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In his article 'Israel's definition as a 'Jewish state', Ben White belatedly addresses the main criticism of anti-anti-Zionism and BDS; namely, that through BDS anti-Zionists seek to replace a Jewish state with a Palestinian-Arab one, rather than the so-called "state where all have equal rights", which White claims to be the movement's goal.
He begins by reluctantly acknowledging the principle of national self-determination which underpins Zionism, before arguing that this "does not mean exclusive – and exclusionary – statehood only for members of one group". There is the usual problem here of presumption and imprecision, but – based on his previous writings – it seems that White's objection is to Israel defining itself as the State of the Jewish people and not of its citizens, at least 20 percent of whom do not consider themselves to be members of the Jewish people. As White knows, the result of this has been some de jure and far too much de facto discrimination against Israel's Palestinian minority.
I have many objections to how White describes the situation faced by Israel's Palestinian-Arab minority (those who favour Jim Crow/South African apartheid analogies might ask if a television program like Arab Labour would have been made under those regimes), but let's pretend, for the sake of argument, that Israel's current political arrangement necessitates the exclusion of non-Jews. What would be the best way to solve this problem? Well, to campaign to cancel discriminatory legislation, to guarantee funding for minorities, and perhaps to support positive discrimination. While even this would not make Israel "completely equal", it would certainly be a significant improvement on the current status quo, and Israel would still be a Jewish state.
White's solution, though, is to "unite" pre-1967 Israel, the occupied West Bank, and the half-occupied/half-autonomous Gaza Strip into one state, and then to invite back all the descendants of the Palestinian refugees displaced in 1948, numbering nearly five million (and presumably to annul the "racist" Law of Return), conveniently ensuring that there would be a permanent Palestinian majority and Jewish-Israeli minority. In other words, his prognosis is to replace the Jewish state with a Palestinian-Arab one, a strange form of equitable solution; the equivalent of amputating a leg when a plaster would suffice.
Next, White points out that the partition resolution "did not grant Jews and Arabs superior political and civil rights in their own states, nor did it extend the notion to encompass Jews and Arabs who were not already living there (that is, avoiding invoking an abstract right to self-determination of Jews as an extra-territorial group)". He has a point here, although perhaps not the one he was trying to make (surely the GA had some goal in mind when it voted for creating a "Jewish" and "Arab" state). According to the anarchic international system which prevails, state sovereignty is supreme. This is one of the reasons why so many people – including Ben White – opposed the invasion of Iraq. And, although CAMERA cite General Assembly Resolution 181 as the source of Israel's legitimacy, the truth is that the real source is Israel's diplomatic relations with a majority of the states in the international system, each of whom have different positions regarding the contradictions at the heart of the Israeli polity, while at the same time recognizing that those who talk about an "equal" state are really talking about a Palestinian-Arab state in place of a Jewish one. It may or may not be true that "true equality" [a slogan which White never defines]…is only realisable in a state that is based on civic peoplehood", but there are plenty of states in the world that even one as myopic as White would acknowledge are more "unequal" than Israel, and yet he does not think that their sovereignty should be revoked.
White then claims that the following sentence would be impossible if France was replaced with Israel and French with Jewish: "France is the state of the French, every French person is a citizen of France and all citizens of France are French." What if Israel had been called Jewland? Would that solve the problem? The anomaly emerges because the Diaspora preceded the modern nation-state; it certain makes Israel rather unique. But being rather unique is not a crime; nor does Israeli exceptionalism justify its elimination.
Finally, this visionary of coexistence reveals his true animus: 'Self-determination…does not give permission for an American Jew to go and live on the land of a Palestinian who is legally barred from returning home on the ground s/he is not Jewish." If he's referring to 'Israel-proper', this simply isn't true. Ben White can say "international law" until the cows come home; the above statement remains merely an assertion based on his presumptions and whims. The international consensus continues to hold that there will be a "Jewish" state and a "Palestinian" state, side-by-side, that the societal culture of the Jewish state will be "Jewish" and the societal culture of the Palestinian state will be "Palestinian", and that the descendants of Palestinian refugees who want to return will do so to land that stands between 10 and 100 miles from where their ancestral villages once stood. Mr. White is entitled, of course, to state his ideals, but it is disingenuous in the extreme to pretend that they are normative.
White devotes the tiniest of spaces to explaining how this utopia would work, relying on slogans and not explaining why the Palestinians, who, according to White, would have good reason to despise the Israelis, would want to share this glorious new homeland with them: "Within this framework, Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs can exercise their rights to cultural, linguistic and religious freedom and autonomy if they wish. It is about a future solution that protects the rights of the Palestinian people and Jewish Israelis, an understanding of "self-determination" that means both groups sharing a common homeland based on full group and individual equality."
This is the crux of the matter. They do wish. Poll after poll shows that a solid majority of Israelis and Palestinians support the two-state-for-two-peoples principle, even if they disagree on the details. It may be that there has been a spike in support for a one-state solution amongst Palestinians recently, but this is surely the result of years of stagnation on the diplomatic front (and settlement expansion) and because they recognize a useful doomsday weapon when they see it, rather than any ideological shift. Why can't the second part of White's vague vision not be fulfilled in a two-state, or a federal model? Why the insistence on one state in which Palestinians are guaranteed to outnumber Jews? More importantly, given Jewish history (which White never acknowledges), and the justifiable fear of surrendering the sovereignty that was regained 2000 years after it was lost, why does he not offer some comfort, some qualification beyond the usual slogans? Why is he not interested in gaining the trust of those who – if he is to be believed – will be at the heart of this wonderful new state?
Only he can answer these questions. But the constant evasions, accompanied by the arguments outlined above, suggest that, whatever his denials, White's commitment to "equal rights" is actually a commitment to replacing Israel with a Palestinian-Arab state after all.7 comments
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Stuart Jennings April 18th, 2013 8:33 am
I'm afraid this potential problem is one of Israel's making arising from poor leadership and lack of joined up thinking. Seizing the occupied territories in the name of a defence barrier is one thing but once settlements were allowed and an attempt to colonise the new land overlooked, it not only ended any realistic two state solution but also brought into Israel a large indigenous population that would threaten the Jewishness of the original. Ethnic cleansing, genocide or removing the settlements and negotiating and supporting those Palestinian parties that will recognise the 1967 lines (Jerusalem even in 1948 was a different matter) is the only way forward. The problem will not go away , as the English have discovered in Ireland nearly a millennium after it first established its first colonies in that land. Is the Israeli government willing to commit its children and their children's children to a further millennium of grief and pain?
James April 18th, 2013 1:11 pm
Great post, thanks
zkharya April 18th, 2013 1:30 pm
[Yet what the partition resolution did was define "Jewish" and "Arab" states based on prevailing population distribution in the country, at the time (1947). It did not grant Jews and Arabs superior political and civil rights in their own states, nor did it extend the notion to encompass Jews and Arabs who were not already living there (that is, avoiding invoking an abstract right to self-determination of Jews as an extra-territorial group).]
That is simply incorrect. UNSCOP envisaged last scale Jewish immigration into the Jewish state on precisely that basis, even as UNGA Res. 181 was premised, like the League of Nations Mandate and Balfour Declaration, on the historically normative notion that the Jews were a people historically exiled and dispossessed. This last omission is especially odd in an Evangelical Anglican Christian like White, seeing that that the Jews' being a peole exiled and dispossessed has been a/the normative Christian view from the beginning and most of Christian (and indeed Islamic) history.
It is precisely this right to immigrate which UNSCOP envisaged, equivalent, I think, to a right of return, which White has never himself acknowledged.
zkharya April 18th, 2013 1:42 pm
*It is precisely this right to immigrate which UNSCOP envisaged, equivalent, I think, to a right of return, which White has never himself acknowledged.
Nor did Palestinian Christians or Muslims (they historically chief among those seeing Jews exiled for their rejection of Jesus and the prophets) hence, arguably, the whole conflict to begin with.
White cannot even bring himself to acknowledge, even if he would cancel the right of Jewish return +now+, that at least the Jews who had become Israeli by the time of the founding of his Palestinian Arab Muslim and Christian majority state had had some kind of right of return thither. This would at least assure them that they were in the land fundamentally as of right rather than merely on sufferance.
But we already know that White's response to Howard Jacobson's idea that Jewish and Palestinian Arab diasporas had some analogy/equivalence, and so an equivalent desire for return and restoration, was "there is no comparison".
Which, again, coming from a Christian, with presumably at least a potential Christian ability to empathise with that people whom Christians have +said+ was exiled and dispossessed for most of the last 2000 years/Christian history, is odd, and suggests an a priori animus and prejudice. The same goes for Stephen Sizer.
Joseph Finlay May 2nd, 2013 10:12 am
There are a few points which I think are mistaken:
1) You say that 'his prognosis is to replace the Jewish state with a Palestinian-Arab one'. But of course that is the very opposite to what he is proposing – his piece is calling for a state for all its citizens – 'a state where all have equal right'. You are a making an a priori assumption that the nature of a state is dependent on which group is in the majority – when jews are in the majority it is a Jewish state, when arabs are in the majority it is an arab state. But this is not necessarily so. In Britain, white anglo saxons are in the majority, but it is not a white anglo saxon state. A clearer example is northern Ireland – since it's foundation it has had a protestant majority, and for years was run as a protestant state, where protestants held all the power and ran the state for protestant benefit. Since the good friday agreement and power sharing, northern ireland has become a state of all its citizens, where both communities share power, where the police force is mixed etc, despite their still being a protestant majority. The nature of a state is defined by its constitutional setup and legal practices, not purely by the ethnic balance of his citizenship. So I reject the claim that White is calling for a Palestinian-Arab state.
2) You use the term 'Israel-proper'. But Israel proper doesn't exist. There is only Israel, which at present governs the entire land (except Gaza) with a very limited form of devolution in small islands of territory in the west bank. This is an important issue, you can't talk as if there is a two state solution when the reality on the ground is a one state one in which a large number of people are denied the vote.
3) In your section 'What if Israel had been called Jewland? Would that solve the problem?' you have missed the point. If Israel were called Jew-land (or more probably, Judea) then all its citizens would be called Jews. Which mainstream Zionism is not willing to tolerate as it would redefine Jew as meaning anyone who was governed by the Jewish state, and thus would be a state for all its citizens. Or you keep the name Israel, and be clear that everyone in the state is Israeli, that the term Jew will have no legal status/privilege within the state. Either option represents the reasonable norm of citizenship policy. But at present the two terms (Israel, Jewish state) mean that the state only really belongs to some of its inhabitants and not others and to a group of other people who may have never been to that state). It would be a bit like saying Britain must remain an anglo-saxon state, other groups can be tolerated as national minorities, but cannot expect equality, because that would damage the anglo-saxon nation nature of the state. But of course Britain doesn't do that – it makes everyone who resides within its borders British (and everyone in England is english) regardless of background. That's the crux of that matter, if you have to use two different words to describe the name of the state and it's 'nature' it's a sure sign that there's a problem.
zkharya June 8th, 2013 2:37 pm
[You say that 'his prognosis is to replace the Jewish state with a Palestinian-Arab one'. But of course that is the very opposite to what he is proposing – his piece is calling for a state for all its citizens – 'a state where all have equal right'.]
But he is proposing ending a Jewish right of return and implementing a Palestinian Arab Muslim and Christian one.
[You are a making an a priori assumption that the nature of a state is dependent on which group is in the majority – when jews are in the majority it is a Jewish state, when arabs are in the majority it is an arab state. But this is not necessarily so.]
Indeed. The fact that Palestinian Arab Muslims and Christians were the majority did not preclude the arrival of a large Jewish minority because the imperial power allowed and protected the arrival of the latter. Nor did it ultimately preclude the birth of a Jewish state, since the powers that be deemed it justice for an historically dispossessed people, despite the wishes of Palestinian Arab Muslims and Christians that they abide the majority or Palestinian Jews be reduced to their former small minority.
Ben White wishes to somewhat belatedly to fulfill at least part of their wish, to halt Jewish immigration, but also to win a general recognition that the whole process whereby any Israel came to be was fundamentally unjust.
That of course makes the fuller Palestinian Arab Muslim and Christian nationalist wish, to reverse Jewish immigration, more likely.
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This past summer (June 2008) I paid $70 for the 2009 map update for my Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS. I would have been better off giving the $70 to a deaf mute and asking for directions. On my first trip using it, I was following its directions from Steamboat Springs, CO to a ranch address about 20 minutes south of town. It directed me down a county road that eventually became a private driveway that ended at a house. The owner came out and said that a lot of people using Garmins were ending up in his driveway, and that he had written numerous letters about it to no avail.
Then I tried using my Garmin to find the shortest route back to my house, and twice it took me into private driveways. I've learned to not use it or rely on it in rural areas, especially if they are mountainous. In using it to get from Kremmling, Co. to Wolcott, Co., at least five times it tried to get me to take 4-wheel drive, impassible mountain roads that were dead ends. Fortunately I was familiar with the area. Later, I checked it for places to eat to see if my two favorite restaurants, where I've been eating for the last 25 years, were mentioned. The 2009 map update didn't know about them, but it did list a small, relatively new, restaurant that was out of business.
A good friend, who is a deputy sheriff in Colorado, told me this story. Late one night in November, the sheriff's office got a call at approximately 11 PM from a family that was stuck on a snowy, high mountain road. The rescue unit couldn't reach them until the next morning. The family said they had been following their Garmin GPS directions to get from one town (Silverthone, Co.) to another (Winter Park, Co.), and it directed them over a mountain pass that was a one-lane dirt road. It is the shortest route, and perhaps the fastest route. It is also the most dangerous route, and impassable in the winter. I've driven that road a number of times in the summer in my Dodge truck, and it is poorly maintained. I don't recommend it unless you have a 4-wheel drive vehicle, and never in the winter.
Very recently I was in Warmnister, PA and decided to look for a WalMart. My Nuvi 350 directed me to 100 E. Street Road in Warminster where a large building was sitting vacant. The Garmin then said there was another WalMart location in Horsham, PA at 200 Blair Mill Road. There wasn't! I gave it another try, and ten minutes later I was in front of a large empty warehouse at 1001 S. York Road in Hatboro, PA that didn't look like it had ever been a WalMart, at least not in this decade. The fourth and final try led me to 3925 Welsh Road in Willow Grove, PA. It was a Sam's Club. No WalMart there. So much for the 2009 update.
The following day I was going visit the boarding stable where I keep my horse. I decided to see how the Garmin would tell me to go. (I had previously set the Garmin to that location while there.) The Garmin took me through a 25-year old housing development that borders the stables, and told me to turn where there was no road. I could see the stable through the woods behind the houses, but there was no road to it, and there could not have been one for decades, if ever. When I got to the stable, I asked the owner if there had ever been a road to his farm from that direction. He said, not that he had ever heard of, but he had only owned the farm for 18 years.
Recently I visited a friend in Jenkintown, PA., and we couldn't decide where to go to dinner. I said, "Let's check my Garmin." As we went down its list of eating establishments, she kept saying things like, "Oh, that place closed ages ago" or "That place hasn't been there in years." The Garmin may be good for getting you from New York City to LA, but it's also good for getting you stranded in the mountains, finding empty buildings, and having you turn where there are no roads. So don't waste your money on the 2009 map update. It is years out of date and, in many cases, just plain wrong. But then so was the previous version. Don't leave home without a good old paper map of where you are going.

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Hooters emptied its 61-09 190th Street nest on Sunday, October 14, and reopened as a new brand, Bud's Ale House. According to officials, failed year-long negotiations led corporate heads at Hooters of America to ax a franchise agreement with Strix Restaurant Group, which runs the Fresh Meadows corner eatery and three others on Long Island.
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All Hooters employees were transferred over after the move and none were laid off, McCabe said. Management is currently accepting male applicants as food servers.
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NORMAN — There's no way around the fact that Oklahoma's secondary, and particularly its free safety, had major issues Saturday night against Baylor. But its coaches — as well as that safety, Javon Harris — are considering it an aberration relative to the rest of the season.
OU has to resolve its secondary issues
"We've played 10 games," Sooners coach Bob Stoops said. "You've seen some good and, in two games, you've seen some bad. We've played really well more than we haven't."
Statistically, Stoops is to some extent correct. Through those 10 games, the Sooners (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) are currently giving up 258.1 passing yards a game — 93rd in the country.
Take out the Baylor and Texas Tech games, in which OU surrendered a mind-boggling 931 passing yards, and the Sooners are giving up 206.25 passing yards a game. That would be 43rd in the FBS. That's not sterling, but it's not 93rd, either.
Reality is, you cannot remove those games from the schedule. They're a part of the fabric of a disappointing season that was initially labeled "BCS title or Bust."
The route has been reconfigured; 2011 is now about winning another conference title for the school.
To do that, though, the secondary issues have to be resolved. It might not be a huge factor against Iowa State this week, considering the Cyclones have a freshman quarterback and are 67th in the country in passing.
But then there's Oklahoma State, on Dec. 3 in Stillwater.
So, what's the deal? Why has this happened all season with Harris, in varying degrees — with the worst coming Saturday in Waco?
Harris' explanation is a pretty simple one. It's not an overcomplicated scheme confusing him. It's not even poor alignment. It's Harris doing one thing incorrectly that leads to big, big problems.
He has gotten caught, on a number of occasions, looking up at the quarterback from his field safety spot. When he does that, even for a split-second, he loses track of the receiver. By the time he realizes what he's done, he turns around to see the back of his man's jersey.
"You try to do too much and you get out of position," OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables said, "and they can really take advantage of you. They did."
It happened over and over against Baylor, which had four plays of 50 or more yards in the 45-38 victory. And it could have had more. Even the second play of the game was a 79-yard score, on Harris, that was called back because of a holding penalty.
Quite simply, Harris was his own worst enemy. He knew it then. He knows it now.
He described the sickening feeling of fruitlessly giving chase.
"The first thing you think is that you messed up," he said. "It hits you hard, knowing that big play after big play is happening. It's like someone just daggered you, real quick.
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You may have missed it - almost everyone missed it - but Bill Clinton was on Rush Limbaugh's show the day of the Texas primary. You can hear the radio here. Limbaugh himself was sick that day, apparently, but he had already urged Republicans to cross over to keep Hillary Clinton in the race. Bill saw an opening - and went there.We've all heard Sun Tzu's maxim, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend", but this might be pushing it a bit too far. With the Clinton's long list of existing enemies, you'd think those people's enemies would offer a higher class to choose from.
Now just wrap your mind around this: the Clintons were happy to support a cynical, partisan Republican campaign to wound the Democratic front-runner, and they were brazen enough to go on the Limbaugh show to do so.
Bill makes an excellent point about Florida Democrats having been at the mercy of Republicans, but of course leaves out the part where all of the candidates agreed ahead of time to abide by the DNC's decision. Question it if you will, but does the Democratic Party really want to be at the mercy of every Republican-led state legislature?
He goes on to describe the now-infamous "3 am" ad as "uplifting", and spins a couple of rich hypotheticals that have nothing to do with sleeping children.
The Clinton campaign has jumped the shark so badly that I can't even think up a clever reworking of the phrase that conveys the jumpitude. What really bothers me, though, is the passive-aggressive way they refuse to even admit when they are attacking Obama, or what they are attacking him for. Hillary enumerates hers and McCain's "Commander-in-Chief Threshold Crossing-ness", then says, "Obama? Ask him. I'm not saying anything, I'm just saying." Then, Bill here trying to pretend that a B-grade burglar alarm commercial is not fearmongering, but rather "uplifting."
I might not like the attacks, or agree with them, but at least own them. The Clintons are obviously not out to earn my respect, but what are they after here? This is definitely close-quarters, bomb-your-own foxholes warfare, and it seems to me to be premature. On the other hand, it seems to be working, so what do I know?
Instead of making them look desperate, the media seems to be captivated by the raw ferocity and ambition on display here. That may well be the key, think short-term because the press has the memory of a drunk goldfish.
Meanwhile, the press seems unsure of what to do with Obama. His refusal, or inability, to respond in kind has left him almost a spectator at his own fight. If Obama doesn't figure out a way to get the press' attention soon, (Casey Knowles?) he may find himself obscured under a big pile of McCain and Clinton.
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A couple of weeks ago during an unseasonal bout of good weather I did a few days in about 'as far North as you can get Scotland' - there is a picture report here:http://www.scottishhills.com/html/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=10847&start=0
Ed, I am really digging your photography. If pressed to pick a favorite, I would have to say the one of the peak shrouded by clouds. Thanks for taking the time to give us a peek at your area. Also, what kind of camera are you using?
MatthewThanks - it is a great destination, about the most wilderness the UK can offer you.I am using a Ricoh GX200....when I work out how to use it properly !
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HEUVELTON — Scores of state troopers, sheriff's deputies and U.S. Border Patrol agents set up checkpoints and canvassed door to door along Route 812 on Wednesday night in search of two Amish girls reportedly abducted from their roadside vegetable stand.
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on 3/2/2011 5:54:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
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I actually really like this product, which was a surprise since i bought this on a whim! I have only used one other foundation, revlon colorstay, which i had bought in an entirely wrong shade! i bought buff in colorstay, which was wayyy too light. I bought this in natural beige, and it matched my skin color perfectly. The first time i used this, i used a sponge, since i used to use a sponge for colorstay, since it was so heavy. but the coverage was so light that it didnt even cover like a tinted moisturizer. then i used it with my fingers, it blended perfectly and had amazing coverage.
on 2/21/2011 7:59:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I bought the concealer and loved it. I have no idea why I haven't seen the foundation before. So I decided to buy it and try it out. I was kinda iffy on it because it was so thin. But once you put it on it blends so nicely, and hydrates the spots you need it. I have oily skin, and severe acne and using this with the concealer and a powder to set it, my skin looked flawless! it felt so light and the most comfortable makeup I have ever used! Highly recommend!
on 2/12/2011 2:49:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Brown
I bought this product when my skin was very dry, the lady at Shoppers recommended it to me.
Unfortunately, it did nothing for my (once) very dry skin. It just make it flaky, and looking horrible. It also made certain parts of my face oily (which was odd at the time).
BUT, once my skin began very oily (I'm a teenager, so my hormones are out of whack and my skin changed drastically over the last year or so), I decided to try something new with this. On the days when I didn't feel like wearing foundation, I mixed this with whatever moisturizer I was using. So far it's my favourite to mix with Body Shop's Vitamin C SPF 15 moisturizer. I find it gives the perfect amount of coverage when I do this. I usually did a 1:1 ratio between this foundation and moisturizer (more foundation if I wanted more coverage).
So yeah - good in making tinted moisturizer, not so much as a foundation.
on 1/31/2011 4:42:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I bought this after running low on the Cover Girl "Clean" for sensitive skin. This was much lighter, and easier to apply. Being a student, I don't have time to put on a heavy foundation, blend it, make sure it's even, etc. This is so airy you really don't need to worry. In the summer or on days when your skin is dry, it's great to mix with moisturizer.
on 1/14/2011 11:20:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
I purchased this after Cover Girl's naturluxe foundation broke me out horribly (which sucks cause I loved that).
I'm extremely pale with neutral undertones.
I bought this in the palest shade, it's a little pink but not too much. The shade matches fairly well.
I would say this is a very light coverage foundation (which is all I need) more like a TM. A couple of layers can help build up coverage, but this would be a bad choice if you need full coverage.
I find this moisturizing, it doesn't get cakey or flake off. I have dry skin so I don't know how this would work for someone with oily skin.
I will repurchase, it helps even out my skin and I don't have any major blemishes. The price is good too. I wish this had spf but it's still an +A product.
on 1/7/2011 4:25:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair, Warm
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Best travel foundation ever! It's light, natural looking coverage and lasts quite a while with some middle-to-higher-end pressed powder. It's cheap, but not oily, and is easy to apply, but does not compromise sanitation. When I don't want to go through the trouble of my bare minerals spilling all over and getting misplaced, or lugging around the 3 brushes bare minerals insists I must use to get the finish I want, I throw this and my MAC pressed powder in my bag and am very impressed with the look without being suffocated by heavy creamy liquid foundations.
on 12/27/2010 6:44:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This is a really good, light-weight foundation. The color match for me is just right, it goes on well and spreads very very easily. It isn't a full-coverage f/d, in fact I'd say it's a step above a tinted moisturizer- evens out skin tone like another reviewer stated. I really like the packaging too- not too bulky, squeeze tube, comes out nicely. I don't wear liquids everyday, so I can't speak about how it is to wear daily, but I wear it maybe 2-3 times a week and haven't experienced any breakouts. Also, it doesn't feel heavy or nasty at the end of the day, my skin feels pretty comfortable with it on. Really happy with it, and definitely gonna get it once my other stuff runs out. I used to use Revlon PR a lot more but forgot about it because of this :)
on 10/18/2010 4:08:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
matches my skin perfectly and makes it look flawless .since using,most of my pimples have retreated to under my skin but I can still feel them..weird.moisturizes well.blends well with fingers but better with sponge or brush.
on 10/13/2010 11:13:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I've used this foundation for a long time, discovered it in my teen years and haven't used anything else since due to laziness to find a better product, but I'm currently experimenting with other brands now as I know there's something that can give me better results. I've never really been a fan of CG and their ingredients are usually not appropriate for acne-prone skin. I have to say I've been satisfied with this though, and since I have normally dry skin which gets oily through out the day, I have to use vaseline as a scrub before applying this foundation so that it glides on smoothly. If you have dry patches, be sure to moisturize before applying! Stays on most of the day but since my skin is combination, I have to blot my oil spots at least 3-4 times. Overall, it covers pretty good and keeps your skin feeling soft.
on 8/22/2010 10:46:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I bought this foundation thinking it was the Aqua Smoothers Tinted Moisturizer....then looking more closely at the label i realized it was really a foundation. anyways...I have combo skin and i guess this was okay for that. It does transfer and looks very cakey. I applied it with my fingers and that looked the best (still a bit cakey tho) and then used a stippling brush which didn't help. After it has set a little it still feels kinda wet and sticky..so i tried a setting powder...and it just made it even more cakey. They have a good range of shades and it blends well but the smell is awful. It smells like paint.....and cakey just isn't for me...
I guess this would be good to use in certain areas almost like a concealer but all over the face it isnt good. I like the packaging and it makes it easy to control the amount of product that comes out so overall i give this a 3. The smell, cakeyness, and the finish really wasn't a sell for me..
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happy birthday hoho!!
today you are two!!
i know every mom says this but really...didn't we just come home from the hospital with you?
you are the naughtiest baby i have ever known. you prowl around looking for things to get into like a predator hunting his prey. and you are dynamic at it. your best move is something we call the "bait and switch". to successfully pull of this maneuver you start by doing naughty thing A...while we are dealing with the havoc of naughty thing A...you run to naughty thing B while we are busy cleaning up A. we believe that naughty item B is what you really wanted to do in the first place anyway.
your favorite word is "no". and you will sometimes sing it to us in response to a request like a choir boy practicing scales "no, no, nooooooooooooooo".
you have to sleep with a onesie on because otherwise you will strip naked. this has resulted in legendary messes that we didn't know where to start cleaning up.
you regularly stick things up your nose. you did this once and we didn't even know it was up there until you sneezed.
your favorite shows include yo gabba gabba, little bill and olivia. yes, olivia.
you are going through a biting phase. no one is safe.
you are also the sweetest baby i've ever known.
as shown above, you are excellent at relaxing...we're pretty sure this is one of your gifted areas.
you love a good cuddle in the morning...or any time of day really. you are always good for a hug and a sloppy kiss.
you adore your daddy.
we hardly ever get a bad report on you from sunday school or any childcare setting...usually people can't believe how sweet you are. and you really are.
you love to color and play play-doh. you also love legos and any kind of ball.
you love anything soft or cuddly...also known in our home as "giggles".
you are our sweet baby boy and we love you so much. you bring a lot of fun and sunshine into our family and we are so very blessed to be your parents.
we want you to know that you are loved and that we think you are wonderful. your sassy sweet personality brings a lot of goodness into our lives. we want you to know that we pray for you daily...that your walk with Jesus would always bring you closer to Him and never farther away.
we pray that you grow up as a great friend to your brother and that you always love and enjoy your family who love you and support you.
happy birthday sweet boy!!
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Basketball backboard, patent No. 8,033,935, invented by Larry Stevens of Fruit Heights, assigned to Lifetime Products, Inc. of Clearfield.
Portable, multipurpose golf apparatus, patent No. 8,032,972, invented by Janet Cherry of Riverdale.
Wiper with rotating cleaning apparatus, patent No. 8,032,976, invented by James Q. Nelson of Salt Lake City, assigned to Nelson and Nelson Enterprises, LLC of Salt Lake City.
Method for fabricating structural propellants, patent No. 8,033,021, invented by Prakash B. Joshi of Andover, Mass., Bernard L. Upschulte of Nashua, N.H., Alan H. Gelb of Boston, Mass., B. David Green of Methuen, Mass., Dean M. Lester of Brigham City, W. David Starrett of Roy, and Ingvar A. Wallace of Brigham City, assigned to Physical Sciences, Inc. of Andover, Mass.
Amplifying ultrasonic waveguides, patent No. 8,033,173, invented by Thomas David Ehlert of Neenah, Wis., George Bromfield of Salt Lake City, Patrick Sean McNichols of Hortonville, Wis., and Norman R. Stegelmann of Appleton, Wis., assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. of Neenah, Wis.
Line-locking connector clip, patent No. 8,033,222, invented by Daniel P. Sutula, Jr. of Bristol, Conn., Mark T. Andersen of Winsted, Conn., Basilio J. Carneiro of West Hartford, Conn., Lawrence J. Shank, III of East Hartland, Conn., and John Childs of Granby, Conn., assigned to Dyno Nobel Inc. of Salt Lake City.
Edge and corner for a structure constructed from blow-molded plastic, patent No. 8,033,228, invented by Thayne B. Haney of Syracuse, and Jacob Kearl of Plain City, assigned to Lifetime Products, Inc. of Clearfield.
Downhole electric power generator, patent No. 8,033,328, invented by David R. Hall of Provo, Scott Dahlgren of Alpine, and Michael Comfoltey of Springville, assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corporation of Houston, Texas.
Tool string threads, patent No. 8,033,330, invented by David R. Hall of Provo, Scott Dahlgren of Alpine, and Jonathan Marshall of Provo, assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corporation of Houston, Texas.
Modular double-sided display panel, patent No. 8,033,404, invented by Jeffrey Steffen Keller of Logan.
Explosion welding with a mold and copper layer, patent No. 8,033,444, invented by YaoHua Wang of NanJing, China, and Hui Wang of Salt Lake City.
Mesh folding chair, patent No. 8,033,598, invented by Richard D. Smith of Spanish Fork, and Orrin C. Farnsworth of Santaquin, assigned to Mity-Lite, Inc. of Orem.
Comfortable mesh folding chair, patent No. 8,033,612, invented by Richard D. Smith of Spanish Fork, Orrin C. Farnsworth of Santaquin, and Spencer Posey of Highland, assigned to Mity-Lite, Inc. of Orem.
Retention system, patent No. 8,033,615, invented by David R. Hall of Provo, Scott Dahlgren of Alpine, Jonathan Marshall of Provo, Italo Elqueta of Lehi, Tyson J. Wilde of Spanish Fork, and Christopher Durrand of Pleasant Grove, assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corporation of Houston, Texas.
Braze thickness control, patent No. 8,033,616, invented by David R. Hall of Provo, and Jacob D. Smith of Provo, assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corp. of Houston, Texas.
Nonlinear resistance based exercise apparatus, patent No. 8,033,960, invented by William Dalebout of North Logan, and Michael Olson of Logan, assigned to Icon IP, Inc. of Logan.
Methods for forming an anastomosis opening in a side of a blood vessel, patent No. 8,034,064, invented by Duane D. Blatter of Salt Lake City, assigned to Vital Access Corporation of Salt Lake City.
Prosthetic foot with two leaf-springs joined at heel and toe, patent No. 8,034,121, invented by Roland J. Christensen of Fayette, assigned to Freedom Innovations, LLC of Irvine, Calif.
Methods of fabricating superabrasive articles, patent No. 8,034,136, invented by Mohammad N. Sani of Orem, assigned to US Synthetic Corporation of Orem.
Particle analysis assay for biomolecular quantification, patent No. 8,034,555, invented by Tore Straume of Salt Lake City, and Gang Liu of Salt Lake City, assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation of Salt Lake City.
Obesity gene and use thereof, patent No. 8,034,564, invented by Donna M. Shattuck of Salt Lake City, Steven Stone of Sandy, Deanna L. Russell of Salt Lake City, Victor Abkevich of Salt Lake City, and Steven Hunt of Salt Lake City, assigned to University of Utah Research Foundation of Salt Lake City.
Power device with trenches having wider upper portion than lower portion, patent No. 8,034,682, invented by Robert Herrick of Lehi, Becky Losee of Cedar Hills, and Dean Probst of West Jordan, assigned to Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation of South Portland, Maine.
Systems and methods for communicating video data between a mobile imaging system and a fixed monitor system, patent No. 8,035,685, invented by Vernon Thomas Jensen of Draper, assigned to General Electric Company of Schenectady, N.Y.
Waveform design hopping system and method, patent No. 8,036,255, invented by Johnny M. Harris of Centerville, Thomas R. Giallorenzi of Riverton, Randal R. Sylvester of West Valley, Richard Galindez of Draper, Kevin L. Hyer of North Salt Lake, Larry S. Thomson of Bountiful, and Samuel C. Kingston of Salt Lake City, assigned to L-3 Communications, Corp. of New York, N.Y.
Stationary X-ray target and methods for manufacturing same, patent No. 8,036,341, invented by David S. K. Lee of Salt Lake City, assigned to Varian Medical Systems, Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif.
Method for predicting the formation of silicon nanocrystals in embedded oxide matrices, patent No. 8,036,864, invented by Gyeong S. Hwang of Austin, Texas, and Decai Yu of Cottonwood Heights, assigned to The Board of Regents, The University of Texas System of Austin, Texas.
System and method for making an inference based on cumulative data, patent No. 8,036,946, invented by Robert Lee Angell of Salt Lake City, Vinod A. Bijlani of Pune, Ind., Jack Chen of YongHe, Taiwan, Robert R. Friedlander of Southbury, Conn., James R. Kraemer of Santa Fe, N.M., and Le Gang Wu of Shanghai, China, assigned to International Business Machines Corporation of Armonk, N.Y.
Pattern index, patent No. 8,037,075, invented by Ronald P. Millett of Orem, assigned to Perfect Search Corporation of Provo.
Techniques for file system searching, patent No. 8,037,113, invented by Jitender Bisht of Bangalore, Ind., assigned to Novell, Inc. of Provo.
Method and system to compensate for inaccuracy associated with processing values with finite precision, patent No. 8,037,115, invented by Michael Amore Scalora of Orem, Walter Holladay of Lindon, and Yulin Dong of Provo, assigned to Intuit Inc. of Mountain View, Calif.
System and method for providing dynamic provisioning within a compute environment, patent No. 8,037,475, invented by David Brian Jackson of Spanish Fork, assigned to Adaptive Computing Enterprises, Inc. of Provo.
Shield stone, patent No. D646,602, invented by Benjamin Siebenberg of New York, N.Y., and David South of Logan.
Everett Robinson, who is an attorney registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, compiles this list weekly for The Salt Lake Tribune. Robinson can be reached at 801-649-5858.
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Thomas Milne, a test engineer in our Vancouver offices, stumbled across a security hole on Virgin Mobile's website last week. He informed them of the problem which, fortunately, they've now fixed. Now you can hear what happened from his point of view. Over to you Thomas..
My favorite memories from days out on the beach was never the building of a big, intricate sandcastle - it was always stomping it to pieces afterwards.
I've always approached software with the same kind of mindset, and this is probably why I've found myself working in quality assurance.
This sandcastle stomping mindset can be addictive. It often leads to stumbling into all sorts of interesting things when you're not looking for them - this blog post is about one I found recently, with my mobile phone provider.
It all began when they sent me a rather boring (and more than a little spammy sounding) SMS text message to my cellphone:
Want front row tickets to So You Think You Can Dance? Click, then select 'My Hot Deals': http://my.vmobile.ca/vmc-wap/vmc-logon.do
Here's a photograph I took of that SMS message:
Not really my cup of tea but I know some people who might enjoy it. Plus, it might be entertaining... yeah, why not? I'll have a peek.
You what now? I'm not using a phone, this is a desktop... I wonder what's going on here. What if I go one level up?
At this point I'm getting the sense that something really isn't right. What on earth is a MIN? The error message said something about missing phone identification. Guess I'll throw my phone number in here then?
And there it was - I'm looking at the same thing that I see when I press the 'My Account' button on my phone. This worried me a bit- did this mean all it took was a phone number to access an account? I asked if any of my co-workers were on the same network and soon found one that was. And yes, we could access hers too.
So every customer's account was wide open, using only their phone number. Once inside you could view & change their phone plan, spend their top-up credit on things they didn't want, and generally do things you shouldn't be able to. Seeing as this is Graham's blog I'll keep it polite and simply say that this came as an 'unpleasant surprise' to me.
On the plus side, the interface prompts for a PIN before charging a customer's credit card, and nor is any personally identifiable data accessible from these accounts. Furthermore the company took the disclosure of this fairly seriously and had it fixed after a few hours.
As much as this might seem like a one off huge mistake that could never happen to any company that takes security seriously, the sad truth is that situations like this aren't very far fetched. Now I don't have all the details and am speculating here, but it looks like this breach was because of two very common mistakes that when combined made this possible.
Here's what I think went wrong.
Firstly - access rules as a single point of failure. When running a server, firewall and access rules are critically important and not to be taken lightly, but they do not solve all your security problems. They are often quite complicated and all it takes is one person to one one mistake when updating the rules to leave you wide open. Simply assuming that 'a customer would never see this!' is not enough- remember, there was no authentication at all.
A more secure approach might be to have something inside the phone's browser that sends an account-specific custom key in the http headers when it talks to the account server. The server could then check for this when authenticating the connection, making sure that the key connection came from the the account holder's phone. Making sure this transaction all happened in HTTPS instead of HTTP would also be a good idea. Throw in some user agent verification on top, and you've got something that would be a little more robust.
Secondly - test code on production systems. The MIN entry page looks suspiciously like a test page used internally for troubleshooting. Test code like that can be very useful when developing or troubleshooting but should stay firmly outside of the realm of customer facing servers and production systems.
While most people recognize these failings as 'bad things', all too often they treat them as best practices rather than rules, and exceptions are made for the sake of convenience. Events like this should serve as a reminder to be careful where you make them.


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Female millennial jet-setters
When it comes to the female millennial our research tells us one thing is clear: female demand for international mobility has quite simply never been higher. A whopping 71% of female millennials told us they want to work overseas during their career. Given international organisations are placing growing importance on the establishment of leadership teams and an employee base that is globally competent, it is no surprise that 62% of millennial women feel international experience is critical to further their career.
However the number of women undertaking these sought after international assignments is not proportionate to their representation in the workforce. In fact, despite the number of female assignees doubling in the past decade, women make up 20% of current international assignees. Research by Catalyst identifies that gaining international experience advances men's and women's careers further and faster, yet the best and brightest female talent are not undertaking these international opportunities at the same rates as their male peers.
Our most recent female millennial research is revealing. Female millennials are 21% less likely than their male counterparts to believe that men and women have equal opportunity to undertake international assignments at their current employer. Furthermore the more career experienced the female millennial is, the more likely she is to agree less with this statement: 60% of career starters agreed (0-3 years' work experience) compared with 53% of career establishers (9 or more years' work experience).
There is a plethora of research pointing out lots of gender differences just one of which is that women tend to be more risk averse with their decision making both in work and when it comes to their careers.
When I was 25, I had the opportunity to go and work in our US firm's Boston office for six months. It was an amazing experience and, to this day, it is unparalleled for the level of accelerated personal and professional growth I gleaned from the experience. But it was hard. Yes, Boston is probably the most Irish place I could have gone on an international assignment, but believe me it was not without its challenges.
Never mind it being my first time living overseas, it was my first time living outside of my family home. I was moving into a completely new role I had no prior experience in and I did not know a single person in Boston. So yes, it was tough, but I will never forget how I felt when I got back to Dublin. The whole experience literally made me feel 'career invincible'. Like wow, if I survived that I could survive anything my career might throw at me. Without doubt, getting that experience early in my career made me much less 'career-risk adverse' and was instrumental in establishing a pattern where I consistently seek out challenging opportunities that keep me inspired, motivated and engaged. Quite simply, I wouldn't be where I am in my career today had it not been for my international assignment experience.
I'm a firm believer that getting women international experience early in their career will have a number of benefits. Firstly, it will help create the global acumen and out of comfort distinctive experience required to advance to leadership levels. Secondly, it will set women up to be less career risk averse and with that braver with their career decisions. And finally, it will support an inclusive global mobility culture in organisations with these women more likely to undertake further international assignments, recommend such experiences to female peers and sponsor more junior female talent for such experiences as they progress up the corporate ladder.
Having a global mobility programme that enables early international experience for female talent is just one of many ways to drive a more gender inclusive global mobility programme. Learn about other critical opportunities based on Australian research in PwC Australia's recent research publication Developing Female Leaders: Addressing Gender Bias in Global Mobility
Based in Dublin, Ireland, Aoife Flood is Senior Manager of the Global Diversity & Inclusion Programme Office for PwC International Limited with responsibility for the development and implementation of our network-wide global Diversity & Inclusion strategy.
She is a proud PwC female millennial and lead researcher and author of our 'The female millennial: A new era of talent' and 'Next Generation Diversity: Developing tomorrow's female leaders' thought leadership publications.
Aoife is also co-author of our Global Gender Agenda blog. You can learn more about Aoife here.


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|Swine Flu Wall
|50m, 3 pitches. Line picked by Paul Wells.
No doubt has been climbed before.
Start to the right of Wrath of Grapes II just left of the gully. Move up and ledt to just right of the overhang before joining the finish of Wrath of Grapes II. Then climbed the Chimney finish of Innoculation Wall.
Climbed after attempt on Innoculation Wall aborted due to an excess of moss and slime.
Paul poorly hence the name.
Paul Wells, Tom Evans 02/May/2009
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I lightened the sauce by using olive oil instead of cream (2T). I also used about 3/4 c sorrel. Once blended with a stick blender the sauce as plenty rich and creamy!flag if inappropriate
I was prompted to make this recipe to use sorrel I've been growing in my garden. A friend supplied the wild caught King Salmon (along with halibut as well) from an Alaskan fishing expedition. It was fantastic and prompted numerous oohs and ahs from our friends and my family. Can't imagine using spinach for the sauce though, as the bright and tart flavor of sorrel cannot be matched. Ate it again the next day and it was even better.flag if inappropriate
I have made this both with and without the sauce but it is just as good simply served with generous wedges of lime and brightly colored vegetables to balance the brown crust color. Also leaving a thin rim of the salmon uncrusted makes it look better. Cook hot at 425F for a good crust. Delicious!!flag if inappropriate
Good. Simple to make. Not my favorite salmon recipe but in the top 5...I like more spicy food.flag if inappropriate
At first I was worried how the presentation would be. The drab brown crust with the green sauce didn't look too great. You need to decoratively put the sauce around the fish with a "squeeze" bottle. Don't use too much, the sauce is very rich! I also chopped fresh sorrel and scattered it around the plate. A much needed color contrast. Overall, the dish was fantastic.flag if inappropriate
This was great and easy. I will make it for my next dinner party as it can be made mostly ahead of time. I would probably increase the oven temp. even with the convection oven to make a crisper crust but it was great as is.flag if inappropriate
Very rich & a little too fussy for today's eating style, I thought. The "crust" (which, as others have written, is more like a pesto) does make the salmon very moist. But I thought you needed either the crust OR the sauce - not both.flag if inappropriate
Given other cooks' comments, I allowed the sauce to cook well in excess of 12 minutes. While it reduced down and thickened very nicely, next time I'll reduce the wine and shallots before adding the sorrel. I also omitted the butter from the pecan crust - salmon doesn't need any more fat, placed the salmon steaks on a grill over a pan to allow the moisture to escape, and turned the oven up to 375. The end result was a fabulous dish with a wonderful compliment of flavors and textures.flag if inappropriate
I have made this several times, even for company, and it's always a big hit. Even people who don't like salmon have loved it. I use fresh baby spinach instead of sorrel, and I serve the fish and sauce over a small bed of spinach -- it helps contains the sauce and adds a nice crunch.flag if inappropriate
I've made this recipe several times, for large groups small, and it's a winner every time. The sauce and the fish really compliment eachother. Add a little salt to the crust ingredients. Also, for the sauce, I usually substitute spinach for the sorrel, and it's GREAT! The dish goes great with a rice and wild mushrooms.flag if inappropriate


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Italian Salsa Verde Recipe
The Basics: Italian Salsa Verde
Italian salsa verde is, in my opinion, the most underrated of condiments. It's oft-overlooked in favor of its tomatillo-based Mexican counterpart, but the ingredients are entirely different. Think of this version as a more piquant, less garlicky rendition of chimichurri — a little drizzle colors any food with a brightness that's not unlike a ray of sunlight on a breezy Summer day.
Try this five-minute sauce for yourself, and you'll see that its great fresh-pulled mozzarella, just-picked heirloom tomatoes, grilled pattypan squash, charred steak, barbecued chicken — heck, probably your old leather boot. See for yourself when you read more.
Adapted from Bon Appétit
Italian Salsa Verde
1 garlic clove, minced
3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon (packed) grated lemon zest
3-1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3/4 cup (packed) chopped Italian parsley
1 tablespoon capers, drained
2 anchovy fillets, chopped
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Season with more salt and pepper if necessary.
Makes 1 cup.
- This can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator for up to a week (or frozen for a longer period of time if necessary). Bring the salsa verde to room temperature, and give it a good whisk or shake in the jar before using.
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Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards shoots against Josh Smith of... NyhetsfotoAmerikanska proffsligan i basket,Atlanta Hawks - Basketlag,Basketboll,Bradley Beal,Josh Smith - NBA-spelare,Korgkast,Match - Sport,Slå ett slag - Sport,Sport,USA,Verizon Center,Vertikal,Washington DC,Washington WizardsPhotographer Ned DishmanCollection: National Basketball Association 2013 NBAEWASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards shoots against Josh Smith #5 of the Atlanta Hawks during the game at the Verizon Center on January 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)


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Batman fans, mark your calendars! The latest installment in the Batman series – The Dark Knight Rises is coming out on Blu-ray combo pack on December 4th!
I didn't get a chance to see this while it was in theaters, but is definitely a movie that will be added to my DVD collection. I think Christian Bale is one of the better Batmans and I'm curious to see how Anne Hathaway plays Catwoman. Is she like Michele Pfiefer's or Halle Berry's Catwoman or does she make the role all her own?
About "The Dark Knight Rises"
The Dark Knight Rises" is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act. But everything will change with the arrival of a cunning cat burglar with a mysterious agenda. Far more dangerous, however, is the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist whose ruthless plans for Gotham drive Bruce out of his self-imposed exile. But even if he dons the cape and cowl again, Batman may be no match for Bane.
If you want to make sure you don't miss the releases, you can pre-order "The Dark Knight Rises" on Blu-ray combo pack on Amazon.com for just $24.96.
Did you see "The Dark Knight Rises" in theaters? What did you think?
9 Comments so far. Please add yours!
There will be tons of people waiting for this showing!
My son in law loves this Batman series. This is on his Christmas wish list. I did keep the little ones for them so they could see it at the theatre and enjoy a date night.
This movie going to be out soon! This would be a good movie for someone to get for Christmas! I do want to see it!
I wish this would have come out a little earlier so that we would have something to watch over Thanksgiving weekend.
I really want to get this for my son! He has been asking and asking maybe for x mas
Good one to order on Netflix!
My family tried to see this at a drive-in. Big mistake with a toddler. We'll watch it this time around.
Have mixed feelings about this movie. I love Christian Bale as Batman but I never really liked Bane as a villain. I'll probably wait to watch this.
we might get it this thanksgiving and watch it w.family


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Excellent! I substituted Panko for the fresh breadcrumbs and that worked well. The only drawback is the cost for this cut of meat but in the end, well worth it!flag if inappropriate
Amazing recipe. Excellent flavor, fool-proof, and beautiful presentation. Flavor of the meat is beautifully enhanced by the Caesar crust flavors. Absolute keeper!flag if inappropriate
My brother made this .....unfreaking believable!!!! He did not add the anchovy as we are are anchovy fans but man o man did this meat rock!!!flag if inappropriate
This recipe is excellent, it's a keeper and don't change a thing! We had it for Christmas dinner as will. I read the comments regarding the crust; I think the problem is that you can't slice this thinly like a roast beef, you need to cut it into serving size steaks. Yes some crust will fall off, just be careful and use a sharp carving knife.flag if inappropriate
Made a few modifications. Skipped the anchovies and added a little olive oil to bind ingredients together. Also made individual filets and coated each one with crumbs on top and sides only, baked them at 400 for about 10 minutes for perfect medium finish with all crumbs in tact. Perfect presentation. Only tasted ok. Awkward flavors on the meat. Prefer filet with caesar salad on the side!flag if inappropriate
The flavor was great but the crust ended up being mushy (and I cooked it more medium than rare so it's not that it wasn't cooked long enough). The crust was all falling off the bottom when putting it on a rack like the directions said so I put it directly in the pan.flag if inappropriate
This was excellent! Everyone loved it. The flavor was a great addition to the beef. The beef was super tender and was great the next day too! The crust did not really fall off badly on my roast. I just used a flat metal rack in the bottom of a baking sheet pan. I will definitely make this again.flag if inappropriate
Loved this recipe! My sister made it for Christmas Eve using a 6 1/2 lb. beef tenderloin and adding a few tablespoons of lemon juice to amp up the acidity whch she found lacking. Everything else was done as written. It was some of the best beef tenderloin I have ever tasted. There was not a single bit of leftovers. I am making again for a New Years Eve party although I may switch to pork tenderloins to save a few dollars.flag if inappropriate
I made it for Christmas dinner yesterday, too, and thought it was fabulous! Excellent flavor and easy to do. Just be careful handling the final slicing so the crust doesn't fall off. The crust is so good I might try it on fish or chicken....flag if inappropriate
Made this yesterday for Xmas Dinner. It received raved reviews. After leaving beef uncovered for the 2 hours, I prepared the dressing and after applying it to tenderloin I placed in fridge for 2 hours before cooking it. My crust did not fall off and I do not know if refrigerator part helped that. This is a keeperflag if inappropriate


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Forget butt implants, which I can't believe are even real, train your backside with a few exercises you can do at home or at the gym. No equipment necessary.
Always start with a proper warm up. There's nothing worse than not being able to go down stairs for a week. So your warm up is very important. Five minutes of light walking, jumping jacks, high knees or climbing the steps in your house will work just fine.
And if you are new to exercise consult your physician before attempting something new.
1. Side to Side Lunge: works the inner and outer thighs
Start by standing straight up and hold light weights in your hand (optional). With your right foot step horizontally to the right, bending your knee, left leg stays straight. Make sure that both feet face forward and your lunging knee tracks over the ankle.
Squat down and touch weights or hands to the floor on both sides of the right foot. Your torso should touch the top of your leg and your back should be flat.
With an exhale, pull your navel to your spine and with control slowly bring feet back together straightening up back to your starting position. Repeat on left side. Alternate from right to left for 15 to 20 on each side. Repeat for 2 or 3 more sets.
2. Walking Lunges: works quads, hamstrings, glutes, inner and outer thighs
Start by standing straight up and hold light weights in your hands (optional). Keeping your torso parallel to the floor, step your right foot in front of you with a wide stance. Lunge down so your thigh is parallel to the floor and your knee tracks directly over your ankle. Do not lean forward.
On an exhale pull your navel towards your spine as you step your left foot forward to meet your right foot standing straight up like you started. Repeat by stepping your left foot forward with a wide stance. Continuing to lunge across the length of your room keeping your navel pulled in and your torso straight.
Alternate your walking lunges up and back for a set of 3.
3. Squat With a Side Kick: works quads, hamstrings, glutes, inner and outer thighs
Stand with feet hip distance apart, toes pointed forward and the outer edges of your feet straight. You can rest light dumbbells on your shoulders, if you want more of a challenge.
Inhale as you sit back, as if you are trying to sit in a chair with your thighs parallel to the ground. On an exhale pull your navel in towards your spine to support your back, squeeze your butt and slowly stand back up. As you stand kick one leg out to the side. Squat down again and as you stand back up kick your opposite leg out to the side. Repeat 1o times on each side. Rest and repeat 2 more times.
4. Step Ups with a Back Kick: works quads, hamstrings, glutes, inner and outer thighs
Stand in front of a bench or set of stairs. The higher the bench the harder the exercise. If using stairs step up onto the second or third set of steps.
Exhale, pull your belly in and and step up with your right foot pressing through your heel. Kick your left leg behind you as you squeeze your butt. Watch that your right knee tracks over your ankle and your torso is straight. Inhale as you lower down. Switch legs. Repeat 1o times on each leg. Rest and repeat for 2 more sets.
5. Hip Extensions: works glutes and hamstrings
These are my absolute favorite butt exercises. They really hit the spot.
Start on your hands (or forearms) and knees. Knees line under your hips and wrists (or elbows, if you're on your forearms) under your shoulders. Stretch your right leg out so your toes touch the floor. Keep your leg straight, squeeze your butt and exhale as you pull your belly in and leg up towards the ceiling. Do not arch your back, keep your torso from moving and back from arching. Inhale and tap your toes to the floor. Repeat for 30 on each leg.
For your second set, bend your right knee and flex your foot so your heel is facing the ceiling and your thigh is parallel to the floor. Keep your knee bent and pulse your leg a few inches up as you keep a constant squeeze with your glutes. Repeat until failure and switch legs.
For your third set, stretch your right leg out and lift it so it is parallel to the floor, but do not arch your back. Flex your foot and exhale bend your knee as if you are trying to kick yourself in the butt, squeezing the back of your leg and butt. Inhale and extend it back out. Repeat 30 times on each leg.
6. Side Lying Leg Lifts: works outer thighs
Start by laying on your side with legs stretched out and slightly in front of you so you can see your toes. Rest your head on your arm so you don't tweak your neck muscles. Lift your top leg a few inches off the floor and stretch it longer that the bottom leg so you stack your hips one on top of another. Do not rest your waist onto the floor. Bring your top leg straight forward towards your face and hold. Flex your foot and pulse your leg up and down keeping within a four inch range of movement. Keep up abdominals tight and pulled in. Continue until failure. Repeat on other leg. Do 2 to 3 sets on each side.


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Friday, July 29, 2011
Dr. Scott Monsma, professor of sociology, and Dr. Mike Yoder, recently retired professor of sociology, gave presentations at the Association of Christians Teaching Sociology conference at St. Olaf College on June 11.
Monsma presented "(Re)reading the Text: (Re)telling the Fragmented Story of Michal." He linked the story of Michal from I and II Samuel to the work of sociologist Peter Berger and the social construction of reality, as well as to issues raised by the postmodern/emergent church.
Yoder spoke on "The Cultures of a Christian College." His presentation was based on his sabbatical research from spring 2010.
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