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Having held their peace long enough, or perhaps being longsuffering in abuse, Christianity Today (CT) released an editorial today addressing the media's penchant for misunderstanding Gov. Sarah Palin's evangelical Christian faith.
NewsBusters has been tracking the media's cluelessness and biases on that front since at least early September.
In an October 28 posting to their Web site, Christianity Today's editors tackled how the media misconstrue evangelical views on two matters: teenage daughter Bristol Palin's unwed pregnancy and how the media insist evangelicals view the role of women in secular society, the family, and the church (emphases mine):
First, reactions to news of Bristol Palin's out-of-wedlock pregnancy: liberal pundits gleefully announced that this was going to seriously undermine Governor Palin's standing with the Republican Party's evangelical base. Any informed evangelical watcher or evangelical believer could have told them that this is a non-issue.
It is a non-issue because John Newton's famous line, "I once was lost but now I'm found," defines the evangelical ethos. We specialize in troubled lives. Stories of transformation from sin and degradation to righteousness and wholeness frame the way evangelicals see life. From the slave-trading Newton to the White House "hatchet man" Chuck Colson, God saves people from their slavery to sin and uses them to restore others...
The second media reaction that caught our attention was liberal puzzlement over conservatives who believe that only men should lead churches and marriages, yet who would not hesitate to have a woman a heartbeat away from the presidency.
Richard Land told Christianity Today that such concerns are asinine. The president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission compares the Palins to the Thatcher household: Dennis was head of the family, while Maggie ran the government. Land subscribes to the Baptist Faith and Message, which teaches that ecclesiastical and marital leadership are male territory. But Land is married to a strong woman, a professional with a Ph.D.
Are Christians like Richard Land inconsistent? We don't think so. Gender is complex and fundamental and not a mere social construction. It functions in archetypal ways. Many conservative Christians (though not all) believe these archetypes provide symbolic structure to church and marriage. God distributes gifts across gender lines, and women and men who develop their gifts do so to the Giver's glory. God created church and marriage, they say, and God wrote the user's manual for each. But God also created society, and he gifted women from the biblical Deborah to Israel's likely new Prime Minister Tzipi Livni with the gifts to govern.


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Acquinity Sports plans to redefine the meaning of "throwing a beat down" with nearly all opponents named for their eight-bout "Beatdown 2012" card from the BB&T Center. The concert portion of the sports and music extravaganza features such hip-hop luminaries as Flo Rida, DMX, Little Joe and others.
(The boxing portion will be beamed out live across the country via Bounce TV and The Pursuit Channel.)
Headlining the top-tier boxing portion of the show is Dominican former two-division world champion Joan "Little Tyson" Guzman (33-0-1, 20 KOs) against recently-crowned IBO light welterweight titlist Khabib "The Hawk" Allakhverdiev (17-0, 8 KOs) for the vacant WBA World light welterweight championship.
Guzman seeks redemption, respect and a long-sought after light welterweight crown to prove to fans his rededication to the sport is above reproach.
The co-main event features South Florida's own Ed "The Lion" Paredes (31-3-1, 21 KOs) against hard-hitting Mexican Javier "El Terrible" Castro in a ten-round welterweight tilt. Paredes, the twenty seven-year old contender ranked in the top fifteen of all major sanctioning bodies (WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO), seeks a career-defining victory to propel him into his own world-title matchup.
Dominican southpaw featherweight phenom Claudio "The Matrix" Marrero (13-0, 10 KOs) faces his stiffest test to date against fellow left-handed countryman Mauricio "Crybaby" Martinez (36-13-1, 24 KOs) in a ten-round contest. Martinez comes into this fight fresh off a ten-round decision loss to Mexican superstar Jorge Arce in September.
(Acquinity Sports promoter Henry Rivalta's masterful hand in guiding his young team sees Marrero already ranked third in the WBA, thirteenth in the IBF and fifteenth in the WBC.)
Marrero's Acquinity stablemate, Dominican southpaw bantamweight Juan Carlos "Baby Pacquiao" Payano (11-0, 6 KOs) squares off against gritty Mexican Jose Luis "Tapitas" Araiza (29-6-1, 20 KOs) for a scheduled ten rounds. Detroit's own dynamic duo: cruiserweight Isiah "The Piston" Thomas (11-0, 6 KOs) and junior middleweight Domonique "3D" Dolton (12-0, 7 KOs) take on some serious "bad guys" in their ten-rounders.
The southpaw Thomas faces former light heavyweight world champion (and fellow southpaw) Richard "The Destroyer" Hall (30-10, 28 KOs) of Jamaica in what promises to be a battle royale for however many of the scheduled ten rounds it goes.
Dolton moves up a step with his level of competition against Colombian middleweight Richard "La Lamina" Gutierrez (26-10-1, 16 KOs) in Dolton's first fight under the Acquinity banner. (Previously, "3D" fought out of the Kronk Gym under the watchful eye of beloved and recently departed Emanuel Steward.)
Cuban light heavyweight Humberto Savigne (9-1, 7 KOs) boasts the longest arm length of any fighter in light heavyweight boxing history. He plans to use every inch of it against veteran Dhafir "No Fear" Smith (26-22-7, 4 KOs) of Pennsylvania in their ten-round affair.
Newly-signed Cuban super bantamweight Alexei "The Hurricane" Collado (15-0, 14 KOs) makes his Acquinity debut against an opponent to be named. The hard punching "Hurricane" blows into South Florida by way of Cork Ireland.
Collado was joined earlier this week by another "Irish" acquisition when Micky Ward joined head trainer Herman Caicedo to prepare the Acquinity stable to make a run at what appears to be an early and lasting run at multiple world title reigns.
Ward, the fighter who became "The Fighter" on the big screen portrayed by Mark Wahlberg, went straight to work following his nonstop drive from Lowell, Massachusetts on Veterans Day.
Fight fans not able to make the much shorter drive to the BB&T Center on November 30th can catch the fights live nationally on Bounce TV and The Pursuit Channel (Station 240 Dish and 604 DirecTV).
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Kareena Kapoor is an indian film actress who debuted in bollywood with J.P. Dutta's war drama Refugee, alongside Abhishek Bachchan.
Kapoor was initially scheduled to make her debut in Rakesh Roshan's Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), opposite the director's son Hrithik Roshan however, she abandoned the project and later explained that, "it was probably destined that I was not to be in the film. After all, it was a launch for his son.
She born in Mumbai, India, on 21 September 1980, into the Kapoor film family, Kapoor is the younger daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, her elder sister Karisma, is also an actress. Often informally referred to as Bebo, she is the granddaughter of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor and niece of actor Rishi Kapoor.
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They have something called "Jerusalem syndrome" here. It's when someone gets so overwhelmed by the whole spiritual journey that they think they are the Messiah and have to be admitted to hospital to be 're-programmed'. Apparently there is almost 200 cases a year and that 10% of those people don't have any history of mental illness.
When you arrive, it's not hard to see why
We found a great hotel right in the old city and spent a good couple of full on days exploring. We took in an excellent free tour to start with, which gave us a nice overview of the 4 quarters (Muslim, Jewish, Christian and Armenian). While we were waiting for the tour to start we were given a little abuse by a Palestinian as the tour was run by Jews. This is the kind of tense feeling that hangs over the city. It's a pity though – had he been offering an alternative free tour – we would've done it as well.
In our few days exploring the old city we visited the Western (Wailing) Wall, Dome of the Rock, Al-Aqsa Mosque, Church of the Holy Sepulchre (the spot where Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected) and of course the Citadel. The Dome of the Rock with its huge golden dome was our favourite. We also had a great view of it from our hotel roof terrace. We spent a lot of time wandering through the old city souqs. They were huge and sold everything, from beautiful gifts to clothes to brooms. Jerusalem is a beautiful city and has a fascinating but complicated history.
We also saw an amazing night "sound and light show" inside the Tower of David (not actually built by or for King David apparently). The show was pretty impressive – transferring huge images depicting the history of Jerusalem onto the castle walls.
Unfortunately we only had limited time in the area but we managed a half day trip down to Bethlehem to visit the Church of Nativity and Milk Grotto. It was a pretty incredible feeling seeing the spot where Jesus was born. Of course, T also had a chance to add to her Xmas tree decorations :-)
It's such a shame that very few tourists take the opportunity to cross into the West Bank and visit Bethlehem and other towns in the area. The people are very welcoming and really benefit from tourist dollars.
On the way back through, we decided to walk to the West Bank border along the security wall. Seeing this and reading the messages was definitely an eye opener and was very similar to the one that used to be in Belfast. Hopefully one day they will see peace in the area.
We really enjoyed our short stay, even if it was a little too intense on the biblical side for either of us. But it's an area we'd definitely like to explore more one day.
On our way back to Jordan, we saw more buses... or the same ones, stuck on the side of the road waiting. Unfortunately this time there was an ambulance there as well.
From the Jordanian border we were given a very interesting ride back to Amman by a guy who was travelling on a Peru passport, but was Palestinian born and raised, Israeli educated. A very educated man with a good view of both sides of the coin. We learnt a lot from that short car ride.
We caught up with Henry again for a night in Amman, then got a ride to the airport from Marguerite. She's a family friend of the McHugh's and also wrote the book Married to a Bedouin – telling her story of living in the caves in Petra. If you get the chance, get a copy as it's a great read. http://www.marriedtoabedouin.com/
We're now in Cairo for the night, enjoying a proper hotel with nice bed, swimming pool, restaurants and even hot water. Such a luxury ; ) Tonight we head for Nairobi for the next chapter of our trip – 73 days on a truck from Nairobi to Cape Town.
Highs: An eye opening few days visiting biblical sites.
Lows: Getting abused for taking a free tour as it was run by Jewish people. But hey, it was free!


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Bluefield College senior art major Meredith Simkins will exhibit her works at the Bea Paine Gallery in the Bluefield Area Arts Center, November 17 through December 12.
Titled "Cerebral Nooks and Crannies," Simkins' show features a variety of pieces that reflect contemporary surrealism. The works are based on dreams Simkins has had through the years, and they are painted to look like scenes in animated films with black outlines.
The Bea Paine Gallery in the Bluefield Area Arts Center is located at 500 Bland Street in Bluefield, West Virginia.
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Nov 16 A plan meant to ease licensing requirements for securities professionals is languishing in regulatory gridlock.
For more than five years, The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has been consolidating the separate rules of its predecessor organizations, the National Association of Securities Dealers and the member regulation and enforcement functions of the New York Stock Exchange. The two entities merged in 2007 to create FINRA.
While 80 percent of those efforts are complete, the remaining 20 percent has proven difficult to deal with, said Robert Colby, FINRA's chief legal officer, at a recent conference for compliance professionals. Among the unfinished business: a broad proposal that would revise the industry's licensing categories. One part would allow licensed securities professionals - everyone from supervisors to compliance officials - to keep their licenses for longer when they move to overseas posts or other units of the company that owns their brokerage.
Those employees typically lose their licenses after two years and, to get them back, must take a test to become relicensed. That requires months of preparation for the employee and up to hundreds of dollars per person for exam and registration fees for the company.
The longstanding debate over the question highlights concerns about what the industry sees as rigid licensing requirements in an increasingly global financial marketplace. Some investor advocates worry about how Wall Street would continue to supervise FINRA-licensed employees when they are working for, say, a company's affiliated bank or insurance arm. Others are concerned that skills employees need for their licensed roles may get stale.
The plan, first considered as early as 2005 by the former member regulation arm of the NYSE, would create new FINRA licensing categories, including one that would a l low certain securities professionals to hold their licenses for up to 10 years while working for the same company in other capacities.
FINRA does have a proposal in hand, but it has yet to be submitted formally to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It includes a new category for so-called "retained associates". The proposal has languished as FINRA and the securities industry have spent the last six years - off and on - discussing the idea with the SEC, which must approve FINRA's rules for them to take effect, say people familiar with the matter.
New rules and rule changes can often take years to hammer out. But the licensing proposal has languished longer in the talk-about stage for far longer than anyone expected.
Among the more recent stumbling blocks: the SEC, because of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, must now respond to rule proposals within 15 days - more quickly than in the past - and make a decision typically within 45 days. That has led groups like FINRA to instead discuss changes informally to avoid the risk of them being rejected, or subject to a special review process, simply because the SEC cannot act on time. SEC staff changes have also slowed the process, said people familiar with the matter.
"I joke that I may never see it happen in my lifetime," said Gerald Baker, a compliance consultant in Kewadin, Michigan.
A retained associate license category would make it easier for financial companies to move employees around. It would also solve the angst and time pressures of re-taking licensing exams when a person stays at the same company.
"People hate to take tests - and they don't want to take them again," Colby told reporters on Wednesday during a conference for securities industry compliance professionals.
Such a change would also reduce costs for firms. They pay between $75 and $335 per test, for potentially thousands of employees affected by the current rule. In addition, licensing an employee who starts from scratch costs $85 compared to a $30 annual renewal - and that's before a fee-hike that goes into effect in January.
The last public debate on the retained associate plan, and other possible changes to FINRA's licensing procedures, came in 2010, when FINRA received 22 comment letters about its plan, mainly from industry groups and entities. Among the benefits the letters cited: broadening the number or licensed individuals within financial companies will allow them to keep more qualified staff on hand to draw from "in the event of changes in personnel or business requirements," wrote a lawyer for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the retail brokerage industry's Washington-based trade group.
Supporters of the plan say it would also eliminates the practice of sending employees back to the brokerage before the two-year deadline passes in a temporary "sham" capacity simply to keep their li c enses active and reset the two-year clock.
But letters to FINRA also expressed concern, including one from the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), a Washington-based group of state securities regulators. A person could work for years in another position and then "transition to an investment banking or securities function without demonstrating that he or she remains qualified for the position," wrote Melanie Senter Lubin, Maryland Securities Commissioner, in a 2010 letter on NASAA's behalf.
Now the plan will likely rear its head again as FINRA plods through the last round of rules it needs to clean up from the 2007 merger. "It's not that work hasn't been done," said Colby. "It just hasn't been finished." (Reporting By Suzanne Barlyn in New York; Editing by Jennifer Merritt and Andrew Hay)
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RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA, May 26 Maria Silvia Bastos resigned on Friday as head of Brazil's development bank BNDES amid a political crisis that had increased pressure against her by credit-starved business leaders.
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You have probably heard about the importance of strengthening your core abdominal muscles and back muscles in order to prevent back pain.
If you have lower back pain, whether it is from an injury, soft tissue damage, or poor posture over time, strengthening your abdominal and back muscles (known as your core) can significantly help.
However, you must know how to work out correctly to avoid injuring your back further.
Use the A-Z exercise library and the workout plan finder to isolate back strengthening exercises and routines now!
If you suffer from back pain and are considering beginning a work-out routine there are some tips here that will help you to develop a plan that could alleviate a lot of your back problems.
As with any workout though, it is always a good idea, especially if you have an injury or chronic pain, to consult with your doctor before beginning any exercise program.
Having weak core muscles, abdominal and back muscles that line the spine, can cause or increase back problems.
Strengthening your abs is just as important as strengthening your back muscles if you are looking for lower back support and to decrease pain.
In fact, there are several reasons that a core strengthening workout is right for you if you suffer from back pain. These include:
- Decreasing the likelihood of back pain episodes
- Decreasing the severity of these episodes
- Protecting against further back injury
- Helping to avoid the need for back surgery
- Facilitating healing from a back injury or surgery
- Improving posture
What should someone with lower back problems consider before even beginning an ab workout?
As mentioned before, you must consult a physician before beginning any work out if you suffer from pain or have had an injury. Your doctor knows the ins and outs of your situation and can help steer you towards a work out that will help you rather than causing increased pain or added injury.
Additionally, you want to make sure you have proper footwear. It seems like something minor, but exercising in shoes that are not made for exercise can cause injury and increased pain. Don't cut corners when it comes to sneakers that fit correctly and provide enough support.
Finally, make sure you build in time for stretching both at the beginning and end of the work out. Short muscles can impact the alignment of the spine and cause back problems. Stretching exercises that lengthen muscles can help to relieve back pain.
What is an ab workout that someone with lower back problems that you can do on a daily basis?
If you suffer from lower back problems it is crucial to try to do at least 10-20 minutes of daily core strengthening exercises to tone the muscles that support your spine and hopefully improve or eliminate your pain situation. A good core strengthening workout always begins with at least five minutes of stretching and ends with stretching as well to help relieve muscle tightening that can occur. In between there are several exercises you can do right at home that will focus on your core abdominal muscles, lower abdominals, and obliques. These exercises include:
You can use our exercise finder for more information on the proper form and techniques for any of these exercises. There are some important points to note when it comes to doing regular crunches. These are a common part of any abdominal workout; however, you need to be careful when you do them so that you do not cause further injury to your back or neck. Always keep these tips in mind when performing crunches:
- Do not anchor your feet on the floor which can injure your lower back.
- Use a rolled up towel placed under the natural curve of your back for additional support.
- Your hands go behind your head for support only. Do not pull your head forward.
- Start out slow and only do a few crunches at first. If you find over time you can do crunches without increased back pain you can do more.
- Your lower and middle back should remain on the floor at all times in a neutral position. You may have heard exercise professionals use the term pushing your belly button to down to the floor. This motion will help keep your back flat.
What is an ab workout for those with lower back problems that you can do at the gym?
If you workout at a gym or health club you probably want to do more than the basic stretches and exercises listed above. After all you are paying for your membership and those are all exercises that can easily be done at home. So, what else can you do that will strengthen your abdominals and help your lower back? There are actually several things you can do that will benefit your core and lower back.
- First, the use of a fitness or stability ball is a great tool for strengthening your ab and back muscles while providing the support you need to prevent further strain. There are several different exercises all done on a stability ball that are easy to do and help with core strengthening.
- Next, you can take a Pilates, yoga, or Tai Chi class. All of these incorporate exercises, stretches, and movements that are very good for building core strength.
- Finally, consider low impact aerobics, which means aerobic activity where both feet never leave the floor at the same time. You might take a low impact aerobics class or participate in an activity such as walking, riding a stationary bike, or swimming, all of which are examples of low impact aerobic activities that strengthen the abdominal muscles.
Speaking of swimming, water exercises are very good for building strength while supporting the back and preventing injury or pain. Many physical therapists recommend therapy programs done in a swimming pool.
Back pain needs to be handled with the advice of your doctor and a well planned, core and back strengthening exercise routine. Use the A-Z exercise library to get started now!


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There's never a dull moment in the hobby. Well, OK, sometimes. You've never tried coming up with stories the week between Christmas and New Year's have you? This Editor's Blog almost wrote itself. We start with the always interesting New York Daily News, which has a story about legal bills associated with this court case....and who's paying them. Read Michael … [Read more...]
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Tourists from around the world flock to Bhutan to witness a tshechu. We were very lucky to be able to attend Thimphu Tshechu on the weekend of September 17-19. The Tshechu is dedicated to Padmasambhava also known as Guru Rinpoche (Precious Master) who brought Buddhism to Bhutan.
The Je Khenpo, the monk who is the spiritual head of Buddhism in Bhutan presided over the ceremony. Many Bhutanese get new clothes to attend the festival. They come with their families bringing food and drink to spend the whole day watching the religious dances.
Atsu was invited by his friends to attend this festive event and was also provided with a fancy gho and kabney, traditional scarf only worn on special occasions. Atsu was lucky enough to have a friend whose uncle is a monk, so he was able to view the dances from a box seat reserved for monks. On the other hand, the rest of us Lina, Emilia, Elana, Bianca and Sue had a tough time watching the dances through the crowd.
The masked dancers are usually monks or lay gomchen. They are highly qualified dancers who also perform for the royal family. The dances tell religious stories. Though the same dances are performed at tshechus around the country, the one held in Thimphu Dzong is the biggest one. People from around the world attend it. It is even broadcast live on the TV. There are also atsaras (clowns) who provide comic relief when the dances become boring. They make fun of the monks and the dances, which can become tedious after many hours.
At the end of the tshechu, a throngdrel (a very large thanka or hanging) is dropped from the walls of the dzong. The thongdrel represents Guru Rinpoche and his eight manifestations. It is believed that simply by viewing the thongdrel the people will be blessed and be delivered from the cycle of reincarnation. To receive this auspicious blessing, people rush into the thongdrel while a police force tries to control them. Elana was there on the last day of the tshechu and so she received the blessing.
From the Bhutan Team
Atsu, Devon, Emilia, Elana, Lina, Raffi, Sarah, Yuri, Bianca and Sue


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Who says garage sales have to be about used toasters?
I don't know about you but I don't tend to get excited about garage sales. I never find anything I want to buy and then feel guilty for looking. Well, Clearwithguts's Garage Sale (pronounce "garr-ridge") isn't your neighbor's garage sale. Presented by MutonIsMyFriend, this is more like a one-day gallery show filled with designer toys and art from well-known artists. Each of the artists takes home 100 percent of the money earned from sales. The hosts are simply doing this out of love and support for the community.
So far, the list of artists in attendance include: Velocitron, Josh Herbolsheimer, Mitchell Edmonds, Brian Flynn, Splurrt, Monster Worship, Adam Middleton/RabbitsAndRobots, Toby Dutkiewicz/Devils Head Productions, Scott Wilkowski, JulieB/Pretty In Plastic, Dennis Hamaan/Shirihama, David Coffman, Megan Kelly, Uh-Oh Toys, Datadub/Fig-Lab, plus at least one surprise guest. That is a whole lot of awesome under one garage roof.
So, I am sure you are chomping at the bit to go, right? The Garage Sale will take place Saturday, December 1, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific at 1239 North Hoover Street, Los Angeles, CA 90029. More information can be found here. Please note, all sales are cash only.


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Jobs for Those Who Have a Political Science Degree
What can you do with a political science degree? Those who are deciding whether or not to go into political science may find themselves wondering this question. For many, when they think of political science they think of government or teaching. While those are both likely job choices, there are quite a few other job opportunities available for those who have a political science degree. Keep in mind that in today's changing world of high tech technologies, this career is in less demand. There is a high percentage of graduate students which cannot find jobs in this profession. Do not be discourage but do your diligent research to find out which areas of political science major are in demand.
For some, working with a candidate during an election is a dream job. If you have a political science degree, this career path could be a great option. There are two different categories in this field: working for a single candidate or working with a party. Each of these has pros and cons. If you are working for a single candidate, usually your job only lasts as long as the election year, while they are campaigning. Luckily, though, if you are loyal and reliable and the candidate wins, you could potentially get a government job in the future. On the other hand, if you work with a specific party you are more likely to get a year-round position. In addition, you will work with quite a few different candidates rather than just one.
As stated above, a career in government was a common answer when asked, what can you do with a political science degree? Jobs available in the government sector are increasing, with that comes the need for more individuals with a political science degree. There are two main types of government jobs available: civil service and working in the offices of elected officials. Civil service plays a large part in American bureaucracy . Civil servants are those who make sure everything is running smoothly. For example, they inspect the bridges we drive on. They are also the individuals we talk to when we need to make a claim about unemployment. If you choose to work in the office of elected officials rather than in civil service, you have a very different job description. You will serve the elected official and unfortunately, your job is at risk when election time rolls around.
If working for political parties or in government does not suit you, you could always work for a research company. These companies research policy issues. Once their research is finished, they recommend action that should be taken in an article on their findings.
what can you do with a political science degree for some may seem like an easy question to answer. If you look past the common choices, you will find a variety of job offerings available. For those who enjoy political science, your dream job is very obtainable.


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Primitivo Montoya
A rosary is scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, July 2, 2012, at St. John's Catholic Church, for Primitivo "Boss Hogg" Montoya, 59, who passed away on June 29, 2012, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. A funeral Mass is scheduled for 10 a.m., on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, also at St. John's Catholic Church. Cremation will follow the services, per his wishes.
Primitivo was born Jan. 16, 1953, to Barney Brady and Eva Montoya [auth] Aragon, and raised by Domingo Aragon in Roswell.
Primitivo was a graduate of Goddard High School, Class of 1971, and was employed by Samon's for 22 years. He loved to play horseshoes and his horseshoe club was called the Roswell Six-Packs. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He was a lifelong resident of Roswell and a member of St. John's Catholic Church.
He is survived by his fiancée Antonia Morales; his son David Aguilar and Susie; and his stepsons; his sisters, Kathy Vegara and Willie, Betty Vale and Domingo Sr., Mary Helen Aragon and Alvin, Nancy Aragon and Larry, and Grace Lozano; his brother Augustine Aragon and Cheryl, all of Roswell.
He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret Montoya; his father Barney Brady and Domingo Aragon; his mother Eva Aragon; his sister Angie Montoya; his brothers, Alan Montoya and John Montoya Sr.; his nephew Billy Montoya; his grandmother Josefita Brady; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Pallbearers will be Danny Aguilar, James Morales, Anthony Horton, Eddie Gonzales, Domingo Vale, Vernon Aguilar, Alvin Padilla and Willie Vegara.
Honorary pallbearers will be Eva R. Vale, Johnny Sanchez, Spc. 1st Class Tomas Sanchez, Edward Sanchez, Matthew Morales, Fabian Morales, William Vegara, Lucas, Mark A. Montoya, Rick Hernandez, Cuñado Joe Jaramillo, Ricardo Quintamilla, Faustino Jaramillo, also Samon's employees and the "Roswell Six-Packs."
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Sitting here with the wife tonight trying something new to us - Almond Butter.... ground roasted almonds. She asked me how one harvests the almond... I told her they probably shake the tree, but I really do not know. Here in NC Almond Butter appears to be a good bit more expensive than peanut butter.. but then again we do grow a lot of peanuts. Pretty impressive how well the Almond Assoc. markets it's product. I suspect the Blueberry guys could learn a few things from them.
So are there mechanized tree shakers out in those Almond orchards... or what??


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The Mill on the Floss HTML version
IV.2. The Torn Nest Is Pierced by the Thorns
There is something sustaining in the very agitation that accompanies the first
shocks of trouble, just as an acute pain is often a stimulus, and produces an
excitement which is transient strength. It is in the slow, changed life that follows;
in the time when sorrow has become stale, and has no longer an emotive
intensity that counteracts its pain; in the time when day follows day in dull,
unexpectant sameness, and trial is a dreary routine,--it is then that despair
threatens; it is then that the peremptory hunger of the soul is felt, and eye and
ear are strained after some unlearned secret of our existence, which shall give to
endurance the nature of satisfaction.
This time of utmost need was come to Maggie, with her short span of thirteen
years. To the usual precocity of the girl, she added that early experience of
struggle, of conflict between the inward impulse and outward fact, which is the lot
of every imaginative and passionate nature; and the years since she hammered
the nails into her wooden Fetish among the worm-eaten shelves of the attic had
been filled with so eager a life in the triple world of Reality, Books, and Waking
Dreams, that Maggie was strangely old for her years in everything except in her
entire want of that prudence and self-command which were the qualities that
made Tom manly in the midst of his intellectual boyishness. And now her lot was
beginning to have a still, sad monotony, which threw her more than ever on her
inward self. Her father was able to attend to business again, his affairs were
settled, and he was acting as Wakem's manager on the old spot. Tom went to
and fro every morning and evening, and became more and more silent in the
short intervals at home; what was there to say? One day was like another; and
Tom's interest in life, driven back and crushed on every other side, was
concentrating itself into the one channel of ambitious resistance to misfortune.
The peculiarities of his father and mother were very irksome to him, now they
were laid bare of all the softening accompaniments of an easy, prosperous
home; for Tom had very clear, prosaic eyes, not apt to be dimmed by mists of
feeling or imagination. Poor Mrs. Tulliver, it seemed, would never recover her old
self, her placid household activity; how could she? The objects among which her
mind had moved complacently were all gone,--all the little hopes and schemes
and speculations, all the pleasant little cares about her treasures which had
made the world quite comprehensible to her for a quarter of a century, since she
had made her first purchase of the sugar-tongs, had been suddenly snatched
away from her, and she remained bewildered in this empty life. Why that should
have happened to her which had not happened to other women remained an
insoluble question by which she expressed her perpetual ruminating comparison
of the past with the present. It was piteous to see the comely woman getting
thinner and more worn under a bodily as well as mental restlessness, which
made her often wander about the empty house after her work was done, until
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Discussion in 'Off The Beaten Track' started by Simone411, Jan 29, 2013.
My God - Jethro Tull
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen
Everybody Hurts - REM
Hurt - Johnny Cash
A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
Chop Suey - System of a Down
Downtown - Petula Clark
Get Down - Gilbert O'Sullivan
I'm Going Down - Bruce Springsteen
I'm Your Man - Wham!
I'm a Boy - The Who
Rude Boy - Rihanna
Bad Boy-Miami Sound Machiine
The Boy Looked At Johnny - The Libertines
Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
Girlfriend - Pebbles
California Girls - The Beach Boys
California Earthquake - Grateful Dead
Get Dancin' - Disco Tex And The Sex-O-Lettes
Dancing Tight - Phil Fearon & Galaxy
What am I missing? I don't get the connection.
Responding to Maofan7's post to continue the thread:
I hope you Dance - Leeann Womack
You Should be Dancing - Bee Gees
Re: #773 - I think this was a case of responding to the last entry of the previous page. Sometimes, clicking on the "last post" option on the main page won't take you all the way to the end of the thread.
Can't Stop Dancing - Sylvester
I just can't stop loving you - Michael Jackson
Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Hey Now - Oasis
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knee wall question
My friend has a wall the is non bearing and wants to make it into a knee wall inbetween the kitchen and living room. We removed all electrical and made the wall about 3'-6" or 4'.( not sure) right now the end wall moves back and forth. Placed a top on it and drilled a hole in the top plate and placed a 3/8" threaded rod (going to the basement). Tightened up on the rod and still wobbles. Did i mention the wall was built with 2x3 also. What are your suggestions to stop the wobbleing with out removing the entire thing and rebuilding with 2x4.. PLEASE HELP....
The very end of the section would be a 4x4 fir post, notched and bolted. We double the top plates to create an 'overlap' of the wall framing (Cap them like exterior framed walls). We like to add 3" - 4" deck screws for at all the attachment points (Holds tighter than nails)
Last, we use 5/8" sheetrock on both sides. Much stiffer and firmer. You could use construction adhesive on the back sides of the SR when attaching too.
FWIW - This is the method that we always use when building a 1/2 wall and they are solid.
thanks for the quick reply. Just to give a little more information. The wall is 5'-6" long 2x3 studs 1/2 sheetrock. directly under the wall is a doubled up 2x6 joist. Are you saying to put a 4x4 wood post at the wobbling end and secure it to the double joists? He has not taken off the existing sheetrock. I was thinking to rip it all down and start over but he dosent want to spend the time doing it.....Any ideas?
Seriously, rip it all down and build it with 2x4's and use a 4x4 fir post, notched and lagged onto the doubled floor joists. Use the 5/8" sheetrock etc.... (unless you like living with a wobbly wall)
Nother option, if you dont want to tear it down, is to add a little return wall, (make it an "L" shaped or a "T" shaped wall) to the end of it. 10" to 12" screwed to the end of the existing wall then attached to the floor would stiffen it up considerably.
Thank you all for all your help. We accually put in 2 2x3's and nailed them into the floor and the ceiling and sheetrocked around it. It made the wall more secure. It looks really nice also. Thanks again.
Glad it all worked out for you with minimal re-working.
Now, we a just waiting to see the ''finished'' pictures....:)
Sorry the pictures took so long but here is the finished wall. wood trim still needs to be stained
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Chamber Maid from Hays, KS reviewed the Fairytale Sprite Dozen.
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BOTTOM LINE: Yes, would recommend to a friend.
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How can Labour candidates looking to replace Boris in City Hall grab attention?
Lord Adonis — rumoured to want the job — thinks he has the answer.
The Labour Peer is spending a week touring London by TfL bus. He's live-tweeting his adventures, with scintillating pictures of Victoria bus station and early morning bus queues in Highbury.
David Prescott, son of Adonis's colleague in the Lords John Prescott, worries Adonis may have scuppered a chance for social media punning — why not #Adonthebusses as a hashtag, he asks.
But how will Adonis's rivals for the Labour nomination respond?
Diane Abbott is famous for her feuds with London's cabbies and Sadiq Khan is a former Transport Minister so he knows his trains.
But the candidate most likely to stop Adonis in his tracks is Tessa Jowell, who once claimed she was prepared to "throw herself under a bus" for former Leader Tony Blair.
Watch out for leaping ex-Ministers, your Lordship.
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Recipe 74: Pineapple-Thai Basil Champagne Cocktail
This video is available for purchase. See Ming preparing this recipe from start to finish. Get tips on ingredients and techniques not included in the book.
The first two videos of each chapter are always free.
Shopping List
Turbinado (demerera) sugar
1 ripe pineapple
1 bunch Thai basil
Dry Champagne
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Its like when they were producing their numbers they thought, '...Look at all these channels in the red! Shall we maybe take care of those before we release the track? mwah... naah"
Which is a shame because a few of their numbers are quite cool, but that just ruins it for me.


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Most recently I reviewed the muffin mix and cookie mix. The cookies were so great with the perfect cookie consistency and flavor. I added in some basic chocolate chips and they were heavenly. My hubby is pretty picky about gluten free cookies and even he enjoyed them. Any mix-ins work great with this mix. The muffins were also very good. They were moist and delicious. Again, adding mix-ins like blueberries or other fruit make these even more delicious. I decided to create a muffin recipe of my own, Gluten Free Holiday Spiced Cinnamon Roll Muffins! They are so delicious and are the perfect start to any morning!
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Reds, Dusty Baker agree to two-year contract extension
The Cincinnati Reds and manager Dusty Baker have agreed to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Monday afternoon.
|Dusty Baker has agreed to a two-year contract extension. (US Presswire)
The Cincinnati Reds and manager Dusty Baker have agreed to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Monday afternoon. The announcement will be made Monday at 3 p.m. ET news conference in Cincinnati.
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"In Dusty's five seasons here he's taken us to the postseason twice and has proven he can lead our teams to championship-caliber play on the field," Reds president and CEO Bob Castellini said in a statement. "He's the right manager to continue the building process that will take us deeper and deeper into the playoffs in the future."
Baker, 63, led the Reds to a 97-65 regular-season record, winning the NL Central. This success was despite losing superstar first baseman Joey Votto for a significant amount of time in the second half of the season. Baker himself missed 11 games late in the season following a ministroke.
The Reds blew a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five NLDS to the Giants, but they were without ace Johnny Cueto, who left Game 1 injured and had to be replaced on the roster by fifth starter Mike Leake.
Baker has been managing for 19 seasons with the Giants, Cubs and Reds. He has gone 1,581-1,432 during the regular season, winning five division championships. He has been the National League Manager of the Year three times (and has a shot at winning a fourth this season).
One thing that Baker is missing as a manager? A ring. He has won one pennant, with the 2002 Giants, but lost the World Series to the Angels.
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What is JinsightLive for IBM System z?
This tool helps Java™ developers on System z® to profile complex programs. Today's Java applications often use third-party libraries, open-source libraries, and application-specific code; and it is not uncommon to see traces with tens of millions of events. The biggest challenge is to find the bottlenecks in the execution. JinsightLive for IBM® System z's combination of interactive live tracing and the Jinsight execution view enables the user to handle this type of complexity.
JinsightLive for IBM System z combines the visualization engine Jinsight (which was available at alphaWorks in the past) with new tracing technology. JinsightLive is much improved from the earlier Version 2.1. For example, the old Jinsight was not interactive and required applying the Jinsight visualization engine to prerecorded Java traces. With the new tool, a novel, live connection allows large enterprise customers to collect execution information from the Java program on System z and visualize it immediately on a PC, without having to use traces and without source code or byte code instrumentation. Users can then troubleshoot or improve performance.
New features and improvements include the following:
- A dynamic and lightweight profiler analyzes and visualizes how Java programs are executed.
- Many options have been added for tracing selectively in order to reduce the volume of trace information collected and the impact on the target application.
- Tracing is now controlled from the visualizer by a socket connection to the target application.
- Tracing criteria can be dynamically reconfigured.
- Measurements are more accurate and account for the overhead of tracing.
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- Tracing of data values has been added.
An enhancement to JinsightLive is now available: JinsightLive for IBM system Z Enhanced Agent (EA) adds the abililty to collect profile data when running the 64-bit JVM. Options for controlling profiling locally on the System z, without JinsightLive Visualizer, are also included. The Enhanced Agent requires that the base JinsightLive for IBM system Z already be installed on the z/OS or zLinux system.
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How does it work?
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The Annual Knights of Py Gold Outing will be held at the Pitch and Putt Course in Riis Park on Saturday, May 7. The outing costs $30 and includes a round of golf and a barbecue. All proceeds will to research for children with diabetes. For more information about the event, call Allan Greenberg at 917-803-9208 or Bob Kaufman at 917-626-8185.


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Preparing for the Twenty-First Century : Geography Education in Australia
Lidstone, John & Wiber, Marilyn (1995) Preparing for the Twenty-First Century : Geography Education in Australia. The International Journal of Social Education, 10(2), pp. 27-41.
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Wanted ...!! A running number for the above event.. Brighton 10k 20th November 2011 .Will cover all costs for changeover . many thanks . /forum/smilies/big_smile_smiley.gif[/img]email@example.com]email@example.com
Thankyou Lisa....
Registration only closed yesterday , so should have time to swop.
Hi I am also looking for a place for the Brooks Brighton 10k if anyone can help? Will pay !
I saw quite a few runners in last years event running as someone else
not unusual to see male vets running as senior women
I wouldn't worry about it unless you are planning a pb and want it in your own name
Lisa.... i have inboxed you ...
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Ship ... are you still after a female number??
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i would've thought so Phil.....
Only 3 years late...
orite guys thanks for the banter, didn't notice
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The Death of Amelia Marsh: A Sally Nimitz Mystery (Book 1) HTML version
who I knew she was friendly with, another elderly lady. As it turned out, Miss Carey was standing outside
trying to get through the barricade already set up. The cruisers had drawn a small crowd and Miss Carey was
wailing in her reedy little voice.
"Let me through! That's my friend, Amelia, in there! Let me through!"
After I identified her they did. Then I had to stay put to give Miss Carey some temporary emotional support.
Eventually the police got all the information they wanted, Barry went to call the owners of the buildings, and
Miss Carey was placed from my care into the capable hands of the Reverend Southby and his wife, who arrived
surprisingly soon after they were called by the officer in charge. I couldn't remember his name.
That left me free to go home. It was almost six o'clock. Perhaps I was still in shock.
"What is wrong with you, Sally?" I hollered out loud into the air in my quiet abode. Now I was the one doing
the pacing. It came to me that I wanted to talk to someone. It didn't take me long to know who.
George answered on the first ring. That meant he was sitting by his computer.
"Hello, Sally," he greeted me heartily. "How long you been back?"
"About three days."
"Joel doing okay?"
"Joel's fine." Joel was my three-year old grandson, the light of my life.
"Are you all right?" George is perceptive. If I do not go on at length about Joel when given the opportunity I
am obviously not myself.
"Well, not exactly. That is, I'm all right, but Amelia Marsh isn't. She's an elderly woman I knew here in the
condo unit and she died today."
George expressed the appropriate condolence. The sentiment was of the "that's too bad but these things
eventually happen to all of us" variety, so I added, "She was killed. Someone bashed her on the head."
"What!" Now George was fully awake. "I thought that place you live in was safe and respectable! What's the
story? Are you sure you're okay?"
"I'm not sure, really," I said slowly. "Do you have time? I think I need to talk to somebody."
"Have you eaten?"
"Eaten? No. That's been the last thing on my mind."
"Well you have to sometime. Why don't you meet me at Cliff's? It should be quiet there on a Wednesday
night. You can tell me all about it. Are you up to driving, or should I come get you?"
"I am perfectly able to drive," I said tartly, "this is upsetting, not debilitating."
He replied in kind to my acid tongue, said he would meet me in thirty minutes, and hung up.
Cliff's is a bar and grill with food good enough to draw the Sunday lunch crowd after church. The bar is
closed then, of course. It was open now but only moderately busy, and separate enough from the dining room to
make a quiet supper with conversation possible. I saw George's truck as I pulled into the parking lot. He waited
for me at a table in the corner. The dining room was less than half full, for which I was grateful. Having our
conversation overheard did not seem like a good idea.
Dear George. He had already ordered my decaf coffee. No doubt a glass of wine or brandy would seem like
the thing to most, but I drink very little and certainly not when I have to drive home. George knows that.
"Ah. Thank you." I took a grateful swallow of the very good coffee. "No sailor back in port swallowing his
first whiskey appreciates that drink more than I do this right now."
"Yeah, you always did like your coffee," George agreed with a grin, "especially after a stressful day. His
grin disappeared, "And speaking of a stressful day …."
I persuaded him to wait until after we ordered. My appetite had improved a little. I ordered a broccoli and
cheese baked potato and kept my face passive when George ordered a double cheeseburger and fries.
"Not a word out of you," he ordered. "I have been eating broiled chicken and all my vegetables all week. I
need a break."
George was fifty-three, with a broad chest, a small spare tire, and the height to carry it off. He had made
certain concessions to age, cutting back on his smoking and his fried foods being two of them. Privately I was
glad he had not become a guru about the whole thing.
George is, very simply, my friend. Only it is not so simple. We have never been intimate, nor will we be,
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Posted on Friday, January 13 @ 12:25:02 PST by Joe_DodsonAccording to this article, a convention called "Sex in Video Games Conference: Exploring the Business of Digital Erotic Entertainment" is coming to San Francisco this June. We know how promising it sounds. For there to be a Sex in Video Games conference, there has to be, by some kind of logic, sex in video games, right?
Not so fast. This is where the second half of the convention's title, the half you didn't read, comes into play: Exploring the Business of Digital Erotic Entertainment. I know, this second half sounds kinda hot, too, thanks to the words "Exploring," "Digital," "Erotic" and "Entertainment." Hell, in such tantalizing company even the word "Business" sounds kinda kinky.
But trust me, it's not. The focus of this convention isn't funny business, it's business business. Because as you were probably trying to forget for the sake of being excited about this event, there is no sex in video games. Just look at the list of panels:
Creating Mainstream Erotic Games
I have a dirty mind - and I bet you do, too - but I can't find anything remotely hot about any of these. Instead, I would have liked to see a list like this:
Let's Clit It! Or How to Find the PSP's Thumb Nub
Such topics would put the sex back in a Sex in Video Games discussion, but that's not the point. What's really at work here is an attempt by porn and video game executives to figure out how to sell their wares to each others' clienteles (who in all likelihood are the same people) without getting cock-blocked by Wal-Mart and Family Values groups.
But you don't have to take my word for it. In terms that make "five dollar sucky-sucky" seem passionate, Suzanne Freyjadis-Chuberka, President of Evergreen Events (the company hosting the convention) and owner of the un-sexiest last name ever, explains:
"...this conference will help to facilitate conversations that will enable both the game industry as well as the adult entertainment industry to develop a more mature perspective on Adults Only games as well as ways to grow that segment of the industry."
By "a more mature perspective on Adults Only games," I believe she means thinking of them less as fun, kinky pleasures, and more as something that can be sold for a ton of cash. And that, by the way, is the dirtiest idea in here.
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My theme this year is "To Be Prepared" - ntopice the Divine Passive - It is God who prepares us. Anyhow, week 1 follows:
Advent Midweek 1
December 5, 2007
Isaiah 40:1-2
"To Be Prepared: People Who Need Comfort
St. John Lutheran Church
Rev. Wade R. Mattsfield
Theme based on an idea by Arden W. Mead
Isaiah 40:1-2 (1) Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. (2) Speak unto the heart of Jerusalem, proclaim unto her that he warfare is full, that her iniquity is accepted, that from the hand of Yahweh she has taken double in all her sins
Goal: That the hearers take comfort in Jesus advents – in time, in the Lord's Supper and on the last day.
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Introduction: Advent has always been a time of preparation.
A. Even our society in this day still uses this time before Christmas to prepare.
1. How many of you have yet to finish your shopping list?
2. And then we need to clean the house and put up all the decorations.
3. There are parties to prepare for and attend, programs to work on, and TV Christmas specials to watch.
4. There is a lot of preparing to do.
B. In the church, we take this time to prepare for our Lord.
1. If you paid attention to the Psalm as we read it, but it was very instructive./Psalm 24 opens our eyes to what it takes.
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Blitzen32, Jan 22, 2013.
Wow...who comes up with this s***? Seriously?
You can't blame this on Garrett, he can't help it there's stupid players on this team. Ratliff for sure isn't a RKG.
Here, you have a team that hasn't sniffed the postseason in over 3 years, that's once again becoming more famous for arrests than for winning big football games. At least Jimmy's team had that going for them.
The point is that, if you have a coach who's not winning games, and also is not really disciplining players and changing the culture here, then you don't have much at all.
A repeat DUI after a tragedy that became a national headline is not something to just brush aside as a non-story. Who's getting through to these players? Garrett said that he was, but here's big evidence that it was just more podium talk.
after the crap you typed when you started this thread i wouldnt be referring to anyone else as incoherent..
How many turtles have died since Obama became president... think about it.
Come on man you're making us fellow Garrett bashers look bad.
Let his fanboys say all the delusional stuff.
Blitzen....hasnt he been such an invaluable asset to the board in his short time being here?
He AAAACCTUUALLLY sounds a lot like most Garrett bashers
Lets get the facts straight:
1) After the Brent incident, we were told that the team was galvanized around their HC, and that they were taught right from wrong by said HC.
2) A couple weeks later, a member of said team gets arrested for the exact same type of incident.
Either yall are condoning DUIs in general, or you're so desperate to defend the leadership of the team that you'll brush aside any major incident to continue pushing forward with your agenda.
"Either yall are condoning DUIs in general..... or..."
I'm not really in the "garrett basher" camp. It's just getting ridiculous to me that we continue to fail on the football field, yet make headlines for these types of incidents.
It's inexcusable for this to happen after the Brent incident. Shouldn't have happened anywhere in the league after Stallworth, but definitely should not occur on the same team twice in a couple months.
Especially when said team is not even good. I just don't see a culture change in the right direction.
Great work there Sherlock.
You mean like Killer taking a bullet in the leg
Come on it always happens in the NFL hell even the Patriots, Ravens name a winning team they all have had players get arrested
if he is guilty , and gets cut because of it I dont think there will be a fan protest, and im pretty sure no one here condones DUIs, but to think this is a culture Garrett created is just dumb.....and to start a thread saying so is ....well ..like i said ...stupid
I will use my second post to agree. Wow ... idiotic is being kind.
So the Steelers ZERO tolerance is not a good policy,,,Patriots do a good job of policing there own players....maybe the message the Cowboys players are getting is just HOLLOW....just words.... Individual responsibility is one thing but some players just think they are above the TEAM....untouchable....
This COWBOYS TEAM needs BLOWN UP....Jerry Jones and Jason Garrett are chasing problems NOT FIXING PROBLEMS.....2013 is gonna be long drama field year.
Repeated offenses under the same coach, with said coach retaining his job?
Not sure that happens. Maybe in Cincy, but they at least finish over .500
We haven't made the playoffs in 3 years, and we're again becoming more popular for arrests than for anything football-related.
Like I said though, just putting up for discussion.
Right...selective zero tolerance.....


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I hope you cry yourself to sleep every single night.
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This weekend I managed to play a single game for probably 20 odd hours from my sofa. It wasn't exploring the fantasy world of an RPG, tearing around the streets of an urban open worlder or blasting people's heads off from in a war based shooter. Nothing quite so exciting as that. Nope, I was taking aim at becoming the next Richard Branson, building a my very own airline empire in Nimblebit's latest iOS time sink, Pocket Planes. It's a simple time management game in which you oepn airports around the world, buy planes and then direct them around the work picking up and dropping off passengers along the way. The aim: to earn money to open more airports and buy more planes to carry more passengers. Simple and repetative but boy is it addictive!
Early on there's no rest what-so-ever. With only light, short range, aircraft available you're constrained to flights lasting little more than 5 minutes. With 4/5 planes on the go it's a constant barrage of notifications to say a plane has landed and needs refilling and setting off on it's next flight. Yes you could ignore it and wait a few minutes until all planes have landed to make your next move but that would be less efficient, all the time the plane is on the ground it's not earning me money! As you level up your planes can travel futher and now I've got a well oiled Eurasian airline operation in place spanning from London to Seoul. A few local airports served by small aircraft at each end act as feeders for the main hubs with larger faster planes making the hour long journey across continents.
It's a deceptively complicated game wrapped up in characterful pixel art clothes. And as I said, it's taken over my life. To show the degree to which it's taking over I've started building web tools to help me plot each next move in the expansion of my empire. After a Sunday night coding binge I'd created an airport distance calculator that will determine the distance between two airports and tell you which aircraft can make the hop.
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I wish She had more videos, she is a wonderful teacher great tips!
Fantastic video. I love this method. Thank you for posting it.
Thanks for posting. I am working on making better blocks and this will definitely help. Dianne
I agree with the others, great video. I sent the link to my DD who always has problems with sashings and blocks the don't come together neatly. In fact I have one of her quilt projects that she gave to me after getting so disgusted with it. I am going to take it out and take a good look at it. After watching the video I have a good idea as to why she gave up on it.
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Spring practice begins so the Trojans are the talk of the town...
- Gary Klein looks at the key questions facing USC football this spring.
- Scott Wolf notes subtle defensive changes that the coaching staff is toying with.
- Michael Lev breaks down how Matt Barkley can go from good to great.
- ESPN writer KC Joyner (need Insider account) thinks Barkley could surpass Andrew Luck.
- Pedro Moura sized up the linebacker positions.
- Former Trojan Mark McGwire is enjoying life as the St. Louis Cardinals hitting instructor.
- After her incredible performance at NCAAs last week, USC swimmer Katinka Hosszu was nominated for the prestigious Honda Award.
- Women's swimming and diving also banked valuable points in the race for the Capital One Cup. The Women of Troy currently sit 4th in the nation.
- We'll have our own story on USC's male sprinting phenom Vladimir Morozov later today, but the Pac-10 profiled the swimmer as well.
- Hoops coach Kevin O'Neill will join Virginia Tech head man Seth Greenberg on FSN's State Farm Coaches Tournament Show all month long. Check your local listings!


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George Osborne spent his first years as Chancellor dealing with disappointments – both on the UK economy and the state of the public finances. In his latest Autumn Statement he finally had some good news to play with, in the form of more upbeat revenue forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). He took full advantage of this extra room for manoeuvre, cancelling planned cuts to working tax credits and easing the squeeze on public services over the next five years.
There was also more money for public investments in infrastructure. But his plans for a £10bn budget surplus by 2020 still involve eye-watering cuts for some government departments and they look ambitious against a backdrop of subdued global growth.
This was the first combined Spending Review and Autumn Statement since 2007 and comes less than four months after the July Budget. The OBR's forecasts for the economy have not changed much since then. But it has revised up its forecasts for future tax revenues and revised down the medium-term forecast for interest rates – which means lower debt servicing costs for the Treasury.
The net result of these changes would have been to push forecast borrowing down by several billion pounds a year over the next three years. But the deficit forecasts do not reflect this, because Osborne has used the extra cash to loosen policy in other areas – notably in the decision to give up cutting tax credits for working households by nearly £4bn a year.
Taking all the announced changes together, the Chancellor has delivered a net fiscal 'giveaway' of £6.2bn in 2016-17, but just under half of that will be offset by the rosier OBR forecasts. The deficit is now forecast to be £49.9bn in 2016-17, £3.3bn higher than expected in July but still well below the £73.5bn forecast for 2015-16, which is the equivalent of 3.9 per cent of GDP.
Borrowing in 2017-18 and 2018-19 will be modestly higher than previously forecast, on a like-for-like basis. But the forecasts still show a modest £10.1bn (0.6 per cent of GDP) budget surplus in 2019-20, the last year of the current parliament.
There are some tax increases, which will not be popular in some quarters, including an 'apprenticeship levy' on employers that will raise nearly £3bn a year by the end of the parliament, and an additional 3 per cent in stamp duty on buy-to-let properties and second homes, which comes into force in April 2016 and is forecast to raise £825m a year by 2019-20.
Business groups may also be concerned to see the Department for Business and the Department for Transport bearing the brunt of the spending cuts. Spending in these areas will fall by 17 per cent and 37 per cent respectively by 2019-20. The Department for Energy and Climate Change is another big loser, with an overall cut in spending of 22 per cent.
Taking the new extra stamp duty along with the partial removal of interest deductibility in the July Budget, the buy-to-let sector has not been treated kindly by the Chancellor since the general election. But after so many years of highly favourable tax treatment, this shift is not entirely unexpected and could have positive consequences for the investment industry if it encourages households to put their savings elsewhere.
Investor Implications
Market response was muted. The sterling-dollar exchange rate saw an intraday move of 0.4 per cent, with the pound strengthening as the Chancellor spoke. Ten-year Gilt yields bumped up from 1.860 per cent at the market open to 1.875 per cent, and the FTSE 100 remained unchanged.
This subdued reaction is not surprising, given that the basic macroeconomic fundamentals for the UK have not changed significantly as a result of this Autumn Statement.
Fiscal policy will be slightly looser in 2016 than previously thought, which could be positive for economic growth. But such effects are small relative to the potential impact on the UK of global economic factors, as well as any rise in official interest rates.
Financial markets are currently forecasting little or no change in monetary policy in the UK in 2016. We think that could change if the US central bank goes ahead with a first rate rise in December. But today's announcements will not have done much to change that calculation. They will confirm George Osborne's reputation as a chancellor who is willing to bend with the wind – both for economic reasons and for political ones.


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- 1/4 to 1/3 pound pork chop suey meat or boneless pork loin cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup chunky salsa
- 1 tablespoon peach preserves
- Flour tortillas
- In a resealable plastic bag, combine pork and taco seasoning; toss to coat. In a saucepan, brown pork in oil over medium heat. Stir in salsa and peach preserves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until pork is tender. Serve with tortillas. Yield: 1 serving.
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Reviewed Aug. 14, 2012
"This was probably the best meal I have made in a while. My husband loved it and said "yep, this ones a keeper""
Reviewed Jun. 28, 2012
"Fantastic! This delicious pork taco has just enough spice and kick! I used apricot preserves (didn't have any peach). I am definitely going to make this again!"