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This is a nice quick one folks! The difference between croque monsieur and croque madame.
Croque monsieur and croque madame are both French dishes that are essentially grilled ham and cheese with a white sauce. The sauce, bechamel, is made of flour, butter, milk, and typically some of the cheese you're using in the sandwich itself – the cheese is Gruyere or Swiss.
The difference between the two is that croque madame has a fried or poached egg on top.
I searched and searched for another difference, and you know what? There's one more.
Croque monsieur is usually made with a French toast – the egg goes in the bread instead of on top. I found this in the dictionary definition, and it's mentioned in a cooking video from Martha Stewart's website.
And that's it!
What differentiates the sandwiches from regular grilled ham and cheese is the bechamel sauce.
What makes them different from Monte Cristo sandwiches, is that the Monte Cristo involves the entire sandwich being dipped into an egg batter.
There are many further variations of the croque monsieur and madame, such as the croque senor, with tomato salsa and chilies, or the croque Hawaiian with pineapple slices.


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Congratulations! With home sales in this area, taking an average of 60 days to sell, selling in 5 days is a testiment for how important your staging is to the process! Good job!
Thanks Sharon, staging really is key to getting those online shoppers into the home- then once they've seen it in person, falling in love with it!


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This place is beautiful. As you walk through the exhibits – every next room was even more spectacular than the room before.I recommend going during the day and night – or just stay there a while. The outside garden is stunning after dark.This place is definitely a highlight of Seattle.
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Marissa Plume
Nicely done presentation accompanied by interesting films about Chihuly's work. I love the indoor / outdoor settings. Highly recommend checking out this museum!
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This was one of the most unique places I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. Creative, unusual, candy for the visual to the brain!
Christine D. McCallum-Randalls
Go! It's likely that you'll want to go to Seattle Center anyway (space needle, science center, etc.) and if you are at all interested in bold color/modern/contemporary/glass art, this is definitely worth the price of admission. I recommend the free audio tour accessible via your cell phone.
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Lovely place! Not cheap to visit — I think tickets were around $23 per adult — but well worth it. The museum and gardens were extensive enough to make the ticket price feel justified, and we felt free to visit each room as long as we wanted. While we were there, one of the museum staffers gave a talk on some of the glass, and the designer of the gardens gave a tour of them, so there was plenty of extra knowledge offered as well. I'd love to go again!
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HI, ok so this will be my first guide, so feedback would be awesome :D. First off, yorick is a brand new champion, and most people are still tweaking out to see what can make yorick a top notch champion, well i think i have found a pretty good build so far. Please look over the build and tell me if i should fix some things or if you have an opinion id like to here it.
Pros/ Cons
- good dps
- excellent pusher
- good team fighter
- his ult brings him back for more!
- end game
- lacks early game
- easily gankable
- kinda squishy
Alright so basically yorick is an all average champion, average health, average attack, and average spell...? when i first played yorick i saw that all his skills were based off of his physcial dmg, idk if its a glitch but if it is, lets hope they dont fix it lol.
I specced all ad because ad is what all his attacks need. I chose the ad increase over time, because you want to be able to be better than you oppenent toward mid/late game. the one who will have ad then, well lets just try not to get ganked in the beginning ;]
Yorick needs his skills in order to do dmg, i wouldnt rely on going all in like a yi and xin does, so CD runes are a must for yorick. The more ghouls you have out the more dmg you put out. Got it memorized? :D
While yorick does run off of ad, his CD reduction is more important. you dont want to be chasing your oppenent down and only having 2 secs left to summon your ghoul to deal the finishing blow. Your ad runes should fill the spot your mastery build leaves. Think of it this way, the more cooldown you have, the more ghouls youll have out, the more ghouls you have out the more attack dmg you do :]. The annyoign thing about yorick is he runs out of mana so fast! so were goign to be spending points in the mana regen so you dont have to leave all the time.
ok so why tear of the goddess? well your going to be spammin the skills button alot, so why not grab something that increases your mana too :] and also you need lots of mana, else youll be useless on the battlefield. After tear of the goddess, its important to grab the brutalizer simply because we dont like to wait on our skills, we want ghouls out 24/7! Harass Harass Harass! After the brutalizer comes the vamp scepter, while your famine skill does give you health, its good to get some more lifesteal when bashing on your enemies, were grabbing bloodthirster later. After this, you should grab manamune, so it stacks on top of your tear of the goddess. and all that skill spamming? its going to pay off with your ad :] After this youll want to grab your black clever, and finishing it off with ghostblade. The last item is up to you, personally i prefer the Phantom dancer simply because i want to hit faster and up my crit some more, but it is very situational. sometimes if a yi is bothering me i may put on a thornmail.
Skill Sequence
alright skills, i grab e first, because it has 2 purposes, harassment, and it your safest bet for the early game, yorick isnt good upclose yet :p youll want to max our your e first, as soon as possible, because it gives you life on hit, and when the ghoul hits your oppnennt it gives you more life! I grab Q next because it has good raw ad dmg, and it gives you a bosted attack spped when you hit an enemy mob, so if someone is trying to get away from you, hit them or a minion and finish the job! W i finish off last simply because it only slows your oppennet and in my opinion is yoricks weakest skill, however if times right can be a good early game kill. but we max out our q before our w :P
Our combo will work like this, upclose it will be w -> q -> e and finish the job, sometimes if its more than 2 people pop your when your at full health, its ok, its only on a 50 sec cd ;]
Summoner Spells
Hell no
Well this is my build, i really hope you enjoy it, if not well i tried xD its a good build i think, although idk how to upload my winnings to this website, i guess ill take a picture later and show you, when i update this, hope this helped all the yoricks out their struggling. And if it doesn't? well tweak it to your taste, im jus a fellow LoL player looking to help


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The Item was exactly what I wanted and it was far more robust than the Pictures indicated. The base is quite wide which would prevent toppling of the stand and the height is sufficiently adjustable.
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Re: [scrumdevelopment] "Business Value" v. "Potentially Implementable Feature"
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- Hi Cass,On Aug 22, 2012, at 3:22 PM, Cass Dalton <cassdalton73@...> wrote:
If you don't mind, I think I'm going to put that post on a wall at workGo for it. Please be sure my name is on it and put a tip jar nearby. :)
Ron JeffriesIf it is more than you need, it is waste. -- Andy Seidl
Great Idea.> I think I'm going to put that post on a wall at work
Would make an excellent poster with Ron's shiny face and contact info on it. "The Technical Debt Credo"
Ron, will you hire me as your new marketing guy? I know you like to get the phat consulting rates. Maybe I can help. ;-)-------
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If you don't mind, I think I'm going to put that post on a wall at workOn Aug 22, 2012 2:24 PM, "RonJeffries" <ronjeffries@...> wrote:Charles,On Aug 22, 2012, at 1:24 PM, Charles Bradley - Scrum Coach CSP CSM PSM I <chuck-lists2@...> wrote:
Do you have your views on technical debt in something that is published? I would love to see that as I think it's a view that does not get enough attention in the industry.Let me put them right here. If anyone doesn't find them quite obvious and clear, please inquire.Never give code to the Product Owner that is not well programmed. This means clear code, well factored, supported by sufficient tests to be sure that it works.
OK, despite our best efforts, we turn out to be incompetent. We now have code in the system that isn't clear, well factored, and supported by enough tests. Perhaps we just noticed. Perhaps we have learned some stuff that we wish we had known sooner. Perhaps we bent under pressure. Doesn't matter. We do a Retrospective and figure out what caused it, and remove the cause. But the existing code is still bad. What do we do?If we are later going to look at this code and say that it sucks, it is not clear, well factored and supported by sufficient tests right now.If we do not know what clear, well factored code, supported by tests looks like, find out. We are cheating our team, our Product Owner, and ourselves.When we do give code to the Product Owner that is not clear, well factored, and supported by tests, know that we have done a bad thing. There is some reason for that. This is a top priority for our next Retrospective. Figure out why we are doing bad work and fix it. Stop doing bad work.P.S. There is no tradeoff against this kind of quality. We cannot go faster by skimping on clear well factored code supported by tests. It will bite us in the ass. You wouldn't be reading this answer if it wasn't already biting you in the ass. Stop writing bad code.We do not, repeat DO NOT, put code improvement "stories" in the Product Backlog. The main reason for this is that we cannot state the value of the improvement in any terms that the Product Owner can understand, and therefore the Product Owner can never schedule the stories. P.S. We don't know the value either.If we do put code improvement stories in the backlog, we can't count the work against our Product Burndown or other progress measurements. Why not? Because we have already been paid for this work when we did it badly last time. We don't pay the mechanic again when he re-fixes the far. We don't pay the programmer again when he fixes what he did poorly last time. Anyway, don't schedule this work as stories in the backlog anyway. It's just wrong. Stop it.Then what do we do about this bad code? I'm glad you asked.If our Product Owner's stories do not cause us to make changes to the bad code, we leave it alone. It is not hurting anyone, and it will not rot. It will just sit there. Cleaning it up will take time away from stories, and it will pay off, if it ever does, an unknown amount at an unknown time in the future. Bad investment.If stories cause us to work in the bad code, the bad code will slow us down. It will make us throw up, causing extra breaks in the rest room. We will be sad. Therefore, follow the "Boy Scount Rule", "Always leave the campground cleaner than you found it". Clean up the code in a reasonable fashion. Do not take ten days to rewrite it. We don't know how and anyway it's inefficient. Just leave it better than it was. Over time, all the code that is troubling us will get better.That is all:
You may be wondering "How do we get the time to keep it clean? How do we get the time to improve the campground?"We have a story to do. That story includes a certain amount of experimenting to figure it out. It includes enough testing to leave the code properly tested. It includes the time to make the code clean and well factored, including any code we have to touch to do the story.That's how much time the story takes. So, that's how much time we take to do it. If we take less time, we have just stuck a screwdriver into one of our own bodily orifices. Stop doing that. You'll get a rash.So. Any followup questions?
- Don't do it.
- When we do it, figure out why and stop.
- When we do it, leave it alone if it's not in the way.
- If it is in the way, clean up the parts we pass through.
Ron JeffriesIf another does not intend offense, it is wrong for me to seek it;if another does indeed intend offense, it is foolish for me to permit it.-- Kelly Easterley
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Photographer's Note
O'ahu is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous
island in the State of Hawai'i. Total land area is 608 mile (1,600
km). In greatest dimension this volcanic island is 71 km (44 mi) long
and 48 km (30 mi) across. The length of the shoreline is 366 km. The
island is the result of two separate shield volcanoes: Wai'anae and
Ko'olau, with a broad "valley" or saddle (the central O'ahu Plain)
between them. The highest point is Mt. Ka'ala in the Waianae Range,
rising to 1,225 m above sea level.
The island is home to almost 900,000 people (approximately 75% of the
resident population of the state) and partly because of this, O'ahu
has for a long time been nicknamed "The Gathering Place". However, the
term O'ahu has no confirmed meaning in Hawaiian, other than that of
the place itself . Ancient Hawaiian tradition attributes the name's
origin in the legend of Hawai'iloa, the Polynesian navigator credited
with discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. The story relates that he
named the island after a son.
The city of Honolululargest city, state capital, and main deepwater
marine port for the State of Hawai'iis located here.
King Kamehameha III (the reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii
from 1825 to 1854) moved his capital from Maui to O'ahu in 1845.
'Iolani Palace, built later by others of the royal family, still
remains as evidence of the only monarchy now American soil.
O'ahu was apparently the first of the Hawaiian Islands sighted by the
crew of HMS Resolution on 18 January 1778 during Capt. James Cook's
third Pacific expedition. Escorted by HMS Discovery, the expedition
was surprised to find high islands this far north in the central
Pacific. O'ahu was not actually visited by Europeans until 28 February
1779 when Captain Clerke aboard HMS Resolution stepped ashore at
Waimea Bay. Clerke had taken command of the ship after Capt. Cook was
killed at Kealakekua Bay (Island of Hawai'i) on February 14, and was
leaving the islands for the North Pacific.
Today, O'ahu has become a tourism and shopping haven as over 5 million
visitors (mainly from the American mainland and Japan) flock there
every year to enjoy the quintessential island holiday experience that
the Hawaiian Islands and her multicultural people now personify.
from Wikipedia.
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cessy (13647) 2005-06-11 17:55
Dear Paolo,
what a wonderful view you have, beautiful beach
never been to hawai, it does look really marvelous
I did a little workshop for the sky
huynt (5079) 2005-06-11 21:32
Hi Paolo
It is very nice. Good note. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
jinju (14265) 2005-06-11 22:09
Well, this is what I imagine Hawaii to be. The colors are magical, almost unreal. Its a beautiful landscape. Kudos for getting a wonderful view and for framing the photo by emphasizing the row of palm trees in the foreground. They are a symbol of Hawaii afterall.
kenny0127821101 (11) 2005-06-12 2:57
Hi Paolo
very nice photo look like postcard
Luan (12971) 2005-06-12 5:53
Uhhh lucky you are Paolo, this place is lovely, white sand, blue lagoon, fun, fun, fun...
Well catch.
devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-06-12 8:44
hi Paolo
Very beautifull place of course but very bad idea to show us !!! I joke
Colors re great and composition splendid
ChrisJ (126569) 2005-06-13 4:20
Hi Paolo
I like the graphjism of the coconut palms against the light sand. Good sharpness & color, although the sky is a little noisy. Well balanced composition with good contrast. Good work!
greg64g (11193) 2005-06-13 4:43
Hello Paolo,
Woow is it Paradise ? what a beautiful blue ! Hawai make people dreams, i understand why.
very good
PixelTerror (0) 2005-06-13 9:33
Ciao Paolo,
Nice overlooking PoV with all the attributes we expect from a paradisiac place, especially the fantastic water color and the white sand beach. I tried a WS too.
Have a nice day,


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Movies: MacGruber * * *
Many of you will remember the resourceful but unbearably smug 80s TV twit MacGyver, a special ops agent who would land himself in terrible scrapes then get out of them with the aid of a safety pin, some pocket lint and a small explosion.
In 2007, Saturday Night Live began a skit on the theme with sketches starring Will Forte as MacGruber, a special ops agent who tried to save the day using whatever he had in his pockets but invariably made a mess of it. This film expands the concept.
As the story opens, Colonel Jim Faith (Powers Boothe) and Lieutenant Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) journey to a remote monastery in the Equadorian jungle to find the reclusive MacGruber (Forte).
He retired 10 years ago after his bride-to-be was blown up by his mortal enemy Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer) on their wedding day.
MacGruber has refused all offers to return to work, but when Colonel Faith tells him that Cunth has acquired a nuclear warhead and is aiming it at Washington, MacGruber sees a chance to get his revenge.
Arriving back in America, he assembles a crack team of commandos. But when he blows them all up by accident, he's forced to turn to Lieutenant Piper and an old friend called Vicki St Elmo (Kristen Wiig) instead. Mac and Vicki are keen on each other, but meanwhile there's the little matter of a master criminal and his atom bomb to be dealt with.
Saturday Night Live has made some pretty dreadful spin-off films, but MacGruber is modestly entertaining. This has less to do with the recurring 80s jokes (MacGruber has a mullet, and one of those car stereos that you take with you when you get out) than with the skill and charm of its cast.
Forte is fearless in his grotesque clowning, and Phillippe plays the straight man without a hint of a smirk. Wiig is a fine comic actress, who always catches perfectly the pitch of whatever film she's in, and Kilmer is great fun as an unfortunately named baddie.
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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers to use break to freshen up his squad
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Boss Brendan Rodgers stressed the importance of the January break for Celtic after their 2-1 win over Dundee on Saturday re-established their 11-point lead at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership table.
In the midst of a trying nine-game December, the Hoops boss made five changes to his side - one enforced due to the suspension of skipper Scott Brown.
Goals from striker Leigh Griffiths and midfielder Nir Bitton were enough to fend off Marcus Haber's counter for the visitors who might have nicked a point at the end if substitute Faissal El -Bakhataoui had not blasted over the bar when through on goal.
The champions, unbeaten in 20 domestic games, prepare for the visit of Partick Thistle tomorrow where more changes are promised by Rodgers and they will finish the year with a game against second-placed Rangers at Ibrox on Hogmanay before a three-week break.
Rodgers is looking forward to taking and replenishing stock during that period.
"I know every club is different but for us it is absolutely massive. It will be a welcome break for us," he said.
"One, to recover the body and the mind and to prepare for second part of the season and in that period reflect on how the first part of the season has gone to look at the areas where we can do better.
"And then obviously maybe add one or two signings to come in and then really kick on in the second part of the season.
"The players have been phenomenal in their work, they are performing really well."
Griffiths, who has played second-fiddle to Moussa Dembele for large parts of the season, started and scored in his third consecutive game to take his tally for the season to 12.
The Scotland striker said: "I am in the team to score goals and help the team get three points and if I continue to do that I will be happy to stay in the team.
"But the decision rests with the gaffer in who decides to play, regardless of whether it is me or Moussa, we are always guaranteed to score goals.
"It is just about me keeping that jersey off him or if the gaffer can get us both in the team so be it."
Dembele's form has shaded in recent weeks but he thanked his team-mates and the Celtic fans after winning the prestigious Trophee de l'Espoir Francais, run by French TV show Telefoot.
He said: "It's great. The supporters have always been behind not only me but every Celtic player, and it's great for me and them to have these fans backing us.
"We have won this all together. I am on the pitch scoring goals but behind me there are 10 players and then there are those on the bench and those in the rest of the squad."
• Racing legend Tony McCoy has heaped praise on Brendan Rodgers for the job his fellow Ulsterman is doing at Celtic.
"I've met Brendan plenty of times," said McCoy who won a remarkable 4,358 races and was crowned champion jump jockey for 20 successive seasons.
"We actually got an honorary doctorate degree on the same day in Coleraine two years ago.
"He's doing a great job and in some ways Celtic were lucky to get him as I felt his Liverpool time was cut short after nearly winning the league.
"You get quickly pushed to the side in football and I thought it was quite harsh the way his Liverpool reign ended.
"He's very personable and a very nice man.
"He's very approachable and he's easy to talk to and I think he appreciates his position in life, a bit like myself and other sports people - you realise how lucky you are to live your life through your sport."
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Amanda Bynes returns to Twitter
Los Angeles: Actress Amanda Bynes, who is suffering from bipolar disorder, has returned to the micro-blogging site Twitter after remaining inactive for the last two months.
Amanda Bynes. Pic/Santa Banta
Bynes, 28, returned on Monday night to share a hand-drawn, self-portrait, reported E! Online.
She posted the picture of her creation, writing, "Hey my loves! Here's a drawing I did!."
A source previously said the actress is "doing really great and is really healthy" after a judge decided to extend Bynes' temporary conservatorship.
"She is focusing on reading, yoga and reconnecting with her family. She is trying to live a more balanced life," the source added.
For now, Bynes' mother, Lynne, remains the actress' conservator pending a June 23 hearing that will decide whether or not the arrangement will become permanent.
The star ran into legal troubles last fall when she was arrested for an alleged DUI.
Although the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office dropped the case, she entered a local psychiatric hospital until her release in November.
"What a Girl Wants" actress ultimately revealed she had been diagnosed as bipolar and manic depressive.
Other than making the occasional cameo on Twitter, Bynes has stayed away from the spotlight.


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Editorial cartoons
To the editor:
I'd rather read a Letter to the Editor that infuriated me than another editorial cartoon. You can do so much better.
The Union Democrat was better in the past.
Ron Fuentes
Fox News
To the editor:
With regard to the letter from Dennis Gomes' July 14 letter.
Isn't Fox News considered an entertainment show rather than a news show? I'm not positive, but this could possibly be the reason its anchors were not included in the paper's online poll.
Fox News typically presents an "opinion" of the news, which is why many of the stories are not factual and highly edited. I could be incorrect.
William E. Freeze
Reinstate the coach
To the editor:
I was shocked to read the decision of the Big Oak Flat-Groveland School Board (specifically,Trustees Gloria Marler and Mike Malloy) eliminating coach Doug West at Tioga High School.
Before coaching at Sonora High, I coached with Doug for our Tuolumne Typhoon girls' soccer club. This team formed the nucleus of the Sonora High team that won three CIF championships and was ranked No. 3 in the nation.
Doug's contributions to the Typhoon, many of whose members now play scholarship soccer in college, were invaluable. It has been a real pleasure to watch Doug take the Tioga team to levels of success never previously reached by any Tioga sports program.
Doug is a highly qualified soccer coach. He's brought notoriety and success to a soccer program (and a school athletic program) that previously lacked both.
However, putting the success aside, it's Doug's character that will be missed by the athletes and the school. I'm confident that Doug directed a program beyond reproach. I'm equally confident that Doug got the most out of his players, was respected by all, and modeled appropriate behavior at all times. Aren't those the qualities we look for in people to direct our youth?
The success of Doug's program and the leadership qualities he models are something that should be honored and rewarded.
Trustees Marler and Malloy, I'm calling your bluff. You say it's a lack of the $2,000 stipend that caused you to release coach West. I find that hard to believe. So hard in fact that I'll commit to the stipend for the school year 2010-11.
Now there's no excuse: Go out and do the right thing - reinstate the coach.
Buzz Garvin
Campaign reform
To the editor:
We have two candidates in California (Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina) who are buying their election with the millions of dollars they have.
This is wrong and we need campaign financing reform ASAP! People should not be able to "buy" elections.
Carol Keltner
Quality or quantity?
To the editor:
"No, Mom, please don't drive down that road!" "Why, honey, what's wrong?"
Then my daughter explained: "We played in the grass over there, we watched the horses eat and run, we caught grasshoppers, we geocached with Dad, and played in the stream that's now a pipe. Now look what they're doing - tearing nature up and putting another big ugly building and hot cement where nothing lives."
My heart sank. I felt the same nostalgia as my 9-year-old daughter, only I have kept silent as a surrendering assimilated Tuolumne county resident can be.
Gone is the tranquil life we once knew, where local businesses fared well and native land blossomed.
Local businesses care about their employees and their customers, and not merely about corporate interest.
Is this really need, or is it just greed? When and where do we draw the line on giving up our peaceful quaint life style to congestion? Do we wait until there's no room left to expand, such as what is seen in the cities?
If corporate monopolizing continues, a paradox is evident: The money we think we save now by buying at big-box department stores will ultimately be spent on higher costs of living at precious expense of our native land.
We have a choice: quantity or quality?
In 1854 Chief Seattle eloquently stated, "Contaminate your bed and your children will soon suffocate in your own waste; thus the end of living and the beginning of survival."
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And in honor of Michelle's home state, we will serve up some steaming hot burritos loaded with chorizo, eggs, papas, queso and chiles. There are fresh limes to squeeze on the tender slices of papaya and steaming hot coffee grown in the mountains south of the Arizona border.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Meet Michelle Sutton
And in honor of Michelle's home state, we will serve up some steaming hot burritos loaded with chorizo, eggs, papas, queso and chiles. There are fresh limes to squeeze on the tender slices of papaya and steaming hot coffee grown in the mountains south of the Arizona border.
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Michelle does an outstanding job at anything she puts her mind to...LOL...and so goes this interview!ReplyDelete
Great job ladies!
Welcome to Seekerville, Michelle and thanks for sharing your insights.ReplyDelete
AND congratulations on your writing success.
Thanks for sharing your experience. It's nice to start my morning with a success story.
If it doesn't give away too much, would you mind hinting, at least, at how your first book pushed the envelope?
I'd love a copy of the book.
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MICHELLE!!!! It's sooo great to have you here this morning, girl!ReplyDelete
I walk fast, talk fast and brush my teeth fast, but Michelle Sutton is one of those dynamos who makes ME feel like I'm standing still. The woman has more fingers in pies than the bakery chef for Sara Lee!
And as a fellow "edgy" author, I have to say that Michelle's book, "It's Not About Me" is a must-read for today's young adults and beyond -- I loved it!!
Sandra, great interview! Thanks so much for bringing Michelle by.ReplyDelete
And Michelle, congrats on your continued success. Good stuff.
Can't do chiles, gals, so I'm holding out for the fried ice cream. Sounds wonderful!
Michelle, you've got to be God- driven to do all you do and so well. Only through Him can someone work so hard!ReplyDelete
Thanks for being so obedient! We writers are so grateful for all you do--the learning and sharing you inspire.
Thanks Seekers for hosting Michelle today.
Great interview. Michelle is such an inspiration and so encouraging to newbie writers (like myself.)ReplyDelete
How she finds the time to do all that she does is beyond me :-)
Thanks for the post.
Hey Girls, We're waking up on the southwestern desert. Michelle will be here soon. Thanks for all your comments.ReplyDelete
Did you know that Julie endorsed Michelle's book? Its always fun to see a seeker name on a bookcover.
No chili Ruthy? Guess cause you're already "hot stuff"
Hi Michelle! Nice interview, and congratulations on your 2nd release. I continue to love CFOM. Every time I think it can't get better, you add another feature. Kudos to you and Bonnie.ReplyDelete
Hi everyone! I'm glad to be here, too. I know most of you already. You didn't tell me you'd be on here. LOL! Anyway, it's good to see you. Silly me, I thought this was a Wednesday when I'd be off all day but I'm not. I will be here to answer questions for another hour and thirty minutes (I go in to work later today) but that also means I won't be back home until after 6 PM, which is 9 on the east coast, SO I will do my best to swing by the library for a half hour about noon so I can answer more questions. It'll be about 3 PM there. Again, thanks for having me. Now on to the question.ReplyDelete
I just think I write (as one reviewer referred to my book) REALITY fiction. I don't hold back. I don't think that it's edgy but I guess the majority of publishing houses did because just about every one asked, "Does she have anything less edgy?" to which my agent would ponder my other seven books she has to sell and said, "No, sorry." Or if we did try something we thought was less edgy they'd still say too edgy. That's when I decided to dub myself with that name since everyone seemed to think that about my writing. We haven't tried to sell all seven books but we've tried at least five. The ABA houses say they are too Christian. Go figure. Anyway, part of what makes my book edgy in some people's opinion is the dialog. I write like teens talk. Now there is only one cuss word in the book and Jesus himself said it so I figured it was allowed in extreme anger - you know H E double hockey sticks. I also have them call each other (the brothers) jerk, freaking wuss, etc. But it seems more like real communication to me so that's how I wrote it. No one has said anything to me about any of the dialog so that can't be too edgy. I think it's more the actual internal thoughts. I used to tease and say, "I've never met a guy who saw a pretty woman who would think - Gee, she looks like she has a nice personality, I'd like to meet her." No, they'd think about what she looked like first. Now in my story the brothers already know her but I do have one of them seriously wanting her but he can't have her because he shouldn't and the other wants her and tries to get her to sleep with him. She doesn't want to lose him so you are in her head experiencing her thoughts while the push and pull is going on. People thought that was edgy. I had one 19 year old reader write me and thank me for showing how difficult it is to say no and not just show it as an easy thing on the girl's part. I also show "good" kids making bad decisions and give them the full gamut of consequences. Can't tell you all that, though. It would spoil some stuff. Is that a good enough answer Cathy?
Welcome to Seekerville, Michelle! I'm impressed with all you do and do well! Congratulations on your YA releases!!ReplyDelete
Ruthy, that pie is too pretty to eat.ReplyDelete
Hey, Michelle! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and writing experinces. I love how you took the definitions of edgy, inspirational, and author and used them to define you as a writer.
Well, maybe not just you.
Maybe I should add that I don't consider myself an "edgy" writer because I tend to think "edgy" is a conscious decision based on conscious reasoning until that decision-acting becomes a mind-set reasoning.ReplyDelete
Last night I attended a dinner fellowship of all the ministerial staff wives at our church. I go as much for the yummy food that I don't have to cook as for the sweet fellowship.
Anyhoo...our senior pastor's wife asked if any of us had read The Shack. Two had. Loved it. One had. Hated it. One had never heard of it. One wanted to read it.
And then there was me. I haven't read it. Not really feeling lead or interested in reading it. Besides I'm sure if I had the book in my house, my older sister would run all the way from Wichita KS to snatch the book from my hands and toss it in the fire. That HarryPotter-reading chicka has some strong views against The Shack.
Well, our senior pastor's wife said, "If you read it and like it, DON'T tell anyone at church or you'll never hear the end of it."
At that point I was ready to wear a t-shirt to church Sunday with "I read The Shack and Loved it" emblazoned on the front. Uggh.
Why must my immediate decision-action that resulted from my blink conscious reasoning lead me to want to do something so not wise?
I'm not edgy. If I were, I would have thought, prayed, reasoned, then acted based on the path I know God wills me to walk.
Okay, this is too much internalizing this morning.
Let me say I do admire writers who write edgy becasue that's where they believe is God's path for them, as well as writers who don't cross any lines because they believe that's God's path for them too.
Great, now I'm sounding like a fence straddler.
Thanks for your thoughts, Gina. I have to run to work now, but I'll stop by briefly at lunchtime so ask away. For the record, I have NOT read The Shack nor do I want to. Why? I have New Age friends who loved it and are pushing it. They still believe all roads lead the heaven. Need I say any more?ReplyDelete
Not sure what it is, but something in my spirit tells me not to waste my time reading The Shack.ReplyDelete
I've just figured it was my older sister esp-ing me.
My philosophy is "many roads lead to Jesus, but there's only One Way to God." John 14:6
Now there's a sermon in a nutshell.
Hi, Michelle! Good to see you here!ReplyDelete
My philosophy is "many roads lead to Jesus, but there's only One Way to God." John 14:6ReplyDelete
So true, Gina! Jesus is the way!
I haven't really wanted to read The Shack either. Probably because ... well, I like the God of the Bible! Don't really need other images of Him in my head. Or maybe it's because the only fiction I like to read is romance!
I consider my books to be realistic, but at the same time, I'm hoping my latest completed book is not too sensual. Personally, I think women need sensual. Married women especially! Which is why I read the occasional Julie Garwood or Jo Beverly or (a new fave) Elizabeth Rolls.
But anyway, what was my point? I'm not sure! Sorry! But I know a whole lot of people in the ACFW Book Club loved Michelle's book! I've heard tons of great things about It's Not About Me.
Cool interview!ReplyDelete
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love the goodies but will miss the fried Ice Cream b/c I have to sleep as I'm working tonight. shucks!!!ReplyDelete
After reading that you write fiction that will inspire the soul I knew I needed to get your books; maybe even win one.
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Hey, Michelle! Thanks so much for being on here today! I really enjoyed the interview.ReplyDelete
Hey guys. It's lunchtime here so I don't have long but I can answer questions. Seems like right now it's more comments so I would like to comment on sensual. :) Back in the day when I was writing my first romance novel in 2003, I did kiss my hubby a lot. I called it research. He really enjoyed it. Somehow writing about kisses just put me in the mood more often. And lets face it, most husbands want lots of them thar kisses, yes? So what can it hurt? A lot of women read secular fiction because of the sensual tension. I say let's give them tension, but with a good message (as opposed to what the world says.) Amen?ReplyDelete
Hi Michelle, glad you joined us today!ReplyDelete
Wonderful journey. I laughed when I read YA chose you. I feel the same way about puppies and brownies. Isn't that how the best partnerships are formed : )
Good eats, today! Great fried ice-cream!!!
Welcome Michelle. Thanks for sharing this interview & your insights.ReplyDelete
Michelle said YA chose her -- I feel the same about nonfiction.
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Sensual tension is good, Michelle. Without it you don't have much of a romance! And it wouldn't be too realistic, either.ReplyDelete
Hi Michelle, I had to laugh at your husband loving the kisses. My hubby also loves it when I write romance. He keeps telling me I need to do lots of research. smile And frankly I don't mind if I do. Don't get much writing done that way, but what I do write is well researched.ReplyDelete
And yes, we need to keep our message out there as to why we are full of love and romance and fun.
Yummmm the fried ice cream tastes great after a twenty mile bike ride. Its Tuesday and the desert is gorgeous-loaded with wildflowers.
Hi, Michelle! Nice to have you in Seekerville today. You have done a superb job with the Christian Fiction Online magazine. It's always chock-full of terrific information, and I look forward to seeing what's new each month. It was especially fun reading our very own Julie Lessman's article in the latest issue!ReplyDelete
Don't forget that we'll be drawing for a copy of Michelle's wonderful YA novel, It's Not About Me.ReplyDelete
Actually I have never read the magazine and now am very excited to find it and check it out.ReplyDelete
Gina, amen to your statement: "Let me say I do admire writers who write edgy because that's where they believe is God's path for them, as well as writers who don't cross any lines because they believe that's God's path for them too."ReplyDelete
It's a big world out there, and God reaches people in a lot of different ways. Some edgy, some Amish, but the bottom line is, the focus is on God.
And, Melanie, your statement of "Personally, I think women need sensual. Married women especially!" is right on as well. Romance makes marriages stronger, and it's how God intended it to be. I spent too many years focused on kids and too busy and worn out to give my marriage the romance I am giving it now, and the difference that has made is night and day.
Like Michelle said, "Somehow writing about kisses just put me in the mood more often. And lets face it, most husbands want lots of them thar kisses, yes?" My marriage, which was already good, took a turn toward the better when I started writing A Passion Most Pure. I gotta believe that that "holy" romance laced with God's precepts is the reason.
Thanks everyone for having me. I can't wait to see who the winner is. :) I really appreciate your comments and this opportunity to share a bit of my heart for fiction with you. Keep coming by the magazine and telling people about it. That helps all of us in the fiction biz. And as far as fried ice cream goes, I love the stuff. Mexican food is my friend. Hehehe. I love the Southwest. Oh, and if you love to read make sure to enter my drawings every week. I'm always giving away books so the winner might as well be one of you, yes? Peace all!ReplyDelete
Congratulations to Melanie Dickerson.ReplyDelete
Hubby picked a name out of the jar (for the price of a kiss mind you)
Thanks again Michelle for joining us. We will have fun keeping in touch through your many ventures.
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During the Spring 2016 season of Paris Fashion Week, Valentino presented a beautiful collection that was heavily influenced by the refugees fleeing from Senegal, Nigeria, Eritrea, Mali, Gambia and other African countries. The designers told Vogue that the "message was tolerance" and that "beauty comes out of cross-cultural expression". This may have been the intended message, however, the result begs to differ. The lack of diversity on Valentino's runway counteracts this idea of "understanding other cultures". Out of the 91 models that walked the runway, less than 10 of the models were of African descent. The majority that walked were White. It doesn't stop there, however. The models all wore cornrows, an ancient hairstyle descending from Africa, appropriating African culture.
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My buddy Neil Creek is running another photography project, and this one is titled "Share the Love". He's asking us to submit a photo of something in our lives that we love. I'm bending the rules a little with my triptych, but it's still a single image file.
The people in the photos are my family – Rex, Candice, and Bailey (from left to right). I sure do love these guys. All three of them are so very different in personality, though all three are highly energetic. They keep me on my toes. I did this as a triptych because it's a rare occasion that I get all three of them in the same shot looking at the camera and not making faces. Oh, and the dog — that's Pinky. She's not ours; we were dog-sitting for some friends. I think I love her too.
The three photos were taken on April 20th at my Grandfather's house. We had a little family get-together and I took the opportunity to burn through a few rolls of black & white film (which also happens to be a new love in my life). The photos of Rex and Candice were taken with a roll of Ilford Delta 400, and the photo of Bailey was with some Ilford XP2. All three shots were done with my 135mm f/2.8 lens on my Minolta SRT-Super. The negatives were scanned and post processed with ACR for dust removal and slight tone adjustments.
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This makes me want a 135mm more than ever.
Great shots. They're all great portraits, but I love the contrast in the photo of Candice.April 26, 2008 11:50 pm
I'm really liking that lens too. It's a bit easier to control than the 50mm at f/1.4 and it does a nice job of throwing out the background.April 27, 2008 12:59 am
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I really like how all three of them look at the camera from different angles, the shots are so natural – none of your looking-straight-at-camera portraits. Well done.
You sure are getting from one expensive hobby to another but I have to admit – those b&w are priceless.April 27, 2008 1:53 am
Thanks Vivien! It's true… this could turn into a very expensive hobby. I need to look into getting my own stuff for developing b/w film — it's almost $8 a roll to have them done by someone else (plus another couple of bucks to buy the film).April 27, 2008 12:07 pm
It's wonderful to know that a hardworking photographer like you takes time to take pictures of his beautiful family and be proud to show the world his prized possessions! I may as well do this, too! Thanks for the idea! In the meantime, I would also like to share something. Would you like to put your magnificent photos on your personalized checks? Just click here to find out how! ( I adored your Chihuahua!)May 11, 2008 11:57 pm
Great images; good to see somebody else still working with black and white ILFORD film.May 18, 2008 6:01 am
Great photographs, look like great kids. It is a special opportunity when you have a chance to capture your love on film, that way it stays the way you love forever. I also like the little dog, I have one just like it, he is cute.March 24, 2009 1:46 pm


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Start your journey in the cosmopolitan city of Santiago before flying up to Chile's Atacama desert. As you travel across into Bolivia's southern Altiplano, you will witness spectacular geysers, snow-peaked volcanoes and colourful mineral-rich lagoons that are home to rare flamingos. Discover the stunning Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia's colonial heartlands and the world's highest capital city, La Paz. The tour concludes with a two-night stay in the historic seaport city of Valparaiso.
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Fly to Santiago with British Airways (regional connections available). (N)
Morning arrival and transfer to the Plaza San Francisco Hotel for 2 nights. Afternoon is at
leisure to relax or visit the Costanera viewing platform for views of the city and the Andes.
This morning explore the cathedral and main square of Santiago on a tour of the city.
Afternoon at leisure or optional visit to a nearby winery or the Pre-Columbian Museum. (B)
Early morning flight to Calama and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama for 2 nights at the
hotel Poblado de Kimal. Afternoon excursion to the Valley of the Moon to see the
mesmerising change of colours at sunset. (B)
Day at leisure. Alternatively, take an optional excursion to El Tatio Geysers, the Atacama
salt lake or Machuca village. (B)
Travel overland into Bolivia passing through a landscape of deserts, mountains, volcanoes
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Explore the salt flats and its stunning scenery by 4x4. Visit the salt museum in Colchani,
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Fly to Santiago and drive to Chile's historic city of Valparaiso. Stay 2 nights at Fauna Hotel.
Explore the colourful hills with its numerous funicular elevators and labyrinth of alleys.
Visit the house of Pablo Neruda. (B)
Transfer to Santiago. Overnight flight to London with British Airways. (B)
Morning arrival in London (N)
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Located 16km from the airport, the Hotel Plaza San Francisco is situated on the busy O'Higgins Avenue in the heart of the city's downtown area. This elegant hotel has traditional decor, with richly coloured fabric wallpaper, oriental rugs and subdued lighting. Facilities at the hotel include a restaurant serving award-winning cuisine, a bar, swimming pool, fitness centre and...
Hotel Poblado de Kimal is a pleasant, rustic-style, property situated in the heart of San Pedro de Atacama. There are 21 charming wood and adobe cabañas, offering simple yet comfortable accommodation. Each cabaña has its own small terrace and is set amid an old orchard, with wooden walkways linking the accommodation with the main building.The property has a small outdoor pool with a cascade and the restaurant is located just around the corner from the main...
La Casona Hotel Boutique is situated close to Plaza San Francisco in the heart of La Paz. This converted colonial property features an interior courtyard with a fountain and attractive exposed stonework, wooden beams and colourful walls. The 25 rooms have parquet floors, private balconies and en suite bathrooms. There is a restaurant and free wireless internet...
The Luna Salada Hotel is located on the banks of the huge salt lake and is made almost entirely of salt, right down to tables and chairs, a truly unique and bizarre experience. The restaurant offers views of the salt...
The Parador Santa Maria la Real is a small colonial property in Sucre. Each room is individually decorated in the local style yet with modern comforts, and the hotel has the feel of a family home. Facilities include a coffee shop and a terrace. For lunches and evening meals, room service is available or dinner can be taken in the...
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Congressman Carson released today the following statement after the House's vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress:
House Republicans today have made a mockery of the United States House of Representatives, reducing our important work to nothing more than a political stunt.
Despite Attorney General Holder's willingness to provide nearly 8,000 pages of documents, 22 DOJ officials to testify and be interviewed, and 9 separate instances of personal testimony on the Fast and Furious tactics, Rep. Issa and his colleagues have recklessly moved forward with this resolution for political gain alone.
This baseless action is a distraction from the real work we should be doing -- creating jobs and strengthening the middle class. We have a responsibility to conduct meaningful and responsible oversight in government, but today's vote fails to meet those requirements. I cannot and will not participate in a vote that so vehemently disregards the proud history of this institution.
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When it Rains, it Pours for Embattled CFPB
By Bill Grabarek, Senior Editor
Multiple congressional bills and a lawsuit are threatening the structure and the functions of the CFPB, but Texas Republicans Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. John Ratcliffe are striking hardest at the bureau, introducing companion bills (S 370 and HR 1031) on Feb. 14 to repeal Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act, which created the agency.
Despite the name of the agency, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the bureau "does little to protect consumers," according to Cruz. "During the Obama administration, the CFPB grew in power and magnitude without any accountability to Congress and the people, and I am encouraged by the actions President Trump has begun to take to roll back the harmful impacts of an out-of-control bureaucracy," he said.
The past several years indicated why "massive swaths" of federal regulations aren't the solution to help "hard-working Americans," and that the CFPB ended up hurting the American consumers it was intended to help, according to Rep. Ratcliffe. "I'm optimistic at our renewed chances of advancing this effort with a willing partner in the White House," he added. Republicans also control the Senate and the House.
Both bills are quite short and to the point, simply reading, "The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is hereby repealed and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted." The House bill was referred to the Financial Services Committee and the Senate bill was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Democrats have staunchly defended the CFPB and its record of $11.7 billion in relief to consumers from its enforcement actions. In January, Senate Democrats sent a letter to Cordray, praising his work and emphasizing "the need for his leadership at the agency in President-elect Donald Trump's Administration." The Senators noted that polling shows the majority of Americans agree that the CFPB is "doing great work." Seventy-one percent of Americans—Republicans and Democrats—approve of the CFPB's mission, and 55 percent of Republicans who voted for President-Elect Trump believe that the CFPB should be left alone to continue its work or even be given expanded authority to do more to protect American families, according to a press release.
The letter was signed by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the Banking Committee's Ranking Member, and Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-N.V.).
Bill Challenges Single-Director Leadership
Also part of the deluge of attacks, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) introduced legislation (S 105) that would replace CFPB Director Richard Cordray's position with a five-member board of directors appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
No more than three members of the board would be from the same political party, board members would serve a five-year term and a chairman would be appointed by the president, according to the legislation, which has been referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. If signed into law, it would take effect on the date at least three members have been confirmed by the Senate to serve on the board of directors. The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).
"For years, the bad decisions made by a single director at the CFPB have kept families locked out of economic opportunity," said Fischer. "My bill would prevent this misconduct by divesting the authority from one director to a five-member bipartisan board. This much-needed structural adjustment would bring accountability to the bureau and give more Americans a chance to build their own businesses and provide for their families." This is the third time Fischer has introduced a bill to restructure the CFPB. However, her latest effort comes at a time when Republicans control the House and Senate.
Additional Attacks on CFPB
Fischer's bill is just one of the many storms the CFPB has had to endure lately. There is one joint resolution in the Senate (SJR 19) and two in the House (HJR 62, 73) that provide "congressional disapproval" for the final prepaid accounts rule, and say that "such rule shall have no force or effect." What's more, President Trump met with former U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, a republican from Texas, considered to be in the running to lead the CFPB.
Meanwhile, the lawsuit, PHH Corp., et al. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which deemed the CFPB's single-director structure unconstitutional, continues to be a black cloud hanging over the CFPB. Last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit determined the CFPB is controlled by a single, "unaccountable, unchecked" director, who can only be removed for just cause, which poses risk of "arbitrary decision-making and abuse of power." The court ultimately ruled that the CFPB could continue operating, but that the director can now be replaced at will. The bureau has filed a petition for a rehearing before the entire appellate court.
Hensarling Memo Causes Stir
Another possible bill attacking the CFPB might come from U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), who had introduced legislation, the Financial CHOICE Act (HR 5983), to the House last year. The bill, like Fischer's, wanted to replace Cordray's position with a five-member board. The Financial Services Committee chairman's bill also would have made the agency subject to congressional oversight and appropriations, among other mandates. The lawmaker plans to introduce an updated version of the Financial CHOICE Act, but hasn't decided when, a spokesman tells Paybefore.
Although Hensarling has not yet introduced a bill, a memo outlining changes to his earlier legislation has been making the rounds, according to The Hill. Possibly his most significant change to the new bill is his about-face taken on a bipartisan, board-led bureau. Hensarling now wants to keep the single-director structure, and the director would be directly under the president's authority, according to the Feb. 6 memo. Other proposed changes to the CFPB include eliminating the database where consumers can submit complaints about financial institutions, prohibiting the agency from regulating entities already controlled by the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and limiting the powers of the CFPB by barring it from levying fines and only allowing the agency to issue cease-and-desist letters and subpoenas.
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I didn't think it was such a great idea when my parents decided the family would spend the summer in a vacant house in a small town called Blairingville. Boringville seemed more like it. But as it turned out, this vacation was anything but boring.
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"The best advanced amatuer SLR on the market"
I've owned the 30E version of this SLR for just over a year after finally taking the plunge (into my pocket) and ditching my cranky old Pentax.As my first advanced SLR purchase, I cannot sing the praises of this camera highly enough. It has all the features that I was looking for -aperature/shutter priority modes, manual mode, exposure compensation, evaluative metering, depth of field preview - plus a whole load of other features I didn't know I needed but now couldn't live without. The more advanced features, based on pro-SLR capabilities, include: eye-control technology, that allows you track a moving subject across the focusing grid; 13 custom controls, such as a flash shutter settings, automatic bracketing, flash compensation; and all this in a very compact but sturdy case (more like the EOS3 than the plasticy EOS300 consumer SLR) that is not quite the uncomfortable size and weight of the pro-end SLRs in the Canon range.
The only complaint I'd have is that it's not as fast as the higher end EOS cameras, but that's not much of any argument given that this is aimed at a bit lower in the market. It's certainly a sensible place to start if you're looking to progress your SLR photography but aren't ready to commit your cash to one of the more expensive models. In it's price range, this one is excellent value for money and a great work horse.For anyone new to the Canon EOS system/SLR photography in general, it's worth pointing out that this is a type of camera takes separate lenses and there are an enourmous range available. Also, it's not worth choosing this over - say - the EOS 300, which is much cheaper and easier to use, if you're just thinking of dipping your toes in the water. The EOS 300 is a much better choice for the beginner or occassional user.
Price range: £350 (body only), £450+ (bundled with lens/lenses).
Lens Fitting: Canon EOS (will take Tamron, etc. with the EOS fitting).
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Manufacturer's product descriptionAnalogue Cameras, Camera - SLR - 135mm - without Zoom - with Built-in Flash - with Red Eye Reduction
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Manufacturer: Canon
Exposure Regulation: Program Reflex, Program-Reflex
DX Coding: Yes, with
Compact / SLR: SLR
Motor: with Motor
Autofocus: with Autofocus
Built In Flash: with Built-in Flash
Exchangable Lens: without Exchangeable Lens
Data Back: without Data Back, with Data Back
Red Eye Reduction: with Red Eye Reduction
Water Protection: without Water Protection
Film Format: 135mm
Bifocal / Zoom: without Zoom
Mini Type: no
Automatic Loading (APS): with autoload
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Hmmmmm. Possible, I guess, but I have to say that I have never had the occasion to smell termite damage that smelled like pot. And I do know what pot smells like, both burning and raw.
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Our country and our very way of life is dying under a sea of debt and taxation and all these idiots can do is think of more ways to waste our money. Sadly the "low information" voters (i.e. morons)re-elected Obama and this crowd so they can get their free Obama phones and other government hand outs. I am convinced our country is doomed to decay into a banana republic cleptocracy little different than places like Haiti or will slip into a tyranny of one party rule or outright dictatorship. God help us.
Hundreds of lawyers voted/signed a contract before even reading it let alone understanding it. Would you hire a lawyer like these dirtbags?
I do remember seeing his name attached to Boehner's Conservative scorecard scandal and that Kevin McCarthy might be its author?
...well, only one will have to cause she's gone.
Don't let us down Ted Cruz!
This is the quote I've been looking for. It reads pretty miserable to me.