text:
National Review senior editor and Fox News contributor Jonah Goldberg claimed that "one could argue" that Ben Carson is "even more authentically African-American than Barack Obama."
In his October 30 National Review column, Goldberg invoked the two politicians' family backgrounds to justify his observation that Ben Carson may be "more authentically African-American" than Obama, pointing to the fact that "Obama's mother was white and he was raised in party by his white grandparents," while Carson "grew up in Detroit, the son of a very poor, very hard-working single mother":
True enough; Carson has the highest favorables of any candidate in the GOP field.
But what's remarkable is that at no point in this conversation [on MSNBC's Morning Joe] did anyone call attention to the fact that Carson is an African-American. Indeed, most analysis of Carson's popularity from pundits focuses on his likable personality and his sincere Christian faith. But it's intriguingly rare to hear people talk about the fact that he's black.
One could argue that he's even more authentically African-American than Barack Obama, given that Obama's mother was white and he was raised in part by his white grandparents. In his autobiography, Obama writes at length about how he grew up outside the traditional African-American experience -- in Hawaii and Indonesia -- and how he consciously chose to adopt a black identity when he was in college.
Meanwhile, Carson grew up in Detroit, the son of a very poor, very hard-working single mother. His tale of rising from poverty to become the head of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital is one of the most inspiring rags-to-riches stories of the last half-century. (Cuba Gooding Jr. played Carson in the movie about his life.) He was a towering figure in the black community in Baltimore and nationally -- at least, until he became a Republican politician.
And that probably explains why his race seems to be such a non-issue for the media. The New York Times is even reluctant to refer to him as a doctor. The Federalist reports that Jill Biden, who has a doctorate in education, is three times more likely to be referred to as "Dr." in the Times as brain surgeon Carson. If the Times did that to a black Democrat, charges of racism would be thick in the air.
How strange it must be for people who comfort themselves with the slander that the GOP is a cult of organized racial hatred that the most popular politician among conservatives is a black man. Better to ignore the elephant in the room than account for such an inconvenient fact. The race card is just too valuable politically and psychologically for liberals who need to believe that their political opponents are evil.
Carson's popularity isn't solely derived from his race, but it is a factor.
Goldberg promoted his claim with this October 30 Tweet:
Breaking News: Ben Carson is black. https://t.co/SO0v73QPjR
-- Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) October 30, 2015
Media figures defended a school resource officer who was seen on video violently "slamm[ing] to the ground" a student in South Carolina, and blamed the student for not showing the officer and her teachers respect.
In the wake of the Volkswagen emissions-rigging scandal, questions are being raised about the amount of influence automakers have over the enforcement -- or lack thereof -- of vehicle emissions standards. But rather than join in that conversation, conservative media are making excuses for Volkswagen's conduct and seeking to shift much of the blame to the Environmental Protection Agency and emission standards themselves.
Eric Lewis, chairman of Reprieve US, highlighted how conservative media's fearmongering about crime undermines efforts to reform the criminal justice system and inspires GOP candidates to adopt scare tactics about the Black Lives Matter movement and immigration into their campaign strategies.
Conservative media have repeatedly used baseless claims to link the Obama administration to crimes against police, and often use inflammatory rhetoric to describe the Black Lives Matter movement. Fox News hosts and anchors have derisively called Black Lives Matter a hate group - despite often praising the work of actual hate groups - and right-wing media figures have misleadingly cited President Obama and Mayor Bill de Blasio's statements about police brutality to suggest that they are responsible for violence. Right-wing media also used the murder of San Francisco woman Kate Steinle to defend Trump's immigrant smear.
In a September 15 commentary for the Marshall Project, Eric Lewis, chairman of Reprieve US, argued that conservative media outlets have seized on the "potential" for a "Republican renaissance on fear of crime," which prevents a "constructive discourse" around "the crushing costs of incarceration, the waste of mandatory minimum sentences," among other criminal justice issues.
The conservative National Review sees the potential here for a Republican renaissance on fear of crime. In a recent paean to Nixonian nostalgia, "Revive Law and Order Conservatism," Stephen Eide writes, "So long as the New York Times and anti-cop activist groups continue with their provocations, we can be reasonably confident that more violent unrest is to come. The spectacle of chaos descending on cities long dominated by Democrats obviously plays to the GOP's advantage."
He decries conservative attitudes on crime as "notably softer now than they have been in many decades." Acknowledging that "New York City's murders hit a 50-year low," he observes, "there were still more than three times as many as in London, which has about the same population." Surely that could have nothing to do with robust Second Amendment rights, another cornerstone of the Republican platform. Eide counsels Republicans that a key to victory in 2016 is to "emphasize that we still have a serious crime problem."
Republican candidates are taking note. On Hot Air, a conservative web site, Scott Walker properly lamented a recent spate of tragic police shootings but blamed them on President Obama. "In the last six years under President Obama, we've seen a rise in anti-police rhetoric. Instead of hope and change, we've seen racial tensions worsen and a tendency to use law enforcement as a scapegoat." And Chris Christie threw Bill de Blasio under the bus as well, "It's the liberal policies in [New York] that have led to the lawlessness that's been encouraged by the president of the United States," he said. "And I'm telling you, people in this country are getting more and more fed up."
Republicans are increasingly positioning the issue as a rift between Black Lives Matter and police unions, between Sanctuary Cities and thousand mile anti-rapist walls. The constructive discourse in recent months about the crushing costs of incarceration, the waste of mandatory minimum sentences, the twin crises of mental health and addiction in prison, the endless cost and delay in enforcing the death penalty has all but ended. In its place, Republicans are moving toward the traditional toxic brew of race, ethnicity, white middle class insecurity and panic about crime.
Get ready for the return of Willie Horton.
With the U.S. Senate considering a Republican-backed resolution of disapproval over the historic nuclear agreement with Iran, Media Matters debunks the myths that have pervaded the media debate on the deal.
News outlets are calling out a misleading conservative media claim that Hillary Clinton's email use mirrors the improper acts of former CIA Director John Deutch, who intentionally created and stored top secret material on unsecure systems. By contrast, "State Department officials say they don't believe that emails [Clinton] sent or received included material classified at the time," which is why experts conclude the Deutch case does not "fit[] the fact pattern with the Clinton e-mails."
Expertos conservadores están aclamando el plan propuesto por el candidato presidencial republicano y gobernador de Wisconsin, Scott Walker, de derogar y sustituir la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible (ACA por sus siglas en inglés), que abrumadoramente ayuda a los latinos. Mientras tanto, los medios de comunicación y expertos señalan que los altos costos de la propuesta de Walker afectarían desproporcionadamente a estadounidenses de bajos ingresos y aquellos con condiciones preexistentes.
Conservative pundits are hailing Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's proposed plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while mainstream media and experts are pointing out how the costly proposal would disproportionately harm low-income Americans and those with preexisting conditions.
Conservative media hailed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's newly released immigration plan that would end the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship and build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border, calling it "remarkable" and likening its political magnitude to the Magna Carta.
National Review likened Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to a Nazi.
In a July 20 post on National Review Online, National Review editor Kevin Williamson claimed that Sanders' political views equate to "national socialism," even as Williamson acknowledges Sanders' Jewish heritage and the fact that his family was killed in the Holocaust: (emphasis added)
Aside from Grandma Stalin there, there's not a lot of overtly Soviet iconography on display around the Bernieverse, but the word "socialism" is on a great many lips. Not Bernie's lips, for heaven's sake: The guy's running for president. But Tara Monson, a young mother who has come out to the UAW hall to support her candidate, is pretty straightforward about her issues: "Socialism," she says. "My husband's been trying to get me to move to a socialist country for years -- but now, maybe, we'll get it here." The socialist country she has in mind is Norway, which of course isn't a socialist country at all: It's an oil emirate. Monson is a classic American radical, which is to say, a wounded teenager in an adult's body: Asked what drew her to socialism and Bernie, she says that she is "very atheist," and that her Catholic parents were not accepting of this. She goes on to cite her "social views," and by the time she gets around to the economic questions, she's not Helle Thorning-Schmidt -- she's Pat Buchanan, complaining about "sending our jobs overseas." L'Internationale, my patootie. This is national socialism.
In the Bernieverse, there's a whole lot of nationalism mixed up in the socialism. He is, in fact, leading a national-socialist movement, which is a queasy and uncomfortable thing to write about a man who is the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland and whose family was murdered in the Holocaust. But there is no other way to characterize his views and his politics.
[...]There are many kinds of Us-and-Them politics, and Bernie Sanders, to be sure, is not a national socialist in the mode of Alfred Rosenberg or Julius Streicher.
He is a national socialist in the mode of Hugo Chávez. He isn't driven by racial hatred; he's driven by political hatred. And that's bad enough.
Image via Marc Nozell via Creative Commons License
National Review's Charles C.W. Cooke defended a provision in federal law that allowed the alleged perpetrator of the Charleston church mass shooting to obtain a firearm without undergoing a completed background check, arguing that Second Amendment rights purportedly protected by the provision outweigh the negative consequences.
On July 10, FBI Director James Comey announced that Dylann Storm Roof, the man accused of killing 9 people inside of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, was ineligible under federal law to buy the gun used in the attack because of his admission to police officers that he was an illegal drug user.
Due to paperwork errors, however, an employee at the FBI-administered National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which processes background checks for guns sold by licensed dealers, was unable to view Roof's arrest record, despite knowing that one existed.
Under the current background check system, if a check cannot be completed within three business days it may proceed at the gun dealers discretion in what is known as a "default proceed" sale. According to the FBI, this is how Roof's sale was completed.
This feature of the background check law exists because of efforts by the National Rifle Association to weaken the 1993 Brady background check bill that created the current background check system. The provision appeared in an NRA-backed amendment introduced by Rep. George Gekas (R-PA). The Gekas amendment allowed a "default proceed" to occur after one business day, which was later lengthened to three business days with a compromise amendment in the Senate.
In a July 13 post, Cooke defended this state of affairs, arguing that no change should be made in the "default proceed" provision because on balance it is "a means of protecting the innocent" from government interference with Second Amendment rights where the benefits presumably outweigh any negative consequences (emphasis original):
But it should be acknowledged for the record that the three-day exception was not a drafting error or an oversight, but a provision that was deliberately included within the law as a means of protecting the the [sic] innocent. Just as the police are forbidden from detaining suspects without charge -- and just as one cannot be imprisoned unless prosecutors can prove one's guilt -- the government is not permitted to remove your Second Amendment rights without good reason. If they can't find that reason within three days of your attempting to purchase a firearm, they have to stop trying.
While Cooke wrote that the sale to Roof "seems problematic," he concluded, "As a matter of general principle, however, the legal protections from which he benefited are sound. We would not seek to do away with due process because the guilty are occasionally left free to offend again. We should not diminish the Second Amendment because the state screwed up either."
This argument, however, presents a false choice between protecting due process and Second Amendment rights and ensuring that dangerous people are flagged by the background check system -- and is further evidence of conservative media's rush to dismiss any changes to gun laws following high-profile shootings. (While also indicating a willingness to balance the consequences of gun sales to dangerous people with the fact that some, although very few, eligible purchasers will have to wait to complete their checks.)
While a system that allowed the government to indefinitely delay the completion of background checks without justification would raise constitutional concerns, several states have laws extending the three day requirement to give investigators a reasonable chance to determine if a potential gun purchaser is prohibited from buying a gun.
For example, in Tennessee a dealer must allow authorities 15 days to complete an inconclusive background check. If the check is still not complete after 15 days, a dealer may proceed with the sale. Similar laws exist in North Carolina, California, Hawaii, and Washington, with time ranges of 10 to 30 days.
Some states even impose waiting periods -- which comply with the Second Amendment -- on gun sales where the buyer has successfully completed a background check.
There is strong evidence that the current "default proceed" waiting period of only three days allows prohibited purchasers to obtain firearms. As a 2009 report from Mayors Against Illegal Guns explained, "According to data provided by the FBI, default proceed sales are more than 8 times more likely to be associated with a prohibited purchaser than sales where the purchaser's background check is resolved within three days." Data collected by the FBI also indicates that in 2012 the "default proceed" provision put guns in the hands of 3,722 prohibited purchasers.
Polling has indicated strong support, even among gun owners, to extend the time authorities have to complete background checks.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign launch speech viciously denigrated Mexican immigrants and strongly split conservative media figures on his candidacy. While some argue Trump is a "rodeo clown," others think he is "saying things that need to be said." Several conservatives disagree with Trump's rhetoric but claim he's raising important issues.
From the July 6 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:
Loading the player reg...
Toxic air pollution from power plants has been linked to serious health problems including cancer, heart attacks, and premature death, and mercury in particular is a potent neurotoxin that is especially dangerous for young children and pregnant women. But that hasn't stopped conservative media from joyfully celebrating a U.S. Supreme Court decision that jeopardizes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plan to rein in this harmful pollution.
Conservative media outlets are attacking Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley for purportedly "taxing the rain" as governor of Maryland. But as The Baltimore Sun noted, the state did "not tax the rain." O'Malley approved an anti-pollution levy on certain property owners to comply with federal law protecting the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.
The talking point that O'Malley allegedly "taxed the rain" has been frequently used by conservatives since his presidential announcement. For instance:


text:
Walter Henry Ayles
6 of 9 portraits of Walter Henry Ayles
Walter Henry Ayles
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 31 January 1947
Given by Bassano & Vandyk Studios, 1974
Photographs Collection
NPG x72549
Click on the links below to find out more:
Sitterback to top
- Walter Henry Ayles (1879-1953), Conscientious objector and Labour politician; MP for Bristol North, Southall and Hayes and Harlington. Sitter in 9 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Bassano Ltd (active 1901-1962). Artist associated with 42729 portraits.
Portrait setback to top
Tell us moreback to top
Can you tell us more about this portrait? Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitter's life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? If you have information to share please complete the form below.
If you require information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service. If you wish to license this image, please use our Rights and Images service.
Please note that we cannot provide valuations.
We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.
Exhibitions and displays
Related pages
Related shop items
- Elaine Vernon and Danny Fer by Bassano Studio greetings card
- Marjorie Dolman and Dorothy Dolman by Bassano Studio greetings card
- Ivy Shilling and Fred Hobson Leslie by Bassano Studio greetings card
- Ethel Walters by Bassano Studio greetings card
- Ellaline Terriss, Lady Hicks by Bassano Studio greetings card
- Audrey Hepburn by Bassano Mini-print

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Stories, Poetry
FoH Rp Log: Kahili and Cyril - Royal meetingThe town was fairly quiet today save for the distant sound of a tune carrying on the wind. A little singing rito stood in a corner of the market place her messenger back lay on the ground open with a few visible rupees inside. a small crowd gathering about as she became lost in her song, twirling about as she weaved the threads of sound around her, creating a rythm to flow with her songFoH Rp Log: Kahili and Cyril - Royal meeting by KittyKyomi
Blossoming RelationshipThe sun shone down harsh upon Makna Forest, but within Frontier village, the tree's shaded the area outside well, allowing the resident's to be outside peacefully without the harsh sun. A certain High Entia woman was walking around, looking for a certain Homs, hoping to spend some time with the Homs.Blossoming Relationship by Maria65
Sous le controle de Dieu.Sous le contrôle de Dieu.Sous le controle de Dieu. by hyneige
Another day, another idiotLooks like we got another idiot up in here in the form of Wabtfan. (Proof here http://sta.sh/08bzi7anvyf )Another day, another idiot by wildtraveller
Why you faved this offensive deviation? This guy dawnfelix hates autistic people and hurts it.
Thanks for
thank you
Thank you so much for faving "Stop at the Next Shoe Repair"


text: Always making an effort to stand out from the bunch, Opening Ceremony have released their highlight piece from their latest collection which does just that; a multi colored pattern Shawl Collar Cardigan. Made from speciality wool the sweater comes in a grey, blue and red pattern which makes for a bold statement. Available from End now. See close up images here.


text:
Using English: a language course for advanced students
Longman, Nov 8, 1976 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 181 pages
From inside the book
13 pages matching Tape-record in this book
Where's the rest of this book?
Results 1-3 of 13
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Exposition 2 1
For a Special Audience 2 8
Dealing with Technicalities 2 14
4 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
A. N. whitehead agenda amendments answer apply argument asked authors Barnacle basic chairman clear club commas communication council course criticism Dear described desk dictionary dialect Discussion Points English language essay essential example Exebridge experience expression extract fact formal function George Orwell give grammar Home Secretary important instructions interest J. B. Priestley kind letter linguistic literary look Lord Denning Mario Merz material meaning Melvyn Bragg motion non-U notes noun Orwell paragraph passage phrases political pop festival problems prose pulsar punctuation questions quotation Rachel Carson reader reference reported speech Roy Jenkins salutation scientists Secretary Section sense of audience sentence Sir Ernest Gowers situation society specialist structure summary Tape-record things thought tion topic U-speakers Unit verb vocabulary Watchfield Western Morning words writing written


text:
A playable version of Resident Evil 5 (PS3, Xbox 360) will be one of the highlights at the Capcom booth during this year's Tokyo Game Show (TGS).
This new version will reportedly feature new controls. Here are the other Capcom titles that are slated to be present at the event:
* Bionic Commando (PS3,Xbox 360)
* Street Fighter IV (PS3, Xbox 360)
* Monster Hunter 3 (Wii)
* Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom (Wii)
* Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop (Wii)
* Fate Unlimited Codes (PS2)
* Mega Man Star Force 3 (NDS)
* Gyakuten Kenji (NDS)
* Devil Kings : Battle Heroes (PSP)
This year's Tokyo Game Show will kick off on October 9 and will last until October 12. More PlayStation 3 News...


text:
This job posting is no longer available on Indeed.
Find similar jobs:Social Media Rockstar jobs
- Miss Mediosa jobs
We're looking for a social media rock star that wants to work from home, on their own computer and set their own hours. Must be comfortable contacting businesses via phone and email, pitching our services, and signing contracts with new clients.
Miss Mediosa – Social Media Management is a Halifax-based social media company (we also have a Calgary office) and we are looking to expand our team! We work with clients all over the US, Canada and the UK to help meet and exceed social media goals.
Please send us a cover letter and a resume if you…- Are familiar with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn, and all other social networks. (Additional training will be provided)- Are experienced in marketing, advertising, and sales.- Have a background in business, entrepreneurship, sales, social media, and/or marketing.- Are comfortable making sales calls and bringing in new clients on your own.- Have a reliable computer and reliable internet connection that can be used for the job.- Have great time management skills, and can be available at least 30 hours/week.- Have strong work ethic, drive, and motivation.- Have extreme organizational skills.
The job is being offered for a 2-month trial period, as a subcontractor to the company. You will be responsible for bringing new clients on board and your pay will be determined by you! The more clients you bring on board, the more money in your pocket at the end of the month : )
Sound like something you'd be interested in?! Please send us your cover letter and resume at admin @ missmediosa.com. If you have any questions about the position, feel free to send those via email as well! Looking forward to hearing from you.


text: Don't confuse the two separate issues in that article. There's the OpenSim project that is very limited and not persistent (at this time). That is the "clean room" developed compatible software platform that will run with the official open source client. If you've never heard that term, it means that the code must be developed without any knowledge of the original code. It has to be developed in complete isolation, a virtual vacuum. The quote in the article from Philip Rosedale "his company would be open sourcing the Second Life server code" is different from the OpenSim project. If they (Linden) open source the server software, that will be the real deal, no shadow of the real thing. I would think that if they are smart, they might even go one step further and package grids in rack mountable appliances (like the Google appliances for enterprises that want to leverage Google search technology in their networks, http://www.google.com/enterprise/intranet_search.html ). I would love to be able to rack up grids for my district/projects. This model has the benefit of allowing Linden Lab to control the hardware platform along with the actual code and updates (most of these types of appliances are pushed updates automatically). I seriously doubt this would change their business model much. We would buy a physical server, as opposed to a server hosted by Linden Lab, for our islands. We would pay a monthly maintenance to connect that server to the main grid, not unlike the monthly fees we pay now for maintenance of our land. Of course, if the server code is put in open source, others would also be able to package it as they saw fit. I personally would prefer to buy directly from Linden Lab. If Linden Lab open sources the server software, and allows for a tie in to the main grid and economy (for a fee), I would be all over that with our PacRimX project. We are already a ship in a bottle on the Teen Grid. Nobody can come to our islands, and nobody can leave our islands to go to either grid. I would love to have control over my own environment and user accounts. This would resolve the majority of issues we have with our current setup, especially with students turning 18. The fact is that Second Life has been a victim of their own success. They grew so fast over this past year that they have slammed into the ugly concurrent user grid issues. This will be a mortal wound if they are not able to recover from it soon. It has already cost them business and users. They are at the tipping point for this platform, maybe a little past. The history of Second Life and Linden Lab in a few years will be that in the coming year they were incredibly brilliant in transitioning to a distributed grid system while experiencing exponential growth and laying down the foundation for a global network of grids (metaverse), or history will look back and see the next year as the year the best hope for a 3D layer over the Internet went into a death spiral and flamed out. If the later happens, this entire industry will stutter and any kind of hope for a multiplatform, multi grid global system will die (kind of like the DOTCOM bubble burst). There are too many players and too many things falling into place to suggest anything other than the first scenario. I will be terribly disappointed if the later scenario occurs. From everyone I've met at Linden Lab over the past year, and from what I know about them as a company, they are all heavily invested in the dream. Philip Rosedale has the vision, there is no doubt about that. I tied our project to this platform, and if I were starting my project up today I would do exactly the same thing. I pay a year in advance for our project (soon to be 4 islands). I have absolutely no hesitation to pony up my money for a new island and a year's maintenance on all four islands. I am cutting a PO this next week as a matter of fact. I know that when (not if) they do offer separate grids (open source servers) that there will be some vehicle for me to move my project over with as little pain as possible. That's the kind of company Linden Lab is, they are very interested in the success of their customers (and of course, their company). The next year's going to be very interesting. What a great time to be in Education exploring these virtual worlds and the possibilities for our students. Stan Trevena Director, Information and Technology Services Modesto City Schools http://pacificrimx.wordpress.com From: educators-bounces at lists.secondlife.com [mailto:educators-bounces at lists.secondlife.com] On Behalf Of Aldon Hynes Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:27 PM To: SL Educators Subject: RE: [SLED] DeepGrid - Rival grid s threaten Lindenâ?Ts monopoly on SL technology If you want to run rely on a grid that notes: It is also worth noting that this grid is not intended to be permenent, and may eventually be shut down. Please do not use the shared asset servers for permenent storage of important items. go ahead. If you have the wherewithall to set up a server of your own running OpenSim, and can live with the limitations that OpenSim provides and the lack of connectivity to the SL Grid, that is probably an even better idea. I'm pretty geeky and I might do that for test purposes, but not for anything production quality. (I did just build an OpenSim server on my Linux box). However, for the next two years, I would plan on being on the main SL grid for anything I wanted anyone other than just a few geek friends of mine to be on. My two cents, YMMV.... That said, I'm really pumped about DeepGrid. You can see my reaction on my blog, http://www.orient-lodge.com/node/2466 I hope to put up another post soon about building an OpenSim server. Aldon -----Original Message----- From: educators-bounces at lists.secondlife.com [mailto:educators-bounces at lists.secondlife.com]On Behalf Of Douglas Danforth Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:16 PM To: SL Educators Subject: RE: [SLED] DeepGrid - Rival grid s threaten Linden's monopoly on SL technology " Earlier this month <http://secondlife.reuters.com/stories/2007/08/25/exclusive-philip-rosedale-interview-from-slcc/> , Linden Lab Chief Executive Philip Rosedale said his company would be open sourcing the Second Life server code, dramatically altering the company's business model. Instead of collecting tier fees on land it manages, the company would move toward charging access fees for entrepreneurs on external servers to tap into Second Life's economy." So how do you think this will impact those of us getting ready to buy an island in SL? For a number of reasons, I was sorta thinking of paying for 2 years up front (if indeed one can do that). Maybe that's a bad idea? Doug Danforth SL:DrDoug Pennell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/educators/attachments/20070907/23c7e81b/attachment.htm


text:
Hotel Park Inn by Radisson Düsseldorf Süd(4 stars)Am Schönenkamp 9 40599 Düsseldorf View on map
Show on map:
- Hotel
- Things to do and see
Hotel review overview
The most helpful positive review
read more Excellent, Very good reviews
We were just one night in this hotel, have nothing to eat and no activities in the hotel done. So could a lot not be evaluated. In short in headings: From the outside the hotel appears to be like a containerkomplex, as a hotel not really to see. Next to the hotel is a church and other side gas station. Big parking with closet in front of the hotel. The lobby and the restaurant seemed very pleasant. The individual floors seemed as the jugendherbergestil, 5 … read hotel review
The most helpful negative review
read more Acceptable, Poor, Terrible reviews
Convenient location (close to the highway but nevertheless quiet), impression from the outside - together built baustellencontainer, empfaghalle attractive. Many dutchmen … read hotel review
Good stay
- Recommended hotel
- Singles
- Business trip
- September 2015
Positive points: Nice hotel with a convenient location. Staff friendly. Rooms are big enough. Calm ambience restaurant was ok Negative points: lack of a Gym room. Lack of restaurants nearby the hotel General review: For the rest would recommend the hotel for a short stay. read hotel review
Great location, good value for money
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- City break
- April 2015
This hotel is quite accessible from Dusseldorf International airport. Stayed there for a weekend in April. The staff will help you with any requests. The rooms are quite big, clean and have all amenities needed. read hotel review
Great place to stay when you have a car
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Other stay
- September 2014
The hotel is little bit far from Dusseldorf and Cologn city centers, but is great place if you have your own car ( you have to pay extra 7 euros for parking in the hotel)... in addition its non smoking hotel... the value for money was good... near the hotel like 10 min walking its possible to find bus stop to go to dusseldorf city center... read hotel review
Budget hotel in the area of Düsseldorf
- Hotel not recommended
- Singles
- Translated
- Business trip
- August 2014
The hotel made the impression of being run-down. The room was somewhat cheaper in terms of facilities. For that, the breakfast buffet was very good, with enough selection and tasty. Not a hotel to relax at or for a longer stay. For 1-2 nights, it is acceptable. Internet/wireless internet was very expensive ; 10 Euros for 2 hours in the lobby, with the hotel PC it is free of charge. read hotel review
Good and well-maintained hotel
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Proof of booking
- City break
- July 2014
We bought a voucher for this hotel through Groupon and do not regret this. Located right on the motorway, without hearing it, very pleasant journey. Very friendly welcome with everything you need. Rooms very pleasant with good and quiet air conditioning and very clean. At breakfast there was everything your heart could desire, if you want an another egg dish, this is cooked, just great. The restaurant was also very good, we ate here every night and a good eater will also get full. We can recommend this hotel with a clear conscience. read hotel review
Great stay, reasonable price
- Recommended hotel
- Singles
- City break
- May 2014
I booked a special deal for 2 nights at this hotel and I was completely satisfied. I's near the highway so it's easy to find for those who're driving. I came with the U.bahn (subway train) and then took a bus for 2 stops, but it's also a pleasant 10-minute walk from the subway station. The staff is extremely kind and helpful, very gentle. The room was large, at the right temperature and with 2 comfortable beds. Hotels in Düsseldorf might be expensive so this one, even if not in the center, is a really good deal. read hotel review
A good and inexpensive hotel!
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Proof of booking
- Other stay
- April 2014
We were looking for a hotel in Düsseldorf for the night before our flight and found the Park Inn. We did not regret our decision, because there was a very attractive price at HRS. The breakfast could be added for 10.00 Euro per person and during dinner the cheaper meal was free of charge. You really cannot complain about this unless you are a cheapskate. Only the beer is not too expensive at the hotel with 4.10 Euro, but maybe they are just paying attention to the guests' liver. The hotel is outside of the center, but the ... bus station is nearby so that you can quickly get to the old city and drink your beer here as well. The house makes a clean, well-kept impression, that is important for us. If guests complain about the external image, okay, however we do not stand in front of it and grade it according to aesthetic aspects, the room and cleanliness is more important to us. read hotel review
Single night stay before taking outbound flight
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Other stay
- March 2014
The setup of the hotel is clearly focused on business - with a couple of large meeting rooms/auditoriums - but private guests can feel "at home" as well. Parking space is available right in front of the hotel for a 7€ fee and public transport is available within 250m. The hotel also offers to organize transport to the airport by taxi, should you require it (we didn't). As a couple we booked for the night based on the distance to the Düsseldorf airport (15km's) and the city of Düsseldorf itself. We arrived shortly before official check in time (which is ... at 3PM) but got the key to the room without issues. Even though the hotel staff has German as their mother tongue, all staff we came into contact with were very capable of helping us in English as well (since German is not my mother tongue) and they were utterly helpful. read hotel review
Price very good
- Recommended hotel
- Singles
- Translated
- City break
- March 2014
The hotel is located outside dus for drivers within easy reach For open. Verkehret about inconvenient however There are nearby bus and about 10-15 minutes walk To s-bahn reisholz. Then about 15 minutes to dus central station. Price very good. Breakfast not included Cost 17 Euro but delicious. A shame, that there is no fitness room or sauna They are for 4 * in my opinion it is a must. But if the weather is nice, the surrounding area U lake ideal for jogging. Unfortunately i have nothing trip in the area Where one which to buy or food. The ... hotel is highly recommended. read hotel review
Information about Hotel Park Inn by Radisson Düsseldorf Süd
Hotel Information
hotel.de *
Hotel Park Inn Düsseldorf City Süd, a complete non-smoking hotel, is easily accessible as it enjoys a convenient position right at the A 46 motorway, only 13 km from the trade fair and the international airport Düsseldorf. The city centre and the main railway station are about 10 km away. The hotel provides 116 video-supervised parking spaces right at the doorstep. The rooms provide all amenities that are expected from a four-star hotel. They include a bathtub and shower, toilet, hair-dryer, air-conditioning, minibar in the superior category, fridger in standard room category, WLAN, flat-screen TV, telephone, radio, desk and a safe. In the Inntakt restaurant, we serve you new, light cuisine. The rich menu card includes regional and international specialties as well. You can let the day fade away in the lobby bar while enjoying a typical Düsseldorf's Alt beer. Also you find the hotelowned Market Place at the hotel lobby, which offers you refreshments, snacks and cosmetic products. The hotel provides 9 bright conference rooms spreading over 470 m² which can be darkened and boast modernist technology. They can host events with up to 400 people. Reception hours: Every day: from 00:00 to 00:00
* Neither HolidayCheck nor the provider assumes liability for the accuracy and completeness of the content displayed above. Please take note of the hotel description of the respective operator and bear in mind that the services included in an offer may differ from the catalog description presented here. We are obliged to offer solely those services available at the time of booking as shown on the booking form. © 2013 Giata
Hotel description
Hotel description
- Address::Am Schönenkamp 9 40599 Düsseldorf
Email: email@example.com
Phone: 0211/ 875 750
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Park-Inn-Dusseldorf-Sud/107940615898256?ref=ts
Website: http://www.park-inn-duesseldorf-sued.de/
- What the hotel offersCentrally located hotel welcomes Düsseldorf guests to the Rhineland This exceptional hotel in Düsseldorf finds its home in the heart of the bustling city. Choose from 121 rooms with thoughtful amenities including Wireless High-speed Internet. The on-site restaurant serves regional dishes and other favourites. Parking is available adjacent to the hotel, and staff can assist with arranging an airport shuttle for a nominal fee. The flexible meeting rooms can accommodate up to 250 attendees. - Located just off the A46 motorway and convenient to the Düsseldorf - International Airport and to downtown - Generously sized rooms featuring Wireless High Speed Internet access - Regional cuisine at Restaurant Inntakt and appetisers and drinks at Innlight bar - Guest parking adjacent to the hotel - Airport shuttle service (an additional fee applies) - Flexible, modern meeting rooms for up to 250 delegates
- LocationHotel's home in Düsseldorf city centre near train and bus routes This hotel's location in Düsseldorf city centre places travellers near the central train station and only 200 metres from a bus stop. The international airport is only 15 kilometres away, and transport can be arranged for a nominal fee. Nearby transport: - Am Schönenkamp bus stop - 200 m - Highway A46 (connection to A3, A59, A57, A1) - 500 m - Central Train Station - 8 km - Düsseldorf International Airport - 15 km
- AccommodationDüsseldorf accommodation balances comfort and style The 121 rooms at this Düsseldorf accommodation include an array of amenities and furnishings to ensure guests' comfort. Modern design combines with deep colours to exude a soothing atmosphere. Stay connected with Wireless High-speed Internet. Standard Rooms Offering thoughtful conveniences and a king-size bed, the Standard Rooms are the perfect accommodation choice. The soundproof windows ensure a quiet night's rest, while the Wireless High-speed Internet helps guests stay connected. Superior Rooms The Superior Rooms provide 26 square metres of space and include all Standard Room amenities. Additional features include a Tassimo coffee maker and a complimentary mini bar.
- Food and DrinkDüsseldorf restaurant's menu includes selections from the Rhineland Both travellers and locals alike enjoy the savoury regional and international selections at Innakt. This Düsseldorf restaurant's menu features dishes prepared from fresh, seasonal ingredients, ensuring optimum taste. During the warmer months, patrons can dine on the patio. Innakt, the hotel's bar, pours creative cocktails, wine and beer. Restaurant Inntakt Innakt restaurant combines delectable dishes, a stylish atmosphere and warm hospitality to create a memorable dining experience. The terrace is open during the summer months, and a playground is located adjacent to the patio. Opening Hours 06:30 - 15:00; 18:00 - 23:00 (Daily) Bar & Lobby Lounge Innlight The Innlight bar boasts a full menu of beer, wine and cocktails. Relax and unwind with a drink or watch a game on one of the flat-screen televisions. Guests can order light fare and gather with friends in the casual lounge setting. Innlight offers room service daily until midnight. Opening Hours 09:00 - 01:00 (Daily)
- Other facilities and servicesHotel's well-equipped meeting rooms accommodate ideal Düsseldorf events This lodging's nine meeting rooms in Düsseldorf span more than 470 square metres and include features like Wireless High-speed Internet, natural light, catering options and individual climate control. The facilities are flexible and can accommodate up to 250 delegates. Meeting room features: - Nine venues accommodating up to 250 attendees - Air conditioning - Business corner, including a printer and High-speed Internet access - Ceiling projectors in the larger conference rooms - Flexible seating - Wireless High-speed Internet access available in all conference rooms - Natural light and darkening curtains for optimum viewing - State-of-the-art conference technology and audiovisual equipment - Use of one projector included in the conference all-inclusive price
Hotel amenities
- Meeting/Banquet Facilities
- Shops in the hotel
- Business centre
- Business Centre Use: charged
- Hotel safe
- Fax and photocopying facilities
- Lift
- Central heating
- Air conditioning
- Car park
Room amenities
- Writing bureau
- Satellite TV
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Safe
- Iron
- Bathroom
- Wake up call/Alarm clock
- Pets allowed
- Hair dryer
- Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Number of restaurants altogether: 1
- Number of restaurants for non-guests: 1
- Diabetic menu
- Vegetarian dishes
- Dishes for those with allergies
- Gluten free
- Hotel bar
- Packed lunches
Other hotel information
- 24 hour reception
- Late check out
- Visa
- English
- Pets allowed
- All public and private areas are no smoking zones
- Wifi
- Free Wifi access included
- Newspaper
Nearby - Hotels and Things to do
- Hotels
- Things to do & See


text:
Jotun by sessystalkerWatch
©2012-2016 sessystalker
I got bored.
Loki has to be one of my most favourite characters ever!!! He loos sexy in this but, also sad. Now, I feel bad for laughing at the part where he got beat up by Hulk....
So beautiful.....
Please, be bored some more! *_*
I want him to hold me.
He's beautiful~


text:
Sign in
Microsoft Australia's Rog42
Communication -> Connections -> Relationships
Translate This Page
Translate this page
Powered by
Microsoft® Translator
Andrew Coates
Cool Tech
Exchange 2007
Health and Wellness
Heroes {Community} Launch Leader
Heroes Happen 2008
Imagine Cup
Mobile Tech
Mobile Technology
Mobility Smackdown
Open Source
Personal Excellence
Second Light
Social Networks
Team work
Unified Communications
Unified Messaging
Visual Studio 2008
Wave Launch
Web Development
Windows Mobile
Windows Vista
Browse by Tags
MSDN Blogs
Microsoft Australia's Rog42
All Tags
Tagged Content List
Blog Post:
Going Dark
There are so many things to blog about, but I'm off on holidays to Coffs Harbour and Wiseman's Ferry for two weeks. So check out Coatsy's , Parso's, Dave's , and Catherine's blogs. Watch out for news about PDC , and definitely DevSta . (which by the way has a mobile category now) For personal holiday...
26 Sep 2008
Blog Post:
TE08: First Ever Australian Annual IT Demo Champion - Tatham Oddie
Way back in March this year we kicked off the largest ever launch of a Microsoft product, with the Heroes Happen {Here} Launch of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. Since then we've been running a competition throughout the community of Microsoft technologists, at Usergroups...
7 Sep 2008
Blog Post:
DH{H}: The final countdown…
Our epic Demos Happen {Here} competition is rapidly moving to its next phase, the State Finals. In fact there are less than 49 hours (as of this post) left to register an entry. So how does is the competition stacking up? In terms of # of entries by State: Qld - 6 NSW - 5 SA - 4 Vic - 2 I believe there...
29 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
IC08: Team SOAK on Aussie TV
This morning David and Ed, 2 erstwhile members of Team SOAK – you remember, the team of Aussie Students that won the Imagine Cup in Paris a couple of weeks ago – appeared on Channel 10's 9am with David & Kim . The boys did a great job of describing the SOAK solution, and their vision for the system...
25 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
IC08: Team SOAK from Australia win the coveted Imagine Cup
Last week David, Long, Dimaz, and Ed, were four ordinary University Students, from four regular Australian Universities. But these four students are far from ordinary. They won the Imagine Cup! Already there have been press briefings, video interviews, and media updates. But tonight we party, for tomorrow...
8 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
IC08: Imagine Cup 2008 - Will Team SOAK win a place?
They presented well. They were creative, clear, and compelling. They were funny, and yet discussed one of the most serious problems facing Australia, and the world, today - efficient water handling in agriculture. But were Team SOAK good enough? The competition from Brazil, China, Hungary, Portugal,...
7 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
IC08: Imagine Cup 2008 Update – Team SOAK through to Finals!!
Team SOAK is winning hearts and minds here in Paris. To date they've delivered their presentation some 3 times in the various rounds of competition. Our first goal was to get through the two heats of round one, to be announced as one of 12 teams in the Semi-Finals. That was Saturday. Delivery #3 was...
7 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
IC08: Imagine Cup Software Design Semi-Finalists Announced
This has to be the best and worst video I've ever shot. Best because of the jubilation and extreme emotion (and this is just the first round)!! Worst relates to the quality. Turns out that the Samsung phone, with it's itsy-bitsy little mic, just isn't enough to cope with the overwhelming noise. But hey...
5 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
IC08: Imagine Cup 2008 – Day 1
Today was, as they say, a hard working day. One of those days when you focus and get into flow, and if you could, would lose track of time. Which is to say I'm totally knackered right now. Today the competition started. For those in the Software Design category (e.g. Team SOAK from Australia) that meant...
4 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
IC08: Imagine Cup 2008 – Day Zero
We'll we all made it to Paris. I got in last night, and Karo arrived with most of the Australian Winners, Team SOAK this morning. Unfortunately, due to a visa mixup, Dimaz will only be arriving on Friday morning – probably a little too late, not to mention jet-lagged to participate in the first round...
3 Jul 2008
Blog Post:
Demos Happen {Here} - Sliverlight Streaming Upgrade
Those interested in entering the Demos Happen {Here} Competition all know that a condition of entry is to post your video to http://sliverlight.live.com Our original intent was to enable everyone to stream their video on their own blog, and feature it on the Heroes Happen {Here} Community Website . Since...
2 Jun 2008
Blog Post:
MS Biggest Softie - Over and Out
Over the last couple of weeks, I've been inundated with people asking me how the Biggest Loser (renamed Biggest Softie so as not to infringe on any Trademarks) ended up. Well, I came second!!! W00t!! This was due to some hard work on my part, I dug down, killed all alcohol, and exercised like a demon...
1 Jun 2008
Blog Post:
Demos Happen {Here}
Our National Demo Competition is starting to hot up, despite the seeming lack of activity on the Community Website, and I've been fielding a number of questions across the board. I thought it may be high time to post the most frequent, and attempt at least to answer these as best I can. As ever if you...
21 May 2008
Blog Post:
MS Biggest Loser - Under the Ton!!!
Technorati Tags: Biggest Loser , Health and Wellness , Weightloss , Fitness Week #2 in our "blackout" period, designed to increase the surprise of the Grand Finale in 2 weeks time. Even so I can't help but declare this week's weigh-in. Y'see I'm "under the ton!" I've hit my first goal, that of getting...
21 Apr 2008
Blog Post:
MS Biggest Loser - Weigh in Wk 12
Ok so this week it's "mum's the word" I can't divulge what I've actually lost, because then my competitors will know if I'm catching up or not. I can say that I've lost weight again, and that it lies in the range between 0.5 and 1.5kgs :) Nuff said, still losing, anyone's game. R 42 Technorati...
15 Apr 2008
Blog Post:
Catching up on my blogging, I noticed a comment on my blog about the Mobility Smackdown planning for TechEd08 , from Bronwyn Zander at Soul Solutions "Tagging" me. So what exactly is this "tagging," well an Internet era chain mail. Here are the rules: Each player starts with eight...
7 Apr 2008
Blog Post:
MS Biggest Loser - Wk 11
Just ONE WEEK TO GO!!! This week I lost a respectable 1.2kgs, which puts me in shouting distance (but probably not close enough) to the money. You can see from this chart that the two most likely to win are within 1% of each other, and I'm 2.9% off that mark. Still, take careful note of who's line as...
7 Apr 2008
Blog Post:
Demo's Happen {Here}
Are you worthy of the title Australian Demo God 2008 ? Do you have what it takes to demonstrate complex technical techniques simply, efficiently, enthusiastically? Do you want to be celebrated for your technical prowess at TechEd08 in Sydney later this year? Are you confident enough to win an all expenses...
3 Apr 2008
Blog Post:
Biggest Loser Weigh In - Wk 10
Easter struck! Good and solid! Not just me either - I did actually manage to lose 200g (w00t) but others either flattened out or put on up to a couple of kilos. So I'm still in 3rd, and only 3.86kgs from winning the comp. But with 2 weeks to go I'm gonna have to increase my weight-loss by a factor of...
31 Mar 2008
Blog Post:
Weigh-in Wk 8 & 9
Didn't get to blog about our weight-loss challenge last week, mainly because few made it to the weigh-in on Monday. But pretty much everyone was there this morning, and I'm still losing. That's despite a hectic travel schedule, ruining any chance of getting to my regular fitness training sessions, and...
25 Mar 2008
Blog Post:
Adelaide here I come
It's been a hugely eventful week (check out what happened to our family last night) for me. Not least of which has been trying to come to grips with the Keynote Demo for the Adelaide Wave Launch. But most of us arrive tomorrow and have a jam-packed agenda: Tomorrow evening Steve Riley will be presenting...
11 Mar 2008
Blog Post:
Biggest Loser - Week 7
So I was disgruntled with my poor fare over the last two weeks and have really kicked up my game. This seems to be working with a healthy 1.3kg loss this week. This brings me to a total of 4.2kgs down, and a current weight of 104.4kg . Still not trending enough, but glad things are starting to move faster...
10 Mar 2008
Blog Post:
We didn't get it....
Many of you will have heard of the Imagine Cup . The prestigious design and development competition for University Students. This is a massive competition, endorsed by UNESCO , with over 10 categories and teams from some 53 countries entering. Each country hosts their own National Finals, then the winners...
9 Mar 2008
Blog Post:
MS Biggest Loser weeks 5 and 6
It's been a couple of weeks since I blogged about this. Yep, Launch Road Shows will do that to you. So how're we going, last week the seven of us weighed in at 802.6kg!! Oh, so close. This week, we're at 796.6kg Yee-ha!! We've dropped below the 800kg barrier! There's nothing stopping us now. Our two...
3 Mar 2008
Blog Post:
Biggest Loser Week 4
I know, I know, I've been lax in posting my (our) progress. Apologies for that, something about access to the numbers of the team, and a set of scales whilst I was in the USA. But I'm back now, and here's how things stand. The overall team weight is currently at 804.8kg , down from a start of 832.3kg...
21 Feb 2008
Page 1 of 2 (33 items)
© 2015 Microsoft Corporation.
Terms of Use
Privacy & Cookies
Report Abuse


text:
- Jun 28:
- McGovern stumps Springs for Obama
- Jun 25:
- Obama won't join coordinated campaign
- Jun 8:
- Text of Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech
- Jun 7:
- Clinton endorses Obama
- Jun 4:
- Adviser says Clinton to end campaign
- Remaining Colo. superdelegates endorse Obama
- Jun 3:
- Obama clinches nomination
- Clinton open to VP nod
- May 28:
- McCain breaking with Bush
- May 26:
- Obama to visit Mapleton school
- May 21:
- Clinton may bring fight to Denver
- Obama edges closer to nomination
- May 20:
- Obama wins Oregon, moves to brink of nomination
PHILADELPHIA — Barack Obama delivered a blunt and deeply personal speech here Tuesday about racial division in America as he sought to quell a political controversy stirred by his former Chicago pastor that threatens to engulf his presidential candidacy.
The 37-minute speech was Obama's most developed response to the storm of criticism that erupted over angry and racially charged sermons that included denunciations of the United States delivered by the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., Obama's spiritual mentor and until recently pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.
It was a topic the Democratic senator from Illinois had long considered addressing directly as the first African-American with a serious chance of becoming president, but one that took on a sense of urgency because of Wright's words.
Obama sought to distance himself from the specifics of Wright's sermons in the speech, saying they offered "a profoundly distorted view of this country." But he used the controversy to speak directly to the grievances and resentments on both sides of the racial divide and to urge all Americans to "move beyond our old racial wounds."
"Race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now," Obama told an audience of ministers and community leaders assembled at the National Constitution Center. "We would be making the same mistake that Rev. Wright made in his offending sermons about America — to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality.
Noting that the politically safe course might be to hope that the current controversy will fade away, Obama said: "The fact is that the comments that have been made and the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through — a part of our union that we have yet to perfect. And if we walk away now, if we simply retreat into our respective corners, we will never be able to come together."
The speech drew praise for its forthright expression of black-white divisions and for its call to all Americans to begin to reconcile those differences. Whether it will solve the potentially serious political problems that Wright's relationship with Obama has created is a far different question and one upon which political strategists disagreed in the wake of Tuesday's address.
Obama's comments came after two weeks during which racial issues had again come to the forefront of the Democratic presidential race. His loss to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York in the Ohio primary two weeks ago and the voting patterns among some whites raised questions about whether racial factors had contributed to the New York senator's victory.
Soon after, former Democratic vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro severed her relationship with Clinton's campaign after her comments about Obama's success in the campaign being attributable to the fact that he is black were interpreted as racially demeaning.
Obama was harsh Tuesday in his criticism of what his former pastor has said, but he refused to walk away from a man who had brought him to Christianity, performed his marriage and baptized his children. He spoke from a biracial perspective, as the son of a black Kenyan father and a white American mother. "Rev. Wright's comments," he said, "were not only wrong but divisive — divisive at a time when we need unity; racially charged at a time when we need to come together to solve a set of monumental problems."
Obama acknowledged that he had heard his pastor say controversial things with which he disagreed, but he also said that in personal conversations he never heard Wright speak in a derogatory way about any ethnic group.
And the senator described his congregation as typical of African-American churches in embodying "the struggles and successes, the love and, yes, the bitterness and biases that make up the black experience in America."
Of Wright, he said: "I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can disown my white grandmother — a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, . . . but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed her by on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe."
Obama said the same kind of anger that exists within the black community also exists "within segments of the white community."
Many, he said, work hard to make ends meet, only to see their children bused to school across town or lose a job or a space in a coveted school to an African-American who is given advantages because of past discrimination.
"To wish away the resentments of white Americans, to label them as misguided or even racist, without recognizing they are grounded in legitimate concerns — this, too, widens the racial divide and blocks the path to understanding," he said. "This is where we are right now. It's a racial stalemate we've been stuck in for years."
Sen. Clinton's reaction
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama's chief Democratic rival, said she did not see the speech but was glad Obama had given it. Here is her statement:
"Issues of race and gender in America have been complicated throughout our history, and they are complicated in this primary campaign. There have been detours and pitfalls along the way, but we should remember that this is a historic moment for the Democratic Party and for our country. We will be nominating the first African-American or woman for the presidency of the United States, and that is something that all Americans can and should celebrate."


text:
2012 U.S. Amateur: Round of 64
August 15, 2012
Chris Williams watches his tee shot at No. 12 during the Round of 64 at the 112th U. S. Amateur Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club. Williams advanced to the Round of 32 defeating Peter Williamson.
More photos from this gallery:


text: By now, you've likely gotten the memo (hundreds of times) that Pantone has declared emerald, and it's cousins chartreuse, mint, sage et al., color of the year. If, as a result of the news, you are hankering for a green fix, might I suggest you grab a coffee at Drip and then head a few doors down to Cebolla to get your green on? They have a rather stellar collection of vases and sundry containers in the hot hue.


text:
My father-in-law also has a lot of DIY projects, and I'm always impressed by it because I feel like he just knows a lot. He is a man who wears many hats, including but not limited to carpenter, electrician, engineer, boat captain, father, grandfather, etc. He has a fondness for building chairs out of wood (he's made one or two out of heavy duty plastic, as well), and most recently he upgraded his dock and built a small table with a hole in it for an umbrella stand (see picture below). The table points due south, so he thought it would be cool if I could design a compass rose with a prominent S for him to decorate the table with.
Materials: Adhesive vinyl, Silhouette Cameo, Silhouette Studio, pirate icons (Design ID #29899), Airstream font.
Methods: I actually bought the Cricut Vinyl Sampler from my local Jo-Ann because I didn't have time to order any online from Silhouette America, plus I wasn't sure what color I needed yet. As far as I am aware, Silhouette America products aren't available in stores (please correct me if I'm wrong!). My father-in-law had a rough idea of the look that he wanted, so I went with his suggestions along with my own bit of inspiration. I measured the table in order to determine the size of what I had to work with (at 12″×12″, the piece of adhesive vinyl was more than enough for the job). The compass included in pirate icons (Design ID #29899) had the look I was hoping for: a simple compass but somewhat reminiscent of a captain's wheel. Since we wanted the center of the compass to be the umbrella hole, I drew two circles and used the "merge" option to eliminate the center of the original design. I also shortened all the sides except for one so that the direction most noticeable would be south. My father-in-law requested I use the Airstream font for the cardinal directions.
Results: According to Silhouette's instructions, adhesive vinyl doesn't need a cutting mat unless the piece is too small for the rollers. I did not use the cutting mat, and I performed a few test cuts before my final cut. At certain places, the blade seemed to cut through the backing, which was worriesome. I'm not sure if this is because I was using Cricut vinyl, but overall it did the job. After adhering it to his table my father-in-law coated it with a few layers of sealant. I hope it lasts a long time!


text:
We saw this sexy milf down at the convenience store when we were getting ice for the pool party this week, and we knew that we had to invite her! She was down from the second she saw me, and was ready to roll instantly. She flew to her house, and grabbed a bikini, and shot over tot the house, and we started to get down!!! She was loving the sexy babes at the party, but was always staring at me and my ass! I took it straight to her mouth as soon as I snuck her away!
"Plant The Seed"
"Mouthful Of Meat"
"Titty Fucked"
"Heart Shaped Booty"
"Nice And Smoothie"
"Bronzing Babe"
"Touch Your Toes"
"Sinful Seductress"
"Just The Tip"
"Mom On Wheels"


text:
(hidden for your protection)
The "Smokey and the Bandit" star was hit with a foreclosure lawsuit in Florida's Martin County Circuit Court last Tuesday that claims he's in arrears to the tune of $1.2 million on his Hobe Sound, Fla., home. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the suit, which was filed on behalf of the Merrill Lynch Credit Corp., claims that Reynolds hasn't made a payment on the estate, dubbed "Valhalla," since September 2010. The suit asserts, "Plaintiff must be paid $1,193,808 in principal on the mortgage note and mortgage, together with interest from Aug. 1, 2010, and all costs … and reasonable attorney's fees."
If anyone could find it in their heart to a couch, the $1,193,808 or perhaps even the $8.9 million asking price he put in the house in 2009 after buying it for $2.4 million, it'd be extremely appreciated. We weren't able to save Lenny, but maybe we'll be able to better by Burt.


text:
mulagra's Mom Answers Activity
mulagra is a star in these topics:
Toddler > Development (1 helpful answer)
Preschooler > Entertainment (8 helpful answers)
Toddler > Toddler Behavior (12 helpful answers)
My toddler throws a fit if I don't carry her. How should I handle it?
Most recent answer (04/24/2015):
My son is also two years old and he does the same thing. It is just an attachment issue. Let her spend more time with her father when you...posted by tamaraj538
My toddler can't stand to be away from me. How can I help him?
Most recent answer (12/17/2014):
My son is almost a year old now and he doesn't like for me to leave the room or do something that doesn't involve him when I am h...posted by JazzyMomma13
How do I respond to people who tell my spirited toddler she's "bad"?
Most recent answer (07/29/2013):
I'm a first time mom and I do not tolerate anyone calling my child "bad" for ANY behavior. He's a pretty well-behaved ...posted by a BabyCenter Member


text:
Denmark Feeds World's Biggest Home Debt Load as Caps Spurned
Denmark's government has no plans to curtail private lending and is instead working on measures to help the world's most indebted households maintain access to cheap credit.
While authorities in neighboring Norway and Sweden are probing ways to limit borrowing, Denmark says indebtedness is no threat because households can tap pensions and home equity if they get into trouble. Danes owe their creditors 310 percent of disposable incomes, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates. That's almost double the level in Sweden, where the central bank has suggested imposing a 200 percent cap on debt to safeguard financial stability.
"The impact of the debt depends on the nature of it," Business Minister Henrik Sass Larsen said in an interview in Copenhagen. "The math showing Danes have record debt loads depends on what assets are actually included."
There are few incentives for Danish households to deleverage as the government finds ways to ensure borrowers can continue using popular one-year bonds to finance mortgages as long as 30 years. That's helped Danes tap into record-low interest rates, anchored by AAA-rated Denmark's status as a haven from Europe's debt crisis last year.
Dangerous Policy
Ignoring private debt growth, even if it's offset by assets, may be a dangerous policy, according to Andreas Hakansson, a Stockholm-based banking analyst at Exane BNP Paribas. He argues pension savings and home equity may be hard to access in times of market stress, when they're needed most.
"No matter how much you tweak the system, the underlying problem of too much debt is still there and nothing is being done to address that," Hakansson said in a telephone interview. "It's strange that central banks in Sweden and Norway consider this such a huge problem, when we have half the level of household indebtedness compared to Denmark."
According to Larsen, Denmark isn't at risk even though "housing debts are the biggest burden." That's because the government "has introduced ultra-healthy credit assessments," he said.
Fared Worst
Denmark is the Scandinavian nation that's fared worst during the global financial crisis. A housing boom that peaked in 2007 turned into a bust a year later, sending property prices down 20 percent. That triggered a spate of failures among community banks and 62 local lenders have been wiped out since 2008. The economy contracted 0.1 percent in the first six months after shrinking 0.4 percent in 2012, official data show. House prices dropped 0.1 percent in October from September, Danske Bank A/S said today, citing its realtor chain, Home.
The European Commission warned yesterday that Denmark "is experiencing macroeconomic imbalances involving the high level of household debt and the continuing adjustment in the housing market." The risks are partly mitigated by a concentration of debt in "high-income households," which are less vulnerable to "interest rate shocks," according to the commission.
Though Denmark's mortgage bond market withstood losses that ripped through the local bank community, ratings companies and the central bank have urged the industry to wean homeowners off short-term financing, which is seen as a risk to financial stability in the $340 billion economy.
New Proposals
Larsen last week proposed plans to address refinancing risks in short-term bonds that had threatened to disrupt the housing market and put the country's $530 billion mortgage market on a collision course with European stable funding rules. The measures will ensure borrowers continue to get access to one-year financing, which will only convert to longer maturities if interest rates rise 5 percentage points or if an auction fails.
At the end of June, Danish households owed 2.73 trillion kroner ($490 billion), while pension savings were 2.49 trillion kroner, according to central bank data.
The International Monetary Fund said in September households in Denmark had negative assets, when disregarding pensions and property values. The Washington-based fund has warned that Denmark's high level of indebtedness is a risk.
The Danish Systemic Risk Council, created this year to guard against financial instability, says it's responding to international warnings by investigating whether new constraints should be imposed on banks.
Still, while Norway and Sweden are taking steps to continue tightening their bank requirements, in part to cool overheated housing markets, legislators in Denmark have signaled they've done what's needed. Larsen said last month he's unlikely to propose further measures unless the EU requires more. He also says Danes now are much better off than previous generations.
"In the past, people would only have 25 percent of their previous income when retiring," Larsen said. "Then large debts would be a problem for those retiring, but that's no longer the case. Obviously, then not much will be left for the heirs."