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Hand Drawn Keepsake Ornaments {kids craft}
Surprise Me!Welcome to the Bake Craft Sew Along! If you love to sew then you won't want to miss a day of sewn handmade gift ideas. According to Kelly is featuring gifts that can be crafted and A Southern Fairytale is sharing recipes perfect for making edible gifts!
Happy Holidays everyone! My name is Carrie from ThisMamaMakesStuff.com where I write about living a creative life, raising compassionate children while mountain biking and running in between. You can find loads of sewing, refashioning, crocheting and crafting tutorials here.
I am thrilled to be a part of the Holiday Bake, Sew & Craft Along again this year. In the past, I've shared great gifts to make for the kids: the "On-The-Go" Art Case and "Shape Stretchies" for creative movement. This year I want to share something you can make with the kids.
Hand drawn keepsake ornaments have been a yearly holiday tradition in our family since 2008. The kids love unpacking their homemade ornaments each year, giggling as they compare the ornaments they made as toddlers to their newest ones. With minimal sewing involved, I hope you'll think about making them part of your yearly holiday traditions too! And make sure to make a few extras because grandparents tend to love them too.
White, cotton fabric
Felt or holiday fabric (ornament backing)
Ribbon or string (hanging loop)
Fabric markers
Polyfil or other stuffing
Embroidery hoop or freezer paper
Pinking shears
Stretch fabric across embroidery hoop to stabilize it and let the kids draw their picture. I usually draw a box to give them an idea of how large their picture should be. You can also iron on a piece of freezer paper to the back of the fabric to temporarily stabilize it while the kids draw.
Roughly cut out the drawing along with a piece of backing fabric.
With wrong sides together, stitch the two layers together, starting at the side or the bottom.
When you get to the top, inserts a loop of ribbon or string for hanging and continue to stitch around the ornament leaving a 1 1/2″ opening.
Stuff the ornament with polyfil or the filling of your choice.
Stitch up the hole.
Using pinking shears, cut all around the ornament 1/4″ away from stitch.
Add a bow at the base of the loop.
Don't forget to add the child's name and year somewhere on the ornament!

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WORCESTERSHIRE weatherman Paul Damari has forecasted a bright outlook for his retirement as the sun finally sets on his career. Come rain, shine, floods or heavy snowfall Mr Damari has always delivered his trusted forecast in a cheery manner which has made him a firm favourite with radio listeners and local newspaper readers.
But the 61-year-old stunned BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester listeners last Friday by announcing he was calling time on his career as a forecaster, which stretches back 30 years.
Mr Damari told the Observer he felt the time was right for him to retire and spend more time with his wife Sandra, who has remained a constant ray of sunshine in his life despite her battle with multiple sclerosis.
"What a lot people don't realise is when it's nice and settled here I'm still really busy because I've got some clients abroad and right across this country - sometimes I can be up all night," he said.
"I've been pondering retirement and with the weather becoming more freakish it means I'm not getting much rest at all. But I'm going out on a high and that's how I always wanted it to be."
Mr Damari's family have always joked a dramatic event just days before he was born sparked his love affair with the weather which has lasted more than 50 years.
"Just before I was born a thunderstorm struck our house in Worcester and caused a lot of damage. The joke in the family has been that that's where I gained all my interest in the weather," he said.
"Right from a young age I can remember going to the window and looking at the weather and sunsets - I was fascinated by it all," he said. "Then when I went to Cherry Orchard Primary School the interest grew and at Nunnery Wood Secondary School they had a little weather station and I used to help take the readings. I used to hog it because I just loved doing it."
Mr Damari went on to study at horticultural college and worked for the city council's parks department for 19 years before eventually going full time as a weatherman.
He became a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society as well as an official weather observer for the MET Office and his trusted forecast has been relied upon by about 2,000 clients.
Mr Damari said he had been overwhelmed at people's messages of support since announcing his retirement but he was looking forward to focusing on his other interests, which include poetry, art and photography.
"I'm really pleased and glad in one respect I shall have time to do all these other things but I'm a little bit sad I won't be people's weatherman anymore," he added.
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Is it still possible it's US Agent?
Because I would hate them forever if it was.
Hooraydiation wrote: »
How are you going to make it through WWII without a gun? At the very least, he's trained in the use of small arms.
Caveman Paws wrote: »Cap should have hightech body armor like what we see in MGS4, Halo, Crysis, etc. Keep the dorky shield if you must ( and yes you must) but at least give him some ranged weaponry, Stark could whip him up something awesome as a make up gift.
Thanks! I was actually looking for a cover I came across recently showing Cap in a bulky version of his own costume (was it Heroes Reborn? I'm not too sure), but when I couldn't find it I decided to go for the Chris Sims comedy option.


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In a recent post, Niayesh Afshordi proposed a couple of changes to improve upon the experience of democracy, followed by a somewhat heated discussion in the comments to the post. To motivate his proposal, Afshordi has a quick look at two `fundamental flaws' of democracy. He then proposes to run the country on a model of government similar to that of a company by promoting or demoting people's agents, rather than representatives, through referenda, rather than elections.
Since historic experiences are hardly, if at all, repeatable, arguing for or against any such proposal could only be done through critical comparison of somewhat distanced events of the human history. There is one thread, however, that connects these events, that is, the thread of cause and effect.
I think the problems of the older experiences of the human history had been the prime cause for any change that has occurred in the form of governance of the human society. Indeed, Afshordi starts by pointing out what he thinks is wrong with democracy before he puts forward his ideas. However, one missing piece in Afshordi's proposal is an analysis of the problems in our past experiencesthe very problems to which democracy was introduced as a solution. In trying to go beyond the experience of democracy, one should be careful not to fall back into the old problems again. This guideline is, I believe, the most important element of any attempt at new ideas, further underlined by the fact that changes of this sort are meant to happen at the scale of a society and thus affect many lives in the present generation and many more to come.
In the following I outline a few such problems, accompanied by a short commentary partly in regard with Afshordi's proposed `improvements' on democracy.
Infringement of the Rights of the Individual
What attracts many people to the more democratic countries, beside the lures of economy that are somewhat irrelevant to the form of the government, is the simple fact that they feel relieved of all the restrictions on their personal lives in their countries of origin. Yes, there are still restrictions of sorts in any country; but the size of what is left to the decision of each individual in our very populated societies has a critical value below which the natural course of one's life is so restrained that the only fix for it is an eruption of some kind.
Infringement of the Rights of the Minority
Contrary to what Afshordi says in a comment, democracy is not the rule of the mob. In a soceity ruled by the mob, the rights of the minority are infringed just as severely as the rights of the individual are in a dictatorship. A cornerstone of any democracy is that the rights of the minorities, including the freedom of speech and the press, are guaranteed by the law. The suffering of various minorities throughout our history and right now, from religious to sexual, is one dark spot that must remain only in history books.
Unchallenged or Permanent Power
The main problem addressed by a democracy is the problem of the unchallenged power that is usually given or forcibly taken by a person, a group or even a popular movement. The occasions of the same happening in a democracy, which are used in Afshrodi's post to argue that the democratic government is unstable, are rare. Although very important and in need of a proper fix (also look at Soashyant long comment), this kind of instability is in my view far better than the kind of stability that comes with other forms of government, including that proposed by Afshordithe inherently stable situation of the latter is, I think, one in which a few people hold a permanent grip on the power. In short, in a democracy unchallenged power remains as an anomaly while it is in the very structure of other forms of government so far conceived.
I believe that a most valuable lesson to learn from the history of politics is that although a necessity for the order of things, government is not the key solution to prosperity and flourish of a people. Most of the times, governments with their unchecked and vast authorities have been and still are the biggest obstacle to the success, economic or otherwise, of a society. The rejection of totalitarianism, that is, the idea that the government should be in charge of every detailed aspect of social life, is in the spirit of the democratic experience. Democracy leaves individuals, groups, and people in effect, on their own to decide for what is best for them in their lives and for their future.
Niayesh mentioned in his post: "So can we improve upon the democtratic experience, without simply copying it?". You should be aware that democracy - like a physics experiment - in nothing you can blindly copy. It depends on very many factors (i.e. the society culture, history, religion, etc). The basics and general structure of democracy has been experiences, studied and perfected throughout history by many nations. Some others have also tried to adapt the model but have failed due to specific (studied or unstudied) reasons. It is not difficult to see the differences between major implementations of democracy in countries like the States, France and UK. Unlike what the Marxist and Islamists say, one can make a "scientific claim" that a democratic government so far has been the most successful model of government. Obviously it has a number of flaws and shortcomings, but on the other hand the system is flexible enough to be debugged and also be adapted by different nations. Consequently, the answer to Niayesh's question is "Yes, and what we should avoid is to blindly copy a system".
The idea of running a country the way they run a company may sound pretty but is absolutely dangerous. It's actually the way Iran is being ran at the moment: People who think they own the company (and consequently the wealth and lives) and put every effort into increasing the value of the company (read: wealth of the owner(s) - and NOT the employees). Employees (say state agents) move upwards in the hierarchy ONLY IF they do good enough for the owner(s) of the company; and in any case, the owner(s) of the company may decide to chuck the employee out (read: expel anyone from the country). They may also decide to sell part of the company. What brought you to this brilliant idea of comparison between running a company and an ideal government?
Re. Simon, Henderson and Niyayesh's, please tell us what kind of causal relationship you seek to point to, a method that exposes Democratic Models' "fundamental" flaws (?)
Let me clarify that constitutional conventions/practices envision systems of checks and balances that is supposed to limit power-wielders/holders' power; a theory vs. Practice issue. A capitalist context shapes the modern political economy (a chicken and egg problem, liberalism led to capitalism or vice versa). Now, democratic practices are to become smarter: campaign finance reform. Constitutional Courts remain the last recourse to protect fundamental rights freedoms against tyrannical majorities or rising of fascists.
One important note that Babak skilfully points to is the historicity of any human idea that is put into practice. Various processes such as questioning of the ministers, impeachment of the Cabinets, Free Media (Freethoughts.org, an example ;)], and civil disobedience (mass strikes and demonstrations) still remain vital to the democratic process. I believe formal institutions (such as the constitution and constitutioanl practices)are necessary but they are not sufficient. Let us not forget that civil society and NGO activities have virtually taken the place of the Print-Press (which used to be considered the fifth pillar of liberal democracy). Civil society activism has indeed replaced the formal political party and the Print Press in pressuring the governments. They too are institutions of democray in a liberal democratic society, and more often they acquire formal status; look at the influence and respect that the Council of Canadians commands. Politicians can be dealt with more than once (the election days) and outside of the Parliament or the Supreme Court in this context. It akes time and all the goals cannot be always fully achieved, "historicity" again, but it is often effective to hold the politicians accountable.
Saoshyant: the causal relationship I pointed to is simply problem -> change. Identifying the problems that led to changes in history however needs a sharp eye. The changes are not always sudden, nor they happen with every revolution or as the result of every reform movement. They happen gradually over the time, as the result of many revolutions and many reform movements. `The biggest change comes as slightly as a pigeon's strolls.' (Nietzsche, free translation from Persian)
Point well made and well taken. A few points concerning gradualism, flaws of democracy and violence.
Martin Luther King, in his famous speech "I have a dream", condemned gradualism as an addictive tranquilizer. Quite frankly, I always found his comment a very profound point that was perhaps a wake up call for Americans telling them "we, the blacks, have waited enought and and you, the whites, are ready for it as well". As it turned out, a majority of American subscribed to and supported the Civil Rights movement. Nonetheless, local majorities of the South imposed a hefty price was paid: M. L. King Jr was assassinated, a while later Robert Kennedy was gunned down (I can mention of many other assassinations at the same time).
When is the time to rip the crops of the lengthy changes, and how can violence be dealt with when it is time and some, local majorities or violent minorities, are not willing to submit to "volonte public" (French for "the Public Will")? The question looms larger when you discuss reform under very non-liberal circumstances (Iran?)
Babak Serdjeh(on your main post),
If there is one thing that we should learn from modern science and engineering is that, in general, new ideas can not be tested through mere argument. That was the pitfall that stopped the progress of pre-Galilean science: the endless philosophical arguments based on incomplete/inaccurate facts.
We will never graduate from our costly school of social trials and errors, not unless we learn how to make controlled and quantifiable social experiments, or social simulations.
Now, on your specific objections:
"Infringement of the Rights of the Individual"
Who is a better judge on what the rights of the individual are? The individuals themselves or the supreme court (or some analog)? If indeed, as you say, the rights of the individual is what attracts people into democracies, they should be the most protective of them. If you ask a random person on the street if he likes being free to practice his religion, his answer is definitely yes. The key is to ask the right question, the question that affects one's personal life. I understand that this is not always as easy as it sounds but, to me, it seems more acceptable than some sort of elitism, e.g. relying on supreme court.
"Infringement of the Rights of the Minority"
Now I think you are puting yourself above the society by saying that they cannot rule themselves (that's what the rule of mob means).
Again, the main question is what the rights of the minority are. You can write a set of rights in your constitution which will probably go out of date in a few decades. You can ask an elite group (like the supreme court) to determine what those rights are and risk exactly what you're trying to avoid or even worse. Finally, you can ask the people themselves, e.g. would they like being discriminated against based on their color of skin or their spiritual beliefs. I'd prefer the last. Again, the key is asking the right questions.
"Unchallenged or Permanent Power"
This is a big mis-observation to think that instances of unstable democracies are rare. Indeed, many undemocratic nations have had at least a brief period of democrtaic experience which has ended in dictatorship or disarray for one reason or another (e.g. Musadiq in Iran or Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan). Of course, the democracies that have survived are the ones that have reached a stable point, and are of course stable by definition.
In the system that I proposed, I am not sure how a few people may hold the grip on the country while their power is dependent on the public opinion. If they can satisfy the people at every instance, why would we want to get rid of such qualified people.
Contrary to what you think, I believe that government IS the key determinant for the prosperity of a nation, as it is the government that decides in which direction a nation moves. Is the reason for the prosperity and development of Amrican and British nations, anything more than their governments?
Yes it is, Niayesh. Let's only take into account the economic progress of these nations, for the sake of argument. Although I don't want to neglect the role of these governments in their economies, i do believe that their role is much less important than, say, the role of the government of the former USSR in their economy.
The government here has never had '5 year economic plans' to develop the economy, it doesn't own too many corporations and doesn't order these corporations to follow it's plans usually - actually it's the other way around rather. They call this economy 'free martket economy' and although it's not really free from the government it's honestly much freer than the USSR's. So I guess the answer to your questoin is definitely yes the reason to their prosperity is something more than their governments. I have to say I'm not an advocate of capitalism though. Although I think it's better than USSR. I actually think the corporations should be run democratically instead of government being run like a corporation. what I mean is a sort of cooperative ownership/administration of a coporation by its workers. which is an anarchist idea in its root.
Niayesh, I would hail you if you came up with a way of making `controlled and quantifiable social experiments, or social simulations,' but I don't see how you could do that.
`Asking the right question' is indeed important. But `who asks the question' is even more important, as `right' in social issues could be drastically more subjective than in scientific issues. Say, if the hard-liners in Iran ask in a referandum wether people want to be judged on their Islamic outlook or not and a percentage slightly above the set threshold say yes, how could the rights of the minority be protected? It seems to me that there is also a misunderstanding on you part of the role of an institution like the supreme court. The supreme court does not set the rights, people do. The minorities who struggle for their rights make their voice heard and gain their wished-for freedoms/rights. After that, the supreme court protects these rights, so that a Hitler can't violate them.
On the question of stability and unchanllenged power: again, as you said it yourself, Musadeq and Benazir Bhutto had not reached the stable democratic situation they were seeking. Musadeq in particular was toppled by a CIA-backed coup, which is a totally undemocratic way of changing a government. Now, here is the way I think in your proposed model power would remain unshared: Once there is a hierachy of agents, the few on the top could plan a programm for the referanda and the questions they are going to ask in them, so that no matter what the answer is, yes/no/whatever, one of them gets to the top. This cycle has no solution in your model. The newcomers will have many obstacles on their way, one being the acceptance of their application in the first place. The cohesion of the system, which is also the reason it is stable, makes it a unit with no proper checks and balances of power--checks and balances that are in the meat and blood of a democracy. Agents will form an untouchable elite who decide for what should be done. Ironically, I believe this is very similar to what's going on in Iran.
On the question of the role of government: it seems we belong to two different camps. Yashar has a good answer in his comment. I just add that, if governments are in accord with the will of people, then the credits of the success (or failure) should go to the people and no one else. If govenrments are supposed to lead/drag their people to success, well, I guess there has been enough examples of such undertakings to look at in the history. My understanding is that this latter has never worked.
This point on stability is very intriguing that Babak and Niayesh are debating. I lately had an encounter with the Bangladesh's example. It is unbelieveble how much civil society and political parties have created such an unstable (in terms of governmenance) state. First, there is so much freedom that no one can be properly informed what the people's will truly is. Since the early 1990s that political parties became extermely discredited, labour unions and the Press have become extermely strong. The result however is a miexed blessing. Democratic activities and participation is very high, but the country every other month succumbs to general strikes. The army is no longer willing to assume the role the Pakistani army plays every now and again, intervening both for the sake of stability and their own selfish reasons. Nor has it the courage to act like the Turkish army, just for stability's sake invervention.
Now today, all types of circles of elite are created in Bangladesh and none of them recognize each other and all claim to represent peaple.
How can one really know what is the people's will in such a situation?
Refrenda must take place after due debate at all levels, local, municipal, provincial and national. But debate cannot happen when no one is willing to listen, whether it is chatoic Bangladesh or conservatively democratic US.
Refrenda for that matter can often get people very misleading results. And if so, and the refrenda's result happen to be an answer to a wrongly informed and worded question, who would be able to implement a result that is so out of touch with reality? Look at the Quebec dilemma.
Niayesh is very wrong about the role of government in prosperity of the nation, and also the direction towards which the nation moves. In stable western-europe democracies, it is the intellectuals and also corporate powers who bring the government to power and dictate directions.
Intellectuals do that through direct voting and also debating the issues publicly through mass media and free press, therefore shaping people's ideas. Corportations do it through supporting a particular candidate and funding for his/her campagne.
There are some differences though - from country to country - depending on the level of political-awareness of the nation (lowest probably be the USA, in contrast with countries like the Netherlands, France, etc), structure of the corporations and their financial dependencies, and of course the extend of freedom of mass media (compare American-controlled Fox News with BBC-World).
There is no ideal world, but in a good-enough situation, all these parameters would balance each other and move the nation towards a path which is almost the resultant of the above-mentioned factors.
Many of us agree that 'Ideas' represents an anemic effort by
the U.S.in dealing with Iraq, Iran, and other Middle East
countries. Pushing a concept of 'democracy'is rightly perceived
as merely 'political,' not foundational, and thus unacceptable
by their philosophical and religious criteria.
It appears shallow compared to America's true potential offering
to the world out of its unique founding and creative-growth values
and inventive experience.
The definitive in human nature is the Individual ability to make
choices. (Is there any other kind of human? 'Groups' are verbal
conveniences - not Reality.) ALL humans share in this true depic-
tion of our nature. The human being is Earth's choice-maker.
Such a valid assertion undercuts every man-made alien opinion
and is practiced and verified everywhere on planet Earth daily.
Thus nature itself has laid the foundation for every human
relationship, institution, and social act. After all, the
creative process is a choice-making process and functions
best in an environment of opportunity - Freedom.
What are our leaders waiting for? Mr. Jefferson's statement, "all
men are endowed by their Creator with...Liberty" says the same
thing.(Liberty is internal - the ability to choose. Freedom is
external - the opportunity to choose.)
In public, private, and Christian schools, I taught my 5th
graders for over 30 years, it is as natural a requisite for
Earth's choice-maker to need Freedom as for a gold-fish to
require water.
My Choicemaker-based civics workbook (Gr. 5-8) won numerous
awards in the '60's and was placed in the Eisenhower Presiden-
tial Library, Abilene, KS, by "Ike," himself.
Isn't it time for a universal "Season of Generation-Choice-
maker" to flower world-wide and bear fruit? Cyrus the Great
and Mr. Jefferson would both choose to agree. I trust you and
others will also choose to agree. Please take part in placing
this concept before our nations and before your neighbors for
the youth of our nations..
Peace is not a Cause -- it is the Effect....
Your human Rights are NOT a grant of man or government. They are a gift, an
endowment from the Creator GOD, to His human Creation. Any person or system
which opposes your free-will Rights is opposing the God who gave them to you. ALL
tyrants are in opposition to GOD and nature! Humans, made in His definitive image,
must be free to fulfull GOD's purposes in making each one an agent of His Freedom.
DO NOT give any credit to any man-made system for what only the Creator GOD
has done.
The next time you see or hear a cleric of ANY religion wave a 'holy' book and
claim to speak for the GOD of your creation -- and opposes Individual human Rights
-- you will know that he is a FRAUD and does not deserve respect or obedience.
Thus, you were born to be Free! The creative process is a choice-making process.
Now, live it!
The complete article is at:
"What is man...?" God asks - and answers: Earth's CHOICEMAKER
Always Faithful
Jim Baxter
Santa Maria, California USA
P.S. The way we define 'human' determines our view of self, others,
relationships, institutions, life, and future. Choose wisely....there will be
* * * * *
Theists (like myself) argue that if humans are all equal in value (which must be the case if all humans have equal rights), the source of that value must come from an intelligent entity that transcends and has authority over humanity. Non-theists who believe in equal rights for all argue that the source of human value lies elsewhere. The debate between these two groups is over the source of rights, not over their existence. People can agree on the definitions of rights even if they disagree on where rights come from.


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Nerdgasm: The Official Lego Back to the Future Set Is Almost Here! [Lego]
Rejoice, my lovely fellow nerds, because one of the Holy Grails of Lego is about to become a reality! The Lego Back to the Future set—the one you are looking at right here—may happen soon.
It includes all the pieces to make three versions of the DeLorean, one for each movie, along with the required props and minifigs of Doc Brown and Marty McFly. It will require you to build your own Lego Hill Valley and it will not include the Lego Nike sneakers, but who cares. This is one sweet Lego set that I'm going to buy.
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This BBTF set has now 10,000 votes in Lego Cuusoo, which means that the Danish company will now evaluate it in order to start an official limited edition run.
Lego Cuusoo is perhaps the best idea to come out of Lego's Billund headquarters in the whole history of the company: fans submit their own designs and, if they get 10,000 votes, the project gets into the evaluation stage.
Once Lego's designers build their own version—which needs to meet Lego's standards for solid construction—and the licensing gets worked out, the product comes into production and people will be able to buy it in the Lego online store. Just like it happened to the Lego Minecraft set.
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This is the Triad Positioning statement by the three national US Judo organizations.
I also provides some clarity on Post WW2 Judo history for those interested.
This sort of thing has been a long time coming, and I'm hopeful words will be put into action. With the USOC watching, chances are better than 50/50, at least.
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We've posted previously about the ways in which World War II posters aimed at U.S. soldiers warned against "venereal disease" (what we now know as sexually transmitted infections) by personifying them as dangerous, diseased women. Molly W. and Jessica H. have shown us to a new source of propaganda posters, so now seems as good a time to revisit the phenomenon. In our previous post, I articulated the problem as follows:
Remember, venereal disease is NOT a woman. It's bacteria or virus that passes between women and men. Women do not give it to men. Women and men pass it to each other. When venereal disease is personified as a woman, it makes women the diseased, guilty party and men the vulnerable, innocent party.
This first poster is an excellent example. In it, the woman is synonymous with death:
In other posters, women are simply seen as the diseased party. Concern that a soldier might pass disease to "pick ups" and "prostitutes" is unspoken. This is funny, given that the reason for this propaganda was sky-high rates of VD among soldiers.
So "pick ups" and "prostitutes" were seen as vectors of disease. They were the guilty party. In contrast, wives are portrayed as innocent. Another example of the dividing of women into virgins and whores:
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Lament of the NRI: Lowering the boom on India
There is a growing new lament one hears among NRIs lately and it goes something like this: Have you noticed how everyone in India is rolling in money these days? Everyone seems to be earning in the millions. The days of counting money in lakhs are over; it's all crores now. Have you checked out the property prices in India lately? It's cheaper to buy an apartment in Baltimore and New York than in Bangalore and New Delhi.
And then: Boy, Indian yuppies have money coming out of their wazoo now. Went out to a really tony place for dinner in Mumbai last time and guess what was the tab for four? Almost Rs 18, 000. That's like 400 bucks. And my hosts did not even bat an eyelid. Hell, I seldom fork out $400 in Manhattan. There was a time when I was expected to pay for all the going out while visiting India, but these days I keep my plastic firmly in my wallet while my cousins are all too ready to whip out their credit cards.
More: And what about their kids? Each one of them has a nifty Nokia phone - and an iPhone to boot. Remember the time when they wanted us to bring iPods, perfumes, and sneakers ? Now they get it all in India and they don't want anything from here. Hell, in any case, what does America make? It's all made in China - and most of the clothes are made in India.
The idea that India has suddenly become wealthy and the West is in terminal decline has somehow caught on, although it is probably a process, rather than an event, and there is a long road between here and realisation, strewn with boulders and bumps. For all the NRI/ urban India hype, India remains one of the poorest countries on earth and we don't even have to go to any survey for that. We remain the single largest repository of the poor, the hungry and homeless - even more than Africa - and no 9 per cent growth statistic can hide that just yet. Eventually, we might overcome that, but now is not the time for bragging.
It's true that less and less people are going to bed hungry in India now (well, when they have a bed) and there are reports that more and more people in America are (going to bed hungry ) going by the lines before soup kitchens. However, both the idea and definition of poverty in India is different from the rest of the world, especially in the United States.
Poverty in America typically means a state where one lacks a socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. In monetary terms, an individual who makes less than $10, 830 per annum (approx Rs 40, 000 per month) is considered poor in America. In India, that would constitute middle-class.
But to hear the NRI gripe, everyone in India is making four lakh a month, not just Rs 40, 000. Much of this carping appears to come from the NRI's own reference point with his peers in India, which he or she conflates to the rest of the impoverished country.
You see, back in the 1980s and 1980s, if you were an engineering or medical grad in India and came to the US and earned $100, 000. . . you were considered rich. You could buy a nice car (on lease), buy a nice home (mortgage) and generally lead a good life. (especially on credit ). Back home, your poor classmate toiled away for Rs 10, 000 or so a month, rode a twowheeler to work, lived in a rented place, and barely made end meet.
Fast-forward a decade or two: the NRI's salary has inched up some five per cent a year, while the RIN (Resident Indian Native) income has bounded up by 10-20-30 per cent. Their salaries, if not at par, are not as far apart as a decade ago. Besides, the bucks go a long way further in India even with all the inflation - and high living.
The fact is, despite the glimpses of high living that NRIs witness among their peers-whostayed-back, it's still possible to live well in India on a modest income (as it is in the US too). But somehow, in the mind of the NRI, he's missing the India boom while being trapped in the American bust - and he hates it.
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Your observations are true!
But thats how it has always been. In the 17th century India was the place all world powers wanted to be!
So its all a cycle and what goes up comes down.
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Ray Allen's 3-pointer with 22.6 seconds left gave the Heat the lead, LeBron James finished with 23 points and the Heat rallied late to beat the Spurs 105-100 on Thursday night — needing to dig deep despite San Antonio's decision to have four standouts resting at home in a move that irked NBA Commissioner David Stern.
Allen scored 20 points, Dwyane Wade added 19 and Chris Bosh finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, now 7-0 at home.
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Sunday night's Academy Awards telecast began spectacularly, with a priceless montage by documentarian Errol Morris, and ended even more spectacularly, with richly-merited awards bestowed upon Martin Scorsese and his film, The Departed. So what the hell happened in the middle? Don't get me wrong - the nearly four-hour ceremony wasn't without highlights. That Morris film - with its flashes of, and sound bites from, more than a hundred nominees - was both touching and wonderfully irreverent (composer Thomas Newman's humorous acknowledgment of his slim chances at winning was great), and the musical parody that found Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and John C. Reilly poking fun at the Academy's bias against comedies was utterly delightful; their jovial performance of "A Comedian at the Oscars," which found Reilly (who reminded us that he starred "in both Boogie and Talladega Nights") promoting a balance between serious and lighthearted fare, deservedly brought the house down. Jerry Seinfeld, whose one cinematic credit (outside of playing himself in the documentary Comedian) has been "Prison Man #2" in 1999's Pros & Cons, made a hilarious argument for not throwing away your trash at the cineplex, and proved his snidely observational skills are still intact when introducing the Feature Documentaries - "and the incredibly depressing nominees are... ." And while the ostensible theme of the evening - which can essentially be boiled down to "it's a thrill just to be nominated" - was vague, it did lead to some good things. The introductions to the screenplay awards gave viewers insight into how much of a script isn't dependent on dialogue, and the decision to have the nominees stand and be recognized at the evening's start was a shrewd deflation of tension; for a brief time, with the cited congratulating one another and basking in their moment of glory, the Oscars did indeed seem like a big, genial party that everyone - the viewers included - would have a sensational time at. That feeling did not last. To be fair, though, host Ellen DeGeneres did deliver a few enjoyable - if toothless - wisecracks early on. ("A lot of British nominees. A lot. Would I say too many? Not here. At home, in my pajamas, with half a box of Chardonnay in me, who knows what I'd say?) 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James Taylor, who found his microphone functioning erratically, performed a deeply creepy interpretation of Cars' nominated song - Taylor popped and darted his eyes as if auditioning for a Reefer Madness remake - and Melissa Etheridge's fine (eventually Oscar-winning) number from An Inconvenient Truth was accompanied by rear projections explaining how we, at home, could help curtail global warming... which the camera seemed blithely unaware of. (The effect was like watching a sub-titled movie that gave you all of two seconds to read twenty words.) The presentation of Best Costume Design, which can often be counted on for unintentional laughs, didn't let us down this year, with models displaying the nominated works and doing their best to "act" like Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep, and the cast of Dreamgirls - I wanted to hide my face. (The presentation was only saved by an exquisite, hysterical deadpan by the actual Streep, who, from the audience, took a moment to stare at presenters Anne Hathaway and Emily Blount with withering, Miranda Priestley-esque contempt.) Ennio Morricone's honorary Oscar was recognition long overdue, but not only was its presentation made humiliating by Clint Eastwood acting (well, trying to act) as translator to the Italian composer, but when Celine Dion came out and sang a "world premiere" composition by Morricone, I'm guessing that more than a few viewers wished the Academy would take the Oscar back; the number was god-awful. (The friend I watched the Oscars with was dreading the inevitable, glass-shattering Celine money note - by the time the unbearably dreary song ended, we were both actually wishing there had been a glass-shattering Celine money note.) And then there were the film clips. Oh God, were there film clips. I enjoy movie montages as much as the next guy (probably more), but the past few Oscar telecasts have been so lousy with them - and so lousy period - that I may have officially reached my breaking point. Nancy Myers' salute to the art of screenwriting somehow proved more boring than the act of watching someone write actually is, and it came off as self-serving besides - the pastiche seemed to shout, "Look at all this tireless hard work we do for you people!" The clips from previous Best Foreign-Language Film winners were oddly patched together by director Giuseppe Tornatore - though they were far less painful to watch than Catherine Deneuve's and Ken Watanabe's introduction of them - and Michael Mann's offering, "America Through its Movies," was one of the most astonishingly incoherent assemblages I've ever seen. Will Smith, who introduced the piece, did his best to suggest import by saying that these films "tell the world who we are as a people," so no wonder they hate us - Mann's arrangement of the selected snippets was downright nuts. (The Godfather next to O Brother, Where Art Thou? next to Superman Returns next to Magnolia next to American Dreamz... .) But beyond the clips and the presenters' continually clunky banter and the kinda-neat-but-senseless formations by the Pilobolus Dance Theatre and the beyond-annoying interruptions by Oscar.com's Chris Connelly and the reminder that Al Gore may be a national treasure but Jesus he's boring, the true killer of the evening wasn't the production itself - it was the winners. Early in the broadcast, DeGeneres got out a good line by saying, "Let's be honest, it's not that we don't have time for long speeches, it's that we don't have time for boring speeches." But it turns out they did, indeed, have time; one after another, this year's humorless, perfunctory thank-yous sucked all the vigor from the room. (God, we could have used a Three 6 Mafia victory this year.) Even the speeches we were right to be excited about - Alan Arkin's, Little Miss Sunshine's screenwriter Michael Arndt's (the man did, after all, get fired from the Sunshine production at one point) - were hopelessly dull, and in categories with numerous winners, the orchestra, smartly, started playing before everyone had the chance to speak. Things got so bad that telecast director Louis J. Horvitz was obviously anticipating dullness, and ordered the orchestra to begin playing even during one of the night's few legitimately emotional moments - Jennifer Hudson couldn't have looked more annoyed at being cut-off mid-thought. Yet as with any Hollywood production, this year's telecast proved that if you give audiences enough really good moments at the start and the finish, they'll forgive a lot of clunkiness in the middle. The night's best speech came in the telecast's opening half-hour, when Live Action Short winner Ari Sandel gave a beautiful, concise acknowledgment of the genre's financial limitations, and near the broadcast's climax, Best Actor Forest Whitaker - who mumbled his way through several other televised wins this season - was wonderfully touching and even inspiring; it turns out he just needed to write his thoughts down. Plus, of course, there was Scorsese. My heart stopped when Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg first appeared to deliver the award - I thought, if Marty doesn't win, this is going to be really embarrassing - but the explosion of joy upon the announcement of Scorsese's name was the night's most thrilling moment, and he accepted the honor with expected (speedy) grace and humility. And the Best Picture win for The Departed - I guessed wrong! Hooray!!! - finally brought to an end the head-scratching unpredictability of last year's Oscar race, which came to a satisfying, even comforting resolution. As is customary, the Best Picture winner won more Academy Awards - four - than any other film. All of the year's Best Picture nominees went home with at least one Oscar apiece. And after decades of Oscar pundits asking, "Will this be his year?", America's most unjustly-neglected director finally has his Academy Award. "Oscar winner Martin Scorsese." Nice. So. What are we all gonna talk about now? Trackback(0)
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Permit Fees: Notice
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Building Official
SUBJECT: Permit Fee Increases
DATE: August 1, 2013
Section 36-105 of the Code of Virginia authorizes localities to charge fees for administration and enforcement of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. On April 23, 2013 the Henrico Board of Supervisors adopted the following permit fee revisions to be charged for the construction of new structures and alterations to existing structures. These new permit fees are effective on October 1, 2013.
Building Permit Fees
New one- and two- family dwellings: $680.00
Decks, porches, sheds, garages,
swimming pools, demolition, additions
and other appurtenances to
One- and Two- Family Dwellings: $100.00 + $6.00/$1,000 of value over $5,000*
All Other Building Permits including
Signs and Moving or Demolition
of structures: $100.00 + $7.00/$1,000 of value over $5,000*
Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical & Fire Protection Permit Fees
New One-and Two-Family Dwellings: $100
Existing One- and Two-Family Dwellings: $100.00 + $6.00/$1000 of value over $5000*
All other Trade Permits: $100 + $7.00/$1000 of value over $5000*
*Estimated value shall be based on the cost of labor and materials charged to the owner for the installation, alteration, replacement or repair work.
Inspection Surcharge Fee
Also effective October 1, 2013, the adopted ordinance replaces the $25.00 re-inspection fee with an inspection surcharge fee of $75.00 for each inspection of new one- and two- family dwellings that exceeds the average total number of inspections for such structures. The surcharge fee is applied based on the total number of inspections that are performed by all disciplines (i.e. building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, etc.). The average total number of inspections for one- and two-family dwellings is calculated on July 1st of the current calendar year (the end of the County's fiscal year). The inspection surcharge fee will be assessed after completion of all final inspections and prior to issuance of the permanent Certificate of Occupancy for each dwelling. As of July 1, 2013, the average total number of inspections for one-and two-family dwellings without a fire suppression system is 37, and for those dwellings with a fire suppression system the average is 46. Effective October 1, 2013, any new one- and two-family dwelling without a fire suppression system that requires more than 37 inspections for issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy will be assessed the inspection surcharge fee of $75 for each additional inspection. If a fire suppression system is installed the $75 inspection surcharge will be assessed when more than 46 inspections have been performed. The total average number of inspections will be recalculated on July 1, 2014 and a notice will be issued at that time advising on the implementation of the new averages.
Abandoned and Expired Permits and Permit Applications
Section 108.8 and 110.6 of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) provides that permits, and applications for permits, become invalid if the work proposed on the permit has not commenced or has been abandoned within 6 months of submittal of the application or issuance of the permit. Any permit applications filed after October 1, 2013 to reinstate permits or permit applications that are deemed invalid by Sections 108.8 or 110.6 of the USBC shall be subject to the new permit fees.
State Permit Fee Levy
The revised permit fees do not include the calculation of the 2% permit fee levy that is required to be charged in accordance with Section 107.2 of the Virginia Residential Code.
New Permit Applications
New permit applications which include the revised permit fees will be available prior to October 1, 2013 from the Department of Building Construction and Inspections and the Permit Center by visiting our offices or our web site at henrico.us/bldg. A notice will be issued when the new permit applications are available. Please call 804/501-4360 if you have any questions regarding our permit fees.
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Designed for climbers who can't be on the crag 24/7, the Simulator 3D is the most popular training board around.Features/Benefits:
- The master is CNC milled for perfect symmetry
- The holds are arranged along a broad arc that tapers outward and downward for
- Tapers from top to bottom in both dimensions for better forearm clearance
- Fine texture
- Massive variety of holds
- Includes comprehensive instructions, training guide and all mounting hardware
- Dimensions: 28 x 8.75 in.
- Weight: 10 lb. 4 oz.
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- Easy to set up
- It Works
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- Rugged
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The METOLIUS Simulator Training Boards are awesome training devices! They work! By using one for the first time last season I made tremendous gains in strength and confidence in climbing. You can also exercise your abs w/o straining your back as in doing sit-ups or leg raises. You can do pull ups, hangs, etc. from both large and small grips, holds, pockets, sloping edges, one-handed or two, and from 1 finger to 10 These just rock! Buy one - you won't regret it! Quality construction, easy to mount as well!
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Unhappy with smaller eyes after surgery - any resolution?
After my upper and lower eyelid surgery 5 years ago, I thought my appearance had improved but in the last 3 years my eyes look considerably smaller in photographs and have a round appearance. I had specifically asked the surgeon to retain my more almond shape (I am Caucasian) and restore the open look that they once had. Is it possible that the surgeon "sewed" the sides in a way that made them smaller, and was there a way to avoid that? Anything I can do now?
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There are so many ways that eyelids can change after surgery and look smaller. So rather than play the guessing game, I recommend that you consider posting photographs to the Realself community of surgeons can be more concrete in our responses. The good news is that there is very effective surgery to correct these types of issues.
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Sorry, I like to share my feelings.
Too bad I can't keep them to myself.
I'd love to keep my mouth shut,
but I'm sure it's not good for mental health.
1,000 apologies for opening up.
It sucks to hear you're hurt.
But if I don't make mention of you,
then why am I being dragged in the dirt?
I wish that I could make amends,
I understand how you feel.
However, you're acting irrationally;
which makes me lose my last meal.
No longer will I hold myself back.
My frustrations need to be released.
I'll continue to speak what's on my mind.
My thoughts will never cease.
No longer will I hide what I feel,
nor will I allow you to censor
my personal life, my pain, my strife;
you're not my word dispenser.


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After three years of work, last week Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) put forward the proposed "Tax Reform Act of 2015." The first major tax reform proposal in years, the bill proposes major changes to the tax code for both individuals and companies. One of the many noteworthy proposed changes is a new tax on "systemically important financial institutions" for the implicit subsidy of being deemed "too big to fail." Read on for what was proposed, the companies that will be affected, and what it means for you.
Too big to fail
The basic idea of "too big to fail" is that the biggest banks in the world are now so large and interconnected that their collapse would be a disaster for the economy. The failure of one of them would be too much for the economy to handle, so the government would have to intervene. For those interested, Fool analyst John Maxfield wrote an interesting history last year of how banks became too big to fail.
With the passage of Dodd-Frank, regulators began deeming certain financial institutions with more than $50 billion in assets as systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs). This may have compounded the problem; many economists argue that banks benefit from their "too big to fail" status, as the market expects the government will step in if there are problems, and so gives them lower funding costs. Lawmakers have been trying to end this implicit subsidy, and the Tax Reform Act proposes a solution.
Excise tax on "too big to fail" financial institutions
The Tax Reform Act of 2015 proposes a quarterly excise tax of 0.035% on assets exceeding $500 billion for SIFIs. The stated reason for the tax is that "while tax reform cannot undo Dodd-Frank, it can and should help recapture a portion of that implicit subsidy." Overall, the Joint Commission on Taxation expects this would raise $86 billion over the next decade.
Who would be affected
The $500 billion in assets level is high enough that it would apply to just nine companies -- potentially 10 by 2015.
Financial Institution |
Assets (billions) |
Current Estimate of Yearly Tax |
% of 2013 Net Income |
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM ) |
$2,415 |
$2.68 billion |
15% |
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC ) |
$2,105 |
$2.25 billion |
19.7% |
Citigroup (NYSE: C ) |
$1,880 |
$1.93 billion |
13.9% |
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC ) |
$1,527 |
$1.44 billion |
6.6% |
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) |
$911 |
$580 million |
11.3% |
MetLife* (NYSE: MET ) |
$885 |
$539 million |
16% |
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS ) |
$833 |
$470 million |
16% |
Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU ) |
$731 |
$320 million |
$541 |
$60 million |
0.006% |
General Electric (NYSE: GE ) |
$524 |
$30 million |
0.001% |
As you can see, the tax would be a significant penalty on financial institutions that grow much beyond $500 billion in assets. It should be noted that this is just a proposal, and I'm sure the industry will fight this as hard as it can.
Will it pass?
In 2010, the Safe Banking Act tried to end "too big to fail" by setting up a number of regulations to cap banks based on size, sources of funding, and leverage. The bill failed to pass by 61-33, as many worried that more regulation and bureaucracy was not the answer to the problem.
I am optimistic that this excise tax will pass, as it is a simpler way to solve the problem of "too big to fail," and lawmakers seem up to it. On March 22, 2013, the Senate approved, by a unanimous vote of 99-0, a bipartisan amendment to the Senate budget resolution endorsing legislation to end subsidies and funding advantages received by "too big to fail" banks with total assets of more than $500 billion.
Bottom line
"Too big to fail" is still a growing problem that has only gotten worse since the financial crisis, and the excise tax on "too big to fail" looks like a good start to ending it.
A Bank You Can Feel Good About
Do you hate your bank? If you're like most Americans, chances are good you answered yes to that question. While that's not great news for consumers, it certainly creates opportunity for savvy investors. That's because there's a brand-new company that's revolutionizing banking, and is poised to kill the hated traditional brick-and-mortar banking model. And amazingly, despite its rapid growth, this company is still flying under the radar of Wall Street. For the name and details on this company, click here to access our new special free report.


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Earlier I had joked about people putting fog machines inside their PCs. In hindsight that isn't too crazy. I would say that more than three quarters of the PCs here have some sort of custom case mod. It's unreal. One guy had one of those electric plasma globes zapping away inside his case. Another guy covered his in purple pimp shag.
Of course, the real trend is building computers out of stuff. One guy built a badass server out of a Dallas Morning News coin-operated newspaper box. My favorite so far is the dude who took a Papa John's Pizza light -- the big plastic thing you'd stick on top of your car if you were making deliveries -- and turned it into his game machine.
I hesitate to use the toilet here -- I'm afraid I'll find a power switch.
Thursday, 11:15 AM
Setup is in full swing. Imagine if you will row after row of table filling a convention hall. On one end, next to a set of portable bleachers, you've got the tournament area. And then, behind that, the distributor area: NVIDIA is going all-out, but smaller vendors are also making a presence with everything from tee-shirts to mousepads. And, of course, Bawls is there hawking their guarana.
[Fargo pulls out a notepad and crosses off the phrase "hawking guarana," having successfully used it in a sentence.]
Senior Gamers: Very Dangerous
Everyone's unpacking their goods. I saw one guy pull his CPU out of its Styrofoam cocoon and then (this is just one of those tell-all moments) he blew lovingly on it to make sure it was clean.
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Broadway's "Hair"The Tony-winning production of "Hair" opened in Portland last night, and two of the show's stars joined us live this morning -- Kacie Sheik who plays Jeanie and Christine Nolan who plays a member of the tribe. "Hair" runs through Sunday at the Keller Auditorium. For more informatoin -- inluding how to guy tickets -- check out this website. Most Popular |
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The President is
doing exactly what he should, setting us on a hopeful long-term path with
. . . ·
an energy
direction that will make us more efficient, more competitive, more prosperous, more
secure, lower our balance of trade deficit and help to keep our planet
habitable ·
a health
care direction that will make us more efficient, more competitive, more
prosperous, and help to keep us healthier ·
an education
direction that will give our kids, and thus our country, the competitive skills
to prosper in a global economy . . . and accelerating embryonic stem cell
research, and lifting the global gag order, and signing the Lilly
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and treating with respect those who disagree
with these and other initiatives. The
Republicans are quite sure the President's approach is a disaster.
But how is that any different from the last go-round? It was "the
economy, Stupid" in 1992. And again – only worse – in
2008. An outgoing George
Bush each time . . . and in incoming Democrat whose first budget
received nearly unanimous Republican scorn. Clinton's
first budget got not a single Republican vote in the House or the Senate
– not one – and met with supremely confident Republican
predictions of failure. Thanks to Peter
Stolz for collecting some of them: Rep. Dick Armey
(R-TX), CNN, 8/2/93: [Nope – this budget set
the nation on a course toward job growth, deficit reduction, and unprecedented
[Nope, no recession –
recovery.] Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-OH),
5/27/93: [Nope – lower
inflation, faster growth.] Rep. Jim Bunning (R-KY),
8/5/93: [Nope – it did
create jobs, did cut the deficit.] Rep.
Robert Michel (R-IL), Los Angeles Times, 5/28/93: [Really?] Rep. John Kasich (R-OH), CNN,
7/28/93: [It worked. Kasich
remained a Republican.] Rep. Robert Dornan (R-CA),
8/5/93: [Nope – just the
opposite.] Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA),
5/27/93: [Nope.] Rep. Thomas Ewing (R-IL),
8/5/93: [Nope.] Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN),
3/17/93: [Nope.] Rep. Phil Crane (R-IL),
3/18/93: [Nope.] Rep. Clifford Stearns (R-FL),
3/17/93: [Nope.] Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO),
8/4/93: [Nope.] PeterStolz: "The
Republicans' dire predictions were completely and totally wrong then just
as they are now. Today's predictions are those of a party that
drags out the same old mantra and dogma no matter how many times their
predictions prove to be the exact opposite of what actually
happened." ☞
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Basic Requirements
All visa applicants must have all of the following:
- A passport valid for at least six months beyond the applicant's intended period of stay in the United States.
- A DS-160 confirmation page
- An appointment made via the On-line NIV Appointment System
- A recent 50mm X 50mm full-faced photo on a white background (without glasses)
- A US$ 160.00 application fee per applicant (or the equivalent in Suriname Dollars). Effective June 4th , the US Embassy in Paramaribo will also accept payment in Suriname Dollars (SRD) for all consular services, including visa application fees. The fee is to cover the cost of application and interview, and it is not refundable whether you receive a visa or not.
- Any supporting documents to convince the consular officer of the temporary nature of the trip (please see "What documents do I need to bring ? ").
Students and Exchange Visitors: in addition to items 1 – 6 above, please also bring a completely filled out form I-20A/B or DS-2019, DS-158, proof of Sevis fee payment (if applicable – see the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), proof of sufficient finances, and school transcripts or other documentation showing you are academically capable of completing the full course of study.
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Our quality crafted Tote Bags are hand sewn in America using durable, yet lightweight, poly poplin fabric. All seams and stress points are double stitched for durability. Available in 13" x 13", 16" x 16" and 18" x 18" variations, the tote bags are washable, feature original artwork on both sides and a sturdy 1" wide cotton webbing strap for comfortably carrying over your shoulder.
Pencil drawing, Alice Cooper as the serial killer Spider, from the 2008 Alice Cooper concept album Along Came A Spider.
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HI Geula, I do love Paris, but it sadly has been too long since I have been there. We do have this mini guide (http://archive.joyofkosher.com/travel/TravelDetail.aspx?city=Kosher+Paris) but I can't remember the places I stayed and I am told many of the kosher restaurants that were there then have closed. There was a great restaurant that was open for prepay Shabbat meals look for that it is worth it.- by Tamar Genger


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Goodness, that is one happy little bumble bee! Get to the bottom of those hard-to-reach glasses and jars with the Bee Glass Brush from Boston Warehouse. Great for cleaning tumblers and especially wine glasses, this brush features a soft-grip handle for added comfort.
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Practice Crash
Click video to watch motorcycle stunt guy Travis Pastrana who has been practicing short distance jumps in preparation for his record setting rally car jump… and not all of them have gone so well. He's fine. The car… not so much.
This New Year's Eve, action sports icon Travis Pastrana will star in Red Bull: New Year. No Limits., live on ESPN. Travis will attempt to shatter the world record for distance jumping in a car at the Pine Street Pier in Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor.
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August 14, 1981
The President today announced his intention to nominate Lenora Cole-Alexander to be Director of the Women's Bureau, Department of Labor. She would succeed Alexis M. Herman. Since 1978 Dr. Cole-Alexander has been vice president for student affairs, University of the District of Columbia. She was vice president for student life at the American University in 1973 - 77; assistant to the vice president for student affairs and interim director, Cooperative College Center, State University of New York (Buffalo) in 1969 - 73; research assistant, department of educational administration, State University of New York (Buffalo) in 1968 - 69; and teacher with the board of education, Chicago, Ill., in 1961 - 68. Dr. Cole-Alexander has been involved in many community activities, including serving as a member of the steering committee of the National Council of Negro Women; member of the board of directors, Washington Opportunities for Women; and member, board of trustees, Legal Aid Society of Washington. Dr. Cole-Alexander graduated from the State University College at Buffalo (B.S., 1957; M.Ed., 1969; Ph. D., 1974). She is married and resides in Washington, D.C. She was born March 9, 1935, in Buffalo, N.Y.


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Released: Apr 01st, 1995
Running Time: 52
Director: Chanel (I)
Company: Sinclair Blue
Critical Rating: Not Yet Rated
Genre: Specialty
You'll see raven-haired Chanel in a decent variety of bindings throughout this production. There are lots of ropes, iron bars that shackle wrists and ankles together, bars to hang from, etc. The best segment features Chanel "trapped" and struggling in a hammock-like net. Her naked flesh presses through the ropes as she writhes and moans to no avail. Of course, it wouldn't be a Chanel scene if we didn't also have her hands and ankles bound behind her head in a contortionist fashion. Throughout it all, Chanel's reactions cover the bases from anger to frustration to helpless sobbing.
Most beginner to intermediate bondage fans will enjoy this tape.


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Whereas private parties were paying for the BayAction text blast system, but are now asking us to cover the costs of the system, Occupy Oakland Media Committee is made responsible for the costs and for planning the future of the current text blast system.
The media committee asks for an allocation of $500 to pay for the last month's usage of the text blast system, including the Port Shutdown. This is an allocation to pay for services that have already been used.
This included $249 for the monthly service, and approximately $250 to cover the costs of the texts themselves.
The exact amount of the bill is not yet known, but any excess funds will be returned.
After the payment of the bill, the system will be shut down and replaced by a more affordable system.
[Passed at 1/8 GA] Financial Proposal for the Occupy Oakland Media Committee for $500 to pay for BayAction text blast for the month of December
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VINEYARD MANAGERSManaging a vineyard is no easy task. The way the vines are planted, nurtured, watered, pruned, weeded and harvested affects the quality of the grapes for years to come. Add to that the challenges of ground covers, nutrient enhancements, pest abatement, and scheduling crews to harvest grape crops that all seem to ripen at the same time.
Fortunately there are professional vineyard management companies that can help - either as advisors or to manage the entire vineyard. The Vintners' Association includes several vineyard management members who combine years of experience with the latest in viticultural techniques. |
Atlas Vineyard Management
3270 Santa Rosa Rd Lompoc, CA 93436 (805)735-4532 email@example.com Website Carr Vineyards Inc. 414 N. Salsipuedes St Santa Barbara CA 93103 (805) 965-7985 email@example.com Website |
Coastal Vineyard Care Associates
254 East Highway 246, Suite C Buellton, CA 93427 email@example.com Website Maverick Farming Company, LLC 2529-B Professional Parkway Santa Maria, CA 93455 (805) 310-9322 firstname.lastname@example.com Website |