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Hello all you Lesson Plan readers! Guess what? I don't have a lesson plan! [aaah! I know!] Even though I don't do a planned lesson plan like Jill does here on A Mom with a Lesson Plan, I do try to incorporate learning and, most importantly, learning while playing during our every day activities. I bet you all know about Jill's Mommy Fun Facts, and the first ten are fantastic! When Jill and I talked about doing a guest post swap on our blogs, I asked her about expanding upon one of her facts (I really love number 6, 7 and 10, what are your faves?). Instead of just expanding, guess how awesome she is? She wrote Mommy Fun Fact #11 at hands on Continue Reading
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Who–and What–Are Behind the "Official History" of the Bin Laden Raid?
By Russ Baker
Another original investigation by WhoWhatWhy.com
Article Summary: When you look closely, nothing seems right about what will surely become the accepted account of the raid that nailed America's enemy number one. And then things get even weirder…

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I don't have a clue what we're going to hear about the Rangers injuries today, or if we're going to hear anything at all.
Here's my guess, though.
If we hear anything — and by we, I mean you — it will be very good news or very, very bad news.
And if we hear nothing, it will be bad news.
To clarify: If, say, Dan Girardi and/or Ryan McDonagh are going to be OK, maybe miss a couple of games, maybe day-to-day, I think the team will tell us that.
If we get a "no comment" on the injuries, start worrying. And that goes for Rick Nash too, maybe to a worse degree. If he's not skating and there's no update, start assuming the worst. I think that's fair.
I also think that if it becomes apparent that a player will be on the shelf for a long time, as with Darroll Powe, the team will say that, which is why I said that if we hear anything, it still could be very, very bad news.
I suspect Michael Del Zotto (guessing: hip) and Arron Asham (back spasms) will skate today at 11.
I will be unable to attend the practice — if I knew there will actually be news announced I might go — so keep your eyes peeled on the widget over there ————> for updates from our friends.


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This information as well as the Sex Offender map feature can be found on the Larimer County Website at:
The Colorado sex offender registry includes only those persons who have been required by law to register and who are in compliance with the sex offender registration laws. Persons should not rely solely on the sex offender registry as a safeguard against perpetrators of sexual assault in their communities. The crime for which a person is convicted may not accurately reflect the level of risk.
In compliance with House Bill 05-1035:
A local law enforcement agency may post on its website sex offender registration information of a person from its registration list only if the person is:
- An adult convicted of a felony requiring the adult to register pursuant to section 16-22-103;
- An adult convicted of a second or subsequent offense of any of the following misdemeanors:
- Sexual assault as described in section 18-3-402 (1) (e), C.R.S.;
- Unlawful sexual contact as described in section 18-3-404, C.R.S.;
- Sexual assault on a client as described in section 18-3-405.5 (2), C.R.S.;
- Sexual exploitation of a child by possession of sexually exploitive material as described in section 18-6-403(3) (B.5), C.R.S.;
- Indecent exposure as described in section 18-7-302, C.R.S.;
- Sexual conduct in a penal institution as described in section 18-7-701, C.R.S.;
- A juvenile adjudicated for two or more offenses involving unlawful sexual behavior or for a crime of violence as defined in section 18-1.3-406, C.R.S.; OR
- A juvenile who is required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103 because he or she was adjudicated for an offense that would have been a felony if committed by an adult and has failed to register as required by section 16-22-103.
Important Reminders
Not all of the sex offenders registered with the Sheriff's office are posted on the Larimer County site link above. The complete list of sex offenders registered with the Larimer County Sheriff's office that do not meet the above criteria to be posted on the website can be viewed at the Sheriff's office located at 2501 Midpoint Dr. Fort Collins, CO.
NOTE: It is prohibited to use the information contained here as a means to harass, endanger or in any way seek retribution on an offender through illegal channels. Any doers of such acts can be charged criminally.
|You can also view registered sex offenders through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) website:


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United States v. Standard &
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Prosecutorial Discretion,
Cambyses and Aaron Swartz
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Oligarchy and Its Discontents-What Money Buys
By R Tamara de Silva
August 20, 2012
By R Tamara de Silva
May 24, 2012
Much ado is being made about J. P. Morgan's disclosure of over $2 billion in trading losses and one hopes the media and regulators do not use this as yet another opportunity to completely miss the point. Wall street must not rely exclusively on its present risk models that are based exclusively on VaR and variations of VaR-it must learn to think outside its own box and anticipate worse case scenarios. We cannot afford to have many more systemic crises that threaten to bring down the financial system simply because yet again, the unexpected and un-modeled occurs.
Chief Executive Jamie Dimon's public self-flagellation aside, this loss compromises merely 20% percent of J. P. Morgan's pretax profit for the first quarter of this year. Put another way, J. P. Morgan has a market capitalization of $137.4 billion of which $2 billion comprises a bit more than 1 percent–hardly fodder for anyone's angst against quasi-public Wall Street juggernauts that seem to privatize profit and publicize loss being 'too big to fail." Mr. Dimon is wrong to assert that the trading losses were the result of hedges. It would be more wrong for lawmakers on either side of the aisle to call for hasty regulations on an industry they have never really understood and from whose pockets they are lobbied and receive the heftiest campaign contributions. A cursory look at what has happened to the Volcker Rule illustrates this point. The real lesson of J. P. Morgan's $2.3 billion loss is that Wall Street must once and for all adjust the way it manages and understands risk.
Yesterday, Standard & Poor's relieved the Eurozone's bail-out fund, the European Financial Stability Facility ("EFSF") of its AAA credit rating, possibly hampering the fund's ability to contain the European debt crisis. This comes on the heel's of the S&P stripping both France and Austria of their triple-A rating in favor of a rating of AA+.[1] The effect of the S&P downgrade may be negative. Ratings agencies exist to level asymmetries in information and evaluate risk but one of their inherent oddities is that they seek to compare things whose differences in scale make them incomparable. Ratings agencies also have conflicts of interests, they often evaluate financial products (like collateralized debt obligations) that they do not understand, they seem to lack fixed ways to measure absolute risk, and they are at times, catastrophically wrong.
Last Thursday December 15, 2011 was MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s and MF Global Inc.'s Chief Executive Jon Corzine's third time to testify before Congress. He may not have faired all that well in light of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group Chairman Terrance Duffy's testimony on December 13, 2011, which seemed to contradict Corzine's previous testimony. Corzine adjusted his testimony on December 15, 2011 to account for the seeming contradiction. However, how well Corzine may have done to avoid perjury or any role in a possible fraud remains to be seen. A closer examination of Corzine's testimony and the events leading up to MF Global's bankruptcy on October 31, 2011 suggests problems. If there is any purpose to be achieved in having Corzine testify again, lawmakers should focus their questions towards the failed purchase of MF Global by Interactive Brokers and all customer agreements, including emails between MF Global and account holders leading up to the purported transfers of $175 million and $700 million in as yet missing customer segregated funds and the firm's use of a type of repurchase agreement.
Were the Transfers Legal?
Testimony before Congress today revealed that MF Global had illegally transferred $175 million out of customer segregated funds towards its European broker-dealer operations before it went into bankruptcy proceedings and very much under Jon Corzine's stewardship. On December 8, 2011 and again today before Congress, Corzine testified under oath that he was not aware of any illegal transfer. Today's testimony of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group Chairman, Terrance A. Duffy suggests that Corzine did know about the transfer.


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NYT's Roger Cohen Embarrasses Himself Over Obama, Appropriates 'Yes We Can' Phrase
Roger Cohen's column for the New York Times's international edition, "Beyond America's Original Sin," is the 1# read Times story at nytimes.com as of Friday morning, and it's no wonder -- Cohen basically endorses Barack Obama (not in so many words, as that would be a violation of finicky Times's regulations against columnists endorsing candidates).
The column itself is, frankly, embarrassing -- part Cohen apology for being born in apartheid South Africa, mostly Obama hagiography over his recent race speech that even appropriates the "Yes We Can" call-and-response slogan beloved of his more fervent supporters.
It takes bravery, and perhaps an unusual black-white vantage point, to navigate these places where hurt is profound, incomprehension the rule, just as it takes courage to say, as Obama did, that black "anger is real; it is powerful; and to simply wish it away, to condemn it without understanding its roots, only serves to widen the chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races."
Progress, since the Civil Rights Movement, or since apartheid, has assuaged the wounds of race but not closed them. To carry my part of shame is also to carry a clue to the vortexes of rancor for which Obama has uncovered words.
I understand the rage of his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, however abhorrent its expression at times. I admire Obama for saying: "I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community."
Watch Cohen actually parrot an Obama campaign slogan (actually less a slogan and more a screech from the self-congratulatory liberal ID):
Honesty feels heady right now. For seven years, we have lived with the arid, us-against-them formulas of Bush's menial mind, with the result that the nuanced exploration of America's hardest subject is almost giddying. Can it be that a human being, like Wright, or like Obama's grandmother, is actually inhabited by ambiguities? Can an inquiring mind actually explore the half-shades of truth?
Yes. It. Can.
The unimaginable South African transition that Nelson Mandela made possible is a reminder that leadership matters. Words matter. The clamoring now in the United States for a presidency that uplifts rather than demeans is a reflection of the intellectual desert of the Bush years.
Hillary Clinton said in January that: "You campaign in poetry, but you govern in prose." Wrong. America's had its fill of the prosaic.
Cohen has flashed his liberal bona fides before, in both columns and reporting, but nothing like this.


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Actress Madhuri Dixit has carved a niche for herself as the dancing queen in Bollywood. The beautiful actress is back in the race through the small screen. She will be seen judging the dance reality show 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4' with choreographer Remo D'Souza.
Sony TV confirmed the news by announcing her as the judge of the show at a grand launch of the show on Thursday. The executive vice president of Sony TV told the reporters that it took one-and-a-half-year to convince the actress and added that this couldn't have been possible without Madhuri's secretary.
Madhuri entered the event clad in a orange-yellow embroider sari while the background track played her hit numbers like 'Humko aajkal hai', 'Ek do teen' and 'Que sera sera'. The actress left the audience panting for breath when she started matching the steps of the dancers on stage and Remo.
The actress gladly said that she has already worked with Sony TV in 'Kahin Na Kahin Koi Hai' and hoped that the audience will like her 'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4' also. She added that she found the concept of the show very exciting and the most important thing was that not all of the contestants on the show are professional dancers. The actress said that she will judge the contestants on the basis of their attitude and performance. Madhuri has come over to India only for the show leaving behind her Husband and children in US.
'Jhalak Dikhla Jaa' is a show adapted from the international television show 'Dancing With The Stars'. The show is being produced by BBC Worldwide Productions and will start its broadcast from December 12 at 9 pm, filling the slot of Amitabh Bachchan's Kaun Banega Crorepati.
We hope to see many more foot tapping of Madhuri Dixit with the coming show. Till then keep tracking this space for more updates.


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Cinemalaya 2012 Audience Choice Winner 'Ang Nawawala' Begins Commercial Run September 12posted on Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:00 AM
Director Marie Jamoraâs Ang Nawawala enjoyed a successful run during this yearâs Cinemalaya Film Festival, with positive word of mouth created by fans, receiving favorable reviews, and almost every screening selling out as a result.
At the close of the festival the film took home two prizes: Best Original Musical Score for composers Mikey Amistoso, Diego Mapa, and Jazz Nicolas; and Audience Choice (New Breed), an award determined by votes from the Cinemalaya audience. No mean feat, considering this was the best-attended Cinemalaya yet, with a 12% increase in viewership over last year. Over the span of the festival the hashtag #AngNawawala was found to be trending on Twitter twice.
Finally, Ang Nawawala will begin its commercial run this September 12. The producers have decided to self-distribute the film in cooperation with SM Cinemas, Robinsons Movieworld, Cinema 2000, and Gaisano. The MTRCB has given the film a classification of R13.
Participating SM Cinemas include SM Mall Of Asia, SM City North Edsa, SM Megamall, SM Southmall, SM City Bacoor, SM City Cebu, SM City Iloilo, and SM City Pampanga.
Participating Robinsons Movieworld venues are Robinsons Galleria, Robinsons Place Manila, Robinsons Metro East, and Robinsons Place Bacolod.
Participating Cinema 2000 theaters are Eastwood Mall, Festival Supermall, Newport Cinemas (at Resorts World), and Lucky Chinatown Mall.
Participating Gaisano malls are GMall Davao and GMall Cagayan De Oro.
Producers are currently in talks with Ayala Cinemas and Greenhills Theatre.
"No one's more excited than me that our film is going to be released in more cinemas," says Jamora. "All we want to do is share our labor of love with everyone. Every day, we get people on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr saying they couldn't watch because it was sold out, or because they live outside Manila, so now they finally have a chance to see it!"
The commercial release of the film is slated for one week, so those who didn't get to catch it during Cinemalaya are advised to reserve their tickets at the venue of their choice once they can.
An interesting thing to note (especially to audiences who have already seen the film) is that this is a new edit of Ang Nawawala. Jamora was able to spend time since the close of Cinemalaya to trim the film. "Our gala was technically the first time I had seen the film complete and on the big screen. The timetable was so tight, and color correction, sound design, and subtitling were done simultaneously. Cinemalaya served as almost a test audience for me: seeing which jokes worked, which scenes needed tightening, etc. I took down notes, talked to a few trusted friends, and sat down to re-edit the film. It's not a drastic change; I've literally just trimmed it so that the pacing is better. I believe that it's become a better film because of it."
Since so much of the buzz about the film is due to social media, itâs no surprise that the producers have begun a Twitter contest to celebrate the release of the film. Over three weeks followers will be encouraged to take photos of themselves enacting gestures from the film and send them to Ang Nawawalaâs Twitter account (@AngNawawala). This first week, people are asked to do a âhigh fiveâ that the characters use to greet one another. "We are SO grateful to the people who have supported the film-- from the donors on Artiste Connect who helped us complete our post production, to the fans who talked about the film online, to the audience members who gave relief goods for Habagat during our Ang Nagwawala Afterparty/Concert.
Before our theatrical release, we want to get everyone involved again, so we came up with these fun weekly contests where they can win autographed merchandise from the film. We're trying to find ways to thank our supporters, because it's because of THEM that we have such good buzz around the movie. It's because of THEM that we have a general release at all, because the people who liked it talked about it and told their friends to see it."


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As you know, we are preparing to move, and on top of all the work I've been doing lately I've been dreaming of decorating. 🙂 So here's a little bathroom inspiration for our master bath. I'm thinking a light blue on the walls, with a deeper blue for towels, bath mat, etc. I'm loving this waffle weave curtain- feels so 'spa-like'. 🙂 And wouldn't you know it, I just had to go back and get the hobnail bath accessories (yes, mom- I spent money when I shouldn't- but there was only 1 set at TJ MAXX and I just had to have it!) Those pieces normally retail for $20 each, and I got them all for $5.99 each…so boo-yah. 🙂 Can't pass up a budget-savvy deal when I see one!


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Hawridge, (recorded as Hoquerug in the 12th century) is a small village in the Chilterns in the county of Buckinghamshire, England and bordering the county boundary with Hertfordshire. It is from Chesham, from both Tring and Berkhamsted. Hawridge is one of four villages comprising Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards, a civil parish within Chiltern District.
It is a rural community but the agricultural economy is small and most local people rely for employment on neighbouring towns, the proximity of London, the availability of broadband technology or local tourism and the popularity of the area for recreational activities.
Hawridge was a civil parish within Aylesbury Rural District until 1934. It then joined with the parish of Cholesbury, and the villages of St. Leonards, and Buckland Common, to become Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards within Amersham Rural District. In 1974 Amersham Rural District was dissolved and Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards became part of Chiltern District. Its earlier history was as part of the Cottesloe Hundred and the Aylesbury Poor Law Union.
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Hawridge.
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Registration Offices
Birth, marriage and death certificates can now be ordered online from Buckinghamshire County Council. The full postal address is Buckinghamshire Register Office, County Hall, Walton Street, Aylesbury, HP20 1YU.
The Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies (County Hall, Walton Street, Aylesbury, HP20 1UU) holds
In Buckinghamshire, as with other counties in England and Wales, the location of offices where Births, Marriages and Deaths were registered has altered with other changes in local government. A list of the location of Registration Offices since civil registration began in 1837 has been prepared by GENUKI (Genealogy: United Kingdom and Ireland). The table also gives details of when each Registration Office was in existence. In the case of Buckinghamshire, the same registration offices were used for the censuses since 1851.
Nineteenth Century Local Administration
English Jurisdictions is a webpage provided by FamilySearch which analyses every ecclesiastical parish in England at the year 1851. It provides, with the aid of outline maps, the date at which parish records and bishops transcripts begin, non-conformist denominations with a chapel within the parish, the names of the jurisdictions in charge: county, civil registration district, probate court, diocese, rural deanery, poor law union, hundred, church province; and links to FamilySearch historical records, FamilySearch Catalog and the FamilySearch Wiki. Two limitations: only England, and at the year 1851.
During the 19th century two bodies, the Poor Law Union and the Sanitary District, had responsibility for governmental functions at a level immediately above that covered by the civil parish. In 1894 these were replace by Rural and Urban Districts. These were elected bodies, responsible for setting local property assessments and taxes as well as for carrying out their specified duties. Thses districts continued in operation until 1974. Urban districts for larger municipalities were called "Municipal Boroughs" and had additional powers and obligations.
Poor Law Unions, established nationally in 1834, combined parishes together for the purpose of providing relief for the needy who had no family support. This led to the building of '"union poorhouses" or "workhouses" funded by all the parishes in the union. The geographical boundaries established for the individual Poor Law Unions were employed again when Registration Districts were formed three years later. In 1875 Sanitary Districts were formed to provide services such as clean water supply, sewage systems, street cleaning, and the clearance of slum housing. These also tended to follow the same geographical boundaries, although there were local alterations caused by changes in population distribution.
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Gwen Stefani and Miranda Lambert are slowly starting to establish a social media relationship that has their fans scratching their heads. Is Blake Shelton's ex-wife really on good terms with Blake's new girlfriend, or has Gwen Stefani's relationship with Blake turned the blondes into a couple of jealous mean girls who are pulling a Regina George by pretending to be nice to each other when they really can't stand one another?
According to E! News, Gwen Stefani recently shocked Miranda Lambert's Twitter followers by liking one of the "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" singer's tweets, and the tweet that Gwen Stefani chose to draw attention to was one that recently stirred up controversy. On December 26, Lambert informed her Twitter and Instagram followers that her grandmother had gifted her with a floor-length fur coat that was a family heirloom. As the Inquisitr previously reported, Miranda Lambert was slammed for claiming to be an animal lover while being okay with the idea of wearing a coat made out of dead critters.
According to Socialite Life, Gwen Stefani doesn't wear fur. However, maybe Gwen wanted to show Miranda Lambert that she was on her side by liking her tweet about the fur coat – some animal lovers are okay with fur if it's of the vintage variety. It's also possible that Gwen Stefani was simply acknowledging Miranda's recent Twitter follow without having to be a "follow back girl." According to People, Miranda started following Gwen on Twitter last month, but so far the "Hollaback Girl" singer hasn't returned the gesture.
"It's like someone said on Twitter, 'I'm not gonna follow you back but here's a like, thanks for your support' lmao," one of Gwen Stefani's fans wrote after noticing the Twitter like.
Shortly after Miranda Lambert started following Gwen Stefani on Twitter, Gwen's constant stream of cutesy photos and videos of herself with Blake Shelton started to slow down. However, Miranda probably wasn't trying to make Gwen Stefani feel guilty by following her on Twitter – she was likely trying to send the message that she's ready to move on and that she's okay with "Gwake" being a thing. As Today reports, Lambert is currently dating Southern soul singer Anderson East, and things are serious enough that she's posting cutesy photos of her new beau on Instagram.
Miranda Lambert snuggles up to Anderson East in their first cute photo as a couple! https://t.co/G1gIn6xgL1 pic.twitter.com/Cv32f4UuDM
— HollywoodLife (@HollywoodLife) January 4, 2016
Gwen Stefani and Miranda Lambert might seem like very different people, but the Cali girl and the country gal have a lot more in common besides their love of making music and sharing adorable photos of the men in their life on social media. If they ever meet, perhaps Gwen and Miranda can make things a bit less awkward by talking about their mutual love of Marilyn Monroe. Miranda mentions the iconic actress in her song "Girls," and she told Radio.com that Monroe inspired her to change her hair when she released her album Platinum last year.
"Who wouldn't want to look like Marilyn Monroe?" Lambert asked. "With the album being [called] Platinum I got lighter in my hair because I wanted to pay homage to the title of the record."
It should be fairly obvious that Gwen Stefani is also a massive Marilyn fan. Gwen once told Vogue that her room was covered with Marilyn Monroe posters when she was a teenager, and she still loves to mimic Marilyn's look by rocking platinum locks and bright red lipstick.
Gwen Stefani and Miranda Lambert might have very different styles when it comes to the way that they dress, but they do share a passion for fashion – they both have their own clothing and shoe lines. According to Bloomberg, Miranda admitted that she wasn't keeping up with fashion trends last year when she launched her new line of shoes and boots, Miranda by Miranda Lambert.
"I don't even know what's in style," Miranda said.
Instead of worrying about trends, the country singer bases her designs on her own personal style.
Gwen Stefani told CNN that her clothing and shoe line, L.A.M.B., is also based on her own personal style – she just embraces a much edgier look than Blake Shelton's ex.
"For me the line is genuinely for myself. I want to make a line of clothes that I want to wear – it's kind of selfish," Gwen Stefani said.
However, just like Miranda, she tries to design affordable clothing that women can wear every day.
Miranda Lambert might not ever step out wearing L.A.M.B. clothing or shoes, but she's got to love that the name of Gwen Stefani's clothing line contains the first four letters of her surname – or maybe she wishes she'd thought of it first.
Are you surprised that Miranda Lambert and Gwen Stefani are interacting on social media? And do you think Blake Shelton's ex and his current girlfriend have enough in common that they could actually be friends?
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Virgin Atlantic is set to ramp up the pressure on rival British Airways after selling a 49 per cent stake in the business to Delta Air Lines.
Delta is paying $360 million (£223.5m) for Singapore Airlines' share of Virgin and has agreed to form a joint venture with Sir Richard Branson's carrier in a bid to boost its share of the London-to-New York market. Singapore paid £600m for its stake in 1999.
There had been speculation that Delta's European partner, Air France-KLM, was seeking to buy part of Branson's 51 per cent holding in Virgin, leaving him without majority control, but he stressed the airline would retain its "independent spirit". He said: "It signals the start of an era of expansion, financial growth and opportunities for our customers and our business."
A row between Branson and Willie Walsh – chief executive of BA owner IAG – broke out earlier this week, with Walsh predicting that the Virgin brand would vanish if Delta came on board. But Branson said he was prepared to bet the BA boss £1m that Virgin Atlantic will not disappear within five years.


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Rated 3 / 5 stars
okay, not the best, but okay
oh, and buy the way, fightfinisher07, ACOUSTIC IS NOT ELECTRIC, BIG DIFFERENCE THERE BUDDY!!
Rated 3 / 5 stars
Should have used an acoustic guitar.
You think Jimmy Page didn't use an amp? He does, he just uses a clean sound, not distortion. It was good, but could do with either a clean amp or an acoustic guitar.
By the way, FightFinisher07, your review made me laugh. Acoustic is like a spanish guitar. Thick and wooden usually, it doesn't use an amp. I can't believe you thought acoustic and electric were the same.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
that was a great recording keep it up
Rated 5 / 5 stars
It was great.
It was great minus the stuff in the background. Oh and by the way Sir-Nuts an acoustic and electric guitar are the same thing.
Rated 2 / 5 stars
Bad recorded.
It was bad recorded. The sound was very low and I could hear some noises in the background. You should have used an acoustic guitar or even get the recorder closer to your guitar.
But it was a nice try. Use the acoustic guitar next time. If you don't have one, get one from your friends (if they have one) and then give it back.


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Mom-to-be Selma Blair was spotted with her boyfriend, fashion designer Jason Bleick, shopping at The Grove in Los Angeles, Calif. on Wednesday (March 16).
The happy couple walked together while browsing through the stores. Selma wore a funky maxi dress that showed off her growing baby bump.
We just saw the Hellboy actress having breakfast the day before in West Hollywood.


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THE WOODLANDS, Texas - It's a Fourth of July a young man in the Woodlands will never forget.
Make-A-Wish made his dream of riding in a parade come true Friday.
Thousands gathered to celebrate the Fourth and cheer on Trevor. He is 18 years old and is battling brain cancer. When Make-A-Wish volunteers asked for the one wish in his heart, he told them he wanted to be in a parade because he wants to feel the support as people cheer him on.
"At 16 he was diagnosed with a grade 4 brain tumor, and they told me he had four months to live," Trevor's mother Dorris Pauley said.
He was in the hospital for 16 months. Now, Trevor beat the odds and is home and healing. "
:He wanted to be the center of a parade so he could tell everyone what the lord has done for him, that's his main goal," Pauley said.
There were floats, marching bands, horses and cheerleaders traveling down the parade route at Market Street in The Woodlands.
Sally Lane was at the parade today to honor Trevor.
"He is kind of of a symbol of what this country is all about," she said. "That we can all succeed and survive."
And what does Trevor think about riding in this yellow Ferrarri?
Just one word: "Awesome."
The South County 4th of July Committee made Trevor's wish come true.
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Alan Gilbert's question about exile is an interesting one. His seems more interested here in the idea of an exile in one's own land. And this is interesting, of course. Yet conversations I have had with college students on three Ohio private liberal arts colleges over the last three days have made me think even more about how our contemporary society of a new kind of exile is coping with the idea of exile.
The "new" part has to do with communication in the technical sense of the word: how we get from one place to the other. When a Jamaican took a boat to London in 1950, and started to write poems about exile, she, in many ways, was experiencing a kind of separation from home that was about not having easy access to return. She was constantly aware of her distance, her alien status in the new space, but most importantly, of the fact that she could not easily get back home.
For her, exile was compounded by how difficult it may have been to get news from home, to eat food from home, to know what was happening in her country, and much else.
But she was not an exile in the way that a refugee escaping political persecution might have been when landing in another country of refuge. That forced exile, while sharing many of the elements of the "voluntary" exile, had another kind of complication, that of an troubled relationship with home.
For many Americans, the desire to expunge all memory of the old country amounted to a new expression of home. Rejecting all other loyalties, the pledge offers, they embraced America—starting from scratch, embracing exile.
But none of these circumstances change the psychological implications of exile. And for writers it can become a challenge of trying to define home. If one is impressed by writing that seems to be so grounded in landscape and a rootedness in history and place, it is easy for the writer who has a sense of being from somewhere else, at some level, to not resist a sense of insecurity or uncertainty about what to write about, what language to use, how to locate him or herself.
One young man was a Nigerian. He was born there. But his family moved to Cuba when he was a child. He was in his teens when they returned to Nigeria. He spoke Spanish. Now he was in the US as a student. Home was complicated for him. Nigeria? Cuba? Was he now in exile in America? Exile from where? And were he to write, what would he be? He does not speak any Nigerian language. Does that mean he cannot be a Nigerian and that he does not have a right to his Nigerianness? He was not sure.
Another student was a young women who was born in Haiti. She grew up in the US, but visited Haiti (home) often growing up. She said that had she a choice three years ago, she would have chosen to go to live in Haiti. Now she is glad she did not. She is American. She is conflicted about her "Haitianness".
I met students with stories about their sense of exile with connections to Jamaica, to Puerto Rico, to Belize, to Pakistan, to Iran—they all had stories. I could identify with their stories. These were students who were seriously writing and hoping to write well. But this sense of "home" was complicating their idea of their art. The alienation was not caused by being different in overt ways in America, but in their own internal wrestling with this idea of place, of home.
Of course, I had a lot to say to them about this. I understand this complication. I suspect that while this is not a new story it is complicated by the fact that these students have greater access to their "home" spaces than someone might have twenty or thirty years ago. The internet has effectively turned exile into something quite different—something that can be confusing. Many read routinely the newspapers of their different "homes", they were in direct contact with relatives through Skype and facebook, they had chances to travel there, they could find all the food from their spaces as they could want.
But their most pressing question was whether they had a right to write about those places. They wondered if they had a right to even write about their American home.
I told them a little story that had helped me understand the problem better and be comfortable about it challenges some years ago when I was writing a memoir of sorts about ideas of home called A Far Cry From Plymouth Rock. "Home", someone had told me. "Is where you want to be buried."
And here, one must conceive ideas of what it means to be buried as functions of belief systems in which the buried immediately encounter a host of the dead, those who have gone before. The fiction we must construct asks the question, who will be there to give you water to drink? Who will welcome you? Who will recognize you? It is not a perfect exercise, but it starts to speak to the idea of how as artists we must somehow resolve our relationship to that which has made us who we are—the matter of where we come from, not in terms of nationality, but in terms of the things that feed our discourse—those who came before, those we don't even know, perhaps, but still those who will find in us something of themselves.
At some level, all writers are in exile. The condition of the writer is one of being at once inside and outside of experience. This alienation allows us to tell as if we are not there and yet we are there. The students I met are, in a sense, ahead of the game with their sense of troubled alienation of being conflicted about home.
Born in Ghana in 1962, Kwame Dawes spent most of his childhood in Jamaica. As a poet, he is profoundly influenced by the rhythms and textures of the country, citing in a recent interview his "spiritual, intellectual, and emotional engagement with reggae music." His book Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius (2007)...


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BEIJING — President Bush is stepping up his public criticism of China's human rights practices. During his weekly radio address Saturday, Bush said he is using his time in Beijing to express "American's deep concerns" about freedom and human rights in China.
"This trip has reaffirmed my belief that men and women who aspire to speak their conscience and worship their God are no threat to the future of China," Bush said, adding that the United States had "made it clear that trusting their people with greater freedom is necessary for China to reach its full potential."
Today, Bush plans to attend a service at a government-sanctioned Protestant church, and aides said they expect he will make another plea for religious freedom while he is in China. Bush also plans to meet later today with President Hu Jintao and other senior Chinese leaders.
Scalpers find a way: Security volunteers and police officers are posted every 100 feet along Beijing's main roads, but scalpers are still finding unguarded pieces of sidewalk to tout the hottest tickets in town. "Oh-limp-ick-uh tickets!" says a man in broken English, leaning by a tree. "Boxing," the man said in Chinese, raising his fists to highlight the sport. "Track and field," he offered, declining to give his name. The police have told Chinese media that ticket scalpers can be detained for 10 to 15 days, but also raised the threat of re-education camps, where Chinese can be sentenced to manual labor without trial.
Pro-Tibet protests: Activists continued demonstrations on Saturday, with the boldest protest coming when they breached heavy security in Tiananmen Square and urged Tibetan freedom before being confronted by angry Chinese onlookers. The activists clasped each others' hands and walked around the square, chanting "Freedom for Tibet," and "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet" — a play off a Beijing Olympics motto — before they were taken away by security agents, according to Canadian Broadcasting Corp. video footage.


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Chris Binton, 46, of Ringwood-based Churchill Retirement Living, was one of five site managers out of 15,000 to be named one of the UK's Supreme Site Managers of the Year.
He received the award from comedian Al Murray at the National House Building Council's Pride on the Job gala awards.
Chris started as a labourer and bricklayer 29 years ago and has worked for Churchill Retirement Living since the company was set up 20 years ago.
The award recognises high standards in all aspects of housebuilding, from the wellbeing of the team to satisfaction of new homeowners.
Mr Binton said: "I get great job satisfaction on producing high quality developments."
Spencer McCarthy, chairman and group managing director of Churchill Retirement Living, said: "This is a fantastic accolade for Chris and we are very proud of him."


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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Crocheted Baby Elf Hat + Amy Butler!
I adore the two rows of trim I added to the brim (hey, that rhymes!) While sitting at the Grandparents house last Saturday in PA... crocheting away... I decided to have Justin look up on YouTube how to do this stitch, which was an example in the directions how to finish the hat. It was under "DIFFICULT" but its actually quite easy! NO, I'm not joking! Here's theYouTube video for Front Post Double Crochet and video for Back Post Double Crochet. Seriously - its my new favorite stitch!
And little sister Carla really went all out for my Christmas gifts! She works for a little company that uses tons of fabric and she snagged LOADS of Amy Butler prints for me!
Five yards worth, plus some scraps! The blue&grey Full Moon Polkadots are one of my favorites... man she's good! And she also gave ne Amy's book called "Little Stitches for Little Ones" which is going to come in handy! I need to make a crib skirt and that book has just the pattern I need! ~~THANKS CARLA~~
Coming up TOMORROW - January 1st: My list of FINISHED items for the Joy In the New Year Challenge! How did your UFO's turn out? Finished, or not so much?
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas! *2009*
MERRY CHRISTMAS from our family to yours!
2009 had many ups and down, but more ups for sure!
We look forward to 2010 and everything it will bring, especially our first baby boy.
~~~Enjoy this special day, and Happy Birthday Baby Jesus~~~
Thursday, December 24, 2009
26 weeks and meet my little sister
I get the following question about 37 times a day: "How are you feeling?" And I always say GREAT! Because its true. Not just fine, or ok, or hanging in there... but I do feel great! At 26 weeks I've got very little to complain about. I really just feel like my normal self, but just a bit larger with someone kicking me from the inside. As I approach the 3rd trimester I know things could change, so I'm savoring my health right now. I'm hoping the severe fatigue from 1st trimester doesn't revisit... as that was just hard for me to handle, and my sewing machine became lonely from my lack of use. Six months down, three to go! And as you can see, Hazel found a way into this photo. She apparently likes to sit on the plant ledge and pose like a professional. Although I think she looks like a stuffed animal.
I think I'll get yelled at for using this photo, but I don't care. Meet Carla, my younger sister. I also have an older sister, Carrie but she lives in Florida and cannot come home for Christmas. Anyhow, Carla is 2 years younger than me, and lives about 2 hours south of us, in Northern Kentucky. Really just a few streets from the Ohio river. She's VERY excited to be an Aunt and talks directly to my belly, and calls baby "Hank." Cute, eh? Carla is in town for a few days so we hung out today and make cookies and goofed around.
Its almost Christmas so I should get to bed! Santa will be making a stop at our house, I hope!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Christmas Sneak Peek #2
I finished the binding last night, and washed & dried it... the label will be added tonight and then a quick photo shoot tomorrow.... then to the recipient later this week... full pics to come! That's another UFO to mark off my list! Phew!
A Surprise Quilt Arrived on My Doorstep!
A week ago I had a mysterious package show up on my doorstep! To my pleasant surprise, I unwrapped a GORGEOUS baby quilt made by my SNTM quilting bee friends! Low and behold they all collaborated to make some yummy colorful blocks, and they mailed it all to Mary and she put this quilt together, quilted it in a fabulous pebble design... and sent it my way! I'm just thrilled - until baby arrives, I'm giving it a home on my couch as a lap blanket... (more photos on Flickr) Thank you thank you thank you to everyone in my quilting bee!
Today I asked Justin to take a few photos of my new quilt... even though the days seem so dark, and we had to crunch through the snow. Sigh -- I love snow!
I love each block as they're made out of ALL sorts of lovey fabrics from Amy Butler, Heather Ross, Erin McMorris, Denyse Schmidt, and Lizzy House just to name a few. Each sewist really put a lot of thought into their blocks, and the colors are just magnificent! And check out that pebble quilting... it shows up really well on the grey Kona. Well done Mary!
One of the girls, Faith, embroidered a piece for the back that reads "Made with Love for Baby From Sew New To Me VQB, March 2010" I just love this personal touch, thanks so much Faith!
I plan on taking this quilt to the park so baby can roll around and enjoy the outdoors, and to the beach for a romp in the sand and water, among other uses! He's going to get lots of use out of it, and I'll tell him all about these friends of mine that I've never even met that were so kind to make him this quilt!
And of course I had to make sure Hazel got in a few photos. She loves napping on a cozy quilt or blanket day or night! (In fact she's curled up on this quilt as I type!) This quilt went straight to be laundered after being out in the grass and snow... and now its absolutely perfect with its crinkly, puckered, quilty goodness!
This was my experiment to confirm that this baby quilt could also double as a nap quilt, as its quite a generous size... about 48" x 60". Justin snapped this without me knowing, but I'm glad he did :-) I guess. Hazel also approves, if you can't tell. She looks pretty cozy. And excuse her crazy fluffiness, she's overdue for a haircut but she's much cuter this way so I'm going to let it go until after Christmas.
We're down to FOUR days until Christmas, can you believe it? Today I wrapped all of our gifts, packaged up my sisters gift to be mailed to Florida, and even finished a quilt! Yes, I'm quite excited! So I'm about ready for Christmas now... how is your Christmas crafting coming along? I'd love to hear of your progress! Another sneak peek tomorrow... Cheers!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Christmas Sneak Peek
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
~Wonky Pebble Stroller Quilt Finished~
Next - tons of photos - what more can I say?
These three circles I appliqued onto the quilt backing before I sandwiched it all together. A simple zig-zag stitch did the trick.
The following photos I snapped yesterday on my lunch break. Its been quite dreary in Ohio this week, so I wasn't sure I'd be able to take any outdoor pics. My hands were frozen but I can deal with it.
Now listed in my Etsy shop... I'd love to add even more quilts to sell *sigh* but when? Before baby arrives, hopefully! Hmm speaking of baby, I plan on starting his quilt first thing in January!
So this was another UFO to cross of my list.... how is your list coming? Only about 3 more weeks for the "Joy in the New Year Challenge!" I think I'll get 8 out of my 9 done for sure.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
24 Weeks & Chrismas Tree Hunting
Yup, 24 weeks already! Baby is only a bit more than a pound, most babies are around 7-8 pounds... where am I gonna put it all?? Some days I already feel like I'm gonna pop! I feel him kick frequently now... and I'm still feeling like my normal self. (This photo is definitely adding 10 lbs) :-)
This past weekend we drove up north a few miles to Fly Away Farms and cut down our Christmas Tree. My mom picked one out too, isn't she cute? She was so excited to find a 4ft tall tree for her place. Justin made her cut it down on her own, but she did it! This little tree even fit in her trunk~
Dave Ramsey followers that we are, chose a tree from the "discount" field where all the trees were $20, a bit wonky, very tall, and bare on the bottom. This poor tree we cut off about 3ft up, and when we got home cut another foot off the bottom.
And here she is! All decorated and brightly shining. NOW I'm ready for Christmas! Well, almost... still have a bit of Christmas shopping to finish, then I'll be ready! Oh, and a quilt to finish! Will be working on that tonight, actually!
Photos of my finished Wonky Orange baby quilt will be posted tomorrow! Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!!
Monday, December 7, 2009
My New Best Friend - Hand Quilting Thread
Let me tell you; I LOVE IT! Hand Quilting Thread has a waxy layer to help it slide smoothly thru the fabric, and I didn't get a single knot or unruly bunch of thread while finishing my quilt! If you enjoy the process of relaxing on the couch with a quilt draped in your lap, you should try this AWESOME thread! It really made for quicker, cleaner hand stitching! I know some quilters machine bind their quilts, which I would like to atleast try once... but I typically enjoy the process of hand stitiching the binding. I should mention I prefer to use Gutermann thread for almost everything I sew... but I'm sure there are other brands out there that work just as well. I just haven't experimented with them yet as I haven't had a need to, ya know? I guess I stick with what I know. If you've tried Hand Quilting thread - let me know how you like it, or if you have used other brands.
ps ~ do NOT do NOT do NOT use this thread in your sewing machine as the wax coating will not play nicely.
Cheers! Cristin
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Pebble Quilting Finished!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
VQB Fabric Pull!
I've finally stepped it up and joined not one but two Virtual Quilting Bees (VQB) on Flickr! I'm part of the Sew New to Me VQB and the [BEE]-autiful quilting bee. The latter of the two bees doesn't begin until January '10 but for the first bee, my month is January! Yes, THIS January! I've finally chosen green & grey as my colors, and the above stack consists of almost all of the green fabric in my stash... plus some greys. The little folded stack on top is thanks to Rita... we did a little swap for some Amy Butler she needed, and she sent me some greens in return!


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The Herald believes Tony Abbott deserves the chance to deliver the stable, trustworthy government Labor has not. Should voters agree, Abbott will have a right to present to Parliament policies he has explained and costed. Abbott will have responsibilities to all Australians. One is to implement his agenda fairly - in Kevin Rudd's terms, a fair go for all. When Abbott cuts, he must ensure the burden falls on those who can bear it. When he spends, he must do so on the basis of need, not vested interest.
Abbott also has a responsibility to define a vision for the nation beyond smaller government and a stronger economy. He must allow Australians to debate and tackle pressing issues of social change and economic reform.
The Herald's editorial column has been an outspoken advocate for Australia to be a fair, progressive and modern global citizen. The decision to support Abbott in our two pre-election editorial columns will disappoint some readers. But we believe the long-term future of Australia is at stake in this election. Unless Labor can be reborn as a party that voters trust, Australians will not unite behind any of its progressive policies for decades to come.
Already a number of pressing issues have been swept aside or gone missing because voters wish to punish Labor and Abbott is the only alternative. The Herald guarantees it will remain fiercely independent in scrutinising an Abbott government and that this column will keep advocating for progress.
Abbott must allow the nation to express, through its elected representatives, a view on same sex marriage. Society should not discriminate against two consenting adults on the basis of sexual preference when they are doing no harm to society. Change cannot be rushed but debate can be encouraged. Abbott must respect his party's traditions and allow Liberal MPs to have a conscience vote unfettered by politics.
The nation needs a population policy as well, to reconcile the conflicting challenges of an ageing population, shrinking tax revenue, threats to food security, a global refugee crisis and the alarming emergence of anti-immigrant sentiments in the community. This nation was built on migration. We have bountiful riches to share. We just need a government brave enough to manage them and treat people with respect.
Most of all, Australians must unite to tackle climate change. There is some hope. Voters at this election will oust Labor for its betrayal of trust on the carbon tax. But with spleens vented, what next? The Herald has strongly supported a price-based market mechanism as the best way to reduce carbon pollution. Abbott has a mandate to remove the carbon tax, yet belies his political motives by retaining the associated tax cuts and welfare benefit increases. His mandate on climate change stands only if his alternative ''direct action'' can achieve Australia's bipartisan and global commitment to reduce emissions by 5 per cent from 2000 levels by 2020.
But Abbott has not yet explained ''direct action'' to voters, exposed it to independent testing or committed to spending more to get the job done. He remains far short of earning a mandate for such an ill-defined policy. Australia's response to global warming in Abbott's first term and beyond will define the sort of nation we want to be. That will, as Rudd said this week, require us to rise above our station.
Given that the Herald strongly endorses this modern world view, it is disappointing to find that Labor - the party with the proudest history of social and economic reform - is so broken. Labor in government has pursued some important national initiatives and aspired to more.
The Herald's editorials during this campaign have expressed support for Labor on economic, education, disability, broadband and refugee policies. Editorials have attacked Abbott on transparency. But the editorials have also backed the Coalition's focus on reforming productivity, regulation, tax and the workplace, along with value for taxpayers' money and the importance of stability.
The Herald's editorial columns reflect the view of the editor, just as they have since 1831. It is a view formed by independent analysis of what policies and parties the editor believes will best serve the public interest. It is formed with absolutely no concern for, reference to, or second guessing of the views or public comments of the management or non-executive board of Fairfax, no matter how such remarks might affect the public's perception of the editor's independence. Such views have no influence on how news and other opinion is pursued or treated in the Herald. The Fairfax Media charter of independence and journalists' code of ethics guarantee that.
When assessing the public interest at this election, the Herald has concluded that policies are important - but even more so are trusting a party that can deliver them, respecting the wishes of voters and the privilege of power. Voters in NSW have seen how Labor allowed Eddie Obeid and others to betray them.
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Keith Urban Knew Miranda Lambert Was Perfect For 'We Were Us'
Keith Urban is quickly climbing up the charts with his latest single, 'We Were Us,' a duet with Miranda Lambert. But while the song marks the first time the two country superstars have recorded a track together, the Aussie says he has hoped for the past several years that they would have a chance to collaborate at some point.
Urban invited Lambert to join him on his 2005 Alive in '05 Tour, and as is his custom, he invited the opening act to perform with him during his set.
"I always loved the way our voices sounded together," he explains (quote via CMT). "So probably in the back of my mind, I've always hoped that I could find something we could do."
The 45-year-old says he knew as soon as he heard the song that Lambert would be the perfect choice.
"'We Were Us' came along and it's not the kind of song Miranda would normally do, but her voice is the first one I heard in my head," he tells Radio.com. "I called her up and sent her the song and she loved it and came to the studio … I'm just so happy at the way it turned out."
'We Were Us' can be found on Urban's latest album, 'Fuse.' He will continue his Light the Fuse Tour this weekend with shows in Oklahoma and Louisiana. See his complete concert schedule here.


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Oyler: Count on Taste of the Town back by popular demand next year
My wife and I had a good time at the Bridgeville Public Library's first annual "Taste of the Town" fundraiser. It always seems overly optimistic for an organization to dub anything "first annual," but the success of this event certainly guarantees it will be repeated next year.
When I offered to devote a column to this topic, I didn't realize that this required a combination of restaurant reviewer, entertainment critic and society page editor — a formidable combination indeed.
Let's start with the restaurant critique, which involves 12 different local institutions. Far too much food for one reviewer; fortunately between my wife and our friends, Sue and Dale Deblander, we were able to sample and evaluate all the offerings, beginning with tasty pretzels from the Philly Pretzel Factory in Great Southern Shopping Center and ending with delicious desserts from Portman's Farm Market.
We thoroughly enjoyed burgers from Bubba's, across the Washington Pike from Melrose Cemetery, and pulled pork sandwiches from Two Brothers Barbecue, in Presto. A pepperoni pizza from Big Guy's Pizza, Bower Hill Road, hit the spot, as did "wings" from Burgh's Pizza and Wings, in "downtown" Bridgeville.
My personal favorite was the Cinnamon Bread Pudding, served with a whisky cream sauce, provided by Piccolina's Restaurant in Pine Bridge Commons. A close second was the orzo pasta salad, with basil and sun-dried tomatoes, from PapaGallo Cucina, in Collier Town Square. The Deblanders liked the wedding soup from Shelby's Station, on McLaughlin Run Road.
We have heard good things about Cucina Bella, at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Lesnett Road, and were not surprised at the quality of their salad. It nicely complemented our pasta from Calabria's. We are familiar with their establishment in Castle Shannon and resolved to visit their Frosty Valley restaurant off Boyce Road.
Because I appeared to be puzzled when I stopped at the Country Style Specialty Shoppe table, the chef there explained where they were located, on Dewey Avenue at the bottom of Bank Street. I replied that, in my youth, there was a dairy store there run by Mrs. Hines. He gave me a packet of dinner rolls to take home. When I told him I was the food editor for the Bridgeville Area News, he replaced it with a small loaf of bread and instructions to "be sure and toast it." I took his advice and was pleased with the results.
The gourmet dining was enhanced by beer and wine, served by the Beer Warehouse, on Railroad Street. Many other organizations contributed to the success of the event. The Home Depot provided impressive centerpieces for the tables.
My duties as an entertainment critic were more difficult. Fortunately, Jim Wisbon helped me out. Kim Losego and several friends played the first set tastefully and provided an appropriate background for the heavy-duty gastronomical activity being experienced.
They were followed by the Savoy Truffles, a "Beatles Tribute Band." I couldn't understand how a seven-piece band could replicate the sound of a quartet. Jim explained that two of the guitarists in the front line were replicating George Harrison and John Lennon and that Paul McCartney was emulated by a non-singing guitar player and a vocalist. Similarly, the Truffles simulated Ringo Starr with vocals by the keyboard player and drumming by a mute drummer.
I'm not sure what the keyboard player did to emulate a band without a keyboard, nor the function of the fourth guitarist. At any rate, the Beatles fans in the audience were quite receptive to the performance and had a great time dancing to the '60s sound.
Joyce Heinrich, who is the fundraising coordinator for the library, served as Mistress of Ceremonies for announcing the awarding of door prizes, the winner of the 50-50 raffle, and the successful bidders for items in the Chinese auction. Kudos to Jane Irwin for organizing those events. Other library staffers — Donna Taylor, Cheryl Conroy, Karen Verduci and Ed Wolf — were delighted with the success of the event, as were board members Bill O'Connor, Michael Aquilina, Cindy Ghelarducci, and Patte Kelley. Emeritus library board President Nino Petrocelli and "everyone's favorite library volunteer" Lovona Bolla shared their enthusiasm.
Board President Becky Wisbon summed up everyone's thoughts by commenting that the evening was a marvelous tribute to the Bridgeville community and its support for the library, thanking the many businesses that had contributed to its success. Anyone observing the enthusiasm of this event and the hubbub of activity at the William and Grace McDivitt Center for Lifelong Learning in recent weeks must be convinced that the library's future is brighter than ever.
John Oyler, a columnist for Trib Total Media, can be reached at 412-343-1652 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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NEW YORK – McDonald's Corp., poised to resume selling beef and chicken in China this week after a supplier was accused of repackaging old meat, says the matter is hurting the chain's results in Asia.
McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) said its sales in July fell 17.4 percent from a year before on a same-store basis, marking the largest monthly drop since July 2002.
"McDonald's businesses in China, Japan and certain other markets are experiencing a significant negative impact to results," the Illinois-based company said in a filing Monday.
While McDonald's said it can't yet estimate the full effect on 2014 earnings, the areas at issue make up about 10 percent of consolidated revenue and the company's global same-store sales forecast for the year is "at risk."
The world's largest restaurant chain has been working to stanch the damage to its sales and reputation since supplier Shanghai Husi, a division of OSI Group LLC, became the subject of a Chinese government probe into the altering of expiration dates on food last month.
While Yum Brands Inc. terminated its relationship with OSI globally after the probe, McDonald's said it would source items from another Husi plant in Henan.
McDonald's shares have dropped about 5.4 percent since news of the OSI probe became public.
The restaurant chain said Monday it will start selling beef and chicken burgers in Beijing and Guangzhou soon. It's also increasing orders from other existing suppliers in China while exploring new ones.
"McDonald's China full menu will come back gradually by cities," the company said in an emailed statement. "We have been working to bring back the full menu across China, but it takes longer time for good reasons.
"For current suppliers, they must now increase their production capacity and reallocate nationwide supply distribution," McDonald's said. "For new potential suppliers, we have a full due diligence inspection process."
OSI, also based in Illinois, has since pulled all products made by Shanghai Husi and replaced its management team in the country after coming under Chinese government investigation. Six employees of Shanghai Husi have been detained by the Shanghai branch of the Public Security Bureau, Alison Kovaleski, a spokeswoman for OSI, said Monday.
"We are also in the midst of conducting our own thorough reviews of all of our manufacturing facilities within China," she said. "We look forward to sharing our findings in a responsible and transparent manner."
Big Macs weren't available for sale in Beijing, while limited choices of sandwiches were being sold in Shanghai, according to McDonald's delivery services in the two cities.
In Hong Kong, McDonald's restaurants are serving burgers such as the Big Mac and McChicken sandwiches "back to their original build," after lettuce and onions were imported from the U.S. and Taiwan, the restaurant chain said on its website Monday. McDonald's Hong Kong halted sales of products supplied by Shanghai Husi late last month.
Chicken McNuggets and items such as fresh corn cups, green salad and fresh lemon tea, made with ingredients formerly sourced from OSI's Chinese units in Hebei and Guangzhou, are still unavailable, according to the Hong Kong chain.
McDonald's is increasing orders from existing suppliers such as McKey Food Services Ltd., a Shenzhen unit of Philadelphia-based Keystone Foods, to handle the shortage of ingredients, the restaurant operator said Monday. It's also exploring new Chinese suppliers for items such as fresh produce.
Burger King Worldwide Inc. also cut ties with OSI since the food scandal.
McDonald's has 2.6 percent of China's fast-food market with 2,000 outlets, the second-largest restaurant chain in the country by market share after Yum, according to research firm Euromonitor International Ltd.
Kentucky-based Yum, which owns KFC and Pizza Hut, has a 5 percent share and derives more than half of its revenue from China. McDonald's, which doesn't break out China sales publicly, received 23 percent of its revenue from the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions last year.
The latest food-safety incident renews Chinese consumers' concerns over unsafe products in the country, following abuses that included fox DNA found in donkey meat and baby formula laced with melamine, a toxic chemical.
China's leaders have sought to ease those concerns with a new draft law that brings increased scrutiny over the industry, harsher penalties and more compensation for consumers.


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If it has been established that this Wiki will operate from an in-universe POV, why is this article still being written from an a real world POV? Also, shouldn't we separate MAU from Non MAU characters? And finally, I'm pretty sure that the GNU Free Documentation License does not allow us to take content from sites like this. ― Thailog 15:21, 20 September 2008 (UTC)


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Hitting Tokyo to promote his film 'The Tourist', the actor has shaved his iconic beard which he sported for ages.
Johnny Depp has traded in his shaggy face which he sported for ages with clean-shaven look outside his filming duty. The actor showed off his new smoother face on Wednesday, March 2 when touching down Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan where he is scheduled to promote his film starring Angelina Jolie, "The Tourist".
Depp, however, did not get a total makeover. He still appeared with his long untidy hair and wore his trademark accessories including purple shades, scarf, hat, a plethora of necklaces, bracelets and rings. Picture of Depp's clean-shaven face can be seen here.
Depp recently admitted that he felt broody when seeing his co-star Jolie with her six kids on the movie's set. "Well, when you see Brad [Pitt] with a little baby, you get a little broody, clucky, (but) I think we'll hold off for a bit, for a third," said the 47-year-old Bohemian actor who has had two children with longtime partner Vanessa Paradis.


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Alleging that Vijayamma has been encouraging leaders to join in her party, the TDP leader asked her not to level charges against his party and its president. Somireddy expressed concern that those leaders who earlier praised his party president are now indulging in criticizing him.
The TDP leader condemned the remarks of Kishan Reddy who had said that the TDP is a sinking boat, and said that in fact the BJP is a sinking boat.
He reminded that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to the city, had appreciated late N T Rama Rao and the TDP. Somireddy wanted to know whether Kishan Reddy has forgotten the appreciation of Modi.


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November 1st, 2012
Better infrastructure critical for growth
The Building Infrastructure paper released today is an essential high level progress report for the Government's Business Growth Agenda, the Employers and Manufacturers Association says.
"The report is a lucid picture of our existing infrastructure assets and the Government's commitment to building more of them," said EMA chief executive, Kim Campbell.
"The excellent charts in it provide the extent of completion for each project underway which gives a useful progress benchmark.
"We are particularly pleased with the Prime Minister's invitation to business to engage with the Government on its initiatives, to recommend what we want to see more and less of, and what new initiatives we would like to see advanced.
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How a family faces the ultimate tragedy, and learns how to rest in God's amazing GRACE!
This book ministers to anyone that has gone through extreme losses in this life.
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Fast & Easy Dinner: Mushroom & Zucchini Pizza
Pizza how do I love thee! While many people turn to sandwiches or pasta for their favorite quick fix meal, I turn to my beloved pizza. Trader Joe's makes an excellent pizza dough that keeps for a few weeks in the freezer or fridge. Tonight's version is a classic veggie with sautéed mushrooms and zucchini. If you want pizza, but still feel like grilling, before topping the pie, grill the veggies instead of sauteeing them in a frying pan. Serve with a nice green salad or sliced, salted tomatoes. Pair it with a Rosé and you've got yourself a delicious almost weekend meal. Sound great? Get the recipe now, just
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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1 pound mushrooms, sliced thin
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 pound Swiss cheese, grated (about 2 cups)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- Heat the oven to 425°.
- Oil two 12-inch pizza pans or large baking sheets. Press the dough into a 12-inch round, or 9-by-13-inch rectangle, on each prepared pan. Bake until the dough begins to brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large nonstick frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderately high heat. Add the zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally, until almost tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl.
- Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in the same pan. Add the mushrooms, salt, pepper, and thyme and cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms are golden, about 5 minutes.
- Return the zucchini to the pan, add the wine, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and all the wine has evaporated, about 5 minutes more.
- Spread the vegetable mixture on the partially baked pizza crusts. Sprinkle each with Swiss cheese and Parmesan and bake until the cheese melts, about 10 minutes.
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An eye-catching window display – which is due to change with the seasons – has helped grab people's attention and make the new cafe a talking point.
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She set up the new business with her friend after running a popular stall selling cakes at the Amersham Market for six years before deciding to make the step back indoors, having previously run a London restaurant.
She said: "Everything concentrates on local produce. We make ready meals from local produce and we've been amazed by the amount that have been bought. We hadn't realised it could be that popular.
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looking for a good priced AR-15 thats also a good shooter
OK y'all i really have been wanting to buy a AR-15 for some time now so i figured might as well buy one. i was wondering if any of y'all got some guns that you would reference me to
-thanks yall
3 weeks ago it would ahve been easy..
But right now the market is so topsy turvy, I'd go for any AR you cna afford thats now junk.
So avoid Hesse/Vulcan and whatever that 3rd bad brand is.
Most others at gtg.
Even the entry level brands like DPMS and Delton are GTGthese days in opinion (own 2 Deltons they shoot as well as my RRA and my DD, though the finish on the RRA and the DD is much nicer)
Small gunstores in the boonies may even have some inventory left.
I was able to buy a nice rifle at pre-panic price a mere 4 days ago.
But its very difficult now.
If you are a newbie to AR's I would reocmmend either waiting until the bubble is over or to go AK (which are experincing a weaker bubble)
Thanks yall for your input
Not a good time to buy one specially for your first one.
People here asking $1500 for a basic DPMS.
My last build.. is on gunbroker for..$8K. Lol
Quad triple your money??
Y not? I'm fishing a mermaid in the sea :). Free market and supply vs demand. U like it buy it, u dont like it then get the hell out. Maybe it's just me. :)
Way to discourage the newbie :(
I think there are still guns out there to be had even if there is a premium to be paid these days.
But our hobby is still viable.:)
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Balance Edit
Being effectively potentially immune to most ranged and melee attacks (I'm looking at you, touch attacks) strikes me as heavily wizard-level. --Ghostwheel 21:28, February 24, 2010 (UTC)
- Even with the changes, I don't see it helping much. Have a pack of playing cards. Every attack kills a card. Not that anyone cares. And many characters (spellcasters, psionics, martial adepts, duskblades, often psywars) use a single attack per round, so the penalty doesn't do much either... --Ghostwheel 21:46, February 24, 2010 (UTC)
- What if it's Shivering Touch? Irresistable Dance? Etc? Things that don't deal damage--how would that work? --Ghostwheel 21:55, February 24, 2010 (UTC)
- "Hey look--Irresistable Dance." *parries the attack roll, nothing happens* And then it completely depends on what the DM allows--perhaps diamond disks that take very little/no damage from attacks?
- Also, attack rolls climb much faster than saves do, so effectively it lets you be immune to virtually any spell that requires a save. Definitely wizard-level. It's like getting Wall of Blades at will, multiple times per round. --Ghostwheel 22:19, February 24, 2010 (UTC)
- This might work better if you could only parry spells that required an attack roll to hit you (and required you to exceed the roll by 10 or something if it were a touch attack). I just can't see anyone parying a chain lightning or a wail of the banshee. - TarkisFlux 22:29, February 24, 2010 (UTC)
- The idea was to parry lightning bolts with tables and fireballs with books, but Ghostwheel convinced me that you'd really just be parrying color spray with sheets of Adamantine and Irresistible Dances with diamonds. I've gotten rid of blocking spells so that blocking madmen with axes can remain the primary objective of this feat. --Foxwarrior 22:36, February 24, 2010 (UTC)
- The thing is, madmen with axes are often the primary opponents in rogue-level games and you can completely and inequivaocably shut them down without too much trouble and with the right equipment (find an item with high Hardness and HP) using this feat. Furthermore, it's an AoO so you can do it multiple times, and doesn't require any of your future actions unlike things such as Wall of Blades. I'm just not seeing this as rogue-level when you can for the most part negate rogue-level enemies with a single feat. That sounds far more like wizard-level territory to me. --Ghostwheel 22:48, February 24, 2010 (UTC)
- I'm going to disagree with the "completely and inequivocably" part of your statement. You still have to roll at least as well as they do (even better, with these new penalties), and items of suitable hardness and HP are unlikely to be quite that common. Also, I finally put a size minimum on the object. --Foxwarrior 23:05, February 24, 2010 (UTC)
- Assuming tome combat rules (and similar gear bonuses, to hit stat bonuses, similar conditional modifiers, etc), you can potentially stop about half of the attacks that hit you from 1 guy of equal level and BAB progression. If you're well defended and guy 1 misses with half of his attacks, you can maybe shut down half of 2 guys attacks. The bonus AoOs from Combat Reflexes or it's tome equivalent will maybe double that number of targets, and the extra bonus parries from this skill at high levels are only going to increase that number. To actually shut them down unequivacobly (here meaning going from 50% to around 95%) you'd need to have something like +16 greater on your to-hits than they do. Which might happen for high level full bab guys against substantially lower level / less combat focussed guys, but doesn't seem particularly worrisome to me because I don't care about if a guy who takes this and focusses on hitting things in combat is substantially better at also blocking the strikes of those people who don't focus on hitting things in combat. Shutting down more than 2 dudes is a bit concerning though....
- So, what I think I'd do is drop the bonus parry ability, make this feat unable to use your Combat Reflexes bonus AoOs (unless tome bonus AoOs are not in play, and then the feat working here is fine), and change the last two abilities to 1) parrying burst / AoE effects with an object big enough to give you partial cover (tower shields, tables, etc.) by rolling against save DC + spell level (which does grow very similarly to to hit bonuses) and 2) parrying touch attacks with like you parry everything else, but requiring you to roll 10 better (which assumes that the attack is substantially harder to parry / that they have effectively 10 more bab because of the attack type). I don't know that it's enough to get it down to rogue, but I'm not sure that any worthwhile scaling feat even can be down there anyway. - TarkisFlux 01:13, February 25, 2010 (UTC)
- Full round action is an interesting trade off, and it probably works for giving them bonus AoOs. I probably should have said before that I find the cumulative penalties completely unnecessary (even if the "stuff you parry with gets tossed" is rather flavorful). The cumulative penalty does tone it down, but a setting the step size at -6 is going to make the full-round action to get more attacks basically worthless since you could easily get up to -30 on parries at the level you get it alone. Every parry after the first carrying a -4 or -6, non-cumulatively, might work better to keep it from being the super awesome defense that ghost is concerned about (though I am not) without actually falling into uselessness when paired with one of the feat's own abilities. The second drawback makes this basically useful only in cluttered areas, and that's not something I think a point in its favor given all of the areas where this will not be the case (fields, caves, long featureless coridors, etc.); without random crap floating around you're stuck tossing your own gear or whatever useless junk you're carrying around specifically for this purpose (that you still have to be carrying, and you can't draw new stuff off turn...). I'd rather you just kept the "object takes the damage" drawback, and things that deal stat damage or status effects just get ignored because the item can't suffer them. Though I suppose that two drawbacks that effectively drop aspects of the feat into uselessness in specific circumstances might drop it to rogue...
- In any event, that's my 2cp. Take it or leave it of course :-) - TarkisFlux 02:48, February 25, 2010 (UTC)
- I think I'm going to go with your previous comment. For some reason I was stuck on the idea of this being a scaling feat; It's a cool mechanic, but it really doesn't make sense for this effect. The ability doesn't really get much weaker at higher levels, so I think I'm going to split it into two or three feats instead.
- Feel free to make a Wizard-level version that keeps this one's scaling nature. --Foxwarrior 03:54, February 25, 2010 (UTC)


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Also will be in Edinburgh for a couple of nights before if any one else fancys meeting up for drinks etc
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