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When science fiction was new, stories that just dealt with space travel were good enough. Eventually though, space opera had to move on to something more substantive. The same is true with time travel. By this point, every permutation of time travel stories for the sake of exploring time travel has been done - the time traveler who changes the future, the time traveler that learns that nothing can change the future, the time traveler who goes to some cool place in the past, the time traveler who learns that the most insignificant thing he does in the past can radically alter the future, the guy that gets stuck in a time loop, etc. etc. So, like space travel before it, a good time travel story nowadays is one where time travel doesn't take center stage, but is used to explore a broader story. And that's exactly what The Girl Who Leapt Through Time does.
Based on a bestselling Japanese novel, TGWLTT tells the story of Makoto, a high school senior in that most crucial time of life - the last summer before college. A time when friends part and the future opens wide. Makoto inadvertently develops the ability to leap through time, something that helps her fix her mistakes and change the future... and maybe, just maybe it can make this magical time last. But she soon learns the meaning of the old adage, 'time waits for no one'.
A very human science fiction tale, TGWLTT is reminiscent of films like The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It's a wonderful, bittersweet story of friendship, love and loss, and the days of endless summer - a time we all wish we could go back and revisit.

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September 11, 2013 | Lena Wakim/Liberty University News ServiceLiberty University students gathered at Camp Hydaway on Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of the facility on nearby Liberty Mountain. Students relaxed by the beach, hung out with friends, and enjoyed several outdoor activities, including kayaking, swimming, hiking, and mountain biking. The event was hosted by Liberty's Student Activities office, which provided free snacks and inflatables.
The camp, which was purchased last year from Thomas Road Baptist Church, is located about two miles from campus. The church will continue to operate its youth camps there in the summer. The 20-acre property with a 6.4-acre lake offers a variety of recreational activities for students such as a beach area, giant water slide, ropes course, hiking/biking trails, ATV track, and multiple campsites. It also features two newly renovated buildings — the Student Center, a large building with a kitchen, eating area, and pavilion that will be available for club meetings, leadership training, and other activities, and the Outfitter, a smaller building that houses several items for rental, including ATVs, mountain bikes, kayaks, fishing poles, and camping gear.
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Today,we met the folks who own the dock that we are tied to , as we were not introduced initially when the procurement of berthage of our vessel was arranged.
They are none other than the proprieters of "ruke's Seafood deck". Some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.
We have repaired their dock back to useable condition in the last 2 days and now it is occupied by us, and today another 40' sailboat arrived, that was able to visit the Island.
Due to the downturn in Crabbing and Oyster fishing these folks depend more and more upon visitors. Glad I could help sustain that opportunity a little.
We Have also agreed to photograph the damage their bussiness suffered due to Sandy. So we'll be here for a few days.
As a result of the storm there is plenty of wood for the wood stove.So we keep warm.
Smith Island is a very unique place steeped in history and a serious step into the steady rythym of Island life in the Chesapeake. And as it is the fall- things are settling in quietely, in preporation of the coming winter months.
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Now that the nearly immortal Town Car has slipped under the waves (at least for retail customers), Lincoln needs a ship to wave the flag in the face of Cadillac, Lexus, Infiniti, and mounting luxury-class competition. Mixing the traditional size and presence of the old Town Car with a smattering of new think is the new MKS's weighty task. While there's little here for enthusiasts to admire, loyal Lincoln customers will probably be attracted to this fresh-faced four-door.
The basic platform supporting the MKS is an extension of the Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable duet, which are themselves spin-offs of a previous Volvo S80 sedan. While some makers add notable improvements when they shuffle platforms, that has not been Ford's modus operandi. Except for a larger-displacement V-6 engine, a fresh suit of clothes, and upgrades to the infotainment menu, there is nothing to elevate any buyer's blood pressure. Considering Lincoln's target customers, that's probably intentional.
A beltline that starts high and soars ever heavenward enhances the feeling of occupant security by squeezing down the space available for side glass. Extra-substantial roof pillars and sill sections complete the rolling-bank-vault impression. To admit a few rays into the interior's dark confines, dual skylights are optional.
The MKS's cabin is both roomy and comfortable. Swinging open the massive doors and climbing over the tall, wide sills is no fun, but the interior is nicely if starkly trimmed, quiet, and commodious. The most notable annoyance I experienced was a center console that intruded far enough into the back seat to impede the feet of any passenger attempting to slide across from one side to the other.
A corporate 3.7-liter V-6 engine provides 273 willing horsepower and regular-fuel operating ability. That's more than enough power to expose any driver to the risk of a speeding ticket, not to mention a preview of coming attractions. With V-8s nominated for the endangered species list, Lincoln is slightly ahead of the curve by dropping that engine configuration from its (retail) car lineup. This is not to say this two-ton-plus sedan earns any blue ribbons from EPA mileage testers. The ratings are 17 mpg in city driving, 24 on the highway and one mpg less in both venues if you opt for all-wheel drive. Traditional Lincoln customers will immediately notice that the V-6 may generate the spunk and mediocre mileage of yesterday's V-8, but it can't compare in smoothness and silence. The gritty edge and strained growl coming from this engine is palatable in a crossover SUV or a sport sedan but less welcome in a flagship luxury sedan.
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Building a car that plays to a loyal but dwindling customer base is short-term thinking. In the medium term, buyers who prefer a big, classically outfitted Lincoln will spend their remaining days in walkers, rockers, and wheelchairs. In other words, the MKS is likely to be their final flagship. The next generation of wealthy buyers is far more likely to prefer the junior-grade MKZ.
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Thanks, Theresa. I hope your Canada Day celebration was spectacular! Jennifer, be careful of the weather as you drive. Mother Nature is putting on her own show. Happy 4th, everyone. |
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Kate~ We'll be in the area! but maybe no time to swim :( Get down there Friday night. We're doing LEGOLAND on Saturday...The kids don't know yet! (we're sooo mean! lol). Staying Saturday night, and then driving to my SIL's house in Miami on Sunday. Wish I had time to see all my Florida friends while I'm down there! It sort of seems like a fly-by-night trip! |
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I have a really nice elm bookcase. I put my laptop on it, and the little rubber feet on the laptop seem to have stained the surface of the bookcase. The stain seems to have penetrated through the stain of the bookcase. I've tried several different cleaners on it, but have had no luck removing the stain. Does anyone know of something I can use to remove the stain, or will I have to refinish the top of the bookcase? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. |
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Chemicals in the little plastic feet that keep it soft and flexible can get into the finish doing the same thing. This is known as "plasticizer migration." Sometimes, it can add dark color, and sometimes, it just eats it away, down to bare wood. You can try some light abrasion like 0000 wool. You might also try "stain remover cloths" that you can find at paint stores or in furniture care departments. Guardsman and Jasco both make these. Sometimes this works, and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes you can touch up the damage and sometimes, it needs to be stripped off. There is no pat answer, you just have to try and see what works or what doesn't. |
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So, I found this other blog here in the Open Sewer Salon, and in it is a post about race. This topic is one with which I'm personally fascinated, so I read.
I thought the post was overly simple and sort of sophomoric (the person who wrote it, who I think admitted to being white, but if not very obviously was), and the writer was one of those liberal, prove I'm a goodie-goodie types.
Those people don't have the same one black friend I do, and they aren't down with Snoop, so they're squares and racists. I'm hip, open and definitely not racist.
Or, that's what I imagine goes through the head of a person like that.
And, that's fine, I suppose; better to be a little condescending and also trying to overcome your racist tendencies, except, pre-judging people based on only one or two words or actions is the exact same behavior that drives racism.
But, whatever. I have to think the person who wrote the thing was young (or, a Midwest housewife...or crap...now I'm doing it...), but regardless, there wasn't much they had to say on the topic that was terribly interesting.
The lone comment, however, because of the commentator's naivety, was a bit interesting, because after giving their qualifications as a straight white person (female, I believe), which includes, but is not limited to -
1. black friend
2. black spouse
3. black child
4. cousin with black spouse
5. etc.
this person proceeded to go through and note which words she liked to use when describing people of various races/cultures/whatever (we are but one race, however, race is the term given to the subject, so race is what I use, even though I know it is a misnomer).
And thus, we get to the point of all of this - I'm not sure anyone cares about what someone else prefers to use when describing them. The whole point of what to call or not call someone (I prefer their name if I can get it) when describing them goes to 2 things -
1. Common Courtesy - do you truly see them as equal, and thus do you respect their wishes? And, if you don't know the person/people you are describing intimately, then do you know what the consensus amongst people like them is as far as preference of description goes? If you do, go with that term. In lieu of that, use the most polite term of which you can think.
2. We are lead by our strongest sense, and for most of us, that sense is sight. The thing we use sight for more than any other thing is discrimination.
I don't like the red ice cream, so I'm going to eat the blue ice cream. The yellow berries are poison, so I'm going to avoid those and go eat the purple ones. Yellow cats are usually aggressive, but brown cats are typically chill if you don't fuck with them.
This is a big, important development in our evolution. The problem is, it's not nearly as useful any longer and it's certainly not useful for judging people in modern society. But, we can't help ourselves.
It's also easy. Stop and look around your immediate surroundings and pick out10 things in those surroundings (not people, things). If you want, even go touch them, smell them and taste them if you can. Now think to yourself, if you were going to describe those things to another person, how would you do so?
As it turns out, something has gotta be pretty damn wonderful, smelling or incredibly stinky, (and, this trait must be universal and known by many, as in the case in Limburger Cheese) for you to describe it by smell or anything else but shape, color and size.
The same goes for describing people, and that is really what one is talking about when they speak of what label to give a group of people that large - how should similar people be described in polite conversation?
Can you overcome your instincts, make the effort to know a thing, and then actively practice or use that thing (the thing, in this case, being the currently accepted label for X group of people)? If so, you're probably a good person. You're also probably still a racist, assuming you're white, but those are racist tendencies that you can't really overcome on your own because they are so much a part of you that they exist in the subconscious. You're doing what you can, though, and I can't imagine that any person of color would hold those nasty bits, of which you're hardly even aware, against you.
If you're not trying to overcome this instinctual shortcomings, you're an asshole (and probably a REALLY BIG racist)
If you're not white and you fall into this latter category, then you're still bigoted, which isn't exactly something of which to be proud. You just happen to exist outside the majority racial make-up in this particular country, so you lack the power to do anything with your bigotry other than be a dick.
But, that ain't gonna stop you from calling anyone in your path a racist, now is it?
Oh, I'm white (-ish), by the way, have no real friends currently of any ethnic mix that wouldn't be described as white, and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you about them.
I don't respect every person I meet, but I've never disrespected a person I haven't met.
Those are the words I try to live by. So far, on this particular front, anyway, they've not failed me. I hope, if you've not adopted a similar philosophy, they can work for you as well.
Or, if that's too much to remember and you'd like it boiled down to a golden rule, of sorts,
Don't be a dick.
Obviously, the French have some food stuff going for them as well, and Catherine Deneuve, of course (damn, that woman was too fine...and, if you ever read about stuff she espouses in her personal philosophy...wicked smart as well), but other than that, nuke the whole region.


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UTEP Tennis Derailed by Memphis at C-USA Championships
The UTEP tennis team's recent string of success against Memphis in postseason play came to a close by virtue of a 4-0 defeat at the hand of the Tigers in the opening-round of the 2011 Conference USA Championships at the Lake Cane Tennis Center Thursday morning.
The Miners (6-14) defeated the Tigers (16-9) in the first round of the league's pinnacle event in both 2007 and 2009, but they could not conjure up that winning formula this year. The setback brings UTEP's 2010-11 campaign to an end while Memphis advances to take on third-seeded and No. 52 Marshall at 8 a.m. MDT Friday.
It also marks the final matches in a Miner uniform for seniors Ximena Fuentes and Alexandra Glebova. During her four-year career Fuentes piled up 102 combined victories to rate tied for eighth all time at the school. Glebova registered 30 career singles triumphs in her two years with the Orange and Blue, including a team-leading 20 wins during the 2009-10 campaign.
Action initiated in doubles play, with the Miners looking to stake an early edge in the match. UTEP's tandem of Martina Trierweiler/Rebeca Calvillo did its part by rolling past Courtney Collins/Kelly Gray, 8-1, at the No 1 position.
The Tigers would bounce back at the other courts, however, en route to locking up the doubles point. Mariya Slupska/Kathleen Hawkins (MEM) downed Glebova/Dariya Abdrakhmanova, 8-3, at No. 2 doubles while Stefanie Mikesz/Andrea Arques-Garcia bested Fuentes/Gabi Vazquez, 8-0, at No. 3.
UTEP regrouped in an attempt to get things going in singles play, but could never put it all together. Collins toppled Marina Trierweiler, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 1 singles. Calvillo, the freshman who entered the match with a team-best record of 19-7, ran into a buzzsaw in the form of Slupska at No. 2 singles. She was tripped up by a final count of 6-1, 6-3.Abdrakmanova came up shy against Mikesz at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-3.
The Miners were much sharper at the singles matches for No. 4, 5 and 6, but each was halted early due to the team outcome having been decided. Vazquez and Gray were locked up in a good one at No. 4 singles, with the score standing at 4-6, 6-3, 4-1 in favor of Gray when it was halted.
Glebova was in the early stages of a three-set match against Hawkins at No. 5 before action was stopped. The score was slightly tilted toward Hawkins, 6-3, 1-6, 1-0. Meanwhile Fuentes had secured the first set vs. Garcia at No. 6 singles, 4-6, but found herself down, 5-4, in the second when it was stopped.
Singles competition
1. Courtney Collins (MEM) def. Martina Trierweiler (UTEP) 6-3, 6-2
2. Mariya Slupska (MEM) def. Rebeca Calvillo (UTEP) 6-1, 6-3
3. Stefanie Mikesz (MEM) def. Dariya Abdrakhmanova (UTEP) 6-1, 6-3
4. Kelly Gray (MEM) vs. Gabi Vazquez (UTEP) 4-6, 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
5. Kathleen Hawkins (MEM) vs. Alexandra Glebova (UTEP) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0, unfinished
6. Andrea Arques-Garcia (MEM) vs. Ximena Fuentes (UTEP) 4-6, 5-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Martina Trierweiler/Rebeca Calvillo (UTEP) def. Courtney Collins/Kelly Gray (MEM) 8-1
2. Mariya Slupska/Kathleen Hawkins (MEM) def. Alexandra Glebova/Dariya Abdrakhmanova (UTEP) 8-3
3. Stefanie Mikesz/Andrea Arques-Garcia (MEM) def. Ximena Fuentes/Gabi Vazquez (UTEP) 8-0


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(Honolulu, HI) -- Jurors in the death penalty case of a former Schofield Barracks soldier will be back in court next week to determine whether he should be sentenced to death. The penalty phase in Naeem Williams trial will continue next week. Jurors previously convicted Williams of beating his five-year-old daughter to death after roughly a month of testimony. This week, they began hearing more testimony about whether Williams should be eligible for a death sentence. His attorney has argued Williams has a low mental capacity and should be spared such a sentence.


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Away from their families and urban comfort, women personnel of the BSF rough it out at border posts along with their male colleagues
A young woman carrying a loaded gun and patrolling the borders with Pakistan for six and a half hours at a stretch in the thick of the night without a breather sounds unbelievable, but is true. Women personnel in the Border Security Force (BSF) are doing almost every duty at par with their male counterparts today — no matter how physically strenuous it is.
Thirty-two-year-old Sangeeta Chaturvedi , who was deployed at a border post near Amritsar, says that initially she was a little apprehensive when she was put on night patrol but it did not take her long to adjust to these demanding duties. "If there is shortage of staff or any exigency, we end up doing duties for more than 10 hours," she says.
"One has to be alert and vigilant all the time and there is no question of lowering your guard even for a moment while patrolling," she adds. She admits that there are problems being a woman but she has learnt to take those in her stride.
Constable Sevanti Karmakar is deployed at a post along the Bangladesh border. She has mostly been on observation post (OP), guard and checking duty. Sevanti says during her five-year experience, she was able to detect several cases of smuggling of weaponry, gold and other articles. There have been instances of human trafficking, especially of young girls who are smuggled from across the border to India; the women BSF personnel handle them all.
It is not just the strenuous duties and erratic work hours, staying in barracks for long periods at border posts, away from mainstream life and their families, with restricted movements is also tough. But the women say that they get used to it gradually.
Before their induction into the force, they undergo rigorous training that includes handling weaponry, grenades, mines and patrolling for hours without taking rest.
Deployment of women at the borders began with recruitment at the constable level in 2008 and the first batch consisted of over 600 women. Today their strength has swelled to a little over 2,000. In 2010, recruitment of women at Sub-Inspector level began with the induction of a small batch of over half a dozen women; today there are over 30 women Sub-Inspectors. As far as clerical duties go, women have been in the BSF since the 1990s.
Now for the first time, BSF will have women officers. The first batch of 14 women officers is expected to be cleared by the UPSC in about a month's time and they would be posted in six to seven months' time. Women in the BSF would then get a chance to begin with the post of company commander and rise up to higher ranks of DIG/ IG/ ADG, says Ashok Kumar, IPS, IG.
It was at the All India Women Police Conference in 2005 that a decision was taken to raise the number of women in police forces to10 per cent to begin with.
Women personnel in border posts face logistic problems, like the lack of separate barracks and toilets, says Mr. Kumar. Also there has to be a minimum number of women for deployment at a border post. He says that BSF needs deployment of women at the borders for handling women population in villages there and for frisking purposes at check points, in addition to performing other duties.
Sangeeta joined the BSF after her husband, who worked in the same force, died of cancer. She has twin sons. Although for now her sons are with her as she is on an attachment at the headquarters in Delhi, once she is again deployed on the borders she will have to put them in a boarding school. "Being a single parent, it is difficult but one learns to deal with all kinds of circumstances," says 32-year-old Sangeeta.
Constable Poonam Devi, who also lost her husband who was serving in the same force, is single parenting her only daughter and expressed similar sentiments.
The BSF provides medical, educational (including residential school) and other facilities not far away from the borders at battalion headquarter camps for the families. This not only takes away some of the worry of single parents like Sangeeta and Poonam but also couples like the Karmakars where both husband and wife are serving at border posts.
The women personnel, however, spoke of getting cooperation and support both from the department and their male colleagues.
Sacrificing their family life and giving up urban comfort, these gutsy women are living up to the BSF's ethos of "Any task, anytime, anywhere" in equal terms with their male counterparts.


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When I first learned about Project Mexico I was a high school graduate volunteer in 1994. I helped build a home for a family over the course of one week. The experience was unlike anything I have experienced. In 1999 I returned to help build another home. In the short time I had been away the staff had starting welcoming boys into the orphanage. It was great to see the transformation in their facilities and to see the joy in the faces of these young boys that had been accepted into the orphanage. It is an amazing program where the boys experience family, community, workmanship and are provided with an education, valuable life experiences and shelter. Now that I have my own family, I have not returned to help with the home building efforts but try to send monetary gifts yearly. One year I was able to buy Spanish books for the boys for Christmas. It is a pleasure to be able to give back to a great organization and be able to touch the individual lives of the boys as a yearly donor.
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Here's the frosting to die for with this cake (recipe I use is very similar except I use Crisco instead of butter) 1 lb powdered Sugar sifted 2/3 cup Crisco 1 tsp white vanilla 1 tsp more if desired Almond extract 2-4 Tbs milk Beat 10 min
Here's the frosting to perfect this cake 1 lb sifted powdered sugar 2/3 cup crisco 1 tsp white vanilla 1 tsp almond extract 2-4 Tbs milk beat 10 minutes it's divine when you pair the two!
this recipe turned out great, i planned to make a couple of layered cakes so i tripled the recipe and i also added strawberry jam swirled in to the batter in the pan. it was incredible paired with fresh strawberries and cream cheese frosting.
I am an experienced baker and have searched for a perfect white cake recipe for years. I have found it with this recipe. I eliminated the almond extract due to an allergy but otherwise followed it to the letter. I used my favorite buttercream frosting and spread a layer of raspberry jam between layers.The cake was moist, the crumb was tender, and the flavor was delicious. I might try other extracts for variety but the basic cake itself Is a winner.
I made the cake in a cross shaped pan and so far it looks and smells amazing. I have a very good feeling this will be my go to cake recipe. I especially like it because I make a lot of creme brulee and never know what to do with the egg whites. I only gave it a 3 because I have yet to taste it, but I'm sure it will taste as good as it smells and looks!
I followed this recipe to a T and for some reason the cake bubbled over in my oven I have why this happened?
I NEVER write reviews on recipes. Not because they are never good, just because I usually make the recipe and get on with my day. However, my Mom and I have always said we have never found a recipe for a homemade white cake that we actually liked! They are always too dense, like pound cake, or too dry. This is by far the best white cake from scratch that I have ever tasted! I made a tiny modification by only using one tsp of almond extract and two tsp of the vanilla. It turned out so good! Other than that, I followed the recipe exactly and everything worked out great! Perfect, light texture and amazing taste. Yes, it is very sweet, but hey, its cake :) I will absolutely be making this cake again!! ps, I tried to rate 4 forks and my computer wouldn't let me fix it :(
I always joked with my mother that I wanted to get married just for the white cake. This recipe did not disappoint! It is moist, perfect texture, awesome flavor with the almond. It reminds me of a cake I used to buy at a bakery that closed. Now I can make my own...:) I'll definitely be making again and again. BTW - it is a very sweet cake, especially with buttercream frosting.


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MORRISON, Colo.–In front of one of the biggest crowds of his campaign, Mitt Romney, joined by Paul Ryan, appeared at the outdoor Red Rocks Amphitheater and told a crowd of 12,000 that Colorado voters will put the GOP ticket over the top on Nov. 6th.
"We're on the home stretch now and I think the people of Colorado are going to get us all the way there. What do you think?," Romney said, to roars from the crowd Tuesday. "What you're seeing across this country as we've had these debates and as Paul and I have gone across the nation, you're seeing this movement growing."
The GOP ticket appeared at the outdoor rally outside of Denver, where their signature "R" logo reflected in the light on the enormous vertical rocks that surround the stunning venue. The crowd of thousands was packed into the stands, forming the emblem that is emblazoned on the Colorado state flag. Audience members were outfitted with noise makers, which they clapped at every pause, as well as chanting "Romney, Ryan!"
Romney spoke to the supportive crowd–noting signs that read "Democrats for Romney"– and urged the audience to talk to neighbors who may not be Republicans.
"I came in and some of the folks here were holding signs, "Democrats for Romney," all right? I love that. I love that," Romney said to cheers.
"Paul and I have a few things in common. One is, we both learned how to reach across the aisle in our elected office, to find ways to work with Democrats, Republicans and Independents to get the job done. And we need you to reach across the neighborhood to Democrats and Independents as well, make sure they understand that this is a year to vote for real change if you want to have real recovery."
Romney again reiterated, "I need you to get those folks to vote for us!"
Ryan also urged the crowd to stump for them asking to cheers, "Hey Colorado, are you ready to help us win this thing?"
Polls are deadlocked in the state with both tickets within the margin of error. Ryan has spent three days campaigning in the state and Romney noted early voting here, which started Monday, asking people to cast their ballots early in order to help out on Nov. 6th.
"There's early voting now," Romney said. "You can take your ballots and send them in if you've got them. If you've got your absentee ballots be sure to send them in. If you haven't got one get into the center and get sure that you get voted early. We want to get that done. We want to bank all those votes so on Election Day you can go out and get people to the polls that otherwise wouldn't get there. Would you do that for me?"
He thanked the audience, saying they are "helping change the course of a nation and setting the course on a path that will lead to greatness and prosperity again and again, that is the grassroots of America. That's the people of America. That's who we are tonight."
Romney spokesman Kevin Madden told reporters earlier Tuesday that the campaign is feeling optimistic about its chances in Colorado.
"I think they're all very close," Madden said of the swing states. "But we feel very, we feel very good about our prospects in Colorado."
Before Romney and Ryan took the stage, the crowd listened to entertainers and Romney supporters Kid Rock and country star Rodney Atkins, as well as New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez.


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- Posted by akamainegrower none (My Page) on Fri, Apr 26, 13 at 4:50
There are a few brown spots which indicate some leaf spot fungus or other infection, but this is pretty normal and doesn't warrant spraying with a fungicide. The chief damage in the photograph is very likely due to the effects of winter cold, sun and wind. Leaves become dessicated because frozen roots cannot supply enough moisture. Wait a while until you see new swelling leaf buds and prune back to just above them if necessary. Prevention includes making sure the plant enters winter with enough water, erecting wind/sun barriers such as burlap, spraying with WiltPruf or another brand of anti-dessicant in late fall. The photo also indicates that the seed pods left over from last year's bloom are still present. Removing these shortly after the flowers have gone by is important - more so for some varieties than others - to insure flower bud set for the following year. It's a somewhat tedious chore, but worth doing if only because the brown remnants do not drop by themselves and look pretty awful. |
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akamainegrower- Thank you for all the great info! :) |
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Course Description
This course explores the intersections of race, class, and culture in contemporary and historical constructions of "beauty" in American society. We will examine how class and gender shapes definitions of beauty and why beauty is mapped on to the racialized body. We will ask, for example, who defines beauty ideals and how do definitions of beauty reflect broader cultural processes? How do body ideals take shape and who and what in society sustains those ideals? We will also analyze the culture and business of beauty including the cosmetics industry, beauty pageants, the politics of hair, and the mainstreaming of plastic and aesthetic surgery. What impact do these practices have on feminist discourse and gender stereotypes? How has feminism engaged with beauty culture? How are perceptions of beauty defined by race and class? How have marginalized groups responded to dominant constructions of beauty? Finally, we will take a comparative approach to beauty culture and explore how U.S. beauty culture has influenced or has been influenced by other cultural practices throughout the globe.
Students in this class will be challenged to critically read a variety of interdisciplinary texts and visual representations. An important objective in this course is to develop analytical thinking and writing skills that allow for productive rather than personal engagements in the discourses on "beauty." Be prepared to read approximately 150+ pages a week. Since this is a small seminar, attendance and active class participation are very important elements of this course. Class participation means that everyone must contribute responsibly to class discussion. Each student is expected to do all the assigned readings and attend required film screenings before class, and come to class prepared for discussion.
Grading Policy
Attendance/Participation/Discussion: 20% Presentation: 15% Take-home midterm: 20% "Critical Journal of Beauty": 25% Journal Write-up/Analysis: 20%
Possible Texts and Films: Kathy Peiss, Hope in a Jar Sander Gilman, Making the Body Beautiful Sarah Banet-Weiser, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Alex Kuczynski, Beauty Junkies Susan Bordo, Unbearable Weight Question of Color, 58 minutes Becoming Barbie, 47 minutes Killing Us Softly, 34 minutes Miss India Georgia, 56 minutes


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Apparently Economist online is the ugly sister to the Economist in print. The print magazine consistently features some of the finest writing around. This article starts with "I DIDN'T watch this weekend's "Restore Sanity/Keep Fear Alive" rally, but"... how couldn't such a recipe go wrong? Even lazier, the rally is all over youtube, but that doesn't stop this writer from completely and utterly missing the mark on the rally.
As one who was there AND watched it in its entirety on DVR the following day, I can tell you there was not one single reference (express or implied) to the Tea Party (nor was there in any of the month's run-up coverage).
So who told Mr Beinart and this author that this rally was aimed at the Tea Party? Perhaps a Tea Partier looking to cloak him or herself in the mantle of underdog?
Had this author taken the 30 seconds to google Stewart's speech transcript, he would have seen that Stewart explicitly names who the object is of his rally: "And we can have animus and not be enemies. But unfortunately, one of the main tools in delineating the two broke. The country's 24-hour politico-pundit-perpetual-conflictinator did not cause our problems, but its existence makes solving them that much harder. The press can hold its magnifying glass up to our problems, bringing them into focus, illuminating issues heretofore unseen, or they can use that magnifying glass to light ants on fire and then perhaps host a week of shows on the sudden, unexpected flaming ant epidemic. If we amplify everything, we hear nothing.".
Sorry Charlie, this rally wasn't about the Tea Party. It was about you. Ecomomist: don't lower your standards on-line. Get rid of bloggers who spew about rallies they self-admittedly haven't a clue about.