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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 361
Total Fat 22 g
Saturated Fat 8.5 g
Sodium 493 mg
Total Carbohydrate 18 g
Dietary Fiber 8.5 g
Protein 22 g
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Small yellow potato 1
Large eggs 4
Water ¼ cup
Salt ¼ teaspoon
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Olive oil 2 teaspoons
Garlic, minced 1 clove
Swiss cheese, shredded ½ cup
Scallion, thoroughly rinsed and chopped 1
Fresh chives, chopped 1 tablespoon
- Wash and scrub potato. Slice in half and place in a small pot. Fill the pot with water, cover, and then place over high heat. When water starts boiling reduce heat to low. Simmer until potato is soft when pricked with a fork. (Total cooking time will be about 15-20 minutes.) Let cool slightly and then cut into half moon slices.
- Whisk together eggs, water, salt, and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a medium to large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and potatoes. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add egg mixture to the pan, rotating the pan until evenly distributed. Cook until the egg mixture starts to set. Add the Swiss cheese and scallions, fold the omelet in half, and cook for another minute. Slice omelet in half and then slide onto plates. Top with the fresh chives.

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Great value, very fast shipping and a good smoke for the dollar. Plus the cigars were fresh; another reason to deal with CI!!
The ones I've smoked, probably 5, burned evenly, produced a reasonably good flavor and smoke. I've paid a lot more for a cigar and was really dissapointed. A deal for the PRICE!
Of all the cigars in the Po' Boy III Sampler, I enjoyed this one. Needed frequent re-lighting, but the taste was actually good.
An overall good smoke for a cheap stick.
real good smoke. nice and long good flavor. Definitely a good choice
I'm surprised at the bad reviews. First off, what do you expect for a $1 cigar? Actually, I've tried quite a few of the $1 cigars here, and they are pretty bad.....except this one. It is a GOOD $1 cigar. If you want a better cigar than this, spend more than a buck. Otherwise, if you want some smokable single ducat sticks, here you go.
Okay not a top brand but didn't expect it to be. However I like the woody tones and it is a smooth smoke. The cap isn't well done so be careful if you bite it off. It is still better than machine made cheap nasties by far.
I am surprised by all the bad reviews. While not the best I ever smoked, I found this to be a pleasant smoke. At the current price of $1 a stick I think it's a bargain.
I will save these for when I have an emergency like running out of the good stuff. Don't have a novice try these, they won't want to smoke cigars again if they do.
Ah, the Don Smith Series Dee. My advice: Buy a bundle and give them out to your friends who always try to mooch a good cigar. It does produce a lot of smoke. Unfortunately, it's not good smoke. It certainly belongs on the UNSMOKEABLE list. If nothing else, it helps you to really appreciate the cigars you do enjoy.
This is a beautiful presentation but the overall cigar was a bit to be desired. At the beginning, the taste was "right on" for a sumatra wrapper. The burn was uneven and hard to keep lit. Then the entire stick became soft and mushy.
A mild bodied cigar with strong woody overtones. Smooth, no spice. Kept its character to the very end. Loosely rolled, it became very mushy next to the heat of the cherry, but otherwise well constructed with no runs. This is a cheap cigar, but with none of the harshness associated with cheap tobacco. Good for golfing or mowing the lawn. If you are in the store, get the Bag O' Dung so you can add the band to your collection. Hey, Joe! Hows about sending me a real cigar for this real review. :-)
Yeah, a cheap Dominican (there's a million of those!) cigar. Blugh!
Wow, I finally made it in this world. I have my own cigar. If you guys are interested I could send you some photos of me smoking the cigar and you could use them in your ads. Or maybe me on the deck of a big yacht or other similar activities. This could be HUGE.


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Skip to comments.Hobby Lobby CEO open letter: Honoring God is more important than turning a profit
Posted on 01/06/2013 8:26:47 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Normally I'd be inclined to run something like this on a Sunday, when I like to explore more faith-based topics. However, today is Hobby Lobby Appreciation Day, where consumers who support the Christian ownership's stand against the HHS mandate that attempts to impose a highly restrictive definition of religious expression can put their money where their mouths are. Since I don't really have a hobby at the moment, I'll instead offer a passage from the open letter written by Hobby Lobby CEO David Green, who explains why he's decided to spend a lot of money and risk even more to fight the HHS regulation that would force him to act against his religious principles.
Were Christians, and we run our business on Christian principles. Ive always said that the first two goals of our business are (1) to run our business in harmony with Gods laws, and (2) to focus on people more than money. And thats what weve tried to do. We close early so our employees can see their families at night. We keep our stores closed on Sundays, one of the weeks biggest shopping days, so that our workers and their families can enjoy a day of rest. We believe that it is by Gods grace that Hobby Lobby has endured, and he has blessed us and our employees. Weve not only added jobs in a weak economy, weve raised wages for the past four years in a row. Our full-time employees start at 80% above minimum wage.
But now, our government threatens to change all of that. A new government health care mandate says that our family business MUST provide what I believe are abortion-causing drugs as part of our health insurance. Being Christians, we dont pay for drugs that might cause abortions, which means that we dont cover emergency contraception, the morning-after pill or the week-after pill. We believe doing so might end a life after the moment of conception, something that is contrary to our most important beliefs. It goes against the Biblical principles on which we have run this company since day one. If we refuse to comply, we could face $1.3 million PER DAY in government fines.
Our government threatens to fine job creators in a bad economy. Our government threatens to fine a company thats raised wages four years running. Our government threatens to fine a family for running its business according to its beliefs. Its not right. I know people will say we ought to follow the rules; that its the same for everybody. But thats not true. The government has exempted thousands of companies from this mandate, for reasons of convenience or cost. But it wont exempt them for reasons of religious belief.
So, Hobby Lobby and my family are forced to make a choice. With great reluctance, we filed a lawsuit today, represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, asking a federal court to stop this mandate before it hurts our business. We dont like to go running into court, but we no longer have a choice. We believe people are more important than the bottom line and that honoring God is more important than turning a profit.
It's worth pointing out that the mandate doesn't exempt actual religious organizations either, such as Catholic charities, Presbyterian hospitals, Lutheran schools, and so on. Why? That's the crux of the issue: the Obama administration is attempting to redefine religious expression to only those activities which take place within the four walls of a place of worship, or those activities restricted only to those of a single faith. That means that Catholic hospitals would qualify only if they refused to treat and employ any non-Catholics, for instance. Can you imagine those lawsuits?
The mandate for free birth control, which is already cheap and readily available for anyone who wants it (and has federal subsidies for Medicaid recipients already in place through Title X), is just a Trojan horse in an attack on religious liberty — and even more, for freedom of choice. If businesses want to offer "free" birth control (which will get funded by premium hikes), they can already do so; no one is stopping them. Same for schools, hospitals, and private citizens who want to donate money to family-planning clinics on their own. Barack Obama and Kathleen Sebelius want to strip that choice from Americans and force everyone to subsidize the procreative choices of everyone else, even those tens of millions whose religious beliefs have heretofore never had to be part of public policy. That's the invasion of privacy, and it's people like David Green who are being exploited.
Update: Added a bit to the second-to-last paragraph, and also wanted to include Hobby Lobby's online shopping website link. You can support the company from the comfort of your own home.
Never really cared to shop at Hobby Lobby, but looks like I'll have to go back and see if I can find anything there I like to help support this company.
Type: Private
Industry: Retail
Founded: August 1972
Headquarters: Oklahoma City, OK
Key people:
David Green (CEO)
Jon Cargill (CFO)
Revenue: US$ 2.28 billion (2011)
Employees: 21,000
Website HobbyLobby.com
For those who don't know:
Hobby Lobby is a privately held retail chain of arts and crafts stores based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, and is formally called Hobby Lobby Creative Centers.
The company was founded by David Green on August 3, 1972, and as of August 2012 the chain has 514 stores in 41 states. Hobby Lobby headquarters are located in a 3,400,000-square-foot (320,000 m2) manufacturing, distribution and office complex.
Affiliated companies
Mardel - a Christian bookstore chain
Hemispheres - a home furnishings company
Crafts Etc! - a craft wholesaler and online retailer
H.L. Construction - which handles the construction and renovation of Hobby Lobby stores
Ethnographic Media - formerly Bearing Fruit Communications - an advertising agency
Hong Kong Connections - Chinese sourcing and buying office
In September 2012, Hobby Lobby sued the United States over new regulations requiring health insurance provided by employers to cover emergency contraceptives, stating that, "The Green family's religious beliefs forbid them from participating in, providing access to, paying for, training others to engage in, or otherwise supporting abortion-causing drugs and devices."
However, their appeal was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court, and as of 31 December 2012, the company faces fines of up to $1.3 million per day for violating provisions of the Affordable Health Care Act (AKA OBAMACARE !!)
Dang it, I wish they'd start selling something besides the stuff they already sell. I've bought something from them several times in the last month, but they really don't have a lot of stuff my wife or I need.
Wish they'd throw in a couple of rows of appliances or something like that.
I'm ready to do some REAL voting with my pocketbook. Plus the more money I can spend there, the less goes someplace else. If we could find enough retailers with the 'attachments' to stand up for what they believe in - and reward them handsomely with sales - things might really start changing!
RE: Hobby Lobby CEO open letter: Honoring God is more important than turning a profit
A fine of $1.3 Million a day will quickly bankrupt Hobby Lobby (unless the courts support their freedom to practice their faith <-— FAT CHANCE OF THAT WITH THIS SUPREME COURT).
I suspect that if they have no recourse, they could either:
1) Sell their business.
2) Relocate to another country.
3) Refuse to conform and go to jail for the cause they believe in (making them modern day martyrs).
And just what exactly will happen if they don't pay he 1.3 million dollar a day fine?
Will Obamas henchmen come to take them away or just have them executed on the spot?
It's time to stand up against these fu**in tyrants once and for all. If it results in a showdown between them and us, then so be it.
If they want a war then we should give them one. Screw this running crap!
We are seeing the Bill of Rights brazenly being torn up in front of us starting with both the First and Second Amendments.
Executed on the spot. Assets will be transferred to Eric Holder's brother-in-law, and to Van Jones. Welcome to Zimbabwe.
I do not know if Hobby Lobby sells gift cards or not but that might be an option for you and your wife if they do indeed sell them... buy gift cards and give them as gifts.
Could ya use a couple pair of scissors or some needles and thread ? How about some glue or glue guns. Rubber cement ?
I can think of all sorts of things in my local Hobby Lobby that I could purchase that I dont need right at the moment but know I will need them in the future ~ GRIN~
My post was as serious as a heart attack. We're going to be replacing our refrigerator soon, and honestly, if I could get one someplace for $1200, and Hobbly Lobby was selling them for $1500, I'd buy there.
To save this country we've tried darn near everything except concentrated pocketbook firepower. Fortunately my wife and I have lived a modest life and we can afford it. Every time I see a store expressing any kind of Christian idea in their advertising, I save it. If I could make EVERY dollar I spend go only to morally upright companies I would - even if it meant paying more.
The one thing I have noticed is that the people that have the most fundamentally sound and moral ideals, also tend to be the more financially solvent. If ALL of our money could go to the right companies, the others would soon be forced take a side or perish.
"Could ya use a couple pair of scissors or some needles and thread ? How about some glue or glue guns. Rubber cement ?"
That's the kind of stuff I HAVE bought there in the last month or so. But I spend a lot more than that, and I want it to go only the right kinds of companies.
Example: we're going to be replacing one of our cars this year Even though I have my preferred brands for technical reasons, if a manufacturer spoke up against zero's nonsense, the ongoing attempts to make perversion normal, or any of the other secular liberal nonsense - I'd buy from them!
We need to be able to start channeling SERIOUS dollars towards moral companies. On lots of the big ticket items, it's hard to figure out if there are any moral companies anymore.
My daughter and I went yesterday and she spent about $80. We love that store, event before we knew they were a Christian company.
Went to our local Hobby Lobby yesterday, bought stuff, place was packed!
With Domino's getting a temporary pass against Obamacare
I'm hoping Hobby Lobby will be able to ditch it altogether!
Green is fighting the good fight and I'm glad I could support in my own small way.
A new Hobby Lobby store is due to open at
5555 E Broadway Blvd, Suite 131 Tucson AZ, 85711
(520) 512-0242
It will be interesting to see how well it goes over in LibTucson.
2013 New Stores Opening Later This Year
Tucson, AZ : 5555 E Broadway Blvd, Suite 131 : Opening date to be announced later.
Sacramento, CA : 1874 Arden Way : Opening date to be announced later.
Upland, CA : 420 South Mountain Ave : Planned opening day is 02/01/2013.
East Haven , CT : 68 Frontage Road : Opening date to be announced later.
Clermont, FL : 1375 Sandy Grove Avenue : Planned opening day is 02/15/2013.
Holyoke, MA : 50 Holyoke Street : Planned opening day is 02/22/2013.
Duluth, MN : 1734 Mall Drive : Planned opening day is 02/15/2013. : View Map
Morehead City, NC : 5167 Highway 70 W, Suite 90 : Planned opening day is 03/15/2013.
East Wenatchee, WA : 10 Grant Road : Planned opening day is 03/01/2013.
Federal Way, WA : 35020 Enchanted Parkway S : Opening date to be announced later.
Your thoughts are generous indeed, and you're right that we should be spending money at conservative, Christian-owned companies. But even if you bought a refrigerator there and everyone else on FR did too, and we went back and bought another refrigerator every day, that would not keep Hobby Lobby in business. There's no way they'd have enough extra money to keep paying $1.3M a day in fines.
As far as I can see, they have a few alternatives:
1. They can cut all their employees back to 29.9 hours per week so they're excluded from the need to pay for health insurance that meets the standards of the mandate. They would have to hire a lot of additional people to take up the slack, and would be harming many of their full-time employees.
2. They could make all their employees contractors, for whom they have no responsibility to provide health insurance. I'm told this is not legal in a retail environment.
3. They could try to comply by giving their employees vouchers to go out and get their own insurance.
4. They could ignore the fines and let the government sue them, which could take awhile.
5. They could declare bankruptcy and wait to be bought by some company that doesn't have their moral values.
6. They could just close their doors and put 21000 employees and tens or hundreds of thousands of dependent suppliers out of work.
If there's another way of avoiding this while remaining in business, I haven't thought of it, but I'm sure the Green family would be open to suggestions.
Your thoughts are generous indeed, and you're right that we should be spending money at conservative, Christian-owned companies. But even if you bought a refrigerator there and everyone else on FR did too, and we went back and bought another refrigerator every day, that would not keep Hobby Lobby in business. There's no way they'd have enough extra money to keep paying $1.3M a day in fines.
As far as I can see, they have a few alternatives:
1. They can cut all their employees back to 29.9 hours per week so they're excluded from the need to pay for health insurance that meets the standards of the mandate. They would have to hire a lot of additional people to take up the slack, and would be harming many of their full-time employees.
2. They could make all their employees contractors, for whom they have no responsibility to provide health insurance. I'm told this is not legal in a retail environment.
3. They could try to comply by giving their employees vouchers to go out and get their own insurance.
4. They could ignore the fines and let the government sue them, which could take awhile.
5. They could declare bankruptcy and wait to be bought by some company that doesn't have their moral values.
6. They could just close their doors and put 21000 employees and tens or hundreds of thousands of dependent suppliers out of work.
If there's another way of avoiding this while remaining in business, I haven't thought of it, but I'm sure the Green family would be open to suggestions.
Imagine the stupidity of believing that destroying a $2.8 billion company is the right thing to do because otherwise people might have to pay $9 a month for birth control pills.
Thanks SeekAndFind.
RE: Hobby Lobby CEO open letter: Honoring God is more important than turning a profit
A fine of $1.3 Million a day will quickly bankrupt Hobby Lobby (unless the courts support their freedom to practice their faith <- FAT CHANCE OF THAT WITH THIS SUPREME COURT).
I suspect that if they have no recourse, they could either:
1) Sell their business.
2) Relocate to another country.
3) Refuse to conform and go to jail for the cause they believe in (making them modern day martyrs).
I have a sick feeling that option number 3 will be happening...
Personally I think that when option 3 hits the fan there will be a day when there is a pillar of smoke into the sky where there is hobby lobby and a rather large bonfire in the parking lot where their good will be burned, weather it is burned in an act of defiance by the Hobby Lobby staff or burned in a show of force by obama's thugs..... That has yet to be seen..
If theres another way of avoiding this while remaining in business, I havent thought of it, but Im sure the Green family would be open to suggestions.
Thye could defy defy defy till the bitter end....
Imagine the news covering the perp walks of a bunch of innocent people.....
Would public opinion stay with obama...
All true points - but - one of the reason zero and his merry fools get away with this is because there is NOT a huge backlash from business.
While it is important to patronize stores that are "conservative, Christian-owned" it is equally important to NOT patronize those stores that won't speak up. Nothing talks as loud as money (or the lack thereof). If 60% of the retail stores in this country were up in arms, change would happen. One little ole chain can't win the battle by themselves.
The worst part is - I feel fairly certain that 60% of the store owners in this country DON'T agree with this crap. They just feel like, "well, why should I speak up, it will just bring a bunch of weirdos and perverts to protest outside my stores." If we could give them a choice between lack of sales and weirdos, MONEY WOULD TALK THE LOUDEST.
The problem for us, especially with big ticket items, there's not much to chose from. In 2010 I bought a Ford because they didn't take money from the government. Barely a few months later they were announcing plans for "domestic partner coverage" in their insurance. Later this summer we are going to trade in another of our cars, and I can't find a make that at some point hasn't pandered to perverts.
In so many cases, our only choices are only the lessor of many evils.
Yes, public opinion would stay with Obama. The people being arrested would be portrayed as right-wing psychos who hate gays and are trying to inflict their religion on others.
Besides, in business it would not come to arrest. These are corporations. The government sues, wins a judgement against the business, and the assets of the business are liquidated to pay the fines. The Green family do not personally have their assets taken away. All that happens is that HL is closed.
And the assets sold off to a more compliant company that would fill the same market niche, maybe even a company wiith connections to the Regime. Unless there is a surprise intervention by the courts, there won't be a solution within the existing social order.
Or make your life easier. There's a libtard website called Buy Blue which caters to leftwing morons and they show which companies are leftwing. Simply avoid those companies there.
or simply follow this Freepers list of companies to support:
Hobby Lobby was denied a stay of enforcement of the HHS mandate, by Sonya Sotomayor - who is now known to not be eligible to be SCOTUS because the man who nominated her - Barack Obama - has no legally-established birth facts (according to certified letters of verification from HI state registrar Alvin Onaka) and thus could never have "qualified" by Jan 20, 2009 as required by the 20th Amendment. Since he failed to qualify only the Vice President elect (Joe Biden) is allowed by the 20th Amendment to "act as President", including nominating Supreme Court justices.
If Hobby Lobby is serious about wanting to fight this - and I believe they are - then they can do themselves and the country a favor by responding to Sotomayor's denial of the stay by filing a claim that they have become aware of new information which legally indicates that Sotomayor is not eligible to be on SCOTUS and thus CANNOT deny them a stay.
They are already recognized as having "standing", the issue is extremely relevant to how the government is still aggrieving them, and the issue would have to be taken up very quickly - more quickly than any other plaintiff could get a case before SCOTUS.
They never asked for this position, but Hobby Lobby - like Esther in the Old Testament - may well have been placed in this position for such a time as this, in order to save their people from an enemy intent on doing all Christians severe harm.
We need to support Hobby Lobby, but one of the best ways to do that, IMHO, is to encourage them to take the legal tactic that they may have been specifically placed by God to use.
I faxed their attorney's office, but I'm not an attorney so they have no idea if I know what I'm talking about. We need to get their attention, though, so that their attorney will look into this.
I feel badly because I was just asking everybody's help to contact Congress and it wasn't pulled together quickly enough. Now I have to ask the same thing, only with Hobby Lobby.
Please - especially if you are an attorney and understand and agree with the legal reasoning presented by Larry Klayman in his letter to Bob Bauer (seen at http://butterdezillion.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/complete-klayman-letter-to-bauer.pdf ) - please contact the attorney for Hobby Lobby (or the owners) and let them know that they may have been placed in their particular position for such a time as this. They have exactly the standing, just cause, legal documents to provide the proof of the claim, already-existent urgent SCOTUS situation , and backing of the religious-liberty community to be able to confront the danger on behalf of all of us. There's nothing for them to lose and everything to be gained.
If you have a ping list, please ping the list so we can get the biggest response - and hopefully from some attorneys, since they have more clout than non-attorneys.
Thanks! I sincerely apologize for being a pest lately; seems like this may be the one realistic chance left.
Sotomayer is a waste of time. Hobby Lobby can now take their case to another SCOTUS member.
But if they challenge Sotomayor's ability to be on SCOTUS they also challenge Kagan's. And if Sotomayor and Kagan are out because they were nominated by somebody who couldn't "act as President", then the whole balance of the court changes in hearing the Obamacare issue.
It could almost be called a gift of God that Sotomayor did this, because it gives the golden opportunity to immediately confront Obama and eventually ALL his illegal nominations and appointments.
The other thing is that if the challenge is directly to Sotomayor, and Kagan is mentioned in the same motion, those two would HAVE to recuse themselves immediately. Which immediately changes the balance of EVERYTHING at SCOTUS. That's why I say having Sotomayor make the denial could be a lifeline gift from God.
The Muslim Brotherhood is ecstatic that their Moslem puppet Obama will be forced to close down the anti-islamic store chain.
I intend to overpay if necessary for an AR-15 target upper receiver at my local gun show this Saturday. Non-violent ways of telling the government where to put their infringements are getting more expensive every day.
I LOVE Hobby Lobby! went yesterday with my daughter and found a slue of things to buy but I am into crafts. When we first arrived the parking lot was only half full but by the time we left they were packed.
They also sell patio furniture and outdoor items. It is a good thing I live an hour away or I would be broke ..I can't resist the pretty things they sell.
Shame this ... I didn't hear that yesterday was a HL appreciation day. My teenage daughter likes to draw laying out on the floor and I was thinking of getting her a proper drawing desk as a post-Xmas present.
One additional nice thing about HL is that they always have 40% off one item (per customer, per day) coupon that can be printed from their website or just displayed for the cashier on a smartphone.
" Refuse to conform and go to jail for the cause they believe in (making them modern day martyrs) "
wow - now that would be breaking news. God bless them in their struggle.
Thanks for the Freeper list which I had never seen before. Strangely enough, most of the companies on the boycott list I was already avoiding for one reason or another. The Buy Blue website you are referring to apparently closed in 2007. Probably few left wing morons that can read.
Unfortunately all these list point to the same thing I've been lamenting. When it comes to big ticket items, it is apparently a crap shoot. And in some cases, there simply may be none.
I had about eliminated Ford from our choices this year over their 'domestic partners' BS. But doing a little searching I find similar nonsense linked in some way to just about every other car brand! Ditto for appliance makers and the refrigerator we'll be buying this month. I just really wish there was a way to keep my major purchases from going to companies run by perverts and jackasses.
I concur and am ready to join you.
Darn. I forgot it. I don't think there was anything like CFA day.
One possibility:
If you can't find a big chain or manufacturer who openly espouses conservative moral standards, go smaller.
For the new fridge, look for a mom-and-pop or local dealer. Failing that, try to buy through a right-minded sales rep who works on commission. Same with the vehicle — find a dealership run by good folks.
Keep your $ out of the wrong hands.
We go there all the time. My wife sews, so they have one of the best sewing supplies around. She loves the store. The only draw back to their stores, is they sometimes have long lines checking out and few checkout counters. You have to wait long times some times. But, that is about the only draw back that we have found. They are closed Sunday, just like the Chicken store. Good for the both of them.
Also, they have an online coupon. You don't have to sign up like at JoAnn.
They sell Krylon spray paint there.
I've seen some nice outdoor furniture, too, and they have a nice selection of fabric that looks like it's better quality than Joann's.
There's a Hobby Lobby in DeWitt in the Syracuse area, right next to Wegman's I need to stop there more often next time I go to Wegman's.
I do a lot of that already. In the next three years or so we'll be replacing our central heat and air unit. I have a really GREAT family run heat and air vendor that will do the work. Unfortunately, most of the money will actually be for the unit itself. I find nothing on any of the major vendor's websites (Trane, Carrier, etc) that indicates any philosophy.
Sadly, I have a feeling that one or more of these are run by people we support, but they keep their beliefs to themselves to avoid having the nut-ball faction marching outside their buildings. That's what really pisses me off. People can express brain-dead liberal ideas and get away with it, but if you express conservative values, the freak circus shows up.
What a wonderful company. I don't think I've ever been inside a Hobby Lobby but I'm going to start trying to shop there.
What a damned coward.
Didn't know they had an affiliated company here in Hong Kong. I will have to check them out.
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MEREDITH, Barbara Ann, 74, of Presque Isle, died Monday, Jul. 8, 2013, at Alpena Regional Medical Center.
She is survived by her husband, Bill; four daughters, Brenda Tennis of Georgia, Tammy Meredith of Georgia, Donna (Quero) DeSouza of North Carolina, Beth (Richard) Butler of Gaylord; eight grandchildren, Ryan, Ashley, Taylor, Connor, Cole, Katie, Bailey, Summer; three sisters, Shirley Rickle of Goodrich, Diane (Ken) Dragiewicz of Alpena, JoAnn (Stacy) Schmidt of Ohio; brother-in-law, Timothy Lutes; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held at the Bannan Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, from 2-8 p.m. with a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue on Thursday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church from 10 a.m. until the time of the mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. with Rev. Richard C. Schaeffer officiating.
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USAV Honors U.S. Women as Indoor Team of Year
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 23, 2011) – USA Volleyball announced today that the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team has been selected as its Indoor Team of the Year. The category includes senior, junior and club levels for both genders.
The U.S. Women finished the season with a 39-10 record and qualification into the 2012 Olympic Games during the first qualification tournament. In addition, Team USA earned five podium finishes in six tournaments with two gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals.
"We are very honored and grateful to receive this award," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "Every day we try to honor and respect the privilege of representing our country, and it's nice to have those efforts recognized."
Using a mix of experienced and young players, the U.S. Women placed fourth at the Montreux Volley Masters held June 7-12 at Montreux, Switzerland. The Americans opened with a four-set victory over Peru on June 7. After a Montreux off -day exhibition match victory over host nation Switzerland on June 8, the U.S. topped Germany in five sets on June 9. China won a five-set battle over Team USA to win Pool A on June 10. The U.S. dropped a four-set match to NORCECA rival Cuba on June 11 in the semifinal round, then lost a second time to China in a four-set bronze-medal match on June 12.
The U.S. Women claimed the bronze medal at the X Women's Pan American Cup held July 1-9 at Juarez, Mexico. The Americans, again blending a youth and veterans into the tournament roster, topped Cuba 25-21, 25-16, 25-13 in the bronze-medal match after suffering a four-set loss to Dominican Republic in the semifinal round. The U.S. defeated Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago and Costa Rica in straight sets to open Pool B before losing a heart-breaking 28-30, 25-18, 25-19, 17-25, 15-11 match to then-top-ranked Brazil in the final pool match. The U.S. went on to defeat Argentina 25-13, 25-14, 25-19 in the quarterfinal, which secured a berth into the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix as one of the top four NORCECA teams in the tournament.
Team USA captured the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix, the premier annual international volleyball tournament for women, for the second time in as many years after defeating Brazil 26-24, 25-20, 25-21 in the gold-medal match on Aug. 28, 2011. The Americans finished the preliminary round with an 8-1 record with only a loss to Serbia. In the Final Round pool play, the U.S. defeated Japan and Italy for the second time in the tournament before falling to Brazil as both teams had already guaranteed spots in the semifinal round. The Americans rebounded by defeating Serbia in three sets, setting up the rematch with Brazil in the gold-medal match. Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) was named the most valuable player of the tournament. During the World Grand Prix, the FIVB announced that she was selected as an FIVB Hero in its international campaign to bring added awareness to the sport.
The U.S. Women's National Team placed third in the Pan American Games held Oct. 15-20 using a roster with seven players debuting for the U.S. at the senior level. Team USA swept through pool play with victories over Puerto Rico, Peru and Mexico. Cuba, with a team composed of its top players, defeated the young U.S. squad in four sets during the semifinal round. The Americans rebounded to defeat an experienced Dominican Republic squad n the bronze-medal match. Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) was tabbed as the tournament's Best Blocker.
The U.S. Women fulfilled their number-one goal of the 2011 season by earning qualification into the 2012 Olympic Games through the 2011 FIVB World Cup – the first qualification tournament. Team USA finished with the silver medal at the FIVB World Cup, thus guaranteeing a spot in London as the tournament granted three coveted spots to its podium finishers.
The U.S. started the tournament with tough opening round, including a meeting with then-No. 1 Brazil on the opening day. Team USA followed-up its FIVB World Grand Prix victory over the South Americans with a four-set victory to start the World Cup on a positive note on Nov. 4. On the following day, Team USA topped Serbia, the World Grand Prix bronze medalist, in straight sets to improve to 2-0.
The U.S. ended the first round with a dominating performance over Korea, then continued the momentum to start the second round with an easy 3-0 win over Kenya. However, Germany ended the U.S. win streak with a stunning 3-0 win that included set victories of 32-30 and 26-24 in the first and third sets.
Team USA rebounded in the third round with straight-set wins over Argentina, Algeria and NORCECA rival Dominican Republic. The U.S. ended the third round with a 7-1 record and 21 points, trailing tournament leader Italy by just two points in the standings.
The U.S. opened the fourth round in Tokyo with two sets – 25-21 and 31-29 – over China, which recovered to force a deciding fifth set. During the tiebreaker, Hooker scored three points in a 4-0 run to break a 7-all tie to forge the U.S. to a 15-10 victory. In the process, Hooker scored a personal-high 37 points (unofficial DataVolley stats credited her with 39 points).
On the second to last day of the World Cup, second-place U.S. met tournament-leader Italy. A Team USA victory would guarantee it a 2012 Olympic Games spot, along with a chance to win the World Cup gold medal. The U.S. opened the match with a hard-fought 25-23 victory after scoring five of the final seven points, followed by an easy 25-15 victory to go up 2-0 in sets. Italy battled back in the third set with a 25-22 victory. In the fourth set, the U.S. recovered from a 13-11 deficit by securing a 6-0 scoring run with three blocks and two aces to take a 17-13 lead. After Italy closed to 20-19, Team USA scored five of the final seven points of the match to take a 25-21 victory and one of the three Olympic Games tickets awarded through the World Cup.
Needing a 3-0 or 3-1 victory over Japan to secure its first-ever World Cup gold medal, the U.S. could not quite come away with the needed victories over the host country on the final day. Japan edged the U.S. 29-27 in the first set in which the Americans led 23-21 and had four set points. The U.S. saved three set points in the second set before Japan earned a hard-fought 25-23 victory. With the title out of reach for Team USA, Japan claimed the third set 25-18.
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The Forest Trails Talk drew a full crowd to UCSC's Stevenson event center on January 29th. This panel discussion examined the issue of illegal trail use on the Upper Campus. The speakers all provided unique insight into the issue, and ultimately expressed the need for cooperation between the trail user community and the university to reach a compromise to allow legitimate trail access while protecting the more sensitive habitats on Upper Campus.
Drew Perkins, MBoSC's Trails Officer was joined by a UCSC wildlife biology professor, a UCSC Natural Reserve steward, the captain of the UCSC Mountain Bike Team, and a city of Santa Cruz Fire Fighter. Notably absent from the discussion, was a representative from the University Administration that ultimately holds the authority to address this ongoing problem.
MBoSC president Mark Davidson was pleased with the proceedings. "It was very well attended and had exceeded my expectations. The vibe was really respectful to all points of view. I'm pretty hopeful about future dialog on this issue which can have positive regional implications. There were some other local land managers who attended and I'm sure they could recognize sense of stewardship and solutions based focus of the local mountain biking community."
A journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step. Thanks to Hilltromper for helping to organize this event and drive the dialogue on this issue in a respectful and non-confrontational manner.
For additional coverage of the Forest Trails Talk, read Traci Hukill's excellent and comprehensive account Hope for Solutions at Trails Talk. Also be sure to check out Survey: Mountain Bikers and Upper UCSC.


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Yes, it is humorous, when we search for God! Because, the
Yes, it is humorous, when we search for God! Because, the search or quest itself is Science.
Science ultimately meets God! The God, that is within you, the energy, the ultimate power source, the SOUL. The soul, inherently positive energy constantly changes, into negative and back to positve based on instances of the moment. Balancing the positive and negatives the soul is representation of Energy. Energy that can neither be destroyed nor created, only transformed. Prayer is nothing but focussed positive energy directed out to overcome the negative. The more energy emanated by humans is positive, the outcomes are positive. Once in a while the soul is in a state of negative energy ( sad events ) and simple analysis, and time regains it back to positve.
When this quest to solve the problem of the Universe is understood, Science and Soul meet.
So the Truth= Soul=Energy(positive+negative) = God= Soul =Truth.

To find God in all things....isn't that one of our
To find God in all things....isn't that one of our primary human tasks! I am so grateful for the work of the scientists to keep us grounded in reality, but also allow us to dream beyond our wildest imaginings.. I often think of the universe as God's playground....look at how much fun God is having!
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BEIJING (AP) Ukrainian super heavyweight Vlacheslav Glazkov failed a medical examination for his semifinal bout against China's Zhang Zhilei on Friday.
Glazkov has a sprained elbow, International Boxing Association (AIBA) spokesman Richard Baker said. He still will receive a bronze medal after his 10-4 quarterfinal victory over Ouatah Newfel of Algeria.
Zhang advanced by walkover to Sunday's championship fight against the winner of Italian world champion Roberto Cammarelle's semifinal with Britain's David Price. The super heavyweight championship bout will be the final fight of the Olympics.


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Harrisville concert series begins Wednesday
HARRISVILLE – The City of Harrisville launches its 26th annual Harbor Nights summer concert series with a performance by the Hobo Dinner County Band on Wednesday at the pavilion overlooking Lake Huron.
Organizers recommend concert-goers bring a chair or a blanket. Refreshments will be offered by the Harrisville Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.
Although volunteers handle all of the details, and the event is sponsored by several local businesses, the hat will be passed for donations.
On Wednesday, pianist Dale Dellar will jam with eight other musicians as they perform classic country songs influenced by bluegrass. Other performers are Gary Fountain, a rhythm guitarist from Howard City; Dan and Dee Miklusicak from Dorr playing bass and rhythm guitar; Marvin Johnson on banjo, singer Jim Westbrook on violin and guitar; Wayne LaPratt of Caro on guitar, and Roy McFarlane of Cheboygan on banjo, mandolin and fiddle.
Joe Freeman and Sal Agnello of the Pool Boys will appear July 17. Freeman is a classically trained singer who studied voice in Denver. He's also a songwriter and plays a variety of musical instruments.
Agnello has been playing music for three decades, and is an original member of the group.
Other concerts in the summer series are:
July 24: Blue Water Ramblers, with Banjo-Jim Foerch and R.H. Bear Berends. Foerch picked up the banjo in 1965 and was a founding member of a regional touring band, Beats Settin' Home. Berends joined Foerch in 1993.
July 31: Whispers of the North, The Gordon Lightfoot Tribute. Lead guitarist Todd Golnick, Jack Boyd on bass, George Krawczyk on keyboards and Matt Wohlfeill on drums conjure up the sounds of Up North, including the haunting ballad, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Aug. 7: Donny Hartman Band will perform rock and roll, the blues and soul music. As front man, Hartman has had an extensive rock and roll career in Michigan and was one of the founding members of The Frost, a popular group in the 1960s and 1970s. He is a member of the Detroit Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and is known for powerful vocals and guitar work.
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D-Day plus 70 years
Many Americans probably have never heard of Guadalcanal, the Kasserine Pass, Anzio, the Hurtgen Forest, Peleliu, the Coral Sea, Tarawa or Ploesti.
But they have heard of D-Day, as they know about Pearl Harbor.
Today is the 70th anniversary of the allied invasion of France during World War II, in the operation that has come to be known as D-Day. The event has become an icon of American involvement in the war, representative of battles such as those listed above and many others.
For that reason and because of its individual significance as the death knell for Hitler's regime, D-Day merits the attention Americans give it.
Many in Europe, especially in countries liberated from Nazism by the allies, also celebrate D-Day. There, in cemeteries where American soldiers killed in the war lie, U.S. flags decorating graves often stand beside the French Tricolor.
Few Americans have personal memories of what happened that day. Fewer still were part of the Greatest Generation serving in the military during World War II. And only a relative handful, now in their 80s and 90s, were at the Normandy beaches that day in early June, 70 years ago. Their numbers dwindle with each passing year.
It is difficult for many to imagine the carnage of World War II. Yet for a time on the morning of June 6, 1944, the very edge of the English Channel was tinted red from the blood of Americans and our allies. Acts of extraordinary heroism were common.
While there was some doubt the invasion would succeed – commanding Gen. Dwight Eisenhower actually pre-wrote a statement taking on himself the blame for a failure – there never was the slightest reason to believe the allies would not prevail in the end.
Much has been written about why that is so. American industry, technology and resources have been cited. But the battle in Normandy made it abundantly clear that what leaders in German and Japan had to fear most was American soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen. The odds were against them on D-Day – yet they won the battle through their raw courage and determination, and were on their way to Berlin.
Again, comparatively few of them are among us today. Of the 16,112,566 million Americans who served in uniform during the war, only about a million survive today.
So D-Day is a time to think about history and an occasion to celebrate victory in an inarguably just war.
But today, it also is an opportunity to marvel at the Greatest Generation -and be grateful for them.


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Nokia Corp. plans to release twelve smartphone models based on Windows Phone 7 operating system next year and four of them are already in development, an analyst revealed on Thursday. The company already has a prototype of a Windows Phone 7 device and that one could be released as early as this autumn, but there are roadblocks for that.
At present Nokia evaluates Windows Phone 7 operating system (OS) using the so-called W7 device that resembles Nokia X7, but is based on Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 (up to 1GHz Scorpion ARM core, Adreno 200 graphics processing unit, 720p video, 12MP camera, integrated 3G, GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA support and so on), featuring screen with 800*480 resolution as well as 8MP camera with auto-focus and flash, according to Eldar Murtazin, principal analyst with Mobile Research Group. The company decided to use the already available platform - X7 smartphone, Qualcomm QSD8250 chipset and other components - since it wanted to very rapidly create working prototypes of WP7-powered smartphones to learn peculiarities and behaviour of the operating system.
"This model will be the first to be launched on the market. In fact, it is ready to a certain state, so that in standard form, it could be launched even this fall. But there is a question whether Microsoft will allow Nokia to customize the [operating system] software or will not. [...] Chief executive Elop wants the first [WP7-based] products to appear by Christmas 2011, but most likely they will still arrive by the end of January or February next year," said Mr. Murtazin in a blog post.
As is known, Microsoft Corp. poses rather strict requirements onto the hardware used inside the smartphones powered by its latest operating system. As a result, the first generation of Windows Phone 7 devices from different manufacturers are very similar. By the end of the year Microsoft will release updates to Windows Phone 7 OS and will allow manufacturers to release new form-factors of devices, something that is tremendously needed for Nokia, which is about to sign a strategic relationship pact with Microsoft.
Besides the "W7", Nokia is reportedly working on three other models at present:
In total, there are twelve Nokia Windows Phone 7 devices planned to be released in 2012. All of them are likely to somewhat resemble Symbian-based products, but should naturally offer clear advantages over the platform that is fading away.
It is necessary to note that Nokia is only beginning to work on the new devices that will use Microsoft WP7 operating system. As a result, the firm will continue to play with specifications and features of its actual products to determine their capabilities, positioning and price. The actual specs of "W7" are completely unknown and therefore it is unlikely that it will be released in its current form this year. Naturally, the firm will have to do a tremendous amount of work going forward to create competitive Windows Phone 7 lineup.
Interestingly, but the company reportedly still considers Google Android operating system. Depending on sales of WP7 phones in 2012, it will make the decision whether to embrace the platform or not.
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Every year the holiday shopping frenzy seems to harken earlier than the one before. By December it begins. Then November. Then October. Then …
Men in red suits and fake white beards hang outside the doors of shopping stores, clinking and clanking, asking for some spare change. Inside, bells chime and choirs soar from all corners. Fa-la-la-la-la. Crowds grow larger, unwieldy. Your shopping cart is bumped by another. A stranger's child is coughing on your arm. Stress starts its slow crawl up your spine.
And yet … there's a joy, a feeling of love and peace and goodwill that sleeps somewhere below the surface, peeking out in random moments. The smile of a stranger, the kind words of a close friend, the memories shared with a sister. You think of the love of a boy, a girl, a pet — the warmth they've brought your life. Your heart grows three sizes and then three more. In these moments you want the world on your doorstep, neatly wrapped, to give to those who've given so much to you.
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Top 10 Xbox Fails
Microsoft's Xbox brand is arguably one of the most beloved to have ever existed. Its arrival reshaped the industry, forged a new generation of gamer, and redefined mature gaming. It has similarly introduced us to incredibly powerful hardware, which has opened the door to new and thrilling gaming worlds. However, they've made more then a few mistakes over the years. Join WatchMojo.com as we count down the Top 10 Xbox Fails.


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Tony, 61, lives in Sheffield and first heard of Go in 1964 from a Chess magazine where Bobby Fischer mentioned Go as possibly harder than Chess. In 1965 he went to Cambridge to study Mathematics and due to Jon Diamond made the discovery that much improvement in Go can be made from theoretical study, and in particular the study of the games of great players!
In 1968 he played in the first of several European Championships. He has also subsequently competed in Mind Sports Olympiads in London and and the Ing Memorial in Amsterdam. He has worked in many locations including two stints in Saudi Arabia, also working for a consultancy in Washington DC whose remit was to help develop PC systems running in Arabic for the administration. He has also worked in Thailand to produce a spread-sheet program which worked in Thai. More recently he has been involved in digital art, having programmed video wall installations in Sheffield, Manchester, Tate London, Haarlem and Amsterdam.
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