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Keynes and Hayek, Obama and the Republicans
Walter Moss: From the Reagan years to the present, conservatives have been fond of quoting Friedman and Hayek. Their influence can be seen in such documents as the Republican Party's 1994 "Contract with America."
Time to Get Moving
It would seem to me in recent weeks that President Obama's week-kneed moderation is starting to give way to a bit of moxie. This has been welcome news indeed. This guy needs to engage in some serious political ass whupping.
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Jerry Drucker: The strongest answer to date in stopping the GOP onslaught is to replicate the wonderful and wise voters of Wisconsin.
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Tom Degan: Is the president serious when he tells us that he plans on "working with" the opposition party in the next two years? Part of me has to believe that he's not, that he's merely taking on the guise of the good loser, holding his cards close to his vest.
Waiting For Lefty: The Wait Is Over
Ed Rampell:: The wait is over, and Theatre West's revival of Clifford Odets' Waiting For Lefty is the most important play currently being presented in L.A., and possibly the best production of 2010.
The New Normal: High Unemployment
Norman Solomon: With unemployment so common that it's widely seen as a long-term fact of life, a tacit fatalism has seeped into political discourse and the mass media. In short, what should be unacceptable has gained acceptance.
Obama's "Fireside Chat" (FDR or Jimmy Carter?)
Joseph Palermo: Tuesday night President Obama explained how his administration is going to respond to the most devastating human-made ecological catastrophe in the nation's history. But he apparently doesn't recognize how overwhelmingly popular it would be right now with the American people if he came out swinging against the malefactors of great corporate wealth like BP (or Goldman Sachs).
Goldman Sucks
Tom Degan: It's highly unlikely that any serious reform is going to be put forward until the Republican presence on Capital Hill has been significantly diluted if not eradicated. I do not believe that it is a given that they are going to gain major ground come Election Day. In fact there is every reason to believe that they will only continue to self-destruct between now and then. They can't win without the section of the electorate who describe themselves as "moderate". The moderates are taking a good look at the train wreck that is the modern GOP and by all accounts they're becoming more and more disgusted by what they see.
Will the GOP Find a New Reagan?
The question is whether today's conservative Republicans understand that they cannot save their party by destroying it. Too many on the right have tried to conciliate a base that craves ideological purity. But ideological purity does not lead to victory. It leads to irrelevance.
Obama's Last Chance on Health Care
Obama's desire to find a common ground was part of his attraction. This is not what most progressives find troubling. Rather, it is Obama's reluctance to use the vast powers of the presidency to drive the enactment of his top domestic priority that many of his longtime supporters simply cannot understand.
Schwarzenegger's Budget Battle II: Another Bad Sequel
Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared that the test of our nation was "not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger might be married to a Kennedy but his governing philosophy is pure George W. Bush […]


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Mayweather Hints He'll Face Khan or Maidana on May 3
By Edward Chaykovsky
WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (45-0, 26KOs) has yet to finalize an opponent for May 3rd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. While Mayweather has been spending some time poking fun at Pacquiao, he also took aim at the two most likely options for his May return.
Former 140-pound champion Amir Khan (28-3, 19KOs) has been mentioned as the frontrunner for several months. Marcos Maidana (35-3, 31KOs) has now emerged as a realistic candidate after winning a very impressive twelve round decision over Adrien Broner to capture the WBA welterweight crown earlier this month.
Regarding Maidana, Mayweather posted the following on the social networks:
Can I please order a one-piece with a biscuit? No sides.
And Mayweather also sent a widespread social network message to Khan, which appeared to be a little more direct.
Just imagine what Amir "Con Artist" will get if his name gets picked in the Mayweather sweepstakes.
Come on guys, for Floyd, its only a cherry pick when he fights Top WW Contenders, Champions and Title holders who aren't with Top Rank.Comment by 4Corners on 12-29-2013
If any other fighter in the world from 140-147 fought Maidana next, it'd be considered a solid/good fight. But not for Floyd. Maidana would be better than Guerrero or Ortiz IMO, and both of those were solid fights for Mayweather.…Comment by IronDanHamza on 12-29-2013
[QUOTE=Bushbaby;14081589]That's on on Floyd. Has nothing to do with Maidana. I haven't said anything discrediting about the man. It's real simple. Now please tell me what maidana will do to bother Floyd.[/QUOTE] How the hell is it on Floyd? You…Comment by Bushbaby on 12-29-2013
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Forget Nexium and all the other pharma meds. This stuff eliminates indigestion immediately. This is a miracle product for stomach issues.
good for detox
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it's good for helping to detox, and the taste is well, it's doesn't have a real taste, so it's not dirty at all. Even nice to take. So don't let the taste be the reason not to buy it.
Good stuff
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One detail on the label is missing from the iherb product description: Proposition 65 WARNING: this product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. That chemical is stated to be LEAD on the Yerba Prima website. How much lead? The only information they give us is that it is greater than 0.5mcg/day. I would much prefer a "less than xxx" statement, please, that would be much more informative. Yerba Prima needs to do an analysis of their bentonite clay and give at least a "typical analysis" of its mineral composition, just as we see on bottles of natural mineral water. I would not have purchased this product or any bentonite clay product if I knew it contained an unspecified amount of lead. However, if they also had a stated maximum lead content or a full mineral analysis, I would consider it.
It Works
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I recently used this while doing a full body detox. The purpose of this product is to absorb the toxins and carry them out of the body. Since this isn't a result that is tangible, the only way I have to judge it is by the fact that I didn't experience the Herxheimer Reaction (flu like symptoms resulting from die off of pathogens and released toxins.) I did't experience any decrease of energy either so this tells me that it did its job well.
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I use it as a face mask and uder my arms as a detox.
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I started taking this with whole psyllium husks to clean out the candida in my body. The combination has definitely made my intestines feel better. My bowel movements are regular and natural feeling.
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Good intestinal detox, tastes fine!
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Taste is not bad at all, easy to swallow, and a great way to gently eliminate chemicals and toxic metals from the digestive tract. Good price as well. Take separately from food or supplements, as the clay will absorb whatever is taken with it.
Good way to detox
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Located 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Northwoods Mall, SpringHill Suites by Marriott Charleston N./Ashley Phosphate is within a 10-minute drive of Charleston Southern University. This 3-star hotel has 115 rooms and welcomes guests with free breakfast, an indoor pool, and free in-room WiFi. Wannamaker County Park and Whirlin' Waters Adventure Waterpark are also nearby.
Free buffet breakfast is included with your stay.
All 115 air-conditioned accommodations feature sitting areas. Guests can expect 42-inch flat-screen TVs with cable channels and pay movies, along with free WiFi and wired Internet. Beds sport premium bedding and bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries. Sofa beds, microwaves, and refrigerators are other standard amenities.
Property features
At SpringHill Suites by Marriott Charleston N./Ashley Phosphate, guests enjoy an indoor pool, a fitness center, and free WiFi in public areas. If you plan to drive, free parking is available. Staff members are on hand to provide dry cleaning/laundry services and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Additional amenities include a meeting room, a business center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
- Free buffet breakfast
- Free WiFi and wired Internet in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Indoor pool
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Charleston N./Ashley Phosphate7535 N Forest Drive North Charleston SC 29420-4279
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Hotel Amenities
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Charleston N./Ashley Phosphate features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 836 square feet (78 square meters). This North Charleston hotel also offers a terrace, barbecue grills, and coffee/tea in a common area. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Charleston N./Ashley Phosphate is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 115
- Number of floors - 4
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-in
- Laundry facilities
- Terrace
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (feet) - 836
- Conference space size (meters) - 78
- Snack bar/deli
- Smoke-free property
- Indoor pool
- Free wired high-speed Internet
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Separate sitting area
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Flat-panel TV
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- Sofa bed
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free newspaper
- Free cribs/infant beds
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Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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707 E. Yosemite
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4,500 SF · Retail For Sale
Car Wash, Gas & C-Store
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|Listing ID: 14032326
|Date Created: 10/12/2004
|Last Updated: 05/02/2005
MAKE OFFER, fell out of escrow
Price is $1,795,000 plus inventory.
Will look at offer(s).
Owner has been here for nearly 20 years.
Owner wants to retire.
Gas is about 2,000+ per day, some months as much as 80,000 gallons.
Car wash does about $30,000+ in summer and $20,000+ in winter.
Inside the store is estimated $15,000 to $20,000/month.
Property is about .43 acres (138 feet fronts Yosemite and 140 feet deep)
Store is about 1,500 sqft with walk in box.
Car wash is about 2000 sqft or more.
Must see to appreciate what owner
has done to make this a special property for a new owner.
Your gain - have money - give us a call.
Car wash, gas station and C-Store.
C-Store does NOT have a Beer and Wine license.
Owner did not want one. Its up to buyer. Can close quickly.
Owner will carry first up to 1,295,000 @ 7% (30 years due in 5 years) if buyer can come up with $500,000 down plus inventory.
Tanks & pumps are to code as of 2004. Owner has ground clearance.
Great corner setup in Manteca on busy main street.
Information is deemed reliable but not warranted.
David Neesan
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*** Property & Business ***
Near downtown Manteca and Highways 99 and 120.
From either Highway 99 or Interstate 5 take the 120 cross Highway to
the Main Street exit off Highway 120. Go North about 1 mile to Yosemite.
Turn East for about 1 mile. It will on the North side of Yosemite.
Great corner location.
Car wash, Gas station and C-Store
.43 acres (138 foot frontage on Yosemite and lot is also 140 feet deep)
Seller will finance up to one million four thousand ($1,295,000) @7% due in 5 years
as little as interest only payment ($7,554/month).
Seller will look at all cash offers subject to terms & conditions on seller.
Seller will pay to bring operation up to code if any is required at the time of closing.
Seller will bring operation up to at least 2005 standards even if escrow closes before those standards go into effect.
Call us for more information.
information is deemed reliable but is not warranted.
- Owner newly married - moving on - your gain
- Location in Manteca for Car wash, Gas station, C-Store
707 E. Yosemite, Manteca, CA 95336 (San Joaquin County)
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THE DUMBNESS OF DIVIDENDS 9 comments
Dividends are not a positive factor in deciding whether or not to own particular stocks. That's because dividends reduce the value of the underlying shares by the amount of the dividend. Suppose there exists a corporation that consists of a broken hot dog cart, with no regular place to sell hot dogs, and it has no other assets or liabilities. This company would not be worth much. But, suppose this corporation had $1 million dollars in its corporate bank account. Then, the company would be worth nearly $1 million. A person could do very well buying the company for less than $1 million, then disposing of the hot dog stand, closing the business, then withdrawing the $1 million from the bank account. But, if the current owner of this business paid out in dividends to herself the $1 million that was in the bank account, the business would be left with roughly zero value. So, the business is worth a great deal before the dividend, but not much afterward. Likewise, publicly traded stocks trade at prices set by investors' evaluation of what the company is worth. The value of any company depends on its earnings, prospects for the future, assets and liabilities. Cash is part of the assets. And each dividend paid out translates into either more borrowing or less cash on the balance sheet.
Clearly, dividends do NOT provide a cushion under the stock price, as investors have found out painfully in recent years. And their payment has further weakened many companies already suffering from declining profits.
However, paying dividends does make great sense when a financially strong company earns more than it needs to use for working capital or for its capital budget. Here, the cash would just continue to grow. An example would be Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). Better to pay out the excess cash in a dividend to shareholders (your maximum tax rate on dividends is only 15%) than to let it pile up in the company treasury while incurring the high corporate income tax rate on the interest that it earns.
Dividend payments are fine for companies that are strong, financially. Examples are: Diamond Offshore (NYSE:DO), Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Lockheed-Martin (NYSE:LMT), Lowe's (NYSE:LOW), Microsoft (MSFT), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), 3M Company (NYSE:MMM), Stryker (NYSE:SYK), Wal-Mart WMT), and Walgreen (WAG). But cash is part of a company's assets. Once paid out in a dividend, that cash is no longer part of what the company is worth. The bottom line: dividends are efficient and appropriate when companies have excess cash, but a dividend payment does not increase shareholder value because it subtracts a like amount from the what the company is worth, which is expressed in its stock price. Therefore, investors should not consider a dividend as a positive factor, in and of itself, in evaluating whether or not to own a particular stock.
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That is an interesting question. I am not aware of studies that have compared dividend-paying stocks with those do not pay dividends. Even if a difference were found, the two groups are so diverse that knowing if one group outperformed the other would not be very useful. After all, among dividend payers there are many fine companies, but many clunkers, too. Companies in decline often keep paying a dividend even as their financial situation worsens. AIG even raised its dividend a few short months before its demise in order to reassure investors. GM paid a dividend thoughout most of its many years of decline. Likewise, among non-dividend payers, there are stocks heading for oblivion, but many young, fast growing companies on their way to becoming tomorrow's dividend-paying blue chips. And don't forget success stories like Warren Buffett's Berkshire-Hathaway, which has never paid a dividend. Just knowing whether or not a company pays a dividend is, by itself, not very useful. Thanks for your comment.
> stocks over the long term?
> Maybe better run companies can consistently make profits and share
> those profits with shareholders annually?
I am not a dividend investor, however...
Your hot dog cart analogy makes a fair point – avoid investing in broken businesses with no revenues or earnings, and that are paying out the last of their cash pile. (For the record, I'd avoid eating their last hot dogs, too.)
Growing companies, growing cash flows, who grow their dividends at a rate which keeps their payout ratio relatively low (less than 40%) are the dividend investments with value. You should write an article about these companies (INTC, JNJ, etc.)
Arnold, thank you for a stimulating article about a topic I'm personally interested in (seekingalpha.com/artic...).
Will, you're right about that Buffett likes dividend paying stocks, but this is what ForMyOwnAccount wrote about this in his article Why I Hate Dividends (seekingalpha.com/insta...):
General Electric (GE) would likely be hit hard if FASB acts to extend mark-to-market accounting to loan porfolios, as is being considered. Aug 24, 2009
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In an unusual campaign, ethanol producers, corn growers and its lobbying and public relations firms have criticized and sought to alter the story, which was released to some outlets earlier and is being published online and in newspapers on Tuesday. The Agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack, told the Des Moines Register that the AP project included "a number of inaccuracies and errors." Vilsack said farmers were engaged in other conservation practices, including wetland reserve programs, wildlife habitat incentive programs and EQIP, a program that helps farmers adopt conservation practices.
The industry's efforts, which began one week before the AP project was being published and broadcast, included distributing fill-in-the-blank letters to newspapers editors that call the AP's report "rife with errors." Industry officials emailed newspapers and other media, referring to AP's report as a "smear," ''hatchet job" and "more dumpster fire than journalism."
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The economic stakes for the industry are significant. Congress is working on legislation to do away with the corn-based portion of the mandate, which required oil companies to blend billions of gallons of ethanol into their gasoline. Big Oil is pumping big money into the effort.
The Obama administration, a strong defender of biofuels, is soon expected to slightly ease the law's requirements. Overnight, such changes would eliminate a huge source of the demand for ethanol, reduce profits for farmers and ethanol producers and likely lower the price of corn.


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Most Australians know him as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, but the world has changed and a decade and a half since Imran Khan left the crease and so has his mission. Here is an excerpt from a documentary he made for English television a few years ago.
ANDREW DENTON: To talk about Pakistan, and what its current state of turmoil could mean for the world please welcome Imran Khan.
Applause and music
ANDREW DENTON: For those tuning in who think were going to talk about cricket, I should just explain that is long behind you isnt it your cricketing life?
IMRAN KHAN: Sixteen years thats the last time I played and that was in Australia.
ANDREW DENTON: And youve since sold all your memorabilia, pretty much?
IMRAN KHAN: Because I was setting up a Cancer Hospital, so I had to do a huge amount of fundraising for it. And most of it went into auctions, so yes by the time my Sons have grown up and now, I didnt realise they would love cricket, so now I have nothing to give them.
ANDREW DENTON: But you can play backyard cricket with them?
IMRAN KHAN: I do play cricket with them.
ANDREW DENTON: And you give them some chin musics and some bouncers, some of the
IMRAN KHAN: Too old for that
ANDREW DENTON: [laughs]
IMRAN KHAN: Too old for bouncers but I do try my best.
ANDREW DENTON: A lot of people here would not have been to Pakistan a lot of people watching. What is it about Pakistan that you love?
IMRAN KHAN: The two things from childhood I love about Pakistan were the mountains, the Himalayas, because all our summer holidays were spent in the mountains. Summer was very hot in the plains, so with my family and my Mother, my Sisters, my Father we used to end up in the mountains so from childhood I loved the mountainous part of Pakistan and some of the highest mountain ranges are there. And then we have, on the western rim, this wild area called tribal area of Pakistan, which still has always been autonomous, independent and it has these tribes living there who still live like as if it was wild west.
ANDREW DENTON: Id like to talk a bit about that, in fact to help people Ive got a little map here just to give some sense of where this all is in the world. Heres Pakistan, heres Afghanistan and this is the tribal area and this is the Patan region where you went in the early 90s because thats where your ancestors are from?
IMRAN KHAN: Thats right. Now the Patans live all over
ANDREW DENTON: All over yes
IMRAN KHAN: They live on this rim of Afghanistan. And all this is also Patan. But this is the tribal area where its a very, its a rugged mountainous area where theyve always lived independently and its part of Pakistan but only 40 Laws of Pakistan apply there. I mean theres no Pakistan Police there, theres no Civil Service there. They run them themselves, so its called the tribal area of Pakistan.
ANDREW DENTON: And why its relevant to what were going to talk about later is this is allegedly the area where Osama bin Laden is, certainly where a lot of the insurgents in Pakistan and Afghanistan are based. When you went there, to trace your ancestry, theres a culture of the Paten, the way of the Paten, can you explain what that is?
IMRAN KHAN: I mean no one knows where Osama Bin Laden lives. I mean you know its just an assumption. That he lives there, but I mean the mountains in Afghanistan theyre equally unexplored and rugged and he could be anywhere. It is the most rugged area, its mountain area but its very difficult to find anyone there. I mean and that and then the border of Afghanistan is two and a half thousand kilometres, and every month about 150,000 people cross over to Afghanistan and come back, because there is no border.
ANDREW DENTON: Id like to show some photos from your journey there this was in 92 and what you discovered is that pretty much everyone, all the men in the region had a rifle usually a Kalashnikov is that right?
IMRAN KHAN: Look every super power that has come there starting from Darius who was a Persian when Persians were super powers, to Alexander, to the Mongolians, to the Mongols who were a super power, to the British, to the Russians, every super power has when theyve got stuck there. Because every man is a warrior, every man is armed even now every man carries a gun. The important thing to understand is that which Ive actually tried to explain to the American Senators and Politicians, basically what theyre asking Pakistan to do, what they were in the beginning, that there was something like 800 to 1200 Al Qaeda supposedly in that tribal area, to get them they had basically theyre pushing about a million armed men towards them. Now to get 800 to 1200 people, it is the most moronic policy that theyre alienating a million men who are potential recruits to Al Qaeda.
ANDREW DENTON: I want to talk more about this in a minute and I guess what youre underlining here is as a basic military rule never make a million men with automatic rifles angry?
IMRAN KHAN: Or the common sense is to catch 800 to 1200 people you dont push people on their side, you win them over to your side for them to hand them over to you.
ANDREW DENTON: Like to talk a little bit about your family and your family background. Your Dad, Ikram, even at the height of your fame, youre still probably the most famous individual in Pakistan, and certainly when you won the World Cup you were there was hysteria around you. Your Dad was not particularly impressed by your fame was he?
IMRAN KHAN: Well he always thought that cricket was you know it was you know it was just a sport and you have to do some serious work. So he always asked me to do
IMRAN KHAN: He says why are you wasting your time playing sport all the time? You do some serious work.
ANDREW DENTON: There was an occasion where you stayed at a Hotel, and you were with your dad, and the person that ran the Hotel came to you rather distressed?
IMRAN KHAN: We came at night, and somehow the word had got round that I was there. And the next morning we were woken up the Hotel was surrounded by thousands of people, and my Father didnt know what had happened
IMRAN KHAN: He kept thinking whats going on here you know [laughs].
ANDREW DENTON: Can you tell me a bit about your Mum, Shaukat, have I pronounced that
IMRAN KHAN: Shaukat
ANDREW DENTON: Shaukat you were very close to your Mum werent you?
IMRAN KHAN: Yeah she was the greatest influence on my life.
ANDREW DENTON: Within Islamic culture the Mother holds a particular central place in the family is that right?
IMRAN KHAN: Thats right. Well the saying of our Prophet is that 'Paradise lies under the feet of the Mother'. In other words, the sacrifice of the Mother, the unconditional love of the Mother, is so much and she gives so much of her life to bringing up her children that the children then have this duty to always look after their Mother.
ANDREW DENTON: And in what way was she the greatest influence on your life?
IMRAN KHAN: In every way really, I mean first of all the unconditional love which gave me so much security in life, unconditional love sort of the feeling that whatever you do theres someone who will always love you. And I think apart from that, the values, you know she was the one who gave me very strong values in life. And even when I you know I was only 18 when I got selected to play for my country, and I was going to play in England join the Pakistan touring team in England and she only gave me permission if I finished my University education. I think that was invaluable because you know what happens in sport is that you get so single minded. But that insistence that you must finish your education was so beneficial to me, not only in cricket but in life afterwards.
ANDREW DENTON: Your Mum was struck down by cancer in 1985 and as you were seeking treatment for her you discovered a side to Pakistan that you didnt know is that right?
IMRAN KHAN: Well, it changed me in the sense that sports has, you know, that the sportsman to succeed is ruthless. There are no prizes for coming second. So you actually that compassion which human beings should is killed by sports, in the very competitive atmosphere. And so you know I was no different to other sportsmen, it was really her getting ill with cancer and then watching her in pain, there was no Cancer Hospital in Pakistan. And I think thats what changed my life because in the sense I might still have ended up sort of just playing cricket or living off cricket or its a very easy existence really. But it was actually watching that pain that made me change directions that I wanted to build a Cancer Hospital. I realised that you know if I with my resources went through this hell w watching my Mother slowly dying of cancer and watching that pain, what happens to a common man? You know, I could afford to take her abroad, but what happens to 95 per cent of the population? So thats how I started the idea of building a Hospital. And then building the Hospital changed me further. Because I realised that people with money, I went to the most expensive School in Pakistan and people with me were the richest people of the richest families. So when I wanted to collect money for the Hospital, I thought it would be very simple, I would just go in all these people I knew from School all my friends, and I will be able to collect the money. When I went to them I got a lot of encouragement, but no money. And money actually ended up coming from common people in Pakistan. You know, people who didnt have much. They were the ones who actually helped me with the Hospital.
ANDREW DENTON: Because they understood the need?
IMRAN KHAN: Not only that I think, thats why I ended up getting into Politics because I realised that we had this elite class in Pakistan which was corrupt, which was decadent, which never paid any taxes and which didnt care what happened to the common people. And the country had evolved such that the whole country only catered for a small elite. And thats why I decided that you know thats why called my Party Movement for Justice. Not just and justice was only, if you if you had money you got you could buy justice, but if you were a common man you know y you couldnt afford a Lawyer, our gaols and by the way I ended up in gaol for a week, I discovered that over 60 per cent of people in our gaols were innocent. The crime was poverty.
ANDREW DENTON: In 96 somebody set off a bomb in your Hospital that youd spent 10 years building. I cant think of a much lower act than to set off a bomb in a Cancer Hospital. Who would do that? Why would somebody do that?
IMRAN KHAN: I never quite understood why that was done you know I never understood that.
ANDREW DENTON: Do you have any idea who?
IMRAN KHAN: Well there was an investigation and we never found out who did it.
ANDREW DENTON: You directed some of your anger at Benazir Bhutto who came to visit, who offered to help rebuild it. You didnt meet her and you declined the offer of help. Why were you angry with her?
IMRAN KHAN: Well I was angry with her because her Government, for some they got, they felt threatened I wasnt still in Politics, but I also used to speak out against corruption and then in her Government in that in that second term of her Government, we were rated as the second most corrupt country in the world according to this International Organisation called Transparency International.
So, you know, I spoke out against corruption and by this time I was getting politicised because seeing the corrupt elite on one side and theres the poor people helping with the Hospital on the other side, so I also used to speak out against her. And I think she and her Husband particularly who you know whos known as 'Mr 10 per cent' and who now unfortunately is our President.
ANDREW DENTON: He might just get you to the number one spot as most corrupt
ANDREW DENTON: I mean its something.
IMRAN KHAN: He, yes. He used to be 10 per cent; we are all scared he could be 100 per cent now.
IMRAN KHAN: But anyway so they started making it difficult for me to collect money. The people owned the Hospital. It wasnt built by one person, the entire country contributed to it and so it was such euphoria when it opened. And a few months later this bomb goes off, so there was it was like a National tragedy and so she wanted to just you know, her Husband particularly wanted to come and cash in. So thats why I didnt want them to have that opportunity.
ANDREW DENTON: The Movement for Justice Party, your Party, you eventually got a seat in Parliament. The fact that you got one seat was that because of your celebrity? Was it because people didnt want to hear the message against corruption? Why were you not able to be more effective in gaining representation?
IMRAN KHAN: Well the first election went which I fought was you know our Party was only five months old. The second election which I fought was when General Musharraf had taken over. Now he offered me to be his Prime Minister, but I real and I supported Musharraf in the beginning and then I realised that he was a conman. That he had he you know he had this art of faking sincerity
ANDREW DENTON: Doesnt that go with the job?
IMRAN KHAN: Yes, but he conned me I mean I was completely taken by him. And it took me a couple of years to discover that he was a total conman, and I had been taken for a ride. All he wanted to do was to be in power and used all these slogans to get our support and I never, I mean I didnt want to be a Prime Minister of some military dictator.
ANDREW DENTON: Mm. You mentioned you were briefly in gaol at the end of last year as Musharraf cracked down on those who were agitating for civil rights, and you went on a hunger strike and there were protests including in London and your former Wife Jemima was one of those who made a public protest. I infer from that even though you were divorced a few years ago, that you and she still have a strong connection?
IMRAN KHAN: Well I mean normally you know divorces are very acrimonious. Divorces can be, you know, cause such bitterness amongst couples that they never speak to each other, or they hate each other. In our case it was a different type of divorce, because it was just that after a while, both of us realised she couldnt live in Pakistan.
ANDREW DENTON: Because?
IMRAN KHAN: Because firstly its very difficult to live away from where youve grown up, its one of the and especially if you if you are as comfortable and the way she was in England people do migrate, but in her case it was just she had wonderful her family, friends, social life everything and so to move from that is difficult anyway. I mean in any for instance London was a second home to me. Some of my oldest friends are in London. I could never live in London. If someone told me to live outside Pakistan, I cant. So it that was, we reached a conclusion after a while, she couldnt live there, I couldnt live anywhere else and there was nothing really we could do about it. And so, you know, when we did divorce it was obviously a very painful experience. But it was not bitter, there was no anger towards each other.
ANDREW DENTON: Which is a great model for the children too?
IMRAN KHAN: And yes and so for the children too although you know whatever happens I mean children do suffer in a divorce.
ANDREW DENTON: Before you were put in gaol, you were briefly on the run and you recorded a message, a three minute long message, which was released to the media. I want to show a little excerpt of that.
Showing excerpt
ANDREW DENTON: Now you said you believe that America is impotent in the war on terror why is that?
IMRAN KHAN: Well, you know, terror is an idea. You dont fight an idea with a conventional Army. To win a war on terror you have to win the hearts and minds of people. If the people from whom, from where the terrorists are operating from. If you win their hearts and mind and get them on your side, youll win the war. If those people start regarding the terrorists as freedom fighters, history has told us that you cant win the war.
ANDREW DENTON: 86 per cent of Pakistanis see Osama Bin Laden according to Polls as a hero. Many Pakistanis, and many in the world of Islam, believe that the war on terror is a war on Islam. Is that also your belief?
IMRAN KHAN: The masses in the entire Muslim world, not Pakistan, the majority think that the war on terror is a war on Islam. Its the way the US has conducted the war. Im here someone sitting here from day One opposed it. We all supported the US on 911, everyone. I mean I was being in Politics I can tell you from the right to the left, whether they were religious people or whether they were secular, everyone supported the US. Because everyone felt there was a terrorist attack on the US and we should help them. Its the way the war on terror was fought that the US began to alienate the public opinion in the Muslim world.
ANDREW DENTON: What was it about the way it was conducted?
IMRAN KHAN: Well firstly bombing of Afghanistan. I mean if Afghanistan had suffered because of a cold war between the US and the Soviets. 1.3 million Afghans have died out of a population of 50 million and the country was devastated. Now if Al Qaeda was the enemy why hit the Taliban?
ANDREW DENTON: Was there not sufficient evidence at the time however that the Taliban were shielding the people responsible for the 911 attacks?
IMRAN KHAN: The Taliban consistently said that you give us evidence and we will hand you over, over Osama. Im not trying to defend the Taliban, because the Taliban were an embarrassment to us Muslims, because their brand of Islam was embarrassing to any educated Muslim, but there was to, you have to be fair they were not terrorists, they no Taliban was involved in any terrorist activity. I mean they were medieval people. They were semi literate people who didnt know a world existed outside Kabul or Afghanistan.
ANDREW DENTON: In the second Presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama, both men stated very firmly their belief that America is the greatest good force for good in the world. How do you respond to that?
IMRAN KHAN: Well [sigh] yeah you know, America encompasses all sorts of public opinions. You know, I mean I most of the Americans now agree with me. What I thought of George Bush then, majority of the Americans think of that him right now.
ANDREW DENTON: Could you summarise that in three words?
IMRAN KHAN: Well put it this way, hes not very clever.
IMRAN KHAN: And hes completely, I mean his, what he has done to the world, you know it I just the bloodletting. I mean Ill just give you an example of his war on terror. I hes spent something like almost a trillion dollars. The estimates are that anything up to a million people have died and what he has done is has he made the world a safer place? In my opinion hes made the world a far more dangerous place. These are now nurseries for future terrorists.
ANDREW DENTON: Barack Obama said in the Presidential debate, the second one that in response to a question about America breaching Pakistans sovereignty to fight terrorists, he said that if we had evidence that there was Osama Bin Laden whether or not Pakistan wanted to co operate we would go in there and go after him. How does that sort of unilateral action play in Pakistan?
IMRAN KHAN: For four years the Americans have been using these drones to do missile attacks in Pakistan. What has it produced? It has produced more terrorists, its produced more hatred. It has rather than killing these militants, its multiplying the militants. Pakistan is paying the price for this because what happens, the Americans send the drone from Afghanistan which kills people in the Pakistan tribal area. What do the tribals do? They then attack the Pakistan Army. More Pakistani soldiers have died today than American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq put together.
ANDREW DENTON: You talk about an army that is now starting to crack under the pressure its been put under. What is to stop that wave of fundamental thought, that radical thought sweeping through the army and the nuclear arsenal it controls?
IMRAN KHAN: None of the political parties today who are in Pakistan, everyone has a consensus that the nuclear program should be kept safe, not because we are worried that it will fall in fundamentalists hands, because in Pakistan it gives us safety from a neighbour which is seven times our size, where weve had three wars against India. So the fear is that, you know, if we are without a nuclear program, theres a nuclear armed India seven times our size, its exactly the reason why Israel has a nuclear arsenal, because its surrounded by hostile neighbours much more in numbers. Its exactly the fear that Pakistanis have and thats why there is a consensus in the political spectrum from the right to the left, that the nuclear program must be secured.
ANDREW DENTON: The hatred towards America seems so deep and widespread in Pakistan, do you see a new man in the White House changing anything?
IMRAN KHAN: In Pakistan the US was always loved. It was Britain which was hated because of the Colonial past, because, you know people felt that you know there were Colonials who exploited us and theres always resentment against the Colonials. Im not sure you in Australia, when England and Australia play again.
IMRAN KHAN: You know, you know what you do, you all what. I mean when we won the World Cup here playing against England, the whole crowd was supporting us.
IMRAN KHAN: And I know it was because of the Colonial past.
ANDREW DENTON: Can I just say two words, Five Nil Ashes.
IMRAN KHAN: So but you know US was never hated in Pakistan. Its just that since 9:11 the way the whole thing has gone and I think that, well Im hoping that the right man comes in Washington.
ANDREW DENTON: And who would that be?
IMRAN KHAN: And I wont say the right man in front of you but I think, Im sure all of you will agree with me who the right man should be.
IMRAN KHAN: I think that they will change at the point.
ANDREW DENTON: Sarah Palin.
IMRAN KHAN: Shes got a great smile I must say.
IMRAN KHAN: Im not sure about her other views.
ANDREW DENTON: The decision of the Australian Cricket Team not to tour in Pakistan, which is now listed as one of the most dangerous countries in the world do you understand that?
IMRAN KHAN: I can understand that but having said that I also know that cricketers would never be under any threat from terrorists. Reason is that the terrorists rely on support from the masses because thats where they get their recruits and cricket is a game which is so loved and theres such passion in Pakistan, that the terrorists know that if a cricket match is bombed, theyve had it. I mean the public will just turn against them.
ANDREW DENTON: Pakistani Politics is a dangerous game. You havent had bodyguards in the past but you must know that as an outspoken critic that you are in the firing line as well. Have you considered or thought much about the possibility that your sons, who are still young, may grow up without you?
IMRAN KHAN: There are millions of ways of dying. You know we somehow think that there are some guarantees in life, that we will always live forever. The fear of anything, failure, losing your livelihood, or fear of death should never come in the way of you achieving your objectives or your goals in life. I have no fear of dying, you know. I dont have bodyguards, I will, I never intend to have bodyguards, because its just such an intrusion on my privacy, you know, to have someone with a gun walking beside you.
ANDREW DENTON: If its of any comfort, I will offer my services as your body double.
IMRAN KHAN: Then I would be more worried about you.
ANDREW DENTON: Fair enough. Your two boys, Sulaiman and Qasim they live mostly with their mother in England so the- theyre growing up in two cultures, is that an advantage do you think?
IMRAN KHAN: I think so, you know. I benefited so much from going to university in England and then spending 18 summers of my life in England playing professional cricket because your horizons broaden, you have a better understanding of human beings. You know, this ignorance about other cultures is what creates this racism. I mean racism is this a typical product of ignorance of other human beings and us and them.
ANDREW DENTON: What would you say to a suicide bomber? If you met a young man who you knew who was intent on giving to the cause he believed in that way, what would you say?
IMRAN KHAN: Hatred and desperation is what creates these suicide bombers. Its got nothing to do with religion. The roots of terrorism lie in politics. Osama bin Laden when he was interviewed by Robert Fisk in his book, he asked him what why was he so angry against the US the three reasons he cited, number one, US support for Israel. Number two, the US support for the Saudi monarchy and at the time, number three, US troops in Saudi Arabia. All three political reasons. So he might use Islamic terms but the root cause always is political. So to find solutions for terrorism and religion is barking up the wrong tree.
ANDREW DENTON: Youre here for the Commercial Radio Awards, now I dont have this image of you listening to Australian FM breakfast radio on shortwave from Pakistan.
ANDREW DENTON: How does that fit into your universe?
IMRAN KHAN: Well you know when I was here I played a season for NSW, long time ago, almost 25 years ago.
ANDREW DENTON: That was a good season.
IMRAN KHAN: We woo- yeah
IMRAN KHAN: We won everything. But I remember, I used to love Australian radio. It was all sort of, you know in the morning we were all full of life and good morning and all this and remember Dennis Lillee one morning calling me up and I was half asleep, it was part of this thing you know he was saying, Hello this is Dennis Lillee, I didnt realise I was on the radio, you know. Anyway I used to love that and so they invited me, its a great honour to be here.
ANDREW DENTON: It seems to me you youve chosen a hard and honourable path, does a small part of you sometimes wish that you werent instead in the commentary box with Chapelly and Greggy signing cricket bats and going on endlessly about the good old days?
IMRAN KHAN: I made it my point in my life that the past was never to live in, it was only to learn from and move on so I, when I left cricket I took a conscious decision that I would never go back into cricket again. The only time I go back to cricket is when I run out of money and I need to do some commentary to sort of make enough money to pay my bills, otherwise Id never go back into cricket.
ANDREW DENTON: Do you believe that one day youll be Prime Minister of Pakistan?
IMRAN KHAN: I have never had any doubt that I will one day become the Prime Minister.
AUDIENCE MAN: Yes you will, he will.
IMRAN KHAN: But I was already offered the Prime Ministership but the Prime Minister I want to be is the one who can then make a change in the country. You can only make a change if you have the support you have the big public mandate, to fight the tiny vested interest that is very powerful and controls the resources, you can only defeat it if the public is standing next to you. No one has ever done it in my country. Everyone who has come into power in my country has aligned themselves with the establishment. And I would never want to be a Prime Minister whos just there like a ceremonial Prime Minister because I already, God has been kind to me, I have more than I have asked for. I have everything and more and so the only reason I would want to be in power is if I can change my country.
ANDREW DENTON: I wish you well, Imran Khan thank you.


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Have you met my Rosey? She's a feisty, protective, loyal,
my, my daughter Em's best friend.
While Rosey is a great little girl, she has a sensitive stomach. And we know all about what to feed her NOT to feed her but still, not all treats agree with her.
Remember my review on Clean + Green Pet Stain Remover? Well, we use the stain Remover a lot to clean up after her if she eats anything that doesn't agree with her, including store bought treats.
There is one commercial brand of treats she likes but it's not cheap. So, while we were baking cookies for humans about a month ago, I decided to experiment with making Rosey's treats.
And guess what? She LOVES these Peanut Butter Nuggets and she doesn't throw up! I substituted peanut butter with soy butter once and she was ok with them too. I just have to make sure I don't give her too many because it's rich in oils from EVOO and flax seeds. Learned it the smelly way. 🙁 There is no salt or sugar in these; dogs don't need them. And I make sure to give her only about 3-4 pieces a day since she only weighs about 13 lbs. I purposely made them small bite sizes but you can make them into any size or shapes you'd like, depending on the size of your furry kids.
On a side note, this is the discussion I had with Em while making them.
Me: Oh, maybe we can make a doggie bone shaped mold. I think I saw a tutorial somewhere using soda cans.
Em: NO!!! No soda cans. No BPA for Rosey!!
Ouch! What. was. I. thinking??!?? … suggesting BPA lined soda cans for our pooch!! I mean, I would have picked one out of a neighbor's recycling bin but still, to think to use it to make a mold for Rosey! What a horror! Guilty as charged! *Walking away with tail tucked between my legs*
Anyway, after being slapped on the wrist by my sixteen year old, we used an old olive oil bottle cap to stamp out the circles. Then, Em pinched the edges in, to make little flower shapes. We even made heart shaped ones out of measuring spoon set we had. And even the bits and pieces were baked.
Homemade Peanut Butter Doggie Treats Recipe
*I don't write 'organic' on my ingredients, in general, because I assume you know I always mean organic. Pets are part of our family so why not use organic ingredients for them too?
- 1 C. Flour
- 1/2 C Flax Seeds – rich in Omega-3
- 1/2 C Oat – fiber
- 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 C Peanut Butter or Soy Butter – actual nuts are not good for dogs but butters are good
- 1/2 C Milk
- 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
- 1 Large Egg and the shell – shells are rich in calcium
- Beat the egg in a large bowl and set aside the shells.
- Add Flax Seeds, Oats, and the egg shells into a blender and pulse well until all are incorporated and blended. The mixture will get a little moist since flax seeds will release oil. Scrape down the side and make sure oats are grounded and blended in well. Why the egg shells? Egg shells are great for dogs since they are rich in calcium!
- Add the remaining ingredients to the large bowl with the egg and mix together well with a wooden spoon.
- Turn on the oven to 350°F
- Once all the ingredients are well mixed in, knead the dough on a cutting board until all the dried ingredients are well mixed in.
- Roll out the dough with a rolling pin and stamp out the desired shapes on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- You know they are done, when the treats are hard.
- Stored treats in a glass container with a tight lid should last about a month or so. And if you wish, label the jar so humans in the house don't eat them. Ingredients are safe for human consumption but whether they'd like the taste or not, that's another story. Besides, it wouldn't be fair to your pooch if humans ate their snack.
Warning: Uncontrollable panting, excessive whimpering, barking, begging, and targeted attack on the holder of the treats by your furry kid is a normal sign. Proceed with caution when giving treats and as always, watch for signs of "overindulgence" in the post-gastronomic product.
In other words, don't blame me if you have to clean up mushy poop after giving into your pooch's uncontrollable desire to finish a whole bowl of these treats.
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Lysa TerKeurst, bestselling author and Proverbs 31 Ministries president, wants her First 5 app to get Christians into the habit of reaching for the Word before giving the world their full attention — and it seems many women are eager to do just that.
"When social media and email are the first things we look at in the morning, our hearts get set on busyness and wrapped up in the shouts of the world. I want to equip women to truly put God first — to truly give Him the first moments of their day — through this app," TerKeurst said in a statement shared with The Christian Post.
The First 5 app triggered more than 100,000 downloads within the first two days of it being made available and "hit (No. 2) in the Lifestyle app category in the Apple store," according to a representative for TerKeurst's nonprofit women-focused Proverbs 31 Ministries and Crowd Hub, the California tech firm that helped bring the free devotional app to life. CP was informed that First 5, available since July 20, had been downloaded more than 200,000 times as of Monday afternoon. more >>
The Billy Graham Center for Evangelism at Wheaton College and LifeWay Research began a one-year partnership Wednesday to further perfect efforts to evangelize at home and abroad.
Part of this partnership will involve the appointment of Ed Stetzer, head of LifeWay Research, to the position of senior fellow at the Billy Graham Center.
Laurie Fortunak Nichols, spokeswoman for the Billy Graham Center, told The Christian Post that the two entities have "a similar mission to see Christ's Church better equipped to engage in Gospel witness." more >>
A 12-year-old girl who survived a 30 foot fall three years ago now says that she sat on Jesus' lap in heaven while unconscious. Her experience and remarkable recovery are being published in a new book titled Miracles from Heaven.
The Mirror reports that Annabel Wilson Beam somehow survived the accident three years ago without an injury, to the astonishment of doctors. The incident occurred in December 2011 when the young girl was playing outside the family's Texas home with her two sisters and slipped and fell inside a hollowed out cottonwood tree.
"She hit her head three times on the way down, which is consistent with the findings of an MRI scan," said her mother, Christy Wilson Beam. more >>
Nashville, Tennessee-based LifeWay Christian Resources is in the process of removing literature from bookstore shelves that focus on "heaven tourism," or stories purportedly based on the accounts of people who claim to have visited heaven.
Marty King, director of communications for LifeWay, told The Christian Post that the move was decided upon last summer.
"We stopped re-ordering heaven visitation resources last summer. All remaining such items have been removed from our stores and website, and will not be replenished," King said. "We have more work to do aligning the LifeWay Retail Division with LifeWay's vision and values, so we covet your prayers as we continue to provide trustworthy biblical solutions for life." more >>
Nine out of 10 Evangelicals say that the Scripture has no impact on their views toward immigration reform, according to a poll released Wednesday. The poll similarly found that nearly seven in 10 Evangelicals have never been encouraged by their church to reach out to immigrants.
The Christian polling organization LifeWay Research surveyed 1,000 Evangelicals on their attitudes toward immigration reform for the Evangelical Immigration Table and World Relief. The poll found that 61 percent of Evangelicals favor immigration reform that will provide a path toward citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Meanwhile, 86 percent of Evangelicals said they favor greater border security and 88 percent said immigration reform should uphold "the rule of law."
Although the two-thirds of Evangelicals said they want Congress to act on immigration reform before the end of the year, only 12 percent said their views on immigration reform were influenced by biblical principles. Evangelicals' views on immigration reform are more likely to be influenced by relationships with immigrants (17 percent), friends and family (16 percent) and the media (16 percent), than the Bible. more >>
An annual conference focused on the needs and interests of international Christian media professionals is expected to bring thousands to Nashville, Tennessee this week.
Overseen by the organization National Religious Broadcasters, the conference is scheduled to begin Monday and continue with various events until Thursday.
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Vulture: Your One-Stop Blog for Oscar Night
We've got live-blogs! We've got slideshows!By Amos Barshad
We've got live-blogs! We've got slideshows!By Amos Barshad
'Vogue' will help her pick an outfit this time.By Amy Odell
The days when one movie would gobble up all the major awards have gone the way of the economy.By Tom Shone
"A Price Waterhouse assistant told him this was the biggest final day haul of ballots in their history."By Lane Brown
Turns out James Cameron got Tantra right.By Lindsay Robertson
Chartier's e-mail to soldier filing lawsuit is even stranger than the now-infamous anti-'Avatar' message.By Josh Duboff
Forget the winners — what about the speeches, the tuxes, the grudges, and the inexplicable gaffes? That's where Vulture's Oscar Odds come in.By Dan Kois
Plus: fun tiebreakers!By Amos Barshad
Mmm, 'District 9.'By Edith Zimmerman
"If they want to poke fun at 'Avatar' Sunday, that's okay by me."By Lane Brown
Which nominee from last year is hawking TV dinners?By Lane Brown
After seven months of gala outfits, which new starlet is likely to outshine the other at the Oscars?By The Fug Girls
Best Picture race is too close to call! Exciting!By Josh Duboff
David Edelstein on the Oscar race in the contemporary era.By David Edelstein
Remember, John Hughes will have his own tribute.By Lane Brown
Your complete guide to these surprisingly popular — and tough to call — nominees.By Bilge Ebiri
On the guest list: a dog with a beret!By Lane Brown
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On Tap Today: All things Chesney, and a bit of Bilbo
It's a rare sound indeed: a country music concert at Miller Park. The stadium hasn't played host to any full-scale concert since 2010, but now country stages a comeback when Kenny Chesney's "No Shoes Nation" tour stops there Saturday.
If your memories grow dim about how the park's concert experience works, we're here to help. We give you a look at how Chesney changed country music. If you think you already know all this, we offer a quiz you can take on Chesney, one of country's music's biggest stars. And your score is...? Never mind. We also provide a practical guide to enjoying the Chesney show. »Read Full Blog Post
Downtown Books turns the page after move
When Keith Pajot was forced to move Downtown Books Bought & Sold in 2011, he worried that the store would not survive.
Two years later, after opening two new locations and making a major online push, the business is thriving, leaving Pajot optimistic about local independent book selling. »Read Full Article(6)
Hank the Brewers dog OK after surgery; headed to disabled list
Hank the Brewers dog was recovering Tuesday after having surgery.
Tyler Barnes, Milwaukee Brewers vice president of communications, said in an email Tuesday that Hank is on "dog bed rest" for the time being after being neutered. »Read Full Article(34)
For Chortek, theater and its lighting were the real scene
Doris Chortek found the world of theater at Shorewood High School, and it stayed with her throughout her life. She helped found the old Fred Miller Theatre — precursor to the Milwaukee Rep — and worked in the early days of television.
But for Chortek, the real action was behind the scenes. Production and lighting — those were her real loves in the theater. »Read Full Article
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Comedian Tracy Morgan returning to Milwaukee for May 15 show
Former "30 Rock" and "Saturday Night Live" star Tracy Morgan brings his stand-up act back to the Pabst Theater for an 8 p.m. show May 15.
Morgan's latest comedy special, "Tracy Morgan: Bona Fide," debuts on Comedy Central April 20. »Read Full Article(2)
Purple Door Ice Cream's shop opens today in Walker's Point
Today is the first day ice cream lovers can head to Purple Door Ice Cream's counter in Walker's Point for a scoop or a sundae. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
On Tap Today: Gary Numan, Fuel and Brewers Opening Night Game (No Fooling)
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Awakening the Sleepy Island of Burano
The houses on Burano, a fishermen's island in the north of the Venetian Lagoon, are blue, red, pink, yellow and green. According to a legend, the local fishermen used to paint the facades with brilliant colors in order to recognize their homes from a distance at sea. According to others, the different colors served simply to show where one property ended and another began. Still, each home remains recognizable, even from a small boat far out into the harbor.
After docking at Burano, quiet welcomes the visitor to a 21-hectare village where there are no cars. A labyrinth of tiny roads, which are called calli, corti and fondamenta, weaves around the multicolored buildings. On the wall of an alley, a faded sign reads "Corte dei Vegneri." But on Burano, no one identifies places by their actual names. Instead, this little street is commonly known as "Campiello delle Gemelle," after the twin sisters who once lived there. On the left stands a small, three-floor townhouse-style building, with an azure facade—the newly purchased home of the architect Sandro Bisà.
For Mr. Bisà, who has rented property on Burano for nearly a decade, buying a fisherman's house and moving his wife and son over from Genoa were the logical next steps.
The architect's house is a mid-19th-century building, in the simple style of most of the others on the island. The locals used to paint a band of white around their windows and doors to mimic the traditional white Istrian stone frames, which border the windows in the more affluent, neighboring city of Venice.
On Campiello delle Gemelle, the white-framed front door of Mr. Bisà's house opens into a kitchen, which hosts a characteristically large fireplace, or fogher, as its centerpiece. An old staircase travels up to another two floors, consisting of one bedroom each. The rooms' windows overlook Burano's leaning, red-brick bell tower, which seems a humble version of the campanile in St. Mark's Square in Venice.
Mr. Bisà, 38 years old, was born in Venice, but since university he has studied and worked in Holland, Spain and Germany. His architecture team, Limesland, is officially based in Berlin, but he has always commuted between Germany and Italy. Since 2002, he and his business partner, Tiberio Scozzafava-Jaeger, have rented a house on Burano, which serves both as home and as office. "If you can work remotely from home, why shouldn't you live in a place like this?" Mr. Bisà says.
In their pad—surrounded by maps of the ancient lagoon, Mac computers, essays by Le Corbusier and building-code books, the two partners are busily working on a plan to turn the quiet island into an albergo diffuso, a hotel spread throughout the village. The idea is to convert many of Burano's former fishermen houses into accommodation for tourists.
The project is being engineered by Prosecco company Bisol, and Mr. Bisà is in charge of selecting the houses to buy and renovate. The team began the search last August and has already secured 10 properties. The aim is to purchase 60 in total. To begin refurbishing the properties, the company expects to obtain planning permission from the municipality after the summer.
Bisol CEO Gianluca Bisol says his company plans to invest €10 million in the albergo diffuso, and is looking for investors to contribute another €40 million. The current project follows Bisol's venture Venissa, a luxury restaurant and six-room inn that opened last year on the tiny island of Mazzorbo, which is connected to Burano by a small footbridge. "Venissa has already improved Burano's way of life, bringing cultural events and new and interesting people," Mr. Bisà says. The new concept of the albergo diffuso, he adds, will allow tourists to become part of the cultural fabric of Burano, rather than day-trip consumers.
"Every day, waves of visitors arrive [to Burano] by ferryboats. They look around, have lunch and go away, without leaving anything behind. By night, the island dies," Mr. Bisà says. The architect loves Burano's romantic quiet, but he admits there are some drawbacks. "Often, on a small island you end up knowing everyone," he laments.
In the past few decades, Burano's traditional businesses, fishing and lace-making, have declined, and many locals have moved to the mainland. In the 1970s, there were between 7,000 and 8,000 inhabitants of the island—a number that has now dropped to 3,000.
"Burano is dealing with a demographic emergency," says Matteo Regazzo, Venice's municipal councillor for Burano, whose family has been living on the island for generations. "Surely Bisol's project will have positive sides, bringing tourism and work. On the other hand, if there is tourism and no locals, beauty by itself is meaningless."
On a sunny afternoon on Burano's main road, via Baldassare Galuppi, named after an 18th-century local composer, people wearing shorts and caps look at a shop selling postcards, gondolier hats and merletti, the needle lace traditionally produced here. The street opens into a piazza with a statue portraying Galuppi at its center. The composer's gray eyes stare at the main attraction, the recently renovated Lace Museum.
From the square, a series of calli lead to a court under repair, dominated by a white three-story house with a small statue of St. Mary on the windowsill. On the door, a sign reads "Vendesi" (For Sale). A few meters away, there is another "Vendesi," and then another one. Mr. Bisà estimates that between 70 and 80 of the almost 1,500 houses on Burano are currently for sale.
The average price for a property here, depending on whether a home has been refurbished or not, ranges between €3,415 to €4,465 per square meter, according to the Italian private institute of economic research Nomisma. That can easily be twice that of a property on the mainland, making selling a good deal for many of the island's longtime families.
"Burano does not have hotels and nothing forbids turning empty houses into tourists' residences, as long as the project is respectful of the morphology of the island and of the Venetian lagoon," says Roberto Panciera, Venice's town councillor for tourism.
Currently, public transportation connects Burano to Venice in about 45 minutes. There aren't any direct public connections from Venice's airport to the island. "Slow regions (places that are hard to reach) are becoming more and more charming for tourists, who feel connected to traditions" Mr. Regazzo says. "But what locals really need are faster transport. If reaching the mainland and Venice were easier, Burano would be the most beautiful place in the world to live."
The multicolored houses, Mr. Regazzo continues, are still the most picturesque view on Burano. "People are what make Burano unique," he says. "Its inhabitants love their houses, they still paint them, and they take care of them. They are what make the difference."


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MIAMI - LeBron James hit the shot to tie the game late, provided the defensive stop to send it to overtime, knocked down another huge three to start the final rally, set up Chris Bosh for a jumper to tie it again in overtime and then handed off to Dwyane Wade for the winner.
All in a night's work. LeBron talked at length about the plays he and his teammates made to scratch out a 93-91 overtime victory Saturday against the Indiana Pacers.
LeBron also discussed the key plays he made down the stretch to send it to overtime with a big 3-pointer, a possession that included four passes until a teammate found him spotted up in the corner.
And finally - because he knew the question was going to come - LeBron said it doesn't matter to him whether he shoots or passes. He's all about making game-winning plays. Period.


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A multiple pregnancy can make morning sickness worse during the first months of pregnancy. You can treat your symptoms at home, unless you have become dehydrated or are not getting enough to eat because of vomiting.
Learn the signs of preterm labor. They may include:
- Cramping similar to menstrual cramps.
- Abdominal cramps, possibly with diarrhea.
- Contractions of your uterus that don't go away, about 4 or more in 20 minutes or about 8 or more within 1 hour.
- Pressure in your lower back, especially if it comes and goes.
- An increase in your usual amount of vaginal discharge.
Call your health professional immediately if you have symptoms of preterm labor.
Call your health professional or go to the hospital if you begin bleeding from the vagina or if your water breaks.
Self-care for multiple pregnancy
If you are pregnant with twins or more, it's important to:
- Get enough nutritious calories, folic acid, iron, and calcium to nourish you and your babies (fetuses).
- Avoid things that could hurt your babies, such as:
- Reduce your physical activity. Most doctors will recommend that you stop physically demanding exercise after 24 weeks of a multiple pregnancy. Talk to your doctor about walking or swimming.
- Get plenty of rest, especially after the 24th week of pregnancy.
- Consider whether you need to change your daily work activities, based on how well your pregnancy is going. Be sure to follow any advice to reduce your activity level.
- See your health professional often. Beginning in the 20th week of pregnancy, you may be checked every other week. Beginning at the 30th week, you may be checked more often.
For more information on what to expect during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth, see the topic Pregnancy.
After the babies are born
Coping. Having a multiple pregnancy and caring for two or more infants at the same time can be overwhelming and exhausting. Lack of sleep, the increased amount of work, less personal time, and trouble maintaining the home are common sources of frustration for parents of multiple infants.
With multiple newborns to care for, it is common to feel frustrated or guilty about not managing your life as easily as before. This is normal. Get extra help for as long as possible after your babies are born. Rest as often as you can during the day. Accept help from friends and family. They can bring meals, go grocery shopping, do household chores, or care for your children while you take some time for yourself.
Some women feel sad or depressed after having twins or more. If you feel depressed for longer than 2 weeks or if you have troubling or dangerous thoughts, see your health professional. It is important that you get treatment. For more information, see the topic Postpartum Depression.
Consider joining a support group for parents of twins or more. Sharing your experience with other people who are in a similar situation may help you with the demands of caring for your babies. For more information, see the Other Places to Get Help section of this topic.
Breast-feeding? Breast-feeding more than one baby can be challenging, but it helps to build the bond between you and each baby. It gives your babies excellent health benefits. If you plan to breast-feed your babies, seek out support and information from your health professional, the hospital, or a lactation consultant before and after the birth. For more information, see Breast-Feeding and Bottle-Feeding.
Parenting. Look for your new babies' personality differences and help them build their own identities over time. Give each of your children time alone with you. If you have an older child or children, schedule individual time with them too.


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Found this old story that is somewhat interesting ... they called it 'gossip' so take it with a grain of salt:
The End of Episode III
Mon, Nov 04, 02 03:14:31 PM EST
Apparently Lucas has mooted the idea of having a semi-hopeful ending on EIII. How would that be possible you ask? Something big is being built (the audience would know it as the Deathstar) but unlike the one in ROJ it is far from operational. The original group of Rebels attack it and blow it up. This actually begins the Rebellion - I'm supposing that this is after the Jedi are disbanded. The Rebels go into hiding immediately after that.
*OFFICIAL THREAD* Death Star & EpIII
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Funding bid for World War One ship
Published 25/12/2012 | 09:35
Major additional funding is being sought to turn the Belfast-based First World War warship HMS Caroline into a spectacular new tourist attraction.
Just weeks after the announcement of a £1 million grant to save the light cruiser falling into disrepair, there is confirmation of an application being lodged with the Heritage Lottery Fund to finance a massive restoration programme.
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) and the Northern Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment is seeking the money to secure the ship's long-term future as another world-class floating museum in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. A decision is expected in April.
Built in Merseyside in 1914, HMS Caroline is the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland - the First World War's longest and most strategically important sea battle - and the only time the full German and British navies engaged directly.
It also went into action during the Second World War as a key base for operations to protect the North Atlantic convoys from U-boat attack. Since 1945, it has been based in Belfast as a static drill ship before being decommissioned two years ago.
Professor Dominic Tweddle, director general of NMRN, said the initial £1.097 million grant was a vital first step in saving the ship.
But a successful second application for funding is essential to secure its future and provide a unique shared space in which its history will reflect that of the city and Northern Ireland and people from both sides of the community who fought and died in both world wars.
Restoration work, which is due to be completed in time for the centenary of the Battle of Jutland in 2016, will also involve building meeting and conference rooms.
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said a successful funding application would develop Caroline into a high-quality visitor attraction. There will be state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities to give visitors a better understanding and interpretation of what happened during the two wars, especially the Battle of Jutland.
Captain John Rees, HMS Caroline's project director, said: "Although detailed plans are still be to developed, the audio-visual experience will give visitors a feel of what the war at sea was really like a century ago."
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