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It's Tuesday. Pay up, Wimpy.
UPDATE AND BUMP: See, because there was this guy on the Popeye cartoon named Wimpy, who liked hamburgers . . .
It's Tuesday. Pay up, Wimpy.
UPDATE AND BUMP: See, because there was this guy on the Popeye cartoon named Wimpy, who liked hamburgers . . .
"I will gladly pay you on Tuesday for a hamburger today". I knew that. But who is "your" Wimpy?
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San Francisco's supervisors jumped into national politics Tuesday, passing a resolution asking the city's Democratic congressional delegation to seek the impeachment of President Bush for failing to perform his duties by leading the country into war in Iraq, eroding civil liberties and engaging in other activities the board sees as transgressions.
The supervisors, in voting 7-3 for the resolution, ensured that San Francisco again will become grist for radio and TV talk shows. The city has appeared in the national media spotlight recently for voters' passage in November of a nonbinding measure banning military recruiters from public high schools and for Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval's recent comment on a Fox News show that the United States doesn't need a military.
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p.s. Your welcome to delete this off-topic comment or does it fall under a new "Wimpy"?
Ok, I'll just wait for the punchline. But, so far, I don't have a clue. I worked as a fast-order chef but it was a very long time ago. Some of my classmates preferred non-law jobs while waiting to be sworn in. I had indulgent good parents and I just studied and lazed. I'll just let my imagination run wild as to when you gave Wimpy a hamburger on credit.
BTW: My local Jewel periodically puts up old Popeye, Betty Boop, Woody Woodpecker and Casper DVDs for $1.00 each. Ostensibly I buy them for my 4-year old but I enjoy them more than she does.
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Apricot-Pistachio Pinwheels
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Serves: 40
Total Time: 1 hr
Prep Time: 35 min
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Pistachio Sugar:
- cup(s) unsalted shelled pistachios
- 3 tablespoon(s) granulated sugar
Apricot Filling:
- 1 cup(s) dried apricots
- 3/4 cup(s) water
- 1/2 cup(s) apricot preserves
- 1 box(es) (17.25 oz) frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
Forming Pinwheels:
- White from 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 40 unsalted shelled pistachios
- Coarse white decorating sugar
- Make Pistachio Sugar: Pulse pistachios and sugar in food processor until finely ground. Transfer to a small bowl and reserve.
- Make Apricot Filling: Combine all filling ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 18 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until apricots are very tender. Transfer mixture to food processor and purée. Transfer to a small cup.
- Make Pinwheels: Heat oven to 400°F. You'll need 2 baking sheets lined with nonstick foil or reusable baking sheet liners. Unfold 1 pastry sheet on lightly floured surface. Roll into a 15 1/2 x 12 1/2-in. rectangle. Using a fluted pastry wheel or pizza cutter, trim edges of pastry to 15 x 12-in. rectangle. Cut pastry lengthwise into 4 strips; cut each strip into 5 squares. Separate squares on surface. In each square, make 1 1/2-in.-long diagonal slits from all 4 corners, cutting toward center, taking care not to cut through.
- Form Pinwheels: Place a level 1/2 teaspoon apricot filling in a mound in center of each square. Fold every other point of pastry square up and over center of filling, overlapping in middle of filling. Gently press points into filling to adhere. With small spatula, transfer pinwheels to one of the prepared baking sheets. Lightly brush with egg white; place a whole pistachio in each center. Sprinkle pinwheels with 1/2 teaspoon pistachio sugar and a light sprinkling of decorating sugar. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4.
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These are best the day they are made, but can be stored between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. Storage Tip: Any leftover filling can be refrigerated and used to spread on toast or English muffins.
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Spanish-Style Grilled Cheese Sandwich
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Recipe courtesy of Edwina Gadsby, 2008 grand-prize winner of the Mezzetta Make That Sandwich Contest. The Montana homemaker found inspiration in the bright, sunny flavors of Spain to make her award-winning ham and cheese sandwich. Read all about the recipe contest.
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- 8 slice(s) (1/2-inch thick) peasant bread or other artisan bread
- 3 cup(s) shredded Manchego cheese
- 3 ounce(s) thinly sliced Serrano ham or prosciutto
Smoky Paprika Roasted Pepper and Tomato Topping:
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- For Topping: Whisk together vinegar, paprika, 1 tablespoon Mezzetta Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and Mezzetta Crushed Garlic in bowl. Add Mezzetta Roasted Red Pepper Strips, Mezzetta Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and parsley (or cilantro); tossing to coat.
- For Sandwiches: Sprinkle 4 slices of bread with half the cheese. Top with Smoky Paprika, Roasted Pepper, and Tomato Topping and ham. Apply the remaining cheese as another layer. Top with a second piece of bread and press together.
- Brush sandwiches with remaining Mezzetta Extra Virgin Olive Oil and heat in a panini press or skillet until lightly browned on both sides and cheese has melted. Serve hot.
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Skilio: Education that Lives Up to the Collaborative Consumption Hype
It seems everywhere you look these days, people are proclaiming this the year of collaborative consumption, C2C, otherwise commonly known as the access economy.
One of the poster children of this is Skillshare, a site that allows people to connect with others to teach classes in their area around just about any type of skill. But there's one problem: most of the courses are located near the Skillshare HQ in NYC, limiting who can participate, when classes can happen, and ultimately, the growth potential of this service. It tethers it to an older education paradigm, operating much like the Learning Annex, but with better site design and without online class options.
Skilio takes the potential here and has created something quite amazing: a social-network-connected portal to exchange skills of all sorts, with video, chat, and file exchange available, and unlimited participants. Even better, the participants decide on the terms of the exchange for themselves.
Notice I didn't say Skilio is for teaching classes. It certainly can be used for that, but as Skilio puts it,
The Ultimate Green Building Material: Dirt?
In a time of increasing weather-induced natural disasters, viable, affordable, durable shelter options are becoming vitally important. Additionally, as entirely new cities spring up, a greener building option is crucial to minimize use of resources and overall lifetime impact.
Dwell Earth has high aspirations for a humble building material: Dirt. Compressed Earth Bricks are an impressively simple modern interpretation of a building material that's been perfected over the centuries by many indigenous populations. They are the ultimate locally sourced material, more energy efficient to heat and cool than wood or concrete based structures, do not offgas VOCs, and are able to provide a source of employment and pride in developing countries.
AbleBanking: A New Bank the Big Ones Shouldn't Ignore
Did you know Bank of America donated around $200 million last year to charitable causes? It sounds impressive, until you find out that that's 0.02% of deposits. With all the consumer uproar around banks adding new fees, and the huge success Bank Transfer Day had getting people to move their money to a local credit union, it's clear people want more and better from their banks.
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Considering Being a Benefit Corporation? A New Site Clears the Path
Over the past year, the reputation of corporations has been dragged through the mud, with the global Occupy movement casting a skeptical, antagonistic view of such entities, and rightly so, in many cases. But quietly, a new, broader world-benefitting form of corporation has been emerging during the past several years – the B Corp, and more recently, Benefit Corporation status.
With last week's headline-capturing news that Patagonia's founder, Yvonne Chouinard, was literally the first in line to file for Benefit Corporation status in California, many other companies are likely now giving greater attention to this status. However, if you mix up Benefit Corporation and B Corp status, which are not the same, you are in good company.
Up until recently, there hasn't been a single resource available to get yourself up to speed on what it all means, how they differ, what other options are out there and answer questions. With the creation of the Benefit Corporations Information Center, the path is cleared for many more companies to confidently pursue the route that works best for them.
Kickstarter-Style Crowdfunding for Local Businesses
2011 was the year that crowdfunding came of age, with Kickstarter leading the way, along with IndieGoGo and others, presenting an appealing idea: support an innovative new product, service, creative project, or cause, and in return get a reward depending on your level of money pledged. Though the models vary, they each provide effective incentive to get even the shiest of self promoters to get out there connecting with the world, creatively building awareness about what it is they're up to.
In doing so, many entrepreneurs discover that their initial asks were modest, with outpourings of support offering a clear indication that they are on the path to solving a market need.
2012 sees the arrival of a compelling mix of crowdfunding and people's desire to support local businesses with Lucky Ant.


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Finding the minimum information for newspapers
To find an individual's parents' names in a wedding or engagement announcement, you must at least know the approximate date of the wedding, the full name of the groom and/or the maiden name of the bride, and the state and city or town where the marriage took place (or where the announcement was likely to have been published). If you do not have the minimum information to access a newspaper article, you can either: Get help finding some of the minimum information by selecting one of the following items, click the Back on your browser to return to the list of other places where you can find an individual's parents names, or read the paragraphs below for a few additional tips. Finding parents' names Try looking at gravestones and cemetery records for the children. They are likely places to find information about an individual's parents. For help locating cemeteries and cemetery records, see the topic Locating cemeteries and cemetery records. Make sure to check photo albums, scrapbooks, diaries, and family Bibles at home. See the topic Finding information at home for more information. Also check for local histories. See the topic Finding previous research. Return to the Main Menu of the Genealogy "How-To" Guide |
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Currently I develop a HYIP rating and monitoring website based on wordpress. At this site I want to sort post by post rating value from Gd Star Rating, so I need to modify date-based sorting as default wordpress function. Luckily GD Star Rating from 1.5.0 supports reordering posts on any page using ratings and reviews data, from both standard and multi ratings. Sorting can be done using ratings, number of votes or review ratings. So I just need a few modification into my current theme (based on arras theme)
You can use some gd star rating variables to modify queries used by query_posts function. Here are few examples:
query_posts("gdsr_sort=rating"); query_posts("gdsr_sort=review&sort_order=asc"); query_posts("gdsr_sort=rating&gdsr_multi=3"); query_posts("gdsr_sort=votes&sort_order=asc&gdsr_multi=3");
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Eating Around the Globe with Ringling's Chef Michael Vaughn
Categories: Chef Interviews
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When your entire kitchen has to fit in one train car, incredible organization is mandatory. |
What's your biggest challenge?
Keeping a large variety. I don't use a cycle menu. That gets very boring.
How do you get your inspiration then?
We ask for ideas.
Any special considerations you have to keep in mind?
Like the Brazilian chicken stroganoff, it's a healthier version [than traditional beef]. That dish came to us from a performer from Brazil. We twisted it up a little bit.
I read somewhere that you also have guest chefs.
Like our Miami bus driver. She's Colombian. She made carne asada, lechon (roasted pork), both served with rice and black beans. I wanted pink beans, she wanted black. Rice had to be white. We went back and forth. She won.
So how many people did she cook for?
Three hundred.
You have a monster supply of candy in your kitchen. Is it tough to stay away from all that?
I lost over 170 pounds. My biggest problem is cheesecakes and eating at the wrong time--being raised in Louisiana, all the rices and gravy at 10 o'clock at night...
Who else helps you cook?
I have two sous chefs. Mark is my right hand. Vera, is my left hand, basically. Vera's from Bulgaria. Gary is my international chef. He has been all over the world. He's English. My staff is just as diverse as the cast and crew.
Where's Mark from?
He's Mexican.
How many people would you say you feed on average day?
It's like your office. Some people go out to lunch, some bring their own lunch. But I've got to be prepared to feed everybody.
When the train is moving it's not as busy. [Editor's note: Since the crew considers their cars "houses," it's considered improper to walk through.]
On every three-show day, I'm feeding no less than 350. That's over 1,200 meals that day.
Monday you'll learn how to brew up a batch of his spicy chicken and sausage gumbo. Check back!
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Stepping Out with Frugal Style
Finally a post that isn't about food! Yippee! As promised, this post has nothing to do with food! It's about finding super cheap clothes at the mall and some really great thrifting finds!
I stumbled on this skirt while spending some birthday money at the mall last week. I had a little more than an hour to myself to return/exchange/buy items before I had to get home to my kids. I hit all the stores I needed to, even tried on some red skinny jeans (almost bought them, still might go back for them!) On my way out of Smart Set I stopped to check the sales rack, I grabbed a super cute deep teal tank top that was on for $9.99, and a huge stack of silver bracelets that were on for $6.99 (I have two weddings to attend this fall, I'm wearing dresses I already have, but I though a few new accessories would be nice) Before heading to the change room to try on the tank top, a linen skirt caught my eye. It was a navy linen pencil skirt, so gorgeous, but had no price. My fear was that it was placed on the sale by mistake, but I tried it on anyways. Both items fit perfectly, so I hit the cash to ask the price of the skirt before purchasing. Answer: $14.99! Total steal! The sales lady then informed that all the clearance items were an additional 50% off! All of my items were half the price I was already willing to pay. HUGE WIN!
I could not wait to wash it and wear it to Church this weekend, and since we decided to go out to dinner before heading to an evening Mass, I thought I would take a picture to share with you all:
Necklace: Reitmans (from like 6 years ago, no idea how much it cost)
Top: Jacob (clearance for $6.99, which is a steal for that store)
Skirt: Smart Set (clearance for $7.49)
Belt: H&M (set of 3 for $12.99, bought last summer)
Cardigan: Reitmans (brand new, thrifting find from earlier this year)
I also had a pretty successful thrifting experience on Friday. After searching stores, both in person and online, for a couple of weeks, I decided to hit up the children's second hand shops to try to find some shoes to fit my daughter. She has crazy tiny feet, like the size of a 6 month old even though she is almost one. They are so narrow that any shoes I can find to fit her don't tighten enough around her ankle, so she pulls them right off and throws them across the van/park/grocery store. I was going to settle and just buy some Robeez until she needs actual walking outdoor shoes (I just wanted something that would stay on her foot and keep it warm on cool mornings and nights). Instead I bought these:
And I couldn't leave the store without these (trust me, I wanted to buy so much more, but she just doesn't need it with an over flowing closet and dresser and a Birthday next month):
Unless I can get amazing deals (like I just did at Smart Set) I tend to lean towards buying second hand. If it's in great condition, and way cheaper than the brand new price, why buy new?! Those Robeez slippers sell for $25.99 brand new, and I don't even want to know how much the little Robeez boots would cost. My kid will most likely out grow them in a couple of months, and at that time, I will go back and dig through those second hands bins again!
This post is linked up with Harper's Happenings
Pinterest isn't just for dreaming
You guys, I did it again. I made something I pinned on Pinterest! This makes me so happy, because I'm pretty sure most people don't actually do anything with their pins. Maybe I'm wrong…if you are on Pinterest, have you followed through on any pins? Outfit ideas? Home ideas? Recipes? Crafty DIYs?
I made an infinity scarf! I had been wanting one for a little while now, but buying little extras like that aren't in our budget, and I didn't really want to wait for Christmas. My hubby isn't a fan of wearing scarves inside (reminds him of snobby students in his University classes), so I thought maybe an infinity scarf would be ok, and since I'm always cold, it will stop me from cranking the heat up. Browsing through Pinterest last night I stumbled upon this tutorial which I still might make, since it looks super cozy, and I would love to have it to wear on Christmas morning. But it requires sewing, and I still have a pile of stuff downstairs that I never get to, so I don't really see this happening. However, I than scrolled down a little more and saw this tutorial! This one, its brilliant. It took my husband longer to decide which old shirt I could have, than it did for me to cut it up. Two cuts, a little stretching, and you are done. Here's mine:
Jeans: Old Navy skinny jeans. Shirt: Joe Fresh. Scarf: handmade by me!
The best part about this little diy, IT WAS FREE! I used an old shirt of my husbands, one that was in perfect condition; he never wore it because it fit weird. I have a feeling I might get a little carried away and make a million of these in different colours. Maybe a printed shirt from the thrift store? Oh the possibilities! Right now I totally love my grey one, it's so comfy!
And since I took pictures of my outfit, I thought I would link up with Mandy's SOS again! Yay for being kinda fashionable.
Steppin' Out Saturday – not a Halloween edition
So I figured, this week most link ups will be up tomorrow, and be pictures of their kiddos in super cute costumes, possibly with them dressed up too. Don't get me wrong, we will be doing that, and yes my guy and I have some what matching costumes. But that will be its own post, about how I attempted to be frugal, and kinda failed.
This week, I actually looked cute on Saturday, and took my own picture. I was going to my niece's 5th birthday party. Often when I wear some what trendy clothes, and I see my 7 and now 5-year-old nieces, they are usually dressed in similar clothes. I even go as far to stop and think "do they own something like this?" when buying clothes and getting dressed to go and see them. They are just too trendy and cool for their own good. Matching outfits from grey tights and skirts, to cardigans with ruffles down the front, and jokes about sharing shoes (the 7-year-old, she wants my pink Chuck Taylors, I want her black boots). It's been going on for years, and is now a running joke! Made worse by the fact that the 7-year-old is on the tall side for her age, and I'm on the short side of everything. Yup, the joke is that I could share clothes with her. With a child 20 years younger than me. But hey, she has a great wardrobe.
Luckily today's outfit wasn't matching anything that the girls were wearing at the party. And really, that's only because it was a Princess party and they were all in Disney Princess dresses!
Top: Joe Fresh ($24, cashed in PC points, cost me $4!)
Jeans: Old Navy Skinny jeans (same as last week)
I wore my pink Chuck Taylor high tops(bought on sale in the kids section at Sears!) and Gap navy blue trench (which I've had for years, and bought on clearance in the off-season) once I was heading outside.
Steppin Out Saturday – managed a frugal night out on the town!
I thought I would join in again on Mandy's Steppin' Out Saturday. My picture this week is actually from this past Thursday (Mandy says the picture doesn't have to be from Saturday). My sister-in-law won hockey tickets at her work; they did a raffle for 3 tickets in the Gold section, only 20 rows back, and it's a pretty small office. The hubby and I almost didn't believe she won, because I mean, who actually gets to attend a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey game? Other than millionaires. In case you aren't from Ontario, or aren't a hockey fan, you may not know how ridiculously over priced Leafs tickets are. Even when they suck (which is pretty much the last 40 years) every game is sold out. It is next to impossible to get your hands on tickets, even if you are willing to pay a small fortune for them. The hubby had been to games when he was younger, the last game we went to was a preseason game, and before that we went but had "obstructed view" seats, so we couldn't even see one net. Yup, that's how they roll in Toronto when they build arenas. Not every seat can see the entire playing surface! I did get him second row tickets a few years back, but we had to drive all the way to Pittsburgh for that game…
Hat – Hurley (Winners, for $10)
Hoodie – Aeropostale (birthday present)
Jersey – LEAFS! (42 Wellwood!) (Christmas gift from hubby)
Vest – Gap (Christmas gift from Grandmother)
What you can't see, Old Navy skinny jeans (clearance rack) with Nike knitted boots (Christmas gift from my mom)
So, the Leafs lost that night, first loss in regulation time of this season, but it was still awesome to sit that close at the ACC. And, it turned out to be a totally frugal evening. Parking was only $6.50, we had street meat before the game which was $5, and the tickets were free!
Steppin out Saturday – birthday boy edition
Steppin out Saturday, started up by Mandy over at The Haps is a super cute idea! I love seeing what others where, especially if it's affordable cuteness! I don't think I'll do this every weekend, but this past weekend was a special one. So here is out first Steppin' Out Saturday, on my little guys' first birthday:
shirt – Smart Set
jeans – Bluenotes
Darth Vadar shirt – Target
jeans – Levi's
socks – Oldnavy
fondant ( he's cake!)
Both my shirt and the kiddos were gifts, his jeans are hand-me-down from his cousin, and mine are about 3 years old! Very frugal outfits!


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Thomson votes against government
PUBLISHED: 30 May 2012 10:08:23 | UPDATED: 30 May 2012 10:08:23PRINT EDITION: 30 May 2012
Embattled federal MP Craig Thomson has voted with the coalition to prevent the government gagging shadow treasurer Joe Hockey in parliament.
But the opposition refused to accept his support and withdrew one of its own - senior Liberal Christopher Pyne - from the chamber before votes were counted.
The government lost the vote 66-72, and a second against opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb.
Mr Hockey told Deputy Speaker Anna Burke the coalition was not prepared to accept Mr Thomson's vote and that Mr Pyne would withdraw from the chamber.
There was confusion as Ms Burke said the chamber doors had closed and MPs could not leave.
Mr Thomson again voted with the coalition when the government moved a gag motion against opposition finance spokesman Andrew Robb.
Labor lost that vote as well.
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By: Loavanilla on August 7, 2007 - 9:28pm - Add new comment
I just was wondering what gyms are in bluffton? I also wanted to know if you can get day passes to them or not? I remember golds gym was there, but i guess it is closed now. Thanks for the help.
By: Loavanilla on December 20, 2006 - 4:27pm - Add new comment
I have 2 hargray phones and we are moving more then 50 miles away so they will not be able to work. They are both Kyocera (one is a camera flip phone) and one is just a regular phone- both under 6months old. Well if anyone is interested I NEED to sell them!
By: Loavanilla on December 16, 2006 - 11:15am - Add new comment
We are moving in a couple weeks into a place that will not take our cat. If anyone wants a Male nudered/ micro chipped black with white boots cat. We call him Bailey- he is under a year old. Email me at: email@example.com
Thanks, MaryAnn
By: Loavanilla on November 29, 2006 - 7:26pm - Add new comment
Okay so I am trying to get ideas of how to get out of our duplex. Right now I live in Old Towne and we signed a year but we are talking about moving and when I talked to our rental company the only thing we can do is put ads in the paper. And to me that sounds really expensive, and Im not sure if its worth it. Any ideas? Anyone know of people looking for a place? Let me know- I can email details. I have heard of people not paying rent to get evicted but I dont want that, and dont need it on my credit.
By: Loavanilla on October 31, 2006 - 11:45am - Add new comment
There's an old saying that "Attitude affects altitude." What does this mean to you? Do you think it's true? Why or why not?
By: Loavanilla on October 22, 2006 - 3:34pm - Add new comment
I came across this question and I thought it was a very interesting topic and I wanted to see what fellow bloggers think-
Do we take appearance too seriously in our culture?
By: Loavanilla on October 7, 2006 - 7:39pm - Add new comment
Tonight the family and I went to eat at the Upper Crust I had this free coupon thing from them. It literally took an hour from when we ordered to get our food, our drinks were constantly empty, service was horrible, under staffed, and order was wrong on our calzone (than god they took it off the bill, but with a dirty look and an Okay from the waitress who seemed to busy, There also seems to be this horrible stenchy smell...! After we ate we waited atleast 15minutes just to get our bill- the whole experience so not worth a free pizza! Never again! :( Anyone else ever been there?
By: Loavanilla on October 6, 2006 - 11:58am - Add new comment
OK so I finished the ham it turned out great! Thanks to fellow bloggers..! Anyone have any holiday recipes or recipes sites they can recommend..?! I lvoe food, and now is the season for lots of get togethers and samples of all sorts of foods..!
By: Loavanilla on October 5, 2006 - 3:20pm - Add new comment
So I have been noticing people (including me) icons changing to halloween themes for this month. (mine is jason from halloween)
Anyways I was wondering if anyone dresses up for halloween, what your planning on being this year?
Do you deco your house?
Do you celebrate halloween?
Any rituals you do every year during halloween time?
By: Loavanilla on October 5, 2006 - 12:45pm - Add new comment
OK so last night I went to walmart around 10ish and of course I was hungry. So me and my fam went to the frozen food section and is it just me or are there like a bizzillian choices? I always try to get the cheap buck or two things, but then I end up eeating like 2 anyways. So anyways im blogging cause I want to know What Is your favorite brand (banquet, boston market, stouffars, etc) and which is your favorite meal? And how often do people actually eat tv dinner s for dinner? I seem to get them as a snack when kids go to bed. Anyways just wondering~


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Description"This is a book about that most admirable of human virtues-- courage. 'Grace under pressure,' Ernest Hemingway defined it. And these are the stories of the pressures experienced by eight United States Senators and the grace with which they endured them." -- John F. Kennedy During 1954-1955, John F. Kennedy, then a U.S. Senator, chose eight of his historical colleagues to profile for their acts of astounding integrity in the face of overwhelming opposition. These heroes include John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, and Robert A. Taft. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, Profiles in Courage -- now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new introduction by Caroline Kennedy, as well as Robert Kennedy's foreword written for the memorial edition of the volume in 1964 -- resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues and is a powerful reminder of the strength of the human spirit. It is as Robert Kennedy states in the foreword, "not just stories of the past but a hook of hope and confidence for the future. What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us." About the AuthorJohn F. Kennedy (1917-1963) graduated from Harvard with honors in 1940 and served as a P. T. Boat Commander in the South Pacific during World War II. He was decorated twice by the Navy for the serious injuries he suffered when his boat was rammed in two while attacking a Japanese destroyer in the Solomons, and for "his courage, endurance and excellent leadership" in towing injured members of his crew to safety. A writer and newspaperman, Kennedy in 1940 wrote Why England Slept, a best-selling analysis of England's unpreparedness for war, termed by the New York Times "a notable textbook for our times." The son of Joseph P. Kennedy, former Ambassador to Great Britain, and the grandson of Boston's one-time Mayor and Congressman John F. Fitzgerald, Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946 at the age of twenty-nine, and re-elected in 1948 and 1950. In 1952 he became the third Democrat ever elected to the Senate from Massachusetts, receiving the largest vote ever polled by a Senator in the history of the state. He was President of the United States from 1961 to 1963. He was the youngest man ever elected to the Oval Office and the first Roman Catholic President. |


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Reader Email – Feminist Professor's Pissy Email To Class President About Drinking Stories Is Going Viral At Colgate
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so this crazy feminist ed teacher sends this email (below) to some ex class president regarding his speech that contained drinking stories…the line "Finally, you should be making a commitment to stop getting drunk and to stop telling drinking stories. First, excessive drinking is stupid, and second, telling drinking stories is stupid" is straight insanity.
she's getting destroyed for it on http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=714726
here's her: http://www.colgate.edu/facultysearch/facultydirectory/bregenspan
a ton of us read the stool so we thought you'd enjoy ripping this one apart.
A little background:
Matt is our Senior Class President, or some shit, so he gave a speech at the senior brunch last Sunday. Haley was chosen, over Tucker, to be our class orator, or some shit, so she also gave a speech. Below are two emails sent to Matt from a faculty member who was in attendance. Apparently it's going viral around campus right now, so I don't know why it hasn't made it on our chain. Definitely worth reading.
First email:
Dear Matt: I was so disgusted by your speech today that I had to walk out on an event I was, before your words, thoroughly enjoying. Do you think that members of campus safety were entertained by the antics of you and your drinking buddies that caused them to respond to a call in the middle of the night?
Do you think most of the faculty sitting in front of you who have worked to develop the intellect and compassion of your fellow class members were entertained to hear that your prized memories of Colgate involve excessive drinking and causing working people to take care of a spoiled brat and his friends in the middle of the night?
Do you think that an international student and/or a student of color would be helped in his medical school interview by reports of such in-group bonding jokes at an interview? Does it not occur to you that the very faculty being honored today are opposed to the rich white boys drinking club and its network that is one (unfortunate) aspect of the Colgate experience, and forms a relatively small part (I have to believe based on my own wonderful dealings with one city's association) of its otherwise inspiring alumni network?
Finally, my family and I are major fans of comedy clubs and our daughter is actually a comedienne in her own right. I can recommend to you about twenty fabulous contemporary comedians, none of whom have to rely on cheap drinking and abuse-of-working-people-jokes in order to get a laugh. If interested let me know. You could use some mentoring. I think you own an apology to quite a few people.
Second email:
Dear Matt: Thanks so much for your reply and also for writing to Professor Kelly so quickly.
I think you you heard about half of what I had to say, and that's a start. You suggest that your speech only insulted the faculty and staff and that its problem was the attempt to provide comic relief for the students. You are reflecting the view that there is a place where it is appropriate to be stupid….in front of your fellow students. I am telling you that you and your fellow students have an obligation to not be stupid anymore. That is very different from not being funny.
Also, you bifurcate self-reflection and humor…another error. All of the best comedians are self-reflective.
I was born into a very funny family and my husband and children are very funny. (I don't think I could have married a man who wasn't funny.) But they don't tell stupid drinking stories and they don't insult working people. Further, they don't reinforce the idea that you can help yourself to get into medical school by telling tasteless stories at your interview. Only a certain class of white boys can get away with this. Wake up and grow as a human being by setting a higher bar for your peers and yourself. Join the whole human race.
Believe it or not, at least half of the students in your audience were offended by your comments, too. And are you unaware of the reality that some Colgate students either don't drink, or have a policy of never getting drunk? Why was it okay to give a talk at such an important event that would leave them out? Agreeing to not be stupid is agreeing to want to move humanity forward in its very pressing challenges: ending violence, ending war, facing realities like the need to develop sustainable energy sources, and helping to enliven things for everybody. To do this you need to know how to be inclusive in your joy about being alive, not act on the assumption that everybody is identified with the values of your close friends. There are a zillion ways to be very funny and uphold the most life-affirming values. I would have welcomed a differently funny talk from you; I expected a funny talk at such an event
Finally, you should be making a commitment to stop getting drunk and to stop telling drinking stories. First, excessive drinking is stupid, and second, telling drinking stories is stupid.
Also, would you mind doing me a favor and forwarding this conversation to the senior class orator, who was apparently a woman who spoke after you? (I had already left the event and missed her talk.) President Herbst wrote back to me, agreeing with my disgust, and said that her talk was just as stupid and depressing as yours. So I would like her to be included in this educational conversation, but I don't know her name.
I can go back and forth re: these e-mail exchanges as much as I need to in order for you to hear me. I don't stop teaching because it's the end of the term, and you have offered here that you want to learn from your mistakes. So try apologizing to me again, and see if you get closer this time!
I don't expect you all to be as outraged as me, but I think its important that you are all aware of how the faculty view us and how they think that they can treat us. This is one of the most disrespectful emails I have ever seen and I feel that everyone should be made aware of it.
Oh my god. I don't think there's a bigger delusional feminist cunt on this planet than this professor. It's unreal. I mean this is all because a kid told a drinking story in front of some people. A college kid making alcohol jokes which were probably super lame because he's the class president. That's what caused her to literally walk out of the room in disgust. Has she ever been to earth before?
Look there are a million aspects of this email that could be addressed, but the foundation of her message is to never get drunk, let loose, and tell funny stories. Basically live with a stick up your ass all the time. Because it's her way of life, it's the right way of life. That's how these people think. All we can do is keep pointing out how fucking insane they are and keep living our lives exactly the way we want. Getting drunk, being stupid, laughing. Because if you skip all that and live with your head up your own asshole like this broad, then you end up completely out of touch with reality, acting all elitist and reprimanding college kids for being college kids. And I'd rather put a fucking bullet in my brain than get angry at kids for telling drinking stories.
Sorry we're not sorry for partying, bitch.


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Audubon, John b. 1785; d. 1851 Discipline: Drawing/Illustration
"In dealing with Audubon one must realize, right off, that he was not a nice guy. He was self-inflated, paranoid, and a bit of a thug. He jeered bitterly at the good work of rivals, or, worse, claimed it as his own."
- Robert Hughes, Time Magazine art critic and author of "American Visions"
"We tend to think of 'ornithological art' as a branch of illustration; but the work of John James Audubon (1785-1851) went far beyond that. He was a great formal artist, which could never be claimed for Cole; and one reason why his climactic work, "The Birds of America," remains a touchstone of American sensibility -- and has influenced artists well into the 20th century, such as Ellsworth Kell -- is its abstract quality: its sense of profile, placement, rhythm, and graphic energy."
- Robert Hughes
John James Audubon's eyes were not on the Mandan Indians or the landscape when he arrived at Fort Union aboard the Omega in 1843. His attention, instead, was turned to the feathered and four-footed citizens of the Upper Missouri River Valley.
The 58-year-old artist's interest was in buffalo, grizzly bear, sheep, antelope, fox and black-footed ferret. He had come to sketch them, to create a new and defining work on the animals of North America. He wanted to build upon the recent success of his "Birds of America."
And, like his birds, Audubon's animals were not plucked from nature and out of context. His portrait of a mountain lion captures the cat just after it has killed a calf. One paw, claw extended, rests upon the black bovine's jugular. His mule deer has been shot through the lungs, and the hunter can be seen in the background. Audubon's black-footed ferret is about to dine on the contents of a bird's nest. The American swallow-tailed kite clutches a snake, and the claws of his golden eagle grasp a rabbit, one talon driven through the rabbit's eye.
Audubon didn't shirk from the savagery of nature. His hands fairly dripped with the blood of his subjects.
Hidden behind Audubon's lush animal and bird portraits are the carcasses of hundreds and thousands of creatures the artist killed or had killed so that he might draw them. He would take their still-warm bodies and position them in life-like poses that he would transfer to his creations.
Audubon was an excellent hunter.
Yet Audubon was astounded by what he found at Fort Union. Audubon biographer John
Chancellor reports on the buffalo hunt by fur traders: "It was not long before Audubon was able to 'make havoc' with buffaloes; he took part in a buffalo hunt. This experience brought about in him a change of heart. After killing his first bull, he cut off the brush of the tail and stuck it in his hat. Other members of the party broke open the head of Audubon's bull and ate the brains, raw and warm. He began to be shocked by the wantonness of the buffalo slaughter. 'What a terrible destruction of life, as it were for nothing, or next to it, as the tongues only were brought in, and the flesh of this fine animals was left to beasts and birds of prey, or to rot on the spots where they fell.' He saw that senseless destruction of buffaloes could lead to their extinction. 'Immense numbers are murdered almost daily on these boundless wastes called prairies . . . this cannot last . . . before many years the Buffalo, like the Great Auk, will have disappeared,' surely this should not be permitted.'"
Audubon didn't spend much time hunting at Fort Union. He relied on others to kill and bring dead game into the fort for him to sketch. When he did go out, it was in a cart or wagon. Such behavior was somewhat out of character for Audubon, who was an accomplished woodsman who had gone into the field searching for birds most of his life.
But time had changed him, just as it had the West.
When the Omega left St. Louis for Fort Union, it carried 500 dozen eggs and 15 dozen bottles of claret. Audubon was met at Fort Union by Superintendent Alexander Culbertson, who that first afternoon rode down and shot a wolf as his guests watched from the high walls of the fort. "I should like to see some of the best English hunting gentlemen hunt in the like manner," Audubon is reported to have said.
The 34-year-old Culbertson, along with his Blackfoot wife, Natawista, put on riding exhibitions for Audubon and other guests. Fort Union had become nearly civilized, and Audubon was pretentious enough to enjoy it.
"Samuels' Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West" places Audubon's birth at Les Cayes, Haiti, on April 26, 1785. His father was a slaver and his mother a Creole slave. Shirley Streshinsky, in her biography of Audubon, says he was born in the West Indies, specifically on a plantation named Perche, his mother a chambermaid. Audubon in autobiographic writings legitimized his birth, a position his offspring held to after his death.
His mother, likely Jeanne Rabin, died in November 1785. At age 4, Audubon traveled with his father to France, where he received his education, with no particular stress on drawing or art. In 1803, the 18-year-old Audubon was sent to the United States, to help manage a farm near Philadelphia owned by his father, where he would learn a trade and English.
Then, Audubon was a bit of a fop, but there was something else already apparent in his makeup: "Audubon's diet and the hours which he kept contrasted with his flamboyant lifestyle. He rose at dawn to devote himself to his bird studies; he lived on fruit, vegetables, milk and seldom allowed himself a glass of wine," Chancellor writes. By 1810, his portfolio included the portraits of more than 200 American birds.
Unfortunately, his business acumen didn't match his ornithological vocation. As a young man, Audubon manage to lose or failed at whatever business he tried. In 1820, he was responsible for a wife and children, and was bankrupt. Often, he would be forced to do portraits and teach drawing to pay bills.
Chancellor wrote: "He was much in demand for portraying persons on their deathbeds and one clergyman went so far as having his dead child exhumed in order to have a likeness, in Audubon's hand, of his face."
Audubon's money trouble was the catalyst that changed his life.
"On 12 October 1820 Audubon, aged 35, embarked on the most important journey of his life. The bankrupt, itinerant artist and tutor, with his guns, portfolio of bird drawings, black chalk and watercolors, set out to enlarge his knowledge and enrich his portfolio,"
Chancellor writes. For four years he stalked birds for his sketches, the results of which he took to Philadelphia, where his arrogance was his undoing. He managed, in a short time, to offend the people who had the final word on what was good ornithological research in America, to the point that no printer would consider producing Audubon's birds.
As Catlin traveled to England with his Indian Gallery because Congress would not buy it, so, too, Audubon was forced to England to search for support and a British printer, which in the end was a good thing, because at that time British printers were much better than their American counterparts.
Audubon sketches were life-sized, on the largest available commercial paper produced at the time, 29.5-x-39.5 inches. The animals were done on 22-by-28-inch paper. The plan for the quadruped book was to create 30 sets of five plates each, at $10 a set, with the text published separately. Eventually, 150 hand-colored lithographs were completed, half by Audubon and half by his son, with the text written by Audubon's lifelong friend, Dr. John Bachman.
Audubon sketched at Fort Union through the summer of 1843, and, in August, began the trip home aboard a 40-foot barge named Union. He returned with a small menagerie, including a caged fox, a pet badger and a small Rocky Mountain deer.
He was described at the time of this Upper Missouri trip as being tall and thin, with bright penetrating eyes and white locks down to his shoulders.
Once home, he began to prepare the animal sketches for publication.
"In November 1843 Audubon was back at Minnie Land, having grown a beard. Some of the enormous number of animals which they killed were brought back in barrels of 'common rum' -- prairie dogs and wolves, grizzly bears, marmots, foxes, elks, calabashes, otters, mountain rams and antelopes," Chancellor writes.
Audubon's daughter wrote: "His habits were simple. Rising almost with the sun, he proceeded to the woods to view his feathered favorites till the hour at which the family usually breakfasted, except when he had drawing to do, when he sat close to his work. After breakfast he drew till noon and then took a long walk."
His partner on the project, Bachman, had expected Audubon to bring back extensive notes on the behavior and habitat of the animals he sketched, but the artist had done little of that work. Bachman kept asking for the notes, and the artist kept putting off his partner and continued to work on the drawings.
Bachman was pleased with the drawings, but wanted the notes. In 1847, Bachman visited Audubon and discovered the truth: "Alas, my poor friend Audubon! The outline of his beautiful face and form are there, but his noble mind is all in ruins. It's indescribably sad."
The family had hid this from Bachman.
Chancellor writes: "Audubon's eyesight was indeed failing: Soon he would not be able to see well enough to draw. By 1846 he had completed half the large illustrations for the 'Quadrupeds,' but he could do no more."
The artist had either suffered a series of strokes or had Alzheimer's disease.
He died in 1851.
- Ken Rogers
Originally published under the title "An American Master" in Lewis and Clark: Art of the Upper Missouri. (Ken Rogers, Tim Fought, editors. Jim Bridges, publisher. Bismarck: The Bismarck Tribune, 2000.) Used with permission. Audubon images courtesy of the State Historical Society of North Dakota (#4271 and #4272).


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The Beat-Bop Hipster: An Attitude for Stylistic Exploration, Individual Expression, and Artistic Innovation
I examined the stylistic similarities between Jack Kerouac's construction of narrative voice, dialogue, and musical sounds and Charlie Parker's innovations in jazz improvisation. The innovative strategies employed by these artists have solidified their place in the traditions of jazz and literature, respectively. In a time when individuality and artistic innovation were not widely accepted, Kerouac turned outside of his own literary tradition for stylistic inspiration, and his manipulation of Parker's improvisational technique creates a deeper stylistic relationship between the artistic mediums of jazz and literature.


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(D-3456 is a 31-year old Caucasian male of average build. Psychological background is unremarkable. Class-D designation is the result of a demotion due to [DATA EXPUNGED]. D-3456 is equipped with an LED flashlight, a handheld camcorder fitted with a transmission stream, and an audio headset for communication with Dr. ███ at Control.)
D-3456 inserts SCP-860 in the door leading to an abandoned house on ████████████ Street, ██████, Germany. He turns the key and opens the door, revealing SCP-860-1. D-3456 staggers.
Dr. ███: Please proceed.
D-3456 hesitates, then passes through the door. After he takes two steps, a loud bang is heard. D-3456 turns quickly. The door is closed and attached to a large concrete wall. D-3456 moves towards it and attempts to turn the knob.
D-3456: ████, this ████ is locked! How the hell'm I supposed to—
Dr. ███: Please follow the trail, D-3456. The exit should be on the other side.
D-3456 sighs, then turns around and walks down the trail. After walking 64 meters, D-3456 stops.
D-3456: Did you hear that?
Dr. ███: No sound came through the audio feed.
D-3456: It sounded like… a howl… or… or something. Came from the woods, seemed far away.
Dr. ███: A howl? Like a wolf?
D-3456: Not… exactly. Sounded weird. Distorted.
Dr. ███: Please proceed down the trail.
D-3456 starts walking again, with increased speed. After 43 meters, the mist starts to thicken and acquire a deeper shade of blue.
D-3456: It's starting to get really hard to see here. This ███████ flashlight isn't—
D-3456 suddenly starts to turn around.
D-3456: [shouting] ████! ████! Did you hear it now?
Dr. ███: Nothing came through the audio feed, D-3456. What did you hear?
D-3456: [shouting] Same thing as before! Closer! How the ████ didn't you hear it, it was—
Dr. ███: Please continue to follow the trail, D-3456.
D-3456: [shouting] No, you don't get it, it—
A loud roar can be heard coming from D-3456's left. D-3456 screams and starts running down the trail. Every ten seconds, the sound of steps coming from behind D-3456 can be heard, starting off distant and increasing in volume until they appear to be less than one meter from D-3456, at which point they stop.
After running 68 more meters, D-3456 reaches a large concrete wall with a door in it. D-3456 kicks the door open, revealing the main hall of the abandoned house. D-3456 enters, turns around and closes the door. Two minutes later, he opens the door again, revealing ████████████ Street. D-3456 shows extreme paranoia for the following weeks, claiming to hear the same howl in the distance when alone. Effects seemed to fade after ██ weeks. D-3456 now behaves normally.
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Rite Aid Corp. plans to refinance $500 million in debt and, in tandem with the transaction, is projecting net earnings for its fiscal 2014 first quarter, which would mark the drug chain's third straight profitable quarter.
Retail News Breaks
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Rite Aid Corp. plans to refinance $500 million in debt and, in tandem with the transaction, is projecting net earnings for its fiscal 2014 first quarter, which would mark the drug chain's third straight profitable quarter.
Rite Aid said Friday that it has initiated a cash tender offer for its $500 million of 7.5% senior secured notes maturing in 2017, which will by funded with the proceeds from a new $500 million second-lien term loan and cash and/or borrowings under the company's revolving credit facility.
According to Rite Aid, the transaction would extend the maturity of a portion of its outstanding debt and lower interest costs. The tender offer is scheduled to expire on July 5. The company plans to redeem any notes not tendered.
In connection with the debt refinancing, Rite Aid reported preliminary results for the fiscal 2014 first quarter, with net income estimated at $75 million to $90 million, or 8 cents to 9 cents per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $28.1 million, or a loss of 3 cents per share, for the fiscal 2013 quarter. The company noted that actual first-quarter results haven't been finalized by management.
Analysts, on average, estimate Rite Aid's first quarter earnings at 4 cents per share, with the forecast ranging from a low of breaking even to a high of 8 cents per share, according to Thomson Financial.
If the projection is borne out, it would signal another step toward improved profitability for Rite Aid. The drug chain realized earnings for fiscal 2013 ended March 2 — its first full-year profit in six years — and had capped off the year with profits in both the third and fourth quarters. The net income reported for the third quarter ended Dec. 1 had marked the company's first quarterly profit in more than five years.
Also on Friday, Rite Aid forecast adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for the 2014 first quarter at $335 million to $345 million, up from $274.2 million a year earlier. The company said the improvement mainly stems from the continued benefit of new generic drugs on pharmacy gross margin. Generics carry lower prices but have larger profit margins.
Based on the 2014 first-quarter preliminary results, Rite Aid has raised the low end of its adjusted EBITDA guidance to $1.09 billion, with the high end holding at $1.175 billion. The company said the change reflects its expectation that second-half results will be negatively impacted by lower pharmacy margin resulting from fewer generic drug introductions.
Rite Aid also has adjusted its fiscal 2014 earnings guidance to between $49 million and $189 million, or 4 cents to 19 cents per diluted share. It had previously forecast net income of $45 million to $200 million, or 4 cents to 20 cents per diluted share.
For fiscal 2014, analysts project Rite Aid's earnings at 14 cents per share, on average, with estimates running from a low of 11 cents to a high of 17 cents.
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African-American Ministers Encouraging Congregants to Stay Home Election Day
President Obama's Support for Gay Marriage Should Not Give Black Religious Leaders Reason to Abandon the First African-American President
Being a gay man and a firm supporter of our president, Barack Obama, I have a strong opinion concerning same-sex marriage. Though will never marry, I certainly support my younger gay brothers and sisters in their pursuit of the same happiness everyone else is entitled.
Being a Christian, I also quite understand that African-American ministers are having problems accepting gay marriage. I myself was raised to believe as they were and even though I no longer believe that way, I understand where they are coming from. I also know that it does not matter what I say or anyone else says about the subject of gay marriage, those ministers are never going to accept the idea, and they should not. That does not mean they should not support the president's reelection full heartedly. He is also right to stand up for the rights of gay people, though anyone agrees with it or not.
Those ministers should also remember a time in our history that interracial couples could not get married in many states. Much of it had nothing to do with racism for many, from both races. Some just felt it was wrong to marry outside your race. I have a notion that many of you support interracial marriage but you also probably know someone from an older generation that still frowns on it.
My grandmother was one of those people. She did not mind walking over to a black church in a black neighborhood, in the small town we lived in because she was good friends with the pastor. Yet she always spoke disapprovingly when she saw an interracial couple. So did the pastor of the black church.
I am not comparing the difference between gay marriage and interracial marriage here, but I think it points to the fact that my rights as a gay person to marry the person I love should not have anything to do with what those believe. If a minister wants to preach against gay marriage behind the pulpit, that should be their right but it is not their right to decide what my rights are or whom I should be able to marry.
What these ministers should realize is that the right of gay people to marry the one they love should not be dictated by their religion or anyone's religion. With the same token, I do agree no minister should ever be forced to marry a same-sex couple and no law should tell them otherwise.
What black ministers need to understand is Obama is the president; he is not a religious leader. It is the job of the president to defend the rights of all Americans, including gay people.
I am certain that those ministers, who are having a difficult time with supporting Barack Obama, also realize that if African-Americans do not pour out in droves to the polls this election, former Governor Mitt Romney could win. I do not think I need to remind them of what a Mitt Romney presidency could mean for the poor, as far as cuts to Medicaid and food stamp assistance. On top of that, health care through ObamaCare will surely be repealed under a Romney presidency, which will deny millions health care coverage they so need. In addition, this is just the beginning with even more tax cuts going to millionaires and billionaires while even more Americans are snared into poverty.
These shepherds of Christ must see past this president's stand for gay rights and focus on the mission of Christ to feed the hungry and seek equality for all. Their religious convictions need not change because the law changes to allow gay people to marry. Surely as black men and women, they know the struggle not only to be given the same rights as white people, but also to be respected as equal in a society that once enslaved their ancestors.
We need the support of black ministers to stand behind our president as the only choice for African-Americans and anyone who believes in equal opportunity for all. Otherwise, we may live through another Republican presidency that will drain the middle-class and our economy, and start more wars. I am certain; those black ministers do not want that to happen.
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This is insane. Everyone of those "ministers" needs to be ashamed of themselves, for supporting this type of bigotry. I always feel especially angry @ homophobic Black people who use the Bible to justify their bigotry, because that very same Bible was used to justify the enslavement and then segregation of Black folks for decades.
Thankfully, I believe that this attitude is decreasing among Blacks, as it is with the rest of the population. Perhaps not as quickly as I wish it would, but it IS changing.
fidlerten says:
Coming from the background I'm from, I have no problem with ministers of any color not being able to accept someone for being gay and especially gay marriage; that's like the ultimate sin to these guys who see homosexuality as some evil that's threatening the very fiber of godliness in this country. I use to be associated with many pastors, evangelist, Gospel music and I know how many of them think.
I do think that most of their church members will probably still pull the lever for Barack Obama, no matter what their pastor tells them to do. Most of them, even churchgoers, just love him. He is after all the very first African-American president. Black people know they are not going to pull the lever for the white guy who would mess with social programs that many of them need. Obama represents hope for those who have less.
Those black ministers don't stand a chance against Obama's popularity among African-Americans.
Thankfully, you were right. And they did NOT stay home that day!
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Hey J.R.,
I think Republicans ended up motivating African-Americans by trying to block them from voting. Their state efforts to institute Voter ID laws and cut early voting hours has done just the opposite of what Republican state lawmakers had hoped for by their efforts.


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Monte Carlo, 24 May –Friday in Monaco is the strangest day of the season, as the Formula 1 cars never leave the pits. They stay in the garages undergoing even more intense scrutiny than usual, but that doesn't rule out the sound of engines, far from it. Various support races took centre stage today: spectacle is always guaranteed throughout the streets of the Principality, even for those who like to watch the action from the hordes of yachts moored on the side of the harbour.
However, this is not by any means a rest day for the eleven Formula 1 teams. Engineers and mechanics turn up as usual in the paddock and the garages. For the former it's a case of looking to make the most of the extra time available between the end of second free practice and the start of the third session, to analyse the data even more meticulously than usual. For the latter, it involves dismantling and reassembling the cars to prepare them for yet another special day, the one that features qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Naturally, the men and women of Ferrari were no exception to the rule, going about their respective specialist tasks. The engineers also had the support of Pat Fry, who arrived today from Maranello. The Scuderia's Technical Director is now back in good shape, having recovered from the appendectomy he underwent in Barcelona on the Sunday of the Spanish Grand Prix. He will now take up his usual position on the pit wall for the rest of the weekend.
And the drivers? They were able to relax a bit in what is a particularly demanding weekend, especially from the mental point of view as there is no margin for error on this track. The only official engagement they took part in was the usual autograph session that takes place at every Grand Prix. But you can be sure that both Fernando and Felipe will have met with Andrea Stella and Rob Smedley, their respective race engineers, to hear about the latest findings from the technical meetings. A real driver never switches off from work over a race weekend.


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Mystery of Dead Seals in Scotland, but What About Canada's Massacre?
The bodies of dozens of seals have been found washed up on the coasts of Scotland. All the bodies had horrific lacerations, leaving people to question how the animals died. Speculation as to the cause of death ranges from a cookiecutter shark to a ship's propeller to an underwater wave-power turbine.
Tragic as this is, every year, tens of thousands of seals suffer a similarly violent fate during Canada's annual seal slaughter. These seals are massacred for products that no one needs. Baby seals are repeatedly shot or … Read more.