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A Guide to the Geology of Catalina State Park and the Western Santa Catalina Mountain, by John V. Bezy, National Park Service. Published by the Arizona Geological Survey. This project was done cooperatively by the National Park Service, Arizona State Parks, and the Arizona Geological Survey.
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"The northwestern margin of the Santa Catalina Mountains, located within Catalina State Park and the adjacent Coronado National Forest, contains a variety of spectacular geologic features. Because of the relatively sparse desert vegetation, all of them are easy to recognize and photograph.
Some of these features occur throughout much of the western United States. Others are unique to landscapes produced by the weathering and erosion of granite. This booklet is your field guide to the geology of this splendid desert landscape. It is a hiker's guide; excursions on foot to the geologic features described in the text are encouraged. This book is written for the visitor who has an interest in geology, but may not have had formal training in the subject. It may also help ensure that the visiting geologist does not overlook some of the features described.
To set the stage, I have briefly described the area's geologic setting and geologic history. In the following pages, emphasis is given to descriptions of geologic features that are common in this landscape. Precise locations are provided for those features that have more limited distribution.
The locations of the geologic features and the access roads and trails that should be used are shown on Map A. Most of the roads can be driven with any vehicle of moderate clearance. The Charouleau Gap Road is rough, rocky, and requires a 4-wheel-drive vehicle. One may prefer to hike along it. All dirt roads are slick when wet and should be driven with care. The Cañada del Oro is subject to flash flooding during periods of heavy rainfall and should be crossed with caution. Restaurants, gasoline, and emergency services are available in the towns of Catalina, Oracle, and Oro Valley, in addition to the City of Tucson. Emergency first aid is available at Catalina State Parks.
The purpose of the field guide is to provide the reader with an understanding of the dynamic processes that have shaped this exceptional landscape. Many of the features discussed in the text will be encountered again and again as you continue to explore the Southwest. We hope that your experience at Catalina State Park and the Coronado National Forest will enhance the pleasure of those explorations."
Cultural History
The Catalina State Park area appears to have been continuously occupied from at least the Middle Archaic period (5000-1000 BC). Prehistoric farming, small habitation, and pueblo sites constructed of rock and adobe can be found throughout the area. The Romero Ruin is an excellent example of a Hohokam pueblo with associated ball court. The earliest date for its occupation is 550-600 AD. The ruin was extensively occupied between 1000-1100 AD and then abandoned sometime between 1300-1450 AD.
Historic ranching and farming sites are also found throughout the area. The historic structures at the Romero Ruin are the remains of a ranch built by Francisco Romero in the mid- to late-1800s. Although it is reported that Romero built the wall enclosing his living structures as protection against Apache raiders, it is likely that he just improved upon the existing Hohokam compound wall. In addition, Romero probably robbed cobbles from the Hohokam structures to build his house.
Plant Life
"Catalina SP offers the visitors the opportunity to see typical desert plants species in addition to many that are associated with higher elevations." The Arizona Native Plant Society offers information about Arizona's extremely rich flora (due to its diversity of altitudes and climate). The organization also offers information about the plants of Catalina SP. This list was prepared by Tom Holland and Sylvia Hosler in 2004, and was updated and edited by Joan Tedford in 2011.
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Western Region
- Alamo Lake
- Buckskin Mountain
- Cattail Cove
- Lake Havasu
- River Island
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot
- Yuma Territorial Prison
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- Fort Verde
- Homolovi
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- Riordan Mansion
- Slide Rock
- Verde River Greenway
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Last Tuesday night, 12 speakers spent another hour talking about Measure D, the June 8 referendum that asks voters to allow the development (Vote Yes) or to deny it (Vote No). Several had signs, some photographs, at least one showed Google maps of the hills between Pleasanton and Mt. Hamilton to prove his point that part of the 476 acres being given to the city as part of the Oak Grove package are beyond the city's Urban Growth Boundaries and therefore protected open space already. But the maps were fuzzy and television viewers couldn't see them on Channel 29. TV30, the community television system, broadcasts City Council meetings on Channel 29. This is really the reason Oak Grove opponents keep going to council meetings, to gain viewers' support and financial contributions. It's not clear how many voters watch TV29. I suspect those that do long ago decided how they will vote on Measure D. When the Oak Grove folks start rehashing their arguments as they did Tuesday night, it's likely many viewers surfed for other channels. If they did, they missed the more critical arguments that followed on how the council should respond to a Superior Court ruling that declared the city's 29,000-unit housing cap illegal.
Promoted in advance in this newspaper and on the city's website, the discussion centered on presentations by Attorney Tom Brown, an outside legal counsel to Pleasanton who has represented the city in its defense of the housing cap, and Brian Dolan, the city's director of Community Development. Both spoke - Tom Brown for well over 30 minutes - followed by a host of others who patiently waited through the near-90-minutes of Oak Grove banter. By the time the housing issue came up, it was already too late in the evening for such critical issues to be aired.
This isn't the first time that important issues facing the city have had to wait until late in the evening to get the council's attention. Usually, though, long discussions are part of "agendized" items, meaning that notice has been given of the scheduled discussion and all members of the council can chime in. By speaking at the start of the meeting, the Oak Grove crowd can say its piece, blaming the council's approval of the project on developer funds given to Mayor Jennifer Hosterman or council members Cheryl Cook-Kallio or Jerry Thorne. They don't mention council members Cindy McGovern or Matt Sullivan, who may also have some developer "blood money" in their campaign war chests but are also the two votes on the council that oppose Oak Grove. Comments against Hosterman and Cook-Kallio often get nasty, causing the two to grimace and stir in their seats, but whose tongues are silenced by City Attorney Jonathan Lowell.
I recall former Mayor Tom Pico gently admonishing a fellow council member who got openly angry when a Happy Valley property owner called Pico a Nazi. That speaker had the right to say what he wants or thinks, Pico said, as long as he keeps his remarks to three minutes. Tuesday night, many speakers went on for five minutes or longer. Since Hosterman can't respond to nasty comments directed at her or others, at least she could pound the gavel with more force when those three minutes are up.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — An extended rally in small-cap stocks, whose support is considered key for a broader market recovery, may hinge on whether the Federal Reserve rolls out new lending incentives that usher in more small-company mergers.
Even though small-cap stocks are lagging the broader market this year, they are still on track to recapture their highs of the year, and they've been making up for lost time during the last few weeks.
The Russell 2000 RUT, +0.18% — made up of the smallest 2000 companies in the Russell 3000 index RUA, +0.10% and is tracked by the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund IWM, +0.20% — is up 10% this year. In comparison, the larger-cap Russell 3000 and S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.07% are up about 12% for the year.
In August, however, the Russell 2000 has risen 3.5%, compared with the S&P 500's 2.2% gain and the Dow Jones Industrial Average's DJIA, +0.20% 0.7% rise.
As a general rule, broader market rallies are not considered to be solid unless there's support from their small-cap counterparts. The S&P 500's recovery off its early June lows — amounting to a roughly 10% gain — has shifted attention to small caps, and whether their recent bounce can last.
"The broader the rally, the more relevant it is," said Eric Marshall, portfolio manager of the Hodges Small Cap Fund HDPSX, +0.31%
Supporting momentum from small-cap stocks may come in the form of bank lending incentives from the Fed, according to Michael Jones, chief investment officer of RiverFront Investment Group. Such measures could be announced at the Federal Reserve's retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyo., later this week or at the September Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
With about $1 trillion in excess reserves at U.S. banks, Jones believes Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will use one of the least controversial tools at his disposal, and give banks the incentive to lend out those reserves, similar to a plan implemented by the Bank of England in July. Read more on the BOE's lending program.
U.S. companies are more likely to use this new funding to go out and buy up their smaller-cap competitors, effectively making many components of the Russell 2000 buyout targets, Jones said.
"Think where there's loan demand," Jones said. "It's not going to property and equipment, so it'll go more to M&A activity for small-caps. This is good, safe lending."
The Fed could encourage banks to act by lowering or eliminating the 25 basis points in interest on excess reserves the banks keep at the central bank.
And while some bargains may be drying up, valuations are still low enough to make several small-cap companies attractive acquisition targets, according to Marshall at Hodges.
A focus earlier this year on macro fears coming out of Europe caused investors to mis-price small-cap stocks, he said.


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I should have measured my couch and I didn't the cover is fine but I wish I had gotten a different material because of lent
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After I put it on my coach, my dog scratched at it to get comfortable, patches of the material started coming off and flying all over the house.
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i should of listens to the con reviews on this. it is a waste of money. being on a limited budget and disabled I needed something to cover my leather couch. 1)I measured my couch this said it would fit. it doesn't. 2) slips right down even with no weight. 3) looks like a piece of scrape material. I must say I am very disappointed and don't have the money or pkg to send it back.as far as the armrest covers not much bigger than a wash cloth
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The furniture covers are very comfortable and dog proof. I have paw lickers who were staining my furniture. They can lick all they want and it doesn't go through. The covers are so soft you just snuggle down and relax.
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Am thinking of tossing this out. It washed ok, but fabric still feels scratchy, not comfortable to sit on. Purchased to keep cat hair at a minimum on a small sofa in my sunroom (cat didn't like it either, but she'll now sit on the sofa with the cover on it.) Would not purchase again; would not recommend item.
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This is awful. I read the previous reviews & I don't know what they got but what I received was a cheap, unattractive piece of fabric, not a furniture cover at all. It's a square of unattractive, slightly fuzzy material. I would not put this anywhere in my home. Complete waste of money. You would do much better to buy a throw or an afghan in any department store and it would look much better.
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By Alisa Priddle
Ford has decided a Super Bowl ad for Lincoln makes sense and confirmed the luxury brand will have its first ad during next years big game.
We have to get noticed, Matt VanDyke, director of global Lincolnmarketing, sales and service, said in an interview. The Super Bowl is as massive as you can get and we need to make sure people know Lincoln is not what they thought it is.
It worked for Chrysler. The No.3 Detroit automaker got a huge boost in February 2011 from its 2-minute ad featuring rapper Eminem that captured a nation and contributed to 32 consecutive months of sales increases.
Fords global marketing chief Jim Farley watched the buzz but steadfastly said that was not how the Ford brand would spend its money not enough bang for the buck for a company more focused on social media.
Farley has changed his mind when it comes to Lincoln, said VanDyke. We convinced him if we do it in a unique way it can be very valuable.


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School districts in Jefferson and Lewis counties will participate in a survey that will explore the potential for district consolidation.
Jefferson-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services Superintendent Jack J. Boak Jr. met with superintendents last week about creating a survey to find out what residents think about the often-emotional subject.
School district reorganization is a very sensitive topic, he said. Obviously, knowing the taxpayers view is critical. This is something we talk about constantly, but we just reached a point where we needed more information.
He said the superintendents did not discuss whether they thought consolidation was needed for specific districts.
In the next several months, a survey will appear on all 18 Jefferson-Lewis BOCES districts websites. Mr. Boak said it will take time to prepare a survey that is appropriate for every district but not so long that residents do not want to finish it.
He did not have a specific timeline for when the survey would be reviewed by district superintendents or put online.
We just had this meeting last week, so were just starting to develop this survey, he said.
In the St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES region, Morristown Central, Heuvelton Central and Hermon-DeKalb Central have already discussed consolidation for about a year. BOCES Superintendent Thomas R. Burns said the districts may be getting ready to request proposals for a study.
Additionally, more districts in his region are taking advantage of BOCES shared services after last years 300-page Regional Consolidation, Reorganization and Shared Services Feasibility Study done by New York State Rural Schools Association and Organizational Leadership Services LLC.
We reached a point where the finances are just not there, he said. Were in this position because theres a financial crisis under this structure.
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"Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single world, our own, we see it multiply until we have before us as many worlds as there are original artists." Marcel Proust
Monday, April 17, 2006
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Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grand Jatte by Georges Seurat, Art Institute of Chicago.
Seurat did preparatory drawings everyday for six months getting ready to paint this picture of people relaxing on a day off. The style is called Pointillism and involves using color dots to create the image. Who knows how Seurat would have refined the style he invented if he had not died at the age of 32.
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- buttergun said...
From what I know of Seurat, this painting is rumored to have contributed to his early death. He worked on it maniacally for hours on end in unbearable heat and kept himself notoriously undernourished because he didn't want to take time away from painting for meals. As a result his immune system may have been affected and although there it is still some speculation people think he died of some combination of a heart and upper respiratory infection. A huge loss for the history of painting for sure.
- Roy said...
The BBC broadcasted a very interesting documentary about the painting yesterday, i've sort of transcibed the best bits on my blog... Great to hear the story behind it! The series on the BBC is called The Private Life Of A Masterpiece, if you can catch it, you should try to. Next Saturday Gustav Klimt's The Kiss is up.


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The classified ad in the newspaper read: "Lost: one dog, brown hair with several mange spots. Right leg broken due to auto accident. Rear left hip hurt. Right eye missing. Left ear bitten off in a dog fight. Answers to the name Lucky."
Lucky? Sure, the dog was lucky to have an owner who loved it very much. It did not matter about the blind eye and the bad leg. The owner loved it so much that he would seek after the dog and pay someone to find it.
Many believe that we are living in the last days. There are wars and rumors of wars with news of floods and natural disasters filling our television screens and newspapers. Such things are cited in the Bible as signs of the second coming of Christ.
Most of us want spiritual understanding. We want to know more about God's word. But we aren't willing to pursue it any further than listening to a few sermons or rushing through 10 minutes of Bible reading.
Often our failure to understand God's word is due to our unwillingness to invest time and energy in persistent, serious Bible study.
If you really want to understand Scripture, consider following a focused and systematic plan of study.
Make a commitment to apply to your daily life whatever truth you learn.
As we study the book of Job, we find he is a man singled out by God himself as blameless and upright.
God allowed Satan to attack Job. In one day, Job lost his family and his wealth. Then Satan afflicted Job with agonizing open sores, but Job remained faithful.
When three of his friends came to visit, Job told them he wished he had died at birth. They tried to convince him he was being punished because of some hidden sin, but Job was clear there was no hidden sin.
God answers prayer, but James says effective praying meets certain conditions.The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. (James 5:16 NLT)
The first condition of an effective prayer is a righteous life. Prayer is the privilege of every Christian, but James suggests that there is a correlation between the condition of our lives and the effectiveness of our prayers. We are instructed to pray in Jesus' name (John 14:13), which means to have an obedient life and a clean heart.
Gospel meeting at Church of Christ
Hodgenville Church of Christ is having a gospel meeting 7:30 p.m. through Friday.
Pig roast at Middle Creek
Middle Creek Baptist Church is having a community pig roast 6-9 p.m. Oct. 2. For more information, call Nina Casteel at 737-6174.
Otter Creek Church homecoming
In our day-to-day struggles we are searching for just a little bit of peace. Each day seems to bring more trouble. Sickness, diseases, emotional and mental turmoil, families being torn apart or financial problems.
Food Pantry open Sept. 22 and 24
LaRue County Church of Christ will distribute food to families who qualify 6-7 p.m. Sept. 22 and 9:30 a.m.- noon Sept. 24. For more information, call 358-9812 or 358-9220.
Benningfield Chapel revival
Benningfield Chapel will hold revival 7 p.m. through Sept. 26 with different speakers and singers each night. At noon Sept. 26, there will be a potluck.
Men and Women Day at First Baptist
A man suffered from intense lower back pain. After a close examination the doctor told the man he had "walleta sciatica." The man's large billfold loaded with credit cards and other things was pressing against the sciatic nerve. The doctor told the man he needed to do a "walletectomy." After removing the bulging wallet from his hip pocket the man's back pain improved.
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Chapter 116 Article 3, Sec. 32.
ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONFORMING CHANGES. The education commissioner shall review Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0100 to 3535.0180, for consistency with Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.861 and 124D.862, and make recommendations to the education committees of the legislature by February 15, 2014, for revising the rules or amending applicable statutes
Basic question for work: What do we need in rule in order to make statute work?
The recommendations listed below reflect discussions of the Work Group.
Recommendation: Revised the rule or modify statute to reflect the following changes:
Recommendation: Delete purpose section from Rule or amend to make statement consistent with statute.
c) American Indian Students.
Recommendation: Retain dual status language for American Indian students.
Recommendation: "Eligible district" shall be identified as the following:
c. A district with a school site that has an enrollment disparity of 20 percent or more of "protected class students." than other school sites within the district; or
d. A district submitting a voluntary plan to meet the intent of the statute.
Recommendation: Cross-reference Minn. Stat. Section 127A.41, which provides for the reduction in state aid if a district violates the Minnesota Human Rights Act or the Minnesota Constitution.
o Only disparate districts? All adjacent disparate districts?
o How is determination made for adjacent district planning?
· Do racially isolated districts decide who participates?
6. Evaluation
How is achievement to be measures (MMR measures)
· Closing gap
· Proficiency
· Growth
· Graduation rate
· M.S. 124D.861, subd. 3 (d) requirement for reporting longitudinal data that is based on students' growth and progress in reading and math.
· What are Integration Goals?
· How is progress on other goals to be measured?
7. Definition of terms
What other terms, if any, need to be defined?
8. Community Input on plans. Process required and outlined in statute; Not necessary in rule.
· Statute defines community input; no need for Rule.
· Add a provision for sign-off by local American Indian Parent Committee.
9. Incentive funding/Use of integration funds guidelines.
Question: Are statute and guidelines sufficient or is there need for rules?
10. Issues for future consideration:
· Ethnocentric schools/Language Immersion schools
· Charter schools
· Online schools are currently excluded from MDE's definition of school, but these enrollment numbers are included in a district's overall pupil count for determining racially isolated districts.
· EL sites.
· Special Ed. students.
· Care and treatment facilities.
· Open Enrollment guidelines that support pro-integrative enrollment that is aligned with a district's achievement and integration plan.
· Incentives to support pro-integrative establishment of boundaries.


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|My Bio
I enjoy teaching through the Arts. Children have an amazing affinity for learning. I hope you enjoy reading my book as much as I did creating it. The stories are from those I've told my own children as they were growing up. Each story helped the child learn how to treat each other with respect and Godly love. Parents will also enjoy the section at the back of every book with reference materials to reinforce a positive Christian learning experience for your child.
I'd love to hear from you about my new book. Please leave your comments on my website!
A.A. Business & A.A. Visual Communications
B.A. anticipated Fall 2011 - CSU East Bay
From the age of 7, many happy hours were spent drawing and painting. As time passed, the passion deepened to include watercolor, oils, acryllics, tempera, mixed media, charcoal, graphite, sumi ink and Graphic Design.
I'm currently completing a series of small format size paintings along the beautiful California Monterey Coastli
|Spoiler alert: I'm thinking my next book will be about...
|A fun sequel regarding the arrival of Elizabeth's little brother, Christopher. Please join Bunny, Baby and Elizabeth as a new member of the family changes the dynamics of each of their lives. Your child will find out how to allow God's love to reach out and accept another new member of the family!


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Give a man a violin and a looping pedal, and he will give you a wall of sound in return -- if that man is Kishi Bashi, that is.
Fresh locals the Great Grandfathers bring the smooth electronic heat with a mission to make FM radio pop an art form once again.
Wussy is the eternal musical bridesmaid, always with the promise of the caught bouquet, in the form of almost universal critical acclaim, but without the genuine diamelle solitaire of commercial acceptance.
In the wake of a now-defunct Port O'Brien, Van Pierszalowski is beginning to make new indie pop waves with the band WATERS.
The Space Parlour Live in St. Louis 2010 CD release party was yet another wonderful benefit concert from KDHX. It was great to see such a diverse lineup of local musicians. All the artists brought it, and it was especially rewarding to see members of Fattback on stage for a rousing finale.
All photos by Tom Lampe. See more at my Flickr.
The current project of songwriter, singer, guitarist and jack-of-many-trades David Beeman, Old Lights aims for the scraped-up romanticism of American Music Club or the sunny folk pop of Fruit Bats and hits the elusive targets squarely. Hear the band's debut KDHX performance on the Space Parlour.
While on tour with Ezra Furman and the Harpoons, a previous guest in our studios, Rounder records artist Delta Spirit came by the KDHX studios to play a few tunes from the brand new record, History From Below.
Punk is many things to many people, but to the Humanoids it's all about the rock -- hard, fast and out of control. Hear them demolish the Magnolia Avenue Studio during a live performance for the
Space Parlour: Live in St. Louis Series.
The Blind Eyes evolved out of retro garage band the Gentlemen Callers to become one of Saint Louis' most reliable indie rock outfits. The group brings its upbeat, hook-laden pop to the Magnolia Avenue Studios of KDHX as part of the Space Parlour: Live In St. Louis Series.
Syna So Pro loops and layers synths, guitar, bass, violin and vocals into something otherworldly and dreamlike on her debut album Make Two People Happy. Hear her perform live on the Space Parlour as part of the Live in St. Louis Series.


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Who is still pregnant? How are you progressing??
Expecting baby Emily 10.8.12
Expecting our 1st baby girl, London Rhoads, 10/20/12 :)
40w1d and as of my appointment yesterday, I am 40% effaced, 1cm, and 0 station. I lost my mucus plug last night.
~E~ Organizing the chaos created by:
DH-34 ME-32 H-8 D-6 S-4 R-3 J-2 3/4 A-11 months
And furbabies: Sunshine, Ginger, Bruiser, Jezzie, and Hank
36 weeks- 1.5 cm
37 weeks- 3cm
38 weeks- 4-5cm
I'm never going into labor :'( I think it's worse knowing that I'm literally halfway there. I was completly patient the whole pregnancy until I found out I was dialated.
M -10/25/2012 ( . )( . ) Silver Boobies
Had my 40 week check yesterday and was at 1 1/2 cm, 70% effaced and baby at -1 station.
Im 39+1 going in at 8pm on Tuesday to start my induction (for medical reasons) and will probably have little girl here by Wednesday the 17th, one day before her actual due date. Im not dialated at all cervix is still high but starting to soften a little.
(Jessica) and my 3 loves...
In heaven: Hayden Cole 11.30.10 and Jacksun Alexander 7.25.11 On earth: My Rainbow blessing Elsa Monroe 10.17.12
at my last appt my cervix was sealed shut .lol
i might refuse the next check, that one hurt.
Blessed with the most gorgeous girl ever on 10.24.12 ♥


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2013 Rockstar Mayhem Festival Lineup Unveiled: Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch + More
As promised, the lineup for the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour has been revealed, and it makes a stop at The Woodlands. Headliners include Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch and Mastodon. The trek kicks off June 29 in San Bernardino, Calif., it hits Houston on Aug. 3rd, and winds up with an Aug. 4th stop in Dallas.


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What President's Visit Could Mean
By Cassandra Duvall . CREATED Feb 14, 2012 - UPDATED: Feb 14, 2012
Green Bay, WI - President Barack Obama is gearing up for a visit to the Badger State. He'll be visiting a Milwaukee padlock company, which he said is creating jobs and keeping them from going overseas.
But this visit to Wisconsin could mean big preps for the President's reelection campaign.
"This is a way to sort of boost in the eyes of the public, his responsibility for the improvement in the economy, and that the economy is improving at all," said Charley Jacobs, Assistant Prof. of Political Science at St. Norbert College.
But the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, disagrees.
"Highlighting a few successes here, around the country are good for workers, but unfortunately we've got a President whose rhetoric and whose campaigning doesn't match his actions," said Priebus.
And that campaigning may be a big reason for Obama's visit, considering Wisconsin has 10 electoral votes the President needs.
"He needs a state like Wisconsin in case he loses some other state he can't rely on in the same kind of way," said Jacobs.
And there may be something else that could potentially affect the November Presidential race, the possible recall election Gov. Scott Walker is facing.
"Scott Walker handed Democrats and Progressives a really big gift," said Graeme Zielinski, Communications Director for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
According to Zielinski, the possible recall election means people will be more politically aware, and they'll be motivated for the November contest.
"It's woken up people," said Zielinski. "And it's made them realize they have to fight for the institutions that made this state great."
Zielinski also said the recall election will test out the new voting laws passed over the year. He said it will help "work out the kinks" to make the process smooth for the Presidential race.
"For both parties it will be a benefit," said Jacobs. "Because to a certain extent, it's like Beta testing, what messages are working, and what messages aren't working and why."
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2011-12: Posted a perfect 2-0 spring singles record with a match at No. 5 and No. 6 singles each...Defeated Seattle's Jason Bediones 6-0, 6-2 in Oregon's Feb. 17 7-0 win...Competed in doubles with a team-high five different partners...Appeared with Rovello (2-0), Higuchi (1-0), Sardu (2-2), Clissold (1-0), and Schaeffer (1-0) for a total of 7 spring doubles wins (9 overall). Fall: Went 5-5 in singles play during the 2011 fall season…Advanced to the consolation finals of the EWU Fall Classic (9/23-9/25)…Finished 2-3 in doubles play alongside Michael Schaeffer (0-2) and Sho Higuchi (2-1).
2010-11: Placed on the Pac-10 All-Academic second team … doubles specialist who is second on the team with 10 dual wins (10-11) on the doubles court (14-14 overall) … plays mostly at the No. 2 position (7-10), usually with Aaron Clissold (6-7) … also played with Jose Izquierdo (3-3), Sho Higuchi (1-0) and Duncan MacDonald-Korth (0-1) in dual play … had a three match win streak from Feb. 26 through March 27 … has won both doubles matches at the number one spot … paired Jose Izquierdo at No. 1 for an 8-0 win over Seattle's Andrew Anderson and Jordan Prince on Feb. 12 and an 8-6 win over UC Riverside's Michael Conroy and Quoc Doan … won five-straight games with Clissold to score an 8-4 doubles win over Andre Vidaller and Jason Zafiros in a win over No. 53 Arizona (3/27) in the Ducks' Pac-10 opener … Earned a 4-3 record in dual singles play (8-5 overall), playing mostly in the number 6 spot … won his first four dual singles decisions with three of those wins in straight sets. Fall:
2009-10: Posted a 7-8 record in doubles play, including a 5-5 mark in the spring … paired with four different partners to win his first four decisions … teamed mostly with Aaron Clissold, with the duo going 2-5 … went 1-1 in singles play in the spring to finish the year 6-5 … singles win came against Seattle's Zach Williams (6-2, 6-0). Fall: Posted a 5-4 singles record and 2-3 doubles mark in fall play ... went .500 or better in singles play at each fall tournament, going 2-1 at the Fresno State Bulldog Classic, 2-2 at the ITA Regionals and 1-1 at the PNW Intercollegiates ... partnered with Duncan MacDonald-Korth (1-2) and Sho Higuchi (1-1) in doubles play.
2008-09: Redshirted.
2007-08: An injury limited his freshman season ... finished the year 1-1 in singles action with his victory against Portland State at the No. 6 spot ... in doubles action, played in one dual, teaming with fellow freshman Duncan MacDonald-Korth for an 8-0 victory over a team from Portland State at the No. 3 spot. Fall: Finished 3-1 in doubles play, including a 2-1 record with Stephen Wiechert at the UNF Fall Invitational (Oct.12) ... also went 3-3 in singles action, logging two consecutive victories at the UNF Invitational, defeating Troy's Edwin Van Aerts, 7-5, 6-2 and Andres Monje (UNF).
High School: A 2007 graduate of Cherry Creek High School in Englewood, Colo ... played two years of tennis at the No. 1 position for head coach Kirk Price ... during his high school career was named an All-American, and also MVP for the Bruins...in both 2005 and 2006, Cherry Creek won the state title ... during his junior season won the 5A state title, dropping 15 games over a a four-match span.
Personal: Parents are Douglas V. and Marty Mayeda ... has one older sister, Teri (22) ... majoring in business and goal is to obtain his M.B.A. One of three players to post a winning record in both singles (4-2) and doubles play (4-3) … went 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of his singles flight at the Boise State Fall Classic (10/8-10/9) … also went 2-1 while partnering with Jose' Izquierdo at the Boise State Fall Classic … teamed with Duncan MacDonald-Korth (2-2) the rest of the fall.


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Dropping In On Cafe Volan, Asbury Park, NJ
Though it's been a cooler summer than we expected, farm-and-city people like us can't help but be enthralled with all things beachy. To that end, we met up with our friends and coffee brewing partners at Cafe Volan, a surf-inspired coffee bar in Asbury Park, NJ. We chatted with co-owner Paul Cali about the wonderful world of coffee paired with an ocean view.
Tell us about Cafe Volan? Where'd the name come from? How long have you been open? What's the vibe?
The name isn't anything as glamorous as it might appear. Doug [Parent, co-owner] and I both love to surf and that was a big influence in becoming our own bosses. Volan is a type of fiberglass typically used on heavy long boards, which we both really enjoy riding. Living at the beach and incorporating surfing into your business can be very very hokey, so we figured a subtle name that people outside of the surf community might not even understand was a good way to do that and not be obvious.
We have now been open for 3 years and one week! Time flies when you're having fun!!!!
I think the vibe at Volan is totally relaxed and easygoing. It's a comfortable place where you can get some work done or hang out with friends, or hang out alone and never feel out of place. We have a really fantastic local community that likes to meet up, whether or not it is intentional.
When did you first get interested in coffee? What made you start to take it seriously?
I'd say I got into coffee the way many people did…at 1am in a diner talking about books and music and girls (the lack thereof back then) with friends. We're pretty famous for our diners in New Jersey, subsequently diners are famous for poor quality coffee. But back then it was the greatest thing…
About 12 years ago my brother and I took over a coffee shop that was closing and turned it into this total 1960's Greenwich Village flashback…a dark room, late nights with poetry and art and music. It was amazing but our grasp of coffee was lacking. But thats when i started to take it seriously. After that had run its course I managed a small cafe in a town called Red Bank. I took that time to pay more attention to what I was doing and what I was serving. I was having fun and the better I was able to make the coffee taste, the happier my customers were. I think that's what really made me start taking it seriously.
What was most important to you when planning for it/building it out?
Location! Location was key. We really were anxious and excited to get a cafe going but we weren't going to settle just anywhere. Being in downtown Asbury Park was number one on the list. From there we wanted to be slightly off the beaten path. At the time we were building out, our street, Bangs Ave., was super quiet and overlooked. To me that was perfect. The locals would hear about us and search us out. The summer out-of-towners would ask a local where to get some coffee and they would be directed to us…hopefully…which seems to have been the case in the past few years. So it worked out great.
What are you most proud of about your shop now? as its grown?
Honestly I'm so proud of everything but especially the community that it has sprouted. I think one of the moments I really felt proud and noticed how big an impact on the community we had made was after Hurricane Sandy. Power had been out for a week and once it came back on, I felt compelled to open and see if anyone needed a place to get some power and just somewhere to get away from the craziness… What I ended up providing was a place for people to meet up and figure out where to go help. At first I felt like I should just close the doors and go help as well, until I realized that Cafe Volan was being used as a central meeting point. Seeing that my friends and neighbors knew that they could come to Volan and find other people to go help really made me feel good about the atmosphere we have developed.
What's going on in Asbury Park these days? Springsteen still big?
There's a ton of great stuff going on in Asbury every day. There are amazing stores and restaurants opening all the time. Our new(ish) neighbors at Glide Surf Co. and Red Moon Life & Home and Pascal & Sabine (as well as dear old friends at Sweet Joey's) have added a lot of excitement to Bangs Ave. and our beach front is always entertaining. I think Springsteen is probably bigger outside of the borders of Asbury Park. Though most people here sure do appreciate him. I mean heck I have his lyrics tattooed on me…TWICE! but you'll never hear him playing in the cafe. I just can't be that guy…its too expected.
Do you really surf to work everyday?
Its like Weezer sings… "you take your car to work, I'll take my board… and when you're out of fuel, i'm still afloat."
How did you first hear about Irving Farm?
Irving Farm was a coffee I only knew about visually at first. I'd seen the bags and logos over the years but I was otherwise unfamiliar. I attended the MANE conference in Rhode Island a few years back and went to have some lunch before things kicked off. A handful of coffee people were out to get some tacos and I somehow ended up at a table of strangers including the ever impressive Teresa von Fuchs. We seemed to hit it off quite well and by the end of the weekend I not only loved Irving Farm for its coffee but for its personnel as well. Getting to work with and hang with Teresa and Tam and everyone else I've met from Irving Farm really epitomizes the best part of this industry…the people.
What's your favorite IFCR coffee and how did you make it?
I LOVE the Blackstrap Espresso 19g dose with a 33g yield. Mmm. I'm also really loving a V60 of the El Salvador El Molino right now.
What would you say the are the benefits of working with different roasters?
We like to incorporate different coffee roasters into our lineup all the time! It allows us to expose our customers to a number of new brands they might not otherwise come across and we get to help support so many of the great people trying to add their touch to this industry.
What's on the coffee horizon for you and Cafe Volan?
Cafe Volan has done a pretty great job at a slow steady growth. Our approach has ensured that all decisions really work. We will get to the horizon, whatever it may be, slowly.
Anything else you want to add?
Shoes are for kooks.
Visit Cafe Volan just off the beaten path at 510 Bangs Ave, Asbury Park, NJ 07712.


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Metro's box office is located inside the Metro Store on the first floor of 3730 North Clark Street. Tickets for all Metro shows are available for purchase with cash or credit card (Metro Store accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express). Note: ticket purchases for a show day of must be cash after doors have opened.
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E.L.F. Tinted Moisturizer
My tea is happily dribbling down my monitor at the moment as after seeing this advert I couldn't help but cough.
Isn't this kinda like comparing apples and oranges?
I'm unsure if a $1 Tinted Moisturizer can hold it's own next to Laura Mercier's rather awesome version!
But tickle me curiosity!
I'm ordering some just in case!
Seen this?
Want it?
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Laura Mercier Flawless Face Kit Review
9/24/08 9:38 <b>Inspiring Beauty Creator:</b>:
I've tried it and I was impressed for a dollar! But you do not get a lot either in comparison to the normal size tubes. Also, it sometimes settles when it sits there
I want to see the review you do on this. XP
It is very, VERY bold of e.l.f. to pimp their tinted moisturizer to what I consider a holy grail of tinted moisturizers.
9/24/08 9:40 Abbey:
on the uk one they compare their all over colour stick to nars blush stick. im a bit dubious about elf now because i had a really nasty reaction to their liquid eyeliner! looking forward to seeing your comparisons on the two tinted moisterisers lol
9/24/08 10:22 the Muse:
hiya Inspiring Beauty Creator!
how are you my friend?
yuk no likey the settling part…do you mean in congeals into an oily mess like some cheaper cosmetics do 😛
I agree the size is way smaller than what you'd purchase from LM so comparing the two is a bit ridiculous!
9/24/08 10:24 the Muse:
hi there abbey!
WHAT!? Are they insane? This should be illegal hehe!
oh lord…! Sorry to hear about the liner me love
Honestly, all the comparing to big name cosmetics puts me off 😛 come on it's a $1 seriously now how can they compare it to a posher brand of cosmetic at that cost!?
Thanks for the comment!
Hope to speak to you again soon!
9/24/08 11:16 Laura:
Wow, bold move by e.l.f. to make such a statement,
looking forward to seeing your review of this =)
9/24/08 12:55 Gee:
That's kind of a cocky ad, considering there stuff is like even 'below' than drugstore!
Some of their stuff for $1 isn't bad, but that's a hefty comparison!
Anyway…Hi Muse!!! I know I've been missing 😛 I hope all is well!!
Hey, did you ever get anymore of the MUFE HD Primers? I really want to try the Mauve one! Review, review!
I'm definitely going to pick up the MUFE HD finishing powder, I heard it's awesome!
9/24/08 13:11 the Muse:
hey laura!
Totally agreed 😛 I think it's crummy as well!
I'm curious about this I must say but I DOUBT it'll be anything like LM!
9/24/08 13:13 the Muse:
hey gee!!!!!!
Totally! and ew on there part 😛
That's a huge comparison and quite comical if it doesn't leave up to it's BIG claim 😛
I missed you lots I'm good, busy as all hells but good!
How about you dear?
I did. I got the yellow, lilac, pink and green. I reviewed the yellow so far did you see my review?
I have a review for the HD coming up shortly so wait till I give the good word if you want hehe!
Big Hugs darling!
Nice to see you back!
9/24/08 14:06 Stephy:
wow i am really curious to see how these 2 compare! though i have high doubts in the elf version..
9/24/08 15:11 Lilyvanille:
Hey Muse!
Long time, huh? 😉
ELF just opened a French Website, they are overwhelmed of orders!Quite a success, for 1�!
But isn't it illegal to advertise like this, using other brands'names??!!
I ordered too, just to try, and I must say the glosses aren't that bad! They are quite pigmented and thicker than higher brands but they don't stick.
They smell really chemical fragances (tooth paste-like mint, synthetic coconut, grapefruit…) but it's okay for me, and it's ok regarding the price!
And I must say the brushes are really good too!
I think if you're accustomed with high -end brands, there is really little comparison possible…
I would have chosen LM …if I had the money!… lol
big hug!
I keep reading you!
9/24/08 16:49 Phyrra:
Some of the e.l.f. stuff is ok, some of it sucks.
It may be smaller, but for only $3.00 or so, you can probably get the same amount of product. If it worked as well, or almost as well, that's probably a lot cheaper.
I actually really liked their Ruby Kiss plumping lip glaze because I love how it made my lips tingle. (yes I'm strange) The other 2 lip colors I liked by them were in their custom lip stuff, Crimson and Sugar Plum. I didn't really like their eye shadows much, but I did like their multi purpose shimmering facial whip. Pink Lemonade was pretty flattering on me.
9/24/08 21:08 Asta:
Awww, I kind of like elf. Itsjudytime, one of my fave youtube chicks, uses a lot of their products. They may not live up to LM and co, but for high schoolers or young gals with little disposable income I think it's a great option.
9/24/08 23:45 little nIng star * * *:
e.l.f, i have some of items from these brand.
the lipgloss is nice and cheap, the other okok only, don't use the mascara very bad.
9/25/08 3:14 Grayburn:
What a claim to make…but it is an eye-catching attention-grabbing one!
hope all is well with you,
x Grayburn
9/25/08 9:12 the Muse:
stephy hi! how are you?
I do too lol but we shall see comparisons are a coming soon
Good to see you!
Missed ya!
9/25/08 9:38 the Muse:
hi Lilyvanille!
Very long time, good to see you!
I bet considering the price is right!
I was thinking the same thing and I imagine if LM really wanted to she could sue them for the advertisement..but I'm not really sure.
I actually haven't tried any E.L.F but I did purchase ALOT for a friend in Japan and some of the items looked decent which shocked me lol!
Funny you mention the brushes as they are on sale for 45% off this week lol! Maybe I need to indulge!
I think it's the price is definately for those doing beauty on a budget 😉
Big hugs back!
Thanks for the comment
Hope to hear from you again soon!
9/25/08 9:40 the Muse:
hey dd
I haven't tried any of it so I am vaguely curious although I have to say the mineral powder shadows look nice!
The stuff you mentioned sounds interesting. Since I'm def buying the TM out of curiosity I might pick up a few other items as well for blog research hehe!
9/25/08 9:41 the Muse:
hi there asta!
Missed ya darlin'!
Oh who's your fav? is it divashop by chance? She's cute and uses elf
I agree with you totally! It's a nice brand for the cost however I'm not too keen on the advert 😛
9/25/08 9:42 the Muse:
hiya little nIng star * * *!
Thanks for the tip about the mascara I'll avoid it! The glosses sound nice though so maybe I'll indulge and review
Thanks for the comment!
Hope to talk to you again soon!
9/25/08 9:43 the Muse:
hey grayburn!
LOL definately that if anything
Hope you're doing well too darlin'! Miss you around here!


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Ex-editor of Vice magazine, Andy Capper, and Snoop Dogg head to Jamaica to chart the rapper's conversion to Rastafarianism.
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About six months ago, Cosmus decided he wanted to be an outdoor cat.
At least, that was the determination of Terri Diener, a pet communicator in Mount Washington who says she had a telepathic chat with the 7-year-old feline. She also was able to suss out that he had previously announced this decision by urinating all over owner Nancy Fox's Linthicum house.
"I was kind of concerned, because letting animals outside is a little dangerous," says Fox, who sought out Diener's help. She pays the animal communicator $60 for a 30-minute session. "But she told him to stay away from cars and off the street."
Diener's work isn't recognized by many mainstream veterinarians. There's no professional association, and no regulatory agency conducts follow-ups with the animals to verify the accuracy of the findings. Yet there are hundreds of animal communicators like her across the country, as well as books, websites, blogs, workshops and courses.
The idea was novel a decade ago, when Animal Planet brought forth its series "The Pet Psychic." Now, practitioners and others say, animal communicators are increasingly common and visible. Just last month, on the Web series #CandidlyNicole, a pet psychic informed Nicole Richie that she and her dog, Iro, had been married in another life.
"I see my job as a clear interpreter for people and animals," Diener says, explaining that animals communicate in images. "They want to be seen and heard as much as we do."
Diener herself was converted after a positive experience with an animal communicator. When Diener's 15-year-old cat was leaving deposits outside the litter box, Philadelphia animal communicator Marlene Sandler told her that it was because he was allergic to Diener's new shampoo. Out went the shampoo — and the litterbox problems. Diener decided to take two workshops led by Sandler. Since then, she has written and self-published a book, "The Pets Speak," and teaches animal communication at the Community College of Baltimore County in Owings Mills.
Diener and other communicators find that animals (including dogs, cats, birds, lizards, horses and even fish) have strong opinions on diet, on territory, even on their names.
Carmine, a cat belonging to Kim Kaleta-Klein of Westminster, was constantly running away.
"This cat, to save my life, would never come to me. I'd call his name, and he'd just run away," Kaleta-Klein says.
She turned to Diener, who sat with Carmine and had a heart-to-heart. The problem? Carmine — named for Kaleta-Klein's favorite Italian restaurant — was not Carmine at all. He disliked the name.
Since changing his name, his owner says, Sam has become "the most responsive cat I've ever had."
No words need to be spoken to communicate with animals, Diener says. She sometimes meets with the animal and its owner at their home, but she also works over the phone. Clients from across the country send her photos of their animals and explain their problems.
"I have the people on the phone and I have a photo of the animal. I have the owners tune into the animal. It's all telepathic. It's like finding the telepathy highway in the atmosphere," Diener says. "The interaction is so internal. You don't have to vocalize words for the animal to get the thought."
The "telepathy highway" heads through the afterlife, too.
Fox was heartbroken three years ago by the death of her boxer, Sasha. So when she and her husband, Bob Fox Sr., adopted a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy, she had a request for Diener.
"When Terri talked to the puppy, she asked if Sasha can come in and be part of her being," Fox says. "Abby Rose has all the aspects of Sasha."
If you have a tough time believing this, you're not alone.
Skeptical experts say that, as is the case with psychics, the problem with animal communication is it cannot or has not been proved or disproved. There aren't scientific studies or statistics.


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Controversial filmmaker and Republican operative David Bossie accompanied Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) when the senator took several reporters to watch him perform surgery in Central America. Bossie's past work, which includes deliberately doctoring evidence to smear the Clintons, has been denounced by fellow Republicans, including Newt Gingrich and former President George H. W. Bush.
According to The Washington Post, Paul visited Guatemala this week to spend some time practicing medicine again (Paul is an ophthalmologist), but the presence on the trip of Citizen's United President David Bossie "cast aside any doubt that the trip was merely an opportunity for the senator to reconnect with his medical roots":
Bossie is the [president] of Citizens United, the group whose lawsuit led the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that corporations and labor unions can spend unlimited funds on direct advocacy for or against political candidates. A documentary filmmaker who has shadowed Paul before, he traveled here with his daughter and a film crew equipped with lights, cameras and an unmanned aerial drone for overhead shots. Bossie said little about his plans, other than that his footage would appear in a film either about Paul or an issue of importance to him.
Paul's association with Bossie links him to the operative's shady past. In 1998, Bossie was fired from his job as chief investigator for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform -- which was investigating alleged Clinton White House finance abuses -- because he released selectively edited transcripts that gave the false impression that then-first lady Hillary Clinton had been implicated in wrongdoing. The full comments revealed that Clinton had done nothing wrong. The Washington Post reported in a May 1998 article that then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) told the chairman of the committee upon Bossie's removal, "I'm embarrassed for you, I'm embarrassed for myself, and I'm embarrassed for the [House Republican] conference at the circus that went on at your committee."
Bossie's shady tactics go back even further. In 1992, during the Clinton-Bush presidential race, he was repudiated by George H.W. Bush, who filed an FEC complaint against Bossie's group after it produced a TV ad inviting voters to call a hot line to hear almost certainly doctored tape-recorded conversations. George W. Bush, on his father's behalf, "even sent out a letter to 85,000 Republican contributors encouraging them not to contribute to" Bossie's campaign effort.
Bossie was also reportedly behind the notorious "melon-shooting, staged re-enactment of the death of White House Deputy Counsel Vincent W. Foster Jr.," in which then-GOP congressman Dan Burton was widely ridiculed for shooting a melon in his backyard ostensibly to prove that Foster had been murdered, despite reports showing Foster had committed suicide.
This is not the first time Bossie has promoted Paul. In a March 2013 Hill article, Bossie was quoted as praising Paul's filibuster over drone policy, saying "These are the types of events that make you a player, so that in three years you've laid the groundwork and [it's] not just assumed you're going to be a fringe Libertarian and Tea Party-only candidate." Later in the piece, Bossie suggested that Paul could be "taken seriously by establishment Republicans":
Bossie said GOP voters who crave a leader who stands on principle -- and who often questioned Romney's conservative bonafides -- are more likely to view Paul as one of their own.
"Post the 2012 general election debacle, with a nominee who was not a conservative and who lost a race that was winnable ... the Republican institutional voters, as well as the conservative movement within the Republican Party, are desperately looking for principled leadership," said Bossie.
"That is something that has been lacking, and that's where his filibuster will make him stand out."
Bossie noted Paul has already taken "methodical" steps to differentiate himself from his father, "in order to be taken seriously by establishment Republicans."
Paul recently worked with Citizens United on a campaign to "Abolish the IRS" and narrated a video for the organization promoting the effort.
Paul also attended an event in 2014 in New Hampshire called the Freedom Summit, which was co-sponsored by Bossie's Citizens United. The event was described by Politico as a "cattle call of potential Republican 2016 hopefuls," and the "unofficial start to '16 GOP primary" by the Washington Times.
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CNN's Crossfire will be hosting David Bossie, the conservative activist whose smears of Hillary Clinton were so dishonest they got him fired from his job as a House Republican aide in the 1990s, to discuss whether Clinton is "ready for the spotlight."
Today, Hillary Clinton released her new biography, Hard Choices. CNN chose Bossie to debate the book and her media tour promoting it from the right on tonight's Crossfire. (Bossie will appear opposite Center for American Progress president Neera Tanden, along with regular co-hosts Newt Gingrich and Stephanie Cutter.)
In 1998, Bossie was forced to resign from his role as top investigator on the House Government and Reform Committee for his alleged role in releasing selectively edited transcripts and video of prison conversations by Clinton confidant Webster Hubbell. The transcripts and video, whose editing was overseen by Bossie, removed exculpatory statements from Hubbell that downplayed alleged wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton at their former law firm.
Bossie's actions drew bipartisan condemnation at the time, with Gingrich, then Speaker of the House, reportedly pressuring Bossie to resign and apologizing to the House Republican Conference for the events. Gingrich told then-House Government and Oversight Committee chair Dan Burton, "I'm embarrassed for you, I'm embarrassed for myself, and I'm embarrassed for the conference at the circus that went on at your committee."
Before taking a job as a House investigator, Bossie worked for Citizens United, a right-wing group that was devoted to pushing smears about Whitewater and other Clinton pseudoscandals. During the 1992 presidential campaign Bossie worked for another right-wing group that was condemned by then-President George H.W. Bush for "filthy tactics." Bush filed an FEC complaint against their group to distance his campaign from their attacks on the Clintons. His son, George W. Bush, urged the campaign's supporters not to donate to the group.
After leaving Congress Bossie returned to Citizens United, where he has been president since 2001.
Bossie previously appeared on the March 7 and May 20 editions of Crossfire.
Earlier this week Fox News hosted the "professional dirty trickster" who founded an anti-Hillary Clinton group with the acronym "C.U.N.T." The day before, it was the attorney who pushed fabricated anti-Clinton stories in the 90s. Last month, it was the woman who has suggested the Clintons may have had her husband killed.
Fox has never had particularly high standards for who they put on air, and it appears there's no source too incredible for Fox to host as long as they are willing to smear the Clintons. And that list is long.
As Joe Conason and Gene Lyons detailed in their book The Hunting of the President, in the 1990s, an array of conservative operatives, right-wing journalists, and opportunists sought to drive the Clintons from the White House. Their backgrounds were often shady, their methods deceitful, and their claims fraudulent.
So who might be the next guest for a network with no standards and an urge to stop a potential Hillary Clinton presidential run? Some of these figures have gone on to extensive careers in the conservative media, while others haven't been in the public eye for decades.
But all have literally unbelievable stories to tell.
Gary Aldrich is a former FBI agent who wrote a 1996 book about his time inside the White House during the first three years of the Clinton administration. CNN described the book, produced by a right-wing publisher and flacked by a Republican operative, as filled with "second-hand, unsubstantiated sexual rumors about and bitter attacks against President and Mrs. Clinton," including ludicrous claims that President Clinton was regularly ditching his Secret Service detail for trysts at a downtown hotel (Aldrich later said that allegation was a "hypothetical"). Aldrich also wrote that on "orders from the First Lady's Office," the White House Christmas tree was decorated with crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia as well as sex toys and condoms (unsurprisingly, the White House denied the charge).
Aldrich used the notoriety from his book to become a professional conservative. He founded the right-wing Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty in 1997 to support federal whistleblowers (Linda Tripp was among the organization's first clients), but the bulk of the group's spending soon focused on raising money and paying Aldrich's salary. The group was largely silent during the Bush administration, but re-emerged to support tea party groups in 2010. Aldrich has written op-eds for TownHall and the Daily Caller.
Larry Nichols spent years at the heart of the conservative campaign to smear President Clinton. A former jingle writer who became a marketing consultant for the State of Arkansas, he was fired from the Arkansas Development Finance Authority in 1988 for making hundreds of phone calls to Nicaragua contra leaders and their American political supporters on the taxpayer's dime, and apparently held a grudge. Shortly before Bill Clinton's 1990 re-election as governor of Arkansas, Nichols held a press conference announcing he was suing Clinton for allegedly using state funds to conduct affairs with five women. All five women subsequently signed affidavits denying the claims and threatened to sue Nichols, who later issued a statement saying he had wrongfully issued the accusations because he was mad about being fired. But the incident nonetheless ushered in the right-wing focus on Bill Clinton's sex life.
Nichols, who described himself as "smut central" in a 1998 interview, spent years tracking down sketchy rumors about women who had had affairs with the president and trying to peddle them to everyone from supermarket tabloids to major newspapers. Last year, he offered a new explanation for why he had spent years trying to destroy the Clintons -- he claimed to have "beat up women and beat up husbands to protect the Clintons" and even "killed people" for them for money until they turned on him and he had to defend himself.
From the March 7 edition of CNN's Crossfire:
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Sean Hannity hosted Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) and Citizens United as they used Fox News as a platform to launch a campaign targeted at ending the so-called congressional exemption to the Affordable Care Act. There's one problem: the congressional exemption does not exist.
On the November 4 edition of Fox News' Hannity, David Bossie, president of the conservative political organization Citizens United, and Vitter joined Hannity to announce a new campaign calling on Congress to "Live By Your Laws." While the segment aired, Citizens United's Twitter account encouraged its followers to "join the movement" with Bossie, Hannity, and Vitter to stop a rule within the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) that allegedly exempts members of Congress and their staffs as well as the White House from having to take part in the ACA's health insurance exchanges. Hannity introduced the segment by playing most of Citizens United's new advertisement.
Contrary to the trio's claims, the reality is that the ACA requires Congress and its staff to obtain health insurance on the exchanges and also prohibits them from receiving subsidies under the ACA. Because of this "special punishment" as The Washington Post's Ezra Klein called it, congressional staffers would be forced to cover the entire cost of their health insurance. To avoid that punishment, the Office of Personnel Management clarified that it would continue to subsidize congressional employees' health insurances costs just like most employers throughout the country do. One Republican lawmaker said of the clarification, "There's no question it was the right thing to do."
The congressional exemption myth has been one that Hannity and Fox News have relentlessly pushed -- even when confronted directly with the facts.
From the August 5 edition of Lou Dobbs Tonight:
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David Bossie has no idea what the word "hypocrisy" means:
[I]nsiders connected to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are hatching plans to protect the tenuous Senate Democrat majority. These Reid insiders are forming a "super" political action committee, called Majority PAC, to raise unlimited money in order to go on the offensive in Senate races across the country. Reid's people are within their rights to form the PAC, thanks to the Citizens United v. FEC victory at the United States Supreme Court last year. … However, because the entire Democrat Party machinery was against this landmark decision last year, this blatant reversal reeks of hypocrisy.
No. That isn't hypocrisy. If someone said no one should form such a PAC, even if it's legal, then that person turned around and formed one, that might be considered hypocrisy. Or if David Bossie were to say "I would never distribute doctored transcripts in an effort to mislead the nation about my political opponents and you shouldn't either," after having done exactly that, he would be guilty of hypocrisy. But saying "we don't think this campaign tactic should be legal, but as long as it is, we're going to use it" isn't hypocrisy. It's merely a refusal to unilaterally disarm.
And that's what Bossie is suggesting Democrats must do in order to avoid being hypocrites: Unilaterally disarm. By Bossie's logic, campaign finance reformers should never employ legal campaign finance tactics they think should not be legal. That, of course, would severely disadvantage those reformers electorally, and thus make the prospect of reform unlikely.
Bossie's position is like saying that if a nation advocates a worldwide ban on the development of new nuclear weapons, it is a hypocrite unless it unilaterally stops developing such weapons while its enemies continue to do so. It just doesn't make any sense, and it just isn't what the word hypocrisy means.
Writing at the Daily Caller, wildly disreputable right-wing activist David Bossie issues a stern -- and stupid -- warning about the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Under the headline "The Inevitability of the Draft," Bossie writes that the repeal will come to be seen as "a day of infamy for our military" because now that gay soldiers will no longer have to hide their sexual orientation, Marines are going to abandon the service in droves and the government will have to draft Americans to replace them.
Nearly forty percent of the Marines in the official Department of Defense survey said that they may leave the service early if "don't ask, don't tell" is repealed. Four out of ten! That is a staggering number that could degrade one of the most lethal fighting forces in the world. With our military already stretched to capacity with many of our warriors being asked to sign up for multiple tours of duty, how could the Democrat leadership and some Republicans take this risk? Pushing this legislation during a global war on terror is a dereliction of duty. If forty percent of our Marines do in fact leave the service early, we will have to fill those boots somehow.
And -- wouldn't you know it? -- Bossie's op-ed is paired with a slickly produced and confusingly ominous video about how gay people are to blame for you being drafted, or something. I especially like the disarmingly straightforward slogan: "Be careful what you rally for because Uncle Sam may end up drafting you."
But this is no mere gimmick intended to raise money by capitalizing on lingering fear and resentment of the gay community -- no sir! This is a "serious" issue!
This issue has not been talked about much, but is a serious unintended consequence nonetheless. Statistics indicate that retention and recruitment will be a problem if "don't ask, don't tell" is repealed. We are at war, and war is no time to take a chance with our armed forces just to appease the liberal special interests. Unbelievably, Harry Reid tweeted to Lady Gaga, "We did it," after the repeal was passed. I guess we know now that Reid is beholden to Lady Gaga and not those young Marines on the front lines protecting our freedom.
So yeah, we're all going to be drafted into the Marines because all those gay people had the nerve to demand equal treatment. In the meantime, be afraid, and donate generously to Citizens United, or else Harry Reid and Lady Gaga will conquer us all.
Citizens United president David Bossie took his false attacks on Elena Kagan to the pages of The Washington Post, writing an op-ed that distorted the Citizens United Supreme Court case to falsely paint Kagan as anti-free-speech.
From the February 23 edition of Fox News' Hannity:
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YIELD: Makes 8 to 10 servings
IngredientsSpice Rub
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon sweet smoked paprika*
- 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chipotle chile powder or ancho chile powder
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons Sherry wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 medium shallots, peeled, quartered
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 3 cups (packed) stemmed fresh parsley
- 2 cups (packed) stemmed fresh cilantro
- 1 cup (packed) stemmed fresh mint
- 1 3 1/2-pound beef tenderloin
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
For spice rub:
Combine all ingredients in small bowl.
Do ahead: Can be made 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
For chimichurri sauce:
Combine first 8 ingredients in blender; blend until almost smooth. Add 1/4 of parsley, 1/4 of cilantro, and 1/4 of mint; blend until incorporated. Add remaining herbs in 3 more additions, pureeing until almost smooth after each addition.
Do ahead: Can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover; chill.
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Let beef stand at room temperature 1 hour.
Prepare barbecue (high heat). Pat beef dry with paper towels; brush with oil. Sprinkle all over with spice rub, using all of mixture (coating will be thick). Place beef on grill; sear 2 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to medium-high. Grill uncovered until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of beef registers 130°F for medium-rare, moving beef to cooler part of grill as needed to prevent burning, and turning occasionally, about 40 minutes. Transfer to platter; cover loosely with foil and let rest 15 minutes. Thinly slice beef crosswise. Serve with chimichurri sauce.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories747
- Carbohydrates10 g (3%)
- Fat60 g (92%)
- Protein41 g (82%)
- Saturated Fat18 g (88%)
- Sodium1,300 mg (54%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat4 g
- Fiber2 g (10%)
- Monounsaturated Fat33 g
- Cholesterol169 mg (56%)


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Look What's Growing in the Herb Garden
The Herb Garden is in its late-summer glory now. Several beautiful cultivars of tomatoes and peppers are ripe, and legumes and grains are maturing. Some specialty crops—like roselle, which is used in making sorrel drink—look pretty spectacular too. Curator Maeve Turner has also started to plant cool-season crops like
Recipe: Apple-Fennel Sauerkraut
When I teach people how to make sauerkraut, I encourage them to treat cabbage as a base for other vegetables, fruits, herbs, and spices. Cabbage is a great starting point for fermentation, and by adding some of the same ingredient combinations you love in salads and other dishes, you can create all kinds of amazing
Great Pumpkin: Look What's in the Herb Garden
Cucurbits are an unfussy and rewarding crop if you have the space to grow them. The genus Cucurbita includes pumpkins and winter squashes (these common names are used synonymously), and every year at BBG, we grow a wide range of cultivars. Visitors might remember some of the unusual varieties that grew in the Herb Garden
Herb Garden Harvest
What happens to all of the beautiful produce grown in the Herb Garden? Some is served right here in our café. The rest is donated to the community. This year, St. Francis of Assisi Church in Crown Heights received several carloads of fresh vegetables—including beets, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, okra, lettuce, and
Recipe: Easy Summer Ratatouille
Originally from the Provence region of France, ratatouille is a perfect stew of late summer fruits, vegetables, alliums and herbs. There are many ways to arrive at the final product. Some chefs recommend that you prepare each vegetable separately, combining them only at the end. Others prefer stacking thinly sliced or cubed
Making Brooklyn Blue
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