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The psychology curriculum introduces students to the basic scientific and applied areas of the discipline. It emphasizes theories, methods, and terminology, as well as research findings in each of psychology's major subareas. Students learn about various research methods used to study psychological phenomena, as well as the strengths and limitations of each. Students conduct psychological research or perform fieldwork in a setting related to psychology, gaining experience that forms the basis for the Senior Thesis Capstone course.
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Beginner Tips And Tricks For Playing The Guitar
If you have long been amazed by the skill of great guitarists gitar, you may have thought such talent was beyond your reach. However, the guitar stands out from other instruments as the one that a lot of individuals are able to learn on their own. Read this article to learn some tips for playing guitar.
One of the most important factors in learning to play bassgitar is practicing. One major part of learning how to play guitar is finger memory (motor skills). Your fingers must learn what to do without the help of your brain. The only way to achieve is that is by practicing.
Be realistic with yourself. Progress can be slow, so don't get ahead of yourself. Try not to set too many expectations. This could just discourage you and cause you to quit altogether. Take things slowly and get plenty of practice in. Just remember learning the basics can take a considerable amount of time.
Play along with a CD, another gitarer or use a metronome. This will help you learn to play in time. When players first start learning to play the guitar, they often pause slightly to arrange their fingers properly. This will throw off your rhythm. You should practice playing slowly and quickly.
You need to buy the best elektrisk gitar that you can afford. Always keep in mind that you can upgrade to an even better guitar later on. Make sure you buy the accessories that you need for it. For instance, if you decide to get an electric guitar, you'll need an amp.
Push yourself to learn new things. Many people focus on one thing. They practice the same song until they have it down perfectly. Playing that song for your friends might be impressive once, but you need to branch out. Don't give too much focus to a single song. Keep learning and practicing new things.
Learning to play the guitar can be hard on your hands and fingers. You will probably have to endure a little pain while you build up calluses. Learn specific finger practice exercises and do them daily to build up the muscles in your hands. Otherwise, your hands may cramp up while you practice.
While is certainly tempting to try to jump in and play some of your favorite songs on the guitar, you should initially stick with simple tunes that can be mastered with just a little bit of practice. Doing this will help you continue building skills without causing frustration and disappointment along the way.
Learn how to strum. Once you know your chords, it's time to move on to strumming. The transition can be difficult, but it's an important one to make. Don't be afraid to take things slowly. There's no single, foolproof way to learn how to strum, so find a method that works for you.
Given your new knowledge base, you ought to feel prepared to start learning the guitar. Use this advice right now, with your current guitar, or the one you aspire to own. Soon you will have increased your repertoire and your skill level.


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I bet that if you ask they will say sure. If I found hidden swarm traps around one of my yards I'd be thinking "sneaky little so-and-so" but if someone were to come to me and ask politely I would say "sure, I'd rather you get them than loose them to the bushes".There's no way you can keep every hive from swarming (although you try). If I'm not setting traps at my own yards why not let someone who really wants the bees try?Scott
Let me get this straight. You admit that you don't do your job (properly manage bees), yet you expect others to pick up the slack for you?
What I do have a problem with, is when a beekeeper won't take the time to properly manage their hives, but expects others to pick up the slack for them by calling them when their hives swarm - which is EXACTLY the way you said you run your operation.
Any farmer who let his livestock get out, and then expected everyone to call him when his livestock got out would not be treated warmly in the community.
No offense beemaster Jersey drivers are at the top of the list i have family there and when they come to visit here in the country they drive 10 feet off of each others bumper thinking someone might get in front of them.
It's simple......I call the farmer when the cows get out, and he calls me when the bees swarm. He is happy, and so I am. And I am not interested in any other arrangement less than that.
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evaluate the following integral `int 1/{x^2sqrt{25-x^2}}dx` please explain as you solve
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To solve this integral, we need to use the trig substitution `x=5sinu`
This means that `dx=5cosudu`
and we can also use some algebra to find
and `sqrt{25-x^2}=sqrt{25(1-sin^2u)}=5cosu`
using the identity `sin^2u+cos^2u=1` .
This means the integral becomes
`int 1/{x^2sqrt{25-x^2}}dx`
`=int 1/{25sin^2u (5cosu)}5cos udu`
`=1/25 int 1/{sin^2 u}du`
`=1/25 int csc^2udu` but `d/{du} cot u=-csc^2u`
`=-1/25 cot u+C` where C is the constant of integration
`=-1/25 sqrt{25-x^2}/x+C` using the pythagorean theorem with the u triangle
The integral evaluates to `-1/25 sqrt{25-x^2}/x+C` .
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I've been eating lots of Nametake mushrooms & rice lately... soooo oishiiii~ hehe :3 If you haven't tried it, try it! It's good (: Figured I'd post the recipe of one of my favorite Japanese food bites since it's healthy AND yummy.
Edamame rice
4 cups rice, cooked and cooled
1 bottle ochazuke wakame furikake
1 bottle Shirakiku nametake mushrooms
1 package frozen, shelled edamame
Cook soybeans for 7 minutes in boiling water, then drain. Mix rice, furikake, mushrooms, and edamame in a large bowl. Easy! Eat up (:
And for those shy to try, here's some info on the health benefits that might change your mind (;
Here's what you'll find in a half-cup serving of shelled edamame (or 1 1/8 cup edamame in the pods):
120 calories
9 grams fiber
2.5 grams fat
1.5 grams polyunsaturated fat (0.3 grams plant omega-3 fatty acids)
0.5 gram monounsaturated fat
11 grams protein
13 grams carbohydrate
15 mg sodium
10% of the Daily Value for vitamin C
10% Daily Value for iron
8% Daily Value for vitamin A
4% Daily Value for calcium
As you can see, that little serving of edamame gives you a bunch of fiber: 9 grams, about the same amount you'll find in 4 slices of whole-wheat bread or 4 cups of steamed zucchini. It has almost as much protein as it does carbohydrate. It contains around 10% of the Daily Value for two key antioxidants; vitamins C and A. And for a plant food, it's quite high in iron; it has about as much as a 4-ounce roasted chicken breast.
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Edamame rice!
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MMM, thanks for the recipe. So healthy!ReplyDelete
looks yummy! i love endamame!!ReplyDelete
omg I love edamame! I eat it just as a snack sometimes... I gotta try this recipe out for sure, thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
omg that looks soooo good!! gotta try that out! thanks!ReplyDelete
I'm not a rice eater but this looks yummy!ReplyDelete
OoOo yeah yummy!! :)ReplyDelete
OMG. I am IN LOVE with Edamame! But I hate rice LOL.ReplyDelete
Ooh, it looks Yummy!!ReplyDelete
okay what?!?!?! i didn't even know there was sucha thing! but it looks freakin' good! haha!ReplyDelete
Yum. Whenever I get hands on some namatake, I literally eat the whole bottle in 2 days. I can't control my portion size when it's in my presence. Plus I think they should make bigger bottles for it. Delish.ReplyDelete
If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, feel free to drop me a line and I'll get back to you asap :)


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A new study from MediaSpan shows that radio listeners are increasingly heading to their favorite stations' Web sites for streaming radio and podcasts. Their survey found that half of the nearly 35,000 Web users surveyed went online at least monthly to listen to streaming stations, with 11 percent downloading podcasts. Talk radio fans are the most active podcast listeners, with Sports Talk and News/Talk listeners most commonly downloading podcasts.
"Clearly, broadcasters who offer integrated online programming via innovative features such as podcasting and streaming will meet audience demands and strengthen their relationship with their audiences," says MediaSpan CMO Mark Zagorski. "By providing these services in a local environment, stations can compete online with the large streaming portals that have been challenging them for listener mindshare."
Other findings from MediaSpan's survey included: younger targeted formats doing well in podcasting, such as CHR/Top 40 and iTunes being the most popular digital music store, over twice as popular as Napster. Music downloaders were unsurprisingly younger and fans of Alt Rock and/or Hip-Hop.
While podcasting is gaining interest, listening to stations streaming online remained far more popular among those surveyed. Once again, fans of Alt Rock and Urban stations were most likely to listen to their favorite stations online. Additionally, 69 percent of those surveyed currently have broadband internet access at home.
"There is a huge opportunity for stations and advertisers to gain consumer loyalty through streaming. Whereas overall 50% of respondents visit sites (including non-broadcast radio) to stream music and other programming, only 28% seek it on the radio station sites surveyed, either because it is not offered or the experience is poor. Nearly half (44%) said they would visit the local radio site if a quality streaming service was offered. This is a big opportunity for local stations to continue to extend their brand, and stop online erosion from streaming portals," added Zagorski.
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However the punishment of 30,000 euros (£24,300) does not mean the suspended six-point deduction Russia incurred last week will be activated.
UEFA announced on their website: "The Football Union of Russia has been fined 30,000 euros for the setting off and throwing of fireworks by spectators, displaying of illicit banners and the invasion of the pitch by a supporter at last week's UEFA Euro 2012 Group A match against Poland in Warsaw."
"The case in question and decision do not have any impact on the probation period for the sanction imposed on the RFS following the incidents at their first match against the Czech Republic in Wroclaw. This means the six-point deduction is still currently suspended," it added.
The suspended points punishment was meted out following the improper behaviour of Russian fans in the Czech match, with the RFS also fined 120,000 euros (£96,761).
The Polish Football Association have also been fined 4,000 euros (£3,230) for the setting off of fireworks by spectators at the match against Russia. which finished 1-1.
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Weeks before George Washington's historic letter to the Jewish community goes on display at the National Museum of American Jewish History, President Obama received a copy of the document from a delegation of Orthodox rabbis and communal leaders visiting the White House.
The letter, in which President Washington promises America would give "to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance" was sent in 1790 to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island. The congregation was based in the Touro Shul, an Orthodox synagogue. As such, the Orthodox Union takes special pride in the letter and decided to present President Obama with a copy at the conclusion of their meeting on June 5. A similar copy was given to President George W Bush when he was in office.
Nathan Diament, the OU's executive director for public policy who gave Obama the document, reminded the president of his speech last week in which Obama referred to an appeal made by the Jewish community to President Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago to overturn a discriminatory measure imposed by General Ulysses Grant. Obama used the example to praise the Jewish community's history of advocacy to the government. "So we wanted to present him with the letter which is the first time American Jews did just that with a president," Diament said.
Washington's letter has been hidden from view for the past decade and following a series of reports by the Forward will be presented once again to the public starting June 29.
Obama's meeting with Orthodox leaders completes the President's round of talks with all three key denominations. He delivered a keynote speech in the fall at the biennial meeting of the Union for Reform Judaism and met with leaders of the Conservative movement at the White House.
According to accounts provided by participants in the closed-door meeting with Orthodox leaders, Obama, just as he did a week earlier with the Conservative movement, gave an open and detailed account of his relations with Israel, an issue that has won him criticism especially in Orthodox circles.
To the small group attending the meeting, Obama said there should be no doubt about his "fidelity" to Israel, adding a request to understand that disagreements do not necessarily impact the friendship between the nations.
When asked what lesson he had learned from attempts to broker an Israeli–Palestinian accord, the President responded that his key takeaway is that "it's really hard" and that trying to get the parties to agree entails great potential for misunderstanding. Obama attempted to dispel the notion that he had pressured Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu unfairly and said that his administration was, in fact, "more attentive" to Israel than to the Palestinians.
The President described Israel's government as having been extreme right and said that Netanyahu, just like any other world leader, does not want "any restraints," and does not want to be seen as a weak leader. On the Palestinian side, Obama sounded even more pessimistic, telling the audience President Mahmoud Abbas may not want to close a deal and that his views "have deteriorated" to the point at which the window of opportunity for a peace agreement may have already closed. Obama did pledge, however, that the United States would keep trying to promote peace.
In the meeting, which lasted 20 minutes, the Orthodox representatives also raised issues that are of specific concern to their community. They asked Obama for help in getting more federal funds for non-public schools, and discussed the boundaries of freedom of religion following the Obama administration's clash with the Catholic community over the demand that health insurance plans provided by religious organizations offer contraceptive coverage.
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Revisiting the spay/neuter mantra in practice and in legislation
The party line's the same from almost every vet in the country: spay and neuter your pets. Though there's some variety in the preferred age at which these procedures are performed, six months is still the generally accepted "ideal" on this front.
Nonetheless, new research is chipping away at our rock solid beliefs on the perfect time for spaying and neutering—especially in dogs. Most recently, a December 1st paper in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (sorry, you have to buy it to read it) infers that delaying spaying may confers a benefit to the individual dog with respect to the malignancy of mammary tumors.
Even in light of other recent findings, this factor does not yet present sufficient evidence to shift our current spay standards. But as evidence accumulates, the optimal time for dog spay may no longer be the six-month mantra we all hold so dear.
Other scholarly papers (one retrospective study from this past March, in particular) point to the lack of evidence in favor of neutering male dogs as a means of preventing disease. Sure, behavior and population control figure prominently in our decision making, but no longer can we blithely rely on past standards in favor of blanket neutering of dogs.
Some vets are even getting comfortable advocating a wait-and-see approach for specific pets when it comes to altering their sex hormone flow. But most still find themselves making near-blanket statements on spaying and neutering—and will continue to do so until research definitively guides the profession to alter its current guidelines.
But that doesn't mean an owner doesn't deserve to hear a thoughtful pros and cons argument. After all, the decision is ultimately theirs. And it doesn't mean that owners with an interest in keeping a pet intact (for whatever reason) shouldn't receive support for their decision.
Legislation proposed in California earlier this year brought this issue to the fore in full force when mandatory spay and neuter almost became the law of the land. Individual civil liberties prevailed over population control issues, but it seemed pretty darn close for a while there.
The irony for this vet is obvious: As science continues to research what's best for the individual, finding that earlier may not be better for all pets, our increasingly progressive shelter-medical minds are advocating more widespread adoption of spays and neuters through legislation.
This paradox has led to a polarization within the pet community, exemplified by the white-hot blaze of the California debate and the still-smoldering embers it left behind after the legislation failed to pass.
Pitting the red state libertarians against the blue state regulators may sound like a pithy comparison, but the debate is increasingly making inroads along these lines. Those with a vested interest in their individual pets as children and family members suddenly find themselves at odds with the welfarists who take a broader, more utilitarian view on pets and animal suffering in general.
Asking the vets to chime in is equally fraught with danger, as the California Veterinary Medical Association found out when they backed their state's spay/neuter bill: "How can we not support a bill that may well be the single most effective means of easing the suffering caused by overpopulation of unwanted pets?" they asked. And the answer was a vociferous, "Because it's the wrong bill, stupid." (The CVMA later went neutral on the subject.)
It's now clear that if you want to stem pet overpopulation you need to secure the buy-in of all invested parties. And that won't be easy to do when society continues towards greater disparity between the have and have nots in the pet world.
Ultimately, the vet profession will have to yield in two disparate directions simultaneously: One for the purposes of individual animal optimization and another to treat the pet overpopulation epidemic. Forcing one to yield to the detriment of the other, as the California bill did, will only serve to further polarize the issue and halt progress altogether.
So here's where I ask you for your solution to the conundrum. Do you favor legislation at all? If you were to design a bill, how would you craft it?
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Nike Inc. said it can make a golf shirt that could replicate what a coach does.
The world's largest maker of sporting goods obtained about a dozen patents on Aug. 27, including one invention with the potential to irk golf pros.
"A coach or trainer can greatly improve an athlete's form or body positioning, which can result in improved athletic performances," Nike said in patent 8,516,616, issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. "For most people, however, a coach or trainer is not always available" and there isn't an easy way to check positioning on your own, the company said.
The patent covers "articles of apparel providing enhanced body position feedback." The clothing will have tighter material in areas key to a repetitive movement, like a golf swing. The snug fit increases muscle stimulation, giving a better feel that will improve form, according to the patent.
Obtaining a patent doesn't mean for certain that the invention will be used in a product. Companies are granted millions of patents a year and many never become a reality.
In the golf patent, Nike describes thin elastic material embedded into the part of the garment that covers the lower back to heighten sensation. That part of the body is essential to a swinging motion and is impossible to see and difficult to feel while performing, which is why a coach is needed to give feedback, the document said.
Besides boosting performance, the shirt also could lower injury risk by keeping athletes in proper form as they swing a golf club or a baseball bat over and over again, Nike said.
Mary Remuzzi, a company spokeswoman, declined to comment on the patent.
Under U.S. Golf Association rules, compression and posture garments are allowed during competition while clothes designed to store and release energy aren't, said Joe Goode, a spokesman for the Far Hills, New Jersey-based group that governs golf rules in the U.S. and Mexico. He declined to comment on whether a product based on the Nike patent would be permitted.
Oil Patch Follows Smartphone Makers in Patent Defenses
Battles for supremacy in the $680 billion oil and gas industry are moving from the hardhats and steel-toed boots of the drilling rig to the Brooks Brothers suits of law firms representing the biggest patent holders.
Schlumberger Ltd., Halliburton Co. and Baker Hughes Inc., the world's largest oil service providers, secured a total of 1,257 patents last year, more than twice the annual number of a decade earlier. In the past three years, Exxon Mobil Corp. doubled its revenue from technology it licenses to others.
The impulse to patent harks to Silicon Valley as companies stake their claims to new techniques and equipment for hydraulic fracturing, automated drilling and computer software that helps find and reach oil and gas deposits. As research and development expenses rise, stronger patent defense is part of the arsenal energy companies deploy to win or maintain market share, said Bart Showalter, a partner at Baker Botts in Dallas.
The world's four largest oilfield service providers spent a combined $21.8 billion on research and development since 1997, according to Barclays Capital. Patent protection gives companies exclusive rights to use or sell their technology, and to sue if someone else copies it.
Baker Hughes was granted 368 patents last year, compared to 138 in 2002. During the same period, Schlumberger patents rose to 588 from 235. Halliburton's patents rose 80 percent to 301.
Among the oilfield innovations that have won protection in the past few years: lasers to help drill wells, wired drill pipe for high-speed data transfer, and a subsea "glider" robot that delivers gear to the seafloor.
The patent race may lead to a swell of litigation as the energy industry follows a pattern established by smartphone manufacturers, said Dean Becker, chief executive officer of ICAP Patent Brokerage, the world's largest. At least a dozen lawsuits have been filed in federal courts over the past year including two pitting the world's largest service companies against one another.
"This is the beginning of a tsunami to come," he said. "You've got a big marketplace for people to figure out how to fit in."
InterDigital Decision in Nokia Case Postponed Until Sept. 4
The U.S. International Trade Commission said it needs more time before deciding the next step in InterDigital Inc.'s patent-infringement case against Nokia Oyj, ZTE Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. over mobile phone technologies.
The U.S. International Trade Commission said it will announce Sept. 4 whether it will review or let stand a judge's findings from June that the handset makers didn't violate InterDigital patent rights. InterDigital had been seeking to block imports of the smartphones made by the companies. The commission's announcement was posted on its website.
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University of Oregon Steps Back From $500,000 Royalty Demand
The University of Oregon has dropped plans to require licensees to guarantee $500,000 in royalty payments to the school each year in return for being able to use its trademarks, the Register-Guard newspaper reported.
The royalty requirement would have caused job losses at a number of Oregon licenses who, while they have made licenses products for years, weren't big enough to generate the $5 million in annual sales necessary to yield that large a royalty, the newspaper reported.
Matt Dyste, director of the Eugene, Oregon-based school's marketing and brand-management program told the newspapers that only four or five companies were able to submit proposals that would meet the guarantee requirement.
When the school announced last spring that it was moving to a $500,000 royalty requirement, small businesses, public commentators and one state legislator all reacted negatively, saying the $500,000 figure was unattainable for all but the largest national companies, according to the Register-Guard.
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Website Fights ABA's Copyright Claim to Bank Routing Numbers
A six-lawyer Vermont firm is providing pro-bono representation to a website operator accused of copyright infringement by the American Bankers Association.
Greg Thatcher drew the bankers group's ire when he began publishing bank routing numbers on his GregThatcher.com website.
The site contains an assortment of computer games, math and physics-themed calculators, animations, the periodic table of elements, and sets of fractals created by Thatcher, a software engineer at Reprise Apps LLC of Lafayette, California.
In June, Thatcher received a cease-and-desist letter from Washington-based Covington & Burling LLC, counsel for the association. In the letter, partner Nigel Howard said that each ABA number "is an original copyright work carefully selected and arranged as a result of the ABA's creativity." He also said that while the banker's group is considering whether to develop a licensing program for the numbers, the group "does not have a licensing program available for websites like yours at the current time."
Andrew B. Delaney of Barre, Vermont's Martin & Associates responded Aug. 23. In his letter to Howard, he said "Because Greg is very concerned about potential copyright infringement and your letter actually scared him, we want to set the record straight."
In one footnote he said the firm wasn't charging Thatcher because "we used to use his site a lot. And we never paid him anything. But then you wrecked it for everyone. That wasn't nice."
Delaney pointed out that routing numbers are like telephone numbers, and that part of each number is the Federal Reserve's routing symbol, which, as a government work, isn't afforded copyright protection. He also referred to a 1991 copyright case in which the court said that a directory of phone numbers wasn't protectable either.
Thatcher's site is provided as a public service, Delaney said, arguing that the use of any copyrighted material should fall within copyright law's "fair use" provision.
Delaney asked that the bankers' group allow Thatcher to put his site back up, and to quit "intimidating our client." He said the public "will see you and your client as big bullies" if the banker's group continues to press the infringement issue.
Below his signature, Delaney appended a copyright notice. Then he added "But wait ... fair use allowed and encouraged. Actually go ahead and publish the whole thing as is. We don't care."
Schwegman Firm Defeats Copyright Claim by John Wiley & Sons
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA, a Minneapolis-based IP specialty firm, has prevailed in a copyright suit brought by John Wiley & Sons Inc. and the American Institute of Physics.
Hoboken, New Jersey's Wiley is a publisher of scientific, technical and medical books. The publisher and the AIP filed suit in federal court in Minnesota in February 2012, claiming that the firm's inclusion of 18 articles from the publisher's journals to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office constituted copyright infringement.
Wiley later amended the complaint to say that it wasn't the submission to the patent office that infringed the copyright. Instead, the publisher argued that the infringement lay in Schwegman's downloading, storing, making internal copies and distributing them by e-mail.
U.S. District Judge Richard H. Kyle disagreed. He said that the way that the firm used the journals' content "remains intertwined with Schwegman's practice as a patent prosecution firm."
An applicant for a patent is required to submit what is known as "prior art." This is information related to the patentability of the invention for which the patent is sought. This requires the submission of a legible copy of non-patent literature relevant to the invention.
Judge Kyle said that the publisher submitted no evidence that the use of the articles to meet their obligations to submit prior art didn't have any effect on the traditional market for those articles.
He said that Schwegman's use of the journals' articles constituted fair use, and that submitting them with the patent applications "promoted the progress of science and useful arts" which is the purpose of U.S. copyright law.
He dismissed the case with prejudice, which means that the publisher is not free to re-file it.
The case is American Institute of Physics v. Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, 12-00528-RHK-JJK, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota.
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Christina Aguilera to Judge "X Factor"?
Just the other day, Perez Hilton "reported" that Christina Aguilera bought her boyfriend Matthew Rutler a new Mustang GT. Perez was wrong. Undeterred, the blogger has a post today in which he claims Aguilera may be a judge on the upcoming U.S. version of "X Factor."
He writes that Aguilera joins Cheryl Cole "as a top contender to judge the U.S. X-Factor," and even quotes a "source" as saying, "Although Simon [Cowell] is desperate for Cheryl to join him on the judging panel, bosses just aren't convinced." However, says Perez's "source," "Christina is the one all bosses are agreed on. She has it all; looks, talent and she isn't afraid to speak her mind."
We won't argue with that! He continues, "She is a massive star globally and her voice is recognized as one of the best of all time so there really isn't any competition especially where Cheryl is concerned."Perez ends his story by lamenting, "Poor Cheryl!"
No, poor Perez. He can't get anything right about Aguilera. You might have better luck next time Perez! Gossip Cop contacted a mutual pal of ours and Aguilera's and was told there's NO truth to her becoming a judge on "X Factor."
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I remember the first time someone instant messaged that some college student had ported Linux to the mainframe with the comment "Isn't this the craziest thing you ever heard of?" My reaction then was "Crazy or brilliant?"
Similar reactions to the notion of mainframe (System z) and the cloud – some people think these are oil and vinegar, others that it's the most natural association – given the mainframe's virtualization, multi-tenancy, elastic scaling andchargeback. One of my favorite sayings – "Great minds think alike, fools seldom differ."
If one reads the white paper "Build a highly affordable and scalable private cloud," you'll see several of the key concepts expanded on relative to the mainframe's role in enterprise cloud deployments. What one can see if you step back is that there have been two parallel paths that have brought the mainframe to the nexus of hybrid cloud that will set a new standard for the industry. Between the Linux on mainframe and virtualization (zVM) coupled with the inherent QOS of the zOS system with its workload management, sysplex and transaction/database capabilities, you have the best of a systems of engagement and system of record worlds on one platform. Combine this with the new EC12 processor, this combination provide a logical consolidation of disparate set of workloads that offers unique flexibility and efficiencies with best of breed availability and security not seen in many of the private and public clouds available today.
Veni, vidi, vici! (I came, I saw, I conquered)
Existing enterprise customers should look at their mainframe as a critical asset that when combined with cloud software like CloudReady, providing certain SmartCloud Foundation capabilities, has the ability to run almost any kind of cloud workload that requires security, high availability/disaster recovery, workload management and chargeback. along with integration with robust, scalable transaction processing and a relational database second to none in scale, availability and now analytics. DB2 on z/OS with IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator can enable customers to deploy their warehouse on the mainframe and maintain single copy and run numerous queries much faster and cost effectively.
Take the City of Honolulu for example. They wanted to provide useful, timely information to citizens such as tsunami evacuation zones, real-time bus locations, maps and self guided walking tours. By deploying a custom cloud using Linux on the IBM mainframe (z10 EC system), they obtained several benefits including:
- Reduced application deployment time from one week to only hours
- Lowered licensing costs for one database by 68 percent
- Enabled creation of a new property tax appraisal system
- Increased tax revenue by USD$1.4 million in just three months
They could provide a scalable self-service platform on which city employees could develop open source applications, and it empowered the general public to create and deploy citizen-centric applications.
My advice to existing IT organizations when looking at clouds is see this as an opportunity to showcase the value of your mainframe assets and not as a threat to your traditional processes. With a little "face lift" on top, such as automated provisioning with a self service portal, you can meet your line of business application requirements and continue to deliver the kind of enterprise qualities of service (QOS) that's expected of your platform.
Vita brevis – Carpe diem! (life is short, seize the day) Bona fortuna (good luck).
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Asian tourism set for rocky ride in 2009
By James Pomfret
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Across Asia -- hotels, airlines and tourism operators are bracing for another tough year as the financial crisis keeps long haul visitors at home, and regional travelers tighten purse-strings with shorter, budget trips.
"There'll definitely be a drop in business, fewer tourists is a reality," said Laurence Lai, the owner of two photo galleries at Hong Kong tourist hotspots, including the Star Ferry pier, selling iconic images of the former British colony.
"I expect a 30 percent fall at least. I'm having to shift my strategies to confront this financial tsunami, but you just have to stand firm and face the winds," added Lai, who relies on tourists for half his sales.
Asia's blend of diverse cultures, geography, bargains and exoticism, with travel gems ranging from snowy Himalayan kingdoms to neon-lit capitals, crumbling Khmer ruins and powdery beaches -- have made it one of the world's fastest growing tourism regions in recent years, along with the Middle East.
But since the downturn intensified last year, travel markets spanning Hong Kong, Thailand and India have suffered sharp contractions, at times worsened by political turmoil, with many projecting negative growth in 2009.
Hong Kong, now one of Asia's top tourist hubs with 29.5 million visitors last year, is predicting visitor arrivals to dip 1.6 percent in 2009, though a steeper drop of 9.2 percent is forecast for non-Chinese visitors.
Singapore's tourist arrivals, meanwhile, fell 2 percent last year with more gloom expected, while Thailand and Malaysia both expect 9 percent drops in visitors this year.


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Today's forecast calls for light snow this morning with a dusting to an inch accumulation. This afternoon will be cloudy and cold with a high near 24. Tonight turns mostly clear with a low near 12.
A good number of flights have been cancelled at area airports The latest on cancellations can be found here.
New York City schools are open today but some schools in the region have delayed starts. You can find a list of those schools here.
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ONU Tigers is a recent addition that uses the SIDHelp GOLD Admin package. They also asked us to create both the iOS & Android apps, in addtion to the website. Their new website has a unique look and good use of colors/textures. They also have a full width News Rotator image and new style of scoreboard. Other features like the Social Media Intergration and Stats Integration help round out this new feature packed website.
Johnson Unviversity Suns chose a medium site color scheme. The full width news rotator and ticker style scoreboard allow fans to have quick access to the latest info. Their featured athlete and social media quick links round out this clean design. Oh and how could we forget the 3-D header that will draw anyones attention.


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The workshop focuses on search and information literacy skills relevant to under- and postgraduate students and to (beginning) researchers working on a paper or a thesis. Open to all Humanities students and staff.
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San Jose postal inspector indicted on mail theft charges
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A San Jose postal inspector has been indicted on federal charges for mail theft.
Quan Pham Howard, 51, is charged with possession of stolen U.S. mail, delay and destruction of U.S. mail and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
According to federal court records, Howard was a supervisory postal inspector working at the San Jose Processing and Distribution Center.
He was arrested June 26 after an investigation.
According to the indictment, between April 2012 and June 25 of this year, Howard is accused of unlawfully opening and taking mail belonging to other people -- some of which contained prescription drugs. He's accused of having a number of items that had been stolen from the mail distribution center -- including a gun scope, jewelry, a Rolex watch and gift cards. He's also charged with having more than eight kilograms of marijuana.
Howard is scheduled for arraignment in federal court in San Jose on Aug. 1.
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Party Patrol – Miami – Sept. 15-18
Football season is in full swing and if you're looking for action off the field, I have just the thing. This week you can celebrate the Mexican Independence Day, check out the FIVE Tour with Norman Doray, rock out with DJ Ruckus and Anthony Pisano, and then finish off with a marathon set on the sand with Cocodrils! Whether on the field or in the clubs, there's plenty of activities to keep you busy throughout the week!
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The Art of 2033 at Cafeina
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Kick off you week with a little pre-gaming at Cafeina for the "Art of 2033" Art Party featuring complimentary Svedka cocktails from 7 p.m. to 9:33 p.m., music by local favorite DJ Contra and hosted by internationally known DJ Robbie Rivera. Scope out the art created by Leonardo Hidalgo while socializing the night away.
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Norman Doray FIVE Tour at Arkadia
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After you've pre-gamed at Cafeina, head to Arkadia Lounge for special guest Norman Doray and the FIVE tour where you can dance the night away to hit tracks such as "Kalifornia", "Little Bad Girl", and more. Live it up at this trendy hotspot for another session of Subliminal & Friends.
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Mexican Independence Day Celebration
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Before heading out for the night, take a trip to Brickell and celebrate the Mexican Independence Day at El Vato Tequila & Taco Bar. Enjoy $3 beers, $4 well drinks, and $5 Margaritas while listening to music by DJ Mark Barbagallo. It all kicks off at noon till 8 p.m.
DJ Ruckus at LIV
4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
After some shots of tequila, party it up with DJ Ruckus at LIV nightclub for one of the best upscale, hip-hop, Top 40, open format events on the beach. Not only is he nice to look at but when Ruckus is on the decks he's a show-stopper. Be prepared for a long night of dancing!
Doors open at 11 p.m. Dress to impress and you must be 21+ to get in. Table reservations are highly suggested. Admission is $30 at the door.
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Cosmic Gate at Mansion
1235 Washington Ave., Miami Beach
Get ready to put your hands in the air for the German DJ tandem as they take over for a night of progressive trance and house music. Some of the hits you'll hear include the melodic, vocal tracks "The White Room" and my favorite "Lost Together". Go on a journey with Cosmic Gate on Saturday night at Mansion!
Doors open at 11 p.m., dress code is trendy chic, and admission is $20. Skip the line and get your tickets in advance here.
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Anthony Pisano Birthday Party at Louis
2325 Collins Ave., Miami Beach
For something a bit more intimate but just as fun, head to Louis Bar and Lounge at the Gansevoort Miami Beach for the special birthday celebration of local favorite DJ Anthony Pisano. Dance the night away with some of the hottest and trendiest socials in the scene.
Doors open at 11 p.m., dress code is trendy chic and you must be 21+ to get in.
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Nikki at Night Presents Cocodrils & Felipe Kaval
1 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach
As the weekend comes to an end it doesn't mean the music stops. Sunday head over to the biggest party on the sand at Nikki Beach for a marathon DJ set by Cocodrils and Felipe Kaval alongside resident DJ Bruno Roble
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Sebelius: Say, did you know Republicans are racists? Update: AP or Miami Herald tries cleaning up Sebelius' comments
posted at 6:40 pm on September 16, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
Hmmm. Didn't Barack Obama just get done scolding John McCain over "dishonorable" attacks? Maybe he should save his criticisms for his surrogates, except that they're parroting The One in his own baseless smears. In Iowa today, Kathleen Sebelius continued the Obama tradition of calling Republicans racists, and the other Obama tradition of producing absolutely no evidence for the allegation:
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius accused Republicans on Tuesday of injecting race into the presidential campaign, arguing that they are using "code language" to convince Midwesterners that Democrat Barack Obama is different from them.
"Have any of you noticed that Barack Obama is part African-American?" Sebelius asked with sarcasm. "(Republicans) are not going to go lightly into the darkness."
Sebelius was responding to a question from the audience at the Iowa City Public Library about the tenacity of Democrats and whether they would fight for victory as hard as Republicans in the closing weeks of the election.
She did not elaborate on her comment.
Well, they don't usually elaborate, because they don't have any evidence of it. It's a smear, and has been shown thus by the Washington Post and ABC News during the summer. And while Obama whines about McCain's supposed lies, the purveyor of Hope and Change has been throwing mud at McCain ever since locking up the nomination.
There is nothing more dishonorable in politics than calling opponents "racists" without evidence. It not only smears people who have tried to keep race out of the election, it is a McCarthyite tactic to silence critics. It reveals in another fashion Obama's Nixonian tendencies in reacting to any sort of criticism at all — shouting it down, smearing journalists doing their jobs, and branding any dissent from the One's revealed wisdom as based on hate rather than genuine opposition to statist policies.
Kathleen Sebelius has decided to enable that kind of McCarthyism and mudslinging, without having the courage to provide an iota of evidence for it. Perhaps Obama should have chosen her for a running mate; they appear to have the same perspective and philosophy, as well as sharing an ethical standard so low as to be invisible to the naked eye.
Update: The AP or the Miami Herald has edited this article to remove the "(Republicans) will not go lightly into the darkness" quote. Fortunately, I saved a cached version of the article here. It now reads:
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that a belief among some voters that Democrat Barack Obama is different from them is hindering his campaign for president.
Asked at a brown-bag lunch at the local library why the campaign is neck-and-neck, Sebelius said "code language" raising doubts about Obama is invalid because his life experience "has a lot more to do with me and my family."
"I think that the notion that, 'By the way, have any of you noticed that Barack Obama is part African American?' I think that is for a number of people difficult," Sebelius said. "I think we need to talk about the fact that that is a real issue."
Why did this story get changed? Did someone at the AP or Herald decide that it made the smear tactics just too obvious? Clearly, someone got second thoughts about including that quote from Sebelius, and either the AP or the Herald need to explain their sanitation of Sebelius' remarks.
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The Welshman running Eastern European explorer JKX Oil and Gas today pledged to stick with doing business in Ukraine despite the company's bruising encounter with oligarchs from the region apparently looking to seize control of the company.
JKX recently fought off attempts by two Ukrainian billionaires and the Russian father of Roman Abramovich's girlfriend to oust chief executive Paul Davies and put their own placemen on the board. The two sides are still fighting in the High Court and neither would comment on the progress.
Today, Davies, a veteran of exploring in the region, said: "Things work fine there but you inevitably do get caught up in the machinations of the way politics and big business are kind of the same thing."
Half-year profits today did not cite the costs of fending off the action. Profit doubled to $9.4 million as capital expenditure fell but revenues fell 11% as Ukrainian gas volumes fell.Reuse content


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Plenty of good advice already, especially BC's & Whynot's comments.
All I can add is that "warming it up" before driving will REDUCE the MPG, not improve it!
And that I've seen a typical 5 mpg drop in mileage from winter tires instead of high mpg summer tires alone, e.g. - a vehicle that was consistent at 30 mpg summer went to 25 mpg with winter tires with no changes in driving BEFORE the weather got colder & winter fuel was involved.
Tires & 2.9 mile drives will give these results, my Focus that gets about 28/29 in "mixed" driving has gotten as low as 18 in strictly local driving (short trips only) and that was on summer tires... Same car will get high 30's on the road (highway only).
Do all the maint. required for the best results possible of course, but it seems like you're just dealing with a "worst case scenario" of real world driving....
An OLD hint for cars subject to this type of use is to take it out for longer trips as often as possible, the proverbial Sunday Drive is actually good for it! Lets it get warm enough, long enough to clean out some of the condensation & other crud that doesn't get a chance to evaporate in daily use, and even 'burns out the carbon" a bit. Modern engines with electronic fuel injection aren't as bad in this regard as old carbureted cars in this regard, but it still helps....
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[ad#post_ad]As we move closer to the Volt's launch date, besides pricing, people are beginning to wonder whether the Volt will be sold only, leased only, or both. Nissan has announced pricing for the electric LEAF and has also announced the lease price.
Recently a GM-Volt commentator wrote about he following observation he had made, calling it "breaking news" that GM would only be leasing the Volt:
I just received my GM Card bill, and it included a notice that we WILL NOT BE ABLE TO APPLY GM CARD EARNINGS TO LEASE A VOLT for the first year, i.e., until November 2011. Then they go on to say that "as of November 2011, you will be able to apply your GM Card earnings to the Chevy Volt." What caught my attention was the use of the word LEASE in the first year (no mention of BUY), then ambiguous reference to the second year and beyond (no distinction whether LEASE or BUY).
I pointed this out to GM Volt strategic marking manger John Hughes.
"I wouldn't read to much into the note from the card," replied Hughes. "There will be both purchase and lease options to acquire a Volt when it goes on sale."
GM has said it wasn't expecting the car to compete with the LEAF, considering the two entities as occupying completely different segments. Pricing thus should'nt be compared either.
"I (am) excited about other EV entries joining us in the vehicle electrification movement," said Hughes. "It will take different types of EV's at different price points to serve the varied needs of consumers just as there are SUV's at various sizes and price points."
GM will apparently not be releasing pricing in May as was first expected. Rather Hughes says, "we'll have quite a bit more to talk about later this summer."
I aksed Hughes if he thought becasue Nissan has already released its pricing scheme and pre-order process that it puts them in some way ahead.
"I don't agree that Nissan is out in front," he said. "Think about it, there is little for a consumer to do but continue to wait."
"Its very important that we deliver a quality experience and that we, our dealers, field teams digital systems,…. are prepared," he added.
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Wow... Perusing quiltshops.com and stumbled into this amazing garden-- Phillip Jacobs Florals for Westminster Fibers. Have any of you used these in a quilt? If so, please post!!! I wanna see!
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Wow... Perusing quiltshops.com and stumbled into this amazing garden-- Phillip Jacobs Florals for Westminster Fibers. Have any of you used these in a quilt? If so, please post!!! I wanna see!
I'm just hand quilting a Welsh pieced quilt I made using mostly Philip Jacobs and a few Kaffe Fassett. It's very Busy and bright!!!! I prefer the PJ's to the Kaffe fabrics though so will use again, but I will try to match the colours better, very difficult to do that when ordering online as a few looked different when they arrived. I backed it with his rambling rose in yellow which is beautiful, I just love looking at it. My Daughter a leaving home soon though and has claimed it to take with her so maybe the top is better than I think.
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Those are BEAUTIFUL!! Look forward to seeing the responses you get.
twinkle, do please post a photo!
These are beautiful fabric! Love to see what you are making with it?
what pretty fabric!
I will get my DD to take a Pic tonight and post, be kind though lol, its only my second quilt. We are all making the quilts in my quilting class, everyone else's is subtle and "Welsh" looking and then there's mine, which is wild! I don't know about you, but my Friend calls me a magpie, I can't see why I would spend £10 a yard on brown fabric, when I could have a nice bright pink for the same price :0)
Wanda uses the whole Kaffe collective (Kaffe, Phillip, Brandon) and the other Westminster designers (Carla and Martha) in her quilts:
It's one of my favorite blogs.
Scroll back to her earlier posts and you'll see how she uses these large scale prints in smaller pieces, and does some of the most fabulous value work out there.
Gorgeous florals!!!!!!! That's been my latest obsession :D:D
But I haven't seen any of those!!
Love the fabrics, a must try. OBW or S&W fabric for sure!


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Drifting through Halong Bay was a surreal experience. We jumped in some kayaks and floated around for hours. The limestone karsts rise out of the clear water and create a maze-like complex of waterways – there are even small caves that go right under and through some of them. We found our own private cove, where there was no one in sight for miles, and swam in the warm water. It was true bliss! Meeting the local people live on floating houses was amazing too. Visiting Halong Bay was the absolute highlight of the trip, I loved it.
When my friends would go to Thailand, they'd always come home with photos of them lazing on tropical beaches, hanging out at a rooftop bar or munching on a meal of pad Thai. So when they finally convinced me to come with them, I thought that it was going to be just another tourist holiday. But from the moment we touched down, Thailand was a whirlwind of incredible people and awesome experiences. We did so much more than spend all our time at the beach – we trekked up to the hilltribes outside of Chiang Mai, stayed with a wonderful local family and shopped in Bangkok's crazy markets. It was completely different to what I expected, and I can now see why anyone who comes home from Thailand always returns with a giant smile.
I'll always remember my night spent with an Iban family in a Sarawak longhouse. As we stepped off the boat from Sibu, our host family were waiting for us – and greeted us like long lost friends. Throughout the next few hours they shared every aspect of their lives with us, from cooking and farming to caring for their children and their community. We spent time in a local school, trekked to a stunning waterfall and met many of the friendly faces that made up the 50 or so families that all lived together in this gigantic structure. Then, that evening, we were the privileged guests at an incredible feast, where freshly prepared food made entirely from jungle ingredients was laid out upon a big table, and so many of the friends we had met that day dropped in to say hello.


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This is a discussion on Haunts me within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Many non gun type people just don't get it . Never will. oldogy...
Many non gun type people just don't get it. Never will.
Government is out of control
"If gun laws in fact worked, the sponsors of this type of legislation should have no difficulty drawing upon long lists of examples of crime rates reduced by such legislation. That they cannot do so after a century and a half of trying -- " Sen Orrin G. Hatch
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
1. I wouldn't worry about it. Your friend is probably comfortable with you and said the first thing that came to his mind.
I was in Filipino martial arts with a friend who was from Chicago. We were training partners and grappled, stick fought, We'd train with knives, double knives- anything you could think of using. One day I pulled my IWB holster off & put my holstered gun into my duffel bag. He was freaked out! It's like I had a suitcase nuke or something. He was raised believing that the only people who have a gun are police.
When we went to lunch together, he asked me to unload it. I laughed and ask "why?" He said that he didn't want it going off in his car... (wow)
Eventually he got used to the idea, but believed me to be some red neck gun militia nut.
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I got my first CCW in 1992 when I was a PI in Maryland (one of the few ways to get a CCW in The PRofMd). When I moved to Virginia in '94 to go to graduate and law school, I obtained my Virginia CCW. My roommates and a few very close friends knew that I carried everywhere.
One moment stands out in my memory. A group of friends and I went out to a movie theater in a part of Chesapeake, Va, that was known for the occasional robbery. As we were standing in line, one of my friends accidentally bumped into my side and felt the Glock 23 under my jacket. The friend just looked at me and said, "I'm glad you have that thing on tonight."
Once, a friend asked if having the gun made me feel safer. I told him that I couldn't deny feeling a bit safer with it, but that I also felt an increased responsibility in how I behaved as well. I said that I never went to places with a gun that I normally wouldn't go without one (other than for PI work-related stuff), and I wasn't beguiled with the misconception that I was invincible because I was armed. I think he understood.
Why not call him and tell him how you feel about his comment. Seems like two friends could talk it out and you can move past this. If he gets uppity then agree to disagree and never bring it up again.
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Thank you all for your input, one reason I brought it up. This subject isnt keeping me up late nights by any means... It just kinda sticks out in my mind everytime I holster my gun. It kinda made me wonder why I carry, and how I feel about it. Do I feel 10 feet tall? no, im only 5'9".
I know he didnt mean anything by it, we still talk and are good friends. I have known him for years. I think I was more shocked by the fact he DIDNT know I was armed. Its just one of those memories that like to stick out in your mind that has no revilance what so ever. I know he dont care that I carry. At least not to my face, he might care, but will never say anything. Its just one of those memories like a bad nightmare that you will never forget.
You know, THIS is why I love this site. I was actually expecting maybe 10 replies to this thread. I posted this thread I think around 10 today and I already have 3 pages of replies. I didnt post it for the replies but its good to know that there is a support system in place that I can rely on to share my thoughts and feelings about my passion. We may dissagree from time to time and agree on most other things, but THIS, right here, is why I still check this site EVERYDAY!!
Thank you.
Yea, i wouldnt worry about it. I dont carry because it makes me feel 10 feet tall. I carry because i DONT FEEL like being a victim.
My thought was maybe he was just saying that you feel confident in your ability to defend yourself. Like if he found out you were a third degree black belt in some form of martial arts. Hopefully, he didn't mean it in a derogatory way? We have to educate our friends, and encourage them to join us.
I had a similar conversation with my younger brother... he said something about "not having to take any crap from anyone..."
I said, "It's just the opposite. When you carry a gun, you have to take MORE crap from people. Someone flips you off in traffic, you let it go... someone swipes your parking place, you find another... someone cuts in line in front of you, you let it pass. The last thing you want to do is confront someone."
He looked a little puzzled... I said, "Ever start a fight with someone you shouldn't have...? Got yer ass kicked because you were dumb and shooting your mouth off...?" He nodded...
"The LAST thing you want to do is provoke a fight with an unarmed person when you are armed... the cops will look poorly on that. And the REALLY LAST thing you want to do is pick a fight with someone who might be armed and might be able to out-shoot you..."
"I hope I never have to pull it... so if someone cuts me off in traffic, I keep my cool, and let it go..."
Being a concealed carrier has brought out a little Zen in me...
"Who is to say that I am not an instrument of karma? Indeed, who is to say that I am not the very hand of God himself, dispatched by the Almighty to smite the Philistines and hypocrites, to lay low the dishonest and corrupt, and to bust the jawbone of some jackass that so desperately deserves it?"


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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I hate to be repetitive....but... Wow, Katie and CK. Beautiful.
I find that so frustrating, that cameras don't show true colors. Mine isn't great but is sounds like yours is worse. But I like your block even muted.
Here is my block for the week.... OMG... I don't know why but this was the hardest block for me yet. I ripped more on this one than the other 2 combined and then some. Guess my head was not in a good place... (heck, who am I kidding... my head is never in a good place.LOL )
Now to work on that UFO for a bit... I think I have 3 more seams to go and the top will be all together... then get the backing fabric cut out and throw it on the long arm. It's only taken me a year and 1/2 to get it to this point. (I did get disgusted with it and threw it in a box for 8 months.)
I'm enjoying all the blocks posted so far. Great Job Everybody!
Well Janet, it was well worth it. Another beautiful block.
Wow...I didn't think I'd get through Alaska! Here's my mainly 30's attempt .
It's muted but will fit in my overall vision of a 30's quilt of stars.
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Howdies from Possum Trot (yes it does exist)
My most recent swap - Boomerang 16
I am so enjoying everyone's blocks. Seeing the different color combinations is really neat! I must get my colors together for Arkansas.
Life got in the way this week, so I am late. But here is Arizona. Don't think this is my favorite.


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Lance Armstrong is reportedly on the verge of publicly admitting he used performance enhancing drugs throughout his cycling career.
The respected New York Times is reporting the disgraced American has told associates and anti-doping officials that he is considering a public admission.
The newspaper claims that is according to several sources with direct knowledge of the situation.
It is believed he would do it because he wants to persuade anti-doping officials to restore his eligibility so he can resume his athletic career.
Armstrong has vehemently denied ever doping, but was found guilty by the UCI and stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from cycling for life.
When asked about whether he would admit to doping, Armstrong's lawyer Tim Herman said anything is possible.


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Shawn Chrystopher feat Buddy – Who's Mad?
Shawn Chrys drops another warm-up leak before his upcoming effort "lovestory LP" that he will be releasing February 12th. Features Buddy who's name as been circulating for a while and hopefully gets the chance to do something great soon also.
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