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During this festive season, we're all pressed for time—especially when it comes to prepping for a get-together at your place. HGTV expert designer Blanche Garcia shares quick and easy ways to prime any size space for the ultimate party.
Crowd Control2 of 12
When considering the logistics of your bash, think about two things: the type of party and your space. If space is tight, then Garcia says to consider inviting friends over in shifts. "The party could be four hours long, but people come at different times." Don't be afraid to rethink your plan of a sit-down dinner. "It can be buffet style or passed hors d'oeuvres or just cocktails. It doesn't have to be everything and all at once."
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So what is the ideal number of people to invite? Garcia says it's all about seating. "Look at your available seating and multiply that by two or three. So if you have 10 seats, then you can host 20 to 30 people." Remember, this is a party at your home, not a nightclub, so people want to sit and relax. "If your home can't hold a lot of people, then build that type of party where it's more about being cozy and casual," she says, suggesting big floor cushions and a "no shoes" rule.
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Making a space look bigger than it actually is can be tricky. Garcia says most people think that small furniture will make a room look larger, but it's actually the exact opposite. Clear out the little side tables and extra pieces in favor of the larger elements. "I'd rather see people take out the little pieces and just keep the big pieces in a room, if they do anything."
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Differentiate your holiday party from the rest. Instead of opting for the traditional color schemes or kitschy decor, Garcia suggests breaking out of the mold. "Yellow is a big color this season, and peacock blues," says Garcia, who prefers DIY decor rather than store-bought items. "Being more creative in your decorating will make all the difference."
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Prepare your entryway for guests. While many people forget this small detail, it can make a big difference. "Make sure that you have some sort of coat area or rack," she says. Whether you hang hooks or clear out a hall closet, creating a mini-mudroom will help alleviate congestion when guests arrive.
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Whether you have a studio apartment or a good-sized home, the bathroom is always a busy area during any party. Ideally, Garcia says, two bathrooms are better than one, but if you only have the one, then get creative. "Make a little sign that people can flip to 'occupied' or 'not occupied' so that no one is confused or standing at the door waiting. Plus, it makes it interactive and not so frustrating."
Hot Spots8 of 12
Not surprisingly, guests like to congregate around food, says Garcia, so keep that area as wide open as possible. "If you have a kitchen, then put the food in the middle of the island," she says. "If you're going to put food in the living room, then make sure there are seating moments somewhere so that people can sit down near the food while still talking," she adds of clustering two or three seats together.
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"Lighting is really important. Don't have everything blaring like a stadium, but instead put tea lights or softer candles in places, you build moments in various locations," says Garcia. Bright lights make a space look very stark and one-note. "But different layers of lights make the room look bigger because you're creating depth."
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Creating a designated area for drinks away from the food will prevent crowding, but there's no need to go out and buy a bar cart. Use what you have. "If you only have a folding table, then you can put a nice tablecloth over it and create a bar with floral arrangement and candles." Consider making the kitchen counter your bar area, or even the cocktail table in the middle of the living room. "Use a mirror off the wall and make that your tray for bottles, which will give them some radiance and will serve as your bar. Bam, you have a centerpiece."
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Before you start plating the canapés and arranging the chairs, take a moment to breathe. "Your guests really take a cue from you and how you feel at your party. If you're racing around cooking, then they're not going to feel comfortable or at home," says Garcia. Grab yourself a cocktail and remember that being a hostess is about more than just serving your guests. "You're the key to the party. You have to be involved."
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It's the holidays, so you can bet that someone will show up to your dinner uninvited under the guise of being "in the neighborhood." Garcia says, "You need to be flexible as a good hostess, because you never want to turn anyone away just because things come up." Always have a Plan B for seating, whether it's floor cushions or transforming a sit-down dinner into a last-minute buffet. "You may have to bring in an extra card table with tablecloth and flowers in a pinch, so be prepared."


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|Comrade Anklebiter
Managed to drag myself into a proper book instead of a reference. Started up Eric Foner's The Story of American Freedom.
Of course I started it in bed and promptly woke up enough to be marking passages. Not the fifth on page fifty-five, but here's one of the first I noted:
"The prevalence of so many less than free workers underpinned the widespread reality of economic independence, and therefore freedom, for propertied male heads of households. This was most obvious in the case of slaveholding planers, who already equated freedom with mastership, but also true of the countless artisans in northern cities who owned a slave or two and employed indentured servants and apprentices."
Masters (that was the term used) did pretty much own their apprentices for their term. Like indentured servants, you could beat them and everything. There's something horrifyingly perverse about making one's concept of freedom contingent on rendering others unfree, but I can't deny it's ridiculously familiar.
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So, I found The Ginger Star to be pleasant, though rather pedestrian and predictable. It's kind of funny how a "sci-fi"/swords and sorcery book written in 1974 feels so much like the original John Carter novels.
Other authors that I was reminded of: Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, Jack Vance, Dash Hammett (in the beginning). Although her prose isn't really as good as any of those, excepting ERB.
Anyway, I liked it enough to move on to the next book.
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In the meanwhile, I read The Cuban Five: Who They Are, Why They Were Framed, Why They Should Be Free.
Vive le Galt!!
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My La putain respectueuse, which is very good, if I do say so myself.
Here is a website that is either for a relatively literate callgirl, or a student French literature project, I'm not sure which.
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Patricia McKillip: Plain of Bones
I slightly regret reading this on a Kindle, because my understanding of what was going on and the relationships between the characters changed so much between the beginning and the end, and it was really hard to go back and check details.
Elizabeth Moon: raced through Oath of Fealty, now reading Kings of the North
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The Demon-haunted World by Carl Sagan
I read that long, long ago, and the only thing I can remember is Sagan's parents giving up smoking during the Depression.
So, I was going to the Nashua Public Library for a socialist meeting a while back and I stumbled upon their free give-away bin which was full of "College Courses on Tape" or something. Anyway, I scored something like a 20-tape collection on "Classics of American Literature" and decided that I would listen to that when driving around (except for when commuting to work, I don't think my carpool buddies could take it).
Which is a long way of stating that I started The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin even though I mocked Kirth Gersen for reading it not that long ago.
Which is a long way of stating that I started The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin even though I mocked Kirth Gersen for reading it not that long ago.
I've thought about reading Grant's memoirs. None of the Founders, though. I tried to read a book on Paine years ago and got so fed up with the hagiography that I wanted to throttle the author. And Paine's a relatively minor figure in the red, white, and blue pantheon. The show didn't get really good until that tall dude became a regular at the start of the third season.
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Might I recommend Tom Paine and Revolutionary America by Eric Foner? It's a hell of a read. It, unfortunately, deals with his exploits in Britain and France in only one chapter. :(
As for Grant: Dude, his Personal Memoirs has been sitting on my shelf staring at me for the past year+. I make a resolution to read it...and then push it back yet again.
It's supposed to be one of the greatest books ever written in the English language, though, and, IIRC, John Keegan called it the best books on war since Julius Caesar.
Might I recommend Tom Paine and Revolutionary America by Eric Foner? It's a hell of a read. It, unfortunately, deals with his exploits in Britain and France in only one chapter. :(
As for Grant: Dude, his Personal Memoirs has been sitting on my shelf staring at me for the past year+. I make a resolution to read it...and then push it back yet again.
It's supposed to be one of the greatest books ever written in the English language, though, and, IIRC, John Keegan called it the best books on war since Julius Caesar.
The book I tried was Thomas Paine and the Promise of America. (I don't know how I missed the Joseph Ellis quote on the back either. Had I seen that I should have known to ignore the thing entirely.) The title should probably have been a warning sign but it's hard to find any American historian this side of Howard Zinn who doesn't start by inserting skull into founder pelvis and go downhill from there.
Then again Foner's pretty accomplished at hating on everyone so he might avoid the typical issues. Paine's appeared a few times in The Story of American Freedom so far. He gets credit for transforming the popular concept of liberty: "No longer a set of specific rights, no longer a privilege to be enjoyed by a corporate body or people in specific social circumstances, liberty had become a universal, open-ended entitlement."
Knowing Foner's a lefty, I bet he got a kick out of that use of entitlement. And here's some of Paine's s%+$ stinking, since I was in the index anyway:
"Even Paine, who considered the right to political participation "to be inseparable from the man as man," believed it could be forfeited for a time by those who chose to work as servants in homes and therefore voluntarily surrendered their autonomy. Paine still assumed that "freedom is destroyed by dependence."
That comes from a discussion of the move from restricting the vote to propertied men to giving it to all who paid a certain amount of tax.
Hm, may be worth a look.
|Zakur Opzan
Finished Reading "Karga Kull" a few weeks ago(cant remember the author) but a great book.
Just finished rereading "Winter Witch", by Elaine Cunningham for the Third time, and still love it.
1/2 way through Breaking Dawn now. Still a great series!
"The Annotated Peter Pan", by J.M. Barrie and Maria Tatar
I'm reading Dead Beat by Jim Butcher. It's the most recent of his Dresden Novels which is a series similar in tone to Raymond Chandler's Phillip Marlowe detective novels. The big differences are that it's modern and Harry Blackstone Dresden (the plucky detective) is the only wizard to advertise in the Chicago phonebook.
I'm also reading the Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum.
Six years later, and I'm currently re-reading* 'Dead Beat'. I'm going back through the whole Dresden Files series in preparation for the new one coming out next month.
I'm also reading* 'Good without God', by Greg Epstein, a book about humanism.
*Technically I'm 'reading' them via audiobook, since my vision is messed up by nerve damage, but I don't know what to call that.
|Doodlebug Anklebiter
Finished Franklin's Autobiography.
It's nowhere near as dull as I remember, but it's not exactly exciting, either. Only 140 pages and it ends well before the Revolution begins.
Funny Mark Twain mini-essay.
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|Doodlebug Anklebiter
Marx's Grundrisse, by David McClelland. Slightly more digestible than the real thing, at least for thickies like myself.
Also, Tales of the Dying Earth and something very good that I finished last week that I've completely forgotten the title and author of (so maybe it wasn't that good..) - it was rather Thieves' World-y and about a sort of uber - thieves' guild called The Kin...
@ Abyssian - now I want to go and find out if someone's statted up Elric (in PF), and if so, how...
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And by that you mean, "intelligible", right?
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Just finished re-reading the Mistborn books.
Re-reading my favorite Terry Pratchett, Night Watch, in preparation for the soul crushing darkness that is Dan Simmons' writing. Getting ready to read Endymion. Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion are so...good. I just can't read them very often, or even close together in time. I might lose all faith in humanity and live the rest of my days locked in a 10x10 bunker with no lights, crying to myself every 15 seconds.
Limeylongears, I haven't seen Elric PF-ized. I'm not sure what his Arcane Caster class would be; acts of magic seem to be tied directly to spirits/elementals/gods of chaos/non-physical beings. I'd write it (potentially, and after I read it all) but I'm stuck on the class conversion.
Oh, well.
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In addition to Malcolm X, I started The Reavers of Skaith by Ms. Brackett which starts out with everything about the happy ending of The Hounds of Skaith being overturned off-camera, as it were, and Washington Irving's The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
The latter is surprisingly good and it turns out that Irving wrote quite a few books with awesome titles like Diedrich Knickerbocker's A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, but like when I read Louisa May Alcott, I doubt I'm going to read anything else by him. Maybe if I achieve immortality...
Reality is Broken - by Jane McGonigal
|Comrade Anklebiter
What, with constant politrolling and Frankenstorm-induced overtime, I haven't had much time to read, alas, but I did finish By Any Means Necessary which is a collection of speeches and interviews and transcriptions of radio appearances from the last year of his life, mostly after his trip to Mecca.
Actually, it's a collection of errata, a second volume to a collection entitled Malcolm X Speaks which I had bought for $2 at a socialist meeting in Boston last month but lost before I even got home.
[bubble bubble bubble]
Oh yeah, it's awesome. (The book, not the bubble.)
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I am rereading The Hobbit. It has been so long since I last read it, and I want to remember what it is all about before the movie comes out.
I think it would take massive head trauma or Alzheimer's before I could ever forget what that book was about. I think I read it at least once a year between second and sixth grades and have read it probably three or four times since then.
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I'm still inching through Foner. It's really good but some of it's hard to read. Passages about how slavery gets ended and racial equality advances are a lot easier to take than long sections about the evisceration of unions. Almost up to the Sixties now, but then after that it's the backlash to finish out the book.
After I'm going to be reading a lot of Civil War stuff because [shameless]I started a blog.[/shameless]
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Think of the possibilities: a restaurant with a unique atmosphere. Or, how about low-cost housing? Certainly that role has some precedence.
The county doesn't care. If you want it, you can have it for a (pardon the inference) steal.
It was built in the 1930s, designed for an average population of eight.
It was remodeled in 1979 but abandoned a decade later when a jail commission decided it didn't meet the modern standards for square feet, number of inmates, the amount of light...not to mentioned the temperature.
Today, its bottom floor is used for storage — old computer CRT monitors, outdated computer printers, boxes of files, an office chair that has seen better days; the cells upstairs are deteriorating. The paint is peeling and the windows are so dirty the sunlight that manages to find its way inside turns the light a deep orange.
In some cells, the sun reveals graffiti where prisoners carved their names in the brick walls.
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"Ensuring Strategic Stability in the Past and Present: Theoretical and Applied Questions"
Paper, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
June 2011
Author: Andrei A. Kokoshin
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
In the Foreword to this paper by Andrei Kokoshin, Belfer Center Director Graham Allison writes: "The global nuclear order is reaching a tipping point. Several trends are advancing along crooked paths, each undermining this order. These trends include North Koreas expanding nuclear weapons program, Irans continuing nuclear ambitions, Pakistans increasing instability, growing doubts about the sustainability of the nonproliferation regime in general, and terrorist groups enduring aspirations to acquire nuclear weapons. Andrei Kokoshin, deputy of the State Duma and former secretary of Russias Security Council, analyzes these challenges that threaten to cause the nuclear order to collapse in the following paper......
Kokoshin, who has spent decades helping to formulate Russias defense policies, describes other challenges to strategic stability as well, including the development of ballistic missile defenses, incapacitation of early warning or targeting or navigational systems, and breakthroughs in research and development that devalue existing nuclear weaponry systems. Kokoshins writing is instructive for those of us trying to understand the rationale behind Russias response to U.S. missile defense plans in Europe. The proposition that offense and defense are inextricably connected in the realm of strategic stability holds as true in the eyes of Russian policy-makers as the law of gravity, even though many in Washington see the sword the United States has, and the shield it is now building, as belonging to separate realms. In Russias view, U.S. assurances that the planned missile defenses will not target Russian strategic nuclear forces do not repeal the law of gravity, and Russias capability to deliver a retaliatory strike will be eventually called into doubt as these defenses develop. To prevent loss of this capability, Russia will have to further modernize its strategic offensive forces, goes the Russian argument, as comprehensively presented by Kokoshin.
Kokoshins grasp of these cardinal challenges makes this paper a must-read, not only for scholars of Russias policies in the sphere of international security, but also for practicing policymakers in the field of non-proliferation around the world."
See full text of Kokoshin paper attached (pdf).
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Charles Darwin returns home, Gandhi is born, "Peanuts" is published for the first time, Thurgood Marshall becomes the first black justice on the Supreme Court, and the Beltway sniper attacks begin, all on this day.
1977: The bodies of Elvis Presley and his mother are moved to Graceland's Meditation Garden (pictured). The bodies had originally been interred at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis, but were moved after three people were arrested on Aug. 29, 1977, after trying to steal Presley's remains.


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Skip to comments.Posse in Hawaii: 'Shocking' news coming (Obama Is In Trouble)
Posted on 05/29/2012 11:39:45 PM PDT by Red Steel
[Full title] Posse in Hawaii: 'Shocking' news coming Investigator says state's letter on Obama's birth 'opened door' to new revelations
A letter from Hawaiis Department of Health verifying Barack Obamas birth in Honolulu has not only not stopped Sheriff Joe Arpaios Cold Case Posse work on the island, his lead investigator reports it has actually opened the door to some shocking revelations the posse is promising to disclose.
Among the details leaked early by Cold Case Posse lead investigator Mike Zullo: There are allegedly several stamps bearing Registrar Alvin Onakas name floating around inside the Hawaii Department of Health.
Zullo was interviewed via telephone from Hawaii by Tea Party Power Hour host Mark Gillar to discuss, among other things, a letter stamped with Onakas name and sent to Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett as verification of Obamas Hawaiian birth.
But Zullo who met with Hawaii Department of Health officials in Honolulu the day before the letter to Bennett was issued said the verification did deter the investigation briefly, but actually, what looked like it was going to be almost like a deal killer, in a sense opened the door up to a greater avenue of investigational material.
There is a lot that has been uncovered as a result of it, he said.
I cant disclose to you what weve discovered, but its going to be a shocking revelation at our press conference, Zullo promised.
Zullo affirmed the posses intention to release their findings publicly within the next few weeks.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
I'll believe it when I see it!
...you get pretty damn dizzy.
I'm hoping for the best, but there's just too many people involved with the ongoing game the Dems/O are playing with this.
They may have been able to seal his official records but he has an entire lifetime paper trail and there is simply no possible way the dems could find every little thread that could lead to the great unraveling.
So far, every person in any position to do anything meaningful/legally speaking and mediawise, has been a willfull accomplice to propagating the party line. Except Arpaio and his men. If they say they have something, they either do or they are laying a trap to flush out hard proof of something they already know to be true.
Let us pray that they do. Also, Arpaio is not so stupid as to not have put whatever knowledge he has into one tidy package for the Dems to thwart.
If true, and WND is not a great source, I'd be quite extremely happy to have him exposed.
Edit...He's not stupid enough to put all his eggs in one basket. More than just he knows what's up and will act on it should some unfortunate accident/health issue befall him.
Sometime in the past year, I read a funny but intriguing comment here re Obama/Hawaii. The poster remarked about a "conversation" he/she had (while on vacation to HI) with a Hawaiian tour bus driver.
Something about casually asking the driver about her view of Obama, to which the driver responded with a big stink eye and the terse remark that "Obama is the antichrist". LOL, but could be a hint that not all is well in paradise for the usurper.
"You know, if you figure that Hillary is the most immediate beneficiary of Arpaio's work"
I have thought that if enough people knew what the demonrats gave us in Klintstone and Chairman Maobama, it would spell the end of the Democrat Party.
I will be extremely sceptical when I see it and may come to believe it after thorough analysis and multiple source confirmation.
Bus driver was right.
The only thing that Joe's team announcing that would not surprise me is that they found proof that Obama is NOT from Hell.
There is something seriously, seriously wrong with that man.
He ain't right.
It's only shocking if one believes in the United States Constitution and its strictures on who may, and may not, be elected president.
However, thanks to laxity on the part of our professional pols, the constitution is no longer worth the parchment its printed on, and while there may be a sigh or two if it's shown he was always ineligible, no one will actually do anything.
The eligibility ship sailed more than three years ago. The time to check up on this was BEFORE the last election, but no one could be bothered.
D. Bomb Israel.
It may be the last chance he gets.
There's regular lying political rhetoric, and then there's maniacal rants from the unstable and ouright insane.
IOW, he's an accurate representation of the democrack party.
Used to be that there could be some half-arse excuse - ignorance - for the dembots' devotion to an obscure, dipsh!t peanut farmer, or a slickmeister who knew how to work a crowd. But for the worship of this Zero... no excuse! He's a brazen destroyer who doesn't even bother hiding behind a mask. Any Zero supporter is one who loves lies and wants, no, insists upon being deceived. They are beyond ignorant or stupid... they are despisers of any and all objective truth. They are in no mood to have their moldy, imaginary reality exposed to the disinfectant properties of sunlight.
Their leader is crazy. He attracts like kind.
you do realize there is another election coming up, right?
also, you realize the sheriff is investigating fraud and forgery, and possibly more
additionally, if the law means anything... those that conspired to cover it up (ie: perpetuate the fraud) would be co-conspirators and would face jail time for their actions (reid, pelosi, jarret, carney, etc)
Sheriff Joe is serious stuff. Obama/Holder messed with him so he is messing with them. Sheriff Joe sent detectives to Hawaii but Trump did not in my opinion. Trump talked about it but I think he never really sent anyone or if he did it was minor and ineffectual
Zullo (on the other hand) is a hound dog you don't want him on your scent. Zullo is a real person with photos in google images
Yes, but, as I said, the time for all this was four years ago.
Unlikely, IMO, that Obama will win a second term; however, the damage will have been done.
just because a cop missed the opportunity to hand a ticket to a speeder on monday...
doesn't mean the speeder gets a free pass every day after
EVERY election must adhere to the Constitution, regardless of the previous election
I hope some one else isn't going to die because of it...
I've seen enough already.
Hi Goron:
Is that really a picture of Mr. M.X? Obviously, it looks just like zero.
I looked around google for the picture, but could not find this one. I didn't search a long time though.
It's talking about several registrar stampe for Alvin T. Onaka Ph.D. ... seems to suggest that maybe one was loaned to the White House along with a couple of feeder documents so Obama could produce a semi-convincing forgery.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Been let down too much in the past.
Please be true. Please be true. Please be true. Please be true!
I want dramatic testimonies from ex-boyfriends, and drug dealers, and puppy farmers, and government workers. I want the truth about Obie to be so unpalatable that it makes the gossip the left dug up to attack Herman Cain look completely normal and boring.
Put quotes around the name then google:
I have a feeling Onaka is going to disappear.
Dont miss the Next Episode folks,SOOOOOO secret we Cant release it too you! Tune in Next week,same Bat time ,same Bat Channel!
Is this the Really really shocking news, the ultimate scary shocking news, the outrageously really shocking news or just the shocking news?
..."additionally, if the law means anything... those that conspired to cover it up (ie: perpetuate the fraud) would be co-conspirators and would face jail time for their actions (reid, pelosi, jarret, carney, etc)"...
I am wondering whether the refusal to look at this by those on the other side, as well, if they had knowledge of that kind of corruption, would result in long term consequences. What about the media personalities who might have had hard evidence but chose to cover it? A conspiracy like this would require a lot of complicit people to carry it off. Blackmail, also, against those who might expose, such as, "If you tell on me for this, I will tell on you for that." By and large, those in authority over us are a sorry lot!
Hmmm, I always have the greatest respect of heavenly signposts ya know.
The "I Won" has to be pulling his short hair out feverishly trying to come up with a distraction.
My guess is Israel will be informed that the US will cease some supply line or such. Its all about power and intimidation. On the other hand I hope Sheriff Joe has the info and it is truly a dambuster.
The person to keep an eye on is Trump, I'm not totally trusting in him yet.
Amnesty, they turn states evidence for amnesty.
One chance, no second offer, if they choose to remain silent they best to consider real estate in Argentina.
a) Bomb Syria
b) Bomb Iran
c) Golf
d) _____? (your guess is as good as mine)
d) Orchestrated timing of the announcement of the SCOTUS ruling on "Obamacare" would do pretty well also, especially if the CCP presser gets ignored.
Trump's being in the game however, at least rhetorically and if it continues, may make that second item incredibly difficult to accomplish. I saw (and voted in) an online poll hosted by a major news outlet earlier today that indicated that 82% of the respondents thought Trump's involvement helps, rather than hurts Romney, FWTW.
Of course golf is a pretty safe bet in combination with any number of other possibilities. I mean, last I heard he was only two rounds away from reaching 100 during his "term in office." That counts as a major achievement, and I'm sure that he'll at least get that knocked out before the men dressed as ice cream vendors carrying nets come for him.
Right now somewhere in a secret meeting place operatives are being briefed on how to deal with the "Opposes to Obama'.
Some will immediately flock to key discussion groups, some will immediately research google searchs of Obamas past to trace hot keywords.
And some will be taking a road trip.
Be careful Sheriff Joe, Corsi and Jim here at FR. Obama will be responding like a trapped rat in a bucket.
That picture is amazing.
And I think that revelation would actually help him. "His base" would rally around him as he cried on tv that he was duped with a false BC for all those years.
I think that would be bad.
My bad, I meant "Opposers". Spell check is glitchy.
Is that a photoshop photo?
It seems to me that our Sheriff would not have sent anyone to Hawaii unless he already knew there were several items of interest there that had to be viewed in person. Someone like that bus driver must have possession of an artifact or personal knowledge that is relevant to the case, and they offered it up to MCSO. They already had photocopies of the forged documents that they worked with for the first news conference, but now they have an original version of something that made it worthwhile to authorize a Hawaii trip. I can't wait to see what it is.
aruanan wrote "Do it fast before you end up like Breitbart."
Exactly what I was thinking. Zullo, hopefully you have shared what you know with quite a few other people, and you do not travel with them in a group.
Let's see:
NOt born in the U.S.
NOt having American parents
NOt a Christian
NOt the f-ing smartest one in any room
NOt a believer in capitalism
NOt the correct person to use that social security number
And you know he has been with other males.
But hey, white gilt put him in office along with HIS lies.
There is ONE reason and one reason only why the eligibility issue was not addressed three years ago and is being ignored now. It seems that 'Race' now trumps the law .... examples being the Trayvon debacle, Black Panthers debacle, all the laws/constitution BO & thugs are breaking/ignoring & no one is 'calling' anyone on anything. We have a lot of people (politicians, law enforcement, judges, etc.) who are ignoring their oaths of office just to avoid kicking the hornets nest that will erupt if they do anything to 'rock the boat' of the half black BO.
"has been a willfull accomplice"?
NOt necessarily,
Obammy's people have in the past threatened folks or offed them when it appears they may talk truth.
Also every man or woman have a price.
What would you do if you were given the choice of "The lead or the gold"?
Obama will send in the drones. Maybe a "terrorist" Nuke could hit Hawaii? Its going to be fun—I bet something is out there or why else would Trump be involved?
Or remember this little jewel about the National Security Force?
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I love the sound of "modern" for this quilt! I definitely want to follow this!
Too funny I was just complaining on my blog about seeing a "sew along"or block online that you just HAVE to try no matter how many projects you have going!
can't wait to see what you come up with and if I can hold out not starting another sew along!
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Hi Riel! That's a great idea and sound fun! I really need something to get a little bit Christmas mood - I'm worried if I get any inspiration to start Christmas sewings. I'm looking forward to see what you create!
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Looking forward to seeing these sampler blocks! P.S. Just downloaded your book on my Nook app for iPad....very exciting!
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This sounds like good fun, I'm looking forward to it.
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Yes I've seen enough.
1. Combine this list of players who I have no confidence in from a defensive standpoint:
Felton, Bargnani, Stat
2. This list of players I have no confidence in offensively:
Prigioni, MWP, Felton, Tyson "I can believe his hands are butter" Chandler
add a little...
3. Streaky hit or miss players like:
Melo, Shump, JR, THJ, Udrith
sprinkle in a few role-players who make no difference here nor there
and a dash of...
4. A coach with
no identity; a propensity to constantly shift a line-up, and play everyone out of position; and a touch of that ol' MDA famous flavor "IF YOU'RE OPEN SHOOT IT" & "WHEN THE SHOTS GO IN, WHO NEEDS A REBOUNDER"
and there you have it...
an unmitigated disaster. F-U-B-A-R if you will.
We may have the occasional winning streak, but this is going nowhere fast. I do like Tim Hardaway though. Its nice to see talented youth that coach will undoubtedly ruin or not realize his potential.
Call me when the TDL reaches. Maybe we'll get a rebounder/defender/or even a leader.
Finally... Shump is our only hope of even competing and coach will nullify his contribution by playing him at the 3. If by a miracle Shump becomes D Wade light, maybe we can make some playoff noise.
chill broahhh
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The thing I love the most about our team, is we don't ever seem afraid
The original post is good and i agree with the sentiment. It's very clear this team cannot compete in the playoffs with the current Roster. Too many parts that don't make sense with each other. If Melo doesn't play like he did last year, or if he gets hurt, is this even a playoff team?
Bargnani defensively is such a liability that it puts more pressure on whoever he's on the court with. With Carmelo who isn't a great defender either and our poor perimeter defense, i don't see how this team makes any noise in the playoffs. Add to the fact this team relies on streaky 3 pt shooting and our starters don't get easy buckets and i just don't see it. It seems like going small our team has good transition offense but that small lineup is also pretty abysmal defensively.
If i was running the show i would blow it up next year. Melo, who i do think is a championship caliber player, should go to Memphis if he wants a ring. They have everything in place to hide his weaknesses and utilize all the advantages he brings.
I would look to move Melo to Portland(I think Olshey/Allen are game)...Memphis doesn't have what we need in terms of assets sent back and I doubt Memphis can afford the dollars Melo would command. I mean we all know we're wishing on a a REAL SUPERSTAR because Melo is not. Portland I believe is desperate to keep LaMarcus Aldridge
Let's get this straight Melo is not Championship Caliber player. What kind of mythical talk is this? This isn't college hoops folks nor is this the Olympics with a stacked roster against a watered down field of competition.
It's the same mythical talk of saying "HE'S THE BEST PURE SCORER IN BASKETBALL"<-------what does this mean by definition?
We have to get away from these trapped phrases trying to anchor them to Carmelo, it's not applicable in no way, shape, form, or fashion please stop it.
To the OP you are spot on and you made me chuckle...thanks
Here is how I see it:
Our guards are bad. Felton? Ugh. Prigioni? Well Shumpert is decent because of his defense but he still has to learn how to finish. The last young guard that was actually useful was given away without gaining anything back. This Dolan is a joke.
Amare is done. Injury + Offensive system that doesn't fit him just killed his career. We shouldn't look to him to save us.
Tyson is a former shell of himself. Maybe he just needs a good guard that can PnR with him. During "those" days, he was slamming balls mid-air and alley-oop'ing every chance he got.
JR is a ball-hogger that takes lots of stupid contested shots. How did he get 6th man of the year? Because NBA stats are all about volume. The more you shoot, the higher your points. The higher your points, the more overrated your name becomes. Look at the best players in the NBA, not only do they have the highest points, but they can do something else (Chris Paul: Points, Assists, Steals) (Lebron: Points, Assists, Rebounds) (Dwight: Rebounds, Blocks, Points)
That brings me to the last point.
Melo might be the "greatest scorer" but that doesn't mean he's a great player. The only thing he knows how to do is score. He needs to stop taking every shot and stop the ball movement. There was an article here few years ago when he was coming to the Knicks and some analyst says that Knicks are going to make a big mistake acquiring Melo. He was right. Melo has such a high usage rate for his extremely low assist rate; he's a total "black hole" on offense. The analyst said that we would be a billion times better off acquiring CP3. And guess what? We would be a deadly team if we had CP3 here instead of Melo. Amare/Tyson would have actually benefited a lot from CP3. We would solve our "guard problem". CP3 also has better defense than Melo.
And JR is a mini version of Melo. Ball stopper, streaky, and black hole on offense.
I just don't see hope for this team anymore. As long as we have Melo / JR / Dolan for the Knicks, we're ****ed. Get rid of them, and we can start fresh. We can trade away the aging players. We can find a decent point guard, keep Chandler, and trade away everyone else. We need to "grow" our players. Acquiring max contract players has been a huge gamble that we have lost on, TWICE, in the last 5 years.
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My guess is by the trade deadline if we are #$$#$ then we should move some players ... I'd keep TC and Hardaway Jr (he has a lot of upside i think)...the hell with the rest...
We suppose to be 3-0 .. our bench-depth is deepr than all 3 teams.
This 1-2 record is a Woodson STUNT .. both losses had rookie THJ on the court at crunchtime.
rookie THJ equal rookie Murry
We had a healthy Amare, K-Mart, Meta, and Beno (veteran-experience) sitting on the bench at crunchtime.
I guess Woodson is waiting on JR.smith suspension to end.
Its going to be hard for Woodson to pull a loss-stunt in the next 2 games vs Bobcats LOL
then again cheap owner MJ recently signed 4 of his players to his Brand (endorsement $$$)
In terms of being the best offensive player, he's not, his inside game isn't good for his position, but he definitely is a huge threat at 3 and midrange where he likes to operate.
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Second of all, you didn't list not 1 thing Carmelo Anthony does on the other side of the ball consistently well and/or at a championship level. Not 1 thing and you had all the time in the world along with free will to do so. Too late now don't even think about trying to because the answer is he doesn't.
Third of of all, look at all the things you did state I highlighted them.... hence those are the things that would also qualify him as non championship material. Not to mention much of which you stated can be applied to other players in this league. I could say Marc Gasol is Championship caliber player if he had Kevin Durant....Rudy Gay is Championship caliber if he was playing with Derrick Rose.... I mean come on these statements are mythical stuff of folklore and legend.
Melo is not a Championship caliber player, he's not The Best Pure Scorer In The NBA...he's a regular season performer and playoff failure nothing more...stop trying to church him up more than he is.
Melo is definitely a top 3 soccer in the league, he can be the best depending on his shot selection.
Melo has good handles for a 6"8 235lb guy, but
he's best playing off the ball.
We don't have a PG to the level who can give Melo easy shots.
Most importantly, our defense is exposable and we don't have enough pieces to hold down a strong defense.
Shumpert, MWP, Prigioni and Martin are what we have but those guys don't play enough minutes because Woodson favors offense over defense.
The ONLY way Knicks have a chance is if:
Carmelo Anthony gives up his shot attempts and puts more energy into creating shots for his guards and big men and playing the best defense on the team, even better than MWP.
If your best player is doing what the team needs most (passing and defense) then it will spread around every player.
We need to stop trying to surround Melo with pieces and tell him to adapt and make this team better.
i said this a few seasons back. The knicks management have no idea to be honest. You cannot BUY Championships. Unless you invest in Lebron James which is a far fetch.... Mello is a far cry from being anywhere near as good as Lebron
The only way to do it is a little bit of short term pain for long term gain. Not pay hacks like Stat millions of dollars in the twilight of his career when his best is past him
You need to invest in youth by being wise with your draft picks , do it hard for a few years, and then once the players have matured, then you go in for the kill with recruiting some big players from other teams once the kids are showing potential
The knicks management are muppets and we will not win a championship with a bunch of reject old hacks from other teams ! Until they learn this, it will be yet again another long season
I don't know how we can blame melo for any of this. give up 40 points in the first quarter. and then back it up with giving up 64 in a half against the worst offensive team in the NBA. just stop it. please. Raymond Felton is the worst ball stopper in the NBA. and that puts way too much pressure on the wings to have to cover two players all game because Felton.can't stay in front of his man. everrrrrrrrrr. Felton plays defense straight up and doesn't know.how to shuffle. he gambles once then plays catch up and our whole defense fails as a result. once the PG.gets inside everyone has to collapse leaving 3-4 people open a game. everything jump shot another team takes you see a knicks wing running out to recover after having to collapse into the paint. one broken rung in a chain makes it a weak chain. that weak link is Raymond Felton. coaches worst mistake so far tthis season is keeping Felton.on.the floor to guard the other teams fastest player. I.e rubio walker rose. all three losses. all three pgs repeatedly got into the paint by blowing by Felton. luckily rose was off or the bulls would have blown us out.
stop blaming melo so far. he's actually been on an island all year because shump is the only guy who seems like he has the lightning in his veins along with world peace to do what it takes to win. we are 3-1 if dudes can make foul shots.
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WHOA!!!! Melo has never been as good as Allen Iverson .. AI consistently told the NBA league (repeatedly) that he was a SG, not a PG. When Philly GM (now Nets GM) got PG-Snow the two (AI & Snow) took big mouth HOF Larry Brown to his first NBA FINALS.
All the Larry Brown media making AI into this and that .. are for people who dont know anything about Larry Brown career as a HC.
1) David Robinson (Colonel) kick Larry Brown big media mouth out of San Antonio.
2) Reggie Miller & Mark Jackson kicked Larry Brown big media mouth out of Indiana.
3) AI was clueless about Larry Brown big mouth to the press.
4) Billups & Ben Wallace kicked Larry Brown big media mouth out of Detroit when the Press announce Larry Brown going to the Knicks during Detroit vs Spurs in the FINALS.
5) Arbitration help the Knicks get rid of Larry Brown Big Media Mouth after one season of coaching.
ISO-Melo has to be the #1 selfish ballhoggin player I seen in the NBA in 40 years of being a NBA Fan.
HC Karl actually design a ISO-Melo system .. the same system Woodson use lastseason and this season.
Teammates has been disgusted in this system, and show it as soon as the postseason starts.
Great original post.
Our guard play is subpar, but Woodson must not be watching the same game I am because Prigs needs more time. I am not confident in his ability to score the ball, but to space the floor and get guys looks he's miles above anyone else we have on the team at this moment.
Bargs should not be anywhere near the floor, not to mention in a starting lineup.
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New York Mets (11-15) at Philadelphia Phillies (17-8)
Jonathon Niese, LHP (1-3, 5.10 ERA) vs. Roy Halladay, RHP (3-1, 2.41 ERA)
Time: 1:10 p.m, Citizens Bank Park
TV: CSN, Fox Regional
Weather: Sunny, 69
Twitter: @philliesnation
Heading into the series with the Mets there were some question marks about game one. With Joe Blanton the most recent Phillie to head to the DL, the team called up Vance Worley for a spot start. It is always a mystery as to how a young minor league guy will handle the surprise call up.
As we saw last season and again last night Worley did not miss a beat. With Roy Halladay pitching today and Cliff Lee tomorrow, Worley gave the Phillies an excellent chance of sweeping the Mets this weekend.
Halladay has not lost against the Mets in his last six starts against them. Overall he is boasting a 7-2 record with a 3.43 ERA. As a Phillie, though, he is undefeated at 5-0 with a 2.09 ERA against New York. In three of those five starts the Mets failed to score a run off the 2010 Cy Young award winner.
If facing Halladay is not enough for the Mets, they will send left hander Jonathon Niese to the hill. The Phillies as a team are 7-1 against left handed starters this season. Niese got the call earlier this season to throw against Halladay giving up six runs in four innings. Against Philadelphia he 1-2 with a 3.96 ERA.
The Phillies are 3-1 against the Mets this season. In each win they have scored at least 10 runs. The pitching staff had held the Mets scoreless in 21 straight innings until Ike Davis hit a home run off David Herndon in the ninth inning last night. The staff have only allowed 11 runs in the four games this season.
Not saying the offensive woes are over yet but after going 14 straight games of scoring four or fewer runs, they have scored 23 in their last three. What goes up must come down, yes, but just like this Phillies offense it won't stay down for long.
LINEUP: Victorino CF, Polanco 3B, J Roll SS, Howard 1B, Francisco RF, Mayberry LF, Valdez 2B, Sardinha C, Halladay P
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Phillies and Flyers on national TV. Nice afternoon. I guess ill mow around 7 or tomorrow.
Please do not turn Niese into Cy Neise on national TV.
The phils are due for a clunker bat wise or will they continue to hit? Well except for Raul.
I am crossing my fingers that they continue to hit.
I guess Raul will have to do it off the bench today.
The old man does want to win. When he plays players we all think should be benched he is doing it to win. He thinks its how you win.
And to be honest so far the way he sticks by his players has worked out well for the Phillies. Although it can be frustrating to watch.
On the downside it is Mccarver.
But he isnt as annoying in a random reg season game as he is in the playoffs where he just grinds you down into submission. Night after night with his nonsense.
Oh the Mets have a flu big going around.
so what was the excuse the last 3 years?
give me a break
Pre. Eminent.
that was why the bunt was on with valdez
Valdez….Valdez never changes. Gotta love those GIDPs.
get rid of howie against lefties. this team cant hit lefties
7 valdez 8 sardines 9 pitcher
is a brutal bottom of the line up
I had a feeling we'd see Cy Niese today
OK, guys — Polly can't do it all by himself!!!
Valdez seems to kill a lot of rallies…
chuck I understand why you get upset at the howard bashers
But how can you not laugh at Jeff?
Its not looking good.
Poor roy gets no help
Maybe Mayberry has earned some time now?
Im off for the day
Go phils go flyers!
This game is flying
Poly, the hitting machine!
Vic was in there – Fox needs to replay this
Sweet Wilson!!!
Wilson goatee looks terrible!!!
So sweet – Halladay at 90 pitches. He has to finish up – I dont think he has a complete game this year is that correct?
C'mon Roy – finish this up
First walk of the game –
Sweeeet play by Howard! Phils have most wins in April ever – finish the month at 18-8, amazing!
We are officially the Mets Daddies ! Keep it up boys ! I am worried about Florida, They seem to be lingering around. Does anyone think they are a legitimate threat ?
Fla started hot last year too Ken then, they fade…
Not really all that concerned.
I did not see the entire game and I have a question – was Roys velocity down some today?
Not that it matters, it just proves to me how good a pitcher he is.
Brooks good point. They seem to play better in the 1st half before fading. I guess the only legit threat we have is ATL but they now have off the field issues with McDowell and Lowe. I dont want to jinx things but if you are right and the Marlins fade, this very well could be a cake walk to the playoffs this year.
18 wins most every by the franchise in April.. A real good omen considering Utley's out. On pace for 100 guys !
On track Ken!
Hey, there will always be downs after the ups so just dont lose faith – but I like 100!
Too bad Doc took care of the Muts so quickly, we had to listen to the Fox broadcasters fill time.
Doc, "You are the man"
BigDaddy, i hate FOX too, McCarver makes so many mistakes. As a nod to the Mets, Ive seen Niese a few times, looks like hes got a bright future ahead of him, Nice curve.
Placido Polanco will be the MVP this year and win the batting title. THis is the year of THE HEAD !!!! Great player.
Ken, Marlins you mean?
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Three years? Has it been that long since Vince Morris was here last? No! Wow, either he's been very busy, time is speeding out of control or he no longer needs us as part of his comedic mix. Just glad he got booked back because when it comes to pointing out the inequities of life with the haves and have nots, nobody comes closer than Vince. With his smooth, charismatic style telling his nuances of the funny, the Columbus, Ohio, native delivers the message covering everything from his take on race relations, family, relationships and life in general. It's not a one-sided deal, too, as Vince invites the audience into his world where he'll not only make you laugh but, dare I say, think as well.
Vince likes to take it to the edge sometimes when he touches on some of the more controversial material. For example, when asked if black athletes advertising shoes are role models, Vince responds, "I don't give a damn what kind of shoe an athlete wears … what kind of shoes do black surgeons or lawyers wear? What kind of shoe did the late Johnny Cochran advertise? When you can get a brother off a double homicide and the whole world knows he's guilty that is a badass shoe!"
Vince performs all over the country in just about every venue available. He's also showcased at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival and the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and Lake Tahoe which, I'm betting is his most prestigious credit.
Kat Simmons
It's nice having what I would consider "local talent" back up here, especially when you have the kind of nationwide schedule that she does. Kat Simmons, the pride of Gardnerville, returns and I bet she's happy she's back in her area for a little while since she rarely sits still very long. It's actually rare having her up here doing our room because Kat does so many of those corporate engagements but she's also one-third of the 3 Blonde Moms and between that ensemble and Kat's solo projects she's not up here that much. Lately she's been doing a plethora of cruise ships so you can see why she's happy, as are we) that she can be home at least for this week.
Kat covers a wide spectrum of the humor field and crosses demographics because folks can relate to what it is she's saying. She also works clean — no cussing and stuff — so more people tend to want to see her again and again. Kat also has this likability about her, which is part of her appeal. She's in demand a lot and has opened for the likes of Tim Allen, Diane Ford and Kenny Rogers. In addition to being funny, Kat is also what would call a physical comic, too, because she includes her whole persona into every bit and that means acting out on stage with her bod as she's setting up and delivering the punchlines. I've often said that if Dick Van Dyke and Carol Burnett had a daughter it would be Kat Simmons.
Kat calls Gardner- ville home (often jokingly referring to it Hooverville) and likes living up here in northern Nevada. One can safely say that she has priorities in check after doing the whole LA scene and playing those head games. I'm just happy that she's happy to be back in town and, trust me, that will pay off in huge dividends when you see her performing this week.


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Are you seven feet tall?
This is totally random, but I've always had a fascination with height, and I want to be friends with someone who's at least seven feet tall. I once met a seven-footer on Halloween who was dressed as a tree, but alas, we only had a brief conversation. Last year I had a longer encounter with a very tall fan at a baseball game, but he was only 6-foot-10. And then there's my good friend Leon Feingold who's 6-foot-6. (Yawn.) So please, if you're crazy-tall (and proud of it), get in touch. For the record, I'm only 5-foot-11. Try not to hold that against me.
I'll leave you with two photos of the great Robert Wadlow (who stood nearly nine feet tall) — one with a couple of honeyz and another with his father…
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I'm not 7 feet tall but I am 5-foot-8. I usually think of myself as tall but I don't think I'd want to be 7 feet tall.
I'm 6 foot, but I'm only 13, so… I personally would think it would be a pain to be 7 foot. Kinda cool, but always stared at, and inconvenient at times.
Hahaha, maybe I'm done growing. I don't know. I'll probably be stuck at 6 ft. forever now.
Hey Zack, happy new year! Long time no talk. So this is pretty random, but the other day you were asking about commercials were foul balls and such appeared. I just saw that on TBS on Jan 14th, in an episode of King Of Queens, here's the plot: Feeling guilty, Doug invites Arthur to a Mets game; Doug gets arrested trying to catch a foul ball. Not sure if it'll help you at all, haha. It's on at 4:30 PM that day, next Thursday. I just got TiVo and you can search for shows and record them right on the TiVo website, so I searched for "Mets" to see if any Mets related shows were on in the next 2 weeks, and that show was one of the listings. I can't remember ever seeing that episode, so I'm going to record it.
5-foot-8 is pretty good. Stand tall. Be proud.
Nice. I remember that there was one kid in my 7th grade class who was six feet tall.
Hey, what's up! I already got "King of Queens" covered, but thanks anyway. You never know…
im about 6″2. I snagged with you once late in the year at citi field. Think i had a NY Rangers shirt on. Really didn't talk with you though because you were with a client. It was the night the brave got hit during bp i believe. Not sure if you remember me.
There is this kid at my school and he's white. He's 6'4!
Somehow I didn't see your comment until now. Sorry about that. Are you any taller now?
And being white has exactly . . . what to do with it?
I am female and was just under 6 feet before high-school and always stuck out.. used to be embarrassed about it but now I stand proud!
Stand tall! I love it.


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Hello Ladies, i am in need of some advise.
My LO always seems hungry so we just started cereal at 6mo, I wanted to hold off longer, but I think she was really ready and I was reading her signs. At night she would fuss until I gave her a bottle of EBM, which was after she nursed off both sides and at day care she always seemed like she needed and wanted more.
Well this is my problem, the cereal does not fill her up, nor does it hold her over longer. Would you consider giving her veggies? I would give them to her at daycare, so it would not interfere with her nursing. I am not sure if that will fill her up or not. I am not pumping more then 3.5 – 4 oz and she is taking 3, 3.5 oz bottles at daycare while she is there for 8 hours. I would give her a 4 oz bottle, but I am not sure I can produce that.
Here is her schedule, well she really does not have a schedule this is about what she does!
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The former president of South Africa remains in the hospital as doctors continue to monitor his health after he developed a lung infection. NBC's Lester Holt reports.
PRETORIA, South Africa – Nelson Mandela's family spoke publicly for the first time since his latest hospital admission Wednesday as sources expressed optimism about his progress.
"We appreciate the support we have received," Mandela's grandson, Mandla, told NBC outside the family home in Houghton, Pretoria.
As schoolchildren in sing "Madiba get well" in Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla, speaks to reporters from outside his grandfather's hospital in Pretoria, expressing his family's gratitude for prayers and support from communities around the world during the recent health scare.
"We are particularly honored to have received all the prayers and messages," he said.
It was the first time any relatives have spoken publicly since the 94-year-old democracy icon was admitted to the hospital with a lung infection Saturday.
"We want to say 'thank you' and we appreciate all the support you have shown to our grandfather and your father - because my grandfather is the father of the nation, because he is embraced by the whole global community - so we appreciate the support we have received."
Meanwhile Jacob Zuma, the country's current president, announced that Mandela was "responding better to treatment."
Two family sources said they were optimistic and relaxed about Mandela's steady progress, and were hopeful Mandela would return home soon.
Family members have been flocking to Mandela's side at a Pretoria hospital while hundreds journalists from around the world wait outside to hear news of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's condition.
Mandela spent 27 years as a political prisoner in South Africa, during which time tuberculosis weakened his lungs.
After he was released in 1990, he took his fight for racial equality right to the presidency, toppling the minority white leadership and becoming the country's first black president.
View images of civil rights leader Nelson Mandela, who went from anti-apartheid activist to prisoner to South Africa's first black president.
- PhotoBlog: From the archives — Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment
- Mood shifts as Nelson Mandela remains in South Africa hospital
- 'Madiba is a fighter': South Africa prays for Mandela
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Our hotel is just across the new marina from Kos, near both the beach and bustling city centre, where bars, shops and many archaeological sites are situated.
Discover all that Kos Island has to offer with Kos Bay Hotel as a base! The Kos Bay Hotel boasts a convenient location with modern amenities in every guestroom and superb service. Situated right across the new marina of Kos, 100m from the beach and minutes from the port, ferry terminal and bustling city centre, where trendy bars, shops, restaurants and many archaeological sites are situated.
Freshly painted in Greek colours, it's simple but extremely comfortable, welcoming environment and superb service are perfect for both tourists and business travellers, close to all services offered by this lively resort popular with young people and as a base for exploring the island and its beaches.
This beachfront resort is built on 2 floors and structured on several levels. Despite its convenient location, Kos Bay hotel is located in a relatively quiet neighbourhood with plenty of parking spaces and wonderful views of both the sea and the mountains.
Services and amenities available for guests at this Kos Island accommodation consist of a 24-hour reception, rent-able safe deposit boxes, bicycle/motorbike or car rental, 2 lifts, nearby ATMservices, a bar/lounge with a LCD satellite TV and a Wi-Fi signal, which offers snacks, coffee/tea, alcoholic drinks and refreshments.
Guestrooms open to furnished balconies with stunning sea or mountain views and feature LCD televisions with digital channels and complimentary wireless Internet access, also including air-conditioning, refrigerator, telephone, as well as a private bathroom with shower. Kos Bay Hotel offers a complimentary buffet breakfast.
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It is right across the second gate of the new Marina of Kos and can be accessed by Georgiou Papandreou ave, Artemissias or Archangellou Gerasimou str.It is after 2 bus stops from the ferry terminal.(1st Akteon bus stop
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By sea there is a daily connection with Piraeus (the main port of Greece) and several islands in the Dodecanese like Kalymnos, Nisyros, Patmos, Leros and Rhodes. There are also the hydrofoils to Rhodes, Patmos, Leros, and Samos. Finally there are several daily organised cruises to nearby islands.
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Kos castle //Tree of Hippocrates 800m
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Milan will hope to keep their bid for UEFA Champions League qualification on track against Catania on Sunday.
Massimiliano Allegri's team are locked in an intense battle with Fiorentina for third place and have a one-point lead going into the 34th game of the season.
Milan will undoubtedly be thankful to face mid-table opposition this weekend having encountered Serie A's top three in their last three games.
They earned draws from the first two games of that tricky triple-header against Fiorentina and Napoli respectively, but suffered a demoralising 1-0 defeat to Juventus last time out.
The San Siro outfit are now looking to avoid going four league fixtures without a win for the first time this season.
They will be helped in that quest by the return of Mario Balotelli, with the Italy international having completed a two-match spell on the sidelines through suspension.
"Mario is world class," goalkeeper Marco Amelia said ahead of Balotelli's return. "He is above average, and it is great to have him here and now to have him back for crucial games.
"We are still ahead of Fiorentina and we will try to defend our third place because we owe it to ourselves, especially after the start we had this season.
"We have to return to winning ways against Catania on Sunday, we have to show desire in order to take home all three points and keep Fiorentina at a safe distance."
Catania, meanwhile, have little to play for but pride as they sit in ninth place with little prospect of a late dash for European football.
The Sicilian club have won just one of their last seven fixtures, but boast the fourth-meanest defence in the league.
However, their backline will be weakened by the absence of goalkeeper Mariano Andujar, who is suspended after receiving a red card against Palermo.
Andujar has played more minutes for Catania than any of his team-mates this season.


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The six-part documentary The African American: Many Rivers to Cross begins airing on KCPT on October 22. Nick Haines sits down with Black History Educator Michael Patton to get a local perspective on how we teach African American history.
Kansas City was recently ranked the most affordable city in the country. We put this title to the test and find out how much fun can be had with $20 for food and $20 for entertainment.


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Fun in the sun as I watch game one.
We're here parked in front of Hi-Corbett Field. We were told we could have the MBU parked here till 9 AM then we have to move onto the street. No worries, our parking spot on the street was only 20 feet behind where we're parked now.
We've been watching the players pull up. I saw Garrett Atkins and Tulo pull up but I wasn't ready and only had time to snap a quick picture. Tomorrow I'll be ready for the early morning meet and greet.
I also saw and Franklin Morales walk through the gates.
Here's Glendon Rusch
The MBU looking all pretty.
9:47 AM. Moved the MBU out to the street in front of the stadium. Beautiful spot, right now were just waiting for batting practice to start. Gates open at 11 AM.
That's live blogging baby, I'm in my zone…D
Andy and I were one of the first five people in the stadium when they opened the gates at 11. We proceeded to head over to our seats which were to the right of the Rockies dugout.
I wasn't standing there a minute when a ball was hit over by me and Clint Barmes scooped it up and tossed it to me.
My side of the story was it was a little short, but after I missed it he walked over and tossed it to me.
Thank you Clint you made this snaggers day.
My first baseball of the season. What's even better is that this was the first baseball tossed to a Rockies fan during batting practice this season. I like the sound of that.
I asked the guys to pose for a group picture. Thanks fellas!
Hawpe and Smith
Best shot I could get of Don Baylor.
First foot long brat of the season.
It wasn't long before I ran into my friend Captain Earthman,..Super Vendor. He arrived yesterday by airplane from Colorado. It was good to see him.
My first autograph of spring training # 48 Jason Hirsh pitcher.
Here's my mini bat that he autographed. Thanks Jason !
Atkins and Tulowitzki
Ian Stewart signed my second ball. Thanks Ian !
Tulowitzki, he walked up to where I was standing and started signing, I realized I had grabbed the wrong ball. By the time I had grabbed the right one, he was already moving down the line. Andy didn't get his autograph either.
Andy's goal is to get Tulo's autograph on a visor for his wife.
Clint Barmes is always cool and signs for the fans.
The crowd for Spring training home opener, a little over three thousand. Must have been because Tiger is in town, I hope.
A shot of Aaron Cook warming up about four feet in front of my seat.
Taylor Buchholz My favorite player under six foot, Omar "Q" Quintinilla
In case you're wondering, I didn't even see Todd Helton today. I did hear rumors of his presence. Several fans mentioned that they had run into Todd walking back from the practice fields and he signed for them.
Here's Rockies catcher and fellow MLBlogger Michael McKenry
Take a look at the temperature. We were expecting highs of 80's. Today was freggin hot.
I haven't done this one in a while but this lady is deserving.
Here it is: The most annoying fan of the game.
Sad to say she was a Rockies fan.Her seats were behind us but she and her four children felt they had the right to run around and block our view more times than I cared to count. She was loud, rude and inconsiderate.
Bask in it lady, next time bring leashes.
Jason Grilli signed a World Series baseball for me.
Ahh, the first game. It is what it is. The Rockies lost this scorcher to the D-Backs 5-3. Here's a picture of everything we got today. Sorry to say two of the autographs I'm still trying to figure out who they are.
Here is what I ended up with at the end of the day. Ian Stewart, Ryan Spilborghs, Manual Corpas, James Hirsh, Jason Grilli, Carlos Gonzalez and two more I'm embarassed to say I'm not sure of. One is a coach and one is a minor league pitcher.
We'll be at Hi-Corbett around 6 AM tomorrow and I'll have my bat with me a welcoming the players at the gate🙂
Thanks for following the Spring Training version of the Rant..What do you think so far?…D
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D, I'm super jealous. I'm stuck at work and you're headed to batting practice! Have fun man!
BP/Mark-Dude, weather is perfect, some serious baseball fever going on here my friend…D
You got the right idea.
Get the spot and they will come.or at least stroll by ya and catch a glimpse of the man and the legend………Rockpile Rant. Glad to see you got there in one piece.
The mobile unit looks great, and the sigange has to have cuaght some one in the media's eye by now……….If not promote yourself dude. You only have this one chance to get in their heads for 2009. After that, they will come looking for you.
Rays Renegade
Hey D,
My big question right now is "How is Helton looking?" I'm glad you're there. Can't wait to hear about how the players are doing and what's it's like being there.
The MBU looks great, and you look like you're having a great time! Enjoy it! And say hi to Podsednik for me if you get a chance!
The MBU is bitchin'. How many times have I told you that I'm jealous?
Kylie — http://kylie.mlblogs.com
PS–I'm hoping you might understand my blog's new title, nobody is getting it quite yet.
Good luck is amongst you my friend! (knocks on wood) Take some pictures of the inside of that MBU. Traveling in that monster, it must feel awesome.
– Donnie
R-Luv-I didn't see T Helton at all today. I'm hoping to catch him in the morning.
Kylie-I get the blog title, catchy I think.
Donnie-Maybe tomorrow on the inside MBU pics.
Sue-I'm seriously am having a great time, best ever.
Jen-I only saw Podsed for a second.
Julia-Thanks, I appreciate your support.
RaysRen-Take my word buddy, I'm killing it🙂
Thanks for being my support group and reading my entries. It makes it all worthwhile…D
D- I'm so so jealous!!! I hope you're having a great time. It looks like you're already snagging some autographs. Hopefully they remember the face of the Rockpile Ranter!
Very nice job, indeed. I love those '07 World Series baseballs. They really look sharp.
It's 5am here in Wisconsin as I write this, and now I'm officially hungry for a foot long dog. Drooling all over my keyboard before I head off to work.
BTW, congrats on being the first ballhawk with a baseball for '09!! You are going to have a good season, dude.


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A Battle of the West for the 2010 World Series
Who would have thought at the beginning of the season that we would be seeing the AL West against the NL West in the World Series. After all, it supposed to be the weakest divisions according to the experts, right?
I certainly would not have picked those two. But let's see what the experts at SI picked back in April
San Francisco was picked 3rd and the Padres last.
In the East, well just look at the cover and the title at the top that said "The Yanks will Repeat in the AL East:
Thanks to poster Lny4Loney at the ITD blog that told us we can go back to the SI vault and read any story ever published by SI at: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/ I actually went back and read articles from 1955 that were written by Roger Kahn. I even went back to 1954 to see who was favored at the start of the season.
Congratulations to both teams. The Rangers have never won in their existence and the Giants have never won in San Francisco. The last time the Giants won was in 1954 when they swept the favored Cleveland Indians.
No respected Dodger fan should root for the hated Jints, so
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It might not be your Boys in Blue deciding the last team standing in 2010, but you can take pride in 2010's N L top dog came out of your tough division.
Should be an exciting event with mostly night games for us in the East, but nice afternoon by the bay for those in Cali.
Funny how the WEst ruled this year in both leagues and neither team got much respect in April.
Goes to show you anyone can win, but thankfully the winner will not have on pinstripes this year.
Rays Renegade
Yep! The West reign supreme.
I hope the Rangers wear Blue! but no matter, I'll be rooting for them to win their first WS.
Rangers do wear blue (cap, stocking, underwear, and also alternative jersey), though not totally.
Go Rangers for World Championship!!
Thanks! Glad to see you are still blogging!
I am putting the WS schedule here for my reference. I'll be hearing/watching from LA for the first three games and the last four I'll be in NH.
Gm 1 TEX @ SF (probables) Wed Oct. 27 7:30 PM FOX
Gm 2 TEX @ SF (probables) Thu Oct. 28 7:30 PM FOX
Gm 3 SF @ TEX (probables) Sat Oct. 30 6:30 PM FOX
Gm 4 SF @ TEX (probables) Sun Oct. 31 8:00 PM FOX
Gm 5* SF @ TEX (probables) Mon Nov. 1 7:30 PM FOX
Gm 6* TEX @ SF (probables) Wed Nov. 3 7:30 PM FOX
Gm 7* TEX @ SF (probables) Thu Nov. 4 7:30 PM FOX
Hi Emma!
Well, as blue as I bleed, I am really torn about who to root for in this world series. The Rangers are an obvious choice because they have never been to the world series, but then … there is Lyncecum, and Posey, and Bumgardener and even the struggling Panda.
Rivalries aside, there are some incredible kids with as much heart as I have ever seen on the Giants. They are very much like our Either and Loney and Kershaw. Kids in there with the right reason, the right passion; playing the way the game should be played.
I believe the Rangers have a chance to be strong for years to come and make it back to the post-season. Not so for the Giants. I think Bocce got very, very lucky this year and I do not think they sustain it. I think this is their chance, and then they are right back to competing in the toughest division in the National Leauge – yes, the west… don't let those East Coast commentators fool anyone…
So, I think, gulp … I have to temporarily say – Go Jints – for now, for the next few weeks. And after that, they become our hated rivals again .. but not for now.
Good to read you here!
Both teams got a nice baseball story, I'll agree with that and also that Bochy indeed got lucky this year. Also bringing in Lincecum could have bit hin the ****. But for me, Go Rangers and Bengie Molina. There is a nice story too.
this year definitely went against the grain. I'm loving this match up as im sure all baseball fans are. i hope people tune in cause it is bound to be one of the most competitive ones in recent history
That just goes to show how accurate predictions are! Nobody knows anything, which is what makes baseball so much fun.
I hope the majority of baseball does turn to watch it. so far, It has been an exciting series no matter the outcome.
Yep. Just like I was telling a co-worker who was saying that he could manage just because he played all the way till High School. The laughing lady picture that you like to post came to mind.
LOL Kaiser! Laughed out loud here at work when I saw that. Ahhh no thanks! Is enough that I know two Dodger fans that are rooting for the hated Jints! NO, NO NO Senor! ! not me!!!
Aawww c'mon, you know you wanna!
Well now there is nothing left but to hope the Rangers completely demolish the Giants, a sweep would be sweet, but I'll just take the Giants being embarrassed…
I'm sure you'll be rooting hard for the Rangers. Can't imagine seeing the Jints win would make you feel very good😉 I'm neutral… for now.
That is the spirit! 🙂
You bet your …patootie I'll be rooting for the Rangers.
The Rangers can wear to shades of Blue, maybe get double good karma for that fact.
Going to be fun and will get some excitment back into the Dallas/Fort Worth area this time of year.
Would love to see Josh hoist up this last great trophy.
Rays Renegade
Okay yeah, don't root for the Giants. Gotcha. WINK. (You can message me in secret on Facebook when you want to gush about them with me.)
I was giving a hard time by two co-workers because I am wearing a black top and I put on a Halloween pin of a painted pumpkin. I knew someone at work would give a hard time. is just that a friend gave me four Halloween pins painted by his mom. They are adorable so I've been wearing a different every day


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I am new to Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
I have successfully installed Ruby 1.9.2 and Rails 3.0
I have been following the tutorial up to this point
Just before you create list.rhtml if Webrick is running and you go to http://localhost/3000/book/list then you should see the error about a missing template.
I get
Routing Error
No route matches "/book/list"
Does anybody else get a similar error who could help me out?
I have looked online about editing the routes.rb file but I'm not sure what to try.


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Angels made of snow in Sparta park honor shooting victims
Memorials for the 26 students and teachers killed at Sandy Hook are popping up all across the country.
That includes a large group of snowmen standing together at Blyton Park in Sparta.
Sparta is more than 1,000 miles away from Newtown, Conn. But for Sparta mother Nicole Osborne, the shootings hit close to home.
"It's hard to wrap your mind around that kind of evil, you know? Because I don't really know what other word to use," said Osborne. "I just felt something needed to be done. And I wanted to do something because I didn't know what else to do."
So Osborne did what she could.
She invited her friends and neighbors to brave the icy weather to build a memorial of 26 snowmen decorated like angels in Blyton Park.
"It was especially touching on Friday because at 9:30 when we were out here, the church bells rang 26 times," said Osborne's friend, Yvonne Scholle. "I just thought, 'It's one week since the tragedy happened.' And I felt sorry for the kids and for the teachers. And it gave me just a renewed sense of strength to get this memorial done for them. It just meant a lot for me."
During the day, sunlight glitters off the angels' golden wings. At night, they flicker in the glow of candle light.
"I think it turned out wonderful. It suits its purpose. It makes me feel like we've paid our respects in some sort of sense," said Osborne.
With cold noses and warm hearts, neighbors come to the park to stand together with the snow angels.
They come to stand together with Newtown, Conn., and hold their own children tightly in their arms.
One child had the idea to put a note on the fencepost behind the snow angels. The families who built the memorial welcome other visitors to do the same.
Organizers said the memorial will be up as long as Mother Nature allows.
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By Cordell W. SamuelsPosted Oct. 4, 2013
The profession of wastewater operator is not ordinarily one of the most visible, but WEF is working to change that. As a guy who began a career in this area, I couldn't be more gratified to see the Federation's emphasis on operator recruitment, retention, education, training, and recognition through its Operator Initiative. Wastewater operators protect public health and our environment 24/7, and they deserve the best training and education available today-- and let's not forget recognition for their invaluable service to communities around the country!
WEF offers many training resources and activities to advance the operator profession, including online courses, educational programming at WEFTEC® and workshops, and the OI was started to make them more easily accessible and to help identify areas for expansion. One big step forward was the adoption of National Guidelines for Wastewater Systems Operator Apprenticeship Programs, developed as a joint effort between the U.S. Department of Labor and WEF late last year. This exciting initiative will help lead to more consistency in training and certification, among other benefits including elevated stature for operations professionals. WEF has also established an Operator Strategy Workgroup to develop a strategy for supporting professional development of trained and credentialed operators with skills that meet current and future utility needs.
And when it comes to excitement, more than 200 of these amazing professionals will be at WEFTEC 2013 to compete in Operations Challenge. Teams include two from my own Member Association, WEA of Ontario--go Sludge Hammers (from my plant!) and OCWA Jets! Also at WEFTEC, the Operator Ingenuity Contest showcases the practical creativity of our professional operators. Contest winners will share their innovative solutions on Wednesday morning at WEFTEC. If you'd like to recognize the work of your local wastewater operations personnel, please feel free to add a post here.
The profession of wastewater operator is not ordinarily one of the most visible, but WEF is working to change that.
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Posted by Blaine Menelik at 10/04/2013 03:22:46 PM |
Cordell W. Samuels is the 2012-2013 President of the Water Environment Federation (WEF). He is the Plant Superintendent for the Duffin Creek WPCP in the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, Canada. In that capacity, he manages one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in Ontario. Prior to his current position, Cordell worked in the City of Toronto for 22 years. Cordell has been a WEF member since 1994 and served on the Federation's House of Delegates and several WEF committees. He has been an active member of both the Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO) and the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA), serving as President of the Water Environment Association of Ontario in 2005.