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Georgia Without the Spin
It's time for the West to realize that Mikheil Saakashvili is no saint and that Georgia is not quite an innocent victim.
- By Charles KingCharles King is chair of the faculty and professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. His most recent book is The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008).
Last August's brief war between Russia and Georgia was fought not only on the rolling hills of South Ossetia, but also on a second front in the international print and broadcast media. If Georgia's military didn't exactly distinguish itself on the first front, its government, particularly its president, thoroughly dominated the second.
From the earliest hours of the conflict, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili took to the airwaves to appeal for international sympathy and assistance. By and large, his efforts worked and the Western public bought the story line of a small democratic ally being bullied by a rogue superpower. Russia's version of the story, that an unbalanced and power-hungry Georgian president was preparing genocide against the ethnic Ossetians, sold well at home but didnt resonate so well internationally.
In recent months, however, a picture of the war more complicated than either sides caricature has emerged. None of the sides remains blameless. But in light of this new information, it is now clear that for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, constraining Georgia will be a task no less important than containing Russia.
Since the end of hostilities and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia proper, Moscow and Tbilisi have continued to trade barbs over the causes and conduct of the war. The origins of the conflict remain murky, with each side rolling out an array of historical analogies masquerading as argument — from Hitler's 1938 invasion of the Sudetenland to the Soviet Union's military support for an illegitimate Afghan government in 1979. But one point is clear: Western governments, and the United States in particular, failed to discourage a quarrelsome Georgian government from escalating an internal territorial problem to a regional war.
The Russian military response was precipitous and brazen, and has rightly been condemned by outside powers, but the next U.S. administration must learn that brinkmanship is a game that countries can play with friends as well as adversaries. U.S. officials warned Tbilisi of the dangers of using military force, but Saakashvili escalated his rhetoric anyway and took advantage of Western statements that Georgia's path toward consolidated democracy and NATO membership were guaranteed. A history of mixed messages coming from the United States contributed to the Georgian governments sense that a quick, successful war would meet with U.S. approval.
Recent reporting from the Caucasus has questioned Georgias account of the origins of the war. A New York Times investigation by two veteran correspondents found that shelling of civilian areas in Tskhinvali, the South Ossetian capital, began far earlier than Georgian authorities had alleged. Amnesty International has condemned the failure of both sides in the war to adequately protect civilians.
Although Georgia's alleged offenses may pale in comparison with the systematic ethnic cleansing of Georgian villages by South Ossetian militias, these recent accounts differ significantly from the initial Western media reports, which were largely based on the Georgian's own public relations efforts.
Unfortunately, President Saakashvili's unquestioning supporters in Washington are still guilty of the same simplistic thinking that helped cause the war. These supporters tend to think of Georgia's interests solely in the context of Russia's nefarious gambits on Eurasia's strategic chessboard. Georgians themselves have a far more nuanced view.
Recent polling by the International Republican Institute does show that more Georgians think the country is headed in the right direction than before the war. But when asked what they fear most, only 8 percent of Georgian respondents named Russian aggression as their primary concern. Forty-eight percent, by contrast, said the resumption of hostilities is their greatest fear. Moreover, the prospect of EU and NATO membership, though a significant issue, remains less important to Georgian's than job creation. So for people on the ground, Russia is neither the obvious aggressor nor the primary threat that outsiders make it out to be.
Saakashvili and his party, the United National Movement, emerged from the war with more support than ever. A party that had been on the wane and embroiled in controversy now garners more then 50 percent approval in national polling. But signs of strain are showing in the presidents base. A number of senior political figures who initially supported Saakashvili's handling of the war are now publicly asking tough questions of the administration. In early November, as many as 15,000 opposition supporters rallied in Tbilisi to call for early elections and promised a new wave of protests against Saakashvili's management of the war and its effects.
Western governments would do well to heed the voices of Georgians themselves. They should realize that support for President Saakashvili, support for Georgias de jure borders, and support for Georgian democracy are no longer synonymous positions and might even be mutually exclusive. Georgia's friends should take heed of how Georgian citizens have come to define their national interests — in ways that are more sophisticated, varied, and pragmatic than their leader would prefer.
Mikheil Saakashvili has overseen important reforms and has inched his country closer toward becoming a genuine European democracy, but the United States is now badly in need of a Georgia policy based on both countries real interests, not one man's savvy marketing campaign.
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Dragon & Hippo cake toppers
Thought I'd share with you these cute cake toppers I just finished. They are made of fondant/gumpaste. Next time, I'll make their heads and bodies out of RKT because they are on the heavy side (no pun intended).
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On Tuesday, Venus' passage between the Earth and the sun will be visible here
A rare, subtle yet extraordinary sight will play out in the sky Tuesday afternoon when Venus passes between the Earth and the sun, causing the planet to look as if it's crashing into our nearest star.
The so-called transit of Venus will begin at 3:06 p.m. when the planet begins to arc down the upper-right side of the sun. Venus will be fully in front of the sun at 3:23 p.m., and it will remain visible as an eerie black dot until the sun sets at 7:54 p.m.
You need aluminized Mylar eclipse glasses, or No. 14 welder's goggles, to watch the transit without damaging your eyes. Don't miss it. This kind of transit won't happen again until 2117.
Mercury also transits the sun, but the passage of Venus occurs far less often.
We asked Mark Lane, director of the Palomar Planetarium in San Marcos, to help us understand the phenomenon.
Q: Venus will look as if it is being swallowed by the sun during the transit. But it is actually a great distance away. How far away, exactly?
A: During the transit event, Venus will be exactly between the Earth and the sun and so will be about 68 million miles from the sun.
Q: And how far will Venus be from Earth?
A: Venus will be about 25 million miles from Earth at that time.
Q: Venus orbits the sun roughly once every 224 days. But its transits of the sun can be more than 100 years apart. Why?
A: A transit is when one celestial object passes in front of another object, appearing to cross in front of it. It is very much like a solar eclipse where there must be an exact alignment between all three bodies involved. Since the orbit of Venus is tilted slightly with respect to the Earth's orbit, a perfect alignment is very rare. The size of the sun is about one-half degree as we see it in the sky, so the precision needed for Venus to transit the sun makes it a very unlikely event every time Venus orbits around the sun.
However, on very rare occasions, we can get an exact alignment between all three bodies and a transit will be seen from observers on Earth. Because the Earth and Venus orbit with well-defined orbits, a perfect alignment and the resulting transit of Venus will occur with predictable regularity.
The nature of this regularity means that transits will occur twice in eight years but then require more than a century to happen again, followed by another set of transits eight years apart, followed by another 121 years before it happens again. The last time this occurred was eight years ago, and it won't happen again until the year 2117. This pattern repeats every 243 years.
Q: Venus looks like a speck of coal in photos of previous transits. But that's misleading, right? Venus is light-colored because of its gases and clouds?
A: Although Venus will look like a coal-black circular spot that crosses the disk of the sun, in reality Venus is a highly reflective planet covered with a dense atmosphere mostly composed of carbon dioxide. Usually Venus is the brightest celestial object in the sky other than the sun or the moon. But during the transit, we will be seeing the side of Venus that is not currently lit by the sun and so it will appear dark. This is the same reason why the moon looks like a black silhouette in front of the sun during a solar eclipse.


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DETROIT -- Tigers manager Jim Leyland told reporters that the pivotal decision Gene Lamont made in Game 2 of the World Series had nothing to do with Tuesdays announcement that Lamont would move from third-base coach to bench coach. But there's no denying that Lamont's unsuccessful attempt to score Prince Fielder all the way from first on a Delmon Young double put Lamont on the hot seat with those who pay the clubs coaches and players. And Im not referring to owner Mike Ilitch, but rather the fans. Lamont, along with hitting coach Lloyd McClendon, were human piatas for Tigers fans last year. Lamonts ill-advised decision to send the lumbering Fielder home with nobody out became a symbol of the frustration that came with getting swept by the underdog Giants. Now know this: Giants manager Bruce Bochy thought Fielder would score and allowed that it took two perfect throws, from left fielder Gregor Blanco and shortstop Brandon Crawford, to get Fielder. And Tigers on-deck batter Jhonny ...
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"Pesticides are poison and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer damages soil and water. We've been talking about this for years; now you can see it yourself," said Theresa Marquez, chief marketing executive at Organic Valley. "Add it up. The data presented in our calculator quantifies--from the perspective of an individual's grocery list--how going organic prevents a toxic burden on ourselves and our planet. And that's just from dairy products! Imagine the positive impact of choosing ALL organic foods. It's not a time to doubt or water-down organic. It's a time to look at the numbers and facts and take action. Organic is the future for all of us."
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Using the calculator is simple and highly educational. At any time during the simulated shopping experience, the visitor can explore the colorful, illustrated display and discover a great deal of information about the health, social, and economic benefits of organic agriculture and organic food, as well as the risks of using synthetic pesticides and fertilizers to produce food. The calculator also provides extensive references to scientific research and links to sources for more information.
Like a computer game, the calculator experience is also engaging with an animated interface and personalized results. It also incorporates social networking tools to let users share their results and challenge friends via Facebook, Twitter, and email to calculate the environmental impact of their own dairy buying purchases. It even features a printable certificate so users can share their impact at home - on the refrigerator door, for example.
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Decorate your home with a touch of spring, even when the weather is cold. Learn how to make fabric and wire flowers using an old-school technique from Aleene herself! These DIY fabric flowers friom Heidi Borchers make any surface prettier.
Since this is a project from Heidi, you know it's going to have a recycled element and guess what? It does! Use the cap from a plastic bottle to help you bend the wire. You can also use fabric scraps from your stash - this project is quick, easy and inexpensive! Other materials you'll need for this project include a wooden skewer, a needle, thread and polyfil.
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Windy City Soaring Association is a non-profit organization (club) dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of soaring (flying sailplanes aka gliders). Based at Hinckley Airport (0C2) in the friendly village of Hinckley IL, situated about fifty miles West of the hustle and bustle of downtown Chicago.
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By Greg GelpiSchool officials scrambled to rework their budgets with the governor's proposed budget cuts to education, but legislators have announced a measure that would eliminate the need for cuts. The Georgia House Appropriations Committee announced plans to avoid Gov. Sonny Perdue's proposed a $380 million cut to education. State Rep. Mike Barnes, D-Hampton, said the add-backs are possible because of money found from bed fees charged to nursing homes and delaying a proposed teacher and state employee pay raise by three months. The governor proposed a 2-percent pay raise for teachers and state employees. The driving force behind the add-backs has been to help local school boards avoid hiking property taxes, Barnes, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, said. Barnes and State Rep. Darryl Jordan, D-Riverdale, issued a joint press release on the proposed add-backs. "While we continue our struggle with the budget because of the economy, we are working hard to minimize the impact on our local school system in Clayton County." The add-backs would fund 5,300 teachers as well as classroom supplies. The house budget writers would also eliminate Perdue's proposed increased costs in teacher and state employee health insurance and reduce state employee furloughs. Henry County Public Schools has adapted to cuts from the state, since the state has cut funding each of the last two years, Comptroller Jeff Allie said. "At some point our instructional services will suffer," Allie said. "Eventually (the cuts) will catch up." Allie listed several measures that the Henry school system has taken to absorb the cuts. Among those are eliminating paraprofessionals for first and second grades, delaying textbook adoptions for kindergarten through fifth grades, delaying the purchase of new school buses, reducing funding to schools for instructional materials, freezing central office hiring, reducing custodial and janitorial staff and getting the number of teachers more inline with state funding for teachers. "No one will lose their jobs next year, but they could be assigned to new schools," Allie said. "That is one benefit to our growth." Henry County will have four new schools open in the fall. With the addition of 2,500 to 3,000 new students each year, he said the school system has been preparing for state cuts, but he hopes this will be the last year for these cuts. Lee Davis, the chief financial officer of the Clayton County school system, said earlier in the week that the system is considering many options for dealing with cuts, but that nothing had been finalized. The Clayton school board will have a preliminary budget review at 6 p.m. Monday in a special called meeting. The finance and budget committee of the board will meet at 6:30 p.m. With the governor's proposed budget, the Clayton system would be about $4 million short of what it had budgeted. Davis said rumors pop up every year about how budgetary problems will be dealt with, but said everything is simply a rumor at this point, since nothing has been finalized.
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I had someone ask today about advanced searches in Windows 8 and I can honestly say I hadn't tried one yet. Here is an example of what I would consider a simple search: I know I have a file on my computer with "W7" in the title. Press Windows Key + F and type in W7
but what if I can't remember the file name, but I am certain it was larger than 4 mb. Here's an advanced search:
There is still advanced searching in the Windows explorer interface as well.
I also struggle with finding files in Windows 8. It was a simple process in Win7. However in Win8 only applications are brought up as you just described above for simple searching. Files fail to show up in search results and I can't find out why.
Interestingly in Libraries (Explorer) only the the first four menues are indicated on the upper left menu bar, the "Search" menu fails to show up. A mistery or what the heck ?
as soon as you start adding search strings in the search input field as shown above, the search menu option becomes visible.
What if you don't just need to find all the **.dwg files (where * can be any other string of course), but need to compare the search results and select those files that are relevant to the current project? What if you need to narrow down the results because
you have hundreds of projects, thousands of CAD drawings, different versions of code, music files, etc. etc.? Moreover, what if the criteria for narrowing down results only become easy to see AFTER the initial search results show up? It's really dumb having
to redo almost the same search over again. Windows XP style search is much more intelligent, because the output is a re-sortable Window with columns: Click on the PATH column and you instantly select hundreds of DWG files belonging to the proper project.
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Sculpture museum to be opened in Mamallapuram
CHENNAI: In a year's time, tourist-friendly autorickshaws would ply throughout the State, Tourism Secretary V. Irai Anbu said here on Tuesday.
The tourist-friendly autos introduced in Chennai as part of a Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) initiative had evoked excellent response from domestic and foreign tourists, he told reporters.
Mobile tourism
"Currently we have 113 tourist-friendly autos operating in Chennai, 26 in Tiruchi, 20 in Thanjavur and 22 in Madurai. They will be introduced in Kanyakumari (18), Courtallam (28), Rameswaram (46), Chidambaram, Cuddalore, Tuticorin, Salem, Yercaud, Kancheepuram and Mamallapuram. Chennai will get another 147. Our aim is to have at least 1,000 such autos operating throughout the State," he said.
The TTDC is all set to launch mobile tourism by converting one of its 18-seater coaches into a pavilion. It will ply to the rural areas to promote tourism and create awareness among the public about ongoing festivals. An open-air sculpture museum and a sculpture park will be inaugurated in Mamallapuram next month.
Adventure Sports Park
Next in line is the opening of Adventure Sports Park in the TTDC Beach Resort complex in Mamallapuram. "Following the resounding success of the light and sound show at the Mannar Tirumalai Naicker Mahal in Madurai, we will start a similar show at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari by January 2010. The HR&CE Department will take care of a light and sound show at the Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple," he said.
TTDC hotels
TTDC Managing Director A. Chittaranjan Mohandoss said more boats would be purchased at a cost of Rs.80 lakh for various boathouses. An additional floor would be constructed at the TTDC hotels in Tiruchi (adding nine rooms) and Thanjavur (12 rooms) at a cost of Rs.1 crore each.
A hundred rooms would be upgraded during the year at the TTDC hotels in Hosur, Krishnagiri, Kanyakumari, Udhagamandalam, Tiruchendur and Rameswaram at a cost of Rs.2.76 crore; another 200 would be upgraded over the next two years.
The occupancy rate of the TTDC hotels went up from 50 per cent in 2005-2006 to 62 per cent in 2008-2009. The net profit increased from Rs.4.09 crore in March 2005 to Rs.10.17 crore in March 2009.
Mr. Mohandoss said the economic slowdown had only a small impact on business arrivals. The State witnessed nearly 31 per cent increase for the eight months period compared to the all India growth rate of 13 per cent: from January to August 2009, the TTDC received 5.81 crore tourists, including 21 lakh foreign tourists.


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Need help with my HTPC...
so, i installed the ATI Multimedia Center and it works great and records/pauses TV and all.
BUT... my channel guide does not work for some reason. does anyone know how to get the channel listing/guide working?
or should i use different software? im not looking to pay for a subscription. i just want a free channel listing. if those do not exist, please let me know.
thx :D
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Are you refering to vista mce, if so, the listings are free. Try going to the options and reseting which listings you want....
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ATI's Media Center software is really stupid and sucks balls. I recommend using a different program for the guide.
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Announcing the Grand Opening of All Pro Fleet Painting in Glendale AZ
Don´t be fooled by the name, ALL PRO FLEET PAINTING is not just a truck painting shop! All Pro Fleet Painting is a one stop shop for fleet painting and collision repair services. From start to finish, All Pro operates with the single goal of providing excellent service for fleets of all sizes in the Phoenix Metro area.
Glendale, AZ (PRWEB) October 02, 2012
Don´t let the name fool you, All Pro Fleet Painting is not just a truck painting shop! All Pro Fleet Painting is a one stop shop for all fleet painting and collision repair services. From start to finish, All Pro operates with the single goal of providing excellent service for fleets of all sizes in the valley.
All Pro Fleet Painting may be the new kid on the block; however, it is by no means a new business. All Pro Fleet Painting had its start as a division of Capitol Collision Repair Specialists and 1st Impressions Truck Lettering, both located in Phoenix, AZ. According to Dan Deary, owner of both companies, "The Valley has been in short supply of a one stop fleet shop for many years." What started as a one man shop in 1988, Deary has grown Capitol Collision and 1st Impressions to be one of the largest independent [body shops in Phoenix, and most respected [vehicle wrap companies in Phoenix and has his bar set high for the fleet shop. Deary states, "By combining the years of years of experience fixing trucks, painting trucks, wrapping and lettering trucks it was a natural progression to open this facility and we expect to be one of the leaders in this industry."
On July 2, 2012 All Pro Fleet Painting officially opened its doors for business at the corner of Myrtle and 65th Avenue in Glendale, Arizona. The new facility is equipped for truck collision repair and proudly displays its 60 foot long paint booth, large enough to paint near anything that rolls onto the property. "It's as if the stars aligned to make this project happen" Deary states, "finding the property for sale which such an enormous paint booth just made my decision to open the new shop so easy".
The building is impressive but quality staffing is where the company really shines. Already employed by Capitol Collision, Deary recognized the talents of Ryan Simmons and Mike Hetherington and has allowed them the freedom to take control of this project.
As joint managers of All Pro Fleet Painting, both Ryan Simmons and Mike Hetherington boast of many years of experience. As a seasoned veteran, Hetherington brings over 35 years of experience in heavy truck repair, painting and estimating and Simmons has 24 years of experience in the auto damage industry with 10 of those years dealing strictly with auto and fleet insurance claims. This experience has given him the ability to provide his customers with accurate assessments of vehicle damage and specific expertise in dealing with insurance claims. They have carefully staffed the new facility with skilled technicians and painters to make sure that all their customers´ needs are meet with strict quality control.
All Pro Fleet Services is prepared to handle collision damage or basic wear and tear repairs to any size vehicle from a Prius to buses, tractor trailers and construction equipment. Additionally, they specialize in quality truck painting and truck lettering all designed to meet the specialized needs of their customers. As their website states, "No job is too big or too small".
To really appreciate All Pro Fleet Painting´s complete services visit their website at http://www.allprofleetpainting.com or they may be reached by phone at (623) 847-5555.
All Pro Fleet Painting
6502 West Myrtle
Glendale, AZ 85301
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New Study Finds There Are Bizarre Creatures Living In Our Belly Buttons
The belly button is a feral petri dish full of all sorts of exotic bacteria most closely resembling a rain forest, according to a recent study.
The belly button is a feral petri dish full of all sorts of exotic bacteria most closely resembling a rain forest, according to a recent study.
I can donate canned food, I can drop change in a bucket and I can return a DVD with a drop box, so why not a baby? This concept sounds brilliant to me.
Nine year old Holly Lindley has to drink 6 pints of milk a day or she could die. Congratulations on having the most disgusting cure ever.
What an awful life young Holly Lindley will have to live because of her Glycogen Storage Disease
Mad scientists have been hard at work trying to develop a sex-drive-enhancement drug for women ever since those wily old coots emerged nearly 15 years ago with a little blue pill called Viagra. Interestingly enough, it appears as if science is no match for men dedicated to breeding a society full of hornier women, because those fiends have done it.
A lot people will tell you that college is the best time you'll ever have, but a new study suggests that the ages at which life is most enjoyable are actually 9 and 68. Researchers say that is likely because these ages represent a time when humans are more likely to make having fun a priority.
So remember when some restaurant chains revamped their menus and started to put the calories for every single food item in parentheses next to each choice? Well now you will start to see calorie counts everywhere- just by walking down the street or going into a store, because starting next year refreshment vending machines will also be displaying the calories of each drink right on the front. What's your opinion on this?
The other day, someone tweeted five steps to a better "o". They went like this:
1 – Do it yourself.
2 – Do it yourself.
3 – Do it yourself.
4 – Do it yourself.
5 – Do it yourself.
Mere seconds after the original tweet was posted, it flooded my timeline as other people (mostly women) retweeted it. And I just shook my head.
Some promising new research has surfaced that indicates that tall people are less likely to suffer strokes, psychotic breakdowns or die from heart disease than the shorter of the breed. However, the same research says that these same vertically-endowed humans are doomed at best, to die of cancer.
I constantly wake up in the middle of the night to piss — is that normal? — Gary, 29, Silver Spring, Maryland
Well boys, it could be time to dust off all of those 35-year-old copies of Playboy Magazine that your daddy has stuffed in grocery sacks underneath his mattress. No, that's not Buckwheat in a leg lock that you are looking at on page fifty-eight, that's a 1970′s bush, and it just might be making a comeback.
It's going to happen, probably more than once or twice in your life. You'll be out with your buddies, on the town, cruising the bars, knocking back beers and shots of tequila and whiskey. Or perhaps someone will challenge your drinking prowess, and you defend your honor with a booze-guzzling contest. Whatever the reasons may be, you've overdone it, and you wake up in the morning with a raging hangover.
You know what I'm talking about. That angry, "I could totally knock your head off your shoulders!" sex that reminds you you're alive and your partner is, too, and life is grand. I mean, seriously pissed off, ready to knock each other's teeth out, can't stop swearing at each other...and then suddenly you're kissing sex. One of you's against the wall, you're both pushing each other away, but your bodies just keep slamming back together sex.


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I didn't even know bare minerals had a face wash. They are focused on natural elements though, so I'm sure it's safe.
If that doesn't work, I've been using a face wash for 6 years and it's like magic. Cosmedix Purity Clean. It's pricey, but worth it.
08/20/2013 - Edith
Bare Minerals generally makes good stuff. If you want to try something totally natural, I actually make my own and it's super easy (and cheap!)
8 oz. liquid Castile soap (like Dr. Bronners)
8 oz. water
2 oz. olive oil
5-10 drops tea tree oil (this fights acne!)
I store it in an empty soap dispenser. Great stuff!
I'm also using the BareMinerals face wash and love it. The owner of our local beauty shop recommended it. She recently has twins and was telling me which products were ok and which weren't (REN exfoliant - too strong now!).
Baby #1 at 41!
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Safety or Insanity: What the Press Didn't Tell YouThursday, August 6th, 2009
Remember the lead-in-toy-paint scare during the Holiday season of 2007? While we all remember the recalls, the most significant offshoot of the situation is a law known as the CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Information Act) which Congress passed the following year - an election year. A well-intentioned but deeply flawed law, it has resulted in the demise of many small businesses and cottage industries and economic hardship for all but the most enormous of companies.
As written, this law made felons out of handcrafters of one-of-a-kind children's items, including organic and natural wooden toys and baby afghans sold at craft fairs (unless the finished item had been tested — often redundantly — by one of a handful of accredited labs in the US at a cost of several thousand dollars or sent to overseas labs, both of which typically result in the destruction of the item itself). Incredibly, the law also has the potential to make criminals of anyone having garage sales and reselling anything (clothing, bedding, toys, books printed pre-1985, etc.) for children 12 years old and younger if any item is found to be out of compliance with this law. For a short while, libraries and schools were anticipating having to dispose of, in hazardous waste fashion, all of their books for children 12 and younger. There are still storerooms of boxes filled with books printed before 1985, which are currently banned as children's products. Schools and libraries are no longer planning to dispose of post-1985 printed books, but science programs are still being held hostage by the rigid regulations, resulting in at least one school using posters to teach geology rather than using real rocks, and leaving others without access to items like microscope bulbs due to the necessary lead solder used to make them. The absurd fact is that CPSIA law covers virtually anything — not just toys — for children 12 and under — even shoes. Using the logic that made CPSIA a law, we should never let our kids go barefoot outside because the lead content naturally found in dirt could easily exceed the legal allowable lead content for anything intended for kids 12 and under.
Keep in mind that there were already laws in place concerning lead in paint in toys when the 2007 situation occurred. What we were seeing and hearing about at that time were toys that were not compliant with existing laws and should have never ended up in the U.S. What would have made sense to ensure child safety with regards to lead paint would have been to enforce these existing laws. Instead, in a knee-jerk and politically-driven reaction to public concern, our legislators passed a law that has been, and will continue to be, tragically, the undoing of many makers of the very best and safest in children's products. What started out as a law with bipartisan support has now become good ol' politics. Congress has continued to push back scheduled meetings about the CPSIA, leaving everyone involved scratching their heads and guessing how to best move forward to comply. (There are more interpretations of this law than you can shake a stick at.) On top of all this, there have been 11 proposed amendments that are going nowhere.
This is a law that is so monumentally extreme and cumbersome and, in our opinion, misdirected, that it will benefit few but huge retailers and toy manufacturers, and most importantly, not parents and children. Ironically, many of the toys we want for our children - those that are lovingly hand-crafted, inspire creativity, are made with the purest of materials, and won't end up as landfill after several months of use - are now unavailable to us because of CPSIA. Ironically, what will make a toy CPSIA-compliant are expensive material and component testing that is cost-effective only in vast quantities — which brings us back to toys "made in China" in most instances. A bizarre turn of events, eh? And while European toy safety standards have typically been recognized around the world as the most stringent, many of these toy manufacturers have discontinued doing business in the U.S. because this law is so clumsy and unnecessary, safety-wise. It is a sad day when Grandpa in Minnesota, who crafts wooden toy trains in his garage, has been put out of business because he can't afford several thousands of dollars of component testing, while factories in China the size of football fields - many with questionable regard for workers' health and the environment — spew out toys made of plastic because they can afford the testing.
While this law has squandered literally millions of people-hours of those interpreting it, researching it, communicating about it, and attempting to be compliant with it, it has little to do with safety. Ineptly reported by the media, and passed in knee-jerk fashion by Congress, CPSIA is changing the landscape of items we can offer our children. Our legislators have created this mess and parents should be aware that their choices for items they purchase for their 12-and-under kids are being drastically reduced.
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A Spoonful of SugarWednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Mary Jo, our Accounting Manager and mother of two adolescent boys, is sidetracked right now with a bad knee injury. The fact that she's under doctor's orders to lay really low, knee in a brace, isn't helping her feel as organized or in control as she'd like to be. She was already behind with some housework when the accident happened. Additionally, her very elderly and relatively incapacitated grandmother is 2 months into a 4-month stay and guests are in town this weekend-enough to make nearly any mother's head spin.
We've probably all been in this spot to some degree or another. Whether it's because of doctor's orders to lay low, because we've got such a bad bug that we can't even think of getting out of bed, or because we've been called out of town to be with an ailing loved one, there are times when we just can't do all that we expect of ourselves or that our families have come to depend on. We can go crazy with stress about it or do our best to surrender to the situation (which, I grant you, is no easy task). And there is a lot to be said for knowing that somewhere in the situation there may be an unforeseen gift.
In Mary Jo's case, she's using her incapacitation as an opportunity to show her boys how much she does as their mother and as the person who manages the household. (A priceless lesson, I'd say.) The first night, her younger son cooked his first dinner for the family: hot dogs, sliced oranges, potato chips, pineapple, and carrots. He also had to set the table and make tea for his great grandmother. And he had to time everything so that they ate at some semblance of the dinner hour! The next night, her other son concocted a dinner around sloppy joes. Acknowledging and wisely surrendering to her limitations, she called in a day care provider to help with her grandmother. Her husband has kicked it up a notch, too, despite a busy time at work, and her brother is driving the boys to school for the duration.
She told me that she watched "Mary Poppins" one night and was intent on looking for all the spoonfuls of sugar that she can find in this whole kerfuffle. When I last heard from her, she said that there really are quite a few spoonfuls. "The crutches should motivate me to do more pushups. My upper arms needed this workout," was her last report. I had to chuckle-and marvel-at her willingness to find what makes this whole knee thing more than just an inconvenience. While she's finding the silver linings, perhaps the most valuable gift in all of this is the fact that her kids get to step up to the plate and help with daily chores that they assumed (as most kids do) just miraculously happen. A gift for the boys in that they are learning how much their mom does and they now get to contribute to her, and a gift for Mary Jo in that her family now appreciates her on a whole new level. Silver linings, indeed!
For the Salad Days of Summer, a Couple of Our FavoritesTuesday, July 21st, 2009
Try out a couple of summer salad recipes from our Eat, Drink & Be Chinaberry cookbook (sorry, out-of-print).
This makes enough for an army of hungry eaters or for a few days of yummy salad eating.
-Patti Pitcher; Seattle, Washington
1 lb flaggolet beans (the small greenish Italian bean-very yummy)
3 giant tomatoes, diced
2 large cucumbers, peeled and diced
1 red pepper, diced
Small handful of each: basil, dill and oregano-mince
1-1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled (I use sheep feta-Valbreso)
Cook beans until deliciously tender. Add minced herbs, diced vegies and crumbled feta. Dress lightly with equal parts of:
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
One clove garlic, minced (or more if you love garlic)
Salt and pepper to taste
Stir and eat.
A perfect choice for a cold buffet; not peppery.
-Joan Barasovska; New Orleans, Louisiana
1 chicken, cooked, meat diced
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1 cup chopped green grapes (seedless)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1 T lemon juice
2 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp tumeric
Salt to taste
Chopped parsley to garnish
Cover chicken with water, bring to boil, skim foam, reduce heat, simmer one hour, remove from pot, cool, remove chicken from bones and skin, dice and place in large bowl.
Add celery, scallions, grapes.
Mix mayo, sour cream, lemon juice, curry, spices in a small bowl until smooth. Pour over salad, mix gently, refrigerate several hours.
Multi-Tasking Mama Syndrome - It Can Happen to YouSaturday, July 18th, 2009
I had 2 leg injuries last year from falls (and I'm only 45). The female doctor said injuries are actually quite common among busy moms. I decided this "disease" needed a name so I named it Multi-Tasking Mama Syndrome. Do you have it too? I think we need a support group — the meetings should take place at a medical facility. Make sure to bring along your laptop, cell phone, kids, diaper bag… 1-800-555-MTMS
Super Sports DisksThursday, July 16th, 2009
Why are these sports disks one of my top five favorite toys of all time? For one, they encourage kids to get outdoors and get physical! I've used them with my 4-year-old grandson as well as with my own friends, and we've all had a blast. The foam-ringed disks have a high-strength mesh net that makes the ball catapult off it, enabling you to catch and throw balls up to 150 feet. They're perfect for the beach or pool since they won't sink, and on scorching hot days, use them with water balloons! Both sizes are suitable for 4-year-olds and up, but the larger ones are easier for younger ones to use (I actually prefer them myself!), progressing to the smaller ones after a little practice. Each size comes with 2 disks and a 2-inch rubber ball. Winner of the 2007 Parent's Choice Award. (Colors may vary.) 4+; $39.95. Mini Sports Disc also available.
Review by Janet at Chinaberry
Jog-a-Thon School FundraiserThursday, June 11th, 2009
About one week ago, my girls' elementary school had their first jog-a-thon fundraiser and it was a big success! Our school raised a lot of money and because the PTA organized it without help from a fundraising organization, the school got to keep all of the money raised.
The kids seemed to have a great time as well. It was set up so each grade level had their own separate area for running. I went down and cheered on the first grade joggers, including my two girls. The older children ran for the longest period of time. Besides being a great way to donate money to the school, jog-a-thons also helps promote a healthy lifestyle.
I had the girls "train" for the event by running laps around our house & doing various exercises. One day I even set up an obstacle course in our yards, which challenged them not only physically, but cognitively as well since they had to try to remember all of the instructions (I could barely remember them myself, and I was the one who made them up!). It's not easy to exhaust my girls (huge understatement), but I managed to do it at least for a few days.
Getting back to the topic of school, I think I'll ask the principal if the school might consider starting a before-school running program. Most of the schools in our district that have started morning running programs, have had a lot of success. One big benefit is that the kids who run seem to be calmer and more ready to learn in the classroom.
So, whether you're promoting jogging for a school fundraiser, a way for kids to get into better shape, or a way to help kids begin their school day, it seems as if it's a win-win situation for everyone involved.
Has your kid's school done a jog-a-thon? If so, we'd love to hear about your experiences.
The Show Must Go On?Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
'Never let 'em see you sweat!' was something I heard every day when I was in acting school. This phrase was so embedded in my psyche that when a heavy wooden ladder fell on my foot during a premature blackout on stage last year, I stifled a scream and 'acted' as if I wasn't in the searing pain that made it very difficult to scurry offstage for the next scene change. After all, 'the show must go on!'
Thinking the pain would go away on its own, I lived with an aching foot for months. Instead of getting better, though, the pain progressed to the point where I began developing a slight limp. After finally seeing an M.D., I learned that I had fractured my foot that night on stage, and because I never had it treated, I now have post-traumatic arthritis that will most likely be with me the rest of my life. Hey, I always thought 'time heals all wounds.' No?
I have a friend whose father abandoned her when she was 5. In the 25 years I've known her, she's only mentioned it once, and when she brought it up, she acted as if it was no biggee. Nobody ever sees her sweat, by golly. Yet while her 'show' goes on, I can't help but visualize the emotional arthritis and stiffness setting in like protective walls around her heart. While the results of my untreated 'wound' can be seen in my walk, hers are seen in troubled relationships and compromised health.
When it comes to wounds both physical and emotional, oh, how we want that quick fix, but if there's one thing I've learned this past year, it's that the 'show' doesn't go on just because we stifle our screams and act like everything's okay. Conversely, it seems that if we don't grieve and don't seek help when we're hurting, we end up carrying around an unhealed wound that can be just as crippling as any fracture in our physical body, oftentimes leading to secondary complications down the road.
My hope is that each of us can identify what we're truly feeling and express it–that we'll uncover what needs to be uncovered, grieve what needs to be grieved, heal what needs to be healed, and move on to a new day! While we don't need to let everybody see us 'sweat,' may we all be blessed with those certain dear souls with whom we can share our pain. Wishing us all a year of deep healing and better times!
Let someone who needs comforting know how much you care with this lovely heart-shaped pillow designed to bring comfort and healing.
When you're grieving a great loss, it can be such an isolating time. You're too exhausted to read, you feel as if you're too much of a killjoy to be around friends, and even the thought of leaving the house drains you. Still, you crave comfort and long to feel that someone knows what you're going through.
That's the beauty of giving or receiving one of these Healing Hearts, which are designed to bring emotional comfort and healing. The weight of the heart when placed on the chest is comforting, like the hand of a loved one placed on the heart to soothe or encourage. Made of sumptuously soft fabric with a delicately lavender-scented stuffing, they're just as soothing to hold as to look at.
Years ago when we carried these, we heard from so many of you. One was the mother of a young man who died of AIDS who told us that her son kept the Heart with him to the end. His mother now has the Heart with her. Women have carried their hearts into surgery; sisters have mailed the heart back and forth across country whenever one needed it the most. I can't think of a more comforting or tasteful gift to let a loved one know you care. (Semi-sheer crushed polyester with a lustrous sheen.)
Healthy and Whole Foods on a BudgetTuesday, May 5th, 2009
When my children were young, my husband and I were on the verge of being "poor." One of the ways we kept costs down was to avoid buying packaged and processed food. Now recognized as not the most nutrient-filled items to eat, packaged and processed food didn't give a grocery-shopper much bang for her buck back then (or today). So I attempted to cook using as many whole foods as I could get my hands on.
Trust me, I didn't spend my days in the kitchen! I'd make a pot of legumes to use over the course of several meals, or freeze; a larger-than-needed serving of rice so that I could add some to soups or serve for breakfast with fruit, yogurt, and maple syrup; as many fresh vegetables available at a given time of year to use every which way. It really wasn't very complicated. My family ate well and without spending too much money on food.
I bring this up because I think adults tend to believe that kids need their food jazzed up in some way and several generations removed from its natural state in order to eat it. Maybe kids believe that, too. (Madison Avenue has surely had its way finagling us into thinking we absolutely need what they are selling.) But truly, children are born with unadulterated taste buds and the real flavors of real food suit them perfectly. An apple slice is a fine treat to most. Almond butter on a whole grain cracker is a pleasure to eat. Sparkling water with a touch of unsweetened apple juice is an infinitely better choice than a soda, and unless your child has already consumed sickeningly-sweet soft drinks and thinks that is the way liquids are supposed to taste, will suit her just fine. Truly, unless and until we get our children addicted to food that has "flavoring" on the label, or is packed with sugar, they are generally delighted with many foods that are real and unadulterated.
To this day, my own kids, now adults, appreciate a piece of fruit from the farmers' market and a sandwich made with real whole wheat bread more than they do something out of box that you have to unwrap. And they know their way around the kitchen and how to use basic ingredients to create meals.
There are many things I wish I could go back in time and do differently as a parent, but feeding my children real food from the start is one thing I know I did right.
Swine Influenza and YouTuesday, April 28th, 2009
The following questions and answers were found on the CDC website: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm.
What is swine flu?
Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. Swine flu viruses have been reported to spread from person-to-person, but in the past, this transmission was limited and not sustained beyond three people.
Are there human infections with swine flu in the U.S.?
In late March and early April 2009, cases of human infection with swine influenza A (H1N1) viruses were first reported in Southern California and near San Antonio, Texas. Other U.S. states have reported cases of swine flu infection in humans and cases have been reported internationally as well. An updated case count of confirmed swine flu infections in the United States is kept at http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/investigation.htm CDC and local and state health agencies are working together to investigate this situation.
Is this swine flu virus contagious?
CDC has determined that this swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is contagious and is spreading from human to human. However, at this time, it is not known how easily the virus spreads between people.
What are the signs and symptoms of swine flu in people?
The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with swine flu. In the past, severe illness (pneumonia and respiratory failure) and deaths have been reported with swine flu infection in people. Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions.
How does swine flu spread?
Spread of this swine influenza A (H1N1) virus is thought to be happening in the same way that seasonal flu spreads. Flu viruses are spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose.
How can someone with the flu infect someone else?
Infected people may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 7 or more days after becoming sick. That means that you may be able to pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick.
What should I do to keep from getting the flu?
First and most important: wash your hands. Try to stay in good general health. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food. Try not touch surfaces that may be contaminated with the flu virus. Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
Are there medicines to treat swine flu?
Yes. CDC recommends the use of oseltamivir or zanamivir for the treatment and/or prevention of infection with these swine influenza viruses. Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaler) that fight against the flu by keeping flu viruses from reproducing in your body. If you get sick, antiviral drugs can make your illness milder and make you feel better faster. They may also prevent serious flu complications. For treatment, antiviral drugs work best if started soon after getting sick (within 2 days of symptoms).
How long can an infected person spread swine flu to others?
People with swine influenza virus infection should be considered potentially contagious as long as they are symptomatic and possible for up to 7 days following illness onset. Children, especially younger children, might potentially be contagious for longer periods.
What surfaces are most likely to be sources of contamination?
Germs can be spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth. Droplets from a cough or sneeze of an infected person move through the air. Germs can be spread when a person touches respiratory droplets from another person on a surface like a desk and then touches their own eyes, mouth or nose before washing their hands.
How long can viruses live outside the body?
We know that some viruses and bacteria can live 2 hours or longer on surfaces like cafeteria tables, doorknobs, and desks. Frequent handwashing will help you reduce the chance of getting contamination from these common surfaces.
What can I do to protect myself from getting sick?
There is no vaccine available right now to protect against swine flu. There are everyday actions that can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza. Take these everyday steps to protect your health:
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
- Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
- If you get sick with influenza, CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
What is the best way to keep from spreading the virus through coughing or sneezing?
If you are sick, limit your contact with other people as much as possible. Do not go to work or school if ill. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick. Put your used tissue in the waste basket. Cover your cough or sneeze if you do not have a tissue. Then, clean your hands, and do so every time you cough or sneeze.
What is the best way to keep from spreading the virus through coughing or sneezing?
If you are sick, limit your contact with other people as much as possible. Do not go to work or school if ill. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick. Put your used tissue in the waste basket. Cover your cough or sneeze if you do not have a tissue. Then, clean your hands, and do so every time you cough or sneeze.
What is the best technique for washing my hands to avoid getting the flu?
Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs. Wash with soap and water. or clean with alcohol-based hand cleaner. we recommend that when you wash your hands — with soap and warm water — that you wash for 15 to 20 seconds. When soap and water are not available, alcohol-based disposable hand wipes or gel sanitizers may be used. You can find them in most supermarkets and drugstores. If using gel, rub your hands until the gel is dry. The gel doesn't need water to work; the alcohol in it kills the germs on your hands.
What should I do if I get sick?
If you live in areas where swine influenza cases have been identified and become ill with influenza-like symptoms, including fever, body aches, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting or diarrhea, you may want to contact their health care provider, particularly if you are worried about your symptoms. Your health care provider will determine whether influenza testing or treatment is needed.
If you are sick, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people as much as possible to keep from spreading your illness to others.
If you become ill and experience any of the following warning signs, seek emergency medical care.
In children emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
- Fast breathing or trouble breathing
- Bluish skin color
- Not drinking enough fluids
- Not waking up or not interacting
- Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held
- Flu-like symptoms improve but then return with fever and worse cough
- Fever with a rash
In adults, emergency warning signs that need urgent medical attention include:
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- Pain or pressure in the chest or abdomen
- Sudden dizziness
- Confusion
- Severe or persistent vomiting
How serious is swine flu infection?
Like seasonal flu, swine flu in humans can vary in severity from mild to severe. Between 2005 until January 2009, 12 human cases of swine flu were detected in the U.S. with no deaths occurring. However, swine flu infection can be serious. In September 1988, a previously healthy 32-year-old pregnant woman in Wisconsin was hospitalized for pneumonia after being infected with swine flu and died 8 days later. A swine flu outbreak in Fort Dix, New Jersey occurred in 1976 that caused more than 200 cases with serious illness in several people and one death.
Can I get swine influenza from eating or preparing pork?
No. Swine influenza viruses are not spread by food. You cannot get swine influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.


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A memorial to those Trimaris has lost, but not forgotten.
Trimaris Lost is dedicated to those members of the SCA Kingdom of Trimaris who have passed on yet left their mark among friends, family, households and the Kingdom as a whole. In their time they each added to the whole that is Trimaris and with their passing they have left this Kingdom a little less brilliant than it was before. They are all sorely missed.
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IBF#13, WBC#19 middleweight contender Billy Lyell (20-7 4kos) made short work of late sub Chris Overbey (9-12) Friday night at the Appalacian Power Park in Charleston, West Virginia. From the onset, Lyell pressed the action later dropping Overbey with a left hook at the end of the first stanza. Following another knockdown midway through the second, referee Steve Allred called a halt to the bout at 1:59 of round two. It marked Lyell's fourth win in his last five fights including a recent upset of previously unbeaten contender John Duddy (26-1)..
In other action, local welterweight prospect Joey Myers (13-1-1) won a six round unanimous decision over durable vet Dezi Ford (24-26). Scores were 60-54 on two cards and 60-53. Also, local heavy Jason Pettaway (3-0) won a 6 round majority decision over Julius Jackson (3-4). Scores were 60-54 and 58-56 for Pettaway and 57-57. The pro-am card was promoted by Simons' Promotions.
Cestus Fighter, "Da Bomb" George "Crushes" Gonzalez in Four on ESPN Under card!
On July 31, 2009, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida was the site for ESPNs Friday Night Fights boxing series that was headlined by Julio The Kidd Diaz taking on the impressive looking young prospect Victor Cayo. The event was promoted by Seminole Warriors Boxing and proved to be another great night of super boxing action. The under card was loaded with enlivened young boxers that could very well be the future of the sport. Among those young charges was Cestus Managements Super-Middleweight Don DaBomb George (17-0-1 w/15 kos) taking on rough Puerto Rican Emmanuel Gonzalez in a six round bout.
Things quickly heated up in the first round as DaBomb (167 pounds) came out sticking a powerful jab followed by a booming overhand right to the head of Gonzalez (166.25) which did not allow the Puerto Rican to find any kind of range or rhythm. The second and third rounds had some very rough and exciting toe to toe exchanges which saw Gonzalez attempt to up his aggression but was met head on by George who was throwing some hardcore leather in the form of jabs and overhand rights, followed by left hooks to the head that where clearly rattling Gonzalez by the end of the third round. The first thirty seconds of round four was red hot as George was connecting with hard shots to the head and body which where backing Gonzalez up and making him grimace. The end of the fight was sudden with George connecting with a bone crunching right hand to the solar plexus that stopped Gonzales in his tracks. The body shot dropped Gonzalez to his knees where the referee started the count; Gonzalez tried to get up but fell back down and was on all fours, causing the referee to stop the contest at fifty three seconds of round four. The fans erupted when DaBomb did his trademark celebratory back flip.
We are now one more step closer to being serious players in our weight division, said Gina Iacovou, who is Cestus Managements CEO. (Emmanuel) Gonzalez was a good gage as he has been in there with some very strong respectable opposition, Donovan really showed that he is on his way and ready for us to move him into the next level.
Mike Michael, who is Cestus chief adviser, said, It was a very solid win for Donovan as Gonzalez is notoriously known for being a real tough kid. He (Gonzalez) really took some hellacious shots and Donovan showed that he is a viscous power puncher that has a granite chin with the heart of a lion and has an explosive big punching exciting fighting style which is what fans want to see". Michael added, "We are now ready to step up to the next level and establish Donovan George's presence by the end of 2009 . I would like to personally thank the Seminole Warriors Boxing and ESPN for this great opportunity. I would also like to thank the great fans of Florida for their support.
Karpency makes first defense!
WBA Fedecentro light heavyweight champ, Tommy Karpency (17-1-1 11kos) of Adah, Pennsylvania returns to the ring on Friday August 21st at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, West Virginia. The 23 year old Karpency will defend his WBA Fedecentro belt over 10 rounds against undefeated challenger Chuck Mussachio (13-0-2 5kos) of New Jersey. Promoted by Simons' Promotions and beginning at 8pm, the six bout card will also feature middleweight prospect Jimmy Lubash (13-2 6kos) in a six rounder. For ticket info, contact Steve Simons at (304) 290-0291.
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HOUSTON --Houston police are searching for two suspects whotheysayabducted a woman from a parking lot in southeast Houston, then robbed and raped her.
The violence has neighbors on edge in the area.
Some residents at the large apartment complex in the 3500 block of Dixie and Old Spanish Trail saw what looked like a kidnapping Thursday night. They called 911.
They told police they saw two men with guns grab a young woman walking in the parking lot and then force her into a car.
Investigators saidthe victim is 21 years old. She was taken to an ATM and forced to take out cash.
According to the police report, the two men then drove her to an unknown secluded location where she was sexually assaulted.
After the suspects let her go, the victim ran and called 911.
Apartment managers handed out a vague crime alert about the incident on Friday. The memo placed on residents doors just said a violent crime occurred overnight. The memo also asked residents to be aware of their surroundings and to lock their doors.
One resident told KHOU 11 News there has been a lot of crime in the area, and pointed to a location where a man was recently murdered.
KHOU checked with police and in December of 2011, a University of Houston student Hao Nguyen was killed on the property. Earlier this week, investigators linked Roderick Damien Mitchell to the murder though DNA. He s been arrested and charged.
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The Film Society Program Director and ND/NF Selection Committee Member takes us behind the scenes in a candid chat about New Directors/New Films 2012, his approach to working collaboratively, and the benefits of staying small.
ND/NF Discovery: Colin Elliott (USA)
"It can be difficult and sometimes painful to have to really dig into an idea, free associate with all the elements, and see what resonates, but it's how I find my process rewarding."
ND/NF Discovery: Adam Leon's "Gimme the Loot" (USA)
"I think the entire process is the greatest thing in the world. I hope I get to make more movies and I hope I don't lose that feeling."
ND/NF Discovery: Ivana Jurić's "The Room" (Croatia)
"I would describe The Room in five words: doll, love reverie, sex and pain."
ND/NF Discovery: Sacha Polak's "Hemel" (The Netherlands)
What would you be doing if you weren't making films? "Maybe a painter or a writer, probably unemployed."
ND/NF Discovery: Anca Damian's "Crulic: The Path to Beyond" (Romania)
"The main rule is: making the movie is a "work in progress" till the last day — never stop digging to find the most valuable form or truth."
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The Rapture Serve Up A Peek At Their New Album And A Summer Friday Distraction
The first taste of the Rapture's forthcoming album The Grace Of Your Love (DFA), the lengthy dance jam "How Deep Is Your Love?," is not only pretty goodif you turn the lights in whatever room you're in low enough and up the brightness on your monitor all the way, the video that doubles as the track's official premiere vehicle can sorta make you feel like you're in a club, and not sitting in front of a computer. Well-timed for a glacially moving summer Friday afternoon, no?
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Distribution of informative SNPs by chromosome. The primary y-axis (on the left) shows the proportion of SNPs on each chromosome where the difference in major allele frequency between two of the continentally defined HapMap groups is greater than 0.3. Informativeness for assignment is shown on the secondary y-axis (on the right). The distribution of informative SNPs is fairly even across chromosomes. Since almost 4 million SNPs were used in this analysis, the relatively small observed differences are statistically significant however (p < .0001 for the difference in mean informativeness for assignment across chromosomes using one-way ANOVA).
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�Come, you spirits; That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here�� In Macbeth, William Shakespeare writes this passage in order to tell us about the character of Lady Macbeth. Using only this line, we can almost determine Lady Macbeth�s personality and her motives. Up to the point where this quote leaves off, we have not heard much of Lady Macbeth.
In the first line Lady Macbeth says, �Come, you spirits.� Already we have a dark image of her conjuring up evil spirits. She does not seem a bit intimidated by the spirits she is calling. Her tone of voice suggests she is almost commanding the spirits to help her carry out her plan. Shakespeare meant to put this phrase in the beginning of the sentence. So that the reader sees Lady Macbeth as more of an evil character, which in her own way conjures evil spirits.
In the first part of the second line Lady Macbeth says, �That tend on mortal thought.� It means that she wants the evil spirits that wait on thoughts of murder or death to come to her. This phrase foreshadows the many deaths that happen by the end of the play. By now, we can see Lady Macbeth�s nature. Her thoughts are all dark images, and her mind is set on the murder of the King.
Finally, in the most significant part of the sentence Lady Macbeth says, �unsex me here.� She wants the spirits to come and take away her soft, feminine characteristics. She feels that her husband is too nice to get the greatness he is promised, and the only way he can succeed is if she helps him.
In the first half of the play, Lady Macbeth is the brain behind the operation. She not only provides the actual plan, but encourages her husband as well. During the period the play was written, women were considered to be submissive. However, in her case, she is so influential that Macbeth is persuaded by her. To help convince Macbeth not to call the murder off, Lady Macbeth questions his manhood. She says, �When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would ; Be so much more the man.� Lady Macbeth knows the weak point of her husband, and plays with his mind to get what she wants.
In conclusion, I think this was one of the most important soliloquies in the story because it gave us so much insight into Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.


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I'm sitting in class with my hands on my head
And my feet resting calm on the floor
I'm not thinking bout what the teacher just said
It's a subject that I've learned before
It's about communists, prose, or eight over pi
Fact is: doesn't matter to me
I sit back and relax as my hands kiss the sky
And I pull down my old 93
See my mom doesn`t know if I smoke or I drink
If I lie or I cut or I steal
She don't know what I'm doing, don't know what I think
And I know she don't know how I feel
She tends to herself, except for my grades
Only then does she care about me
I could kill 30 people, and come down with AIDS
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I work and I work, for no reason at all
As if this is all there's to do
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Ariel Pink – pom pom
Pop's biggest oddball comes through with his strongest set of songs since the 00s.
Ariel Pink – "Picture Me Gone"
Ariel Pink has just shared a fittingly chilling and tragic video for "Picture Me Gone," taken from his upcoming "solo debut" pom pom. The track might just be Ariel's most mature and moving track yet, expressing with commendable candor the anxiety and pressure that the prospect of starting a family makes him feel. The song's also one of his most frightening, dwelling on the matters of our ultimately ephemeral existences and our fading senses of sentimentality in the modern world. But none of that's anywhere near as disquieting as the latex Ariel mask that appears throughout the video…
pom pom is out November 18 via 4AD. If you're still an Ariel Pink skeptic, he also did a powerful rendition of "Picture Me Gone" recently with the PS22 Chorus that you might wanna check out. Find it here:
Ariel Pink – "Put Your Number In My Phone"
Lo-fi pop fans unite: There's a new Ariel Pink album on the way. HOORAY!
Yes, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Ariel Pink is gearing up for another album release this November via 4AD. The title of this forthcoming album is pom pom, and this debut single from it has been paired with the oddity of a music video embedded above.
"Put Your Number In My Phone," is a catchy, blissful, and poetic love song where the protagonist desires a love interest's phone number in his mobile device. Vocally, Pink is his typically shy self, and there's even a cheesy phone recording that isn't to unlike the one here.
Being this is a love song, it's only fitting that the music video is loaded with awkward romantic rejections, which are experienced by Pink and his wheelchair-bound friend as they cruise the mall looking for fun and love. Need I also mention that Pink looks like a late 90s mall goth who just picked up a copy of Kid Rock's Devil Without A Cause? Yes, yes, I need say that.
Look for pom pom on November 17th.
Jorge Elbrose (Jorge Elbrecht & Ariel Pink) – "Called to Ring"
We've been pretty stoked about this Jorge Elbrecht and Ariel Pink collaborative project ever since they dropped one of 2013′s best singles, "Hang on to Life," last summer. You might recall the single later receiving a crazy, smokey music video that was equally great.
Well, second single "Called to Ring" has received the same treatment. The video features a strange camo-clad band playing along to the song in slow motion, occasionally being interrupted by the conjoined, mask-wearing faces of Pink and Elbrecht mouthing the lyrics. Like the previous one, it's a trip. Hopefully there's a full-length in the cards for Jorge Elbrose because this pair has proven to be just a machine at turning out obscenely catchy songs.
Jorge Elbrose (Ariel Pink & Jorge Elbrecht) – "Called to Ring"
After putting out one of the best singles of this year, Ariel Pink and Jorge Elbrecht team up for another track under the name Jorge Elbrose. The song streaming above is actually set to land on a forthcoming Mexican Summer 10″ compilation and book that celebrates five years of the label's existence. Check it out here.
Ariel Pink featuring Jorge Elbrecht – "Hang On To Life" / "No Real Friend"
Ariel Pink and Jorge Elbrecht drop a smokey, psychedelic video for their recently released "Hang On To Life" single, which you might already know I love. The single is out now via Mexican Summer, and you can now stream the b-side below, "No Real Friend":
Ariel Pink and Jorge Elbrecht – "Hang On To Life" (LOVED)
Ariel Pink comes through with a new, collaborative a-side with Jorge Elbrecht with the song "Hang On To Life." The 7″ is due for release on Mexican Summer, and the track basically embodies everything that's been so great about Ariel's material over the past several years.
"Hang On To Life," in a sense, is about heartbreak. It features soft rock instrumentation, a killer chorus, and plenty of retro kitsch. While Pink probably isn't going to give up these aged sounds anytime soon, it doesn't matter to me as long as the songwriting is this top-notch!
Check a review for Ariel's Mature Themes below:
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti- "Only In My Dreams"
"Only In My Dreams" is one of those rare moments in the Ariel Pink discography where his melodic pop genius completely transcends any sense of irony or humor in the music or lyrics. It's simply a really great song, with an unrelentingly catchy hook, hummable backing harmonies, and a trebly power pop guitar lead that sounds like a crisp Autumn day. The song itself could have easily come out of the 70s, but this new music video is distinctly 90s-influenced, featuring plenty of grainy VCR-style footage that could have come out of a home movie. The video tells kind of a dreamy love story between Ariel Pink and a revolving cast of girls, including one to whom Pink gives a CD copy of his new album Mature Themes with a wink. It's pretty funny to watch Pink posture himself as a big time rock star in this video, and calls into question once again whether Pink is sincere or serious in his music making. Normally I'd be interested in answering that question, but this song is too good for me to care.
Mature Themes is out now on 4AD. Watch the review of it here.
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti- "Baby" ft. Dâm-Funk
Featuring synth funk powerhouse Dâm-Funk, self-recording eccentric Ariel Pink has dropped a new song with his band, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti.
The track comes from the band's next album, which will be titled Mature Themes. It's slated for an August 21st release, and I'm liking what I'm hearing so far. "Baby" seems to bring a bit of the filthiness that I think was tampered APHG's last album, Before Today, which was a fitting title considering much of the material had been previously released. Before Today was Ariel Pink's coming out party, and he essentially revamped some oldies for the occasion, while batching them with some new material as well. Mature Themes will be nothing but tracks Pink has recently written, and it could lead to some new sounds as well. Exciting!
Part Time- "I Wanna Take You Out"
Coming out July 5th on Mexican Summer, Part Time's debut album, What Would You Say?. Fronted by singer-songwriter David Speck, this release should lovingly seduce the ear drums of anybody who is into the nostalgic hip swaying of Ariel Pink or John Maus.
Dig on a video for the track "Living In Pretend (My Girl Imagination)" right here, too.


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