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PADUCAH, Ky. - An ex-soldier convicted of raping and killing an Iraqi teen and murdering her family has been sentenced to life in prison.
Steven Dale Green, 24, of Midland, Texas, was spared the death penalty Thursday after jurors couldn't agree on a punishment for the brutal crime.
Brutal Crime
In March 2006, after an afternoon of card playing, sex talk and drinking Iraqi whiskey, Pfc. Green and three other soldiers went to the home of 14-year-old Abeer Qassim al-Janabi near Mahmoudiya, about 20 miles south of Baghdad.
Green shot and killed the teen's mother, father and sister, then became the third soldier to rape the girl before shooting her in the face. Her body was then set on fire.
Federal jurors who convicted Green of rape and murder deliberated for more than 10 hours over two days on whether to give Green a death sentence or life in prison without parole. Since they could not unanimously agree on either sentence, life in prison had to be the verdict.
"It's the better of two bad choices," said his father, John Green, who sighed as the verdict was read.
His son will be sentenced Sept. 4 by U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell.
Green's attorneys never denied his involvement in the attack, instead focusing on building a case that he didn't deserve the death penalty.
Combat Tour in Iraq
Former Marines and other soldiers Green served with testified that he faced an unusually stressful combat tour in Iraq's "Triangle of Death" with a unit that suffered heavy casualties and didn't receive sufficient leadership.
Jurors declined to comment as they were escorted out of the courthouse. A civilian jury decided Green's case because he was out of the Army before he was charged.
According to the jury verdict forms, several panelists said the stress Green was under from combat and other areas of his life was a mitigating factor against a death sentence. Just as many cited the Army knowledge that he was having homicidal thoughts yet still returning him to the field.
Other mitigators included his bad home life, not being tried in a military court like the rest of the defendants and being influenced by his superiors during the attack. Two of the other soldiers convicted in the attack outranked Green and testified against him.
The issue of combat stress resulting from long and traumatic deployments came to the forefront again just as Green's trial was entering the sentencing phase in Kentucky. Thousands of miles away in Iraq, an Army sergeant on his third tour of duty allegedly entered a military mental health clinic on May 11 and opened fire on his comrades, killing five of them, including a doctor who helped soldiers deal with stress.
Green had been deployed for about six months when he attacked the family. About three months before the murders, enemy attacks over 12 days killed two command sergeants, a lieutenant and a specialist in Green's unit. Jurors also were told that Green's unit was left alone to run a traffic checkpoint for several weeks without a break.
Defense's Case
Even more of the defense's case focused on the lack of military leadership in the unit and the Army's failure to recognize Green could act on homicidal thoughts of killing Iraqi civilians that he expressed after several fellow soldiers had been killed.
Green was seen by Army mental health professionals, but a nurse practitioner sent him back to his unit with pills to help him sleep after he showed no signs of planning to act on those feelings, she testified.
The trial was held in western Kentucky because Green was a member of the 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Ky.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa Ford said in a statement that prosecutors have "the utmost respect" for the jury's sentencing decision.
One of Green's attorneys, Darren Wolff of Louisville, said his client twice offered to plead guilty, but the U.S. Justice Department refused amid international pressure for a conviction.
"Mr. Green will spend the rest of his life in jail and the events of March 12, 2006, have forever changed the lives of many," Wolff said. "It is a tragic case on so many levels."
His brother, Doug Green, 26, said the jury reached the appropriate decision.
"I do think it gives him a chance to have some semblance of a life," he said. "We're grateful for that."
Associated Press Writer Kristin M. Hall contributed to this report.
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In evaluating my plan for post-Christmas and reading Paula's journal, I have decided I will be doing a 21 DSD with a LCHF diet. I think they will fit well with each other and be a nice compliment that will make the 21 DSD easier to handle.
I used the formula that Paula posted on her journal to determine where I should be in regard to calories.
First, you take your goal weight and convert it to kilograms. For me, my goal weight is approximately 140, or 63.5 kilograms.
In determining protein consumption, you allow for 10% plus or minus of this goal weight in kilos. Which, for me, is between 58 and 70 grams of protein.
To determine carbohydrate consumption, divide the kilogram goal by 2. For me, my carb goal would be no more than 32 gm of carb.
To determine fat, you would take your goal weight in kilo grams and multiply by no less than 2, and up to 3.5, which gives me a range of 127 gm of fat up to 222 gm of fat. Fat chance that I'll ever get up to the top of that range.
So, in summary, I'm looking at this for figures:
Fat: 127 gm minimum
Carb: 32 gm maximum
Protein: between 58 and 70 gm
This gives me a calorie goal of 1503 at the low end of protein. My aim is going to be to focus on keeping carbs as low as possible and keep protein at 58 gm. The rest will be fat and if I keep the other two in check, fat should fall right in line with where I need it, provided I'm eating enough calories. (on the high end of protein, I will be at 1551).
I'm going to start experimenting with what fits where this week. My "go-live date" (as the Army calls it) is 30 December. I might even start playing around on MFP and see what foods have what values, just for planning purposes. To get me thinking about what foods to plan and think about.
And, I had an avocado on a salad once... it wasn't too bad, so I'm going to give avocado another chance. I saw something on a link I found in Paula's journal about the 10 best fatty food sources. I'm going to revisit that list and keep those foods in mind as well. I might use avocado with one of those fatty food sources too now that I know what it pairs well with, thanks to that article. Hold on... let me find it so I can share it with you all... Here it is.
So, that's my plan. I'll weigh in on the 30th, face the bitter truth, and start the new method of eating that morning. I'll work up to it now, hoping to ease the sugary stuff out (the only thing I have eaten today that isn't sugar laden is 3 slices of bacon and 2 eggs, but I've easily consumed over 1200 calories today, easily - all of it but those few being sugary calories) b/c this is absolutely ridiculous! It is absolutely ridiculous that I have gone back to eating this much sugar. There is no reason for it! None! And it is certainly not helping me to reach my goals!
With that, I'm going to eat some almonds to absorb some of this sugar b/c I can feel the sugar buzz... and I don't like it.

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2002 interdisciplinary abstracts
2002 Research Fair Archive - Interdisciplinary Abstracts
PTSD for Brittain and Me
Vera Brittain displayed symptoms of Post-Traumatic Disorder in her literary war account, Testament of Youth. Through psychological description and explanation of the official diagnostic manual DSM-IV, I will discuss how Brittain suffered from PTSD. Brittain's pre-war psychological predisposition was a necessary precursor to her loss of innocence when her world erupted in fear, helplessness, and horror at the beginning of the Great War. As those who were close to her died during the War she experienced a breakdown of her physical and psychological integrity. Following her initial traumatic event Vera Brittain re-experienced this trauma by recurrent and distressing thoughts and dreams of the events in which her hyperarousal symptoms acted as cues for reliving the trauma. After the War Brittain persistently avoided stimuli associated with her trauma and displayed a general numbing responsiveness, which failed to produce what Jonathon Shay calls a "listening audience" while she attended school. But ultimately she possessed the ability to create a listening audience with her memoir. By writing a narrative about her account of the War Brittain created an environment in which she gained control of her trauma by linking the past, present and future, and by which she communalized her trauma in a didactic nature to a sympathetic audience.


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In German, the phrase for someone who sits and urinates; a "Sitzpinkler", is equivalent to wimp, wuss or pussy.
"Michael wouldn't come out drinking with us -- he has to take his wife to her pedicure."
"That's 'cause he's a Sitzpinlker"
"That's 'cause he's a Sitzpinlker"
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As above,ie directly translated from German as "a man who urinates whilst sitting down"; refers to a man who is hen-pecked or under the thumb of his wife/girlfriend, or is otherwise weak or effeminate.
Is Ian coming down the pub later?
What, are you kidding? You know he's a total sitzpinkler these days.
What, are you kidding? You know he's a total sitzpinkler these days.
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A German slang word for "wimp" that literally means "a man who sits to pee"
Come on sitzpinkler , go the bathroom and hurry up!!!
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6. Sumerian Temple Figures
The main types of sculpture in the round during this time period were for religious reasons. Sculpture was made for a purpose. The most prevalent are wonderful sculptures with big eyes. These were placed in the high temple on top of the ziggurat. According to many of the archeologists who have studied the Sumerian sculpture these statues were given to the temple to pray for the person who donated them. When the temple was rebuilt the figures were buried with in the Ziggurat.
So lets take a look.
When you look at each statue, you can see that there seems to be some rules for making the sculpture and at the same time a lot of variation. The sculpture was made from a solid block. It is the big eyes that gives the figure such appeal.
Why did the sculpture create the eyes so large? Why are the eyes usually looking up to something?
This gives us another opportunity to see the variation between the sculptures. You see the differences between the faces and the clothing. Some eyes are outlined and those without anything but white for the eyes have most likely lost the color that was inserted when the sculpture was new. We get used to the idea that ancient sculpture was always white. That is not necessarily so. Time is not kind to ancient art. The eyes have lost their glitter over time. We react to what we see and make judgments as we go along. In this case you can, in your minds eye add blue for the eyes and black for the eye brow and around the eye.
This temple sculpture is in good shape to inform us of the rules the artist followed in this time period. Eyes, Eye brows and hair are as the sculpture was meant to be.
This worshiper is in good condition.
What is the sculpture made of?
I would have thought of clay with something baked over it. Not so! These statues were made of a substance called gypsum. Gypsum comes in many forms and we know it as the white stuff used to set a broken arm or as sheet rock for creating walls in houses. Another form of gypsum is called alabaster. It seems to be fairly easy to carve. I might try it some time.
Looking at this little lady we can see that she is made from a solid form and the artist scraped gypsum away from a central core to create her arms and drapery.
If you look carefully you can see that there is some blue in her eye.
This chap seems to have lost his hair and beard, but has kept his feet and the ground to stand on. The sheep's wool skirt would have kept him warm in the winter.
Not only are the blue eyes very noticeable but his clothes look like the clothes on the figures we saw on the Royal Standard of Ur. Sheep skin with all the wool comes to mind. That upward gaze makes me wonder what he sees.
And a couple and they are intact.
As you become fluent in art history you will notice things that don't seem to fit easily.
There are a number of things that we can think about with these two. One author assigns the word of Priest to them.
Why do the men have no clothes on?
Was there a need for the priest to become naked before god to show that he was pure? I truly do not know.
What a wonderful eye brow.
Some of the worshipers got to sit.
Personally this man seems particularly intense.
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Saginaw police officers responded to a house at 2004 Oakwood along with Saginaw County Animal Control officers and MMR about 11 a.m., according to Saginaw County 911.
They determined that a city water department employee was attacked while working on the 2000 block of Oakwood, according to a preliminary report received by Saginaw Employee Services Director Dennis Jordan.
The worker was transported by ambulance to Covenant HealthCare hospital.
The Saginaw Police Department could not immediately provide additional details about the incident or the victim's injuries.
Saginaw County Animal Control Director Kevin Wilken said three dogs were involved in the incident and the animal control center is working to determine which dog or dogs bit the city worker.
Wilken said an initial report indicated that the dogs were roaming through the neighborhood, but he could not confirm that detail.
The fate of the dogs is yet to be determined, Wilken said, and depends on several factors including the severity of the bite and past history with the dog or its owners. Wilken said he is still working to determine the owner of the dogs.
Wilken proposed a new "dangerous dog" policy on Wednesday, March 20, and with a narrow 4-3 majority, the Saginaw County Animal Control advisory board decided to recommend the county adopt the new policy.
The document details four reasons for a dangerous dog investigation to be triggered and lists six criteria to be weighed by animal control staff when deciding whether or not to pursue a dangerous dog complaint under the state law.
The proposed policy would be used as a formal plan to determine "how to address situations like this," Wilken said after the April 2 incident.
The proposed policy comes after a toddler was attacked by a pit bull in Buena Vista Township earlier this month.
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MIT Observes Constitution Day, September 17th
Every year, MIT celebrates the day in 1787 that 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadephia signed the Constitution of the United States of America. This pivotal document--just four hand-written pages--established the framework of our government and the rights and freedoms that we enjoy today. Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor described it as "the most powerful vision of freedom ever expressed...What was revolutionary when it was written, and what continues to inspire the world today, is that the Constitution put governance in the hands of the people." Constitution Day is an opportunity to honor this historic document. Here's how:
Register to vote
The Cambridge Election Commission will be registering voters on September 17 in Lobby 10, from 10 am-2 pm. (Note: You must be a U.S. citizen.)
Refresh your Constitutional knowledge
Pick up a pocket-sized constitution on September 17 in Lobby 10, from 10 am-2 pm, and read this surprisingly short but profoundly impactful document.
Explore the Constitution and Constitutional Amendments online, available in nine different languages.
Test your knowledge of the Constitution via this interactive quiz.
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Pierce Cedar Creek Institute (Hastings, MI, USA)
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute's annual Sustainability Conference will address current environmental issues which are relevant to everyone and explore ways to shape a more sustainable future. This year the conference welcomes keynote speakers Douglas Jester of 5 Lakes Energy and Tony Kaufman of Lake Village Homestead Farm. Breakout sessions will address permaculture, sustainable energy, and humans and nature. For an agenda and to register, visit www.cedarcreekinstitute.org
1133 15th St. NW, Suite 300
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MIAMI - The Miami Dolphins want an experienced general manager to fill the vacancy left by Jeff Ireland, president and CEO Tom Garfinkel said Wednesday at a Greater Chamber of Commerce event.
Ireland and owner Stephen Ross mutually agreed to part ways, according to a brief announcement made by Ross on Tuesday. The general manager had been unpopular with fans for several years, and a late-season collapse by the team last month left his job in jeopardy.
The Dolphins, who finished 8-8, said they would conduct an immediate search for a replacement to lead football operations.
"Someone with a lot of experience evaluating talent, proven track record of evaluating talent, a football person -- that's going to be the first criteria -- someone with a lot of intellect, collaborative team player, someone who is creative and open-minded," said Garfinkel.
Garfinkel said interviews would begin Friday.
"We're putting together a list of candidates now," he said, adding that coach Joe Philbin is expected to stay.
"I know that Steve has a lot of confidence in Joe and Joe's our head coach," said Garfinkel.
Still to be determined is Ireland's role in a locker-room bullying scandal that drew national scrutiny. The NFL has yet to release a report on its investigation into the case.
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How to Make Two-Toned Rose Swirled Cupcakes
Valentines Day will be here shortly and if you're like me you'll want to make something special. I love baking so I thought I'd bake up some cupcakes and decorate them like a bouquet of roses.
If you're a frequent visitor to At Home with Vicki Bensinger then you might be familiar with my video on "how to make a rose swirl." Those were made with just one color so I decided to add in another color for some contrast.
In the recipe below I baked one of my favorite cupcakes and decorated them with a classic buttercream icing (recipe below). In addition though I created 2 separate buttercream icing colors to match the paper liners that each cupcake sets into.
This method is so easy and looks beautiful. Create a bouquet of rose cupcakes, cookies or an entire cake decorated with roses. You're sure to steal the heart of anyone who gets these.
Here's the recipe………….
Classic Vanilla Buttercream
Yield: Makes 6 – 6 1/2 cups of frosting or 24 cupcakes
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 8 cups ( 2 lb.) powdered sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla, use clear imitation vanilla if you like a whiter frosting
- 1/3 c. milk
- pinch of salt if you'd like to cut the sweetness
- 12" & 18" pastry bags
- Wilton 1M open star tip
- Liqua-Gel Food Coloring
1. Cream softened butter until smooth.
2. Blend in the vanilla.
3. Add half of the powdered sugar and half of the milk. Beat at medium speed until powdered sugar is incorporated. Add remaining powdered sugar and milk and beat until texture becomes smooth.
4. Divide frosting into two separate bowls and add color using Liqua-Gel coloring (found at bakery supply stores or craft stores like Michaels).
5. Place colored frosting into two 12" pastry bags (I use disposable) with 1-inch of the tip cut off and gently flatten bag with the frosting coming out.
6. Insert coupler into 18" pastry bag, place Open Star tip onto coupler base, then seal with coupler screw top.
7. Carefully set both 12" pastry bags into the larger 18" pastry bag so the open ends are setting inside of the opening of the pastry tip.
8. Holding upright, twist all three tops together and squeeze until both colors emerge from the 1M Open Star tip. Squeeze onto wax paper until both colors emerge and air pockets are released.
9. Now you're ready to ice your cupcakes, cookies or cake as seen in this video. Your final result will look like this.
Have fun experimenting with your favorite colors.
*Buttercream icing can be frozen in air tight container for at least three months. Thaw on countertop.
19 Responses to "How to Make Two-Toned Rose Swirled Cupcakes"
What a great effect! I'm decorating-challenged so I never attempt this sort of thing. But it's my own fault — because I never attempt it, how can I possibly get competent at it? 😉 Fun post — thanks.
You should try it John it's really quite simple or have Mrs. KR do them.
I love the two toned swirl- so pretty!
Thanks Betty, they make them that much more special.
Awesome…the two toned swirl…it sure add a nice touch to the swirl…thanks for the post Vicki.
Have a great week 😀
You're welcome. Thanks for stopping by.
The swirls look really pretty and sexy!
Sexy! Yes you're right they do look a bit sexy. 😉
Pretty swirls and nice step by step pictures.
Thank you and thank you for stopping by.
That is such a gorgeous decorating technique 😀
Thanks for the pictorial!
Choc Chip Uru
You're welcome. I couldn't think of how else to describe it so step by step or video seemed to be the best way. I'm glad you liked it.
very pretty fun for valentines
Yes they will be perfect for Valentine's Day or using other colors this technique can work for any occasion.
These are beautiful Vicki and a wonderful technique for an elegant presentation!
So pretty! Thanks for the tutorial 🙂
These are just lovely! I've always wondered how the two-toned twirl was done. Thanks !
What a wonderful tutorial, Vicki! I have always failed miserably at decorating but would love to try these beautifully rose swirls one day. Time to make a list of supplies 🙂
What gorgeous icing!!! I've been wanting to try this technique and I think your method looks easier than others I've seen. Thanks so much, Vicki!


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PORTLAND, Maine Arriving in a limo, Donna Galluzzo and Lisa Gorney had all the trappings of a traditional wedding: Rings, flowers, wedding vows, an entourage and a friend to officiate.
With tears in their eyes, they were among the first gay couples to exchange wedding vows early Saturday after Maines same-sex marriage law went into effect at midnight.
Were paving the way for people to go after us. I think its just amazing. Its freeing. Its whats right, an emotionally drained Gorney said after their ceremony in front of City Hall.
After waiting years and seeing marriage rights nearly awarded and then retracted, gay couples in Maines largest city didnt have to wait a moment longer than necessary to wed, with licenses issued at the stroke of midnight as the law went into effect.
Fourteen couples received marriage licenses, and five of them married on the spot, a city spokeswoman said. Many who received their marriage license were middle-aged, and some said they never envisioned a day when gay couples could wed just like straight couples.
I came out years ago and the only thing we wanted was to not get beaten up, said Steven Jones, 50, who married Jamous Lizotte on his 35th birthday.


text: Williamsport Mayor Campana says we can no longer afford the double digit increases in health insurance premiums for city employees and council responds with two options: Raise taxes or cut services. Now what do you think employers in the real world do? They look at another option and that is to pass the increase along to employees. Private employers must do this to balance their budgets.


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Andy Polansky, President, Weber Shandwick
In rising from the ranks of local journalist to the leader of one of the most influential PR agencies in the world, Andy Polansky has consistently exhibited personal traits that have served him well: exemplary character, quiet leadership, focus on the team and a principled nature that engenders trust and loyalty of colleagues and clients around the world. While overseeing the agency's global operations—over 2,000 employees in 118 offices in 73 countries—Polansky still makes himself available to all levels of employees.
This personable style—combined with business acumen—has made him one of the most respected executives in PR. Polansky has championed numerous initiatives at Weber Shandwick, including the Client Relationship Leader program, featured by the Harvard Business School as an MBA case study; digital leadership, which has resulted in dramatic revenue growth across the board; and environmental leadership in the form of Green Certification at Weber's London and North American outposts. Perhaps most impressive: Under Polansky's leadership, Weber Shandwick has endured the adverse economic conditions, experiencing steady growth among its top 40 clients worldwide. —SVC
Greatest mentor: "A former client, and now dear friend, Dick Johnson had an important influence on my career. Even though he was the client (at Ingersoll-Rand) and I was the counselor, it was quite clear who was advising who as we met when I began my agency career as a junior account executive. Dick had high standards, and a passion for communications. He also set a great example of how to work with people and learn our business: Listen to your key stakeholders and consider how their opinions shape context, and read material from a wide variety of sources to gain an informed point of view. And from an overall perspective, sprinkle some humor, and maybe a dash of magic, to have a little fun along the way."


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n. person. Orthodox Jew who wears traditional black hat, black coat, black trousers, black tie, beard and curls. Often seen walking on the Sabbath to and from synagogue. Never deviates from the required ensemble.
Man look at that crazy black hatter. It's 90 degrees out here and that mutha fucka is dressed like it's January.
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Random observations on mood and its meaning; and of course, gunsThursday, April 11th, 2013
On guns and "mental illness"
You know I don't usually get into conspiracy theories, but some connections are just too convenient.
First, you build a medical/pharmaceutical industry that successfully pushes the notion that every little sorrow, nervous twitch, or bit of restlessness is a "disease" that needs to be treated with psychoactive drugs. Then you go on a holy crusade to take guns away from the "mentally ill" (and all the bobbleheads who haven't thought about the implications repeat "good idea, good idea, good idea").
So with the consent of the ignorant, complacent, well-programmed, and the devious slimeballs who take advantage of all of the above, any one of the millions who've been propagandized into taking one of those psychoactive drugs can become a candidate for losing his or her gun rights. No due process, no nothin'. (Added: Well, maybe the opinion of an authoritarian, anti-gun counselor or shrink.)
It's just too-too perfect. Politically elegant.
The people who are so eager to grab the guns (you will not be surprised) don't much care whose guns they take in the process. Because after all, the point isn't preserving rights, it's taking rights from one and all. Grab the guns from the "wrong" guy? But there are no wrong guys when it comes to taking away firearms!
Oh yeah, and it helps if you also set up "medical privacy" systems that centralize your health-care data and share it willy-nilly with "authorities."
Now as this trend takes hold, how many gun owners who might actually benefit by some of those drugs will avoid getting help because they fear the cop-knock on the door? We know that some murders have been committed because drugs exacerbated the problems they were supposed to help. How many other acts of violence may be committed because somebody who might have been helped by drugs goes over the edge?
And how many gun owners who would never dream that their depression, anxiety, or ADHD constitutes a "mental illness" will remain blissfully ignorant until
Authoritah comes for them?
And how many of those gun owners will have, in fact, supported the laws to "take guns out of the hands of the mentally ill"? But wait! Not me! You were only supposed to take some dangerous wacko's guns! Sorry, guy. You're the dangerous wacko now, dontcha know?
On a more personal note
The long winter that's clutched the NW and strangled my spirit goes on. We did have an incredible, better-than-summer weekend at the end of March. But since then we've had some of our rainiest, blowiest days. And days. And days. And did I mention, days? That glorious weekend feels like long ago.
I can't cheer up no matter what stories I tell myself.* I can't warm up no matter how many layers and jackets I wear. My friend Jill is in the final stages of dying of cancer, which seems incomprehensible, outrageous, and unfair for a person of such grace and goodness. She won't let anyone visit, which I understand intellectually, but not emotionally.
But there are a few rays of sunshine, even if not the atmospheric kind or the need-a-miracle-for-my-friend kind.
On Tuesday, longing for something good to happen but not knowing how to bring it about, I stopped by the local Chinese restaurant and discovered they were having a buffet.
Though I arrived at the very end, there was still a fair bit to choose from, including some of my favorites (mmmm, cashew chicken). So I indulged.
While I was eating, the nice lady who owns the place went over to the steam tables, filled a go-box brim-full, and brought it over to me. She did the same for several other diners.
It was probably food she'd have had to throw out, anyway. But I've never had a restaurant do that. When I got home and opened the box, I noticed that everything she's given me was something I'd had on my plate; she noticed and chose what she knew I liked. I was very touched.
Not to mention very well-filled with delicious food for my last two lunches.
I've also decided to gift myself with 10 sessions of structural integration (aka Rolfing). Turns out there's a practitioner in the nearby berg I jokingly refer to as The Big City.
Financially, I can't afford to do this. Mentally and physically, I can't afford not to. Rolfing is very powerful and good body-work is also, at its best, good mind-work. I'm hoping that it will help kick-start me out of this gloom and lassitude.
I'll probably give some progress reports along the way.
* But I'm not taking any medication for the blahs, therefore (NOTE TO AUTHORITIES) I must be sane.


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February 15, 2013 marked the 10th anniversary of what may have been the biggest protest against war in human history. Hundreds of events involving tens of millions of people coordinated actions under the banner "No War On Iraq" took place across the planet. These included rallies and marches in Cleveland and Akron, among many other locations around Ohio.
Here an article with photos, written by AFSC supporter and former Veterans for Peace national Director Mike Ferner, and a youtube video
Where were you on 2.15.03?
By Mike Ferner: http://warisacrime.org/content/where-were-you-21503
15 February 2003: The day the world said no to war: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysva-csAg8A
As Ferner reminds us, even the New York Times admitted, "there may still be two superpowers on the planet: the United States and world public opinion."
This look back 10 years ago is not simply a stale reminder of the past. It's a lesson to be learned. In fact, at least 5 lessons or observations:
- The vast majority of political, economic, military and media elites of all political parties lied or believed hook, line and sinker what they were told. The official narrative that there were weapons of mass destruction, connections between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden and imminent threats of US attack were complete fabrications. No or few apologies were ever made and no one was ever held accountable for decisions that resulted in thousands of US deaths, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi deaths, and incredible sums of money wasted…among many other catastrophes.
- Some, if not many, of these same political, economic, military and media elites are still around — telling us today that Pentagon programs and budgets must be preserved (if not expanded) and earned benefit and social program programs must be slashed to balance the federal budget.
- It was the peace and justice movements across the planet who questioned authority, challenged the onslaught of propaganda, demanded definitive proof, and organized resistance.
- It must be the peace and justice movements today across the planet that must resist militarization, empire and austerity. We must again ask for evidence how privatizing/corporatizing public services, slashing social safety net programs and reducing Social Security and Medicare in an environment when the private sector isn't investing will help the economy. There isn't much proof to be found from the ongoing European recession following austerity measures there.
- It must be the peace and justice movement across the planet today who must call on our delegated representatives, those we elect to serve us, to implement alternatives to war and injustice: self determination for people and nations, commitment to supporting international peace keeping vs wars and occupations, shifting spending from war to economic and social programs, and monetary reforms that end the ability of private banks to create our nations money which we then borrow from them…at interest.
World public opinion in support of all these is great. But it must be coupled will world public action and mobilization coming together in social movements.
So, on this 10th anniversary of this historic occasion (which you won't hear or read about in the corporate media), please consider committing yourself to:
- Calling those who are supposed to represent you to share your views on budget priorities
- Seek sources of non-corporate information from places like AFSC and other groups and independent news sources, and
- Work in coalition with others to build the multi-issue, multi-racial, and democratic social movements that seek real nonviolent and just change.


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I think it would be very cool Never played one before but they seem very fun
Hey all of you Wii gamers!
I would like to know how many people other than me wish that Square Enix makes a Kingdom Hearts for Nintendo Wii because I think it would be awesome because of the motion sensing, cartoonistic graphics(all cartoonistic graphics are the best for the Wii) and many other stuff.
So I want to know how many of you over there think it would be a great idea and I don't mind wether they add up Nintendo characters or just stay with the Square Enix and Disney characters but just that I want it on the Wii and I want it on the Wii more than I want Final Fantasy on the Wii!
Thank you for all your wonderful replies(if they are clean with no "kngdm hrts iz for kidz!" and all those kinds of replies).
Last edited by H6s9N; 09-22-2007 at 02:34 AM.
Wii Would Like To Play.
I think it would be very cool Never played one before but they seem very fun
Tip of the day:
A big mistake a lot of you make is that wiiware games will be free.
Wiiware is just the same like the virtual console. Its different in that it offers new games instead of old console games.
I can think of some easy games ( Like tetris and some other in that direction ) that can be free but the majority will cost money.
I am with you on that one. Being a massive KH fan, I would love Square Enix more than I already do if they announced something about this.
The KH series is a truly immersive experience which I thought was childish at first, but once the game pulls you in, you have practically no life to call your own.
Anyway, I support what you are saying, so goodluck to all of us, the KH fans.
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PSN ID: Byuakuya
it brings the question - will square-enix give the wii something to the wii? so far i haven't heard of anything. but hopefully something new, not another crystal chronicle or kingdom hearts. something that is just for the wii, something new...
Owner of PS3 and Wii. Playing Unreal Tournament 3 at the moment. Everything else is on hold.
PSN - arcticreaver
I agree so much I'm at the end of KH II now (I assume it is, still not finished) and when I found out that KH III is on PS3 not PS2 (yeah I know obvious now but not when II came out) I was so gutted, I feel that it's perhaps on of the best series that has come out on the PS2 or all consoles really, I loved them so much and now I can't finish the story because I can't afford a PS3 (student ftl) so I'm going to be left 2/3 done But I don't think it will come out on the PS2, at least not in the incarnation of the main timeline series i.e. a different version of KH III so in that case I really couldn't care less, I want to end the story I started not start a new one (it would probably be great still).
Owned: Wii, Sports, Play, LoZ:TP
it would be sick on the wii, but dont get your hopes up
PSN ID: zapasant93
I don't Have a Wii, but KH coming out on the Wii is Like Gears Of War 2 Coming out on Sony. Not gonna happen :P. But yes, It would be pretty neat, being able to using the controller to swing your sword n such.
Never played the previous ones, but I have only heard great things and have watched my friends play, which I guess in a sense is playing. But still, one on the Wii would be awesome.
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Originally Posted by Sumn0ob
as long its not with ninty chracters im good
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Interval Game Theoretic Division Rules
Rodica Branzei
'A.l. Cuza' University of Iasi, Romania - Faculty of Computer Sciences
Marco Dall'Aglio
LUISS Guido Carli University
Stef H. Tijs
Tilburg University - Center For Economic Research; Tilburg University - Department of Econometrics & Operations Research; Università degli Studi di Genova - Dipartimento di Matematica
November 7, 2008
CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2008-97
Interval bankruptcy problems arise in situations where an estate has to be liquidated among a fixed number of creditors and uncertainty about the amounts of the estate and the claims is modeled by intervals. We extend in the interval setting the classic results by Curiel, Maschler and Tijs (Bankruptcy games, Zeitschrift fuer Operations Research, 31 (1987), A 143 - A 159) that characterize division rules which are solutions of the cooperative bankruptcy game.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 19
Keywords: cooperative games, interval data, bankruptcy problems
JEL Classification: C71
Date posted: December 10, 2008
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Can't beat the lunch specials
by Robbie F.
Not as good as deli news but it is within walking radius.
by Matthew
pizza skins are the best with ranch dressing!
by Lauren N.
Best pizza. Small nice place. Restrooms are horrible. As bad as a gas station
by Jose H.
The parking is terrible, secret alley in the back if you are lucky
by Dennise H.
Been coming here for 20+ years. Best pizza in LB!
by Amy P.
Get the slice combo at lunch. Unless you're a fucking idiot
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Pizza is BOMB!!!!
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