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Of course, all I can think of is the why me's, the what ifs, and the worst possible scenarios. I'm trying to avoid staying away from google, but it's so hard, because I want answers now! And I know I won't get them right away.
Has anyone else been in this situation? How were your babies born? Completely fine and healthy? Or did you have birth defects that were detected either before or after birth? and if there were birth defects, how did you handle this? Support groups, etc?


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It started as a way for artist Willie Baronet to assuage the guilt he felt when coming across a homeless person. Now, it's turned into a large art project that took Baronet across the country to 24 different cities in one month, making connections along the way.
In 1993, Baronet began to buy the handmade signs homeless people created asking for food, money, and help, to use in his artwork. Recently he decided to create a bigger project, called We Are All Homeless. Making his way from Seattle to New York City, Baronet purchased more signs and took photographs, which he might use one day to create a documentary. He asked the homeless to set their own prices, and Baronet ended up paying anywhere from $4 to $40 per sign.
You see them every day, but why is one man traveling the county and buying them up? at 11 @Local12 @williebaronet pic.twitter.com/9PG2E3jcW4
— Brad Underwood (@BUnderwoodWKRC) July 21, 2014
He told NPR that some signs are funny — one said, "Family attacked by ninjas, need help getting karate lessons" — while others are grave. "They're really all over the place," he said. "We've only been to one city, that was Detroit, where not a single sign we bought was humorous."
As Baronet passes through the different cities, he sees the way the homeless are treated not only by residents but by the local government. He hopes that his new project leads to more understanding and respect. "It's not us and them, it's just us," he said. "I used to think they were different than I am, and I think a lot of us are just one or two bad decisions away from being right in the same place." --Catherine Garcia
Jimmy Fallon has been singing bits and pieces of Styx's "Too Much Time on My Hands" on The Tonight Show for days. On Friday, he and actor Paul Rudd took the obsession to its natural conclusion, creating a shot-by-shot remake of the '80s music video. The end result is sufficiently goofy. Take a look below. Julie Kliegman
Hundreds of activists stormed Iraq's parliament building Saturday in support of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who had accused Iraqi politicians of corruption, CBS News reports.
The demonstrators climbed over blast walls in Baghdad's Green Zone, which houses most of the countries ministries and foreign embassies, after parliament couldn't reach quorum to hold a session. The protesters broke furniture, chanted, and waved Iraqi flags.
For months, protesters have been demanding Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi take more steps to fight corruption. The capital announced a state of emergency amid the protests Saturday. Julie Kliegman
San Francisco Police Chief Gregory Suhr released nine pages of racist and homophobic text messages sent between officers Friday and ordered all offers to undergo anti-bias training, The New York Times reports.
"We have nothing to hide," Suhr said of his 2,000-member force. "These are the actions of a few."
The messages, which disparaged blacks, Latinos, South Asians, and LGBT people, were found as part of an investigation into a rape charge against one of the officers.
The department is under federal investigation for the 2015 fatal shooting of Mario Woods, a black man. Julie Kliegman
The head of an evangelical legal organization has pledged to carry a gun into Target's bathrooms to defend against transgender women. Liberty Counsel President Anita Staver is calling for a boycott of the retail chain after it announced that it will allow patrons to use the restroom that corresponds to their gender identity, The Huffington Post reports. Staver tweeted the following:
I'm taking a Glock .45 to the ladies room. It identifies as my bodyguard. #BoycottTarget @Target
— Anita Staver (@AnitaStaver) April 22, 2016
Staver later claimed she always brings guns into public restrooms.
A Copycat Art Scratcher (approximately $190) is expensive as scratching posts go, but buying one a month is "a lot cheaper than your cat destroying an actual priceless piece of artwork," says Andrew Liszewski at Gizmodo. Dutch designer Erik Stehmann had lost only an embroidered painting to his pets' claws when he decided he might be able to rechannel their artistic interests and did so by reproducing famous paintings on embroidered twine. A replica of the Mona Lisa will be the first scratchboard offered when the product begins shipping in May. Vermeer's Girl With a Pearl Earring will soon follow.
Syria called local truces Friday, but put no end to the violence in Aleppo deemed "monstrous" by the United Nations, Reuters reports.
The death toll from a Wednesday airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital has risen to at least 50 people. On Friday, rebel forces reportedly fired mortar rounds into a mosque, killing at least 15 people. More than 200 people have been killed in Aleppo in the last week by pro-government and rebel forces, The Washington Post reports.
Peace talks aimed at establishing a cease-fire recently collapsed. Julie Kliegman
A friend of alleged Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof pleaded guilty Friday to lying to federal officials and withholding information about the attack. Joey Meek faces up to eight years in prison and $500,000 in fines, The New York Times reports.
He agreed to testify against Roof, who is accused of fatally shooting nine black people in a Bible study at a Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in June. Roof had claimed to have been planning the attack more than six months in advance, Meek said.
The race-related shooting renewed debate that led South Carolina to remove its Confederate flag from statehouse grounds. Julie Kliegman

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Rated 4.1 out of 5 by 329 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Nancy847 Beautiful Property The location of the Westin LaPaloma is stunning. It's a totally relaxing environment, even though I was there for business purposes. May 6, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by McMo1 Perfection for our Family Getaway! This was our first real, get-on-a-plane-and-go vacation with our boys (6 and 4). This hotel could not have been more perfect. We played in the pool for hours and then would tumble into the most delicious beds to recharge. Housekeeping learned our habits, brought extra water, shampoos, and towels. The boys' stuffed animals were propped up in bed. This experience far exceeded our expectations and we will be returning! May 6, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by JV7844 Great resort with spectacular views. We enjoyed the city and Mountain view that this Resort had. Kids enjoyed the pool and slide. May 5, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Brittany27 Beautiful hotel, a little disappointed with some of staff Hotel was beautiful, stay was overall wonderful, but we had to call "Service Express" on the phone a few times and were not impressed with the people we spoke to -- seemed unhappy to help, didn't offer options when something needed wasn't available, almost made us feel like we were bothering them. All other staff -- at Azul, Sabinos, Valet, Bell Desk, etc was wonderful. May 5, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sunshine60 This hotel was way more than anticipated Beautiful setting, courteous staff, comfortable rooms, what more could you ask for. May 2, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Itzy1 Treatment by Office Mgr., Malia Hebert Ms. Hebert's personal attention and professional demeanor were refreshing. She is truly a "winner" and a primary reason that we will return to this hotel. However, we were EXTREMELY disappointed that we did not get a "Villa" which we reserved. We were not told at the time of making the reservation that this property did not have villas. When we made our reservations, we requested a lower level villa which she confirmed she would request. Again, there was no mention made at the time of the reservation that this property does not have villas but only hotel rooms and suites. Upon meeting with Milia, we then learned that there are several different types of suites available, but we were not offered this choice. We spent points for a villa and received only a standard hotel room. We had guests from New York invited for a cocktail party, which we had to cancel as there was not the expected kitchen we are accustomed to in a villa. We believe we are entitled to a credit in points to compensate for the difference and request that we receive a phone call to discuss. April 20, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Gheorge Best in class Very lovely, family oriented resort with plenty of amenities. The personnel were especially friendly. Lots of things to do for all ages. April 14, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sherry24 Beautiful place for a wedding/reception! Couldn't have asked for a better hotel for our daughter's destination wedding on March 29th. Donal Drayne, Sales Manager of Catering, was fabulous in helping plan our event. Susan Henry, our captain at the reception, and William, a server, helped make sure everything went as planned and we were treated like royalty (I was even called princess all night). We had welcoming gift bags for all our guests upon their arrival and Marco, a front desk clerk, made sure everyone received theirs and was always very friendly. The hotel was EXCEPTIONAL. All of our guests raved about the beautiful views, comfortable clean rooms, friendly staff, and all enjoyed lounging by the pools. The food and service provided while at the pool was excellent. Also, the food at Azul, the hotel restaurant, as well as the reception, was delicious. The entire weekend was PERFECT…thanks to Donal and the staff! We look forward to visiting all these wonderful people, and this beautiful hotel, our next trip to Tucson. April 12, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by CLH12 Wonderful! We spent 4 days at La Paloma in early April. The weather was fabulous between 60 and 90 degrees which was a welcome relief after our PA winter. We loved the spectacular landscaping and architecture. The fabulous palladium windows of the main lobby perfectly frame the Catalina Mountains. The pools are so inviting with quiet areas and hot tubs for adults and active areas with a wonderful water slide for kids. Everywhere you look, there are walking paths lined with beautiful trees, cactus, waterfalls and rock formations. Food was delicious with huge portions and plentiful fruit. It's a desert paradise that is fun and completely relaxing!!! April 11, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Toby1973 Wonderful Vacation Experience My family and I had a wonderful experience at La Paloma this last weekend. The property is spectacular and has recently been updated (the rooms are very modern and stylish). The food was excellent and the pool is amazing. I would like to also say that their childcare team is outstanding - Kylie, Nikko and the tall Gentleman. They are first class. April 7, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by DesertCloud9 Great service! Great staff! I've stayed here twice over the past two weekends and both stays were close to perfect. This past weekend was to celebrate my friend's birthday. The entire stay was wonderful, from the receptionist saying happy birthday both on arrival and departure, the birthday card/treat delivered that evening, to the free upgrade we received.....The new restaurant, Poppy's was great as well. Their staff was personable, prompt and the food was excellent! Well done! April 7, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by ArizonaRanger Beautiful resort with beautiful views It does not get much better than sitting on a patio or looking thru the banquet, lobby, and restaurant windows for the best mountain views in Tucson. Excellent, friendly, and efficient service in almost every category of service. Food and service at breakfast and a banquet was excellent. We had one glitch when a housekeeper did one of those quick knock -and-enter routines which was embarrassing and irritating, but all other staff were professional and helpful. in addition , the room was comfortable and large, especially the bathroom with two sinks. Expansive pool areas. April 7, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Roger60 Great visit! Great visit!! Joe Gonzalez gets kudos for getting me my golf clubs. We had such a good time until the very last minute and we left our clubs behind! April 6, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by MGJ2014 Beautiful location and renovations We have been guests at the Westin La Paloma for the several years and have to say this was our favorite to date. The renovations made to the property both inside and out are beautiful. The staff has always been very accommodating and this visit was no different. The location of this property in the foothills is very convenient for shopping and dining at the many wonderful restaurants Tucson has to offer. April 5, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by relaxenjoy Beautiful Beautiful resort. Loved everything about it. Felt like a luxurious resort. Great location. Would come here again. April 3, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Bob1919 One of the best! I travel a lot with my job. This property is, without question, a gem. It is situated so that you feel you are out away from it all, yet you are minutes away from a host of off property restaurants and shopping. Best of all the bedding is wonderful and the curtains close all the way so you have complete darkness in your room for the best sleep possible. The food is also excellent. You cannot go wrong at this property. It is one of Westin's best! April 3, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by nwe132 Great place The hotel is beautifully located and the staff is superb! From the moment we walked in the door, our needs were met. We chose the "green" offer and declined room service for seven days. No problem, we needed more coffee making items or soap---just rang the front desk and it showed up within 15 minutes. The Azul restaurant served great food and again, the staff was friendly and attentive. The various pools allowed the crowds to spread out so you weren't on top of each other. Finally, the view was Mother Nature at her most breathtaking. Highly recommend this place for all ages. April 3, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by DebALS Staff was amazing! Was there a short 2 and 1/2 days for a conference. So wish I could have stayed longer and enjoying the amazing resort. The staff was so nice and helpful. We had several breaks, breakfasts, lunches and receptions in Canyon III. Everything was fresh, delicious, and well presented. One particular server, William, was always making sure I had food and refreshment since I was stuck behind a vendor both. Thank you William! You were amazing! Joey was great getting my booth set up and the staff in the room gave me extra help hanging items up as I'm not so tall ;-) Again I was very impressed! April 3, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rbdj Great golf course Had an outing there with our conference. Staff was great. April 2, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Tucsanian Hotel updates were exceptional in with keeping with the latest in what HD industry has to offer. All amenities were beyond our expectations. Great experience as we found our new yearly vacation spot over Scottsdale area. Well Done! March 31, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Jenafer Poppy's Restaurant service slow The food was ok. My daughter had the spare ribs. They were TERRIBLE & expensive. The Chicken Sammy was okay. Husband's wedge salad was not good. Service was poor. Kids & husband got their food, but mine was 7 minutes later. Resort was gorgeous. Pool slide not as great as they described. Had VERY noisy guests above us and we complained, but nothing happened. March 28, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Chiqui The pool area was beautiful I would consider bringing my family to this hotel for a vacation. It has something for all.. The pool area is beautiful a wonderful place to relax and have fun.. March 27, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Kengela Great Experience Wonderful stay with the kids. Quiet and not crowded and very clean. March 23, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jack7 Perfect Example of Resort Beauty & Hospitality Scenic Beauty: First let me say that the $35 million spent on renovation has only served to make this splendid resort all the more beautiful with its majestic backdrop of the mesmerizing Santa Catalina mountains! The resort's golf, tennis, swimming pools, kids programs & great restaurants make this the perfect location! Customer Service: This resort is the epitome of outstanding customer service. Example: One evening my wife, children & grandchildren had a wonderful dinner in the resort's restaurant. One child had to have a gluten-free meal which was no problem. After dinner we asked the server (Sienna) if we could have dessert out in the fire pit with fountain/ lounging area. She said she'd be glad to serve us out there. Soon the dessert was delivered to this cozy area. In addition, moments later Mr. Rick Geritz, Asst Mgr of Food & Beverage, delivered marshmallows, graham crackers half dipped in chocolate, linen napkins and forks to make smores over the fire. How wonderful! Somehow he even knew we had one gluten-free child who couldn't eat the graham crackers so he brought her a cut-up Snickers bar with toothpicks in the chunks so she could enjoy the experience as well. Kudos to Sienna, the chef and Mr. Geritz. This attention to detail in going way above and beyond the call of duty, makes this a very special place for us! A big thank you to all the kind and attentive staff at The Westin LaPaloma, including Judy in their Express Service Dept. -- for making this stay so enjoyable!!! March 23, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by DD53 Golf Loved the 27 holes of golf. Was worried it would have a private club feel but the starters all days were so friendly and helpful. They let us play as a two-some and even drove us out ahead of groups they thought were too slow. We payed all 3 rounds of 18 in under three hours. The course is in pristine condition. Did the "play all 27" package which we fet was a good deal. March 20, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by ORANGE1 reSTURANT terrible the FOOD IN THE restaurant was TERRIBLE what A SHAME GREAT VERY LOVELY SETTING TERRIBLE FOOD WAIT STAFF NEEDS MORE TRAINING AND HELP March 20, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Dutch18 Will return here soon. I was so pleased our stay turned out so well. I read the reviews and was a little concerned. That staff and all of the restuarants were wonderful. They have started a text for you to reqyest anything, we only had one problem on checkout the bellman didn't get the message, but all of our other requests were met - promptly. March 14, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Disappointed64 Disappointing A beautiful resort, but...We were offered the option of a better view or to be closer to conference rooms. We chose the view and were assigned to room 459-F, a ground floor room where our patio looked out into the underbrush. There was a very limited view of a main road and traffic. Looking to the right of our patio was some sort of an animal trap. This would have been much more acceptable had we not been offered a room with a "better" view. The rooms were nice enough, but Housekeeping was very disappointing. The ice bucket and dirty glasses were left unaddressed one day, facial tissues were left empty, and our toiletries weren't replenished the same day. We were left to squeeze two thin soap bars together. It seemed petty to call and ask for soap, so we made do with what we had. The kicker though was my first shower. The wand was pointed toward the shower door so when it was turned on it drenched me, the toilet and that corner of the bathroom. Disappointing to say the least. March 14, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Rksdee Unfriendly staff and hidden charges We had been here 15 years ago. Hotel has been renovated, but staff needs customer service training. Very unfriendly. Sunday brunch price was exorbitant so we didn't eat one more meal at hotel. Resort fees and taxes add over $50 per night. Fitness facility is lacking. Wouldn't stay here again. March 13, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by MRSK18 Beautiful resort, great staff I stayed at this resort recently for close to three weeks. I was traveling for work and regrettably unable to fully enjoy the resort. The grounds are beautiful, rooms are great (very spa-like) and the staff was incredibly kind and helpful. March 12, 2014


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Hi ladies,
I'm on daily baby aspirin, Neevo DHA and 40 mg of Lovenox 2 x day due to MTHFR homo C677 and Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Lupus Antibodies and beta Glycoproteins.
Anyway, I'm 26 w 6 days and accidentally might have taken two baby aspirin tonight (baby brain!). Is there a problem with taking two? I figure probably not, because it's so low dose...but with a history of miscarriages, I get freaked over everything.


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We just got baby einstein vidoes and he likes them alot. They are only 30 minute videos, and its classical music and real life images ( very boring for adults) but when i need to get something done (dishes, laundry) these videos do the trick....I dont just sit him in front the TV all day, every now and then
i know im going to get some angry mommas posting but does anyone else let their LO watch the tube?? =)


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Ponte Vedra pulls away from Matanzas in the second half
Published: Friday, October 5, 2012 at 5:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, October 5, 2012 at 12:45 a.m.
PONTE VEDRA -- Matanzas hung tough for a half, but eventually wore down against a tough Ponte Vedra squad in a 34-3 District 4-5A loss.
The Pirates (1-4, 0-2) played outstanding defense in the first half and went into halftime trailing 13-3. But two second-half interceptions helped Ponte Vedra (4-1, 2-0) pull away.
"Our defense played real well," Matanzas coach Keith Lagocki said. "The two interceptions took the wind out of our sails. But overall the kids played very well against a very good Ponte Vedra team."
Sophomore Ian Hubbs provided the only points for Matanzas with a 29-yard field goal. Matanzas returns to action next Friday with a non-district contest at Fernandina Beach.
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Exploring the complexities and mysteries of heterosexuality. Dirk Bogarde tries his best to guide us down a long, straight and narrow street but getting in the way are lust, morality, regret and pornophonic pop which drag us into a two-step through the mating minefield.
In this adults only show, Henry Rollins proves he knows what women want, couples change sex unexpectedly and there's a free marriage guidance session by a helpful minister. Fun, frightening, and not Mills and Boon.
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Eleana Winter-Irving :
06 Aug 2012 10:44:00am
If you cut the program down by half, you could cut out all the repetition. Hearing the same thing 4 times is just plain boring. I hated this episode. Not the kind if sensuality I'm used to. My God the flash light thing. Why were all the lights out? And contemporary it was not, so fifties. John Laws, old men and sex is not very interesting. The sounds of sex all sounded fake.


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Every Day Is a Rainy Day
Eric Cantor's rule: Money to help those affected by Irene will have to come from somewhere else in the federal budget.
If Michele Bachmann is right, and God plagued the land with earthquakes and hurricanes to send us a political message, then He must want us to pay attention to Eric Cantor. The 5.8 earthquake that rattled much of the Mid-Atlantic started in Mineral, Va., a small town in the majority leader's district. Hurricane Irene terrorized tourists, residents, and anchormen all over the region, and it did real damage to the stretch of eastern Virginia that sends Cantor to Congress.
Cantor toured his district. He saw the damage. He got asked whether Republicans would help rebuild, and then he made Democratic heads explode.
"We will find the money if there is a need for additional money," Cantor told Fox News on Monday. "But those monies are not unlimited, and we have said we have to offset that which has already been funded."
Offsets? Really? For a natural disaster? Yes, really. Cantor had already said that money to restore Joplin, Mo., from devastating tornadoes had to be paid for with cuts, not loans. Even Missouri Republicans had agreed with him. Cantor's not making a mistake when he mused about cuts-for-relief in his own district. He's sounding like former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who said in 2008—correctly!—that a crisis was an "opportunity to do things that you could not do before."
Before, Republicans couldn't even have this argument. In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, House and Senate conservatives suggested that any aid to the Gulf Coast had to be matched by cuts. The plan that got the furthest came from a team of Senate hard-liners who called for a delay in the Medicare Part D benefit and a 5 percent cut across the board to everything but Homeland Security and Defense spending. (Since 2002, FEMA—and its pricey insurance mandates—has been part of DHS.) "We need to separate those things that we must do from those that we would like to do," Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., said. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said it was a perfect time to stop the $230 million "bridge to nowhere." Why let a good crisis go to waste?
The late Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, who kind of wanted that bridge, dismissed his colleagues as "people looking for the headlines." He ran the appropriations committee in the Senate. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said outright that it would be "worth borrowing" to avoid cuts and that "taking spending from infrastructure spending would undermine our ability to create the environment for a good economy." He effectively ran the House. The GOP's cuts-for-Katrina insurgency died in the nursery.
That was six years ago. The Republicans who doubted DeMint have all been sidelined. The public that shuddered at cuts-for-Katrina grew up and learned about how FEMA money and relief funds were shelved or wasted. (We know it was more than $1 billion.) According to former staff, DeLay's jitters had a lot to do with the moral panic about how the government had failed and a sense that it would have been bad politics to cut against that.
Compare 2005 to now: 1,464 deaths to 24 deaths. In 2005, the estimated cost of Katrina recovery was as high as $200 billion; the final cost was $122 billion. In 2011, the Kinetic Analysis Corporation—one of the independent groups that estimates this stuff—has cut its initial $20 billion damage estimate for Irene to between $5 billion and $10 billion. The people who fled New York and the Jersey shore and low-lying parts of Vermont, the Washingtonians waiting for Pepco to restore their damn electricity already, breathe deeply and think: This is horrible, but it could have been worse.


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Image Source may be is definitely* snowed out, but some of the Web's most popular sites are still blacked out
Today's demonstration in Westlake Center
Image Source may be is definitely* snowed out, but some of the Web's most popular sites are still blacked out in protest of the Internet censorship bills SOPA and PIPA. Among them are the Cheezburger network of sites, and the company's founder and CEO Ben Huh says the online activism in response to the controversial measures is unprecedented.
...establish a system for taking down websites that the Justice Department determines to be dedicated to copyright infringement. The DoJ [Department of Justice] or the copyright owner would be able to commence a legal action against any site they deem to have "only limited purpose or use other than infringement," and the DoJ would be allowed to demand that search engines, social networking sites and domain name services block access to the targeted site. It would also make unauthorized web streaming of copyrighted content a felony with a possible penalty up to five years in prison.PIPA -- the Protect Intellectual Property Act -- is the companion to SOPA in the Senate, and it includes many of the same provisions. Additionally, it would give the government and copyright holders the ability to "block sites without first allowing the alleged infringer to defend themselves in court."
The Motion Picture Association of America and other stakeholders with deep pockets say such measures are the only way to put a stop to illegal file sharing on services like BitTorrent. But some of the people behind the most visited sites on the Internet fear that the laws have the potential to stymie creative online, and will ultimately lead to unabashed censorship.
Today, Wikipedia, Reddit, and several other sites will replace their standard content with a black page that educates readers about SOPA and PIPA, and directs them to contact their Congressmen to express their concerns. Huh helped spearhead the blackout, and he talked about why, and what it means for the future of the Internet in an interview earlier this week.
Seattle Weekly: So SOPA has been "shelved indefinitely" but PIPA is still on the table. What, if anything, does that change about the blackout?
Photo by Michael Cummings via Flickr Ben Huh, creator of I Can Has Cheezburger, says SOPA and PIPA have spawned a grassroots activist movement on the Internet
Ben Huh: We are not satisfied with shelving. We're just afraid that's a code word for 'We'll bring it back when you guys aren't paying attention. We're still going to put up a black page that allows people to learn more about PIPA and how to stop that. We're directing all of our efforts to getting the senate to stop PIPA.
SW: When most people think of Cheezburger, the first thing that comes to mind is Photoshopped pictures of cats doing funny things - not something anyone would want to censor. How would SOPA and/or PIPA affect I Can Haz Cheezburger, and your company's other sites (Fail Blog, Know Your Meme, The Daily What)?
BH: Just to give you an idea, cat photo related content is less than 10 percent of what we do; 90 percent of our stuff is free form. Anybody can do anything on our site to create humor. Our users rely on re-mixable content. In order for people to be creative and express freedom they can't sit there and think about, 'Will the place I uploaded to get shut down because of it?'
I think the White House has clearly come out against this notion and changing the laws that govern freedom of expression on the Internet today. The DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), as flawed as a bill as it is, creates very clear distinctions about what a company is liable for, and what they're not liable for. Right now we're not liable if somebody says something libelous in our comments...PIPA and SOPA will take that protection away from us in a very real way.
SW: One of the strongest criticisms of these bills is that they'd give America a level of Internet censorship that's akin to China and Iran. Is that really true in your eyes, or is that hyperbole to get people's attention?
BH: There's two parts that ring true in statement. One is DNS blocking, the other is removal of links on Internet by government decree. For example, I was in China a couple months ago. Beijing has a very bad smog problem. If you write the Chinese word for smog, it will disappear, the post will literally disappear from Web as if it never existed. That's what will face if linking is prohibited.
One of the things that PIPA and SOPA do is make it illegal to talk about something. They're trying to force Google to remove things from their index. No matter how bad something is, if you can't talk about it, it moves very much away from copyright enforcement to violating first amendment rights.
SW: The Obama administration announced that it opposes a couple important parts of the bill, but also said "online piracy is a real problem that harms the American economy, threatens jobs for significant numbers of middle class workers and hurts some of our nation's most creative and innovative companies and entrepreneurs." Do you agree with that?
BH: I feel like piracy has been given a lot more attention than it deserves. I do not believe it's as much of an economic harm as people believe it to be. The calculated ecnomic cost of piracy comes form one-to-one trades. In other words, if I go out and buy a bootleg, I will not buy a legitimate one. On the surface that sounds right, but almost every study out there says that's not the case. It's not the result of people trying to save money or avoid paying. It's a lack of access.
Why is it impossible for me to purchase or watch a stream of a brand new movie the day it comes out because I don't want to pay extra for it to go to the theater? Why will they not take my money? Someone says 'I don't want to go to theater, I'll just go on BitTorrent.' It's wrong, it's certainly wrong, and people shouldn't do that, but it doesn't make ruining other people's business models correct because they don't want to provide that service.
Wouldn't fewer people spending $12 to go to the theater and paying, say, $5 to stream that same movie at home take a big chunk out of Hollywood's bottom line?
When radio came out people said 'No one will ever buy records because people can listen on the radio. It turned out opposite, people bought tons of records cause they heard new material. Videotapes and DVDs became a humongous force for people to go purchase media assets that they wouldn't have before. There are countless examples of technology threatening media that ended up creating a much bigger market.
SW: As a whole, the tech industry has not been very politically active despite having loads of cash to spend on lobbying, and an incredibly broad audience that they can influence. SOPA and PIPA seem to have changed that a little bit, but will it have lasting impact?
BH: What's interesting is that, philosophically, people in technology, myself in included have an aversion to buying the government. When we see others buying the government I don't think our number one response is 'Let's do what they're doing.' I'm really proud of the way this movement came together. It was grassroots, people volunteering. It was people in very chaotic ways saying the same thing. I feel like I'm watching the Internet exercise it's political muscle for the first time. It's like 'Oh we can do this? Really?'
SW: What technology policy issue is next that you'd like to see tackled?
BH: The next big hurdle is making sure we don't wear out our welcome among the public. We are very concerned [that] there's actually live protests being organized. Is that the nuclear option? And are we exercising that too early? We do this and some other bill shows up, is it another end of the Internet? How many times will the opposition try to throw something in our way? And do we have the stamina to actually get it done?
*Update 9:06 a.m.: Zac Cohen, organizer of the Westlake Center SOPA/PIPA protest says the event has officially been cancelled due to snow. "Our goal is to educate people on the streets, and with this weather there won't be any people on the streets," Cohen says. "You can sign up for a mailing list I've created to get updates on when the event will be [rescheduled]. I'm thinking February, to coincide with Lamar Smith's attempt to revive the bill."


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-HSN Inc. (HSNi) finished its fiscal year on Dec. 31 with an 11 percent gain in fourth-quarter net income, to $68.3 million. For the fiscal year, net income totaled $173 million, down 3.1 percent.
Net sales in the quarter totaled $1.1 billion, a pickup of 9.7 percent and bringing net sales for the year to $2.5 billion, up 5.4 percent. Mindy Grossman, HSNi's CEO, said the company's financials "gained momentum throughout 2014, culminating in strong customer growth and record digital and mobile sales." In the fourth quarter, digital sales rose 12 percent, representing more than half of the company's total business, and mobile sales grew 40 percent, the fastest-growing platform for HSNi.
Among HSNi's two operating units, Home Shopping Network enjoyed a sales gain of 14.3 percent in the quarter and 7.1 percent for the year. Cornerstone's sales were flat in the quarter and up 1.9 percent for the year.
Gross margin in the quarter was down 41 basis points to 34.1 percent. Selling, marketing, general and administrative expenses increased 6.9 percent in dollars but shed 59 basis points as a percentage of sales, to 23.4 percent.
Grossman said, "These results demonstrate how we are capitalizing on our unique position at the intersection of technology, media and retail and the power of leveraging content across our multiple platforms to drive commerce."


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and the next - the fire of a Gatling gun.
She's exactly what occurs when sugar and salt
are mixed in a chemical reaction.
Have you seen the way she walks the die?
Oh, but it's such an attraction!
You may feast your eyes, but you'd better not touch,
in fact, you should never go near her.
But hide away and lock your doors
and teach the kids to fear her!
When she gets upset over the littlest thing,
she gets all suicidal
(though you really should see her when she gets mad
she's full-blown homicidal).
When it comes to sanity (or lack thereof),
she's Harley's fiercest rival.
Can't calm her nerves to live her dream
then she stuffs up every recital.
She very hardly discerns her feelings,
she may hate you but she'll need you to live.
But she's barely a person, so it's perfectly fine
to use her till you've all she can give!
And you can't fall in love with a girl like her
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On Tuesday I start riding from here to Turkey, about 14,000 km, I think it will take me about 8 months.
So I will leave all the daily grind to the rest of you.
Take care, ride safe, and I will come back when I start commuting regularly
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Wine and Gold is a colorway that was shared both by the Cleveland Cavaliers and Christ The King High School in Queens, NY, which is one reason why the CTK Air Max LeBron VII was so wildly popular when it released. Unfortunately, that was in fact the last time the Christ The King schools crest became available for purchase, and it's unlikely that these will release as part of the LeBron 9 collection (the Summit Lake Hornets is the last known 'Mid' release until Nike pushes the envelope with the $250 Elite). Here we have a nice detailed look at the 'Home' colorway, which features the White, Wine, and Gold exterior with the school's logo embedded onto the tongue. You can make these yours by snagging this size 11 pair from The Heat Check so head there after peeping the gallery below.
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where can i get these?
Aint bad... shoe is still ugly but dis makes them look really good
Reminds me of the Cavs colorways. :(
Nice color way. Always loved the Wine and Gold mix. Makes things a bit more classy.


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Can Brain Research Keep Us Safe?
Post-9/11 "neurosecurity" research is very cool, but it holds more promise than results.
There's no doubt that we will be seeing a lot more applied brain research in the national security context. In that process, it is easy to be dazzled by the science fiction-like scenarios of brain-machine interfaces and implanted brain chips. But neuroscientists themselves vigorously disagree about how far the science can go, and the truth is that the prospects for taking many of these ideas outside the laboratory are so far inconclusive at best.
For example, patients with implanted electrodes who have lost the use of their limbs can now control computer cursors, on-off switches, and robotic arms. But the experiments pose risks as well as potential benefits like more alert warfighters or thoroughly networked human-machine systems. The technology is clumsy, and the effects are of uncertain duration. Soldiers won't be running remote robots with their brains alone anytime soon, nor is it clear that that would be superior to the way drones are run now. There is a mixture of high hopes and hype for neuroscience-based lie detectors, but no responsible neuroscientist thinks these systems are anywhere close to legal admissibility, nor is it clear that people can't be trained to evade detection or even that we can always agree on what counts as a lie. For all the talk about cognitive enhancement through new pharmaceuticals, there's no evidence that performance on, say, an IQ test can be improved by drugs, though some drugs like Provigil may keep you awake and alert longer than amphetamines or caffeine. The trouble is, they can keep your competitor or adversary awake longer, too.
So what's the rationale for national security agencies spending our tax dollars on neuroscience? Although the short-term, real-world possibilities have been overhyped, hundreds of millions of dollars is barely a drop in the bucket of U.S. defense R&D. Neuroimaging devices like functional magnetic resonance imaging have opened up remarkable opportunities to learn about the brain, and they are only the beginning. Other fields, like genomics, are converging with neuroscience to provide new opportunities for cross-fertilization. In the age of do-it-yourself biology there are growing and justified worries about asymmetric warfare, with small groups or even well-educated individuals able to obtain off-the-shelf assets for malign purposes, perhaps someday including neurobiological materials.
Despite these scare scenarios, we need to keep our perspective. Senior national-security experts I have spoken with over the years, both American and European, agree that the U.S. military has a history of overestimating the extent to which boots on the ground can be traded for technology. We have barely confronted the question of how much technology individual warfighters can be asked to adopt, or the long-term effect of devices or other interventions that target the brain. Experience with technologies that emerged with past conflicts should teach us that it is hazardous to guess the ultimate consequences of innovation. Consider the most important technology to emerge from the Cold War: the Internet. A relatively simple idea called packet switching has truly changed the world in ways that the founders of the "Arpanet" could not have anticipated. Neither could we.
To be sure, the effects of our emerging knowledge about the brain will be profound. In my forthcoming book The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America I argue that America's battle over the ethics of issues like stem cells and cloning might be distracting us from the implications of the new neuroscience. Even if we guess wrong about what kinds of questions will arise in the new era of neurosecurity, we can be assured that new conflict technologies will, as they always have, change society as much or more than they change the ways wars are fought.


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Alternative Press coverstar Brendon Urie sat down with the magazine to discuss one of his idols, Frank Sinatra. Check out the interview in the video above, including a little taste of Brendon's take on Sinatra. Pick up Panic! At The Disco's issue of Alternative Press HERE.
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Click HERE to check out Panic! At The Disco's recent Billboard Session in New York City, including a gallery of 15 exclusive photos!
|October 21, 2013
Panic! At The Disco frontman, Brendon Urie, speaks to Fox 411 about the trials and tribulations of the band and how they're 'still hungry' to write music. Watch the interview HERE.
|October 21, 2013
Check out Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco on the cover of the new issue of Kerrang! Magazine out now!
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Tickets are now on sale for Panic! At The Disco's Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die! Tour. Hurry and get yours before these shows sell out!
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Ok i am 34wk3days. Just found out he is breech. The doctor said he still has a lil bit of time, BUT im not the type of person to sit around and wait. Did u get your baby to turn? and tricks and tips. Did your doctor turn the baby from the outside? ive heard that it hurts and how safe is it for baby?
BTDT moms!! was ur baby breech? did u flip him/her? did the doctors?
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The majority of breech babies will turn even all the way up to when you go into active labor/transition. So don't lose heart/hope/faith!
There are several things you can do to encourage your LO to turn. SpinningBabies.com is an excellent resource. Other things you can do are playing music near your pubic bone, shining a light near your pubic bone, cold pack near their head and warm pack near your pubic bone. You can also see a chiropractor trained in the Webster technique.
Finally you can have an OB perform an ECV (manual turning) around 37/38 weeks. This has to be done where OB has access to US during the procedure and there are minimal risk to both mother and baby. Some people are not good candidates and the OB should know this.
I wasn't a good candidate unfortunately. But I at least got a trial labor before needing to have a c-section. My LO was single footling breech, prolapsed cord and came out with cord wrapped 5x around neck. Which is probably why she wouldn't turn!!
I'm 25 weeks, and use inversions and other stretches from spinning babies to bring my baby up and turn him when he is low and kicking my bladder, which is every day, so it works great for me.
I guess I have strong abs, because when I sneeze I feel him get pushed down. Well I always knew I did but they were covered by a layer of fat up until now :-)
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My first two turned around 38 weeks. My third at 36ish. My fourth gave new definition to "spinning baby" by constantly turning to a new position but she was head down when I was induced at 40 weeks.
My advice: Start chiropractor appointments now, work through the exercises on the spinning babies website (the site is hard to read/navigate, but it has awesome advice). Inversions and hands and knees turned my first two, but the chiro was essential for #4.


text: I am making a 2 wheel trailer for touring and I was reading this how-to guide and somewhere on that page it says that 1 wheel trailers can't carry as much weight but have better high speed stability. Then it states that 2 wheel trailers can carry more weight but have lower stability at high speeds. Why is this? I can't understand why and I have spent a whopping minutes self debating this but I can't come to a conclusion why... I'm also curious how one accomplishes right turns with a trailer hitch like this one.


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"You two are so noisy!!! Shut the fuck up!!!" you kicked the door open, glaring at them deadly with your weary eyes.
"_-__..." Arthur look so dumbfounded. Thus, you came back to your senses and finally knew what you were saying in front of the person you were not always with.
"Eh...?" you blinked two times, "I'M SO SORRY!" now the normal you was present again.
'Even we're friends for 2 years... I never saw her like that...' even Alfred was surprised after seeing you acting like a wicked witch.
"I'm really sorry, Arthur" you used the "true-blue Japanese bow" that Kiku taught you in case you get in a trouble.
"It's okay, It's okay." Arthur grinned at you.
'Geez, what is this? Getting friendly all of a sudden to __...?' Alfred thought, somewhat irritated. He always get "jealous" when there's someone being friendly to you, he started to think it was like brother complex.
"Excuse me but," Alfred butted in, suddenly popping out between you and Arthur, "We still have work to do. So if you would excuse-"
"We even prepared breakfast, won't you care to eat?" Arthur said,
"No thanks eye-" and again, Arthur cut in.
"I want to talk to you, love." Of course, he was talking to you, NOT to Alfred. Arthur's voice tone making it sound that Alfred should just to work by himself. Arthur had no interest to him but you.
"Now now, let's eat~" Arthur pushed you from the back and all the way to the dining room yet Alfred tagged along since you were holding his hand and a moment after that Arthur coincidentally noticed you were holding Alfred's hand, it led him to wonder if they was something going on you two.
"Say __, are you busy today?" The Brit asked you.
"No, why?"
Arthur didn't asked you instead he brought out a white strip of paper from his pocket.
"Here." he said.
'What's this?' you wondered, seriously scanning the paper.
"Will you come?" It was a ticket for a night concert and it was HIS.
"You're also a... vocalist?"
Then, "His voice sucks..." Alfred said.
It was a JOKE. If Arthur's voice was reallly that bad then why bother to add his songs to his playlist?
"I think I can come, it's 11:00 PM right?"
"I'll be waiting."
You had been wondering what kind of voice he posses. He doesn't seem like he would sing classical music and it would be boring as hell or... he would sing rock? or pop?
After eating, you and Alfred went out for work then Arthur would follow you in an hour. You suddenly wanted to skip work because of this concert, you don't know why you were so excited about it.
"__! __!" Alfred shouted for the 3RD time
"Don't give me that face! You've been spacing out you know? You're like a girl INLOVE?"
"Hey, how do you define Arthur's voice?" you said.
"Huh? Why ask me?"
"Because when I opened your iPhone, his songs are in a separated category."
"Don't just open someone's personal things!!! I put a password there right?!"
"It's easy~ It's the month and the day where we met right~?"
Alfred blushed, all red.
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I'm really sorry for the really really late updates, we went for an Ed. Trip yesterday and I had lots of fun and lots of SLEEP so I couldn't write when I was in the bus ._.
I'm really sorry for the really really late updates, we went for an Ed. Trip yesterday and I had lots of fun and lots of SLEEP so I couldn't write when I was in the bus ._.
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Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww the ending >w<
Al I didn't think it would surprise you that I went through you phone. I mean how many times have you gone through mine. You are the reason I delete all my texts after I reply.
(I really do do that)
(I really do do that)
True... I do that when I've text something really embarrassing, but other than that I don't care what people see on my phone. Alfred can read all of my texts if he wants to.
Poor, poor Al. *slowly shakes head* YOU NEED TO TEL READER-CHAN HOW YOU FEEL!!
I really love this story!!
wow Alfred just wow
love this story so much I LOVE YOU Al....
Russia plz don't hurt me (i love you more)
Russia plz don't hurt me (i love you more)


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I wish I could stay home with my kids, but I need to earn some money. Currently I only bring in a few hundred dollars a month more than the cost of daycare plus I get health insurance. I'm not looking for some get rich quick scheme, but if you have anything you do that is LEGITIMATE and makes some money from home, I'd be very interested.
I want to stay home - any LEGITIMATE homebased businesses?
I stayed home for 7 months doing medical transcription and it was not fun because I worked all the time! I ended up going back to work 1 night a week and made more money than I did in a week. You have to be very dedicated and able to stay on task. My mom still does it and has been doing it for years, but the jobs are becoming fewer and further between because physicians and physical therapists are starting to use more voice recognition software and hiring in office people to do their transcription. Make sure that there is a market in your area before you get started. Just be very careful with what you get into as well with anything else as there is a lot of scamming going on out there.
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mom to Mariah Devon 7/29/95, Joseph Anthony 4/30/02, Jacob Aaron 10/16/06, and Sage Isabel 7/05/2008
If you are interested in becoming a medical transcriptionist I found a company you can do your training through. It is called Career Step, it is based in Utah, but it is online. You can request info on their website. They also do medical coding, but from what they say you can make more money with transciption.
I am considering doing it, but am trying to decide if I have the time to devote to it.
♥Lindsey loving wife to a soldier
Princess K 7/4/08 Baby Girl due 4/14/10
I have 10 private piano students I teach from home. It brings in an extra $400-500 dollars a month. Pretty decent. It is a good money maker for someone with some music training. Plus you set your own schedule.
Mom to Anthony, 7/08, Alex, 4/10, and Kurt & Kyle (twins born 2/13)
I do medical transcription from home and I LOVE it. I am w/ my kids all day (sometimes NOT a good thing) and I make killer money doing it. Don't worry about the voice recognition software, you still have to have editors b/c no software is going to be able to pick up what should and shouldn't be transcribed.
There seems to be more of a need for medical billers though, so I dunno which would be more profitable. Also, check w/ your local colleges b/c sometimes they hire at-home people to type special lectures and things from guest speakers or for kids that need help w/ classes.
The only other thing I thought of was Avon, as long as you don't get a HAG district manager like the one I would have had to deal w/. But it does involve sales, so if you are not much of a salesman probably not a good thing to get into.
Let me guess...... Your parents are cousins?
Dawn & LM - Vegas 2010!!!!!!
I am a medical coder and I get to start working at home next month. My place of work just required I work there for 3 months until I passed my probation then I get to work at home. You can even do classes for that online.
Thank you for these ideas. I think I would be good with medical billing or transcription. I'm so NOT a sales person, so Avon or Marykay or those sorts of things are out of the question. I just wondered if there were any actual businesses where you can do things from home if you just have good typing/reading/listening/business skills, etc. I'm an admin. assistant currently, but I've done lots of different things and have a Bachelor's degree.
I don't know of anything specific, but I do know that you can get customer service jobs working from home. I think all you need is the internet and a phone line. You take CS calls - like a call center setting, but just at home. YOu might want to look into this.
I only know of it because I used to be a recruiter and I interviewed a couple of people that did this type of work (I want to say it was for a big company, like AT&T, but don't quote me on that....I'm not sure).
I've heard good things about ChaCha and was going to consider doing it.
Mama to A 07.24.08 & H 08.17.12
You could also start with general transcription and see if transcription's for you before you invest in a medical transcription course. I worked as a general transcriptionist for a year before I started my current job. Google general transcription - there's a lot of information out there, especially on the forums.
I work for a company called West, which is a totally legit work at home based company. It is basic call center stuff. They have TONS of outside companies that hire them to outsource their call center work and they just forward the call to your house. I know it isn't available in all states (different states have different work at home laws), but it is totally easy.
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I absolutely cannot find and expirations date on my seat. I've looked everywhere and I feel silly because I know it must be there, but I cannot find it for the life of me!
I can, however, find the date of manufacture. And I was thinking the seat expired 6 years from the date of manufacture. But if the seat was made in June, does it expire 6 years later in June? I thought I remembered reading all Britax seats expire in December? So would it be the following December then?


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- Previous diagnoses such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Bezos' venture ran out of the money, though it had been in competition with the other three through last year. In 2011, NASA doled out $270 million to the four companies, with $22 million going to Blue Origin.
Billionaire Bezos will now have to continue his space venture independently, its future less clear. The company rarely publicly speaks about its progress and its Update page on the firm's website hasn't been updated since last November, following announcement of the in-flight loss (explosion?) of its second test vehicle at Mach 1.2 speed and an altitude of 45,000 feet.
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What an exciting Friday night! Maybe a visit to the pub beforehand is in order.....
Oh 'eck Pam - now you've confused me! Looks like I've got to find space for all 3 then - help I need a bigger garden!
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A lovely wildlife haven you have there, HyppyByker. My kind of garden!!
Thanx Gracie - really trying hard to make it so
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I followed Monty's instructions on GW last June - 6mm round steel rods from the steel merchants, they come in 6m lengths, then the other half cut them to length, bent them round various sized tubs and buckets, bent up the ends and hey presto!
I'm really pleased with how they've turned out - they're really easy to get in the ground, no faffing with twine and they look nice. Downside is they're rusty so messy esp when wet and I've got to sort out where to store them over winter. Worth it tho.
I've got quite a few rods left over so I'm getting him to make a corkscew support for some soneysuckle this weekend
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That's what I'm planning to do - I've got a lovely big stand on a place that will be 're-assigned' next year so I've left a few seedlings to grow elsewhere to take it's place.
As you say such a beauty in the frost and even now with rain hanging on every frond. And i'm sure I've got far more ladybirds this year because of it - there were masses in there
That would be my instinct too - so it's out with the deutzia and donate it to someone else
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As an extra programme not in place of - we're woefully under-provided for and there's way too much sport.
How can you not have a gardening programme through summer?!
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Just got off the phone with a source close to LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is not going to buy Monster , and it was never particularly interested in doing so.
Basically, a little while back, Monster's Bank of America bankers called LinkedIn and asked if LinkedIn execs would do a "courtesy call."
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Gioya Carter, a junior who committed to play her college basketball at Oklahoma earlier this month, led Carl Albert to its first win in its own tournament in six years.
She was named MVP of the Carl Albert Titan Classic after her team beat Millwood 47-35 in the tournament title game, during which she scored 23 points, had six assists and grabbed five rebounds, despite Millwood effectively limiting her open looks in the second half.
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These maps show the amount of attention given to each state by the Bush and Kerry campaigns during the final five weeks of the 2004 election: At left, each waving hand represents a visit from a presidential or vice-presidential candidate during the final five weeks of the election. (Candidates' visits to their own home states are not counted.) At right, each dollar sign represents one million dollars spent on TV advertising by the campaigns during the same time period. Data from FairVote's report, Who Picks the President.
Data from FairVote's report, Who Picks the President.
In the early days of the nation, there were many ways to slow down the democratic will or whims of the populace. Many states had the legislature electing their governor. Until the ratification of the 17th amendment in 1913, state legislatures elected US senators. And many states had legislators voting for presidential electors. (The US constitution says each state can appoint presidential electors in such a manner their legislature directs.)
Our Electoral College is an 18th Century anachronism. Some people see value in the College as a way to put the brakes on the democratic will or whims of highly populated urban areas. The College does indeed put the brakes on how the president is elected, but in ways its supporters fail to notice.
It?s OK to slow down Democracy. That?s what the American system of government is about. There are checks and balances designed to hold off knee-jerk reactions of the public and legislators alike.
For example, the United States Senate is designed as deliberative body that's supposed to add balance to the populist House of Representatives. Basically, the House represents people and the Senate represents states. The rule is that two senators, serving six year terms, come from each state: regardless of population. This means a state like California, with 36 million citizens, gets as many senators as North Dakota with its six hundred thousand. The Senate is a voice for states with smaller populations. The fear is the national legislature would tend to be more responsive to populated urban areas.
Imagine if the population of one Washington US House district had two members in the US Senate looking over their interests, while the other eight districts in the state still shared two? The Senate has a lot of power. It approves legislation from the House, it ratifies treaties and confirms judicial appointments.
Under the current system, as if the disproportional representation in the Senate wasn't enough, a population the size of a US House district also enjoys three presidential electors!
It's a myth the Electoral College makes candidates for president, or even presidents themselves, pay attention to small states. We need to consider the blue state / red state divide.
In 2004, three states dominated the attention of the campaign: Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Florida received 27 percent of the campaign advertising money spent in that election. The 44 other states combined received only 26 percent of the spending. That means Florida, with 6 percent of the US population, got more attention than Blue California, Red Texas and 42 other states all together: hardly providing the balance that supporters of the College claim!
In the '04 campaign the presidential vote here fell into the blue column. People who wanted to be active in the campaign actually traveled to Ohio. These activists could have worked in their own neighborhoods talking about issues important to Washingtonians. But since we were a spectator state, folks who wanted to make an impact had to leave for elsewhere.
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Instead of a constitutional amendment, there's a great idea to sidestep the antiquated Electoral College. The way is to create an interstate compact. States have all kinds of compacts or agreements. For example Washington and Oregon have compacts regarding the Columbia river.
Here is the idea. Enough states have to sign onto the compact and agree to give their electors to the winner of the national popular vote. There are 538 electors for president. 270 is the majority. If enough states sign onto the compact to reach the majority, the agreement goes into effect and we have the direct election of president!
The idea is gaining traction. Maryland and New Jersey have signed onto the national popular. It has passed in many legislative chambers. There's a bill in Olympia with solid support.
The redundant Electoral College makes the vast majority of Americans mere spectators in the election of our president. It's time to let the Electoral College go and have Americans directly elect their president.
News: I am honored to announce that I've been elected Chairman of FairVote: The Center For Voting and Democracy. Thank you John B. Anderson for your years of leadership. I look forward to 2008 as a year for meaningful electoral reform to keep moving forward.


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