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Vivavi Sustainable Furniture
Not only is it a green product, it has a great, classic design with clean lines. This, like, the perfect side table.
Etsy has everything, from modern to vintage in art, jewelry, clothing etc. I can spend hours browsing the links and shops of individual designers and entrepreneurs. I receive inspiration each time I visit.
As things become old and lose their usefulness you can throw them away - or you can give them new life like these recycled rail way ties that we have turned into a set of 3 side tables.Tags: home, furniture, interior design, green, coffee, home decor, eco, tables, decorAdded 7 Years Ago from Beso
perfect little handmade critter coasters for your home this holiday season - happy new years! made from reused scrap cedar - waste not my friendsTags: kitchen, home decor, eco, wood, tables, handmade, living rooms, reuse, recycleAdded 8 Years Ago from Etsy
now that is sustainable... only make a table when you need a table with these clamp legs - plus i can already think of a ton of other uses - cleverTags: modern, Eco, hardware, home decor, tables, decor, sustainable, orange, reuseAdded 8 Years Ago from Branch
nice modern look that gives those old plastic crates a new life
these would look lovely on your patio table for a romantic evening of spaghetti and wine under the stars.
Recycled Paper TableTags: furniture, Eco, tables, green, home decor, recycled, living rooms, sustainable, paperAdded 10 Years Ago from Branch


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1. I found some time during my travels to jot down thoughts on an overlooked, underrated fantasy film -- Penelope -- and its relationship with other "Beauty and the Beast" tales.2 Someday, Charlie Kaufman will make a movie about the career of Terry Gilliam, depicting the astonishing, relentless calamities that befall the imaginative director. Everyone knows that Heath Ledger died in the middle of filming Gilliam's upcoming picture. If you've seen Lost in La Mancha, you know what I mean - … [Read more...]
Browser: "Penelope." Terry Gilliam. Cinema and the City. Whit Stillman. Denby's Oscar rant.
Browser: Gerard Manley Hopkins & Paul Mariani; A moratoriaum on Holocaust films?; Plus, U2, Katherine Heigl, Keanu and more 2008 Film Awards
Paul Mariani, one of my favorite poets, has now penned a new book on Gerard Manley Hopkins. Books and Culture has a review.More... … [Read more...]
V for Very Disappointing
I won't publish my review of V for Vendetta until opening day. But I will say that I managed to make it until the closing credits without walking way in boredom and disgust... but just barely.I will, however, link to one of those pages where the reviewer (David Denby of The New Yorker) is apparently somehow exempt from the industry standards. And I find myself agreeing with him. ...even if one enjoys the craft of "Vendetta," and, viewing it as an extravagant pop myth, cuts it as much slack a … [Read more...]

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by Anne Perry (Author), Regina Schirp (Übersetzer)
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A Christmas Odyssey by Anne Perry
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As Christmas approaches, an old friend asks Henry Rathbone for a favor. The friend's son, Lucien, has been drawn into the lifestyle of London's underworld. Lucien's father wants Henry to find Lucien before it's too late. Henry knows he needs help, but he's reluctant to ask his friends, William and Hester Monk, to involve themselves in this quest. Henry turns instead to Squeaky Robinson, the bookkeeper for Hester Monk's clinic and a man with a criminal past, and the inscrutable Dr. Crow. The three men search for Lucien in the parts of London that aren't safe even for criminals. Following a promising lead to Lucien's whereabouts, they instead discover evidence of murder. Is Lucien the victim...or the killer?
Anne Perry's Christmas novellas feature secondary characters from her two Victorian crime series. They typically have themes of reconciliation and redemption, visiting some dark places in the process. This one is even darker than most and dwells excessively on perversion. The balance leans too far toward evil, and the redemptive acts are too insubstantial to erase the darkness that pervades so much of the story. Not recommended.
Henry Rathbone, father of Sir Oliver Rathbone (a well-known character from the William Monk series) is asked to help find a friend's son. It seems that Lucien Wentworth is no longer the wholesome lad Henry remembers. Lucien has been very busy trotting down the road to hell: vice, sin, debauchery, etc. Mr. Wentworth can't find his son because his son just dives more deeply into the seamier side of London when his father goes looking for him.
Our gentle and intellectual mathematician has sense enough to find himself a tour guide: former brother keeper turned respectable Squeaky Robinson (who doesn't like his given name, so he doesn't give it to Rathbone) of Hester Monk's Portpool Lane Clinic. They seek out Crow, who is not officially a doctor, but has considerable medical knowledge. It's a good thing they brought him along because, by the time they find Lucien, he's not exactly the picture of health.
Squeaky gets to mentally contrast his unsavory past with his respectable present. (I gave a brief snicker at Squeaky's indignation over his behavior when he kept a bawdy house compared to one of the sad, sick places they visit.) I liked the way Squeaky treated young Bessie as a proper girl, not potential merchandise. Poor Henry is definitely out of his depth. Without Squeaky and Crow, he'd not have made it through the first night. Still, Henry has more of use to contribute than just his money.
The mysterious Ash, the extremely evil Shadwell, and Sadie, cocaine-addicted beauty who has been leading Lucien down into Shadwell's grip, have their roles. The climax was very dangerous. Not everyone in that room gets out alive.
I'm ashamed to admit that I didn't think about Lucien's name until the fourth CD, when Henry was thinking about the man's father.
The West End scenes are not for the faint of heart.
Another Christmas novella enjoyed in my Christmas reading relaxation~
mystery and adventure in a Victorian London, well depicted by veteran author, Anne Perry. Not a light/easy reading type story - this one takes us on an underground search for a missing son who has fallen prey to his own human desires without thought for the consequences.
Story of a father's love and longing and the help of a friend who cares enough to actively respond...
Love Anne Perry--her detailed descriptions from facial expression to mannerisms to dress are incredible. The book was interesting because it really delved into the darker side of life.
Decided to return this to the library and check it out again closer to Christmas, since I'm about to go on a "library fast" to read books I have at home.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345518586, Hardcover)In her beloved Christmas novels, Anne Perry brings readers both the authentic Victorian charm and the nail-biting suspense that have made her Thomas Pitt and William Monk tales bestsellers for a generation. Though rife with intrigue, these special seasonal stories beam with the blessed light of the holiday.
Ten days before Christmas, as an icy wind cuts through London, wealthy James Wentworth feels not joy but grief. His reckless son, Lucien, has been lured into a deadly world of drugs and wild passion. Wentworth's only hope, he believes, is his old friend Henry Rathbone, who volunteers to search for the prodigal son. Rathbone knows nothing of the sensation-obsessed underworld where Lucien now dwells, but he acquires two unexpected new companions who do: Squeaky Robinson, a reformed brothel-keeper who now works in Hester Monk's medical clinic, and Crow, a mysterious slum doctor who turns no one away, however undeserving.
Slowly this odd trio gathers clues—about Lucien's mad infatuation with a beautiful woman named Sadie, and about Shadwell, the ruthless man who owns her and, like the Devil, never lets go of one of his own. Rathbone, Squeaky, and Crow even welcome into their little band a most valuable recruit: young Bessie, a teenager whose courage holds fast even in the depths of the slum. And so they set forth on their odyssey into London's dark streets, on a mission whose outcome they cannot begin to guess.
Anne Perry's novels are supreme masterpieces of suspense, and A Christmas Odyssey ranks with the very best. The days leading up to Christmas may prove to be fraught with challenges, but 'tis the season for comfort and joy and miracles.
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For a man with an easy ability to slip into a room unnoticed, Adam Smith has acquired quite a collection of nicknames. He was known within the Department of Culture Media and Sport as "Jeremy Hunt's brain" because, one civil servant says, Smith has a telepathic understanding of what his former boss wants and knows what to say to get it.
Some called him "the next director general of the BBC" because of his intricate understanding of media-related legislation, which, a former colleague joked, meant that he was a shoo-in for Britain's biggest broadcasting job.
But recently, some Tory MPs have sneered and referred to him as "the not so invisible hand of Adam Smith" in reference to his more famous economist namesake and the seemingly conspiratorial nature of his email exchanges with News Corporation's PR man Frédéric Michel.
The question many in Whitehall are asking is this: which of these three identities will emerge when Smith steps into the Leveson inquiry witness box on Thursday and is asked about Hunt's handling of News Corporation's planned £8bn bid to take over the whole of BSkyB? Will he loyally agree with Hunt's statement that the "volume and tone" of the special adviser's contact with Michel was inappropriate? Will he seek to distance himself from Michel's pally correspondence? Or confirm some senior Conservatives' worst fears and say Hunt should have, or must have, either known of, or approved of, his dealings with Michel?
Smith's testimony will be keenly scrutinised after 163 pages of emails from Michel to James Murdoch appeared to show that the company had obtained inappropriate briefings regarding its BSkyB bid. Hunt's political career is in the balance, and there may be repercussions for David Cameron and for the coalition government.
Details of Smith's background remain sketchy. In his early 30s with a "BBC accent", Smith is a cricket enthusiast, according to one acquaintance. His friends remain loyal and his circle has closed ranks since he has been thrust into the Leveson limelight.
One Tory acquaintance who is senior within the party says Smith has known Hunt for at least five years. They worked together in opposition, where Smith quickly became his closest political confidant.
"When the Tories were trying to get into government, Adam would brief journalists, but you could tell that he didn't like it. He wanted to be backroom man, wielding some real influence instead of spinning," said one reporter who has followed the minister's career.
During the formation of the coalition, Smith was one of Hunt's two special advisers. He became a key part of the secretary of state's team – a political appointee employed as a civil servant but free from the civil service requirement to show impartiality and objectivity.
Smith concentrated on policy, leaving communications to Hunt's other special adviser, Sue Beeby. He would attend key policy meetings at Conservative Central Office, ministerial briefings, and meet stakeholders such as Michel.
The Tory source said Smith was involved in meetings at the highest levels within the party and that Hunt went nowhere without him. "Adam was absolutely trusted and had access to everything. It does seem incredible to me that anyone would claim that he might do anything without Jeremy's prior approval."
Stakeholders who worked closely with Smith describe him as bright and thorough. "Adam is a policy natural, which is why, although he appears quite ordinary, he is actually outstanding in a Whitehall environment," said one public affairs insider. "He absorbs it, understands it, and can reflect it back at you within seconds. You would want him on your pub quiz team."
Smith adapted quickly to life as part of a coalition, with Liberal Democrats praising the way he included them in policy matters. "He was completely on top of his brief, and knew it all. He was jut as a special adviser should be – pretty anonymous, in the background, but fiercely loyal to his minister," said one. Another added: "He did like to be liked – and because I like him, I worry that that was the reason for his downfall."
After the emails between Smith and Michel emerged last month, and Hunt's job came under pressure, Smith fell on his sword, prompting Labour accusations that he was being used as a human shield.
A Guardian analysis of text messages and emails exchanged between Michel and Smith – and those sent from Michel to James Murdoch and other News Corp top brass relaying Smith's remarks – show Michel was largely passing on an accurate summary of the intelligence he was receiving from Hunt's camp.
As Michel himself admitted in his witness statement to Leveson, he frequently implied to Murdoch that he had spoken to Hunt, when his contact was almost always Smith. But the information that Michel was relaying was usually a fair precis of what Smith told him by text or email, often just a few minutes previously.
Smith, however, released a statement admitting that he had told Michel more than he should have.
He said: "I do not recognise all of what Michel said, but nonetheless I appreciate that my activities at times went too far and have, taken together, created the perception that News Corporation had too close a relationship with the department … Whilst I firmly believe that the process was in fact conducted scrupulously fairly, as a result of my activities it is only right for me to step down as special adviser to Jeremy Hunt."
On Thursday, that version of events – from a very private policy wonk upon whom Hunt's ministerial career now rests – will face the Leveson test.


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Reporter Rebecca Berfanger wrote this blog post.
Starting in 2007, each year the clerk's office in Marion County does a "Chapel of Love" event where couples can get married on Valentine's Day for a donation to the American Heart Association. This year the clerk's office had 35 couples scheduled to get married today between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to a release the office sent Friday.
A $50 donation to the American Heart Association is in lieu of an officiant's fee. Since 2007, the event has raised more than $5,500 and 134 couples have been married prior to today's event.
A year ago today, my friend Natasha Wheeler, who got engaged the previous October, got married at the Marion County Clerk's Office and has no regrets.
Natasha and her husband first learned about this event through an article they saw in NUVO, and later through the blog post I wrote the Friday before the 2010 event, which I posted on my Facebook page.
She sent me a text that Friday evening because she had called the clerk's office and was told they didn't have any openings. I don't have an "in" with the clerk's office myself, but I did tell her when I called for more info earlier that day I was told they might be able to take walk-ins.
They got to the City County Building Feb. 14, 2010, about an hour and a half before the scheduled start time for the event, begged for a marriage license (the clerk's office recommends couples get these ahead of time but did grant one to my friends), and they were the first couple to be married.
About a month later, they hosted an open house at their condo and shared photos and their story from that day. An e-mail I sent to her about the press release for the event was included in their wedding album.
Since then, Natasha and I have talked about her experience. Last month I joked with my coworkers that my boyfriend and I would do this today (we're not, for the record and in case my mom is reading this).
Before deciding to do this, Natasha and her husband had looked into more traditional options for their wedding, and had even researched the costs for Las Vegas wedding, but they are happy with their choice to get married at the "Chapel of Love."
"When planning a traditional wedding became too stressful and expensive, we decided to do something more fun, unique and philanthropic," she texted me on her one-year anniversary.
In related news, the cost of a marriage license might increase if a bill passes this session. HB 1248, currently in the Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs, would increase the fee from $18 to $72, effective July 1, 2011. Couples who take a premarital preparation course would still only pay $18.


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Artaÿctes is a historical figure described in Herodotus' The Histories. Artayctes, the son of Cherasmis, was a Persian General who commanded the Macrones and Mossynoeci forces in the army of Xerxes during the second Persian invasion of Greece (480-479 BC). During that period, Artayctes was also a Tyrant in Sestos where he was captured and crucified by Athenian forces in 479 BC.
After the defeat of the Persian army in the Battle of Plataea and the Battle of Mycale, the remaining Persians and their allies made for Sestos, the strongest town in the Thracian Chersonesos. The Greek fleet sailed to the Hellespont to destroy the pontoon bridges placed there by the Persians when they had crossed from Asia Minor to Greece, but found that this had already been done. The Peloponnesians then sailed home, but the Athenians, commanded by Xanthippus, decided to try to retake the Thracian Chersonesos from the Persians. The Athenian army landed on the Thracian Chersonesos near Sestos and surrounded the city, of which Artayctes was governor.
Artayctes's rule as governor of Sestos[edit]
According to Herodotus, Artayctes's rule over the city-state of Sestos was a reign of terror. Originally, Sestos had been a Greek stronghold. Herodotus describes that when Artayctes was made governor of the city, he claimed all treasures present in the region, and desecrated many Greek places of worship. For example, Artayctes plundered the Sestos cemetery near Elaeus and the sanctuary and Temple of hero Protesilaus of Thessaly at Elaeus, and built a Persian temple complex on top of it.
The Siege of Sestos[edit]
Herodotus describes that Artayctes was taken by surprise by the arrival of the Athenian military forces. By surrounding the city of Sestos, the Athenians had trapped Artayctes in his own capital, and with him the equipment needed to build a new pontoon bridge. After the siege had lasted several months, little progress in retaking the city had been made, and the Athenian soldiers became somewhat discontented. However, the Athenian officers were determined to take the city.
The Athenian siege dragged on, but eventually, when the food ran out in the city, the Persians fled at night through the least guarded part of the city wall. The Athenians were thus able to take possession of the city the next day.
Artayctes's death[edit]
According to Herodotus, the Athenian army was informed by the inhabitants of Sestos about the departure of the Persians. The Athenians subsequently pursued the Persians. They encountered Artayctes and his military unit near the river Geite. Most of Artayctes's men were killed in the subsequent battle. Artayctes, however, was captured and taken back to Sestos.
Herodotus describes how Artayctes pleaded for his life and for the life of his son. He offered a hundred talents to the gods and two hundred to the Athenians if they would spare their lives.
However, the Greek general Xanthippus was obliged to hand over Artayctes to the people of Elaeus, a town which Artayctes had plundered while governor of Sestus. Artayctes was then crucified by the people. While Artayctes was dying, he witnessed his son being stoned to death.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Leonhard Schmitz (1870). "Artayctes". In Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. p. 372.
- The translation of Herodotus' The Histories used for this article is by Hein van Dolen, 1995. Reprinted November 1995. Revised and reprinted 1996, 2000. Nijmegen, The Netherlands: SUN. ISBN 90-6168-583-4


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The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes to Start Production in 2014!
Constantin Films has decided to restart production on the second film in the series, The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes, next year. That's right Shadowhunters City of Ashes will be coming to the big screen! THR confirmed this and has an article up explaining the situation.
Are you excited we will be seeing the second book brought to life on film?
I know I am!
The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes Movie Delayed
As most of you have probably heard by now The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes movie has been delayed.
Below was the reason given to The Wrap:
The decision to delay "City of Ashes" was made several days ago after Constantin spoke with its international distributors at the Toronto International Film Festival, Moszkowicz told TheWrap. While Constantin is committed to making the sequel, the company did not want to rush into production with an unfinished screenplay, preferring to take the time to get right.
So the movie hasn't been canceled just delayed.
Head on over to The Wrap for more info.
I really hope they continue making the series. I would love to see it all come alive on the big screen!
Sigourney Weaver to Play the Inquisitor in The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes?
According to entertainment.ie during their interview with Harald Zwart he confirmed that Sigourney Weaver will be playing Inquisitor Imogen Herondale in the second Mortal Instruments movie, City of Ashes.
I'm a big fan of Sigourney Weaver and am excited she will be joining the cast in the next movie.
The fan art above is by nikola-nickart and it is just awesome!


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What Do Ancient Book-Makers, 2 Pixar Alums, and E-Book Publishing Have in Common? December 12, 2013: Vellum! That's right poetry peeps, there's a new game in town. Pixar Alums Brad West and Brad Andalman have teamed up to launch (like, today!) a new, Macintosh-based App to help authors [...]
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According to numerous reports, x-rays on the thumb of Eagles RB LeSean McCoy came back negative; the injury is not considered to be serious.
SMITTY: This is great news, but if you plan on investing in LeSean McCoy this year, be certain to handcuff him to Darren Sproles, as that offense is so explosive, Sproles would play well if forced to take on a significant workload. McCoy, despite some very minor toe and thumb issues, remains locked into our top 2RBs heading into 2014, as seen here via our Full-Season 2014 Fantasy Football Projections.


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Princess Anne visits Royal Naval College
Princess Anne has visited Britannia Royal Naval College to take the salute at Lord Admiral's Divisions.
The parade is the most prestigious in the BRNC calendar and signifies the formal commissioning of the latest group of Royal Naval Officers Cadets to complete the 30-week initial naval training programme.
She was in Dartmouth to represent her father, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.
Princess Anne opens extension at Bristol Airport to sound of singing children
Princess Anne has opened an £8.6 million extension at Bristol Airport to the sound of carols sung by local schoolchildren.
The new departure lounge facilities are part of the airport's drive to increase passenger numbers to ten million a year.
You can watch our full report here:
- ITV Report
Princess Anne opens new grandstand at Cheltenham
Princess Anne opens new Cheltenham Racecourse grandstand
On the first day of The Open meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse, Princess Anne will be opening its new, five and a half storey grandstand.
It's the final part of a 45 million pound redevelopment of the course spanning a year and a half.
Today is the start of one of Cheltenham Racecourse's most popular meets, The Open - with thousands expected to flock to the event.
The Princess is one of two Royals visiting the West Country today, as The Duke of Edinburgh is in Plymouth visiting marines this afternoon.
Princess Anne's prized pig killed by wild boar
A rare pig belonging to the Princess Royal was savaged by a wild boar which got into its pen in Gloucestershire.
The princess reportedly told a conference of farmers that her Gloucestershire Old Spot boar was killed on Tuesday night.
It was nearby on the M4 earlier this week that a wild boar caused a car accident in which 47-year-old Raymond Green died.
Latest pictures from Princess Anne's visit to Clovelly
Princess Anne walked down to the harbour along the famous cobbled street in Clovelly: a test for many due to its steepness and uneven surface.
Princess Anne is a keen horsewoman and took great interest in the village donkeys that had transported goods up and down the steep sloped village for centuries. They are no longer working animals and are now used as a tourist attraction.
Princess Royal due in North Devon
Princess Anne will be in North Devon today. The Princess Royal will be in Clovelly to open a fountain in honour of the Queen. She'll also unveil a plaque in remembrance of mariners who lost their lives near the town in the 19th century.
This afternoon she'll move on to Barnstaple to open a new play park.
Princess Anne visits first day of Royal Cornwall Show
The annual Royal Cornwall Show kicked off today in Wadebridge. Princess Anne was there on the first day of the famous rural event.
Princess Anne unveils a plaque marking the opening of the new brain injury hospital in Swindon
LUNCHTIME REPORT: Princess Anne opens hospital
The Princess Royal has opened a £3.5 million hospital for people with brain injuries in Swindon. Chalkdown House has twenty beds for patients - as well as offering treatment and rehabilitation. Our reporter Laura Makin-Isherwood was at the opening ceremony.


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The world is lately an unstable mess, as crazily off balance as at anytime in the past three and a half decades, says a recent front-page story in The Wall Street Journal, and it is clearly, frighteningly true.
Look at the Middle East and you see bloody conflict in Iraq and Syria and escalating missile exchanges between Israel and Hamas. Look at Eastern Europe and you see Ukraine trying to defend itself from pro-Russian rebels. Look at Asia and you see China telling its neighbors that their territory is its territory and they had better back up or else.
We could add any number of other hugely upsetting situations. The question is what's going on, and one obvious answer is that all kinds of forces are at work.
In a column in the New York Times, Thomas Friedman shows how droughts, Internet communications and the end of the Cold War have been among the natural, technological, historical and other major influences playing large, specific roles in the events we are witnessing. It's complicated and cannot be reduced to one personality, such as that of President Barack Obama, he tells us even as he admits U.S. flubs, and, up to a point, he has a point.
But it is hardly new that the world is subject to sweeping changes that then perplex leaders who nevertheless sometimes respond valiantly, wisely and effectively. They may not make the world purr, but shove back at the worst, keeping it more in-hand than it would have been. Despite some genuinely good moves here and there, that's not what we are mostly seeing from Obama.
Notwithstanding occasional rhetoric to the contrary, it's almost as if he regrets we are a major power, sees fulfilling at least some of his implied responsibilities as misdeeds and, at any rate, would rather give politically divisive speeches at fundraisers. That's occupied his precious time to the extent of 74 of them this past year, reports the Washington Post, and that's not a trivial observation. It is scarily symbolic of what sometimes seems a retreat from duty.
Specific policy miscalculations signaling the same conclusion have been well-rehearsed by his critics, but at least a few deserve mention.
Perhaps wrongheadedly, he told Syria there would be "enormous" military consequences if it crossed a red line. Syria crossed it, there were no such consequences and the message was not to worry about Obama's warnings.
He just maybe could have shortened the Syrian war and helped the relatively moderate forces in that country come to power through more military aid early on, but didn't.
If he had left maybe 20,000 occupying forces in Iraq -- as in fact many experts say he could have -- it is far less likely that country would now be in upheaval.
Another bad message: reducing the military at this time as much as says to every rival out there to fret less about causing trouble.
I sometimes wonder about Obama's kibitzing aides. It was bad enough to send U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice out with what appears a misbegotten tale for national TV audiences after the Benghazi murders. But considering the backlash, it was on the order of insanity to send Rice, currently the national security advisor, out on a similar mission to explain the release of five big-time terrorists in a prisoner swap that quickly turned controversial.
I also sometimes wonder about his speech writers. In his address about foreign policy strategy at the West Point graduation in May, Obama made a major point about how it is not always right to use military force in every difficult situation. Of course not. Who is saying so?
Mostly I wonder about Obama himself. He is super bright and has his moments, but more and more seems utterly miscast as president, especially considering the multiple forces banging away at world stability with too much unmediated success.
Jay Ambrose is an op-ed columnist for McClatchy-Tribune. Readers may email him at email@example.com.
Are you still whining about the fake scandals?
The "phony" IRS scandal,in which conservative groups were targetted by Lois Lerner? And she admitted the same!
The "phony" Benghazi scandal,in which an obscure video was blamed when the oval office new it was a terrorist attack within minutes.
The "phony" fast and furious scandal,in which this administrations policy of selling guns to drug cartels was yet another Obama policy blamed on Bush.
Start there buzzy. Stop being a parrot and learn the truth. Or do you prefer being seen as a stooge?
What is the lie?
Nothing new here, just the daily dumocratic regurgitated lies, born of racism, bigotry, intolerance and envy.
Did you think Bushwars on the credit card were free?
And the debt has only increased 7 TRILLION dollars under this magnificent President. What a Godsend he is.
Oh my Buzzo! What a deluded idiot you are.
With Obama's strong leadership America has moved in the right direction from the GOP 2008 depression. There's more work to be done but the GOP is focused on fake scandals and political stunt lawsuits.
Markets setting records
Climate deniers no longer part of conversation
Bin Laden dead
Millions enjoying success of Obamacare
Min wage raised in places
Marriage equality
Deficit slashed in half
Bushwars ended
America simply can not afford any more failed Republican ideas that only benifit the 1%.
The truth is that we twice elected a man who was not adequately qualified to be the President of the United States, probably the biggest job in the world. He had no background in leadership of any kind and it is showing up big-time right now. He held positions of influence, not power, and he has no idea how to lead. He never hired, never fired, never made the kinds of decisions individually that affect peoples' lives. He has no idea how to wield power and influence by convincing and compromising, and it is really hurting us as a country right now. There are reasons that, historically, very few Senators have been elected president, and this is one of those reasons. He just didn't have the experience to prioritize, propose and work things through to a resolution. He came into office in the worst economy since the Great Depression and, instead of concentrating on getting the economy back on track, he immediately began pushing health cate, and wasted a whole year doing so. He then didn't know how to, or the importance of, building consensus, instead forcing his ideas down the throats of reluctant legislature. It has all been uphill from there. He poisoned the well and it has yet to clear. Unfortunately, W was little better, so we will have 16 byears of inadequate leadership and poor decision-making. I just hope we can survive the next 3 years and that we don't make the same mistakes again.
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If only we could return to the golden age of Bushcollapse and the failed Republican policies that got us in this mess. With Obama pulling us out of the conservative ditch and Hill about to institute some classic Clinton improvements we are on the mend. Another positive is old, white males refuse to quit dying, so we have lots of things going for us.
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If only we could return to the golden age of Bushcollapse and the failed Republican policies that got us in this mess. With Obama pulling us out of the conservative ditch and Hill about to institute some classic Clinton improvements we are on the mend. Another positive is old, white males refuse to quit dying, so we have lots of things going for us.
obama is a total failure and only a racist would think otherwise.
I wonder when this President will tell the truth,Jay? I wonder what could happen in the world that would make Obama stand up and take notice,Jay? I wonder what could happen that would cause Obama to not play a round of golf? I wonder if Puting allowed that plane to be shot down,what will Obama do? I wonder why the left demands leadership from Bush,but not from Obama?
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Check the status of taxable gains and losses in your portfolio: Now is a good time to see if your investment allocations (the balance among stocks, bonds, mutual funds, cash, etc.) are consistent with your original plans. Because of the significant run-up in the stock market over the last number of years, you may find that your intended weighting for stocks in your portfolio (70% for example) may have increased substantially. You may find that your stock weighting is now 80% or 90%. If that meets with your current plans, great! But, if it doesn't, you may want to review your portfolio, sell some assets, and redeploy the cash elsewhere.
Obviously, for investments in a tax-deferred environment -- such as an IRA, 401(k), SEP-IRA, 403(b), etc. -- you'll realize no tax consequences if you decide to sell certain stocks... regardless of whether you sell at a profit or loss. But, for your investments that are not in a tax-deferred account, your decision of what and when to sell could be critical from a tax standpoint.
You'll want to review your portfolio to see if you already have realized gains (from stocks you sold at a profit) over the past year. If so, you may want to sell some shares and take some losses now to offset those gains. And remember -- if you're a mutual fund investor, you'll likely also be receiving capital gains distributions from your various funds... and those capital gain distributions also qualify as gains that you can offset with stock losses.
Remember also that you'll receive a preferred tax rate for your long-term capital gains (gains on shares held for more than one year), but you'll pay taxes at your "ordinary" rate on short-term gains. You really don't want to disturb any of your long-term gains unless you can't help it. To protect the preferred tax rate you'll receive with these gains, be careful when looking at what assets to sell and the losses that you might want to take. It's very possible that short-term losses you realize will impact your long-term gains -- not something that you may really want.
So, while you're going through this exercise, make sure to categorize your gains and losses by short-term and long-term components. Try to take short-term losses only against short-term gains. Whenever possible and prudent, allow your long-term gains to be taxed at the preferred tax rate rather than to offset them with short-term (or even long-term) losses. As a rule of thumb, you want to keep your long-term gains intact and use any losses (either short- or long-term) to offset any short-term gains.
Because of the requirements to segregate your profits and losses by short-term and long-term components on the tax return, this can get very tricky. But it's certainly something to consider and something that you'll really want to pay maximum attention to when looking at your portfolio and deciding which stocks to sell and which to keep.
Also remember that, to the extent that you have losses, those losses will first go to offset any gains. If you have more losses than gains, up to $3,000 ($1,500 if you are married filing separately) of those losses can then be used to offset other income (such as wages, interest, dividends, etc.). If your losses exceed $3,000 (or $1,500 if you file married/separate), you must carry over (but not back) those losses into the year 2000.
Be picky when liquidating stocks, mutual funds, or DRIP shares that you have purchased over time: In conjunction with your portfolio review, you may find that you want to liquidate an investment that you have purchased and/or accumulated over months (or even years). You may still love the investment, and it may still make sense for you to hold it for the long term... so you simply want to sell a portion of that investment. Since you'll be selling less than your entire position in the investment, you'll generally want to sell the shares that will give you the least tax impact. That would be the shares with the highest basis (or cost... for tax purposes).
Generally, those would be the shares that you've held for the shortest period of time. By selling the shares with the highest basis, you'll reduce your exposure to that specific investment, generate cash to be used as you see fit, and minimize your tax liability on the sale.
If you find that the shares you want to sell aren't the first ones you originally acquired, you'll have to do some fancy footwork in order to "specify" the shares that you want to sell. Remember, when you're dealing with most stock investments, you're stuck with the FIFO (First In-First Out) method of accounting for that investment. But, you can overcome the use of the FIFO requirement if you can actually "specify" the shares that you wish to sell.
The tax issues regarding "specifying" shares can be a bit complex. We discuss those issues in our FAQ on that very subject... you might want to check it out. Additionally, Kaye Thomas speaks to the issue of specifying shares on his website (Fairmark.com) and provides you with tips that you might use. But, you must know that the process that must be followed when you want to specify shares can be a bit complex... there are certain rules the IRS requires you to follow. So, make sure that you understand those rules and comply with them before you attempt to specify certain shares.
Basically, you'll need to indicate to your broker the specific shares that you are selling, usually by reference to the original purchase price and purchase date. In order to complete your tax records, the broker will need to send you a written confirmation of your instructions, and also a confirmation of the shares sold, within a reasonable time after the sale.
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Donnafugata grew out of the commitment of a family in Sicily that has always believed in the extraordinary enological potential of its land and has 150 years of experience in producing premium wines. Convinced that it is always necessary to be open to change in order to grow and improve, Giacomo Rallo and his wife, Gabriella, launched a new production project in 1983: Donnafugata. Their adventure took wing from the family's historic cellars in Marsala and the vineyards at Contessa Entellina in the heart of western Sicily and soared as far as the island of Pantelleria.
Their children, José and Antonio, joined them and the house accelerated its march along the path of Extreme Quality: a project that focused on attention to detail, which clears the way for entrepreneurial decisions that ever more advanced objectives. As for the future, the young Gabriella and Ferdinando are already being "fully immersed" in the family's activities. View all Donnafugata Wines
About SicilyView a map of Sicily wineries (SIH-sih-lee) Nero d'Avola, this hot and hilly region is diverse. Sicily was at one time more quantity focused than quality, and while it's still producing a great deal of wine, the quality coming out is much better. With poor soil (great for grapes), warm sunshine, little rainfall and good mountain terrains, this little island is perfect for making the good stuff.
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Anyone who has ever had to endure the mundane while trapped in a seated position (during class, at boring office jobs, in the back row of musical theater) has surely called on their inner Picasso and sketched random shit on paper. As for me, I used to draw scary man faces with question mark foreheads, the Stussy "S", and inexplicably, the number two wearing a top hat and carrying a cane in a dance pose (I don't know). Since I was in school for something like 42 years and I am a hoarder, I have about 200 notebooks filled with these artistic gems; however I doubt anyone will give me an art show based around them (because I am a visionary and people have not yet caught up with my talent).
Eric McHenry, on the other hand, spent some time toiling at a 9-5 while concurrently pursuing his art career, all the while crafting his own doodles, and now all this body of busy work (featuring McHenry's signature comic/caricature style) is being put on display. It probably helps that the North Carolina native (who cites Andrew Pommier and Chuck Jones as inspirations) is actually a talented artist (mark my words, my dancing 2s will have their day in the sun) and has collaborated with clothing line Insight and created a zine for Gagosian Gallery, amongst other accomplishments.
You can check out McHenry's work at his first solo exhibition, The Terrible Tusk Show, which opens this Saturday June 14th at Slow Culture in Highland Park. We asked him our favorite seven questions:
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Pablo Picasso in Willie Nelson's clothes and Leonard Cohen playing Reggie Miller at chess.
3. What is your idea of abject misery?
"Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun"
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A rope swing
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Originality, creativity, confidence and this.
6. What is the best quality in a man?
Originality, creativity and friendship.
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You can find Eric on Tumblr and drinking PBR at the Cha Cha with Mikal Howard now that he is allowed back in.
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Jedi Jim was renamed Teflon Jim in last night's battle of the freemiums, with both teams tasked to sell advertising slots to three top agencies, with the highest advertising revenue earned taking the prize.
Natasha was team leader of Logic and decided upon a lad's magazine named Covered. Helen and Tom met a focus group who explained their hatred of stereotypical lad's magazines full of scantily clad women. Instead they craved a fun but more serious magazine raising the tone, steering clear of an already cluttered and outdated market.
Natasha ignored their sage advice, believing "naked sells", choosing a front cover with a model wearing Tom's jacket and little else inside; plus a financial feature headlined "How to Blow Your Load" – a tone that most financial advertisers would avoid being associated with.
The buyer from Maxus looked at Natasha saying that this was a 90s idea with Logic failing to realise men have grown up. When Natasha was later quizzed about targeting prospective advertisers, her defence was that one of the agencies had a strip club as a client; a comparatively low spending category alongside the multi-million pound finance houses!
This surely gave Venture, led by Jim, the opportunity to romp home with resounding success, targeting the over 60's with a magazine aiming at the young at heart. However Zoe came up with the risky title "Hip Replacement", with "hip" meaning trendy rather than a guide to replacing a failing joint.
The trouble with clever titles is that if irony needs explaining, it has lost its impact, and with a bland front cover that leant more towards dreary than dynamic, the buyer from Maxus rubbed his temple in disbelief.
In the first negotiation, Jim led the way refusing to offer a discount. Unless the rates for the pages were already offering great value, this would be a disastrous strategy in business. Incentivised rates are vital to persuade clients to spend money on an untried free magazine, with clients wanting to secure a good return on investment before they decide to invest more in the title. As the task went on the penny dropped with Jim, who then offered discounts to both other agencies.
With results being announced, the first two agencies favoured Ventures idea and it looked like victory for Hip Replacement. However Carat hated it, being enticed by prospects of a "media coup" taking all advertising sites in Covered in return for a decent discount.
In the boardroom Jim alienated his whole team saying one was barely better than the other, so future tasks could prove interesting. His charm bordered on smarm, and although Susan was on a sticky wicket having been accused of being a mouse again, I felt Jim would be fired for failing to negotiate with the advertising agency and allowing the title and front cover of the over 60's magazine to go to print.
However, you could have knocked me off my perch when he announced Glenn as the man in the firing line, with Lord Sugar giving the reason given that has never met an engineer who could turn his hand to business. I would suggest Jim survived because Lord Sugar sees, excluding this task, that Jim has impressive negotiation skills, which are always hugely beneficial in business. So Teflon Jim survived this week and travels to Paris, with Glenn engineering his way back to Hertfordshire.


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A hot topic of debate among customer management and business process thought leaders right now is ascertaining the business value of "social CRM." Social technologies are proliferating rapidly and three-quarters of US online adults now use social technologies in some form. Cutting through all the hype, my clients are challenged to make hard decisions about the level of investment they should make in Social Computing technologies like blogs, wikis, forums, customer feedback tools, social networking sites, and customer community platforms. And they want to know how these new capabilities should be, and can be, integrated with their transactional CRM systems.
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Most people know Intel as a provider of microprocessor for large manufacturers like Apple, Dell and HP. A large portion of their business is driven by the elaborate network of customers - resellers, partners, etc.. from around the globe. To remain innovative Intel must enroll, engage, and entertain the most brilliant minds to continue to push the boundaries of technology. They realized the ability to collect and harness the power of that collective wisdom would be best served by social media.
The Old Way Of Doing Business. In the past they had used traditional focus groups, where engineers, scientists and business people would gather from around the globe and spend a week or so together, creating new possibilities. What they found was that ,in addition to the expense of flying people from all over the globe, while the conversations were great -- they were more difficult to keep ongoing conversations as the same level of creativity and intensity. Once back at home, the everyday work/home life catches up with everyone. And they clearly saw the need and desire of the collective wisdom to be in more continuous conversations.
Intel decided to use social media as a platform to look at key business factors and sustain these conversations on a continuing basis. Intel engaged key customers in open discussion about how to improve their customer experience. First they found a need for customer's to be able to contact Intel quickly and securely to discuss product or process issues or ideas. And second, Intel found that the customers wanted the ability to engage with each other without involvement from Intel. Of course, privacy and security were of the utmost importance!
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As Redistricting Begins, Racial Gerrymandering Follows Black Migration
Over at Washington Post's The Fix, Aaron Blake takes a thorough look at what the recent pattern of black migration to the suburbs means for congressional redistricting. With Republicans now controlling most state legislatures, the GOP has the luxury of steering the process. That likely means packing newly-distributed black voters into strategically drawn borders, siphoning them from swing districts that would become more solidly Republican as a result.
Obviously, there are big implications for the next decade of elections. In post-census years, it's good to be the king.
For a preview, Blake holds up the example of Louisiana, the first state in the country to finish its redistricting process in 2011:
Outmigration from Hurricane Katrina dispersed black voters from New Orleans all over Louisiana (and also into Texas and Mississippi). So while Rep. Cedric Richmond's (D-La.) New Orleans district lost more black voters than any other district in the country – nearly 120,000 – all the states' others districts gained black voters. That meant his district needed to be stretched to Baton Rouge in order to pick up black voters and keep a semblance of its old black majority.
Rather than have their districts absorb minority voters, usually more liberal, the Louisiana GOP has simply boxed them out. It's business as usual, but business as usual seems to be at odds with representative democracy. "One person, one vote" is the mantra of American elections. Racial gerrymandering, however, adjusts what we might call the value of a minority's vote. It creates artificial constituencies that exist only to reinforce a status quo in one place and make change more likely in another.
Which prompts the question: how can this this be legal?
And not only is it legal; it's required, sort of. The Voting Rights Act (VRA), passed in 1965, outlawed discriminatory voting practices, but also presented initiatives to enfranchise black voters. At the time, the Justice Department's thinking was that forcing the creation of "minority majority" districts was the best way to ensure that representatives of color would be elected to Congress.
To that end, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act requires someone who thinks the minority vote is being diluted by electoral arrangements to go into court and make an argument—the Act's roundabout way of putting pressure on the state to avoid a slow, costly lawsuit that would delay elections. Hence, Blake's point that, while also serving a political purpose, Rep. Richmond's district "needed to be stretched" in order to "keep a semblance of its old black majority."
But it's not 1965 anymore. One could argue that, with the nation's ballooning minority population—and a black president, no less—we should change our definition of what it means to "dilute" the black vote.
Consider, for example, how much a vote cast for Andrew Cuomo last fall really mattered in light of his landslide victory. Thousands of registered New York Democrats could have packed up and moved to a swing state instead of spending their vote on a candidate that was almost certain to win. Something similar could be said about districts drawn to get minority representatives into Congress. Could "excess" black voters be placed in a district where they'll have more of an impact? Does a district really need to be 80 percent black to elect a black official? Could it get by with only 55 percent?
Read those last two sentences again. The utility of minority majority districts was based on the assumption that black voters are the only ones who will vote for black candidates, and white voters are the only ones who will vote for white candidates. In 1965, this was pretty accurate. Now, one might call it offensive.
That's not the only change in the landscape. The Voting Rights Act and its prescription for minority majority districts, once a boon for Democrats, is now more helpful for Republicans.
However, the law enjoys bipartisan support; it's precarious, railing against civil rights legislation. And while other parts of the VRA continue to serve much-needed purposes, Aaron Blake notes that, referring to its impact on redistricting, "Some even contend that the Voting Rights Act has outlived its usefulness in this regard."
Last renewed in 2006, all sections of the VRA are set to remain law until 2031—eleven years before whites are expected to become an American minority. When he signed the extension, President George W. Bush said, "Today, we renew a bill that helped bring a community on the margins into the life of American democracy."
In cases like Louisiana, though, it sure looks like a community is being marginalized.


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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia pressed its case against new sanctions over Iran's nuclear program on Friday, saying an European Union ban on purchasing Iranian oil would end up hurting the bloc's member countries.
"The European Union is rejecting purchases of Iranian oil, even though very many EU countries depend on this oil," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview on state-run Rossiya 24 television.
"One can say, of course, that the deficit will be covered, but (some) refineries are geared specifically to Iranian oil ... and readjusting them will demand substantial investments that the EU can hardly afford now," he said.
Russia has supported four rounds of U.N. Security Council sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, which Western nations fear is aimed at developing nuclear weapons and Tehran says is purely peaceful.
But Lavrov reiterated Moscow's opposition to further U.N. sanctions and actions by other nations and groups, including the EU oil ban which comes into force in July.
"The unilateral sanctions to which our Western partners resort, bypassing the Security Council, only strengthen ... those in Iran who are sure the West is not interested in resolving issues linked with non-proliferation of nuclear technologies, but is interested in regime change," Lavrov said.
Speaking ahead of a second round of talks next month between Iran and six global powers - Russia, China, the United States, Britain, France and Germany - he suggested the focus should be on coaxing Tehran into cooperation with the prospect of relief from sanctions.
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South Florida at Cincinnati: Postgame Quotes
Nov. 23, 2012
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University of South Florida at Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium
November 23, 2012
Postgame Quotes
Bearcats head coach Butch Jones
Opening Statement:
"I think the big formula for winning, we didn't turn the football over on offense and that's big obviously in the element of tonight and we did much better on third downs, both sides of the ball offensively, defensively. Very proud of our senior class. Senior Night we had a great week of preparation, I thought our kids were dialed in they were energized and playing here obviously means something and so very proud of them. I thought a great illustration the first half when we scored; it's the four to six plays that individuals don't see and it started in the special team's game with Patrick O'Donnell with the great kick had a coming out situation and then obviously we forced a turnover and it's everything about points after turnover and our players did a great job. Brandon did a great job, obviously George Winn is a warrior - can't say enough about him and very proud of our seniors and what they meant to our football program."
On defense being the backbone of the team:
"Well I think that's a great adjective when you talk about it quietly because we've surrendered some yards, but we are very resilient. We find ways to make plays at the end and I think the other thing is we've just finished our ninth game in a row and we had to rely on a lot of new individuals, a lot of new faces out there but no matter who is out there the standard and expectations for our defense never change. But I think you have to make a team drive the football on you and score they've been extremely resilient all year."
On weather being cold:
"It maybe psychological but the thing is we didn't have cold weather here all week, so we didn't get a chance to train in the cold weather so it is what it is, that's football, but I thought our kids attacked it I thought our kids embraced it; our kids wanted it and that's part of coming here and playing in Cincinnati. Again I thought they welcomed it, they embraced it, but again we didn't practiced in it all week but I thought they handled it exceptionally well and I think that is really indicative of the no turnover. We didn't have the ball on the ground at all and I thought Brendon Kay really managed the football game, again there were a couple times when nothing was there and he scrambled and threw the ball away and that was great to see."
On progress of Brandon Kay:
"Well I think Brandon is getting more and more confident as it goes, that's expected. There is no substitute for game speed repetition and playing in meaningful games and he is doing that right now and I can just see his aura, his level of confidence, the way he commands himself, the way he holds others accountable and just that spark that he brings. I can see him getting better and better. Little things that you watch when we came to the walk through this morning he had nothing but a t-shirt on and when we came to Nippert from the hotel right away he walked out there with just a t-shirt. I think those are subliminal messages to your football team and that's what we expect from our quarterback, is to be the alpha male and the leader."
No. 4, LB, Malik Bomar
On the defensive performance in his last game in Nippert:
"We've had a lot of trials, but we've overcome. That's a part of the game, that's the fun thing about it, it's the opportunity to go out there again and make things happen."
On the resiliency of the defense:
"I do believe that that is our style of play. When things happen we think of it as another opportunity to create something. That's what is on defense, the chance to create and see what can happen next you never know that's why we play hard every play and we don't take any play for granted."
No. 32, RB, George Winn
On the mindset coming into this game:
"We were just focused on getting another win. We had to put the past behind us because we couldn't get that game back so we just moved ahead and got ready for this game. "
On his feelings about his 5th multi touchdown game:
"It's great. I'm glad I had this opportunity to go out with a good game for my last game in the Nip."
No. 11, QB, Brendon Kay
On his warm-up routine of only a t-shirt:
"I was just getting my mind right for the weather. I knew it was going to be cold. I've played in this my entire life being from Michigan so this is just what we play football in."
No. 51, LB, Greg Blair
On how they've tried to improve on the season that they had last year:
"We actually had the same record last year that we did this year before this game last year at the same time so we all knew what we had in store. The goal was ten wins for this year and that's what we're working on getting. So during the week the number 8 was really big. Coach Jones put 8 all over the locker room in all the hallways, he just put it everywhere. Even during practice he had it up on the jumbotron so that was big for us all week. And for all of the seniors and it being Senior Day it was a must-win. The whole team came together and got that one for the seniors.
On not wanting to disappoint the seniors in their last home game:
"No we didn't want that. Especially thinking that it could have been my last game and my senior, but I've been blessed to get another year so we had to get that win for our seniors."
South Florida head coach Skip Holtz
Opening Statement:
"Well it's certainly disappointing to lose a football game like that. We come out here in a conference game. There were a lot of mistakes made and not a lot of plays made. When you look at it overall, I think two of the key things in this game were the number of fumbles, the number of times we put the ball on the ground tonight and the field position, probably the two biggest obstacles that we faced tonight. It seemed like every time we went out there we were on the 10-yard line, backed up. When you have a young quarterback and you have a very limited offense that you can run, we got to still be able to solidify your edges so you're not getting any lost-yardage plays. I thought we were able to run the ball okay, nothing special. But I thought it was okay. Really it was the lack of big plays that I thought was really evident tonight from an offensive standpoint.
"I thought a young quarterback stood in there and showed a lot of poise tonight. I thought he showed an awful lot of toughness tonight and I was proud of the way he competed, but we certainly in the last two weeks have not done a lot to help him on the perimeter. It seemed like we had a lot of guys tripping and falling tonight. It just seemed like Terrence [Mitchell] slipped and fell, and D'Vario [Montgomery] slipped and fell, Andre slipped and fell. Seemed like we were having a hard time keeping our feet tonight. We couldn't get anything going consistently. We weren't able to get much going offensively.
"Defensively, we did some good things. But the two long drives we gave up, in the third and the beginning of the third, certainly were discouraging as they were running the zone play into the boundary, we really couldn't do a lot to stop it. Think they did a good job coming off the ball. But that was the frustrating part, those two drives defensively. I think the tale of the tape tonight will be the field position and the number of times the ball was on the ground."
On if how USF's season is ending hurts when the score gets out of hand at the end of the game:
"Yes, it does. It's part of being young in a lot of respects. I look a lot at some of the younger offensive lineman that are starting for us … You're still looking at a lot of youth out there on the football field. I'm not making that as an excuse because we expect them to go out there and compete. We talked about the big thing that a lot of guys are going to have to step up with the productive of BJ [Daniels] out of the line up. I don't that has been the case. I think Matt [Floyd] has stepped up, been probably more than I expected him to be in a redshirt freshman steeping into that position with the poise and composure he has shown. But I don't think we have made a lot of plays happen for him on the perimeter. We're not helping him a lot. There not a lot of plays being made on the perimeter."
On going for one instead of two following USF's touchdown:
"The score that made it 27-9, at that time there was still a little bit of time. We kicked the field goal and said, 'we're down three scores.' We could have went for two, run the big structure and said, 'okay, we're going to have to go for two a couple of times.'"


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Happy 2nd Birthday, Radio Indigo
Bangalore's fm radio station, Radio Indigo 91.9 turns 2 today. And I wish them a very happy birthday and my very best. Why? Because that is the one channel that I am tuned into most of the time and everyday! And the only other channel that I used to listen to was Fever 104. But since the time they undid their unique factor of playing both popular English and Hindi numbers and having RJs talk in English, Kannada, and Hindi, it is only 91.9 Indigo now. If Fever was still the old Fever, the way it was a year ago, I would have been on that station for half of my time. Now Fever is like any other channel dishing out Kannada numbers and some Hindi. Nothing to differentiate them. They had their own niche and now they don't! It is hard creating a niche, so why get out of it when u had one to begin with! And to provide a little variety is what radio stations should do. The reason why we even have different channels to choose from. I really don't want this post to be a rant about the FM channel choices in Bangalore, but to be about what a good mature station, Indigo has come to be. WTG guys!
The RJs, for the most part, do a very good job of presenting the shows. Each of them has a specific show to run and you know what to expect. And what is wonderful is how they have the 'classic' show from 8-12 in the night. A fantastic treat at the end of the day, a nice way to unwind! RJ Geoffrey Thomas does a very good job of hosting the night show. No blabber, he is not in your face, not irritating, and really simply like how an RJ is supposed to be. And most of the Indigo RJs are that – pretty mature. So, overall kudos Indigo RJs and kudos Indigo! You guys have changed the scene of the FM radio stations in Bangalore and I am sure a whole bunch of us are very thankful. You do represent the youthful, spirited side of Bangalore.
So, here's wishing you again a very happy birthday. And wishing you many many more. After all, we do need a station such as yours to go on to have a long life. Continue to give us Goo goo dolls, The Doors, Aerosmith, Seal, Pink, Queen, Sting, Gwen Steffani, Bee Gees or any of those good American Idol guys. Love 'em all! And not to forget that you bring us Amerca's Top 40! Wonderful way to end the week! Thank you!
My earlier post on Bangalore's FM stations is here.
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The International governing body for cricket, ICC, is set to review the anti-corruption measures after a call from 10 Test playing nations to maintain the integrity of the sport.
The ICC's chief executives' committee (CEC) says a wide-ranging and possibly independent review of the current measures is needed in the wake of the spot-fixing allegations against three Pakistan players.
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said that a review is already underway.
He said: "It is not enough that the ICC is regarded by other sporting organisations as a leader in the battle against corruption in sport.
"We must continue to assess and, where necessary, improve our processes. The recent allegations have reminded everyone of the need to remain vigilant and to ensure public confidence in our sport.
"CEC has wisely recommended a thorough review of all our procedures and protocols and that is something which is already underway.
"I am especially keen to engage with governments to consider the regulation of betting and also to consider the accreditation of player representatives or agents.
"While the present investigations are ongoing we will not discuss or comment on any specific issues but this incident is a warning for all of us. We must heed those warnings and heed them quickly."
The Pakistan trio - Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif - were allegedly caught by a News of the World sting but Lorgat claimed some reporting had led to unfair and unsubstantiated allegations against some players.
He added: "The reputation and safety of a player is also paramount and to suggest anything untoward without any substantiation or firm evidence is irresponsible and most unfair on a player."
The CEC comprises the chief executives of the 10 Test-playing members, including the ECB's David Collier, and three representatives from affiliated countries.


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5 healthy-eating resolutions you can actually stick to
While we were out walking the dog last weekend, my husband, Dan, asked what my New Year's resolutions were. Huh. Quite honestly, I hadn't really thought about it! I feel like every year I make the same-old, same-old resolutions that I never keep (i.e., lose 20 pounds so I can wear my super-awesome Calvin Klein jeans again). Why set myself up to fail yet again?
I said something snarky and sarcastic but he didn't back down. Instead he said, "Let's make some resolutions we can actually keep." I laughed. Isn't failure part of the fun? (Plus I had finally donated those jeans to Goodwill this fall...) But as I thought about it more, it made perfect sense.
We both want to drop a few pounds—plus Dan wants to talk to his doctor about getting off his blood-pressure medication, so anything we could do to make him heart-healthier would be an added bonus. So why not attack the age-old "lose weight" and "eat healthier" resolutions from a different perspective and cut them into more manageable pieces? It could actually work. And if it did, I'd have a great excuse to buy a new pair of jeans. Here are our 5 do-able New Year's resolutions.
Resolution 1: Eat more omega-3s.
Solution: Seek out seafood.
Getting more foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids might just help you keep your blood pressure down. In the multinational INTERMAP study, researchers found that among 4,680 healthy adults, those who consumed the highest amounts of omega-3 fatty acids in their diets had the lowest rates of hypertension. Research also suggests that omega-3s can help improve your mood, which I know I need a little help with in the short, dark days of winter. We both like fish so we're aiming to get two servings a week, particularly fatty fish, such as salmon, sardines and some types of tuna, which are rich in omega-3s. Not everyone digs fish though. If you're not a huge fan but you would like to expand your horizons, try this recipe for Curried Fish. Made with mild-flavored mahi-mahi and full of rich flavor, it may just change your mind about fish. Or opt for walnuts and flax, which are good nonfish sources of omega-3s.
Recipes to Try: Black Bean & Salmon Tostadas, Sesame-Orange Shrimp and more fish recipes ready in 30 minutes or less
Related Links: More Recipes Rich in Omega-3s
The Top Food Sources of Omega-3s
Do You Need an Omega-3 Supplement?
Resolution 2: Pile on the veggies.
Solution: Get out the roasting pan.
Only 26.3% of adults ate the daily recommended 3 or more servings of vegetables in 2009. If you're of the mindset that "vegetables don't taste good," but know you should eat more of them since they're teeming with healthy nutrients and fiber (more about fiber below), get out your roasting pan. Roasting vegetable caramelizes their natural sugars so they taste fantastic. It's my favorite way to cook veggies for dinner because I can pop a pan of them in the oven and make the rest of dinner while they roast.
Recipes to Try: How to roast 12 of our favorite winter vegetables.
Related Links: Low-Cal Dinners Packed with Produce
How to Cook 20 Vegetables
Resolution 3: Up our fiber intake
Solution: Experiment with whole grains.
Getting enough fiber may help prevent cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and a number of cancers. And eating more fiber may help you slim down.But the average American eats about 14 grams of day—the recommended daily intake is 21 to 38 grams. One of the easiest ways to up our fiber intake is to eat more whole grains. Quinoa, whole-wheat couscous, bulgur and polenta are all quick-cooking options we plan to add to our weeknight repertoire.
Recipes to Try: How to cook 7 whole grains and 9 simple ways to jazz them up.
Resolution 4: Eat less meat.
Solution: Learn to like tofu more.
We want to cut back on meat for environmental reasons, but we'll be helping our hearts too. When you replace meat with soy, you'll naturally eat less saturated fat—and research shows that saturated fat increases LDL. While tofu might not have a real "flavor," that's what makes it so versatile—it soaks up the flavors of a stir-fry sauce or marinade like a sponge, making it taste terrific!
Recipes to Try: Tofu Parmigiana, BBQ Tofu Sandwich and more terrific tofu recipes.
Resolution 5: Rein in Dan's sugar addiction.
Solution: Make low-sugar treats to satisfy his sweet tooth.
Americans eat too much sugar. We consume 355 calories—or 22 teaspoons—of added sugars a day. The American Heart Association advises that we eat much, much less than that. Luckily, we can still make treats that satisfy Dan's sweet tooth and cut back on his sugar intake at the same time.
Recipes to Try: Peanut Butter & Pretzel Truffles, Pomegranate Poached Pears and more sweet treats with 4 grams or less of added sugar.
Related Links from EatingWell:
- Our easiest meal plan for a slimmer you in 4 weeks
- Top 5 winter vegetables to help you lose weight
- Foods for flatter abs
- Get a free trial issue when you subscribe to EatingWell Magazine and sign up for our free e-newsletters!


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Watch Live! – Great Lakes Now Live Stream
View the live feed from Detroit Public television (DPTV) coverage of the Great Lakes Week conferences October 11-14.
As part of their "Great Lakes Now" series, DPTV is broadcasting speakers at the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Restoration Coalition Conference, International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Commission, and U.S. EPA.
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I got it on Public TV and the internet and plan to write a letter to the editor