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Cat lovers mark your calendars! The first-ever Internet Cat Video Festival is slated to take place on August 30 at the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Feline enthusiasts are invited to take part in this free outdoor event. The festival will feature the best cat videos from the internet.
"Experience the joy of a surprised kitten or keyboard cat together," stated the Walker Center's self-proclaimed cat-lady-in-residence on its website. "Participate in this experiment that tests the social boundaries of the online community with a live, off-line event as we attempt to gather in physical space and real time to enjoy one of the internet's most popular phenomena."
The videos that will be featured have been nominated by the public and will no doubt feature cats at their most mischievous, sneaky, lazy and humorous. Perhaps some videos featuring cat behavior problems will also make the cut.
According to VCA Animal Hospitals, cats communicate with each other and people in many fascinating ways. They use vocalizations as well as body language in order to alert us to how they are feeling. While they are amusing to witness in person, they can be even more entertaining when they are caught on camera .
Regardless, individuals who find cats amusing, entertaining or just plain adorable will likely enjoy this inaugural feline video event.


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It was nice for new members to be able to go back and read about who it is they are posting with. Often I saw a new member have some nice dialog with one of the vets and the very next moment they were searching the "intro" section to learn a little bit about the person. Since they won't have that now .. all the vets tell a little bit about yourself in here!! SOUND OFF!!!
I'll start ... <clears throut>
Hi ... I'm Boomer. I was born in Illinois, raised in Texas and now live in Virginia. I'm 33 and have had a few careers in my short life. From 18 to 23 I worked in a church, then at 23 I joined the Marine Corps. I did one tour with the Corps, got out at 28 and landed a job working for the Federal Government. I've been to about 16 coutries in my life and love to travel and love watching both ametuer and professional MMA. As a matter of fact MMA is the only sport I have ever loved.
I saw UFC 52 live and became an instant Matt fan .... the more I found out about him, the more I liked the the guy and over the course of the past few years he's become a pretty good buddy. Actually I got a few good buddies from this site. ;)
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Hi Im Max and Im the biggest BJ Penn fan on the site (next to Dave of corse ) ummmmmm what else.......I live in Virginia and go to ODU. Before going to ODU I worked at a bank for 3 years. I can be kind of an @$$ at times, mostly when arguing with Dave. Did I mention Im a huge BJ Penn fan.
Oh and Im also the 16 time defending Matt-Hughes.com forum champion
I'll try to make this short....I actually joined the old MH forums over a year ago...anyway, my name is Kim, mik is my name backwards, and I was born in North Carolina, where apparently redneck jokes were born...yea ya get the idea...anyway....
Grew up on Marine Corp bases, which makes me 100% USDA-grade military brat, I love to shoot my BB Gun, ride and train horses, read, hang out on the beaches of my home state, bake, and watch MMA. My friend got me into MMA a few years ago, with, you guessed it, Matt Hughes, and now I'm training at a gym in Charlottesville, VA.
How did I end up there?
Well, went to UVA, hated it, then I got saved, joined a church, and ended up staying. And 3 jobs, 3 years, and a hop and a skip later, I'm still here, now pursuing a Master's degree in counseling, working full time, training MMA, walking my doggies, and riding horses when I can. I also plan to travel a ton this year. Msge me if ya wanna know anything else, but that covers it all. I look forward to meeting the newbies
hello....my name is stephanie and i go to troy university here in alabama.....i played sports my whole life and i enjoy doing outdoors type things...i also love music and movies and just having a good time....i love auburn football and braves baseball and of course matt hughes
Spiritwalker here..
41 years old.. been an active poster for well over a year.. looking at 18 months?? something like that..
I watched UFC 2 in my home town of Charlotte. I was able to see Royce Gracie/Kimo.. it was awesome..Kimo had his top knot torn out.. people were booing like crazy cause the vast number of people didn't know anything about a ground game.. It was a mix of people wanting to see a pro wrestling match or a Wire Foo fight.
I am currently a brown belt in Karate.
Areas of indepth study and training -Kata and Bunkai, Kyusho Jutsu, Qigong
Blue Belt in ShuriTe JiuJutsu, and a lever 4 Balintawak sitck fighter... I play around in BJJ and am not bad.. but it's not "fun"..
Matt is nothing but a great person, fantastic fighter.. and one of the few people that I wouldn't mind my son looking up to.
While I don't always have the religious aspect that some of the more staunch Christians here have, I do view myself as a Christian. Matt Hughes.. says what he thinks and practice what he says.
How can you not admire that.
It is because you chose to get on the mat that makes you the winner. Think about how many people are not on that mat right now. - Luis Sucuri Togno
Hi, My name is Mark and I'm not quite a vet and not quite a newbie. I am a HUGE MMA fan, and a big Matt Hughes fan. This forum has only strenghtened my fandom for the Mr. Hughes. I've gotten to meet several forum members and let me tell you that you won't find a stronger, more supportive group. We fight like family and we lift eachother up like family.
I was born and raised on a grain farm in Indiana and now live in Queens New York with my wife of 5 years.
I'm Ben. I'm 22 & go to Virginia Commonwealth University here in beautiful Richmond, VA. I've been a fan of Matt's sinec TUF 2 & been on the forums since July 6th, 2006.
I'm Neezar and I'm a Matt-a-holic.
Hey folks, I'm Chris, 30 (soon-to-be 31), and I presently reside in Indiana. However, I was born in Illinois and spent all of my life there until the age of 18. Since then I think that my forwarding addresses have started to get close to equaling my age - ha ha. I've spent some time in Texas, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and now Indiana and of course, Illinois.
I studied physical education (kinesiology) at Illinois State University and ended up going back for a master's in the same area. Presently, I'm at Ball State University working on a second master's in biomechanics, specifically. Kinesiology is an "umbrella" term for "movement science" and a more specialized field like biomechanics would fall under the umbrella as a sub-discipline if anyone is curious.
In and around school, I've spent the past 11+ years coaching competitive gymnastics. While not a gymnast myself, I got interested and learned the sport. That's sort of how my interest grew in biomechanics - I needed to better understand how to apply physics to the human body. While I have the knowledge in how to teach flips and such, my interest has shifted more towards training and understanding functional anatomy and how the muscles and nervous system interact. So, basically, I spend A LOT of time studying strength and conditioning aspects and trying to develop a sound philosophy of how to train for optimal performance.
I watched my first UFC event way back in 1997 - UFC 9 on video. I thought the sport was brutal and barbaric. Little guys vs. Big guys. No rules. So, I never watched it again. Then, in 2005, I was away at a competition hanging out in the hotel bar with some fellow coaches and there were some UFC fights on the Best Damn Sports Show. They caught my interest at that moment, but after that I really didn't pay anymore attention. Then, in early 2006, I was flipping through channels and caught them on Spike and just started watching from that point on. I really love the strategy of the fights. I don't like watching two people hurt each other. I enjoy watching striker v. grappler...who's going to neutralize whom? What are the gameplans?
I really got interested in Matt Hughes when the hype began for the Royce Gracie fight. Prior to that, I really had no clue who Matt Hughes was. Once I found out that he was from Illinois, I was an instant fan. Then, I went on the internet and found this site and saw pictures and video from the mission trip. It was truly Matt's humble demeanor that won me over. Despite all he's accomplished and/or has, he remains a regular guy who can still put in an honest day's work. That's what I respect most.
I lurked the forums for quite a while and finally joined the night of the GSP loss (1st fight). Like many, I was crushed. So, I joined and sent my well wishes like so many others that night.
I first met a few folks at UFC 77 last fall and then met many more at the grand opening of the HIT Squad. I can say nothing but good things about everyone that I've met thus far. Everyone is so embracing and it's just like being with around people that you've known for years even if you've just met them.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Today my great, great nephew, Trent, turns six months old. He was three months early and because of modern technology, great doctors, a wonderful mother, and lots of love he is doing fine.
My daughter took the photo of him holding his mother's finger when he was still to tiny to be held. I loved it so much I asked a friend to write a poem to go with it. It all fell together in a mixed-media collage I titled "Hope."
Trent is a signal of hope. Just having this baby with us gives us hope for the future. We had to have hope that he would be okay when he arrived so very early and so very tiny. We continue to have hope he won't have some of the problems premies have.
We have to have hope the world will be a better place for him to grow up. That he will be able, one day, to make a change in the world. Perhaps something big, perhaps something small. He will make a change.
We all make changes in this world. One tiny step at a time. One smile, one kind word, one moment of reaching out to someone else.
I try to perform at least one Random Act of Kindness everyday. Picture this tiny hand reaching out to his mother and all those people in the world reaching out for a bit of kindness. How can you help?
What is your hope?
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That is just the sweetest photo--that tiny tiny hand and you made a beautiful page.ReplyDelete
His hand is so tiny!! What beautiful art you've made Rita! I love the word "hope".ReplyDelete
Rita, I came to your blog through the ROD group; I am taking that class also. I haven't posted yet, but hope to today.ReplyDelete
I love what you've written about Trent and hope. I have had many health struggles over the last year and will continue to find hope in the fight. My first grandbaby, a boy, was born on 2/18! I feel such hope and joy in that. Thanks for your beautiful expression of those feelings.
Oh, I meant to give you my blog: GlistenintheSunshine.blogspot.comReplyDelete
I'm just getting my feet wet blogging, but it is lots of fun! I really like your blog.
This is so special!! Love it!ReplyDelete


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Mike Mills' Beef Ribs
- 4 (2 1/4 to 2 1/2-pound) racks center cut beef ribs
- 3 to 4 cups apple wood chips (you can use hickory, pecan, sweet maple, or cherry, but it won't taste as sweet)
- Magic Dust dry rub, recipe follows
- Apple City Barbecue Sauce, recipe follows
- 4 cups apple juice in a spray bottle
- Magic Dust:
- 1/2 cup paprika
- 1/4 cup kosher salt, finely ground
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup powdered mustard
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 1/4 cup ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup granulated garlic
- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- Apple City Barbeque Sauce:
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup apple juice or cider
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/3 cup bacon bits, ground in a spice grinder
- 1/3 cup peeled and grated apple
- 1/3 cup grated onion
- 2 teaspoons grated green bell pepper
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Prepping the meat: There is a skin-like membrane on the back of the ribs. The easiest way to remove it is to start in the middle of the rack and work a table knife or a screwdriver underneath the skin, going all the way across and teasing it up. Slide your forefinger in there and bring your thumb across, holding the rib down and pulling the membrane straight up. It'll peel from the middle.
Once you start cooking the ribs, you can't leave the pit or grill unattended for any more than about 20 minutes. You'll need to continually check that the temperature remains between 250 and 275 degrees F at all times in the grill. If it gets too hot, shut the top and bottom drafts to smother the fire. If some of the coals appear to be glowing red, that will cause a hot spot. Don't cook the ribs directly over the hot spot, move them to a different, cooler, part of the grill. If the temperature dips too low, move the ribs to a hot spot for a while and add some hot coals.
Sprinkle ribs liberally with Magic Dust, coating both sides. Put them in a shallow pan or on a cookie sheet and cover them with clear plastic wrap or a lid. Refrigerate them until you're ready to use them. I recommend letting them marinate for at least 1 hour. At the restaurant we dust the ribs up to a day in advance.
Place ribs on grill and cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. About 10 minutes before you remove the ribs from the grill, mop them with sauce. When you take them off the grill, mop again with sauce and sprinkle some more Magic Dust on them. Serve immediately. Serves 4 very hungry people or you can cut the rack in half to
serve 6 to 8 people who have a regular appetite.
Mix all ingredients and store in a tightly covered container. You'll want to keep some in a shaker next to the smoker, grill, or stove. Keeps indefinitely but won't last long.
Yeild: about 2 1/2 cups
Combine the ketchup, rice vinegar, apple juice or cider, cider vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic powder, white pepper, cayenne, and bacon bits in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in the apple, onion, and bell pepper. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 to 15 minutes or until it thickens slightly. Stir it often. Allow to cool, then pour into sterilized glass bottles. A clean glass jar that used to contain mayonnaise or juice works real well. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.
Variation: To make this sauce a little hotter, add more cayenne pepper to taste, approximately another 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon. Be careful; a little cayenne goes a long way.
(c) 2005 Mike Mills and Amy Mills Tunnicliffe
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Recipe courtesy of Mike Mills
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Skip to comments.Support Early Childhood Education: Smoke More Cigarettes
Posted on 04/13/2013 12:09:35 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The Obama budget is finally out and there are, to no surprise, a potpourri of new tax hikes proposed, many of which are aimed at the "wealthy" among us.
Deep within the bowels of the colossal budget, however, lies a proposed tax that targets the poor among us and it is perhaps a precursor of other health-related taxes to come.
President Obama proposes raising the tax on cigarettes from $1.01 to $1.95 per pack--a whopping 93% increase in taxes. The White House estimates that the tax would raise $78.1 billion, of which around $66 billion would be used to fund pre-k education and around $11 billion used for expanded home visits and care for infants and toddlers.
Consider the impact of the tax on the taxpayer. The 93% tax hike per pack of cigarettes affects lower income Americans far more than anyone else, making it a regressive tax.
You see back in 2009, President Obama signed into law another cigarette tax increase and according to a Gallup study done near that time, some 84% of cigarette smokers earn less than $60,000 per year, with 62% of smokers earning less than $36,000/yr.
So, let's do a little math. Suppose someone earns $30,000/year and smokes a pack of cigarettes per day for 365 days a year. The federal taxes he pays in total for the year will jump to $712 from $369--leaving him paying $343 in additional taxes just to smoke. That equates to shaving 1.15% of his income per year, a percentage of which could loom large for someone living paycheck to paycheck, as many are during Obama's presidency.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Nanny State PING!
Not to mention that smokers "pay" society in avoided costs due to shorter life expectancy.
Diabetes is very expensive to treat.
Fatal heart attacks, stroke and lung cancer; not so much.
The number, as I recall was $0.40 per pack in social services expense saved.
I still remember during panel debate on 'special report', Dr. Kraut said Obama/Pelosi should encourage everyone to smoke cigarettes (to cut down Obamacare cost).
And esp. Obama budget should not raise the cigarette tax.
While I am not in favor of social engineering via taxation, I am all in favor of low income earners paying their "fair share". Or at least putting some skin in the game. If it is via cig taxes, so be it.
Gun owners are next in line to become the new "smokers" in Barack the Kenyan's ObamaNation. The communists have just about milked the smokers for all they can get. Time to find a new group of suckers to be their hen that lays the golden eggs. Welcome to Amerika! Communism is a very expensive way to live. It requires the government to steal a lot of money from other people.
It's a user tax too, which has an element of fairness built in. Don't want to pay it? Don't smoke.
What if it was alcohol?
I don't way to pay for low income smokers emphysema treatment or low income alcoholics live transplants. Both groups will receive highly subsidized medical care.
What if it was food?
It will be and no one seems to realize it. They will care when it gets to them.
It's amazing
Even in his budget
On page 184
It shows an anticipated tax windfall from expected purchases.
Tobacco tax financing
2014 8 Billion increase
2015 10 Billion increase
It goes on and on.
And conveniently goes hand in hand with the next line up on that page with the cost of early childhood investments.
From 2014-2023 they are expecting:
$77 Billion increase in cost of early childhood
$78 Billion increase in tobacco tax
(That's tidy /sarc)
Buy a pack of cigarettes a day - it's for the Children
Tobacco tax is the Governments preferred tax delivery method of today. What will be the next preferred way?
Homosexuals should pay a homo tax. They will be an additional burden on the healthcare system because of their lifestyle.
HIV/AIDS treatment will increase more as more of them come out and engage in sodomity
Not only are you a statist, but you are a one-note-johnny.
How did your fuse get lit on tobacco?
I understand your point, however, cigarette smokers have always had "skin in the game." Even back in the mid 90s the price of a pack of cigarettes was more than 50% tax. That percentage is by far much higher now. The so-called Master Settlement Agreement added 45cents to a pack and that was in 1998. States have been raising taxes on them willy nilly since hen. And his heinous nearly tripled the fed tax on them within a month after being inaugurated.
Cigarette smokers have had MORE "skin in the game" than non-smokers for quite a long time. It's time to attack a different minority.
and just who is going to be stupid enough to reveal that they are a smoker????
I understand your point, however, cigarette smokers have always had "skin in the game." Even back in the mid 90s the price of a pack of cigarettes was more than 50% tax. That percentage is by far much higher now. The so-called Master Settlement Agreement added 45cents to a pack and that was in 1998. States have been raising taxes on them willy nilly since hen. And his heinous nearly tripled the fed tax on them within a month after being inaugurated.
Cigarette smokers have had MORE "skin in the game" than non-smokers for quite a long time. It's time to attack a different minority.
Your (not you, specifically). insurance company could cancel your policy, refuse to pay, probably go after you for fraud if you lie. There are blood tests and I think urine tests for nicotine.
"Fatal heart attacks, stroke and lung cancer; not so much."
You may find this hard to believe but I actually knew lifelong non-smokers who died of heart attacks,strokes,and lung cancer.
Yep,they died.Kaput!
I didn't smoke when the policy was issued, but the extraordinary pressure on me since this Obamacare thing caused me to take up this terrible habit....I'm a victim you see...
Thanks for the ping!
You are 114 years old and smoke.:-)
Drano blames his bad genes and parents death on cigarettes. Ignore him. He is a witless and very disturbed and angry individual.
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Enishi: Tennis
Episode 27 | TV-14
The game is on when Miyabi volunteers to teach Chika how to play tennis. Kaoru and the rest of the girls come along for some friendly matches. Kaoru tries his best to focus in between glances at Aoi's impressive form in her endearing tennis attire.
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My first tasting was the Uji Asamushi Aoi.
I used Chip's brewing parameters posted above. 5g in 150ml.
I got three solid infusions and a fourth sweet light brew.
This had some good umami and a great grassy aftertaste. It felt thick in the mouth, but still refreshing. There was just the tiniest bit of bitter in the first brew, none at all in the rest.
I thought this shincha was excellent and Chip's brewing suggestions were right on. I really loved this session with this tea.


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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 2. The Secretary and Malaysian Foreign Minister discussed promoting religious moderation, as well as expanding engagement between the United States and Malaysia in a number of ways.
Secretary Clinton said, "...Since day one of the administration, President Obama and I have made it a priority to reengage with the Asia Pacific. We know that much of the history of the 21st century will be written in this region, because it is the center of so many of the world's greatest opportunities and biggest challenges. So the United States is committed to strengthening our ties and we are particularly enthusiastic about deepening, broadening, and strengthening our relationship with Malaysia."
She continued, "...The United States wholeheartedly endorses Prime Minister Najib's call to promote religious moderation. We know that extremists exist in every religion. History has proven that, unfortunately, time and time again. But extremism is not a path to building sustainable prosperity, peace, stability, or democracy. It only promotes conflict and hardens hearts. So we very much welcome the prime minister's call for a global movement of moderates and we are eager to support him and other leaders who take up this call to promote interfaith dialogue.
"If we're going to increase understanding among people, then we need to expand the ties that connect us. And we are exploring that around the world, but in particular we are very committed to expanding people-to-people engagement between the United States and Malaysia.
"Later today, I will participate in the acknowledging and signing of three major agreements that will deepen our work together: first, a Memorandum of Understanding between our two governments designed to expand our collaboration on research and development of new technologies; second, a partnership between the government of Malaysia and Johns Hopkins University to build a new medical school and teaching hospital here in Malaysia; and finally, the sale of 50 Pratt & Whitney airplane engines to Malaysia Airlines which will create new jobs in both countries.
"We can also increase our people-to-people ties through education and student exchanges. President Obama and I admire the prime minister's vision for dramatically improving English language instruction through a new partnership between the United States and ASEAN. Speaking a common language, the language of computers, of technology, of business and investment, does create a powerful bond. And as I spoke with the foreign minister, we're getting to work immediately on how to implement that.
"We've already begun delivering on the prime minister's vision by doubling our program that helps young Malaysians get access to high-quality after-school English programs. And as the foreign minister and I agreed, our teams will begin discussing how to further expand English language learning.
"Opening our minds to new ideas is an important part of building long-term security and stability, but we also have to confront hard realities, including the spread of nuclear weapons. With the passage of the Strategic Trade Act, Malaysia now has powerful new tools for preventing proliferation by making it easier to stop shipments of nuclear fuel, weapons parts, and other equipment especially to states that are flouting their international obligations such as Iran and North Korea. Implementing the act quickly and effectively will deny nuclear proliferators the opportunity to use Malaysian territory to further their goals. I am very grateful for the help that Malaysia is giving to the leaders and people of Afghanistan. The military medical mission that Malaysia has deployed, including physicians and nurses and, in particular, much-needed women doctors, are making a significant contribution in helping Afghans rebuild after 30 years of conflict.
"Finally, we are pleased that Malaysia joined last month's negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership. That is a pact that would expand markets and create a level playing field for people in every country that does participate. I know there are tough issues to work out, as there always are with these agreements, but Malaysia's leadership in this region for greater economic growth is absolutely essential."
You can read the Secretary's complete remarks here.
Secretary Clinton is traveling to Hawaii, Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Australia October 27-November 8. You can learn about the Secretary's trip here.


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Calcium supplements associated with increased risk of cardiovascular death in men but not women
- Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Correspondence to : Dr Mark J Bolland, Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1042, New Zealand; m.bolland{at}auckland.ac.nz
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Implications for practice and research
Calcium supplements increase cardiovascular risk.
The role of calcium supplements in the management of osteoporosis should be reconsidered.
In 2008, a randomised controlled trial (RCT) suggested that calcium supplements might increase the risk of cardiovascular events.1 Subsequent meta-analyses of RCTs examining calcium monotherapy and calcium and vitamin D confirmed these findings. In a pooled analysis of 13 RCTs of calcium with or without vitamin D (n=29 277) including 1391 patients with myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke,2 calcium increased the risk of MI by 25% and stroke by 15–20%. Xiao and colleagues explored this issue in the observational National Institutes of Health-American …


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About the Author: Aaron Snipe is as a Foreign Service Officer with the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Iraq.
Seven years ago, I was working in the financial services industry in New York City. I had recently taken the Foreign Service exam and was pretty pessimistic about my chances of passing. I didn't like my job very much, but I loved my office. It was in the old Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Clock Tower building at Madison and 23rd. And I loved living in Park Slope. If you had told me back then that, in a few short years, I would be working in rural Iraq, helping farmers vaccinate and "dip" their sheep, I would have found the assertion preposterous.
As fate would have it, I am here in Iraq, dipping sheep, and having a good time doing it.
Muthanna, the southern Iraqi province in which I work, is rural. Muthanna doesn't have many natural resources, and it doesn't have an abundance of water, though the Euphrates River does wind its way through our humble province. What it does have are lots of livestock. This is a province of farmers. Far away from Baghdad, the bigger questions of the Middle East don't really resonate here. While we are assisting the Iraqis here in all sectors, I suspect the greatest impact we will have in Muthanna is on its agricultural sector.
Late last year, I visited a site in rural Khider where veterinary representatives from the provincial government brought medicines for the animals. Joining me on the visit was Dr. Indu Ram, the PRT's Senior Agricultural Advisor and a native of Lucknow, India. The PRT's main contact with the provincial government on agricultural and veterinary issues, Indu has worked tirelessly on agricultural matters in the province and has developed a strong relationship with the Director General of Veterinary Services. Previous veterinary inoculations sponsored by the PRT had been in partnership with the United States Military, but this event was different. While we always enjoy cooperating with the military, Humvees and MRAPs would have changed the atmosphere of this engagement. With Muthanna's Director General of Veterinary Services and PRT civilians leading the way, Iraqi farmers got to see something we wish more Iraqis would see: Iraqi officials cooperating with civilian representatives of the United States to respond directly to the needs of the people.
During this round of treatment, veterinarians injected livestock with vaccines for common seasonal diseases and administered oral treatments to the animals for internal parasites. A little later in the day we watched sheep being dipped to help prevent against external parasites. Indu's "hands on" approach to the work prompted him to get into the action by helping an unsuspecting sheep into the dip.
Under ideal conditions, sheep would normally receive vaccinations twice a year, but for the farmers of Khider – until now – their livestock had not received vaccinations in over three years. The vaccination partnership between the government and PRT is expected to decrease the sheep mortality rate by 80%.
As the visit came to a close everyone was happy. In this forgotten corner of Iraq, where Muthanna's farmers struggle with so many challenges, the PRT's support of provincial efforts paid large dividends. Before we left, the farmers made one very important demand on the PRT: stay for lunch. "We will slaughter a sheep in your honor! Please stay and eat with us." With other pressing business in the province on that day, we were unable to stay and break bread with our new friends. But, as the Acting Team Leader (my boss was out of town), I promised to return for another vaccination event, and I fully intended to take the farmers up on lunch. Stay tuned for more boiled sheep!
Read more entries about Aaron Snipe's experiences serving with the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Muthanna, Iraq.
Patricia S. in New York writes:
Mr. Snipe -- I want to thank you for your post. Not only did I learn about the work that you are doing in Iraq, you brought fond memories of my time working on 23rd Street, in NYC, as a secretary for UCP/NYC. I, too, looked out my office window and saw the MetLife Building. I wish you continued happiness in your new chosen field and look forward to reading future postings about your work.
Patrick in Maryland writes:
Hi, Aaron Snipe
I thought you story of your work with the Iraq farmers sounded very rewarding . I think your helping the farmers their is a great chance for a cultural exchange. you must be learning a lot from your inter-actions with the people and farmers in Iraq. They sound like very nice people to have invited you to lunch.
Thanks for posting Cya.... Aaron...
Molly in Washington, DC writes:
Great story. Glad to hear about the work being done in Iraq.
Pablo in Canada writes:
I found this story to be very influential and inspiring, though I regret that it was not accompanied by some sort of an "American Officer Dips The Sheep" publicity picture. Perhaps on your return to this rural area, we'll be treated to other photographs of you doing various things to the local sheep and other livestock population. That could be a powerful testament to U.S.-Iraqi cooperation. Keep up the good work, Mr. Snipe.
Anna in Washington, DC writes:
@ Mr. Snipe -- your blog entries have given me a greater hope for Iraq's future. Thank you and keep up the good work.


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This baby is for the really big group, or group of groups, like at camp, a fund raiser, large family get together, or in a school. It's easy, and almost no similar activity has such a high probability of producing a positive experience for the kids while being one that the organizer can survive. What you're NOT paying for is fancy packaging. What you ARE getting is fresh vibrant professional quality dye and great value. Enjoy! It's great fun!
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Hi Dharma People,
We did, in fact, just use the Big Group Kit this past weekend. I am a Camp Director, and I am planning to have each new group of campers each week (for 7 weeks this summer) tie dye their own camp shirts. We took a practice run this past weekend with the assistant director and the high school counselors. As the person who had to make up the dyes, wash the shirts, etc., let me tell you that your directions were EASY to follow, and the entire process was a minimum of effort. The shirts came out GREAT! I was a little concerned with what I might be getting myself into, since I hadn't tie dyed since the dark ages of the '70s when I was a little kid, but your kit is PERFECT for what we'll be doing.
Thank you very much for your terrific product!
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The Soda Soak Tie-Dye Method is the way to do this. Our recipes, abbreviated group instructions, and a lot of patterns using this method are in the new book, "Tie-dye" (#BTD), which we include in our larger (50/100 shirt) Tie Dye Group Kits.
Basically, you follow the Soda Soak Tie-Dye instructions (also shown below) en-mass. In a nutshell, what you do is fold and tie up the shirts (or whatever), soak them in a solution of soda ash and water for a few minutes, apply a solution of dye, water and urea, let them sit overnight in plastic bags, rinse them, untie them, rinse them some more, and wash them in a washing machine with Synthrapol or Dharma's Professional Textile Detergent and hot water. Thats it! Easy!
The Dharma group kits have all the basics except the clothing, which we carry at very reasonable prices. Dharma white clothing is 100% cotton and tie-dyes beautifully. If having the thread of the garment also dye is important to you, watch for the little cotton plant icon on the clothing ad - if you don't see that icon, it is sewn with Polyester thread, which stays white. If you get your clothing elsewhere, make sure it's not a polyester blend! You'll get a very washed out look.
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PREPARATION (before the session starts):
It is best to have the tables all set up, covered with plastic, etc. Ideal to set up a table for about 5 to 10 folks to work at once. Each work area should have newspapers, rubber bands, gloves, finger rinsing bowl, paper towels or a sponge, zip-lock baggies for the finished tie dyes if you are using them, and squirt bottles of premixed dye in the selected colors - at least 1 bottle of each color, which can be refilled from jugs of pre-mixed dye as needed when you have lots of folks. It is always best to use freshly made up dye, so you can mix it the morning of the class, or the night before at most. This allows for the brightest possible color. Set up "fixer stations" with buckets of premixed soda ash for soaking the tied shirts before applying the dye. Allow about a gallon of soda ash mix for each 8-10 adult t-shirts - 1 lb of soda ash makes about 2 gallons.
To figure out how much dye solution you will need, figure approximately 4 oz. of liquid mixed dye solution will completely dye one wet adult t-shirt. So 50 adult t-shirts would take 200 oz of dye mix. Divide the total ounces you need by how many colors you are using to determine how many oz. of each color you need to mix. Our recipe is for 8 oz, so use that and multiply it like a cookie recipe to get to the required amount. On a really big scale, you might need a calculator, but for example, 500 adult t-shirts would take 2000 oz, which works out to 15.625 gallons of dye (round up to 16 to be safe). For each gallon of dye mixture, instead of tediously measuring teaspoons, use about 1/2 cup of dye per gallon of water and 1 cup of Urea. 1/2 cup is very roughly 4 oz dry dye by weight, but every color has a different density, so yeild will vary. And of course, double to quadruple the dye for colors with 1 * or 2** by their name. For pastels use less. Also, it never hurts to make extra as everyone applies dye with a different flair. If your design will have more white, then of course, you will use correspondingly less dye. If you are doing little kids shirts, 4 oz might dye 2 or 3, and if you are doing large dresses, well, you get our drift. Don't forget to use a dust mask when mixing all powders!
An example:
Tie-dyeing 50 t-shirts in 3 colors, using 4 "stations" with 12 to 13 students taking turns at each station:
You can demonstrate tyeing to the whole group first, showing them how to tie their garments - then have folks do it at their station while it is fresh in their memory. Then all the shirts (or the first round, if folks are in line and taking turns) can be soaked at the soda ash stations 5-10 min. (Use heavy gloves to get the clothing out of the buckets, and gently press out the extra soda ash solution so they are not all drippy going back to the tables) While the shirts are soaking you can demonstrate how to apply the dye on a pre-tied and soaked garment. Be sure and demonstrate how to get the dye into the folds! Then turn 'em loose! Have them put their tied, soda soaked garments on some newspaper so it soaks up the excess while they are applying the dye. After garments are dyed, lay them all out on newspaper with plastic over the top to keep them damp for the curing process, making sure that shirts don't touch each other, or have each student put their garment in a zip-lock plastic bag. Then, have the students help clean up!
Caution! The soda ash solution is mildly caustic - it can irritate your skin.Wear gloves and eye protection. Rinse off at once to avoid eye and skin irritation.
Fiber reactive dyes attach permanently to cellulose fibers using a covalent (electron-sharing) bond. These molecules carry a "chromophore" which absorb varying spectrums of the light, allowing only certain spectrums to reflect.
Covalent bonding is the one of the most basic and strongest types of chemical reactions. This reaction happens gradually over time depending on temperature and/or the Ph level of the surrounding environment.
The Soda Ash pre-soak raises the pH level of the garment or fabric to approximately 10.5. Raising the pH level of the solution that the fabric or garment is soaked in raises the level of negative hydrogen ions in the dyeing environment. The chemical bonding process uses these ions in the reaction. Pre-soaking in Soda Ash fixer solution is what allows the fiber reactive dyes to work at room temperature.
The reaction can also be aided with heat. Some tie-dyers have had success with using baking soda and microwaving their dyed articles. Since baking soda is a weaker alkali than Soda Ash, it must be accompanied by heat. Some people who are "chemically sensitive" choose to use this method.
The dye is allowed to react in a desirable host environment for up to 24 hours. After this time, the bonding sites on the cellulose should be saturated with dye molecules. Excess dye molecules that have not bonded permanently are washed away using warm water rinse and a dye-carrying detergent like Synthrapol.
RINSING and INITIAL WASH:
This is one of the most important steps to avoid "muddy" tie-dyes. Use gloves! While garment is still tied it needs to be rinsed as much as possible under cold running water (faucet, hose, shower, bathtub), then gradually untied while still rinsing. Get as much dye out as possible this way, then immediately wash with HOT water and Synthrapol or Dharma Professional Textile Detergent (PTD). Synthrapol is a special detergent that helps get the rest of the excess dye out so it won't bleed and run in future washings. Students could bring little jars to take some home in - warning-it can eat through plastic baggies. Remember, good rinsing procedure keeps the clothes from looking "muddy" and colors from running over each other into white areas. You can't skimp on water! Immediate washing with Synthrapol keeps the excess dye that is still left from bleeding onto other colors. Before washing, don't let the dyed clothing touch anything!
Since procion dyes are "fiber reactive", they are very permanent and will not fade or bleed. Bleach or detergents containing bleach should not be used! If the garments have been properly rinsed and washed, they are safe to throw in with the family laundry!
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This group kit was such a good value. It was so much better than I expected. The supplies were generous. The information and advice (from the included book the website and customer comments) helped to make this activity go so smoothly. Because I had read other customer's reviews I knew to use teflon tape on the bottle tops and we experienced no leaking. I also read that more gloves would be helpful so I got a cheap bag in the paint department of my local hardware store. I picked up another bag of rubber bands from the office store too. We tie-dyed over 100 T-shirts at a large family reunion. The youngest artists were 2 years old (they pointed where they wanted their parents to put rubber bands and then did the painting themselves) and the oldest was 87 years. We set up as suggested. One table for folding and tying shirts a soaking area (an adult with heavier rubber gloves did this) and a dying table. I made some sample shirts of different folding techniques and did a short demonstration to begin with. I also had the book available for people to look at. We covered the tables with plastic then made individual work stations with a few layers of newspaper then a couple of paper towels and on top of that I put a very cheap (2$1.00 at a dollar store) baking racks to keep the shirts off the paint puddles. When each person was done we helped them bag the shirt in large zipper bags (from the dollar store 18$1.00) and gave them instructions for rinsing and washing them at home. We would fold up the wet newspaper and paper towels and set up for the next artist. (This worked so great) I had a lot of supplies left over and had fun with my immediate family making several shirts the next day. They worked out just great (the 2 year old's shirt was one of my favorites.) Thanks so much for making it so easy and affordable.
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I used this kit for a Family Church Camp. Tie-Dye was done as a craft choice. We dyed over a hundred T-Shirts with children and lots of Adults who had never tie-dyed. It was great. We will be doing it again this summer. This kit was great....
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We chose to start with this after a small kit of another brand yielded a great return of customers wanting more from our fundraiser for my 19 yo son battling cancer. This kit takes a lot less dye than the store bought kits. I love it!
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A funnel or measuring device to get the dye into the bottles in the right amount without spilling it would have been extremely helpful.
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This is a great product. We had it modified because we only wanted two colors (our school colors) and we had more than enough materials to make a shirt for every kid with enough left over to probably do 30-40 shirts. Instructions were easy. the shirts turned out great. The colors were very bright. I wouldwill recommend this product to others. Thank you!!!!
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We ordered this to have some fun for Thanksgiving and Dharma did not disappoint!! Everything you need in one box how can you go wrong?!
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Im giving this a five because it was an excellent kit. They dyes are vibrant and washed beautifully the instructions were clear and I had evenything I needed EXCEPT enough gloves. I didn't count or think about it because this kit was for a party of 100 - I think - anyway I quickly ran out of gloves which was a big problem.
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Excellent colors. Got interesting results mixing my own colors (each component ran separately very cool!). I would make it easier to find things in the directions in the booklet or catalog that comes with the kit. The first bottle of dye got mixed without urea because my friend didn't realize how the instructions were organized. Overall it made for a great party. My niece: "Best party ever!"
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This kit worked really well for my Teen Summer Reading Program event. We had a big group of kids and this made the whole event so easy to plan! I would definitely buy this large group kit again if we do another tie dye night.
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Awesome as usual! Tie dyed about 50 shirts for kindergarten and 5th grade and then brought leftovers home and dyed a quilt and several sheets. So much fun!!! My only suggestion is to add at least one pair of heavy duty long gloves for whoever is fishing shirts out of the soda ash. Short gloves are great for the kid dying one shirt not so great for the teacher whose hands are in and out of everything all day long. Thanks Dharma!
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All products were high quality but I had hoped the dyes came in resealable packages.
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Amazing dyes outstanding colors easy to use and made for an awesome fundraiser!
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It worked really well! My kids loved this activity and our students are showing off their work every week with their beautiful shirts and sock! The only addition I would make was an increase in the red and blue powder I needed more of the dyes for mixing colors. I ran out of blue and red so I couldn't make orange purple or green for my last group!
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It's amazing how quick a night can turn around.
Last night, me and my friends participated in the annual UR Performing show—a showcase of 10 UR clubs. My club, UR Hip Hop, was excited about performing our number for the first time.
While some people may either think rap is easy and isn't a real talent, or that anyone should be able to write something on a piece of paper and hop on the stage, that sentiment is far from the truth. First off, you could write any old thing down—if it were for yourself. But you have to remember that the crowd is just as apart of the show as your pad. I've always considered myself more of a performer than a lyricist, so I always make sure to include adequate punchlines to get the crowd "ooh" and "awing." But writing the right thing is only half the battle.
Even prior to last night, we've performed enough on campus to realize that it's hard to enter the market with such a cash cow as a capella groups running the show. In our relatively small undergraduate population, we have at least 5 a capella groups that release CDs and have a respectable following. For us in UR Hip Hop, we're happy enough to get 50 or so people at our shows, and even that doesn't mean that the crowd will be enthusiastic.
That's exactly what last night proved to be: another hyped performance with a crowd that was more fascinated than vibrant. A rap performance feeds off of audience response and gets better when the crowd is engaged. I would like to think that my NOS did the best job of keeping in the fight, otherwise I wouldn't be able to appreciate my own work with the "quiet! it's a library" crowd we had.
After the show, we were still hyped and excited that we had the whole night ahead of us to cypher, or freestyle, and meet up with some old friends. But then, the night turned extremely dark in a matter of seconds. When my friend was driving us down by our Rush Rhees Library, we came across a girl lying motionless in the middle of the road. The first thing that came to my mind was that some sort of Halloween ploy was going on. But as me and my friends got out of the car to approach her, we saw a swarm of sorority girls running done the block from a UR bus that was pulled over further down the road. When we stood over her, there was blood splattered all over the road, flowing from her head. There was a huge panic coming from all directions—some of the sorority girls fell to the grass, balling in tears. We called the cops and ran to find a UR security guard to try and control the situation. Eventually, they were able to get her to the ambulance. Thankfully, she was slightly responding to the EMTs.
Her sorors said that she was leaning on the back door of the bus and it popped open, releasing her through the back emergency exit as the bus was moving. Whatever the situation before hand, alcohol has no role over a hatch propping open (Disclaimer: I would like to stress that this is all alleged. The incident is still under investigation and I don't want any of the smaller details to be taken in stone until law enforcement does their job).
It was one of the scariest situations I've seen since coming to UR. I can only hope that she's doing alright now and pray for her and her friends. It may be a cliche, but life is so precious and it's tone can flip so easily at any point.


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About the Author: Arturo Valenzuela serves as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.
I did go travel to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and this is an Andean tour. In each of the countries, I was able to meet with the president as well as foreign ministers, although in some ways, what I most enjoyed about the trip was to meet with embassy people in each one of the embassies, U.S. embassies, but also to speak with university students. I am a college professor so I enjoy doing that. I also visited some projects that the United States government supports through USAID and through other initiatives in various places. It was a great trip.
In Colombia, for example, I was able to visit an extraordinary project with a private foundation that helps Afro-Colombians who have been displaced because of the conflict in Colombia, the narco-trafficking conflict in that country, and who are essentially trying to get their lives in order. These are very poor people. But this foundation is a wonder foundation. It's called Little Grains of Hope, that is the name of the foundation, and it was very moving to see what they do.
In the Peruvian Andes, I was able to actually go down to the jungle area, in upper Huallaga, in Northern Peru, to see an absolutely phenomenal development project. With assistance from the United States, through various different agencies, peasants who used to grow coca in this area of Peru are now growing cacao. In fact, not only are they growing cacao, but they are also producing their own chocolate. One of the cooperatives there of about 1,500 peasants won a prize recently in Paris for the quality of their chocolate. They also produce coffee and various sorts of things. This is what we need to do, the main theme of the trip was to talk to leaders in each of these places on how we can move ahead with social inclusion, poverty alleviation, making sure that our populations are more competitive which means in investment in infrastructure, investment in human capital and education. At the same time, we'll work more effectively together on things that are really complicated such as public insecurity, the drug trafficking, criminal violence and things like that which have affected these countries in a major way.
Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador, is an interesting gentleman. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois. In fact, two days after I visited with him, he traveled to Illinois to receive an award from the University of Illinois, because he is one of the most distinguished graduates. He is a man who has been elected with a significantly large majority support in Ecuador. He has a program of social change he wants to implement. We had frank conversations on some things we agree and some things we disagree -- we didn't really disagree on the objectives that we try to pursue. We both share this commitment to try to cooperate better, how we can cooperative better, how we can work more effectively to address the problems of our societies. In the case of Ecuador, for example, we have very good cooperation on counter narcotics efforts. Ecuador is next to Colombia and is affected significantly by the drug trade. Even though they don't produce coca in Ecuador. I raised some concerns with President Correa about Iran. He has been in conversations with Iranians looking for investments. I made clear that the United States is extremely worried about relationships with countries with Iran, given Iran's violations of some of its responsibilities, internationally, and the condemnation that rightly Iran has received from the UN Security Council on the fact that is has not cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Cooperation. We also discussed some things that concern us about freedom of the press in Ecuador. The concern is that the majority government sometimes does not protect minority rights. We had frank conversations, and it was a cordial conversation. It was a respectful conversation. That's how in all my trips I've said the Obama Administration wants to deal with our Latin America policy. This is not about wanting to beat up on people willy-nilly. We want to try to engage but being very clear too what are fundamental principles and fundamental objectives are.
The students were interested in a broad range of concerns. They are interested in themselves and what they might want to do in the world. In Ecuador, I had a lot of questions from students who wanted to know about the opportunities they had to come to study in the United States and what fields they ought to study. They are obviously interested in international affairs. In Ecuador, in particular, it was kind of fun because I spoke to university that had a campus in Quito, so I was speaking to some people there. Also through video conferencing, I was speaking to some of the other campuses, so we had a good conversation. They are concerned, obviously, about issues of poverty, inequality, the drug trade. They also asked international questions, they asked about Iran, for example and I tried to explain what the United States' position is.
Let me just say this -- that in all three countries, I was able to meet foreign ministers as well as the presidents. I had an equally good meeting with President Uribe in Colombia and his team. And President Uribe, as you know, is leaving office soon. It's extraordinary. He has 80% approval ratings. He has done a tremendous job in reversing a very difficult situation in Colombia. Colombia is now a very secure country. But he is leaving office because the constitutional court said that he could not go on for another term. Colombia is an example where the rule of law and where institutions are working well and where a president decides, even if he is very popular, that at the end of his term, he indeed steps down. In Peru, I met with President Garcia who has done an extraordinary good job. Peru has very high economic growth rates recently. Although they have problems in some of the jungle areas for example with the degradation of tropical forests, that was one of the things I looked at there. But as asked in your question, I did go to Cartagena for the World Economic Forum and participated in a panel there with several other leaders and with business leaders from all over Latin America discussing international problems. It was a great opportunity for me to also give our message -- that is, that the United States is reaching out to Latin America to have stronger partnerships with all of our neighbors in the hemisphere in order to resolve the problems that we all think we can resolve together. I am very optimistic about this trip.
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IRON MOUNTAIN – Henry Wender, a 24-year veteran of the Dickinson County Board of Commissioners, will serve a sixth straight year as the board's chairman.
Wender was re-elected unanimously at an organizational meeting Wednesday. He has served as chairman since 2008.
"It's an honor to be your chairman and a privilege to serve on the board," Wender said. "This has been a good, working board."
Wender previously chaired the board from 2003 through 2005, and in 1990. He returned to the board in 1999 after an eight-year absence and was re-elected in November 2012 to an eighth consecutive two-year term. A resident of Breitung Township, he retired in 2010 from dairy farming.
Joe Stevens of Kingsford, who is starting his 19th year on the board, was named vice chairman.
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On Friday, July 2, 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Secretary Clinton said,"We just had a very constructive and comprehensive discussion about a broad range of issues that are of concern to both Ukraine and the United States as well as the region and globally. I think that the commitment that has been made by the president and the government to strengthening and advancing democracy and democratic institutions is very important and I commend the government for those commitments. It is important, obviously, to translate commitments into actions, which is part of the reform agenda that the Government of Ukraine is pursuing.
"The United States believes strongly in Ukraine's future and we think a vibrant democracy, as evidenced by the recent election, which involved a high level of debate and discussion of the issues about Ukraine's future is a very good sign of the potential that exists for Ukraine's development. And we think a vibrant, transparent market economy with clear rules is also essential to create the benefits of broadly based prosperity.
"The United States will continue to raise concerns about freedom of the media, about freedom of assembly, because we believe, from our own experience, that it's important for the government to make the kind of commitment that this government has made and to follow through on it. But our strategic partnership is very deep and it's broadening and strengthening. The foreign minister and I agreed that we will meet again later in the year for the next installment of the specific, concrete actions that we are working on together in our strategic partnership. And democracy, rule of law will be issues, as will energy, investment, climate, security, and all the other important matters that we are discussing."
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I would consider it very, very cryptic, had I not come across plenty of information on the song's origins. You know, John wanted to write about an affair he had (he never named a name, though - as fas as I know) in a cottage or something, the girl kind of brushed him off and he ended up sleeping in her bathroom. Afterwards he woke up, she was gone ("the bird had flown") so he got a little fire going (true or not ?) as a way of getting back at her.
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Another insanely creative cut by the great hairstylist Mark Leeson who really takes a leap ahead of time with this one. From the stunning yellow colored tips to the creativity cut brushing the hair in such a cool and unconventional brushed forward manner falling then into some nice straight bangs which really gives this bob such a uniqueness.
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White House exempts YouTube from federal privacy rules
VERY Interesting
The new Web site for Obama's White House is already drawing attention from privacy activists and tech bloggers. While the initial focus has been on the site's policies relating to search engine robots, a far more interesting tidbit has so far escaped the public eye: the White House has quietly exempted YouTube from strict rules relating to the use of cookies on federal agency Web sites.
The new White House Web site privacy policy promises that the site will not use long-term tracking cookies, complying with a decade-old rule prohibiting such user tracking by federal agencies. However, the privacy policy then reveals that Obama's legal team has exempted YouTube from this rule (YouTube videos are embedded at various places around the White House Web site).
While the White House might not be tracking visitors, the Google-owned video sharing site is free to use persistent cookies to track the browsing behavior of millions of visitors to Obama's home in cyberspace.
No other company has been singled out and rewarded with such a waiver.
In a blog post back in November, I criticized the Obama transition team's Change.gov Web site for its use of embedded YouTube videos. At the time, I stated that the practice might violate long-standing federal rules that forbid federal agencies from using persistent tracking cookies on their Web sites. It turns out that I was wrong: the transition team was technically not a federal agency and thus not bound by the anti-cookie rules.
Now that Obama is president, his official Web site is required to abide by the cookie regulations. Furthermore, as of Wednesday afternoon, several YouTube videos have been embedded on the White House blog. As soon as a visitor surfs to one of the blog pages that contain a YouTube video, a long-term tracking cookie is automatically set in the user's browser--even for those users who do not click the "play" button.
Someone on the Obama legal team seems to have read my previous blog post, as they've modified the White House privacy policy to specifically exclude YouTube's tracking cookies from federal rules that would otherwise prohibit their use:
"For videos that are visible on WhiteHouse.gov, a 'persistent cookie' is set by third party providers when you click to play the video.
This persistent cookie is used by YouTube to help maintain the integrity of video statistics. A waiver has been issued by the White House Counsel's office to allow for the use of this persistent cookie."
YouTube and cookies
Each time a new user visits YouTube, a unique permanent tracking cookie is issued by the Web site to the user's browser, which it stores. Whenever the user later revisits YouTube, that cookie is transmitted to the video-sharing site, allowing it to identify users and monitor their video viewing habits.
YouTube is also able to set and access a user's tracking cookie when she visits a third-party Web page that has embedded a video stored on the YouTube site (such as a blog or other Web site), even if the user never clicks the play button.
The moment that the flash file containing the video player is downloaded from YouTube's servers and displayed in the user's browser as part of another Web page, the cookie is transmitted to YouTube's servers. Considering how widespread the practice of embedding YouTube videos has become, this gives Google an amazing amount of data on the Web-browsing activities of hundreds of millions of Internet users--many of whom may not realize that such tracking data is being collected.
The White House policy is not being followed
The YouTube-related text in the new White House privacy policy implies that not all users will be tracked by YouTube. The policy notes that:
"If you would like to view a video without the use of persistent cookies, a link to download the video file is typically provided just below the video."
As of Thursday morning, this statement is false.
In multiple tests by this blogger with both Internet Explorer and Firefox, merely visiting pages on the White House blog causes YouTube to set a long-term tracking cookie in the browser--even if the user does not press the play button to start the video. After eight months, this cookie will be automatically deleted by the user's browser--unless, of course, the user visits another Web page somewhere else on the Internet containing a YouTube-embedded video, in which case, the eight-month cookie clock is reset. Given how widespread YouTube video embeds have become, this cookie essentially lasts forever.
While it is obvious that I am rather critical of this entire affair, I am willing to give the Obama Web team the benefit of the doubt in one area: the fact that their current Web infrastructure does not deliver on the promises made by their privacy policy.
The Obama White House Web site is only two days old, and so it is certainly possible that the team simply hasn't gotten around to deploying a more privacy-preserving system for YouTube video embeds. Protecting users who do not click "play" from automatically receiving a cookie is certainly possible; the Electronic Frontier Foundation in 2008 released a wrapper script for YouTube videos that provided this very feature. Let us hope that the Obama team deploys such a technology in due course.
Can YouTube be justified as a "compelling need"?
For the past 10 years, federal agencies have been prohibited from using tracking cookies on their Web sites, except in a few special cases. The Office of Management and Budget rule M-03-22 states that:
"Agencies are prohibited from using persistent cookies or any other means (e.g., web beacons) to track visitors' activity on the Internet except .... [when there is] a compelling need."
The question we must now focus on is this: Is the need for Obama to use embedded videos hosted by YouTube (and not, say, another company's video-streaming platform that does not force cookies upon its users) a use that can be reasonably described as compelling?
Presumably, this has been justified on the basis that YouTube forces cookies on the visitors of any Web site that embeds one of its videos. However, while Joe or Jane blogger has no bargaining power with YouTube/Google, the federal government certainly does.
In just the past couple weeks, YouTube has launched dedicated pages for both the House and Senate to show off their own videos, and the site also recently started allowing users to directly download copies of some videos. This latter feature has not yet been widely deployed across the site, and is seems to be limited to videos posted by Obama's team.
Given the famously close connections between Obama and Google, you'd think his tech team could negotiate for a cookie-less way to embed videos. At a technical level, this would be an easy enough change, even if it would deny Google the ability to collect even more information on millions of Americans.
Cookies and other federal agencies
Finally, the new White House YouTube rule may have a far broader impact on the way that federal agencies use Web 2.0 content. Simply put, if another federal agency embeds a YouTube video in its Web site without first having the agency's legal team issue a waiver, have federal rules been violated?
Up until this week, federal agencies have been free to embed Web 2.0 content in their own sites without any real need to consider the privacy risks posed to end users. The fact that the White House Counsel has felt it necessary to issue such a waiver for YouTube videos appearing on the White House Web page could be reasonably interpreted to mean that such a waiver is now required for all embedded Web 2.0 content that might force cookies upon end users. This is certainly new legal ground.
Consider, for example, the Transportation Security Administration, which has posted YouTube videos to its blog numerous times over the past year. Its privacy policy makes no mention of YouTube cookies. Could this lead to issues for the TSA Web team, or perhaps even congressional investigations? Given my own history with TSA, I certainly hope so.
Does it matter if he wants to know who views his Videos?
I am pretty sure that most Governments have people who simply sift through search engines, videos and forums to discover what people are thinking and saying.
In this day and age we should all be accountable for what we say online, or watch online. So I dont understand what the issue is. :huh:
He's surely just trying to find who looks at his website :huh: I think thats clever...:unsure-1:
Besides...they cant see what you have watched online in general...just that you have seen THEM online.
This isnt about invading privacy...its about market research...Obama is interested in finding how many hits he's getting, and from what sections of societies...that might inform him who likes him and who doesnt...it might help him in future campaigns
I think your a bit niaeve if you dont ASSUME that you are being watched online...I'm sure Youtube keeps records of every single video I watch...on my profile it shows me how many I have watched...I bet the administrators can find which ones aswell
I suspect usually the information lies dormant because there are just so many users, using and watching...but if they HAD to, I bet they COULD. I always assume that with companies online...doesnt suprise me one bit that Obama can find the details of every computer that hits his site...I would assume that even if he told me that he didnt know, and couldnt know...he could.
You might find that Barack is just being more honnest about what every other president might have already done...not that many others have used youtube...the guy is a genius in conecting with people...he is USING the power of the Internet as if it were a political tool...why not...Damn sure his enimes already do!
Its a valuable tool...look at me, I've generated in the past three years a whole existence online practically...I do it because it saves money until I have enough to live properly again...He does it because he wants to know what is going on in the world so that he can plan and use strategies others maynot know the details of
IMHO...he's just doing his job to the best of his ability by using a tool thats powerful...but which noone else has properly utilized. :)
Dont you know what an IP address is?? Each computer has one...I think, its like a footprint that leaves its mark on everything you look at...I think...and cookies are like a websites IP in reverse...you leave them your IP, they leave you with a cookie
Trade your IP for a cookie...you know you can delete Cookies from you machine anyway...view his site...then delete his Cookie if your really that upset about it...I soooo dont think this is news...I soooo believe this happens EVERYWHERE...your details are probably safer with Obama...then someone who might try and steal your credit card details if you order anything online! :ninja:
Maybe you don't know what I do for a living?
Nothing online is anonymous. Nothing.
"Ohh I go to a library.. can't be seen there.."
Nah.. the library requires members to register for use, from there, all Internet usage can be seen and what then determined who went were..
at least...what I do is all off the computer :laugh:
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Naxos Music Library announced today the addition of Blue Note Records jazz recordings into their online collection. Everything from favorite standards to cutting edge experimental jazz. In addition Virgin Classics and the EMI Classical and Jazz catalogue is also being added to its streaming audio collection. On August 19th, more than 200 albums became available with the remainder of the 7,200 albums being added until the end of 2011. New releases will be added as they occur.
The legacy of the catalogue of these labels is made apparent by the ensembles, instrumentalists, vocalists and conductors that appear on their decades of recordings, including legendary performers such as Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Evgeny Kissin, Sir Simon Rattle, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Maria Callas, Wilhelm Furtwängler, the Berliner Philharmoniker, Bill Charlap, Lionel Loueke, Joe Lovano, Jason Moran, Robert Glasper, Ambrose Akinmusire, and countless others. The documentation of great past performers as well as new releases on all three labels will serve as an invaluable educational tool to Naxos Music Library subscribers.
Naxos Music Library is mostly known for its classical musical collection, available for streaming online listening. Included in the more than 59,000 disks, however, are also folk, jazz, blues, gospel, and world music selections. Access is available to all UMass Lowell faculty, students, and staff, though be aware that due to cost restraints, there is a limit of 15 consecutive users. For this reason, when you are done using Naxos, PLEASE properly log out using the logout button on the top of the page so that your session can be made available to others. Thank you, and enjoy Blue Note Jazz on Naxos Music Library!


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danwismar wrote:"When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?" - John Maynard Keynes
But back to the topic of Terrelle Pryor...if anyone is still interested in talking about that???
Two questions I struggle to find the answers to, and would be interested in others opinions and thoughts...
1) Why the hell did Jim Tressel throw away his career for this guy?
National Championship. Beat Meatchicken. Top Tens. $$$$$$$$$$$$
2) We are now told that rather than selling a few items for a couple grand, Pryor in fact sold a whole lot of shit, assembly-line style if the reports are credible... for probably ten times that much. I'm sorry but I don't understand the "demand" side of this economic arrangement. I mean, even before his scandalous exit, how much would you (presumably Buckeye fans) have paid for a Terrelle Pryor autograph?
I think it's more a means of handing him wads of cash that was promised him prior (no pun intended) to Signing Day.
If Michael Jordan set up a stand at the mall, could he earn $40,000 selling his autograph? Probably. Tiger Woods, maybe. But how many others? College football players? Seriously?
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If you've noticed that your pet is urinating more frequently this could indicate a health problem. CBS News reports that frequent urination may be related to kidney problems, diabetes or bladder issues. When there is a noticeable change in your pet's urination patterns, you should schedule an appointment at a veterinary hospital to find out what's going on.
Kidney problems may be the reason for your furry friend's need to use the bathroom more often. Aging dogs may develop chronic renal failure, and the early warning signs are frequent urination and increased water consumption, according to VCA Animal Hospitals. If you notice these signs, it is important to get to a pet health professional right away. Kidney tissue does not regenerate and renal failure is not curable. Medical treatment, which may include dog shots, is the best defense to slow the deterioration and help keep your pet comfortable.
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Boy, that crust is for the birds. I wonder what kind of flour is available in Peru to make the pizzas there.Peter
and for some trivia, papa john's adjusts its sugar and yeast contents based on the season. we recently made the commissary switch back to 'summer dough' with lower yeast and sugar due to warmer shop temperatures.
That is very interesting. I wondered whether PJ had to do something like that. My practice is to lower the amount of yeast as the Texas summer heat approaches but Tom Lehmann usually advocates using a lower water temperature before resorting to lowering the amount of yeast. Maybe that doesn't work as well in the PJ commissaries. I have to believe that the PJ commissaries are like clean rooms, with strict temperature and humidity control. Peter


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