Casting ballots from afar, the Trevail's compare the family predictions with the live results.
Yet a couple of categories leave everyone stumped.
"Where do you find these short films normally if you don't go to something like this?" wondered Trevail, who on Saturday had the rare opportunity to view all 10 Oscar-nominated short films in one sitting.
The historic Catlow Theater in downtown Barrington rolled out the red carpet to 575 movie aficionados on the eve of the 85th Academy Awards. The sold-out afternoon showing featured this year's nominees in the categories of Best Animated Short Film and Best Live Action Short Film.
"The variety is terrific," said Jack Schaefer of the Barrington Cultural Commission, which co-hosted the event.
If a film didn't suit someone's fancy, he said, there was "something else coming around the corner."
The lineup featured the familiar animation of Disney in the love-at-first-sight story "Paperman," which ended up earning the Academy Award on Sunday night.
"The Simpsons" characters made an appearance in "The Longest Daycare," which also was considered among the animated short film front runners leading up to the award show.
But Inverness resident Ritu Sangh was pulling for "Head over Heels," the tale of a married couple whose disagreements are illustrated by a topsy-turvy house.
She enjoyed all of the films' to-the-point style, however.
"Most of them had no dialogue but they conveyed a message without being too long," she said.
Several theatergoers agreed the key to crafting a successful short film is not wasting time. The clever concoction in "Fresh Guacamole" took a pair of hands one minute and 41 seconds to create.
"It's all about finding a storyline and having the images that convey a sense of economy," said Martin Wojcik of Chicago. "Short stories are in the moment."
Heavy themes dominate this year's list of Best Live Action Short Films nominees, including two stories of children in war-torn Afghanistan and Somalia.
Catlow co-owner Tim O'Connor said the Dutch film "Death of a Shadow" reminded him of "The Twilight Zone."
"Was that strange or what?" added Schaefer.
On Sunday night, however, "Curfew" won the Academy Award for live action short film.
The Oscars shorts screening was Mark Hutchinson's first visit to the Catlow since its dramatic audio and visual equipment overhaul in late December.
"Now that it's digital I hope they do this more often," said the Barrington resident, who attended the event with his nephew, Patrick Lane, of McHenry.
Hollywood's move to eliminate film in favor of less-expensive digital formatting had jeopardized the future of the 85-year-old movie house.
But an online fundraising campaign last summer saved the Catlow from digital extinction. About $175,000 poured in from 1,400 people across the country. The amount, nearly double what O'Connor had hoped to collect, allowed him to purchase a digital projector, surround-sound system, speakers, subwoofer and related equipment.
He also upgraded the theater's heating and air-conditioning units as well as the 1970s-era movie screen. Moviegoers are now treated to new popcorn and butter machines, too.
O'Connor gave his 35mm Simplex projectors to Chicago oldie the Portage Theater. Instead of having to splice film to show five consecutive short movies at a time, O'Connor popped in DVDs and worked from a computer.
"I don't miss film at all," he said. "I was born for digital."
Longtime Barrington resident Barb Day said she's more than pleased the upgrade worked out for the local theater. The Catlow has been her go-to cinema for 55 years.
"I thought it was phenomenal," she said of the Oscars shorts event.
As for which films deserve Sunday's coveted award, Day couldn't decide. In her eyes, they were all top-notch.
"It will be interesting to see who wins," she said. "I'll be watching."


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This was the best thing we ate last week. It was quick and delicious!! I saw a version of this on Pinterest. It looked so good that I had to add it to the menu ASAP!
You probably have everything you need to make this pasta dish in your pantry right now. This can be made ahead of time and baked when you are ready. I love these kind of dishes. The pasta was really creamy and wonderful! We both absolutely loved it. It was even better the next day at lunch. This will be going into our usual dinner rotation!
Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole
adapted from Food.com and salad-in-a-jar.com
(Printable Recipe)
12 oz spaghetti
1 (28 ounce) jars prepared spaghetti sauce
1 lb lean ground beef
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 clove garlic, minced
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
In a skillet, brown the ground beef until cooked through; drain fat and stir in spaghetti sauce. Set aside.
Cook spaghetti according to directions on packet. Drain and place cooked spaghetti in bowl. Add cream cheese, Italian Seasoning and minced garlic. Stir until cream cheese is melted and the spaghetti is thoroughly coated.
Lightly grease a 9x13" pan. Spread a small amount of meat sauce in the bottom of the dish. Put spaghetti on top of sauce and top with remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
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By George, he's got it! The new British royal prince, that is. And what little George Alexander Louis has is a first name shared with many other famous people who came before him.
Actor and director George Clooney
Presidents George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush
Filmmaker George Lucas
Legendary baseball slugger George Herman "Babe" Ruth
Singer George Michael
Beatle George Harrison
Boxer George Foreman
"Star Trek" actor George Takei
Comedian George Carlin
Country music singer George Jones
Singer Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd)
President George Washington
Actor and comedian George Burns
Author George Orwell
Country music singer George Strait
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner
Actor and comedian George Lopez
Singer-songwriter and producer George Clinton
Zombie movie director and producer George A. Romero
Composer George Gershwin
Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett
King George III of Great Britain (1738-1820)
Actor George Peppard
Actor George C. Scott
Irish writer George Bernard Shaw
U.S. Army Gen. George Smith Patton Jr.
"Cheers" actor George Wendt
Scientist, botanist, educator and inventor George Washington Carver
Composer George Frideric Handel
King George VI of the United Kingdom (1895-1952)
Historian, author and politician George McGovern
"Superman" TV actor George Reeves
Actor George Hamilton
U.S. Army officer and cavalry commander George Armstrong Custer
James Bond actor George Lazenby ("On Her Majesty's Secret Service")
Hall of Fame baseball manager George "Sparky" Anderson
Hall of Fame basketball center George Mikan
TV journalist and former political adviser George Stephanopoulos
Record producer George Martin, best known for his work with The Beatles
Film director George Cukor ("The Philadelphia Story," "Adam's Rib," "Born Yesterday," "A Star Is Born," "My Fair Lady")
Actor George Kennedy ("Cool Hand Luke," "Airport," "The Naked Gun")
Actor George Segal ("Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," "No Way to Treat a Lady," "A Touch of Class," "Just Shoot Me!")
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Marshall Plan architect George C. Marshall, who served as the U.S. Army chief of staff during World War II and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ferris Wheel creator George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.
"Seinfeld" character George Costanza (second from left) as played by Jason Alexander
"The Jeffersons" character George Jefferson, as played by Sherman Hemsley
Curious George
"The Jetsons" character George Jetson
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The Cleveland Shade Tree Board announced earlier this week that it had found a winner for its very first "Big Old Tree" contest to find the largest tree in Cleveland.
A 130-foot-tall red oak located at 3635 North Ocoee St., near the intersection of North Ocoee Street, Blythe Ferry Road and Ocoee Crossing, was chosen as the winner. The tree sits in the front yard of City Council member Dale Hughes.
Runners-up were located on Centenary Avenue and 8th Street.
Cleveland Urban Forester Dan Hartman said the contest was started as a way to teach people about the need to preserve trees.
"We're bringing attention to all the trees around Cleveland to show them that you have to keep them around a long time for them to get this big," Hartman said.
Hartman said he estimated the winning tree to be somewhere between 180 and 220 years old. In addition to the height of 130 feet, the tree had a branch spread of 108 feet and a trunk circumference of 229 inches, about 19 feet.
The city's Arbor Day celebration will take place Friday at 11 a.m. at the winning tree's address. The event is open to the public and will also be an opportunity to celebrate Cleveland becoming a "Tree Trifecta City." The term was coined by state Rep. Kevin Brooks and was meant to signify that Cleveland had received three tree-related titles — "Tree City USA," "Tree Line USA" and "Tree Campus USA," which represent recognitions by the Arbor Day Foundation to the city of Cleveland, Cleveland Utilities and Cleveland State Community College respectively.
Tree board member Janice Cheek announced the "Big Old Tree" winner at a Cleveland City Council meeting earlier this week, and said she was glad the tree was found in a place where people can see it often.
"What I especially love is that this 'Big Old Tree' lives on a spot passed by thousands of drivers each day," Cheek said.
She said she had read a statistic from the Tennessee Department of Transportation saying around 37,000 drivers use North Ocoee Street daily. The tree can be viewed from the road, and Cheek said a sign labeling it as the contest winner would be placed in front of it.
Hartman expressed hope the event would teach people about the benefits of preserving trees in the community, saying that trees' vital functions include filtering the air and releasing more oxygen into it, absorbing excess rainwater, stabilizing soil and providing shade and privacy.
Though Arbor Day often brings with it the urging to plant more trees, some people may not want to bother because it can take many years for a sapling to become a large shade tree. However, Hartman said some of the benefits trees can provide happen as soon as a tree's roots "get established" in the ground, usually within a year or two. As the community celebrates the "Big Old Tree," he said he hopes people will be encouraged to preserve the trees they have, and consider planting new ones.
"I've heard it said the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago," Hartman said. "But you've got to start sometime. We've got to keep the environment clean for future generations."


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Thornridge High School alumni launch Collective Theatre with 'HooDoo Love'
By Miriam Di Nunzio firstname.lastname@example.com September 19, 2012 4:53PM
Southland native Nelsan Ellis, perhaps best known for his role of Lafayette Reynolds in HBO's "True Blood," is a co-founder of the Collective Theatre.
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Sometimes you can go home again and something wonderful happens.
That's one way to describe the journey of six Thornridge High School alumni who've returned to Chicago to found the Collective Theatre.
The new black theater company will raise the curtain on its debut production, "HooDoo Love," beginning Sept. 22 at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago.
But unlike most other troupes, the six co-founders have adopted a round table approach to the endeavor.
No one has assumed a title (such as artistic director), and decisions are made as a group in which everyone has equal say.
"We want to bring great theater to Chicago from a variety of sources and genres — everything from (William) Shakespeare and (Anton) Chekhov to August Wilson and theater of the avant garde," Nelsan Ellis said.
He is one of the six co-founders, who currently stars as Lafayette Reynolds on the hit HBO series "True Blood." Ellis' film credits include "The Help," "Secretariat" and "The Soloist."
"For us, our old stomping ground is Chicago. We were reared here, we went to school here, many of us discovered our love of acting and writing here in Chicago, so this is where we wanted to do this," he said.
The "we" Ellis refers to are his longtime friends (all graduated from Thornridge in Dolton between 1994 and 2000).
They are veteran Broadway and Chicago actor Francois Battiste, actress and teacher Veronda G. Carey, actor and university theater instructor Le'Mil Eiland, marketing specialist Metra Gilliard and metallurgical engineer Jasond Jones.
Their lives intersected as members of Thornridge's state champion speech teams.
Ellis and Battiste, who went on to attend Juilliard in New York, credit the speech team and specifically speech and drama teachers Tim Sweeney and Bill Kirksey (who remain mentors to the troupe), with helping to shape their adult lives.
"The core of each of us was influenced by the teachers we had at Thornridge and their belief in who we were and what we could accomplish," Battiste said.
"Instead of leaving school at 2:18 p.m. when everyone else did, we'd go to the speech office and practice and rehearse.
"Speech gave us incredible confidence and poise and respect for ourselves and one another. Every Saturday you were up at 5:30 a.m. putting on a suit and tie and spending the day [competing] in extemporaneous speaking or dramatic readings.
"We knew at an early age what it took to become successful in your craft, to learn respect for what you're trying to accomplish in life. And that was due to Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Kirskey who believed in us.
"We want high school students to see what you can accomplish if you just start now. the Collective would not have happened if we didn't learn to believe in ourselves, if we didn't have that training and discipline in high school."
"HooDoo Love," written by American playwright Katori Hall (her Broadway run of "The Mountaintop" starred Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson), is directed by Ellis.
The show is set in a 1930s juke joint and tells the story of a young black woman (Toulou, played by Lynn Wactor) who escapes the Mississippi cotton fields and heads to Memphis, Tenn., to pursue her dream of singing the blues.
She falls hard and fast for a traveling blues singer named Ace of Spades (played by LaRoyce Hawkins) who likes his rambling life on the road.
The Collective six decided this was the perfect inaugural work.
" 'HooDoo' is terribly complicated and it's a challenge," Ellis said. "Why do anything in life if it doesn't challenge you and push and pull you?"
"Katori is a good friend of ours," Battiste said, "but more than that, the play was the perfect jump-off point for us because her work is incredibly rich, her writing has incredible depth and it is a bold statement.
"By choosing her work it was almost metaphoric for us."
Chicago is fertile ground for ensemble theater troupes born out of hard-core friendships.
"You see plays at Steppenwolf or Lookingglass (theatres), and those were a bunch of friends who wanted to just do great things through the theater," Battiste said.
"Their work is absolutely on par with anything happening on Broadway. And that's because the Chicago theater scene is one of the most vibrant in the world.
"We've gotten a warm welcome from the theater community here. I can say that might not have been the case had we chosen New York to start. [laughs]
"In New York, when a new company starts, it's like 'there's one more we have to compete with.' But here it's all about 'the more the merrier.'
"There is such incredible talent in this city whether it's actors or writers or directors, and we're hoping to tap in to all of that."
Ellis' deep love of poetry, which he said grew out of his Thornridge experiences, led him to yet another entertainment opportunity.
He recently made his hip-hop recording debut, delivering a dramatic poetry reading amid rapper Malachi Rivers' "New World ("Part II The Schizo Speaks)."
"Malachi is a good friend of mine and he asked if I'd like to do some poetry in the middle. It all has this great '80s vibe, a real kickback. It was fun."
As for starring in a Chicago stage production, Ellis said he would absolutely consider it.
"Nobody's called me yet," he said, laughing. "I'd love to come home and do some stage work here."


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21 September 2011
On Saturday I spent the evening at the Wye Hops Beer Festival, this is a new event run by Wye Heritage to commemorate hop development at Wye College. I was there to give a talk and tutored tasting as part of the day, which is always a great opportunity to discuss beers and peoples likes and dislikes as well as giving a taster of future developments.
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19 September 2011
Last week we had Simon and Mel come to the brewery to tour, review beer and brew a Ginger Porter in the pilot brewery. Simon has been reviewing beers on YouTube for the last year and his wife Mel has recently joined in they are known as RealAleGuide and MrsRealAleGuide. Here you can see all the stages of brewing the ginger porter. Part 1: Arriving at the brewery
15 September 2011
Oranjeboom has produced a special edition lager 'Three Brothers' in aid of The Dannyboy Trust, a charity dedicated to helping young people.
12 September 2011
Eastenders actress and national treasure, June Brown, visited London's Tom Cribb pub to explore her family history as part of BBC1's Who Do You Think You Are?She was the first celebrity to feature in the new series, which traces family trees and explores major themes in British social history.
09 September 2011
Bishops Finger, Shepherd Neame's Kentish strong ale, has won a bronze award at the International Beer Challenge 2011, organised by leading drinks trade title Off Licence News.Shepherd Neame's oldest beer brand, Bishops Finger, was blind-tasted by judges amid fierce competition from around the world.


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WATCH: Austin Mitchell Sticking to His Sexist Guns
"Are they more leadable? I don't know, I think they probably are. The problem will come if we have, say, a 1974 situation or 1951 situation where Labour does not have a powerful majority…"
"Are they more leadable? I don't know, I think they probably are. The problem will come if we have, say, a 1974 situation or 1951 situation where Labour does not have a powerful majority…"
Oh right, so people who trap their partners in a cycle of emotional or psychological cruelty and abuse would be prosecuted and jailed under tough new laws proposed by ministers.
That's half of all women fucked then!
sexism is alive and well in your comments section, as well as parliament.
A useless MP who spent more time in the bars and chatting to Adam Boulton than anything else productive. Hopefully his retirement from Westminster marks the complete end of his public life and that Ed Moribund doesn't make a "Lord".
How feminism is to blame for the breakdown of the family, by Left-winger Diane Abbott http://t.co/wkGVVTGIh1 via @MailOnline
— Jay Wilson (@TruthDigger7) August 14, 2014
This has to be the most ridiculous law ever. It's what happens when you get women Parliamentarians.
Two obvious flaws. the State will enter the home and privacy no longer exist. Lawyers will use it as a tool to exploit men.
I will be espousing more Liberal values, inviting more people from turd world countries and giving more money to the EU and bumsex of course.
I'll be out next May, but I don't care, because I'll have had my term in office and greased my way up the pole, I'll be minted, just like my mate Bliar.
Good on yer Austin!
If the Labour Party was comprised of more people like him, they would piss the next election.
Metropolitan liberals have hijacked culture, science and politics.
The fight back begins.
Surely that was Kirsty Squawk was in The Killing Season 1 playing the bereaved mother?
"Miss Abbott, a divorced mother with one son, also highlighted the harmful impact on society of internet pornography and fast food."
Can we find out the identity of the muzee from the UK who beheaded a journalist and either deport his family to Kraplakistan or bomb the fuckers back to the stone age. Oh wait, they're already in the stone age. Just waterboard them to death.
Austin was a real person – not one of the weirdo freaks the Labour Party selects these days.
Yorkshire & proud!
Marxist Milliband will have a majority of 80+ seats next May
The professional benefits scroungers, public sector malingerers, immigrants who cant speak English, the BBC propagandists, UKIP, and of course the scotchers, are now unstoppable in their push to install Labour as England's rulers.
There will never be a Tory majority in Westminster again, no matter how economically destructive Labour is, nor how many immigrants they let in
You can lead a whore to water but you can't make her think.
Rights which women have, but men don't:
(Admittedly, this relates to the U.S. But scratch the surface anywhere, and… )
What about the impact of obese wimmin wanting to sit on your lap?
Err Geedo. That is Stella Creasy sticking to HER sexist guns.
Gerd Mueller (German Dev Aid Min) accuses #Qatar of financing #IS: http://t.co/yJS8lTCr5F
— EUFundedProEUTroll (@EUFundedEUTroll) August 20, 2014
Vote UKIP :-D
Interesting that Cameron is back from Cornwall – maybe, just maybe, he's woken up to the fact that something will have to be done re the returning 'British' moo slims. That's what this is really about. The Foley beheading has brought it home. Squeaky bum time for the powers that be methinks
Agreed. Toffs are toxic.
You select aristoliberals, you get no support.
Even the party activists now hate Cam & his old boy network.
The next leader will not be Gideon or Boris.
I am happy to sacrifice the next five years to Ed the weirdo, so we can regain the Tory party from the aberration that is Box Set Dave and his fellow dilettantes.
"……bomb the fuckers back to the stone age"
I think you will find that is what we have been doing for the last 50yrs. You are a mong amongst mongs.
Why is Louise Mensch trying to sell me medical insurance on this webpage???
…or that goal against Holland in 1974. Errrrr, fucking afros. I've shat 'em.
There isn't a Tory majority now, Dave is a Liberal.
The vote UKIP, risk getting Red instead of Blue, doesn't work any more, because they are one of the same.
It is dolts like you who keep voting Tory and wonder why we keep ending up with a spaz PM, that are the problem.
Having served in Iraq and Afghanistan I can assure you that the Stone Age would be an improvement on the current state of affairs.
it's like the worst of the 1950s on here, women, know your limits!
You've been looking at those wanking sites again, haven't you?
Patriarch Rai arrives in Irbil in support of Iraqi #Christians: http://t.co/p4lyZ3pdKv pic.twitter.com/a3ftGfowfs
— EUFundedProEUTroll (@EUFundedEUTroll) August 20, 2014
Rai has also stated that he is willing to speak with H'ezbollah leaders about the IS threat.
Elsewhere, U'ruguay has sent a delegation to select 120 refugee's from Syr!a to come to U'ruguay.
Vote UKIP :-D
Owen Jones does the Ice Bucket Challenge, nominates Baroness Warsi.
He must have been vewy, vewy dwunk when he proposed to her.
"Labour's public health spokesman"….what a shining example.
Thighs like a hippo.
Has a point about Qatar though – we should take the World Cup off them.
"Then it has clearly not been enough."
As long as you don't whine like a little girl when they bomb you back
Support Aberdeen for a better World. Aberdeen FC the best damn club on the planet. .
It's not the lap you need to worry about, it's when they want to sit on your face?
My uncle used to drive an Austin Mitchell. It was noisy and unreliable, and expensive to maintain, but it had a certain honest, British, sweaty-bloke-with-oily-hands vibe to it.
Identity cards – For introduction (Strong)
Iraq 2003 – For the invasion
Iraq Investigation – Necessary
SAVAGES! Bloodthirsty ISIS militants behead US journalist James Foley http://t.co/INoHYFOLfa pic.twitter.com/yCMGE5GBQE
— New York Post (@nypost) August 20, 2014
Vote UKIP :-D
I tried to shag a princess once but I burnt my balls on the exhaust. Boaz
The model of deterrence has collapsed in Gaza. Military victory over Hamas appears to be only the remaining option.
I think it likely that Labour will be the largest party and I agree that we are unlikely to see a majority Tory government (as we have known them) ever again. One day there will be other governments but don't know what they will be.
You would never guess that his day job is working as a teaching assistant.
Baroness Warsi in a state of unparalleled denial, experts warn
Russia more specific about who it thinks will default first:
#Russia's Min Fin expresses fear of foreign borrower default on Russian Loans likely as trade war builds: http://t.co/eNMONH7VZ2 #EU #US
— EUFundedProEUTroll (@EUFundedEUTroll) August 20, 2014
Vote UKIP :-D
Reminds me of that Italian contractor beheaded a few years ago.
Just before they did the deed he ripped of the bag on his head and shouted at the camera..
"I'll show YOU how an Italian dies".
Hard as fuck.
Looks more like Spetsnaz to me.
Scoot forward to 5m 5s here to see what I mean:
Probably not a UKIP supporter, but likely voted Labour.
Vote UKIP :-D
Stella Greasy is unusual for a lefty dyke. She has nice legs and a nice rack. But still fucking stupid.
Take the Kosher food off the super market shelves. That will have the Islamists quaking in their boots.
Even worse are obese women who sit on your face.
An obese women sitting on your face could lead to deaf. As I write it is not recognised as a cause of deaf. Don't take my word for it.
I think you're right. The Conservative Party will split. Some will go to the Lib Dems others will go to UKIP and there will be an unelectable rump left…a bit like the National Liberals.
Cameron's contribution to the Conservative party will be overseeing it's end.
Too right-
Q: How many mossers will be at Wembley supporting Cas on Sat?
A: Fuck all.
So the hero is a Londoner according to Al Sky.
I must anoint this family, promote, say to Borough Treasurer at the very least.
Perhaps, head (snigger) of the recount.
He couldn't get a word in. The two gobby birds were awful! And anyone doesn't like my sexist name for women can go to blazes!
I am consulting on a new criminal offence of passing the port to the right.
For too long, British etiquette has suffered from a ratcheted decline in table manners.
Over the next ten weeks we would also like your opinion on knife licking, using a knife to open bread rolls, using the word 'serviette' instead of 'napkin', and placing melon spoons down the wrong way.
Despite requests, we have modified the terms of reference, and we will not be consulting on British citizens placing severed heads down on the floor instead of the table.
Hoe did Ukraine's gas debt to Russia end up rising from 2 billion to 35 billion in a matter of weeks?
@BBCDanielS @BSpringnote was on the side of forces killing innocent civilians, 1000s of them, history will judge him & the media covering it
— rui borges (@homo_viator) August 20, 2014
Do you have any pictures of her lesbianing or being lesbianed? Please post a link.
The right is fracturing,,but the Marxist left is solidifying
Sooo…vote for a fucking third rate bunch of racists who are so against Europe they wallow in its luxurious funds?
How does Lord Fatty's let off equate to Government anti male proposals?
An oxymoron.
Nandos is obviously owned by a middle aged white male
No watermelon or ricnpeasto go wid me wheelbarrow of fried chikin blud
If 20 or 33 % of women in a room are anything like this harridan, then yes, they would seem like equal or excess in number, over-talking, shouting, even screeching to cut down Austin's statements and viewpoint.
Never understand why the Labour party keeps wanting more women. With the likes of Balls and Vaz, Tristram Fairy Chukka Whatshisname and the like haven't they got enough cu'nts already
I fancied Stella up until now. I have never been put off someone so fast. The only way she will ever get pregnant is if someone coshes her first.
It is time to review the Mental Health Act and start locking the bacon-dodgers up in secure facilities as being criminally insane (no trial needed, which saves money and no time limit).
She just need something to occupy her mouth when the grown-ups are talking.
Nando's is owned by a White South African of my acquaintance. In SA it is very, very rare to see a previously disadvantaged type in a Nando's. They don't like the spice or the price. They chow Kentucky, Mr Rooster or anything in your fridge once they have broken in.
Yes, he said he's going to take their passports of them when they come back…
Not law now, not ever. If this has any basis, it is because there is no significant legal aid for the civil courts with which to take out the appropriate injunctive remedies for a physically assaulted wife/resident partner. (Presumably, it will also include those of a homosexual relationship). There aren't enough Police in the whole of the UK that could police any given County on any given night
At the moment, the Police MUST attend "domestics" in priority to any other matter. Thus a couple of murder victims strewn about the High Street don't get investigated if Mrs Bloggs rings up and makes a drunken complaint about Mr B, they got to go. Now, given that this is going to have to be a priority call out despite it being non-violent, can you imagine the affect this would have on policing levels at any given time? Take Leeds. On a typical Saturday night there are (or were, there might be less now) 2 Sergeants and 6 Pcs for the whole inner City. Stir in a couple of drunk chavs. At least, it will keep the Mags busy. Shame that Criminal Legal Aid is being heavily cut, as will be the number of accredited Practitioners to attend Police Stations. And what is going to be the process of deciding whether there is sufficient evidence, social need, merits etc for the CPS to decide upon charging the alleged abusive partner?
Just another unfuckingbelievable news item for today. Even Marilyn Stowe thought it was not awfully practical.
I always thought that "Public Health" had a a strong relationship to drains, typhus and other communicable diseases and things like obesity. It is suddenly clear that chubbychops is the very fount of knowledge on these subjects. Nothing else, of course…well alright then. Fried chicken.
Erm, can I just check this. It is a serious criminal offence for a Muslim ( for the sake of discussion) to go to Syria and fight for the Muslims fighting Assad, even though Obama is arming and training them. This is The lot that have gone Tonto and are now redrawing Northern Iraq. This is on account of once they've tasted blood they could come back and errrr.
However, if other Muslims of a Kurdish inclination want to go over, bumsex will use his influence, diplomatic powers and ensure that there are arms for them to fight for the Kurds and pre-Muslim sects, Syrian refugees and everybody else swilling about in that bit of the World. AND they are welcome back; probably get stress counsellors thrown in, medals. No problem with killing other folks, perfectly normal people doing their bit for Society. Of course, if they are captured, the FCO are going to be up to their ballocks in the rest of the inhabitants of Bradford -and Galloway – demanding that we send in the Army (!) to get them out. No risk of "Boots on the ground" yeah right. Perhaps the old aphorism can be changed a little…"if you want a job doing in a far-off land, fighting for people you know fuck all about against other people that you know even less about, then you need Obama to send in the B.29s"
The Tory Reform Group deliberately allowed the imbalance in the parity of Constituencies to build in favour of Labour precisely to create the present situation of an unrepresentative administration to wreak havoc socially. That Clegg "refused" to play ball with the Boundary Commission to bring the 38 or so seat imbalance to an end (from Major's time!) was part of the script. The TRG and Liberals are simply toughing it out well aware that whichever of the two main historical parties is the largest, the Liberals will (if still able to be called a Party) be a willing "other" in the great Westminster fraud machine.
It were bloody cold on them Northern Convoys. Frozen seamen? When your waders filled up, it were like being two fucking Ice lollies without the bleedin' orange!
Eeeh, it right made yer toes tingle when they thawed out, three months later.
Does that woman ever shut her clatter? And why did the BBC allow her to take over the interview? She is the most boring woman ever – yet Newsnight love having her harp on and on and on and on and on and on and on. Was this meant to be an impartial interview and if not – Kirsty Wark ought to be sacked.
"Austin Mitchell Sticking to His Sexist Guns"
If cowgirls stop talking long enough, to let him draw them from their holsters?
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Boris on British Jihadis. Apparently based on MI5 intel:
"If you look at all the psychological profiling about bombers, they typically will look at porn. They are literally w***ers. Severe onanists. They are tortured. They will be very badly adjusted in their relations with women, and that is a symptom of their feeling of being failures and that the world is against them. They are not making it with girls, and so they turn to other forms of spiritual comfort — which of course is no comfort."


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Labor day weekend in my household is LOCURA, not only is my birthday over the long weekend, but my cousins, my grandmother, my tia abuela, and some Cuban cousins (you know los primos that really aren't related to you by blood but your abuelo or father has known their abuelo or papi since they lived in Cuba and so and so). Is it me or is September the month of birthdays? But like any true Cuban Birthday you will be sure there are pastelitos and bocaditos with Coca-Cola, ES-prite, Iron Beer y Malta (para Papí) and of course most importantly: El Cake.
This is a special cake though, it's a Cuban Cake and what differentiates Cuban Cake from others is El Merengue of course, and the yummy natilla inside. Cuban cake is like no other, the sugary dessert almost screams diabetes in one spoonful. If you are on a diet don't bother knowing the contents in this Cuban birthday staple, just think of Celia Cruz when it comes to the most important ingredient of the merengue…….. "Azucar!" Once it hits your mouth and you devour the Anti-Atkins dessert your taste buds start to kick and scream a little while they do a merenguito dance in your mouth and feel it all the way down to your toes.
Nothing beats birthdays in a Cuban home. You are sure to have a driveway covered in cars, a kitchen full of Mami's,Tia's, Abuela's, Prima's ( your basic matriarchs of the family), el patio full of kids playing with anything they can find and the men huddle around a domino table or el Barbe-qu chismeando. Regardless of how you celebrate your birthday, it's not a true Cuban birthday if there isn't a spoonful of Merengue around!
que rico el merenguitoooo! man i miss my cuban birthdays. birthdays in WV aren't quite as rich lol