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Iron Maiden -- Holmdel, New Jersey -- June 14th, 2008
Some people get a natural high out of gore and guts, racing cars, or even reading or collecting comic books. That is all fine and dandy, but then there are folks like me who love having their ear drums constantly destroyed for two or three hours while being in the company of friends and total strangers going nutty and acting like they are eighteen again because the sound of hard rock and heavy metal music creates a sense of being a part of a brotherhood that can never be fully described by just words. Some people might not get that, but that is what makes hard rock and metal so special to the people who love it. However, due to the outrageous prices of gas, concert tickets, shirts, and even food. It is really hard to predict as you gamble your hard earned cash on if you are going to get your bank for your buck when you go to a live hard rock or heavy metal arena concert because a lot of bands from the eighties are unfortunantlly getting older and they cant jump around and act crazy on stage like they use to when they were younger and in their prime.
However, that isnt always the case because I got my back for my buck as I saw Iron Maiden perform in front of a sold out house on the second leg of their current tour appropriately titled Somewhere Back in Time at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey for the second time in three years. The special guests included Lauren Harris and Trivium. I felt honored not only to see Iron Maiden again but to be a part of this period in their history because not only did they celebrate thirty years of their music. They also played a lot of great songs they have not played in a long time. But before I review the spectacular show Iron Maiden did. I also want to give a little back story on my New Jersey adventure and also give a little review on the two opening acts, Lauren Harris and Trivium.
When arena concert season hits summer time traffic becomes a pain in the neck because you want to get to the venue early so you can get a bite to eat something, do some tailgating, talk to new people, and get a shirt in your size if you plan on buying one before the doors open. That was not the case this time around because getting to PNC was a walk in the park but that is because the price of gas is so high that no one wants to bother traveling. Before me, my friends Kevin, Timmy, and his girlfriend, Inna left for New Jersey we did a little shopping and filled up a cooler with beer and soda as well as got some sandwiches from Subway to also store in the cooler. After that was done, it was off to New Jersey and the show. On the car ride to PNC we blasted anything but Iron Maiden because you dont listen to the band on the car ride to the band you are going to see. A little bit of traffic kicked in as soon as we were thirty yards from the venue. We waited about fifteen to twenty minutes to park the car and do a little tail gating. After we got out of the car we took out the cooler, some lawn chairs, and a mini boom box so we can blast tunes from Tims I-pod. After everything was set up, we eat our food and had a few drinks. I didnt have any beer because I dont drink due to personal reasons. But I digress. We also tied my British flag with a cut up Killers shirt held on smack dab in the middle by safety pins around a tree to show our love for British heavy metal and Iron Maiden. After I was done eating my sandwich I decided to take a walk to find my other friends in the parking lot from New Jersey who were also going to the show but I had no luck finding any of them but as I walked around the parking lot I could not help but smile to see old and new metal heads because they were all being there for the same reason. To be apart of Iron Maiden history! But there were some people who looked like they didnt want to be at the show. But who am I to point the finger on who is a metal head and who isnt? So I went back to my area and it was time to head upstairs.
As the doors began to open and the first act, Lauren Harris was beginning her set, I took my flag, we got inside the venue, I bought a special New Jersey/New York event shirt, and found a nice spot in the lawn area as Lauren Harris was performing I think the third or forth song into her set. After she got off the stage I had some mixed feelings about her performance because although she is beautiful and I mean beautiful. Musically speaking, Lauren Harris is the pop/heavy metal version of Avril Lavigne/Hannah Montana except she more talent than the both of them but that still isnt saying much. I do wish her nothing but the best and I do hope she will be able to reach some sort of demo graph but the fact of the matter is that she is only on the tour because her father and bass player of Iron Maiden, Steve Harris wants her to expose her music so she can try and find her audience. As harsh as this may sound the only peral of wisdom I offer her is that she wont find that audience at this years Wacken metal festival. I could be wrong though. I will admit though that her guitar player wasnt bad and some of her songs werent bad either. Her performance wasnt great. But it wasnt bad either
Trivium was the next act to go on stage and there isnt a whole lot I can say about them. For anyone who attended one of the L.A. shows where the bill was Lauren Harris, Anthrax, and Iron Maiden. Consider yourself lucky because unfortunantlly we got the short end of the deal. Although this, was my second time seeing Trivium in three years. I was still not impressed by their music but I would rather see Trivium open up for Iron Maiden than Bullet for my Valentine.
The very second Trivium left the stage it started poring rain like there was no tomorrow. It was like mother nature knew that Iron Maiden was up next and wanted to create a beautiful intro before I they took the stage. As it was raining cats and dogs while thunder crashed in the sky, everyone at the top of their lungs while soaking wet began to chant MAIDEN, MAIDEN, MAIDEN! Now remember when I said I got my bank for my buck? That is true because since it was raining so hard the security opened an area where people from the lawn area were able to go inside the venue to dry up and enjoy the show. I got an orchestra area spot for the price of a lawn area ticket. The chants were still going on as we waited with excitement for Iron Maiden to take the stage. The wait was finally over as Doctor, Doctor by UFO was played over the PA system to not only be used as Iron Maidens intro music but too also to get the crowd revved up and ready to fly. The arena became pitch black and there were two big video screens played some footage of Iron Maiden getting off the plane and greeting fans from around the world as the instrumental, Transylvania was used as the back round music. The arena grew dark once again."... We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender . . . " As footage from world war two played on the two big video monitors this was the excerpt from the speech, We shall fight on the beaches delivered by Sir Winston Churchill being used to open up the amazing show Iron Maiden was about to put on. As soon as the speech ended Nicko McBrain began the show by pounding on the drums to the intro Aces High. Everyone went nuts and cheered as the first of many big explosions of fire works entered the band on stage! THERE GOES THE SIREN THAT WARNS OF THE AIR RAID! THEN COMES THE SOUND OF THE GUNS SENDING FLAK! I felt like I took a time warp back 1985 when Iron Maiden filmed and recorded a live video and CD for, Live After Death at the Long Beach Arena in California. Thousands of crazy Iron Maiden fans around me including myself screamed every lyric at the top of their lungs. By the end of the song my voice gave out as I was already covered in rain and sweat. But I did not care because I still sang every lyric though out their set list at the top of my lungs as I waved my British flag with pride. I could nitpick a lot on the set list that they crafted but I am not because every song they performed last night was top notch and some songs had their own little twist. The band was in also top form. The stage show was astonishing to see as I stood is awe as the pyro, explosions, and backdrops created a whole new experience for the old and new Iron Maiden fans. If Satan ever decided to open a theme park. He would be Iron Maidens stage show as the theme. Some of my favorite songs of the night that almost made me shed a tear or two were Wasted Years, Heaven Can Wait and Powerslave, just to name a few but if there was one song that took the cake last night would be the song that has not been played in twenty three years. Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Words cannot fully describe how great that song sounded so heavy and great being played live. Everything about that song to the last detail was perfect from the fog machine that was used in the middle section of the song to create some great special effects on the backdrop to the build up when lead singer, Bruce Dickinson unleashed an unholy scream as the beat drops triggered some amazing explosions. When Bruce Dickinson yelled, SCREAM FOR ME, NEW JERSEY! That was the cue to play the main riff to another song that made my night, Iron Maiden. That song made my night because there will always be Iron Maiden fans in the world wherever you are. They also brought out an old friend of theirs as well when once again Bruce Dickinson screamed, SCREAM FOR ME, NEW JERSEY! Their mascot, Eddie popped out as a giant from the mummy head statue dressed as a mummy with snakes danggling and sparks flying from its mouth. I once again felt like I took a time warp back to 1985. It was so ludicrous but awesome at the same time. The stage show was so unreal what they did this time. After thirty years of touring Iron Maiden is still a band that never fails to deliver and always put 110% into everything they did last night. When Iron Maiden left the stage before the encore people were once again chanting MAIDEN, MAIDEN, MAIDEN. The band once again took the stage for three more songs to end the show and I could have not picked three better songs to end an amazing show with. The encore began with a rare gem, Moonchild. The Clairvoyant which was another song that made my night brought out a giant Eddie once again dressed as his cyborg self from Somewhere in Time as he pointed his gun to the crowd and they ended a great show that will be in my heart forever with Hallowed Be Thy Name.
I have been going to club and arena shows since I was fifteen-years-old and each experience is better than the last every time I go to a show. It feels great knowing that I am able to share my experience with my friends and you because hard rock and metal is a strong binding force in my life that I have experienced and shared with others. It also feels great seeing old and new fans of the music coming together for it. I just cannot explain what an awesome feeling that is as you and everyone else in the room are wrecking their necks, messing up their voices, and enjoying every minute of it because your every day life is worthless when you are shouting IRON MAIDEN IS GONNA GET YOU. NO MATTER HOW FAR!, or when Nicko McBrain is demolishing your ear drums with his fast drums beats, or even when you see Bruce Dickinson running around on stage like a crazy person like he is prime again while still sounding better than he did 30 years ago! Iron Maiden did what they said out to do last night with flying colors by taking New Jersey on a trip Somewhere Back in Time.
Last edited by Electric/Funeral55; 06-15-2008 at 03:40 PM. Reason: Forgot to add something.
Great review, man I had such a great time last night. Can't wait for the next tour!
Oh and in case if anyone is interested. This is what the special NY/NJ shirt looks like
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damn that's the best shirt of the whole tour!!!
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I'm still thinkin about buying one of the shirts from the mexican leg with Eddie in a pancho and sombrero on ebay
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Happy Friday and Makeup For Travel
Last night I had another photoshoot. The model was an up and coming recording artist whose style is like Jon B meets Babyface. He was having a photoshoot done for his new album. I did the basic male makeup routine...conceal blemishes, fill in hair line and beard, chapstick...takes under 10 minutes to do. Easy breezy! Too bad the shoot ran overtime...now i'm paying for it!
So I don't think I've mentioned it, but i'll be going out of town starting on Thursday. Me and the Get it Girls (my lil girl clique) will be taking our yearly vacation. We're going to Costa Rica! I'm trying to film some videos and get some posts done in between...that way I can give yall something to look at while I'm gone, lol. I think the next videos will be a spiced chocolate quad tutorial and then a review on Pur Minerals Makeup.
Meanwhile, my over organized OCD self is going into packing mode! Just ask all my friends...I'm the kind of person that makes typed up packing lists weeks in advance. I already have our day by day itinerary on Excel. Pretty much, I like to be super duper prepared but pack light at the same time. I'm the kind of person that will not remember the little things so I need lists to keep me in track.
One thing that i've been trying to narrow down is packing makeup for the trip. I feel as if I can tone down the makeup since it's mainly beaches and rainforests I'll be visiting, lol. Therefore, I'm looking into minimal makeup that won't crack or be damaged in transport, as well as multifunctional beauty products. On top of it all, I have to resist my urge to buy new makeup products (ahemm...Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer I've been lemming) just for this trip, because the budget for the trip is already at maximum capacity.
So far this is what I'm packing:
-NARS multiple in palm beach (a pretty bronzey color good for the cheeks, eyes, and lips)
-NARS lipgloss duo in sunset beach/orgasm (two very wearable colors in one)
-select moisture concealer
-mascara (no falsies on this trip!)
-eyelash curler
-warm eyes MAC eyeshadow palette from the 2007 holiday collection
-cream blush in sweet william (that way I can wear blush without worrying about the powder cracking)
-sample size 5 gram jar of loose setting powder from Silk Minerals (to set the concealer and cream cheek products)
-revlon colorstay liquid liner in blackest black - gotta have this!
-rimmel professional eyebrow pencil
-a few brushes in a travel brush sest
-i'm debating on what kind of foundation to bring...pressed mineral, tinted moisturizer (which I would have to go and buy), cream compact...but it's hard to decide especially since i know i'll be getting tanner...and I don't want to wear anything too heavy.
Do you guys have any tricks for packing light for travel?
Any great and reasonably priced makeup products to recommend? lol
It's amazing how NOT helpful google is being on my search for travel makeup...lol
After I get all the suggestions and get my final list together...i'll do a picture post to show you the final results.
Till next time, ciao bellas!
18 comments:
- jems379 said...
Hi RenRen, Costa Rica will be fabulous! We went there and it was just great. The one thing we did not get a chance to do was the canopy (zip line). Check it out! I think there are videos on YouTube of it. We did do it in Honduras and it was quite an adventure. As far as makeup, I usually go really light with what I bring. The less the better. Have fun! Eunice
- August 22, 2008 at 11:05 AM
- Monique said...
Yeah for a base on vacay for cheap I remember buying Revlons SoftFlex foundation since it absorbs oil and mixing it with a little moisturizer and water or Evian mist. Worked great with a tranlucent powder or mattifying powder. I mean its Costa Rica! Just rock that natural dewy look. But definitely I'd go for either making your own tinted moisturizer, buying a cheap one like Rimmel or Neutrogena, or just using a great water based concealer and setting powder. You have gorgeous skin so you really could just nix this too. Always an option!
- August 22, 2008 at 12:01 PM
- CoutureCarrie said...
Exciting photo shoot - great work!
As for travel, I usually take a bunch of sample size Kinerase and Frederik Fekkai stuff with me.
Have a wonderful trip; I learned to surf in Costa Rica!
- August 22, 2008 at 1:29 PM
- nicola! said...
Hi RenRen! I've been reading your blog since the beginning of summer. Thanks for all the tips and tutorials! I've definitely upped my makeup game because of them! =)
As for your tinted moisturizer dilemma, I suggest picking up a sample of Smashbox Sheerfocus Tinted Moisturizer (it's about 15 dollars cheaper than the Laura Mercier one). I currently use that and I love it! A little of it goes a long a way (at least for me). I used the sample size they gave me at the Nordstroms and it lasted a couple days.
Have fun in Costa Rica! =)
- August 22, 2008 at 2:35 PM
- Ethereal Prey said...
I am SO jealous that you're going to costa rica! you're gonna be drinking out of coconuts with umbrella's in them! *cries* well have fun babes, take lots of pics, remember your hat and wear sunblock!
last trip i went on, i didn't wear any makeup, sunblock all the way, everything seriously just melted when I was in Jamaica. Tell us how everything works out for you! I wanna know! I wanna look sexy on my next trip..whenever that will be
- August 22, 2008 at 6:03 PM
- alien man?! said...
Costa Rica! FUN FUN FUN!
I hope you have an amazing time, but not TOO much of a good time or our dear RenRen might not come back! Hehe.
OMG NARS eyeshadows are TOO EXPENSIVE. That was my ONE SPLURGE of a lifetime, seriously, and you know how cheap I usually am about makeup! I have to admit, though, it's my favorite high end shadow so far. Beautiful shades and quality.
Be sure to update us on how you finished packing before you leave! I'm curious to see how you systemized it.
- August 22, 2008 at 8:02 PM
- mayaari said...
hehe, you sound like me - I make list upon list of what to pack if a trip is coming up - I always think I'm going to forget something!
sooo jealous that you're going on vacation, but I hope you have an awesome time :) don't forget sunblock - for your face and your lips! I think a tinted moisturizer would be a good option - if the weather is humid it'll take forever to apply mineral makeup, but you don't want anything too heavy
- August 22, 2008 at 8:36 PM
- Askmewhats said...
HI Ren Ren, yay for another shoot and make up!!! So happy and excited for you.
I am very OC too! So I know what you mean about wanting to pack light..I don't know what to suggest coz I've seen in your previous post that you already pack as lightly as possible..with all those ziplocks :)
Enjoy your trip at Costa Rica!
- August 22, 2008 at 10:06 PM
- Elizabeth said...
i need tips for traveling too! I'm off to London next month and i dont know what makeup to pack with me. Let me know when you find out more advice!
- August 22, 2008 at 10:38 PM
- dianatan said...
Wow! Costa Rica vacation! Take care out there! I once watched pursebuzz and she recommended clinique's tinted moisturizer. :)
- August 22, 2008 at 10:40 PM
- SPECiAL x GiRL said...
Have fun on your trip & good luck with packing! Why not just carry some things in your purse? Maybe the essentials like foundation just so you can refresh prior to your landing ,and at the same time protecting it from getting damages by the luggage.
- August 22, 2008 at 11:42 PM
- yummy411 said...
omg i'm such a slacker! lol.. see i have a travel makeup post in draft from when....???? back when i went to LA and didn't know what to do or what to pack because i was scared of the restrictions (i wasn't as interested in makeup since the restrictions started) so see.. my post would have come up! but.. alas.. it doesn't exist! LOL so I really just carried my everyday makeup bag and since it's really a toiletries case, i just stuffed a tshirt in between everything and put my makeup bag in between all of my clothes.. i was soooo worried whenever my bag escaped me, but it worked! i need a trip with my girls!!! have so much fun for all of us. looking forward to the pics!
- August 23, 2008 at 12:28 AM
- Becky@Glam-Beauty said...
hey RenRen i love your blog :D when i went on holiday last month i put cotton wool inside my blushes, shadows, beauty powders etc. to prevent them from cracking on the flight, everything was still in tact when i got there :)
- August 23, 2008 at 11:03 AM
- tokyostargirl said...
I LOVE doing makeup for guys! =) I wish I had someone to practice on everyday. My boyfriend will put up with a lot, but not that! haha
- August 23, 2008 at 11:33 AM
- Meisha said...
Have fun girl! Can't wait to work with you again when you return! ;)
- August 23, 2008 at 11:56 AM
- Yellow Fever said...
WOw, Costa Rica!!! That sounds amazing-I hope you have a lot of fun and get in some well-deserved relaxation time!
- August 23, 2008 at 4:33 PM
- Amina said...
have fun Ren and please share pictures when you come back..
i tend to bring too much stuff that i barely wear since it is sooo hot!!1
- August 24, 2008 at 9:11 PM
- (g)ezebel said...
i wanna go to costa rica!!! *insanely jealous pout*
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Issue Brief #3530 on Russia and Eurasia
March 7, 2012
March 7, 2012 | Issue Brief on Russia and Eurasia
Vladimir Putin's victory in Russia's presidential election was marred with fraud, but nevertheless he appears to have a mandate from the Russian voters to rule for another six-year term. If re-elected in 2018, he may rule until 2024.
Regardless of the outcome of the November U.S. elections, a clear Russia policy is necessary, and it should not be the ill-fated "reset," which naively bet on President Dmitry Medvedev's staying in power.[1]
Roadblocks to Rapprochement
Anti-Status-Quo Foreign Policy. During his campaign, Putin provided ample insights into how he views the world and Russia's relationship with the U.S. The picture is bleak. Much of Putin's pre-election rhetoric harkened back the 19th-century nationalism and imperialism.
He likes to quote the 19th-century Russian foreign minister Count Alexander Gorchakov that "Russia is concentrating." Another slogan from the same era, often heard in the Moscow policy circles, belongs to the Czar Alexander III: "Russia has no allies but its army and navy." This is a prescription for a prickly foreign policy, belt tightening, rearmament, wars with neighbors, and a chronic confrontation with the West.
Xenophobia. Anti-Americanism in Russia is rampant.[2] Putin has relentlessly created an image of Russia under attack from Western enemies. It worked for the elections and is likely to continue as a pillar of Russia's domestic and foreign policy. Putin accused U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the State Department of "giving the signal" for recent mass demonstrations in Moscow.
Putin dehumanized opposition leaders by calling them "jackals scavenging near Western embassies"[3] and, taking a page from Rudyard Kipling, "monkey packs." After the elections, some of them—such as Alexei Navalny, Ilya Yashin, and hundreds of others in Moscow and St. Petersburg—were detained during a post-election protest and issued summons to the notorious dissident-busting judge Olga Borovkova. It is likely some of them will be jailed for some time.
The New Imperial Union? Putin's geopolitical vision for Fortress Russia dominating the former Soviet Union is an independent pole in a "multi-polar world." It includes the overlapping organizational spaces of the Joint Economic Space, the Customs Union, and the Eurasian Union under the Russian leadership. The pressures on Georgia and Ukraine continue unrelenting, with the view to bring Kyiv into Moscow's fold and to change the regime in Tbilisi. Such a quasi-imperial contraption, however, will come at a cost—and Putin is willing to pay the price as long as oil prices are in triple digits.
Enabler of Iran and Syria. Flush with oil cash, Putin chose to confront the West and the Arab world over Syria and Iran. Together with China, he imposed two vetoes in the U.N. Security Council against the Syria sanctions. Russian support enables Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to kill his own people with impunity.
Rearmament. Putin put his money where his mouth is. He demanded that the U.S. severely curtail its NATO missile defenses, provide a treaty-like guarantee that ballistic missile defense will not be aimed at Russia, and share these technologies at no cost. He also announced a $700 billion rearmament program, including a massive nuclear missile modernization.[4] So much for President Obama's "getting to zero."
Russia will also spend billions of dollars buying French Mistral assault ships, Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles, and German combat training systems. No more autarkic military-industrial complex when the Russian software and electronics industries are falling behind.
The Real Problems
However, Russia's problems are the 21st century's problems: the lack of good governance and the rule of law to make the citizens safe and to attract domestic and foreign investment, the rise of Islamic minorities at home, poor relations with the West and the geopolitical competition with China and Turkey, and a threat of economically falling behind even India and Brazil.
Yet Russia is increasingly integrated into global trade flows. International business views Russia as an unsaturated market for housing, durable and consumer goods, oil and gas services, and infrastructure. Today, much Soviet-era infrastructure—roads, airports, and power stations—are falling apart and need trillions of dollars in investments.
However, investors pay a high price for the Kremlin's domestic heavy-handedness. As Russia joins the World Trade Organization this summer, the U.S. Congress is likely to lift the obsolete 1974 Jackson–Vanik Amendment, which predicated Permanent Normal Trade Relations on free emigration. Yet, given the sorry state of the rule of law in Russia, Members of Congress are unlikely to remove the Jackson–Vanik roadblock without gaining a legislative tool to address Russian corruption and human rights violations.
"Reset" Failure
The current anti-American tilt of Russian foreign policy prevents diplomatic cooperation, as a shared threat assessment and mutual understanding between the U.S. and Russia in dealing with the changing global environment is currently absent.
Despite clear statements to the contrary by Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the Obama Administration repeatedly declared that it is not competing with Russia for regional influence—not in the Middle East and not in Eurasia. Apparently, the Kremlin has not received the memo. Instead, Russia is attempting to constrain U.S. foreign policy with little or no counteraction from Washington. Moscow would like to see the U.S. power so diminished in the Middle East and Europe that America could not act without Russia's permission.[5]
To address Putin's anti-American foreign policy, the U.S. should:
Tough Times Ahead
Russia's intransigent foreign policy will require the Administration to recognize its "reset" failures and provide leadership and consistent and robust pushback. With the fourth Putin term, it is Russia's zero-sum foreign policy that prevents Washington and Moscow from exploring areas where there may be a convergence of U.S. and Russian interests, including anti-terrorism, nonproliferation, and business ties. Spillover of disagreements over security and geopolitics hinders cooperation in nonproliferation, global security, and business, as demonstrated in clashes over Iran, Syria, and missile defense.
Putin's comeback could mean tough times ahead for U.S.–Russian relations. But when engaging Moscow, the U.S. has to guard its national security interests, not engage in a self-deluding feel-good policy exercise.
Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., is Senior Research Fellow in Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Policy in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, a division of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, at The Heritage Foundation.
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[1]See Ariel Cohen, "Reset Regret: U.S. Should Rethink Relations with Russian Leaders," Heritage Foundation WebMemo No. 3294, June 15, 2011, at http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/06/reset-regret-us-should-rethink-relations-with-russian-leaders.
[2]Ariel Cohen and Helle Dale, "Russian Anti-Americanism: A Priority Target for U.S. Public Diplomacy," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2373, February 24, 2010, at http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/02/russian-anti-americanism-a-priority-target-for-us-public-diplomacy.
[3]Michael Bohm, "The Jackals Scavenging Among Us," Moscow Times, December 14, 2007, at http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/the-jackals-scavenging-among-us/351692.html#ixzz1oMfw3lMy (March 6, 2012).
[5]Ariel Cohen, "U.S. Should Respond to Russia's Unhelpful Role in the Middle East," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder, March 2012 (forthcoming).


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FightDr wrote:Very true.Here's the problem I see though:Who else would Calzaghe fight other than Kelly? What if he was to lose? That fight would lose it's luster if for some reason Calzaghe was beaten by whoever.Either way, Pavlik should be able to pick his opponent.
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On the undercard fight, J.M. Lopez was extremely impressive. He beat the shit out of Leon. Any idea on when we might see him again on another HBO show?
by Rusty » Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:51 am
Swerb wrote:Just keeps getting better with every fight. The two things that stood out to me tonight were his preparation, and his defense, which was excellent when Lockett was still throwing punches.Kelly just puts so much pressure on opposing fighters. Hands are like sledgehammers. He constantly throwing, both hands, and from so many different angles. And he hits so god damn hard. Lockett's face ... my god. He absolutely destroyed it. In like 7 minutes of action.No way in hell Calzaghe is going to fight this kid. Calzaghe will use the specter of a Pavlik fight to pressure Roy Jones financially into fighting him. Ultimately, Calzaghe will take that fight because he will win, not get hurt at all, and cash almost as large as he would against Pavlik.Pavlik will fight Abraham if he beats Miranda again. If not, another mandatory challenger.Bottom line, Joe Calzaghe needs to fight Kelly if he wants to be considered one of the all time greats. What does he care more about? That, or finishing his career unbeaten?
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FightDr wrote:This is the frustrating part of boxing, HUGE fights not happening when they should.MMA to a certain extent has helped boxing make those fights happen sooner but it still is a pain as a fan.DeLaHoya is still where the money is, why wouldn't these guys want to fight him? Sergio Mora called him out Saturday night for crying out loud.
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by swerb » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:31 am
FightDr wrote:You have 2 of the top 3 pound for pound fighters probably, in Pavlik and Calzaghe, and they aren't going to fight????????????Just when you thought boxing was making it's way back.Those other guys are decent options for Kelly but Calzaghe has said many times that he's only going to fight a few more fights.
by onlyindreams » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:45 am
by swerb » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:49 am
onlyindreams wrote:I'm not much of a boxing fan but what struck me about this fight was how much bigger Pavlik was. Was Lockett stepping up a class or two? What is the weight range for their division? Pavlik was towering over him.
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by Rusty » Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:27 am
What are you talking about with Kellerman calling out Pavlik? Max talked about how good he was and cleaning out the division like Hagler and Hearns did back in the day. Did you read that some other way?
by BernieBrown » Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:45 am
Rusty wrote:What are you talking about with Kellerman calling out Pavlik? Max talked about how good he was and cleaning out the division like Hagler and Hearns did back in the day. Did you read that some other way?Kellerman CLEARLY called out Pavlik. How many more "Gary Locketts" are in your future? Hagler cleaned out the MW division over tough, quality fighters, like Hamsho..., blah blah blah."Well that's not good enough!" in response to Pavlik's reluctance to call anyone out.Repeatedly bringing up Joe Calzaghe and Arthur Abraham, two guys that apparently have zero interest in fighting him right now.I like Max, but he lost a little credibility there.
by peeker643 » Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:52 pm
And the dismissal of Pavlik would suggest that a deal for Calzaghe to fight American legend Roy Jones is close to being sealed. "Talks are ongoing about me facing Roy Jones, a genuine legend of boxing and a previous four-weight world champion," said Calzaghe. "That is a fight that I think can be made".
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FightDr wrote:Rusty, You summed up my thoughts for me, thank you.If Max wasn't bad mouthing Kelly in any way, why would he lose credibilty? By wanting to see Pavlik NOT fight the Gary Locketts of the world?He wants to see great fights, the best fight the best, that's pretty damn good in my book.Max is great.
by BernieBrown » Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:06 am
Rusty wrote:Where in the hell did I ever say that Max said anything derogatory about Pavik? I said that he was calling him out and challenging him to take fights with a bunch of guys that are afraid of him. I'm sure Kelly would have no problem taking on Abraham, Sturm, Kessler, or Calzaghe, but he can't put a gun to their heads and force them to fight him.Please set down the crack pipe and stop twisting my words around.
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FightDr wrote:When Kellerman said that Kelly doesn't understand the position he's in, I think he meant on top of the boxing world.
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The Truth About Hermain Cain's 9-9-9 Plan: Poor Pay More, Rich Pay LessPosted Monday, October 17, 2011, at 8:02 PM
For those of you who have trouble understanding why we should be upset about tax rates on the wealthy, please see the above chart. Note some of the highest tax rates came under Republican administrations.
From NPR's Tamara Keith:
October 17, 2011
In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Herman Cain has seen his popularity spike over the past couple of weeks. It was confirmed Monday, with a new CNN poll, showing him essentially tied with Mitt Romney at the front of the pack. Cain credits his success to three numbers: 9-9-9.
"Nine percent corporate business flat tax. Nine percent personal income flat tax. And a 9 percent national sales tax," explained Cain at last week's GOP debate. He went on to say his plan would pass "because the American people want it to pass."
Cain wants to scrap the current tax system and start over.
"It didn't come off a pizza box," said Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza. "It was well-studied and well-developed because it will replace the corporate income tax, the personal income tax, the capital-gains tax, the death tax and most importantly the payroll tax."
All those taxes would go away, replaced by a three-layered system, taxing business income, personal income and consumption -- each at 9.1 percent.
It's important to note that Cain's campaign hasn't released a ton of detail about the plan. The description of 9-9-9 on his website adds up to precisely 451 words, which is 39 more words than last week. Requests for further information from the campaign and its chief economic adviser got no response.
"What he's trying to do is to broaden the base and lower the rate. And that's what these do," says Gary Robbins, president of Fiscal Associates in Northern Virginia. He was hired by the campaign to do an independent analysis of the plan and he doesn't speak for the campaign.
"I guess I would have picked a different mix maybe and I might have done it a little bit differently than he did, but there's nothing wrong with what he said," Robbins says.
Fewer Exceptions
In today's tax code there are lots of exceptions and deductions -- like the mortgage interest deduction, the child tax credit, and the earned income tax credit for low income households. Cain would get rid of those too. His only deduction would be for charitable contributions.
Sales tax would apply to everything including milk, bread and medicine. The only things that wouldn't be taxed are used goods, like used cars and existing homes. Robbins says as a result Cain's plan would be able to raise as much money as the current tax code.
"The thrust of what he said is correct," says Robbins. "You can in fact drive the rates way down if you're willing to allow all the special dispensations that we grant these days to go away."
Robbins' written analysis, though, differs in significant ways from what is on Cain's website. Robbins assumes a tax break for all poor people, while the website doesn't.
The Cain plan has sent some of the nation's top tax wonks into overdrive, analyzing what it would mean for taxpayers. Edward Kleinbard, a law professor at the University of Southern California and a former chief of staff for the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, just wrote a paper about 9-9-9. His conclusion?
"The rich will find their tax bills going down, and the majority of working Americans would find their tax bills going up, quite substantially," says Kleinbard.
Who Pays?
He says under Cain's plan, a family earning $120,000 a year would see its after-tax disposable income drop by about $500.
"Basically from that point down, most everybody is worse off, and the further down the income ladder you go, the extent to which a family is worse off under the Cain plan increases dramatically," says Kleinbard.
For a family of four earning $50,000 a year, Kleinbard says the hit would be about $5,000 under the 9-9-9 plan. Cain told NPR last week that same family would be better off, but several tax experts disagree. Roberton Williams, a senior fellow at the Tax Policy Center, says for the lowest-income Americans, the tax hit under 9-9-9 would be even more substantial.
"There are 30 million people who currently pay neither the federal income tax, nor federal payroll taxes, and those people would see a 9 percent tax on their income as well as a 9 percent tax on every dollar they spend," says Williams. "So for those people it's definitely a large tax increase."
On NBC's Meet the Press yesterday, Cain admitted that some people wouldn't be better off.
"Some people will pay more. But most people would pay less is my argument," said Cain. When asked who will pay more, he said, "the people who spend more money on new goods."
Economists say generally people who make less money spend a larger share of their income on food and other essentials. Cain suggests that even if this is true, they can change their behavior and purchase more used items.
Or, as James Carville says:
"Herman can't even make an edible pizza. Republican or not -- you have to admit, that stuff was pretty bad."
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-- Posted by BonScott on Mon, Oct 31, 2011, at 10:06 PM
Hermann Cain has also made light of those like Ron Paul who are calling for an audit of the Federal Reserve and who are calling for its elimination.
Perry calls for a "flat tax". Perry has been associated with the Bilderbergers http://www.infowars.com/bilderberg-conve...
Bachmann is a fake Tea Partier.
Romney is a flip flop.
Gingrich is a fake with all kinds of political baggage.
Hmmm! Third party here i come!!
-- Posted by swift on Fri, Oct 28, 2011, at 4:39 PM
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-- Posted by Actually on Mon, Oct 24, 2011, at 1:50 AM
I understand the more you earn the more you pay. What's so complicated about this?
Retirees gross normally a fixed amount with hardly any chance of increases and interest rates are .0006 percent. We have paid our share during our working years so back off.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Sat, Oct 22, 2011, at 6:59 AM
The half of the country that pays 0 taxes should be paying something.
The top 10% already pay 70% of the taxes.
How much is enough?
-- Posted by turdjerker on Fri, Oct 21, 2011, at 5:39 PM
It is also interesting that the only other time taxes on the rich were in the 20s (like in the W. Bush years) we were in the Great Depression.
-- Posted by Actually on Tue, Oct 18, 2011, at 1:19 PM
I like your point a lot, though. In a time when corporate profits are at their highest, it is audacious for a wealthy businessman running for office to force the poor to pay even more in taxes. Unbelievable.
-- Posted by Actually on Tue, Oct 18, 2011, at 1:10 PM
Well, I think a solution that is being tossed around (I hope) by the Occupy Wall Street people is to tax the rich. If you look at the chart that I posted with this blog, in the past we had a pretty high tax rate on the wealthy under both Republican and Democratic presidents. I think we should at least look at history and try raising those rates again. Next, we would need to close up loop holes throughout the government (tax code, etc.) and cut unnecessary spending. I think that would help, but I think to really get our country rolling again we would need to do more. I think we need to spend more money on improving our education system and infrastructure, thus creating jobs. I also think we need to reward those employers operating within our country. If they are employing U.S. citizens, taking the initiative to clean up the environment, and paying their taxes, we should then allow these people only certain tax breaks. Finally, we need to cut some defense spending, completely overhaul the war on drugs, and release our non-violent criminal offenders who are serving lengthy sentences for minor drug violations. All of these cuts should accompany any cuts to education or social services. If we accomplished all of that, we might then look to prosecute the white collar criminals who have made fortunes doing nothing but harm the people of our country.
Now, if you could ever get any politician to say this, we might have more confidence. Unfortunately, nobody is going to say or do any of what I just wrote.
-- Posted by Actually on Tue, Oct 18, 2011, at 1:08 PM
Most retired folks on company retirement and social security receive between $20,000 amd $30,000. This 999 would be horrible. There is no simple solution and never believe a politican to solve our problems.
With a 9% federal, a 6% state and 4% local, how about a 19% total, that spells disaster.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Tue, Oct 18, 2011, at 6:09 AM
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Clair Eugene Erwin, 88, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away October 5, 2013, under the care of Iowa River Hospice.
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Clair was born January 13, 1925, to Elsie and William Erwin of Laurel Iowa. He graduated in 1943, from Laurel High School and married his soul mate Dorothy Mae Wolgamott on December 31, 1944; after they were married Clair served his Country Honorably in the United States Navy from 1945, until 1949. Dorothy and Clair celebrated their 68 anniversary this past December. Clair and Dorothy were partners in managing their farm in Laurel until 1987, when they retired and moved to Marshalltown. Clair was a long time member of the Laurel Methodist Church and the Laurel American Legion Harold McBroom Unit #635.
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The 21st Century Community Learning Center After School Program held a Family Night for participating students and their families at Sugar Grove Elementary School in February.
The students presented their handwritten books to the parents and enjoyed a light dinner together. Ian Eastman from Family Services also discussed "Constructive Use of Time" with the parents.
The next Family Night at SGES is scheduled for March 27. The 21st Century Community Learning Center is funded with a grant provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
There will also be an additional Family Night scheduled for May 15.
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It's the first day of fishing on Saturday, April 12 and the Lottsville United Methodist Church is hosting a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. The cost is a donation. Breakfast will be pancakes with sausage, scrambled eggs, juices, applesauce, fresh fruit pies, beverages. All fishermen are welcome to join us for breakfast.
Creative Card Class
Sugar Grove Free Library's Creative Card Class is offering an introduction to paper quilling class on Saturday, March 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and enjoy learning this Victorian-era paper rolling technique by creating three quilled greeting cards. Cost for the class is $10.
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Eisenhower High School recently sent three representatives to the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Region II Band Festival. The event was held at Leechburg Area High School March 13-15. The guest conductor was Dr. James Patrick Miller from the University of Massachusetts.
Our talented EMHS students who attended were Jessalyn Peterson, flute; James Palmer, tenor saxophone and Macy Retterer, contrabass clarinet. They are under the direction of Mark Napolitan. Congratulations to all.
Advancing on to the Pennsylvania All-State Concert Band are Palmer and Retterer. The students will attend the Pennsylvania State Festival in the Hershey area from March 26-29. On Saturday, March 29 they will perform at The Forum Auditorium in Harrisburg. The band will be under the direction of Guest Conductor Andrew Boysen from the University of New Hampshire.
Technical Assistance
The Sugar Grove Library is hosting a "Bring Your Own Device" Class (BYOD) on March 26. Have problems with your new electronic device your Kindle, your iPhone, your tablet? Need to know how to checkout library books electronically? Bring your own device to the library and we can help.
Space is limited, so register by contacting the library by March 20 and tell us what kind of device you have. Class starts at 6:30 p.m.
Book Club
The next Sugar Grove Library Book Club meeting will be held March 31. The book chosen is "Snow Falling on Cedars" by David Guterson. You have over four full weeks to obtain a copy of the book and join the Sugar Grove Book Club. For more information, stop in the Sugar Grove Free Library.
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The Community Lunches in the area continue to be well attended. All lunches begin at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend any or all of the area Community lunches.
Each month lunch is held on the first Friday of the month at the Mission Covenant Church at the corner of Matthews Run and Jackson Run roads. On the second Thursday of each month at the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church located at the corner of Race and Jamestown streets in the center of town. On the third Wednesday of the month at the Hessel Valley Lutheran Church located in Chandlers Valley. Everyone is invited to attend.
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The Sugar Grove Free Library will once again hold its 5K and 1 Mile Run/Walk on April 26. All proceeds from the event will go to benefit the library.
Race time will begin at 10 a.m. on race day and registration will begins at 9 a.m. at the library on Harmon Street. All ages are welcome to participate in the event. The race start and finish line will be located on the corner of the library on School Street.
For the race route, you can contact the library or stop in. The cost to participate in the 5K is $15 if you register on or before April 18. After April 18 the cost to register will be $20. The cost to participate in the 1 mile fun walk is $10 if you register on or before April 18. After April 18 the cost to register will be $15. T-shirts are guaranteed to all entries received by April 11.
All the information and registration forms are available at the Sugar Grove Free Library or you can contact the Sugar Grove Library website at www.sugargrovelibrary.org.
EMHS Band
A Prize Shoot and Gun Raffle to support the Eisenhower High School Band will be held at the Pine Grove Sportsman's Club on Saturday, March 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be happening rain or shine. The club is located at 2344 Egypt Hollow Road in Russell.
Events will include trap shooting, 22 Luck Shoot, Chinese auction, and raffle drawing. Food and drink will be available. Prizes for the raffle are as follows: 1st Prize Mossberg 535, Camo 12 ga; 2nd Prize – $50 Tall Tales Sporting Gift Certificate; 3rd Prize George Foreman 9-Serving Grill. Tickets are available from band parents and will also be available the day of the event.
Blood Drive
Thank you to all those from the Sugar Grove Community who came out on Wednesday, March 19 to donate to the American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Sugar Grove Fire Hall.
Benefit Dinner
There will be a benefit dinner for Jim Kolenda on Saturday, April 5 at the Sugar Grove Free Methodist Church. Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. The event will feature Ron Carrington and "A Touch of Gold" at 6:30 p.m. Come for dinner and stay for great music. We will be having chicken and biscuits served with mashed potatoes, hot vegetables, applesauce, beverages, and a pie buffet for dessert.
There will be Chinese Auction tickets available at the event. The cost is only a donation. Jim has been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). All proceeds from the evening will assist Jim with his medical expenses. If you would like to make a donation to the Chinese auction or a donation to support Jim and his family at this time, contact the Sugar Grove Free Methodist Church at 489-3105.
Indoor Garage Sales
The Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Auxiliary is sponsoring another fun Indoor Garage Sale at the Fire Hall on April 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you are interested in being a vendor, eight-foot table spaces are $10. Call 489-7750 Linda York for registration or more information.
St. Jude's
The Sugar Grove Free Methodist Imaginative Preschool is once again holding its annual Trike-A-Thon to benefit the St. Jude's Research Children's Hospital on Thursday, March 27. The Preschool students will be peddling many laps around an indoor course. During the week the students will also learn many helpful trike and bike safety rules from Bikewell Bear and friends.
If you would like to sponsor this cause, seek out one of the many students ages 3-4-5 who will be riding their trikes or contact the preschool at 489-3105.


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Guinness record holder and ultrarunner Sandy McCallum lets nothing get in her way
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While many runners might see an impending hip replacement as reason to lay off the miles, Sandy McCallum has turned her recent hip-degeneration diagnosis into an excuse to cram in as many miles while her body still permits it.
The 51-year-old ultrarunner is no stranger to pushing through pain. She's a nine-time veteran of Morocco's grueling Marathon des Sables (MdS), a 150-mile, seven-day stage race across the Sahara Desert. She's raced a total of 2337 desert-race miles on four continents, and holds a Guinness World Record for being the first person to run six desert ultramarathons in one calendar year.
Born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, to a father in the Canadian Armed Forces, McCallum spent her childhood moving around Europe. Exploring trails behind her house in Germany and venturing into the Black Forest planted the seed for her trail-running passion. Since then, she has traveled to more than 40 countries and has lived everywhere from Sardinia to Japan.
In the 1980s and 90s, she worked as a national reporter in Canada. As a way to cope with the stress of constant deadlines and the overwhelmingly negative content she reported on, she says she began smoking and, after work, hitting the bars with coworkers.
Around the same time, several friends training for the New York City Marathon convinced her to join them. "I ran a half mile down my street, turned around and ran back," she says. "I remember collapsing on my couch, winded, and thinking there was no way in hell I'd ever run a marathon."
But after eight months of training, she did just that, finishing in 4:25. (Years later, she lowered her marathon PR to 3:36 .) In 1998, she left her 13-year career as a national reporter. "I was tired of being stressed out and negative," she says. "I longed for something else, but I didn't know what it was."
Shortly after quitting her job, she read about the MdS in a newspaper and, on a whim, signed up for it. She believed that the race would point her "in the direction of what I would do for the rest of my life."
"When I got off the plane in Morocco, I breathed in the air and felt like I was home," she says. "I'd never felt happier [than] when I first raced through the dunes." Just before the race began, though, she developed dysentery—an inflammation of the intestines, causing diarrhea, vomiting and stomach cramps. She began the race anyway but, by day four, had to drop out.
So she returned to MdS the next year. After completing the race that year, she decided to try to make a living as an adventurer, public speaker and freelance writer.


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Probably the biggest surprise to me about the 2012 season was the minimal contributions asked of, and received from the 2012 freshman class. I wanted to find out what you guys thought about it. A few thoughts...
Arguably the only player in the entire (4th or 5th-rated nationally) recruiting class to have made a significant contribution in 2012 was Noah Spence...and even he only played in about half the games, and only for a few plays in each game he played. Schutt and Washington played very sparingly, although they both looked good when they did play, as did Spence, generally speaking.
Injuries were a factor...Devan Bogard and Najee Murray were both lost to knee injuries/surgeries, and Armani Reeves was down for a time as well. But there is no indication that any of the three would have received any playing time from scrimmage in the absence of their injuries. Marcus and Perkins made periodic splashes on special teams...Josh Perry got some playing time against UM. Cam Williams was invisible.
Bri'onte Dunn got a brief shot when Hyde and Hall were both hurt, but again, it was very limited. Mike Thomas never got a chance to deliver on his Spring Game promise.
All in all, it appears that Meyer followed the axiom that you don't win games playing freshmen...and it's hard to argue with 12-0. It's just that I really expected more from the class in the aggregate, and was surprised as the season went along and they were nowhere to be seen, especially in a season with little at stake other than preparing for the future (although that obviously changed somewhat as the season progressed with the zero in the loss column)
I realize they didn't have the blowouts that normally allow for freshmen to see the field...and in the case of the offensive line, it was just plain lucky that the starting five stayed healthy, played every game, and improved as the season went on...and we never really had to find out about Boren, Dodson, Decker and Elflein.
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My bad...looks like they did finish "cooking" it. Lunch time for that bad boy!!
I am sorry, but that was the slowest cooking pizza I have ever seen come out of a WFO and besides that it does not look anywhere near done? The oven might be good but the choice of pizza and cook need some improvement.Mark
Hope you're not apologizing to me cause I was poking fun at the guy who "cooked" that abomination!
they work but hot as hell lots of wood required 1/2 cord for neapolitan party and a lot of work !!


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Michael Edwards, CUNA Counsel for Special Projects, volunteered to take part in a credit union lobbying mission on behalf of WOCCU and Paraguayan credit unions in Asuncion, Paraguay. CENCOPAN, WOCCU's member in Paraguay, is currently lobbying the Paraguayan National Congress to demonstrate the importance of having and keeping their credit union-specific regulation. In August, CENCOPAN came to WOCCU with the need of providing a US credit union expert to speak to in front of their national congress about the US regulatory framework.
In October, Michael Edwards made the almost 24-hour journey down to Asuncion, Paraguay, jumping planes from Panama, Brazil and then finally onto Paraguay. After resting a day, Edwards traveled to the parliament building to give his presentation to the national congress on US government credit union supervision. During his presentation, Edwards touched on the causes of the current US financial crisis, the US dual-charter system, the federal deposit insurance fund and examination procedures.
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Remember how adult it felt to turn 21? A little older and wiser, yes, but also a little wilder, freely indulging in more mature enjoyments?
The Kravis Center has reached its coming of age this season and, similarly, is tapping into its audacious side. Launched in November, the PEAK series—Provocative Entertainment At Kravis—presents a lineup of daring programs, meant for mature audiences, that push the envelope from traditional to contemporary, family friendly to adults only.
No one belongs more on that stage than unapologetically candid stand-up diva Margaret Cho, who will perform at the Kravis Center on January 27. Known for being a feminist and a gay rights activist, the tattooed comedienne has been telling fierce stand-up jokes—covering topics like politics, race and sex—since she was a teenager in San Francisco. She gained popularity in the '90s and forged a career that includes two Grammy nominations, acting roles (she plays Teri Lee on Drop Dead Diva, now in its fourth season) and a spot on the eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars.
Cho shared with PBI some unconventional notes of wisdom from her latest tour—billed as her edgiest yet—"Mother," which presents "an untraditional look at motherhood." You could say she's still 21 at heart.
PBI: What's the most untraditional thing your mother ever did?
MC: She drank blood out of deer antlers—I wish I was kidding but I am totally not. She is a total health fanatic and it's something she would do when I was a child. She kept them in a washed-out Skippy jar. Deer antlers!
Can you share with us a short story you'll tell on stage?
We never had money for school supplies like glue or tape so she would say, "You don't have to have glue or tape; all you need is a little bit of rice." So we would use globs of rice with a little water to put things together. It was very Korean.
What's the biggest lesson you learned growing up?
That childhood is overrated. Being an adult is where it is at.
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Playing music, eating and drinking with friends, reading, buying boots, trying to get a stain out.
What event would you say changed your life the most?
Birth. Maybe. And death will change me a lot.
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What are your New Year's resolutions?
I will finally do my laundry (really). I am going to be clean in '13.


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I appreciate your comment but I would like to correct a few things. First This thing out of the box does do what i did. I did not mod this thing at all, if anything i modified the high dome of my grill. The grate idea is in-fact something that is recommended by the manufacture on there site for other methods of cooking its not a modification in order to fix a deficiency in the product. What I did was strictly remove it from the box and use the fuel recommended by the inventor. Secondly, you are not ring to make this thing for 10 dollars go to loses or home depot you won't even find 304 grade steal for that much. I looked into how much it would cost to have one made and cut to size and it would cost 150 dollars.


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what is ADY?
Pete-zza, I was wondering about those calculators that tell you much cheese and sauce to use for NY style? Can you link me to one?
Peter,I personally don't oil the skin of any pizza before dressing and baking the pizza, and it is not something that pizza operators who specialize in the NY style do. For them, it would be an extra, time-consuming step. However, if using a whole wheat flour to make the crust leads to a gum line, then I might consider oiling the skin in that case. Our members who make whole wheat crusts might be able to tell you better than I if oiling the skin is a good idea or not. As for the sauce and cheese part of the NY style, you might want to read posts in the NY style board and the sauce and cheese child boards since those topics have been covered extensively there.Peter
ERASMO,I have set forth below a dough formulation that I think should come pretty close to the original dough recipe. To do the conversion, I weighed the 10 fluid ounces of water on my regular scale and I weighed the rounded 1/2 teaspoon of salt on a special scale that I use for such purposes. I also used charbo's weight for the 3 cups of KAWWW flour to get the weight of the 3/8 cup of that flour used for kneading purposes. I combined both parts of the KAWWW flour on the assumption that all of the kneading flour will eventually end up in the dough. That may not always be the case, so you should exercise your best judgment as to how much of the kneading flour to use. As noted in the dough formulation below, which I prepared using the expanded dough calculating tool at http://www.pizzamaking.com/expanded_calculator.html, the main part of the KAWWW flour (3 cups by volume) represents 89% of the total weight of KAWWW flour and the kneading KAWWW flour (3/8 cup) represents 11% of the total. I mention these percents since they are the ones one would use to do the proper apportioning if the dough formulation is modified for more than one dough ball and/or for different pizza sizes. Based on a total dough ball weight of 25.58 ounces and the 16" pizza size that is made from that dough ball, I calculated a thickness factor of 0.127214. I did not use a bowl residue compensation, but you are free to use one if you would like. Finally, because the Bob's Red Mill brand of vital wheat gluten seems to be the most common brand used by our members, I used that brand for purposes of coming up with the dough formulation presented below. I can adjust the dough formulation for you if you end up with a different brand. The only brand I have been able to find in the supermarkets near me is the Hodgson Mill brand.KAWWW Flour* (100%):Water (68.9777%):ADY (0.94814%):Salt (1.30433%):Olive Oil (3.38624%):Sugar (1%):Vital Wheat Gluten** (6.27081%):Total (181.88722%):398.67 g | 14.06 oz | 0.88 lbs274.99 g | 9.7 oz | 0.61 lbs3.78 g | 0.13 oz | 0.01 lbs | 1 tsp | 0.33 tbsp5.2 g | 0.18 oz | 0.01 lbs | 0.93 tsp | 0.31 tbsp (rounded 1/2 t.)13.5 g | 0.48 oz | 0.03 lbs | 3 tsp | 1 tbsp3.99 g | 0.14 oz | 0.01 lbs | 1 tsp | 0.33 tbsp25 g | 0.88 oz | 0.06 lbs | 9.04 tsp | 3.01 tbsp725.13 g | 25.58 oz | 1.6 lbs | TF = N/ANote: For a single 16" pizza; calculated thickness factor = 0.127214; no bowl residue compensation*The main part of the KAWWW flour represents 89% of the total flour weight and the kneading KAWWW flour represents 11% of the total flour weight.**Bob's Red Mill brandThe actual hydration will be somewhat lower than indicated in the above dough formulation because the VWG is treated separately. If the VWG is combined with the KAWWW flour, the "effective" hydration is 64.91%. Peter
i have a couple of questions about this recipe. first of all, what does it mean to "hydrate yeast"? i know this may sound silly considering i have already made this recipe twice, but i did not know what it meant so i just added the yeast to the water and let it sit for a few minutes before adding it to the flour. is that "hydrating" it? also, does the water temperature matter?and about the salt amount, why does it say .93 teaspoons rounded to .5 teaspoons? why round down instead of up? would adding a teaspoon of salt interfere with the rising or could it be done for more flavor? thanks.


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