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Department of Homeland Security:
Oversight and Coordination of Research and Development Efforts Could Be Strengthened
GAO-13-766T: Published: Jul 17, 2013. Publicly Released: Jul 17, 2013.
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What GAO Found
In September 2012, GAO reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not know the total amount its components invest in research and development (R&D) and does not have policies and guidance for defining R&D and overseeing R&D resources across the department. According to DHS, its Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), and U. S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard) are the only components that conduct R&D, and GAO found that these are the only components that report budget authority, obligations, or outlays for R&D activities to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as part of the budget process. However, GAO identified an additional $255 million in R&D obligations made by other DHS components. According to DHS, it is difficult to identify all R&D investments across the department because DHS does not have a department wide policy defining R&D or guidance directing components how to report all R&D spending and activities. As a result, it is difficult for DHS to oversee components' R&D efforts and align them with agency wide R&D goals and priorities. GAO recommended that DHS develop specific policies and guidance to assist DHS components in better understanding how to report R&D activities, and better position DHS to determine how much the agency invests in R&D to effectively oversee these investments. DHS concurred with the recommendation and reported that it planned to evaluate the most effective path to guide R&D across the department. GAO will continue to monitor DHS's efforts to develop its approach for defining and overseeing R&D at the department.
In September 2012, GAO also reported that S&T has taken some steps to coordinate R&D efforts across DHS, but the department's R&D efforts are fragmented and overlapping, which increases the risk of unnecessary duplication. R&D at DHS is inherently fragmented because S&T, the Coast Guard, and DNDO were each given R&D responsibilities in law, and other DHS components may pursue and conduct their own R&D efforts as long as those activities are coordinated through S&T. S&T uses various mechanisms to coordinate its R&D efforts including component liaisons, component R&D agreements, joint R&D strategies, and integrated R&D product teams composed of S&T and component officials. However, GAO identified 35 instances of overlap among contracts that DHS components awarded for R&D projects. While GAO did not identify instances of unnecessary duplication among these contracts, DHS has not developed a policy defining who is responsible for coordinating R&D and what processes should be used to coordinate it, and does not have mechanisms to track all R&D activities at DHS that could help prevent overlap, fragmentation, or unnecessary duplication. GAO recommended that DHS develop a policy defining the roles and responsibilities for coordinating R&D, and establish a mechanism to track all R&D projects to help DHS mitigate existing fragmentation and overlap, and reduce the risk of unnecessary duplication. DHS concurred with the recommendation and reported that S&T is conducting portfolio reviews across the agency, as required by a fiscal year 2013 appropriation requirement, aimed at coordinating R&D activities. We will continue to monitor DHS's efforts to develop a policy to better coordinate and track R&D activities at the department.
Why GAO Did This Study
Conducting R&D on technologies for detecting, preventing, and mitigating terrorist threats is vital to enhancing the security of the nation. Since its creation, DHS has spent billions of dollars researching and developing technologies used to support its missions including securing the border, detecting nuclear devices, and screening airline passengers and baggage for explosives, among others. Within DHS, S&T conducts and is responsible for coordinating R&D across the department, but other components, such as the Coast Guard and DNDO, also conduct R&D to support their respective missions.
This statement discusses (1) how much DHS invests in R&D and the extent to which DHS has policies and guidance for defining R&D and overseeing R&D resources and efforts across the department, and (2) the extent to which R&D is coordinated within DHS to prevent overlap, fragmentation, or unnecessary duplication. This statement is based on GAO's September 2012 report on DHS R&D efforts, along with selected updates conducted in June 2013 and July 2013. To conduct the selected updates, GAO interviewed agency officials on the status of implementing GAO's recommendations.
What GAO Recommends
In its September 2012 report, GAO recommended that DHS develop policies and guidance for defining, reporting and coordinating R&D activities across the department; and that DHS establish a mechanism to track R&D projects. DHS concurred with GAO's recommendations and has actions underway to address them.
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Jun 14, 2016
Coast Guard:Actions Underway to Develop Acquisition Plans that Reflect New Assets and Improve the Asset Allocation ProcessGAO-16-633T: Published: Jun 14, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 14, 2016.
Coast Guard:Actions Needed to Improve Strategic Allocation of Assets and Determine Workforce RequirementsGAO-16-379: Published: May 24, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 14, 2016.
Jun 7, 2016
Aviation Security:TSA Is Taking Steps to Improve Expedited Screening Effectiveness, but Improvements in Screener Oversight Are NeededGAO-16-707T: Published: Jun 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 7, 2016.
Jun 6, 2016
Visa Waiver Program:DHS Should Take Steps to Ensure Timeliness of Information Needed to Protect U.S. National SecurityGAO-16-498: Published: May 5, 2016. Publicly Released: Jun 6, 2016.
May 31, 2016
Aviation Security:Airport Perimeter and Access Control Security Would Benefit from Risk Assessment and Strategy UpdatesGAO-16-632: Published: May 31, 2016. Publicly Released: May 31, 2016.
Federal Air Marshal Service:Actions Needed to Better Incorporate Risk in Deployment StrategyGAO-16-582: Published: May 31, 2016. Publicly Released: May 31, 2016.
May 26, 2016
Immigration Detention:Additional Actions Needed to Strengthen DHS Management of Short-Term Holding FacilitiesGAO-16-514: Published: May 26, 2016. Publicly Released: May 26, 2016.
May 24, 2016
Border Security:DHS Surveillance Technology Unmanned Aerial Systems and Other AssetsGAO-16-671T: Published: May 24, 2016. Publicly Released: May 24, 2016.
May 17, 2016
Critical Infrastructure Protection:Federal Efforts to Address Electromagnetic RisksGAO-16-641T: Published: May 17, 2016. Publicly Released: May 17, 2016.
Apr 25, 2016
Critical Infrastructure Protection:Federal Agencies Have Taken Actions to Address Electromagnetic Risks, but Opportunities Exist to Further Assess Risks and Strengthen CollaborationGAO-16-243: Published: Mar 24, 2016. Publicly Released: Apr 25, 2016.
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Apprentice Week 3
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The task for this week's Apprentice on TV3 was set by Lucozade to promote their new 'Lucozade Sport Lite' drink. The task was a marketing task whereby each team had to create a marketing campaign for the new drink with a billboard ad and slogan. Bill mixed the two teams up and added an extra twist by selecting the project managers for the task himself. He chose Caroline for team Fusion and Panos for team Elev8 as he felt both candidates had fallen under the radar for the previous two tasks.
In my opinion neither of the two billboards produced were very innovative and Fusion's made no sense with the camel in the picture. However, I do think they thought outside the box a bit more than Elev8 but ultimately it didn't work for the client. Elev8 chose a lightning concept to coincide with the new name and using the brand colours they did produce the more professional of the two billboards and did deserve to win the task.
Following Fusion's defeat, project manager Caroline McHugh chose to bring Ciara McManus and Niamh Humphreys back into the boardroom with her. Despite Niamh insisting it was unfair that she was taken back in I would have to argue as she had marked her cards with me after the first task. Bill definitely made the right decision as this was the second time Niamh had underperformed and didn't deserve another chance. From the preview next week's task definitely looks worth a watch and I'm looking forward to seeing who is taken into the boardroom.

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With an emphasis on the unusual and irreverent, Think in it's 16 years has exressed itself as a print magazine in Prague, Singapore and Budapest as an irregularly published magazine, and even as a weekly television show on Prague's TV-3, and as a 2 hour music show on Radio Vox, a series of parties, and as a network of websites known as Think Media.
Born in a Žižkov flat in August 1996, Think is the brainchild of Californians Jeffree Benet and Keith Kirchner, who, bored with the formulaic franchise publications available in Prague, together shared a dream of publishing a free city magazine that would motivate, entertain, inform and inspire the young fashionable international community there.
Since then, the popular magazine has grown from a 25 page two-color first edition to over 130 issues in various sizes and languages. A free magazine, Think's are usually distributed in nightclubs, restaurants, cafes and shops, anywhere socially minded urban dwellers live their lives.
Launched in the year 2000 on TV-3 in the Czech Republic, the weekly broadcast of ThinkTV (Thursdays 22:45 & re-broadcast Fridays 23:45) focused on social issues, cultural trends in music and art, as well as shopping, dining, fashion, film and what's to be discovered in the dark corners of Prague. Sponsored by Beton, ThinkTV delivered a fast-moving, informative and entertaining half-hour show that moves to the beat of a fresh and progressive soundtrack, and the whole year of programming will eventually be digitised and hosted online in the year ahead.
An organic extension of Think Magazine's classic blend of humor, news and style, ThinkTV featured a variety of segments - from the IMF-World Bank riots, to the inside of Stalin's monument, to the latest in good books, and a cafe doughnut fight downtown. ThinkTV truly offers an original look at what' makes Prague such a unique city.
Think Online:
Many years of Think magazine archives were once handcoded in html on the original site Think.cz. Then a new international portal was created, www.Think-Magazine.com, expanding Think's global readership and hubbing together several websites, each with it's own unique subject matter. They are;
The Witty Barman's Guide - cocktail recipes, bar reviews, scene reports and the lush life...
Cinemalicious.com - featuring cinematic DVD reviews, plus celebrity profiles and interviews.
FashionBrain.com - Thinking About Style, fashion articles and thoughts
The Gashaus - Where the music lives... band interviews, profiles, and music reviews and tips.
GrooveTravelers.com - Hip travel destinations, advice and tips for the wandering souls...
Lovers & Thinkers - Advice on relating and self development
Thinknovation.com - Great articles on making the world a better place
ThinkExpats Prague - The Insider's Guide to Prague
ThinkExpats Singapore - The Global Citizen's Local
ThinkExpats Budapest - The newest site, featuring the lastest edition of Think
Think.cz - Now our Czech language site
Think plans to expand it's internet presence this year by making more Think content available with frequent updates. With the already interactive nature of Think Magazine, where often readers become writers,Think already shows great promise in becoming a popular web destination with the network averaging about 12,000 unique visitors a day.
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On My First Son
by Ben Jonson
On My First Son Theme of Love
"On My First Son" isn't just about the speaker's son, it's also about the powerful feelings of love and affection he feels toward his child. These strong feelings make the child's death, especially at such a young age, incredibly tragic and painful for the speaker. The speaker suggests that having feelings that are too strong ultimately makes his loss that much worse. By the poem's end, he decides to avoid having feelings that are too intense for the things he loves. He ends up like the opposite of this guy.
Questions About Love
- How do you define love?
- Is all love the same? If not, what different kinds of love are there?
- Is loving someone worth the risk of losing them? Explain.
- Do you agree with the speaker's decision not to love so intensely? Why/why not?
Chew on This
The speaker's concluding vow suggests that he will never really "like" anything seriously ever again. He wishes to kill his ability to have strong feelings. Bummer.
Puh-lease. The speaker is fooling himself. There is no way to love something and not "like" it too much.


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I created this Collard Greens with Rutabaga recipe wonderfully seasoned with chicken stock and bacon. Rutabaga is considered a turnip easily available at your local supermarket. The two combined together creates a healthy,filling vegetable side dish.
(Serves 4-6)
2 cups of chicken stock
6 slices of bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 tsp of vegetable oil
1 pound of collard greens, washed, trimmed and cut into two inch pieces
Or for convenience 1 pound bag of Glory collard greens that have been pre-chopped and washed
1 small rutabaga, peeled and cut into small squares
2 shallots, finely chopped
2 tablespoons of seasoned Nakano rice vinegar
2 tsps of crushed red pepper
Kosher salt to taste
In a large pot that has been heated on medium heat, add the 1 tsp of vegetable oil. Sauté the sliced bacon and cook until somewhat crisp and it renders the fat.
To the pan, add the chopped shallots and crushed red pepper. Cook the shallots until almost translucent in color.
Add the cut collard greens and chopped rutabaga to the pot. Add the 2 cups of chicken stock.
Continue to cook mixture on medium heat for about 30 minutes or until the rutabagas and collard greens are tender.
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This book is an unpredictable assortment of eye pleasing photos with the intent of causing the reader to relax, to let some of that stress go... There are portraits of small birds, predatory birds, bears, a squirrel in an unusual position, macro photos of flowers, a short mix of photos from the Aspen and Basalt, Colorado area, stock cars, and various other shots that I caught my eye. I hope you enjoy my "Collection of Reflections". -Ken
Born in 1957, Ken is middle aged, but in his prime; an interesting, yet not so interesting fellow. He enjoys photography, fly fishing, and his roadster. Ken was born in Heidelberg, Germany and grew up and lived in several states in the USA before joining the U.S. Coast Guard. After the USCG he worked for MCI, NASDAQ, and several Information Technology consulting firms. He has three children, a wife that he adores, and wonderful mother. Photography is his way to savor the moment and reflect afterwards and hopes that you will find some fun and tranquility through this body of work.
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Dean & Wendy's CoEd Bachelor Party Published October 08, 2011
Watts Reunion 2009 Published March 26, 2011
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April 19, 2014
Box Score
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The No. 8 ranked Alabama baseball team scored the final six runs of the game and came back from a five-run deficit to defeat the No. 29 Tennessee Volunteers, 7-6, in a Southeastern Conference game from Nelson Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Crimson Tide (28-11, 12-5 SEC) will go for the sweep tomorrow when game three between Alabama and the Vols (24-13, 6-11 SEC) starts at 1 p.m. CT. Alabama is slated to start LHP Jon Keller (5-1, 1.86) and Tennessee will counter with RHP Kyle Serrano (3-2, 4.91).
Alabama scored the first run of the game in the top of the first, Tennessee took a 6-1 lead after five innings. Trailing by five, Alabama responded with two runs in the sixth and three runs in the seventh to tie the game at 6--6, before scoring the game-winning run in the ninth. The game-winning run came when UT's Josh Peterson hit Chance Vincent with two outs and the bases loaded.
Alabama's third pitcher of the game, Jay Shaw (2-3) picked up the win after throwing 2.1 innings, allowing no runs on one hit with a walk and a strikeout. Thomas Burrows threw a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his second save of the series and eighth of the season. Tennessee reliever Any Cox (3-1) suffered his first loss of the season, after allowing four runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
Offensively the Tide recorded their 22nd game of the season with double digits in hits, collecting 12 against three Vols pitchers. Wade Wass and Kyle Overstreet accounted for half of the Tide's hits in the game. Wass was 3-for-5 with a home run and his team leading 14th double of the season, to go along with an RBI and two runs scored and Overstreet was 3-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored
Ben Moore was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, Casey Hughston had a pair of singles and Vincent was 1-for-3 with two RBI, as he drove in the game-tying run in the seventh and the game-winning run in the ninth.
Tennessee had nine hits in the game as Pierce Bily was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Christin Stewart was 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI and Nick Senzel was 2-for-5 with a triple.
Alabama drew first blood, getting a two-out RBI single by Overstreet to drive in Mikey White, who walked to lead off the game. The Vols answered in the bottom of the first as Will Maddox scored from second on a single Stewart. The Vols looked to extend its lead in the second, but Maddox grounded into an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play with the bases loaded.
Tennessee made an Alabama error in the third inning costly, as the Vols scored three unearned runs in the inning. With runners on second and third Derek Lance scored the first run when Vincent made a throwing error to the plate, and after the throw got away from the Bama catcher, Stewart scored the second run. After Taylor Smart stole third, he scored on a sacrifice fly by Bily to make the score 4-1 Vols.
The Vols' three-run third inning ended the day for Alabama starter Justin Kamplain, who went three innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on four hits with three walks and two strikeouts. Off Alabama reliever Ray Castillo, the Vols extended their lead to 6-1 when Bily hit a two-out, two-run home run off the left field foul pole.
Trailing by five, Alabama answered in the top of the sixth with a pair of runs to cut the Tennessee lead in half. Wass started the inning with a solo home run, his third of the season to extend his hitting streak to seven games. After the Wass long-ball, Overstreet singled and Smith doubled to put runners in scoring position. After a Tennessee pitching change to lefty Andy Cox, Hughston reached on a third strike passed ball then Overstreet scored when Vincent grounded into a double play, making the score 6-3.
Alabama tied the game at 6-6 after scoring three times in the top of the seventh. Georgie Salem was hit by a pitch to start the rally and after singles by Moore and Wass, Overstreet had an RBI single to make it a two-run game. A sac fly by Smith trimmed the deficit to 6-5 and then after Hughston reached on a third-strike wild pitch, Vincent singled up the middle to tie the game at 6-6. The Tide tried to take the lead on the single, but Overstreet was thrown out at the plate by center fielder Johnny Youngblood to end the inning.
Tennessee opened the bottom of the seventh with a leadoff triple by Senzel, but Shaw got a ground out, a strikeout and a fly out to get out of the jam without any damage, setting the stage for the ninth inning game-winning run by the Tide.
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Alabama Game Notes*Following the win against Tennessee, Alabama is now 73-34 in 107 all-time meetings in the series.*After scoring seven runs against the Vols, Alabama is now 28-1 when scoring three or more runs in a game this season.*With 12 hits in the game, Alabama reached double digits in hits for the sixth straight game, 10th of the last 12, and the 22nd time this season.*With three hits in the game, Wade Wass extended his hitting streak to seven games.*Wass collected his 14th multi-hit game of the season with a career-high three hits in the game.*Casey Hughston extended his hit streak to six games with a 2-for-4 performance.*Hughston posted his sixth multiple hit game of the year.*Kyle Overstreet notched his 13th multi-hit game of the year with his third three-hit game of the season.*Justin Kamplain had his shortest outing of the season, throwing just three innings in his 10th start of the year.*In seven relief appearances, Ray Castillo gave up his first earned runs since moving to the bullpen, allowing two earned runs.*Thomas Burrows picked up his eighth save of the season and his third in as many appearances this week for the Tide.*Burrows had picked up either a save (7) or a win (1) in eight of his last night appearances.


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Stricken by the plague in the autumn of 1665, this village chose to cut itself off from the outside world in self-imposed quarantine. By the time the disease had run its course twelve months later, only a quarter of its inhabitants emerged alive. A modest manor house in the village called Eyam Hall is still lived in by the Wright family, who built it in 1671. It houses fine furniture and an interesting country gentleman's library compiled over the centuries.


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Southern Jeeps adds a new Lifetime Member!
Lucas Weidner was given the most recent Lifetime Membership to Southern Jeeps Club for all his hard work. He is the Membership Director, He does all the SJ Forum Updates, He does all the SJ Facebook page updates and he … Continue reading
Congrats to Chris Orr!
Congrats to Chris Orr on his win in the SFWDA Trailfest pic and video submission contest! He took the win and will get free registration for next year's event and an SFWDA T-Shirt! Heres the video! Congrats and great work … Continue reading
Trailfest 2014 Recap
Southern Jeeps has been too busy wheeling lately to update our page or blogs! We've had a busy spring with a Polar Bear Run in February at Adventure OffRoad Park in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee. We followed that with repairs and … Continue reading
SJ has a new Facebook Page
We're finally getting with the times and migrating from our old Facebook 'Group' to a shiny new Facebook 'Page'. This will let us better manage our content, make it easier for interested folks to subscribe, and is all around 'better'. … Continue reading
Trailfest 2014 is coming!
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An important note on Tellico from SFWDA
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March Social Gathering
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January Meeting
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by Erica Bauermeister Joy For Beginners
Release date: 2010 / 269 pages
Synopsis (from the back cover): At an intimate, festive dinner party in Seattle, six women gather to celebrate their friend Kate's recovery from cancer. Wineglass in hand, Kate strikes a bargain with them: to celebrate her new lease on life, she'll do the one thing that's always terrified her: white-river rafting. But if she goes, all of them will also do something they always swore they'd never do — and Kate is going to choose their adventures…
First Sentence: Life came back slowly, Kate realized.
Review: About once a year I find a book that I want to buy for every woman I love… Two years ago, this was The Help and last year Major Pettigrew's Last Stand found its way into many stockings. This year, I think Joy for Beginners will be my pick. I delighted in Bauermeister's lyrical, luminous, palpable prose and had flagged so many passages after only the first section. The characterization is exceptional as well, but the writing is truly exquisite.
As the plot synopsis states above, the narration revolves around a group of friends who have each been assigned a challenge. Each chapter focuses on one woman's journey to accomplish this challenge; however, since the friends' lives are intertwined, familiar faces surface throughout each narrative. Each character's voice is authentic, unique, and finely wrought, and initially I hated turning the last page of each section, knowing my time with that woman was drawing to a close. But within a few paragraphs of the next section, I was enthralled again — so much so, that I intentionally slowed my reading of this work in order to savor each section.
I would be remiss if I did not include at least a few of the many passages I flagged. So, here is a taste of what I loved:
On empty nest syndrome: "Now, with Jack and Brad both gone, walking through her house was like driving the curves of a familiar but poorly maintained country road. She leaned into its rhythms naturally as she walked in the front door…"
On geography: "Marion was originally from the Midwest, a geographical inheritance that didn't so much cling as grow up through her. Her face had the openness of cornfields and river bottoms, a calm belief in herself nourished by thick, green summer air, the feel of slow water moving beneath the hull of a canoe."
On finding the perfect home: "But to Hadley the house had been perfect, its main entrance a side one, hidden by an arbor drenched in climbing roses. Loneliness would look for a front door, Hadley thought, might not track her down the narrow bark-covered path, might get lost among the unruly green, the whispered distractions of sweet white scents."
On finding the perfect scent: "As she asked her clients about their lives, she watched them relax and become expansive, their initial responses like top notes, designed for quick inhalation, leading to more reflective insights under the warmth of her attention. Ava learned to wait for the base note; it would tell her what she needed most to know. Usually it was something hidden — a sorrow, a joy, an anger or a desire to be kind. Beneath all the day-to-day maneuverings of a personality, the base note remained constant, a color upon which all the others rested but which was rarely acknowledged or perceived."
I loved this work so much that I'm afraid for once I am going to keep my copy! However, the publisher has graciously offered to giveaway an additional copy! So, if you are interested, please leave me a comment and I will choose a winner by the weekend!
Monday, June 6th: Peeking Between the Pages
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Arkansas Right to Life's mission statement says:
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Take 6: Someone to Watch Over Me
Someone to Watch Over Me
Take 6
The Standard (Heads Up 3142)
Shelea Frazier (lead vocals), Roy Hargrove (trumpet),Claude McKnight (vocals), Mark Kibble (vocals), David Thomas (vocals), Joey Kibble (vocals), Cedric Dent (vocals), Alvin Chea (vocals), Miles Robertson (keyboards), Mark Bowers (guitar), Mark Kelley (bass), Butler (drums).
Composed by George and Ira Gershwin.
Recorded: Various locations, no date given (CD released in 2008)
Rating: 88/100 (learn more)
Some things have changed with Take 6 since the vocal group's debut CD back in 1988. Instead of a cappella gospel music, we now hear a conventional rhythm section in the background and a repertoire featuring a big dose of pop and love songs. But some things don't change. This group still shows off its flawless execution, great intonation, and very smooth blending of voices. Even with guest Shelea Fraizer handling lead vocals, I find myself zeroing in on the impressive backup work of the six singing stars who make up Take 6. Jazz fans take note: although Roy Hargrove is on this track, don't expect to hear much of the trumpeter. Even so, this is a jazzy release, and Take 6 fans will want to own it. But those who haven't heard this group before may want to start with the earlier a cappella releases—timeless projects that still stand out as masterpieces of the genre.
Reviewer: Ted Gioia
Tags: gershwin covers · someone to watch over me · vocal groups
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Great tool, man!
After having p...
Great tool, man! After having pulled my hair out trying to get the auto indentation to function properly for Lua in Notepad++ and Sublime Text for hours, I finally came across this. First thing ever that actually works properly! :banana:
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Here is the login all done. Thought...
Here is the login all done. Thoughts? My thoughts are that you're clearly showing off how many level 90s you have. And you win. Your epeen is clearly bigger than mine. :) Nice and clean look. *thumbs up*
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SetMinMaxValues bug in line 81 (at least for me)
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|File: GUIS: gUI Fan Update 4.208-28-11
Originally posted by Diyaena
Originally posted by Diyaena Also a recommendation for your UI: Why not use nibMicroMenu instead? Its just the letters instead of full icons, so it is smaller and less intrusive. I can answer that one: Design choice! The whole UI is designed with a sort of cubic and blocky style in mind, not the extreme minimalism that UIs a...
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Re: gBags/cargBags hideEmpty filter
Originally posted by Turtledin Hi guys, I'm not sure if this question should go here or not since I'm using gBags, but it has cargBags embedded. gBags is outdated. In fact, all addons I host on WoWInterface are outdated. I'll release gBags 2.0 soon, and it will have a feature like this one built in. I have no ETA.
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Could you please add the following...
Could you please add the following two lines to the start of your .lua file to make it compatible with oUF styles that embed oUF? local addon, ns = ... local oUF = oUF or ns.oUF
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Re: Update to match curse?
Originally posted by markhr Will your g*.* (lib, media, buff, etc.) files be updated to match curse? Probably won't, no. By glancing through your error list, most of it should be fixed btw. On Curse.
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Originally posted by Tooplex
Originally posted by Tooplex Your Whole UI is gonna need to be updated majorly im afraid since the new 4.0.1 patch. Cant move your frames Bags say "Kobold Camp Cleanup" where it should say Bags Map is fine though Patch has messed up alot of my other addons as well. Hope you can get this updated. You'll have to visit Cur...
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Originally posted by Phanx
Originally posted by Phanx There are no changes in WoW 4.0 that require any changes in oUF layouts. That depends on whether you use a custom aura filter based on spellIDs or not. A lot of spellIDs have changed in the 4.0.1 patch. Main difference is the lack of spell ranks, which means that everything except rank 1 of spells...
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Originally posted by Tooplex
I ha...
Originally posted by Tooplex I have a bit of a problem and its kinda wierd. Basically it works perfectly with my Warrior, but this has started to happen with my hunter. Basically When i go close to an enemy or an enemy gets close to me, the target window fades out a bit, i dont get why this happens because its fine with my Warr...
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Re: Dead?
Originally posted by noxmonk Is this addon dead? No update in over 4 months. No.
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Originally posted by Bandes
Originally posted by Bandes Nice I can wait ;) My last ask... I will remove the Braket in how can I make the ?? lg Ronny No brackets in the beta version I'm currently using myself. No idea how the current available version handles things, though. So once again; patience! ;)
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Originally posted by Bandes
Originally posted by Bandes Theres the Best Chat Addon ;) Can you add the function to move the Editbox everywhere ??? I have been thinking about it, and it's certainly something I wish to add at one point. But it will NOT be a part of the next build that I'll hopefully upload within a week from today. All the other issues...
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Originally posted by antikrists
Originally posted by antikrists Hey there! I really love how sleek this tooltip looks, but I have few problems with it. For some reason, healthbars are outside of it.. Could the gearscoreLite addon be the reason for it? Also, is there any way to scale the tooltip up? It's very tiny for me and text is hard to read :/ And I would...
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Originally posted by lDarkusl
Originally posted by lDarkusl the 1.1 versions has bug. Please upgrade to 2.0 gframes :D we need it tyvm Working on it! :)
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Re: Re: Gminimap not appearing..
Originally posted by Dastey Got a slight problem with this mod aswell I just downloaded the following things: gMedia(2) 2.21 gBags 1.07 gMinimap 1.11 Now if I enable them all bag addon and minimap addon doesnt work If I enable minimap addon and gmedia it still doesnt work If I enable bag addon and gmedia the bag addon work...
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Originally posted by Mjolkspam
Originally posted by Mjolkspam Oh, thx. Didnt think about that :) Now it's all great again ^^ Bugged the hell out of me for weeks too! ;) I am planning on overriding the blizzard default though, in a future build. When users choose "always hidden", the editbox SHOULD always be hidden, regardless of what Blizzard says. I des...
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Originally posted by Mjolkspam
Originally posted by Mjolkspam Hello, i might have some problems with the chatfram, but not realy sure if this is intended to be there. The editbox is there all the time, even if i doesnt write anything etc, it's an faded version of the one you see when you write. And it's right ontop of the tabs, General, Combat Log etc. He...
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Originally posted by Web
Originally posted by Web Goldpaw, installed gMedia_Fonts: ruRU but my, target, targettarget, part and raid nicknames shows as "?????" how can I fix it :confused: UPD: Replaces zekton fond to metropol and all works fine ;) Thanks for the input. I must have done something wrong somewhere in there, then. I am assuming you're us...
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Re: Re: Re: Not Showing
Originally posted by Eldredd It is working now and sadly I'm not sure why. Logged in, no frames. Go to addon menu to check and make sure gMedia is checked. Reload UI. Frames are there. /boggle On a different note, the ability to move the frames from the bottom of the minimap to the top would be awesome. Interesting...
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Re: Class colours
Originally posted by Cleitanious Any chance you can make this work with "ClassColors" or another similar addon, or have it's own colour changing feature? The default Paladin pink doesn't suit me :P Thanks! :D I've been thinking about it.
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Going to quote myself here;
Going to quote myself here; Originally posted by Goldpaw The current version of gFrames was built with oUF 1.3 ... I am unable to offer further support for this, as I have stopped developing gFrames 1.x. I am now working on gFrames 2.0, which will support oUF 1.4. I am not upgrading or patching gFrames to work with oU...
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Re: Not Showing
Originally posted by Eldredd The stats panel is nowhere to be found in my UI. It may be hidden off the screen somewhere but I don't see any commands to reset it to the center of the screen so I can move it elsewhere. It is also not attached to my Minimap. For reference I am playing at 1920x1080 and am using Chinchilla Minimap....
|File: gMedia_Fonts: zhCN08-01-10
Originally posted by finatos
So o...
Originally posted by finatos So odd to creat a font plugin for a country that WLK will never come true.Anyway,thanks a lot.:D Heh, well, we're allowed to hope, right? Maybe Blizz can change Arthas in "The ...Snowman... King" or something cuddly like that? :p Anyway, it's a part of making my addons compatible with all locales...
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Re: Re: Re: Am i wrong?
Originally posted by Mileadus Thanks for getting back with me on that issue. My next question is: Even when it's straight out of the zip file, its not changing any font anywhere the gmedia/glib addons are properly installed and loaded, no errors ('cept for oUF movable frames, which is what i used to move the gframes around; b...


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Sometimes when I write things, I do not fully explain myself; which sometimes leads people to make false assumptions about my blog and yes, even me. When I wrote my posting regarding the future of this blog, I wrote the following:
Site News
Going Forward: The Future of PoliticalByline.com
This is a posting, which I have been meaning to write for a very long time; I just needed the right moment and the excuse to write it. As I wrote here earlier this week, President Barack Obama announced that American Military forces would be leaving the Country of Iraq at the end of 2011; which would essentially end the Country's Military presence in the Nation of Iraq.
Update on Church situation
I wrote here a little while back that I was checking out a new Church. I said the following:
I am prayerfully considering the matter and I ask for your prayers going forward in it.
I went to the Church for a few services and I did decide to pass on the Church. What it boils down to is some personal preferences of mine; also, in addition, there were some issues with the Pastor as well. Therefore, I decided to pass on that Church. I thank the man, who was kind enough to invite me.
I do have another one in mind, however I will be very honest with you, and I am not in a great hurry to become involved with another Church again. I am still a bit gun-shy about attending a Church again; mainly because of my being burned here about 5 years ago, by a Pastor who preached one thing and did another in his personal dealings. When this occurred, I essentially said that I would most likely never get involved with another Church group. However, this man's kindness and boldness to share the gospel with a total stranger captured my interest.
There is one thing that will not change around here and that is my walk with the Lord. I will not be posting secular music here any longer. Just because it does not look good for a person, who is supposed to be a Christian, of which the term means someone who is a follower of Christ — to be posting music on a blog, of which he is the owner. In other words, I will leave the music posting to the liberals who support that music and lifestyle it represents.
Another thing I need to point here is that I am fully aware of the fact that I have let myself go here in the last six years. When I was burned by that Pastor and a few other people involved in that whole situation back in 2006, I came home that day, put my Christianity on the back burner, and delved into the world of politics. I guess you could say that I needed a distraction from the recent events, which worked for me, because I did not want to dwell on what had happened too much, because I did not want to become bitter over it. Therefore, I just changed gears and started writing about politics. However, to gain more readers around here, I did some things, that now as I reflect on it more, might have not been expedient for someone who is a Christian. This was my own personal oversight and I take full responsibility for that.
In closing, going forward here at this blog, which I do plan on writing about in detail here in another posting, I do plan to watch myself a bit more as a Christian. I also will find a Church, when I am ready for that. For now though, I just do not feel an overly compelling reason to be a part of one. It is a myth that Church attendance is a requirement for anything at all, least of all, one's personal salvation. (Update: The posting that I spoke of, is now here.)
About that posting on Canada
The alternative title to this posting should be, "owning up to that fact that I have let myself go, in the last six years, since leaving my last Church."
Tonight I was looking at my logs and noticed that a posting about Canada, that I wrote in a fit of anger a year ago was gaining popularity on here. Well, that changed tonight, because I deleted the silly thing.
I mentioned on here Sunday that I had found a new Church. I am a Christian and it is time I started acting like one. Which means some things are going to change around here with the blog. They are:
- No more classic rock videos
- Bad Language: I am going to try and work on that….
- No more behavior unbecoming of a follower of Jesus Christ — even with those I disagree with…
My reasons for this, are thus; what I do in the privacy of my home is one thing — what I do publicly on this blog is representation of my Church and of my Christianity. It is also for public consumption. The last thing that I want to do, is bring a reproach to the great Church that I just started attending.It says on my twitter bio that I am a lousy Christian. As of today, I am going to start a working' on that lousy bit. If I screw up, call me on it, please and yes that includes the people who are not my friends.
I hope you all understand. But I am rounding another corner in my walk with the Lord and I do want you all to come with me. I won't cut older posts, as that is in the past; unless it's something very vulgar and some starts linking to it. But everything after this point will go through the, "is God pleased with this?" filter.
Thanks for reading…
Update: I wrote this originally on my iPod touch; I made the corrections needed here on the laptop.
Message to mobile users
Just letting everyone and all users who read this site via mobile devices know that I had to switch to different mobile plug in for WordPress. It seems that the old one had a bug, in which threaded and paged comments were not working.
In other words, that last huge comment thread on the chick who whined about getting yanked off that plane, mobile users could only see like 34 of the comments. I discovered this, because I just happened to look at the posting on my iPod.
Anyhow, the new mobile plug in has some excellent features and the really cool features, like all the ads on the main blog display for mobile users. Pictures and videos automatically resize, which makes my job 100% easier.
I will admit, the theme is bit busy, and ALL the ads are there. (hint hint!!! I don't do this for my health, ya know!)
That is all….
Da Boss 'round here…
UPDATED: SITUATION CRITICAL: URGENT APPEAL FOR DONATIONS! – Keep Patrick out of the Streets!
My friends, I hate like hell to have to do this; but my personal living situation has deteriorated in the last hour and I mean badly. 🙁
Folks, I am just going to have to tell this bluntly; I need a place to live — as in right now. The pleasant living situation that I have enjoyed for the last 39 years ended tonight in a fit of rage.
To be blunt, I am to the point where I just cannot handle living with my parents anymore. 🙁 I love them, but, I cannot handle living here anymore.
To be quite honest; I don't even know if I will be living here tomorrow or not.
If anyone wants to call me and offer support, I can explain it. But, for some very good reasons. I won't explain it here. Let's just say, that this has been brewing for a LOOOONG time and it came to head tonight.
I am 39 years old and I am living like a 16 year old in my parents basement. Part of that, is my fault. Part of it, is just my personal situation, the economy and just plain ol' bad luck.
My Job prospects are grim at the moment; I quite honestly do not know what I am going to do. But I have to do something. Even if it is taking a minimum wage job push carts at store somewhere. I have to get a job and get an apartment somewhere.
I would like to live in this area, somewhere near my parents. I love them dearly, but I just cannot handling living with them anymore; and after what happened tonight, I do not know if I will be living here much longer anymore.
Things I need right now:
- First Months Rent and security Deposit for a One Bedroom Apartment
- Some form of reliable transportation
- Money for a bed, chairs, table, cable, water bill and all the stuff that goes with living on your own!
Let me make this very clear:
I will be pricing apartments and will let you all know on prices. But, I must, must, must get the heck out of here and I mean quickly. Believe me, this is not because of a Law Enforcement issue, it is because my relationship with my folks is not good and me being here is going to make it worse.
If you want to help, Please:
Drop a donation, The more the better in the PayPal Button at the top and left!
I swear, I wish this was some sort of a joke; it is not and I need your help now, more than ever.
I will be job hunting for something, anything…. But in the meantime. I got to get the heck out of here and now!
Update: I will keep everyone updated. But I will be getting out of here; somehow, someway. I have to, for my mom's and my well being.
Update #2: I have posted an major update to this Story, please click here to read it. Thanks.
3 am thoughts from the iPod
It's 3:00am and I cannot sleep worth a darn. So, I thought I'd write here for a few.
A few news items:
Goldsilver.com has moved it's affiliate program out to a third party company. What does that mean for you? Nothing. Same product and company. What does it mean for me? More money, I hope. So, click that big banner on the left and buy the hell out of gold and silver too please. It helps!
(please do know, if you've bought already; one that I appreciate the heck outta ya and two, yes it has gone for a very good cause. I have not, in months now, had to ask my parents to help me buy my medication for ADHD. That, in itself is a very awesome thing. That medication, which has now went up over $40.00; keeps my rather small pea brain in gear and my mental accordion in tune. (so to speak) again thanks! You guys keep me going. )
More suppliers for Ammo added: some of you emailed me a while back and said that you thought ImpactGuns was too pricy on ammo. For once, I was listening. So, I have added three (!) new suppliers for ammo. They are on the left, in the sidebars. I figure you cheapskates can find some ammo for your "pop pop" at those links, that won't break your piggy bank. You can get "pop pop's" too from Impact Guns. Remember, it goes for a very cause! It keeps me off the Government dole and out my parents wallet, as much possible.
Donations via paypal rock. Those of you who done it are awesome. You know who you are!
My bookstore is awesome, and you should check it out.
Jeff "goldenboy" Goldstein is still an prick… as are his sock puppets. Some goes for Ace. But that chick that was stalking Jeff? She is whacked! still doing stuff to get into trouble! Holy hell! I mean, I've done share of crap stirring but man, she takes the stuff to another level!
No hyperlinks. Sorry, too much of a pain on this iPod.
I made a contact with a very well known black Christian singer from the 1980's on the ham radio box today. He's been on PTL club and Gaither home coming videos. Last name is Harris. worked him on morse code. I was "star struck" as they say, felt like I worked Elvis.
September 11 is coming. 10 years now. We as a nation have changed. I did, everyone did. I thought about doing a "rake those #%^%#*# over the coals" type of a post, but I figure that's what those idiots want. so, I'll most likely just either refrain from posting at all or do a simple remembrance posting…. Maybe.
The problem with 9/11 is that it became this whole thing unto itself; and both sides —- use it as a wedge issue. Which is sickening, IMHO.
Well, enough yammering from me. More posting soon, when I wake up.
I get mail!
I received a nice e-mail from a reader in Canada.
Before you read this; know that he was reacting to this here:
I am Canadian.If you think canada is bad by what you know try living here.I am 5th generation in this country and have watched it go down hill bad in the last 30 years.Why bomb it, it is all for sale or free to immigrants.This is bullshit.Our government controls the media to tell us only what they want us to know.So most of us are trying to just deal with getting by with the high cost of every thing.We have east indians taking over trucking and cabs.They are in our government changing laws to suit themselves.You call any part of our government and you will more than likley get a chink or a hindu,i am sick of it.It is known here that being a white male here is a dinosaur,and we pay for every thing.I have spent time in the us and have always enjoyed myself and the pride of its people,and have always been treated very well,thank you.I now hate canada with a passion and my wife and i plan to leave soon on our boat.You are right about a lot of the people here,but most of the people i know would also agree with you.So please do not judge all of us by the dumb fucks we have to deal with.I hope this email proves we are not all stupid and unaware.I would rather live in the states. If it was not for the us our country would be a bigger shit hole than it is.I for one would like to say thanks for being there.A pissed off canadian Gord
I retract what I said about all Canadians being dumb. I guess there's still some smart people up there. 😀
Thanks for writing Gord!
Being banned on this blog revisited
I was looking in my stats on this blog and I happened to notice that someone happened to come upon a posting where I lambasted a particular blogger for banning me from viewing his blog.
I am almost certain that this person most likely said, "Well, what about you?"
Okay, it is true, I have banned people from read this blog; and for one damned good reason. They deserved it. 😡
Warning! Web Hosting Geek Talk to follow!
It is true, I do not suffer trolls, liberals and fools very well at all, really. 🙁 I guess it is a personality trait of mine.
But honestly, the only IP address that have made it to my "Deny From" list in my ".htaccess" file on my server; are those who have tried hacking into my blog. Which has not been much as of late. However, there are a few, and I do mean FEW who have managed to get their IP addresses added to the list of people not wanted around here.
One is a local guy; who I knew back before I ever became a blogger — he was an asshole then and is still a fucking asshole. His name is Jeff King; he is on facebook. Rich boy punk from around here. Never liked him at all, and still don't. His IP's are in there. He is a Ron Paul fan, which should tell you everything you want to know. Lives way out in the Country, about 70 miles to my west. Might be because he is a racist and an Anti-Semite. Most Ron Paul-bots are.
Now, there are a few IP's of people, who thought they be cute and do a drive by on the blog; and I rewarded them. Some e-mailed me and lectured me on how "Lame" it was for me to do that. My response is, you start paying my hosting, medication and other bills, then you can lecture me. Otherwise, eff off and die. My motto is this; the man who pays the hosting bill, that being me is the person who makes the rules — and my only rule is this: Don't screw with me. You disagree with what I write? Fine. But don't come here acting like a tool; or I will just block your IP. Viewing my blog is not a right, it is a privilege. You do dumb stuff to annoy me, I can and will add you to the "Deny from" list.
Now as for the blogger that I mentioned above; he has long since removed my ban. I also believe that I might have written about this before; but for the sake of those who wonder, yes I have banned people from here —not very many at all. Mostly hackers. But there have been a few that have deserved it. I look at it as my ultimate trump card and I use it very sparingly.
That is all. 😀
Day by Day Cartoon is holding their yearly fundraiser!
Well, Chris Muir is, the rest of them are cartoons! 😉
See here:
Head on over and give him some money. Give some for me too; I do not have a regular source of income, or I would. So, give a double dip for me! 😀
Day by Day is the cartoon that is in the lower right sidebar. Every cartoon is good; and Chris Muir is a funny man. (Funny looking too, but don't tell him I said that! 😯 )
Just a tidbit of info: I used to read Chris's cartoon, when I was a left of center! Remarkably, I found it to be very funny. 🙂
A perfect example of why I moderate comments here
Check out the posting over at Ace of Spades HQ.
That's why I moderate the comments section; because of stuff like that. I don't want DC calling me, at all.
Blog Poll: New header Design
I will admit, it was something that I sort of pulled out of my ear at the spur of the moment, I thought the header was rather bland. I thought about putting something there to reflect my new attitude towards things a bit.
So, do you like it. I think it might be a bit big.
Let me know in the poll please.
Site numbers
Here are the site hit numbers for last week.
Total counter state:
Hits: 735961
Hosts: 437560
Visitors: 523530
Sessions: 589085
From the beginning of the month:
Hits: 4026
Hosts: 1758
Visitors: 2315
Sessions: 3352
New Visitors: 2775
Last week:
Hits: 3292
Hosts: 1637
Visitors: 2179
Sessions: 2731
New Visitors: 2274
Not to shabby for a guy who does not really advertise.
I get mail!
….and it's a good one too! 😀
This is from reader Suzanne from Maine; and it was titled: "WOW AND WOW…SPOT ON !"
Suzanne writes:
Greetings, just read your article posted on Facebook, and I am delighted. Why ? Because, like you, I grew up thinking I was a democrat. Taught school in Cambridge for 34 years, but 5 years into my profession, I saw how the liberal loons from Harvard School of Ed. just 1.4 mile from where I taught, were destroying the educational system in my city. They dropped the morality conduct bar lower than a common street gutter….They used our administrators to ram forth their liberal agenda…Our students were promoted socially…grades no longer mattered…they graduated…behaviour no longer mattered some needed a prison cell not a classroom…I began to wonder why I was paying dues to a union that poured money in the millions into the coffers of a bunch of deluded morons in order to elect more deluded morons…! I have a very keen sense of right and wrong and my gut tells me when something is wrong..and from the moment I set my instincts on Obama I shuttered. OMG…please God not him..So I held my nose, prayed alot and voted for McCain…a vote for anyone else, a write in, was a vote for the marxist…had no choice…really. The only silver lining with Obama's election is that he is attempting to ram our nation so far to the left, so quickly that millions of Americans have awoken. My fear is that not enough of these people have a clue as to what is going on with this man. I fully believe that his main goal is to destroy this nation from within in typical Marxist fashion. He has engineered, intentionally, the total collapse of this economy in order to ram forward his New World Order. What infuriated me the most is my party, the republican party, have caved to this asshole over and over again since last election..The ruling class elites in the gop just do not want to lose power…so they will throw some of their own under the bus, as they did with the 2010 election. I feel like I am in a bad marriage…with no way out…with this Marxist mocking us 24.7 . I swear at the telee…cannot stand to listen to the nazi progagandists on main stream media and even Fox is veering more and more left..We have only ourselves to save this nation. I am delighted that you reamed out the kool aid drinking morons…who continue to do the thorazine shuffle…the deluded obamites who stil think he is great…Let's see what the gop does today with this budget deal. I just wrote to Rep Issa about the latest scandal…Fast and Furious…2500 firearms more powerful than our own guys have, that we the taxpayers paid for through the assholes stimulus money…I DEMANDED FROM HIM TO UPHOLD THE OATH HE TOOK TO PROTECT AND DEFEND AND GO AFTER OBAMA AND HOLDER…THIS HAS THEIR FINGERPRINTS ALL OVER THE PLACE DAMMIT. I DON'T EXPECT A REPLY, JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR RIPPING ALL OF THESE COMMIE BASTARDS A NEW ONE…! RESPECTFULLY, SUZANNE
Suzanne, thank you so much!
Can't argue with endorsements like that, can you? 😉
Update on job prospects
As I wrote earlier, I had a job interview yesterday.
The interview went well, at least, I thought so anyhow.
I will not know anything, until after Wednesday of next week. I have something going on this coming week involving my Dad — Which I will post about here shortly.
So, at this point, it is strictly a prospect; someone who called me about a job.
To give you a little hint: It is a driving job. Delivering air freight. Close to what I was doing, before I became involved in blogging. I have had two good driving jobs in my life. I lasted over a year at both of them. Both companies sadly went under in this tough economy.
The real kicker? The guy pulled my resume, because of something I left in the comments section. He could tell, I was a Conservative. 😀
Stay tuned, as I will know more later, hopefully.
Busy today
Just a quick note. I will be away for most of the morning and most of the afternoon with my dad.
Posting will most likely not happen.
Be back soon!
Chief cook and bottle washer
I'm in the money….
From the bank account today:
Date Description Withdrawals Deposits Balance 05/27/2011 ACH CREDIT PAYPAL TRANSFER $5.22 $146.50 05/26/2011 ACH CREDIT GOOGLE ADSENSE REVENUE SH $110.35 $141.28
I'm not going to lie. This could not have come at a better time for me. 😀 It's not much; but it is better than nothing.
A new look
I decided that the other look was just not for me. Some people were complaining that the blog was too hard to read and indeed, I noticed it myself. So, I've changed it up.
I do hope that you like the new look. 😀
Say a Prayer for my Dad
Hi Gang,
My Dad will be headed in this morning to have a procedure to remove a blockage in his leg. He went for testing on this, about a week ago. So, today's the big day. Blogging will be slim to nil for a next few days.
update: well, dad made it through the procedure. He will stay overnight. I will give a longer update later.
To the person in the U.K. Searching my archives for the word "Jew"
I happened to be looking through my logs and spotted this:
Now, sir, I do not know what you are looking for; but I hope you find it. Meanwhile, you might want to look at this:
No, I am not a god-damned Neo-Nazi
I hope that will answer all of your questions.
You find the darnedest things going through log files.
It seems that I have attracted an anonymous troll. Whom seems to think that he can be totally shielded by going through a anonymous proxy in Denmark.
There's only one little problem. He actually made the mistake of checking in, without the proxy:
Hmmm.. Now why would an upstanding college like Rudgers allow their students to troll and blog like mine? Maybe I should call Redgers college and give them this IP address and let them know that a student is trolling on my Blog.
Amazing what you can learn by simple trudging through a log file and matching time stamps. 😀
Open Message to the Russian hackers attempting to hack this blog: GET REAL!
Honestly guys, do you really think that I am that stupid to leave the login to this blog at default?
As it is, I have all *.RU domains blocked, which means anyone in Russia cannot access this blog, right now, at all. Plus, I have a few IP addresses also blocked, that the idiots have been using to try getting into my blog.
I swear, I mistakenly write something on my "about me" page and these idiots think it is open season. Well, gents, I've got excellent hosting and I know my stuff when it comes to dealing with morons like you. So, keep it up, and you'll having to explain to Russian police why you were trying to hack a blog.
Your choice gents. But you are not dealing with a newbie user, at all. 😡
Prayers Needed: Battling Stomach Ailment
Just wanted to let everyone know that reads here and follows me in twitter; that I am not doing very well at all. 🙁
I have an idea what caused it, local pizza place that I love one night, and Mexican food the next; it all together, just irritated the crap out of my digestive system.
Either way, been in quite a bit of pain; plus, I am remanded to cottage cheese and a banana and a glass of milk. That's what I had for lunch.
Last night the pain was so bad, that I was almost told my folks to take me to the hospital; but I knew what that would involve — running a hose, with a light on it, up my butt and see what the trouble is. Not my idea of a good time. 🙁
I have had this problem in the past. It has been a while; but something in there is a irritated really bad and is not a happy camper — and boy do I feel it. 🙁
So, until I heal up and quit hurting; Blogging will be lite or non-existent for a while.
All Prayers, incantations, and good ol' fashioned, good Ju Ju sent my way is appreciated. 🙂
Taking the day off!
I have been blogging since 2006, and believe it or not, I have not taken any time off for any length of time. Well, I have taken hiatuses; but the majority of them did not last too long. I have also, admittedly slowed down on the blogging a bit.
Anyhow, Today, is the Lord's Day and for once; I am taking it off. Yes, by the time this posting goes live, I will be mid-snore. I have exactly one thing on my "I must do this list" and that is my daily Bible reading. After that, I will be in one of three places; over there in the bed, with the TV remote channel surfing, in the "necessary room" "combing my hair" or in the kitchen fixing me a bite of food. Of course, if we get that winter storm from hell, that we're supposed to get; I will most likely either running the snow blower or shoveling off the front porch!
Either way, I am going to take day away from twitter and this Blog; I need it, there comes a point when one has to just walk away for a while and stop worrying about politics.
Anyhow, at the time that this posting becomes active; I will most like be snoring my fool head off. I have been keep late hours as of late. I need to get back into the habit of getting up early; but I have a fatal flaw, I love the night owl shift and sleeping in. 😛
Sort of makes that whole, up the chickens bit a little rough! 😀
So, anyhow, I will resume my blogging activities on Monday….sometime. Not to worry, I will come to the laptop, scan the e-mails and make sure nothing big happens and I miss out on it.
So, until Monday Ya'll! God Bless all of you and keep strong; remember Heaven is our destination, we're just here for a season of time!
Sorry White Nationalists
But, I am not going to allow people from that forum, that I will not link to here in a blog entry; to come to my site and leave sock puppet comments — especially when the IP addresses on the comments are the same as the man who came and tried to argue with me.
I swear, those people are just straight up vermin and those actions prove that beyond a shadow of a doubt with me. 😡


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Your Baby at Week 29
Your baby's packing on the pounds, which look so cute on her. If only you could say the same for your varicose veins...
- Your baby may start hiccupping around now. They feel like light, rhythmic taps to you and aren't uncomfortable for her either.
- A girl's clitoris appears very prominent this week because her labia hasn't grown big enough to envelope it yet.
- Your baby's adrenal glands begin producing the hormones androgen and estrogen, which stimulate your own body's milk production.
- The buds of your baby's future permanent teeth begin to form in her gums now. They'll lie in wait for 5 to 12 years!
At 29 weeks pregnant, your baby weighs nearly three pounds now and measures about 17 inches. Though she's getting pretty close to her birth length, she still has to chub out a bit. In fact, over the next 11 weeks, she'll more than double — or even come close to tripling — her weight. As more fat is deposited under the skin surface, her wrinkled skin is smoothing out. This fat, called white fat, is different from the earlier brown fat that your developing fetus accumulated. Brown fat is necessary for body temperature regulation, while white fat (the fat you have, Mom) actually serves as an energy source.
Counting Baby's Kicks
Since space in your baby's living quarters is now at a premium, you'll be feeling jabs and pokes from elbows and knees, mostly. And they'll be more vigorous (and also less erratic) than before because your baby is stronger and excitedly responding to all sorts of stimuli — movement, sounds, light and that candy bar you ate half an hour ago. That means now's a good time to start doing a kick count twice a day to make sure baby's doing just fine (plus, it's a good excuse for a rest).
Permanent Teeth Are Forming
One more exciting development this week: as you'll recall, your baby's baby-teeth buds formed weeks ago. But now, the buds for permanent teeth are forming in his or her gums!
Watch Your Baby's Growth at Week 29
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Your Body at Week 29
Varicose Veins
Your belly is probably large enough that you can't see your legs anymore when you're standing by week 29 of pregnancy. And that could be a good thing if you're like the nearly 40 percent of pregnant women who develop varicose veins sometime during pregnancy. These swollen blood vessels can either develop or worsen when you're expecting, though they're rarely cause for concern (perhaps just cause for putting away the miniskirts for a couple of months). They pop up because of the increased blood volume during pregnancy, because your growing uterus puts pressure on the pelvic veins and because of the relaxation of the veins due to hormones. Varicose veins can also occur in your rectum (hemorrhoids) or even your vulva (isn't that a pretty thought?); they aren't to be confused with purplish-red spider veins, which resemble — you guessed it — spiders.
Some pregnant women find varicose veins painful, while others have no discomfort at all. Like stretch marks, they're passed on from generation to generation. Your best bet to prevent or minimize them is to keep your circulation going by avoiding standing or sitting for a long time (aim to get in some daily exercise). Special support hose can also be helpful. Most of the time, they'll recede within a few months after delivery.
Try This: How to Do a Kick Count
Have you counted your baby's kicks today? Once you've passed week 28, you should be counting them every day. To make sure that you do — and to make sure that everything's A-OK in your belly — make a habit of counting your baby's kicks twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. Best to do your counting lying down (since babies are more likely to kick up when Mom's lying down — a pattern they tend to continue after they're born). If you can't lie down, sit. Count any and all movements (even swishes and rolls) until you hit ten. If you haven't reached ten within an hour (your little Rockette may just be on her break right now), have a light snack and try again — that blood-sugar rush is likely to get baby on the move again. Just remember that fewer than ten movements within two hours warrants a call to your practitioner. Chances are everything's fine, but it's always better to be safe than sorry.
More Tips
- Stock up on breast pads now! Your breasts may leak colostrum — the nutritious pre-milk that will be your baby's first food, if you're breastfeeding — before your baby arrives.
- Being kept awake by restless legs? No one's sure why, but they're common during the third trimester. Make sure you get enough iron in your diet and enough movement during the day.
- Unfortunately, you are more susceptible to urinary tract infections this trimester — yay, another fun pregnancy symptom! — so talk to your health care provider ASAP if it burns when you pee.
- Try a kick count: Pick a time when your baby is active, sit with your feet up and time how long it takes to feel 10 movements. If it takes longer than an hour, call your health care provider.
Common Symptoms
ConstipationPregnancy hormones cause your muscles (including those in your bowel) to relax, which can cause your system to get backed up. One way to get on track is to eat yogurt with the probiotic acidophilus (look for yogurt brands that contain "live active cultures") since these beneficial bacteria can aid in digestion and help get things moving. Read more
MigrainesWhen a headache (even a migraine) hits, alleviate pain by lying down in a quiet, dark room with a cold compress on your neck or forehead. Read more
HemorrhoidsIf the veins in your rectum have begun to bulge and pop out (as a result of increased pressure and blood flow to the pelvic area), reduce discomfort and irritation by using gentle wipes or warm water on soft toilet paper after bowel movements and, of course, drinking lots of fluids so your stool isn't hard. Read more
Pregnancy BrainNo wonder your brain feels especially foggy these days — hormones are wreaking havoc on your memory and your brain-cell volume actually decreases during the third trimester. Try not to take this temporary pregnancy symptom to heart — stressing about it will only cloud your pregnancy brain even more. Read more
Fast-Growing NailsEven though your nails may be growing faster than ever, pregnancy hormones may also cause them to become dry and brittle. Trim them regularly. Read more
Heartburn or IndigestionIf heartburn is keeping you up at night, avoid eating too much and chowing down too close to bedtime. Also, avoid coffee or chocolate in the evening since these energizers will make it harder for you to get to sleep. Read more
Ask Your Doctor
- I leak urine when I cough or sneeze. Will this continue after delivery?
- I have swelling in my ankles and legs. Is this a reason for concern? How can I reduce the swelling?
- Is cord blood banking something we should consider? Can you provide us with information about it?
- I've been having very vivid, sometimes scary, dreams about my baby. Could something be wrong?
- What childbirth preparation classes do you recommend, if any?
- I've been having a shooting pain in my lower back and butt. What is it and how do I get relief?
- I've read I should monitor my baby's movements twice a day. Why and how should I do this?
- Are there any safety concerns I should be aware of when it comes to driving and seat belts?
- When is the best time for us to discuss my birth plan?
- Since we've found out I have gestational diabetes, what can I do to prevent type 2 diabetes in the future?
- What are some of the natural pain relief options I can use during labor and delivery?
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The incomparable miss Jill Scott is returning with her fourth studio album on June 21st and we're beside ourselves with excitement. Thanks to NPR and their "first listen" stream of the entire work, you won't have to wait to preview the super dopeness. It's amazing to be able to say that the dynamic vocalist is taking her sound to new heights with a new style that actually works – not something you can say for most folks. That's a timeless artist right there.
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TUCSON , Ariz. (AP)ˇ? ?Alexa Price scored a career-high 16 points and made 4 of Washington Stateˇ?s season high 13 three-pointers for a 67-54 victory over Arizona on Saturday.
The Cougars (5-22, 2-14), which had lost 16 of 17, won its second Pac-10 game in their previous 33.
Washington State reached its season high for three-pointers by the first half, making 10 of 17 attempts to build a 43-24 lead.
While Price came off the bench to ignite the Cougars, Heather Molzen, Katie Appleton and Kezia Kelly scored 12 points apiece.
Ify Ibekwe scored 15 points to lead Arizona (9-18, 3-13). Amina Njonkou added 13 points, while Ashley Whisonant had 10.
The Cougars didnˇ?t cool off from the perimeter after the halftime break with Appleton, the Pac-10ˇ?s leading percentage three-point shooter, connecting from beyond the line for a 53-32 edge with 14:30 remaining.
Washington State went ahead 63-39 on a three-pointer from Salena Dickerson with 7:20 left. The Cougars, a 30 percent three-point shooting team on the season, finished by hitting on 13 of 29 threeˇ?s. Arizona did not make its first three-pointer until Ashley Gilpin connected with 56 seconds left. The Wildcats were 1 for 12.
Seven different Washington State players connected on at least one three-pointer, with Kelly knocking one down with 43 seconds remaining before halftime to go ahead by 21.
Appleton tied the Cougarsˇ? season high for threeˇ?s with nine with 1:28 left. Price made her fourth three-pointer with 3:55 remaining to go ahead 35-18.
Molzen made only her sixth three-pointer of the year with 11:22 remaining in the first half. It was the fifth three-pointer for the Cougars in their initial six field goals of the game.
Arizona will next travel to USC on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. (PST) in The Galen Center.


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Joe Alton Delaney
Position: RB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 184 lbs.
Born: October 30, 1958 in Henderson, TX
Died: June 29, 1983 in Monroe, LA
High School: Haughton
College: NW State (LA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2nd round (41st overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 17 (5416th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)


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Deer and monkeys wander freely around Miyajima, especially on Mt. Misen, the tallest mountain on the island, where a good view of the Seto Inland Sea can be had. The red torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine is set in front of Itsukushima Shrine and appears to be floating in the water - along with Matsushima and Amanohashidate, this breathtaking view is considered to be one of the three most scenic in Japan.
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Continental Europe Travel Planning Map
Start your travel planning with this interactive map of Western EuropeHow to Use the European Travel Planning Map
Place your mouse cursor over a country with map and traveler essential coverage and it'll turn orange. Click it and you'll be whisked off to that country's map and essentials page, listing all the resources on this site for that country, including tourist destinations, pictures, rail maps, and information that tourists need to be informed: languages, eating out, tipping, weather, and transportation.
The red circle on the left represents a distance of 200 miles from the center to the circle's edge. The diameter of the circle represents 400 miles of course, and that's 643.6 kilometers. Position your mouse over the center of the circle (until it changes into a hand) and you can drag it over the map to get a closer approximation of distances. You'll need the flash plugin if you don't see the picture.
Countries in yellow use the Euro (€), countries in green use local currency (see our European Currency Quick Guide for more).
Map of Europe © 2003 by James Martin, Licensed to About.
If you don't see the map and don't want to download the plugin, a non-interactive map of Europe with distances between major cities is available here.
A Map and Distance Calculator will show you the distances between select major capitals of Western Europe.
How Big is Europe Compared to the US?
Check out our interactive Europe vs. US Size Comparison Map, where you can position a US state over a European country to give you an idea of area.


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Foxconn makes all sorts of cool computer gear form video cards to computer cases. The company has announced a couple of new computer cases that use Bamboo in their construction for good looks and a green bent.
The cases include the Bamboo One and the Bamboo 2. The Bamboo One is a mid-tower chassis that has bamboo wood for a front cover rather than plastic. The bamboo looks really good and the only issue I see is that the bay covers don't match the grain and color of the surrounding wood.
Those wanting a smaller case can get the Bamboo II sized for HTPC use. This case has matching color and grain and looks really good too. Exactly how much the cases will cost is unknown as is whether these things will make it to America.


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First things first, whether you voted for him or not Barrack Hussein Obama is the president of our country. As such he is the figure head of what this country stands for. Thru his election and reelection a majority of citizens that bothered to vote said to the country and the world this is the man we want to guide and lead us.
When Obama took office America was not perfect but always moving forward. He inherited a nation of great wealth and talent and squandered it like Michael Jackson at FAO Schwarz. He alienated our friends and emboldened our enemies, some no longer trust us and even fewer fear us. He took a nation who streets were said to be paved with gold and turned it into a nation whose government offices are paved with benefits. Barrack squandered one of the best healthcare systems in the world to feed his legacy ego and enable controls on every American. Obama took a nation on the mend from the scars of slavery and segregation and picked at the scab only to pour salt on the wound.
All these things can be fixed. Our debt thru sacrifice can be paid; a strong leader will readjust the world's view of us. Retire Obamacare with Sebelius. By enforcing existing laws evenly without prejudice or favoritism for all citizens rather than different laws for each voting bloc would help to bring Americans back together. The one thing that can't be so easy erased from the Obama legacy is the loss of trust in our own government.
Corruption starts at the top and works its way down. Obama set the tone with "shovel ready" jobs that later became, LOL there really weren't any jobs, to "You can keep you Doctor if you like him". Moving onto Eric Holder who claimed Black Panthers were "our people". This set the tone for the rest of the government. Lie, steal, and cheat, whatever it takes to advance the cause. Louis Lerner in collusion with Cummings to deny tax exempt status to conservative groups then punish them with investigations for even applying.
Is it any wonder that trust in Government is at an all time low? (Polls) After revelations from Snowden ,"revised" unemployment figures, to transparency, to how the economy is recovering how much do people really believe what comes out of the White House? What was once kept under the table with a wink and a nudge is now out in the open. Obama has made partisanship the express lane to promotion in government. Anyone that doesn't agree with them is branded with a scarlet letter "C" for conservative and blacklisted. Just ask Brendan Eich co-founder and former CEO of Mozilla, Dan Cathy of Chick-fil-A, or the thousand of law abiding gun owners who registered their firearms per law only to find their names and addresses printed in the local paper.
Some things Obama has tarnished can be reversed but how do we bring back integrity to government? Aggressive prosecution would be a start to show that partisanship no longer a smart career move. But first public awareness must be raised before it is too late. By ripping a page out of the liberal play book a "Diogenes of Sinope project" could be started. Homeless people could be equipped with flashlights to roam Washington and the Halls of Congress who when asked what they were doing only reply "I am looking for an honest man". Just like the A&E show Finding Bigfoot we would never run out of actors and never find what we are looking for.


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LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - TAMIU and Laredo Community College signed an agreement Wednesday to announce four-year engineering plan.
Students who start at LCC's pre-engineering program will have a clear curriculum before transferring to TAMIU.
TAMIU will accept the credits and allows students to get a bachelor of science in systems engineering.
"We know exactly which sciences to take, exactly which math courses to take, and exactly which classes will apply directly to the program in engineering at A&M International University," said Juan Maldonado, president of LCC.
The agreement is designed to split the coursework evenly between the two institutions.
The TAMIU systems engineering program started in 2008. There are now around students enrolled.