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We have a variety of serviced offices available to rent in Farnborough. Each office space is offered at the best rates and suited to your individual needs and requirements.
We have a variety of serviced offices available to rent in Farnborough. Each office space is offered at the best rates and suited to your individual needs and requirements.
The building is light and airy and overlooks Broadstreet Green Common. It provides 7 Office Suites and 3 Business Units over 2 floors. There is on site parking shops including Sainsbury's are just a short walk away.
This site has now been completed and is ready for occupation. It provides for a mixture of office suites and business units. Business unit sizes start at 220 sq ft upwards.
This centre is constituted by prestigious and self-contained light industrial and office units just four minutes from Bromley Town Centre. Ample on-site car parking is provided for the units which range in size from 135 sqft to 2000 sqft, with lettings available for as little as six months in duration.
Offering various office sizes with bespoke features that suit your budget and meeting needs. Car parking, on site storage space, easy access and IT connectivity available. Enquire today!
Ideal for business's requiring space to store equipment, stock or archiving, offering a comprehensive business storage service. A wide variety of storage areas (including drive-up units and bulk space), extended-hours access and even office and mail box services.
A Mews type complex dating back several hundred years. It provides for 6 offices of various sizes and 3 business units. Although the offices have been modernised we have still retained Mews type aesthetics.
The business centre is ideally located within 30 minutes of Central London, Croydon, Dartford and Maidstone. Immediate access to the M20 and M25 motorways link the centre quickly to the rest of Great Britain. The business centre offers a superb working environment with many services available in house and a spacious conference room. The minimum term is one month, and the centre also benefits from the following facilities: 24-hour access; ADSL; alarmed offices; CCTV security; DDI; internet access; message taking; on-site management and staff; personalised telephone answering; photocopying and faxing; postal / franking collection; and virtual office services. Costs starting from £328.00pm
These Bromley serviced offices are housed within a modern business centre located a short 7 minute walk from the centre of town. On entering the building clients and their guests are welcomed by a manned reception with waiting area. The reception staff can cater to a range of business services including telephone answering, secretarial support and taxi, hotel and restaurant bookings for your clients. The onsite management team are also available on hand to provide support and advice. The serviced offices are fully equipped with the latest in IT and telecom technology with Cat 5 cabling installed throughout, free hi speed wireless internet access, plug and play local area network, firewall protection and a state-of-the-art IPLDK telecommunications platform. Clients can enjoy 24 hour access to the building, which is protected by 10 fully operational CCTV cameras, a stocked kitchen providing complimentary refreshments and onsite parking (available at cost). Other business services include a postage service including collection, franking and distribution, printing, copying, faxing and scanning. Daily cleaning of the offices and onsite utilities and building maintenance are included in the office rental price.
The centre in New Addington comprises a 72,500 sq ft (6,735.25 sq m) business centre complex with over 40 units ranging from 380 sq ft (35.31 sq m) to 6,000 sq ft (557.40 sq m). Offering flexible business accommodation for companies seeking office, light industrial,workshops and storage units.
The offices have recently been refurbished to a very high standard, with stunning views across London from the building which covers 9 floors. One of the many benefits of the centre is that it is situated in the heart of the thriving Bromley shopping and business area making all requirements readily available. The centre has a variety of high specification offices available for 1-40 person occupation. Offering Premium Services – New Generation Technology, Onsite Security, Dedicated High Speed Internet Services, Avaya Telephony along with superb Conference Facilities. This centre offers all-inclusive pricing, so you can move in with peace of mind that there will be no unexpected costs each month.
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• For anyone who needs a little space to themselves to work on their game, Blue Mash Golf Course in Laytonsville is the place to be. The all-grass tee on the driving range measures 306 feet wide and 230 feet deep. The distance from the back of the hitting area to the end of the range is more than 315 yards. Players are allowed to hit off the grass all season long, with buckets of balls costing $6 (small), $10 (medium) and $14 (large). The short-game practice area and putting green are free.
• The University of Maryland Golf Course has renovated its practice facility, complete with six target greens that have exact yardages from each hitting station and a new bent grass putting green. The course also added a new bent grass chipping green with a practice bunker and a new fairway bunker with exact yardages to all target greens. Video lessons are available.
• The 16th hole at General's Ridge Golf Course in Manassas Park was the 2006 winner of NewsChannel 8's "Toughest Hole Contest." The 404-yard par-4 layout requires a tee shot to a not-too-generous fairway with the following play over a large ravine. The tricky green often leads to three- or even four-putts. The fourth hole, meantime, recently was changed back to a par 5 after it played as a par 3 for about three years.
• South Riding Golf Club upgraded its tee boxes to bent grass and has started to edge some areas of the cart paths with crushed stone for a more aesthetically pleasing appearance. South Riding also is offering a 2007 player's pass for $319, which covers three pre-paid rounds and reduced rates for the entire season. The pass entitles bearers to two complimentary large buckets of range balls per day. In addition to South Riding, the pass can be used at Pleasant Valley Golf Club in Chantilly and Lee's Hill in Fredericksburg.
• Bristow Manor Golf Club is offering a special rate to all police officers and firefighters: $30 for 18 holes, Monday-Thursday, with proper identification. The club will offer a similar discount to all teachers during the months of July and August, with teaching ID.
• Goose Creek Golf Club in Leesburg is offering a player's pass for $49.95 that includes benefits throughout the year, including a free weekday greens fee for every three paid weekday rounds, plus another voucher for a free round with a cart for use anytime. Player's pass participants also can play for $34 anytime Monday-Friday.
• And for moms and dads wanting to get out with their children, it might be time to check out Compass Pointe in Pasadena. Junior players 17 years and under can play for free anytime Monday-Thursday and after 2 p.m. Friday-Sunday when accompanied by a paying adult.
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Gordon Kay Tanner
January 24, 1934 ~ July 14, 2014
Viewing: Sunday, July 20, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 East 200 South, Brigham City, and at the Grouse Creek Church Monday, 12:00 noon to 12:45 p.m. prior to the funeral service
Funeral services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Grouse Creek Branch Chapel
Interment: Grouse Creek Cemetery
GROUSE CREEK - Gordon Kay Tanner, age 80, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014. He was born in Ogden, Utah, on January 24, 1934, to Delbert E and Mary Ella Betteridge Tanner. Gordon married JoAnn Kimber on December 16, 1955, and was later sealed to her in the Ogden LDS Temple on April 5, 2000. He attended Grouse Creek School and graduated from Bear River High School. Gordon loved helping others and was always willing to lend a hand. He is well known for fixing tires in his "tire shop"--for free. He was quick to tell a story and particularly liked sharing memories of his cowboy days. Gordon knew the value of hard work, whether working on the ranch, moving furniture or managing his service station. His greatest joy, however, was being able to retire and return to Grouse Creek. Gordon is survived by his children Cheryl (Tony) Ferrara, Bruce (Lisa) Tanner, Dee (Colleen) Tanner, Chris (Cross) Tanner and Shellie (Richard) Calchera; brothers Bill (Mary Kay) Tanner and Doug (Kathleen) Tanner and sister Carole (John) Olsen. Gordon has 14 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, his parents, two brothers (Merlin and Keith), one granddaughter (Mackenzie) and three great-grandchildren (Braden, Athena and Mason). Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Grouse Creek Branch Chapel. Family and friends may call Sunday, July 20, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 East 200 South, Brigham City, and at the Grouse Creek Church Monday, 12:00 noon to 12:45 p.m. prior to the funeral service. Interment, Grouse Creek Cemetery.
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I guess we don't have to tell you that we will miss your father very, very much. Not a day went by in Grouse Creek without us visiting him or he visiting us. We looked forward to those visits. He was always there when we needed him to dod something we had neglected to do before returning to Ogden. We loved his stories and experiences he shared with us. Our family grew to love him also. We are fortunate to have known him and shared some time with him. Love you kids. Keep tother as a family and love one another. That is the important part of life.
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Gordon, We are very sorry to hear of your passing It was our pleasure to meet and get to know you over the many years during our annual deer hunt. We wish you happy trails and the best for your family you leave behind.
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Last summer, a coworker and I stopped at the gas pumps in Grouse Creek, driving an ambulance from Brigham, headed out to assist at a wildland fire in the area. Before we could fill the tank we were approached by a friendly man driving an old farm truck. He introduced himself as Gordon Tanner. He gave us exact mileage to the spot we were headed, and told us if we needed a place to cool off or get something to eat, his house was ready. He shared some stories of other fires he had seen there in the past. I felt like we could have talked for hours with him. By the time we left him that day, my partner and I agreed, he was the kind of man more people should be like to make this world a better place. I knew then I would never forget his name. My condolences to his family and friends.
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El Barrio de Ángel
Brewsta finds little to beef about at this Argentinean steakhouse in Smíchov
"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free."We recently had a chance to try El Barrio de Ángel, the Argentine steak house in Smíchov.
Not everything was a work of art, but there were some very good dishes and we quite liked our lunch there.
The restaurant is part of a growing steakhouse renaissance in Prague.
It is located on a rather unfortunate, busy road with a tram line, within sight of the Nový Smíchov mall. The Anděl metro station is also just a few meters away.
Once off the street, you walk down a steep, twisting staircase made from large, rough-hewn logs.
At the bottom, you enter another world.
It is a large, subterranean space with tons of exposed brick, dark hardwood floors, and sturdy, El Barrio-branded furniture.
The large restaurant is divided by brick arches into several different sections.
With one or two exceptions, the restaurant has a minimum of steakhouse kitsch. It is the antithesis of Prague's other famous purveyor of Argentine beef, La Casa Argentina, which I wrote about last year.
El Barrio de Ángel has an open kitchen, and you can see and hear and smell what's going on if you get one of the tables nearby.
For a starter, I got the empanadas carne or Argentine meat pies (99 CZK). They came out piping hot.
The first of the two empanadas was filled with ground beef mixed with olives and had a spicy kick.
I really enjoyed the first one. However, the second one was not the same. It was filled with more ordinary and less flavorful ground beef.
I had wanted to try the chimichanga de pollo (99 CZK), but it wasn't available.
V got a rucola salad (129 CZK). It comes with a few cherry tomatoes, red onion, and Parmesan cheese. The salad was pretty basic, and she was given olive oil and balsamic vinegar to dress it herself.
She ended up putting in too much vinegar (which I didn't mind, really). But we both thought it would have been better if the restaurant provided some kind of dressing.
The Argentine "Patagonia" burger was made, as you would expect, with very fine, quality beef. It is quite similar in consistency to the burger I had at Potrefená husa.
The low fat content of the ground meat makes it very dense and even seem a bit dry, even though it dripped fat on the plate. I didn't see exactly how it was cooked, but the chef may brush on some butter.
It was very well-seasoned, with a perfect amount of salt. V detected what tasted like cumin in there. The beef was the pièce de résistance here.
But the bun was a crime. The supermarket-bought bread robbed this burger of its potential greatness. The beef patty was large and the crumbling little bun just didn't have the right proportions. A small saving grace was that it was nicely toasted.
The burger came with lettuce, tomato, onion, and mayo pre-installed. I'm not a big fan of mayo on burgers and would have preferred to have a choice.
Ketchup was not brought, so I asked for some. It took a while for the waitress to return with it, and I only got a tiny dish.
I didn't want to send the waitress off on another ketchup run, so I rationed what little I had between my burger and fries.
There weren't so many fries, but they were big, crunchy, and hot and, in the end, just enough.
The burger is not perfect, but at 149 CZK, I'd definitely call it a good deal.
For example, Ultramarin makes a very good burger (with a similarly bad bun) and that one now costs 220 CZK.
The Potrefená husa burger has great, smoky ground beef and a good bun, but that one goes for 297 CZK. Both of those burgers come with bacon and cheese, while El Barrio's does not.
For a main course, V got the small 300-gram rib eye with "chimichurry" sauce for 319 CZK. This one was plenty large, but there is a 600-gram version available for 599 CZK.
Anyway, she loved it. She thought it was better than the rib eye at La Casa Argentina. A steak I had there lives on in my mind as the best I've had in Prague, so I'm not so sure. But I don't want to take anything away from El Barrio de Ángel's rib eye. It was excellent.
V ordered it rare, and it was cooked perfectly. I was a little disappointed that the first slice she cut for me had a bit of chewy gristle. But every bite after that was terrific, tender and smoky, with a clear flavor you will not find in Czech beef. The only other fault, easily fixed, was it needed a few extra shakes of salt.
V got a side order of marinated grilled vegetables (55 CZK). These were served cold. It was mostly onions and peppers, and a little eggplant.
There wasn't much going on, flavor-wise. We probably wouldn't get those again.
The chimichurri sauce was just OK, with the flavor of marinated peppers and a lot of oil.
We didn't try it, but they had grilled corn on the cob on the menu for 55 CZK. It's something we might try next time.
We recently ate at Ambiente on Mánesova, and I saw that they charged an astounding 114 CZK for grilled corn.
The lively Argentine music on the sound system awakened some Latin memory for V, and she ordered a bottle of Corona beer.
Later, while looking at the menu, she regretted it when she saw it cost 85 CZK.
She regretted it even more when she saw that there was wine by the glass for around 50 CZK, and many bottles of Czech wine were selling for around 200 CZK.
Most of this wine list will not break the bank. They were out of their Cabernet by the glass during our visit.
The dessert list is quite short, and they didn't have the chocolate fondue with fresh fruit (99 CZK) when we were there. They were out of a lot of things on this day.
On a whim, I ordered the house-made flan with dulce de leche (45 CZK). The menu's English translation called it "Home-made jelly with caramel."
I was expecting the usual cup-shaped factory flan, so I was very nicely surprised when it came out and saw it was the real deal and really made in-house.
It was quite sweet and eggy. The first bite, without any of the accompaniments, didn't make a big impression at first. Then, I tasted the dulce de leche.
Yes, it's basically caramel, but it was perfect. It tasted exactly like the dark, naughty bits of Häagen-Dazs dulce de leche ice cream.
Yum! I enjoyed it more with every bite, and I was very sorry when it was all gone. It was simple, but one of the better desserts I've had in a long time. I'll confess that, if I could, I'd eat a giant portion of the dulce de leche all by itself.
But desserts aren't what will bring customers into this restaurant. For most, it's all about a good steak.
While they didn't get every detail right, they did get the most important one. That was a fine rib eye, nicely grilled. We'll be back for that.
So, if any of you meat-minded Michelangelos want to carve up some well-marbled Argentine beef, feel free to give El Barrio de Ángel a try.
El Barrio de Ángel
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Prague 5 - Anděl
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In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as "one of the most liberating books of its time." A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, Sontag shows cancer for what it isjust a disease. Cancer, she argues, is not a curse, not a punishment, certainly not an embarrassment and, it is highly curable, if good treatment is followed.
Almost a decade later, with the outbreak of a new, stigmatized disease replete with mystifications and punitive metaphors, Sontag wrote a sequel to Illness as Metaphor, extending the argument of the earlier book to the AIDS pandemic.
These two essays now published together, Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors, have been translated into many languages and continue to have an enormous influence on the thinking of medical professionals and, above all, on the lives of many thousands of patients and caregivers.
In Illness as Metaphor , which focused on cancer, Sontag argued that the myths and metaphors surrounding disease can kill by instilling shame and guilt in the sick, thus delaying them from seeking treatment. She sees a similar process at work in the case of AIDS, the modern epidemic that has called forth metaphors of plague, implacable viral invaders, a scourge from the Third World. Such metaphors foster the stigmatizing of AIDS patients while spreading misinformation and panic, she argues, further claiming that clinical reports on the course of AIDS from ``fledgling'' to ``full-blown'' tacitly support the far-from-proven theory that everyone who tests positive for the AIDS antibody will die of the diease. The theory that AIDS originated in Africa, also unproven, feeds into the West's political paranoia and activates racial and sexual stereotypes. Regrettably, Sontag all but ignores intravenous drug users stricken with AIDS, and her curt dismissal of alternative therapies is shortsighted. Though some of her key points are already standard features of public discourse, this brief, brilliant essay discounts many of the fears and illusions surrounding the pandemic. (Jan.)


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7 Heavenly Church Conversions
"Take me to church" takes on an entirely new meaning as the sacred buildings around the world are being converted into homes and apartments. We can't blame these homeowners—the dramatic arches and intricate stained glass windows are pretty spectacular architectural features to have in a home. Scroll below for our favorite church conversions.
Matthew Williams via Lonny, design by LABL Studio
We are enamored with this quirky mix of neon signs, hot-pink wire bar stools, and the lacquered teal church door in this LABL Studio–designed church conversion. The youthful accents create a captivating contrast to the sacred building.
Marcus Conrad Poston J'adore Neon Sign ($650)
Workstead 3-Arm Chandelier ($1800)
Maaike Goldbach outfitted this 100-year-old church conversion with pretty pale pastels to create an indoor-outdoor feel complimented by the large arched windows and high ceilings.
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This dramatic single-family home built out of a Chicago church blends modern elements with original stained glass windows. The interiors are kept neutral to allow the beautiful colors in the stained glass to shine through.
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Perhaps the best part of this impressive church conversion in Mill Valley, California, is the custom wallpaper in the powder room. Created by Jayme Rosenstock, the blueprints of the church were blown up to create a dynamic wallpaper.
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A pitched roof, gothic windows, and one gorgeous statement patterned tile wall is all we need to fulfill our wish list for the most adorable vacation home. This quaint vacation rental in the English countryside dates back to the 1880s. Who wants to re-create The Holiday?
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Young woman 'blacksessorizes' her wheelchair
Fashion conscious Lizzie Perrey was not about to let a rare genetic condition and the need to use a wheelchair hold her back – or stop her looking good!
The 20-year-old school secretary who suffers with Friedreich's Ataxia (FA), an inherited disease that attacks physical co-ordination but not cognitive ability, was so determined the condition would not impact her lifestyle, that she took out a bank loan to buy a UK-designed and manufactured wheelchair that she can accessorize with her wardrobe.
Lizzie's online research took her to the website of Carbon Black, an innovative and ergonomically designed wheelchair manufacturer which uses Formula One carbon fibre technology to put the user back in the driving seat.
The super-lightweight and easily transportable chairs are unique in the sense that they help change everyday perceptions of disability – because people see the person and not the chair, a factor that appealed to Lizzie who manages to lead an independent life in her home of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
But Lizzie, who was diagnosed with FA when she was 16, has gone one step further – she is the first UK customer to bespoke the chair to her own fashion specification by 'blacksessorizing' her ride to make the chair practically invisible.
Lizzie's input has transformed the normally black with orange trim orange wheelchair into something Henry T Ford and the New Zealand Rugby team would be proud of – in that it is all black.
"When I as thinking about getting a wheelchair, I did not want a conventional one which is clunky and I didn't want to have handles and arm rests. I went online and apart from the fancy ones in the US which were really beyond my reach, I found the Carbon Black site.
"I went to their showroom in Bicester and chatted through what I wanted, and that included the colour. I liked the orange trim on the wheels, but if I am wearing pink or red, there was always going to be clash with the wheelchair, so I asked to have it all black because it then goes with everything in the wardrobe.
In October this year, 12 weeks after the visit to the showroom in Oxfordshire, Lizzie took delivery of the wheelchair.
"What I love about it, is that people don't notice the chair or the disability, but they see me as a person," said Lizzie who also uses as an office chair for her work.
"I can still walk providing there are things I can hold onto, but the chair is a real help with my day to day life. It folds down easily into my mum's car to go to work and is great for going out in."
"I took out the loan because it was what I wanted to give me real independence." Matt Neale of Carbon Black said: "Lizzie was the first person in the UK to 'blacksessorize' her chair to her need and lifestyle. The independence that she talks about is helped by the look of the chair because when you meet someone in a wheelchair you subliminally make a value judgement about that person which is, albeit unintentionally, negative – you see the chair and not the person in it."


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Of the defences of the Liberals' thinkers' conference - and specifically the exclusion of MPs - Tom Axworthy's letter to the National Post strikes me as the most persuasive.
"Policy-thinking should not be confused with platform-crafting and widespread dissemination," he writes in the final paragraph. "Caucus meets weekly on policy and political matters: every generation there can surely be a session devoted to out-of-the-box thinking. The caucus will then adapt these ideas their own needs."
I don't really disagree with that argument. But all the same, I find it impossible to believe this weekend is about much other than theatre.
Admittedly, I have a bias that the fewer people there are in the room, the likelier you are to actually achieve something. A small meeting is more conducive to speaking candidly, to asking tough questions, and to actually connecting in some form of meaningful discussion. That's all the more true if it's behind closed doors and off the record.
Of course, not everyone has the option of meeting face-to-face behind closed doors with leading economists, business executives and academics. But as the leader of a national party, Michael Ignatieff most assuredly does.
In fact, that's what a lot of opposition leaders do when they're trying to cobble together an alternative vision. If not personally, they dispatch their senior policy people to meet with precisely the types of people speaking at the Liberals' conference, in hope of getting some fresh ideas.
Admittedly, that's not a very grassroots-friendly approach to policy development. But then, neither is this weekend. It's meant to be a gathering of elites - just one that they want the general public to know about.
Obviously, the Liberals have done these sorts of events before, and found them useful. But I'm not sure how different the 1991 Aylmer conference was from what many parties do before elections, other than the fact that we all know about it.
The Liberals might make some headway this weekend toward reinvigorating their policy process. But I suspect they'd make more of it if they were just doing their homework behind the scenes. And there'd be little downside to that - because from what we've seen so far, it's not as though the theatre is going to get especially positive reviews.


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Money makes the world go around and its always the bone of contention when planning any part of a wedding…
Clients often ask what is the first order of business when it comes to planning a wedding? My response is always the same, "what's your budget"? How much do you want to spend? Who is paying for what? Or for that matter who is paying for who? Answer these questions and you can move forward with the planning process.
But what if you simply can't bear the burden of paying for everything? Let's face it with everyone is tightening their belts and sitting on their wallets. My advice is to sit down with everyone involved in the wedding planning process and lay it all out on the table. Who is paying for what and what are they willing to spend. If all parties involved are up front and lay their expectations out from the beginning then it will avoid, hurt feelings, resentment, and even jealousy down the road. And by everyone I mean the bride, groom, parents of the bride and parents of groom. Unconventional yes…honest, absolutely!
This is just skimming the surface of what is often a larger issue; however, if the lines of communication stay open then it will make the planning process much less stressful.
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Vacation - Saturday Visit
Sorry that the shots aren't so great...I was in my car for all of them. They aren't the best, and I do have to admit that I was a bit underwhemled visiting this town and the house. It was much more impressive in the movie, to be honest. By the way, if you couldn't guess the movie, you can find out what it is by going HERE.
I did, however, also go to Silver Reef, an old mining town, and found a few mine shafts (all blocked...bummer). In fact, this one goes straight down for as far as you can see, and then vanishes into blackness. Even though I was standing on a strong grate, I felt a bit leery when standing over it. Old mines and old towns intrigue me...
Oh, I even found another rattlesnake; however, I saw this one LONG before it saw me.
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- annette said...
Once you said "visiting this town and the house. It was much more impressive in the movie", I had it. I still need to see the movie, but I remember the previews we saw at school.
Mines are cool. Years ago I took my cubscouts to the Park City Silver Mine. We got to go below ground 1500 feet and tour the whole thing. Unfortunately it's now permanently closed.
- July 14, 2008 at 12:19 AM
- Farscaper said...
I wouldn't have ever figured out which movie that was since I haven't seen it.
Annette - bummer about the mine being closed. I always wanted to go there. I use to pass it on my way to work every day (when I worked up there - on a condo complex).
I LOVE how the trees cover the road. I would love to have a nice long driveway with LOTS of trees making a shade canopy as I drive up to my house. Ah ... dreams...
BTW.. I got to see a rattlesnake Saturday... I'll have to post it on my blog. You better get some ankle armor while you're tromping around where you are. I'm suprised you haven't been greeted by a few scorpions yet.
- July 14, 2008 at 4:03 AM


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Corned Beef and Cabbage - serves 4
1 3 pound corned-beef brisket, in plastic pouch with brine and spices
1 onion
3 whole cloves
2 Turkish bay leaves
1 chili de arbol
4 carrots
5 small rutabagas
1 large russet potato
1 medium green cabbage.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Place corned beef, brine and spices in a large Dutch oven or deep pot and put enough water in the pot so that 4 inches of water is over the top of the meat. Bring to a boil, skimming the surface to get rid of any froth.
Cut an onion in half lengthwise, peel and stick cloves into each half.
When the water comes to a boil, continue skimming to remove as much debris as possible. Add the onion, bay leaves and chile de arbol to the pot. Cover pot tightly with aluminum foil and tight fitting lid.
Place covered pot in oven and braise for about 3 hours, or until a fork easily pierces the meat. Carefully remove the foil taking care not to bend over the pot as steam will escape in a rush and you don't want to burn your face.
A half hour before the meat is done, peel the carrots and cut in half lengthwise. Peel the rutabagas and potatoes into 1-inch cubes.
Remove the tough outer leaves of cabbage and cut head in half, top to bottom, through the core. Cut each half into 3 wedges, through the core.
With large tongs, remove brisket to a platter, covered with foil to keep warm.
Bring the broth to a boil and then place cabbage, carrots, rutabaga and potatoes in pot. Add enough water to cover above the vegetables by an inch. Place cover on pot and leave about a 1/2 inch opening for steam to escape. (Again, please remember not to bend over pot when you remove the cover later.) Bring to a boil and then turn down to a simmer. Cook vegetables for about 15 minutes or until very tender. Test and remove to platter if one is done before the others.
Remove vegetables to a warmed platter. Place brisket back in the broth to reheat, then remove to a cutting board to slice into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick slices. Place slices on a platter with the vegetables for serving.
Pour broth through your finest sieve into saucepan to remove all particles. Pour enough broth over beef and vegetables to suit your taste. Serve in flat soup bowls, passing extra broth at the table.
Irish Soda Bread - makes 1 loaf
This recipe also comes from Lynne's blog and you can see it here.
4 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 tablespoons cold salted butter, in thin slices
1 cup raisins
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly coat with cooking spray.
In large mixing bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda.
Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles course meal. Stir in raisins.
Make a well in flour mixture and pour in beaten egg and buttermilk. Mix with a wooden spoon until all flour is incorporated into the buttermilk.
Liberally dust work surface with flour. Transfer dough to surface and sprinkle with flour. With flour dusted hands, form the dough into into a ball that is relatively smooth.
Place baking sheet next to the dough work surface and place dough ball on sheet. Dough is very soft so use hands to scoop up and surround ball to transfer to the sheet.
Using a serrated knife, score top of dough with an x-shape, half an inch deep.
Bake about 40 minutes or until bread is golden and bottom sounds hollow when tapped with a knife.
Transfer bread to rack to let cool briefly. Serve bread warm or at room temperature, with lots of lovely butter. To stay in with the Irish theme I use Kerrigold (an Irish butter) because I grew up on it and love its taste, but obviously any butter of choice would do.
There will be left-overs and I am thinking it would a) make great toast or b) great French toast.
What did we think of these recipes?
First I'll talk about the Corned Beef and Cabbage. Gregg gave this dish a 10 out of 10, so thank you Lynne of Cook and Be Merry. I have never seen this recipe with a hot pepper included but as Gregg likes a bit of a kick in his meals and it was his special meal, I looked for something a little different. When I saw that hot pepper added, I put on my kitchen gloves along with my.....
and went for it. I had no problems this time.
Hot peppers and I have a history as I am hyper-sensitive to them. I ended up bathing my face in a bowlful of milk the one and only time I ever cooked with them. Even with multiple washings of hands I still managed to inflame my eyes a couple of hours later by inadvertently rubbing them, and my forehead which felt like it was on fire until the next day. I learned a valuable lesson, kind of steered clear for a long time and Gregg was a peach for doing this task for me if we needed any chopped up for a a dish I was trying. After that first session I think I would have won the dunking for apples contest at the next Halloween Party. I stuck my face in that milk for so long I was in danger of needing a snorkelling mask
I couldn't find the chili de arbol, and as I don't really know a lot about peppers - surprise! - saw the jalapenos in the store and that's what I used. I deseeded it because I wasn't sure how hot it would actually be and I aired on the side of caution. As it turned out it wasn't that hot, and next time I will probably try leaving half the seeds in, or maybe a quarter, or maybe an eighth. I think you get the picture.
I also did not know where to find Turkish Bay leaves and used my regular kind.
Irish Soda Bread, a great accompaniment to the above. I had never made this before either, and was surprised at how soft the dough was. You really do need to flour your hands really well, and also have that board next to the prepared pan to transfer it, as Lynne mentioned in her recipe. I had to finagle the dough mixture a bit as mine turned out real sticky. I think it was because when I cut in the butter I couldn't get it to look like coarse meal, so I added three extra tablespoons of butter. I don't think I needed that at all. However, after adding a little more flour it was fine, and I was delighted when it turned out looking just like it should.
And yes, we have leftovers, lots of leftovers.
Now please excuse me while I go back into the kitchen to make the Birthday Boy his favorite dessert, dah-dahhhhh, Tapioca Pudding. I could have made a cake which he would also enjoy, but if I really want to make him smile I need only to make him this simple dessert. I just need to figure out how to put a candle in it before it sinks below the surface.
Added note: I almost had a gliche with the pudding, I couldn't find the best ingredient, vanilla extract. After turning out two shelves in the pantry I found a small bottle tucked way at the back. Safe! Gregg has already polished off his pudding. He says it is like a horse with his oats, he just can't quit. And that's why I don't make it that often, it's just too darned good if your name is Gregg.


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Sunday provides us a day to relax, reflect, and refuel. On Sunday's I like to sit back and ask a couple of questions. Maybe it sounds a little like those awkward games you play with people you do not know so that you can get to know each other better.
Lets just call it Question(s) for You.
You can answer them all or just one
1) Coffee or Tea?
2) What is your favorite brand of shoes?
3) What is the next concert you will see in person?
Answer them all or just one….these are questions for you.


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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by Liebow27, Jul 6, 2010.
What is the cheapest and best battery that adds the least amount of bulk?
Today I just received my new 1500mAh battery from DealExtreme. Designed for the HTC Touch Pro2. Battery is roughly the same size as the original one, so no extra bulk. Only paid $5.01 including shipping.
Tried installing it earlier, but it appears that they shipped it with a charge. :-(
I will post back after I've had a chance to charge / use it.
I really like the HTC TP2 1500mAh battery - it makes my case bulge just a tiny bit, mixed reports on how many have the case bulge and how many do not - but it shouldnt be too big a deal.
I do however, really REALLY like the HTC Extended battery and door - 2150mAh - it adds weight and girth but truly lasts a good enough time for me to get through the day.
I ordered from EBay seller BidAllies after hearing lots of good things about them on this forum:
OEM ORIGINAL HTC BATTERY 35H00123-00M FOR HERO DASH 3G - eBay (item 160445592119 end time Jul-15-10 06:53:58 PDT)
1500 mAh for $14.95 (free shipping). No extra bulk at all.
No question about it 1500mah OEM TouchPro2 battery is the best bang for your buck without needing a new back.
The Ebay 2600mah for $14 is the best if you don't mind almost doubling your phones thickness
I would NOT recommend the battery from DealExtreme. Glad I only dropped $5 on it.
Go on . . .
Best one hands down. Getting battery from 8am till 9pm moderate usage. Awesome purchase.
I had trouble getting it to charge (amber light wouldn't come on). The phone wouldn't turn on with it installed. Perhaps I just got a dud battery.
I ended up tearing it apart to see if it had any other identifying marks (it didn't) and then it went into the circular file.
Thats too bad . . . Thanks for the update though.
You can try dragonext, even cheaper than DX.
Replacement Battery For HTC Droid Incredible
I have 3 of the 1500mah DX batteries. They all work just fine. Though it is worth noting that you will not get much of an extended life with it. They are great for back up batteries, but last about the same amount of time as the stock 1350mah. I bought a 2600mah DX battery intended for the htc touch diamond 2. It definitely lasts a lot longer, but I am going to have to modify my back plate if I intend to use it indefinitely...
I recommend the Chinese knock offs. Two 1100mah batteries and a desktop charger for $12. They're marketed as 1500mah, so if you email them, they will do a partial refund at least.
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For anyone who was impressed with Jessamyn Duke's UFC debut five months ago, Duke says you haven't seen anything yet.
"I have improved tremendously since I've been out here," the Kentucky native said of the several months she's been training at Glendale Fighting Club. "I don't even know if you can quantify it. I'm a totally different fighter for sure."
The MMA world will see that different fighter Saturday, when Duke takes on Bethe Correia on the preliminary card at UFC 172 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Md.
After competing on "The Ultimate Fighter" and getting to know her coach, UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, Duke accepted and invitation to live and train with Rousey along with Marina Shafir and fellow "TUF" and UFC fighter Shayna Baszler.
What's more, Duke (3-0) has been able to train with Edmond Tarverdyan, who has a similar lanky build to the 5-foot-11 Duke.
Her progress under Tarverdyan's watch has been as much mental as physical.
"He's really polished what I've already had and brought out a lot of the strengths I didn't even know I had," the bantamweight said. "He's really helped me develop some tools. Just really smart strategically. I go into the fight much more confident, a lot more relaxed. He's helping me grow as a fighter."
With just a few months at GFC under her belt, Duke made her UFC debut in November against fellow "TUF" competitor Peggy Morgan. Duke looked impressive in dominating Morgan for a unanimous-decision victory.
A second UFC victory would certainly move the 14th-ranked Duke up the rankings. In her way is 12th-ranked Correia (7-0), who in her UFC debut in December edged veteran Julie Kedzie by split decision.
"She's nicknamed The Pitbull. I'm sure she's gonna do the normal Brazilian thing and be very aggressive and in my face and try to mean-mug me, but I've got a great coach, a great team," said Duke, who weighed in Friday at 135.5 pounds to Correia's 135. "I'm feeling really good. I've already made huge improvements over my last fight. We watched the tapes and have already made adjustments."
With Correia standing 5-5, Duke will have a 6-inch reach advantage, which will no doubt play into her striking strategy.


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No Redemption in "Angels in America" (Guest Post) 30 August 2010Posted by Todd in Culture, Gay and Lesbian Culture, Gay Culture, Literature, Mormonism/LDS Church.
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In a conversation with some friends last week about the brilliance and shortcomings of Kushner's play cycle Angels in America, a friend of mine, Caroline Udall, wrote this piercing critique of Kushner's choice to redeem every character except the gay Mormon. Her comment is in medias rex, as it were, but I think it stands on its own as an example of excellent literary criticism. The first paragraph is my comment to which Caroline is responding.
Even today, however, I find that it stings me to the core that the only character who doesn't find forgiveness in the play is the gay mormon character. Everyone else, even Roy Cohn the evil monster proto-typical self-hating Himmler of American gay life from HUAC to AIDS, even *he* finds redemption. But the gay mormon character is simply lost, refusing redemption at the end of the play, a poison to his wife, his mother, and to the boyfriend he beats up.
This is the exact bone I have to pick with Angels in America as well (I mean the HBO version; I've never seen it on stage). To me Joe was a heartbreaking character–absolutely trapped and warped by his family, his religion, his whole right-wing mormon milieu. And I thought Kushner deeply, deeply betrayed that character.
I read a bit of an interview with Kushner once. I can't remember where I read it, but it was shortly after I saw the DVD. Kushner said, essentially, that he didn't want Joe to come away with ANYTHING. He wanted him to lose EVERYTHING—that he saw him as some kind of completely hypocritical closet case and wanted to set it up to punish that kind of figure. But the problem is, he didn't set him up as a Ted Haggard type, or even as a Roy Cohn type. He set the character up as this lost soul who is deeply naive, believes in his religion and consequently hates himself, is really just as much a victim of the patriarchs and their patriarchal homophobia as Harper or his mother are victims of patriarchal misogyny. He develops Joe as having been wounded and rejected by a homophobic, unloving father and thus vulnerable to the warped father-figure of Cohn. That scene where Cohn puts his hands on Joe's head and blesses him in this really twisted playing out of a mormon father's blessing was absolutely seething with evil to me. And Joe absorbs it with really no awareness that he is under the hands of the devil. He even tells Cohn that he loves him in that scene–and he clearly means it in a son-to-father sense, not in an erotic way. So here he is getting the devil's blessing and receiving it, in all innocence, as if it were something holy.
Joe doesn't share Cohn's values, but is sort of hypnotized into thinking that Cohn shares his values. That scene where he confronts Cohn about federal witness tampering (or whatever it was) demonstrates clearly that Joe was not inherently a dishonest man.
I fucking hated the character of Louis (which, I suppose may have been the point, lol) for partly this reason. Joe is clearly, CLEARLY ignorant about who Roy Cohn is and what part he has played in history. Yet when Louis finds out that Joe works for Cohn, that's it. Knowing nothing more than that, he sobbingly rejects Joe in absolutely cruel, arrogant, judgmental terms. It's not Cohn that's the villain here–it's Joe—simply for his proximity to Cohn. Louis even quotes that whole "Have you no decency, sir?" stuff at Joe, as if Joe were the one who had done all that shit during the HUAC hearings. And this is from a man who abandons his AIDS-stricken lover bleeding on the floor because he himself is too physically squeamish to deal with it. He doesn't even bother to call the ambulance before he goes. It's like Cohn's sins have been pronounced on Joe's head and JOE gets sent off into the desert to die. Joe's been the innocent scapegoat and so enables everybody else to have basically a warm, lovely happy ending. (Hmm. D'ya think? It works for me. But maybe it's too much of a stretch. Then again, considering the scene in the hospital where he gets Cohn's blood all over him after Cohn lays hands on him–maybe it's not such a stretch.)
If Kushner wanted to punish evil, self-hating, hypocritical closet cases who make life worse for other gays, then why does Cohn get to have Kaddish said for him (in the movie, by the ghost of Ethel Rosenberg, no less–a woman he participated in essentially murdering), but Joe loses everything, gets no comfort, no redemption of any kind? Joe was in no way a conscious betrayer, a conscious evil presence, in the way that Cohn was. In Joe, Kushner created what I thought was a beautiful, tragic, wounded, and essentially innocent character that was very, very true to what it means to be a victim of mormonism–gay or otherwise. And then he betrays him and psychically kills him off, while giving the TRUE villain of the piece on every. single. level. one of the most redemptive scenes in the play.
Yeah, lol. It clearly bugged me. Joe's character broke my heart as much as any character in that play and I thought Kushner absolutely betrayed him. I'm still gnawing on it, five years after I saw the thing.
Mumbai 29 November 2008Posted by Todd in Democracy, Inequality & Stratification, Islam, Modernity and Modernism, Multiculturalism, War & Terrorism.
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Note: I am no expert in Indian history or politics, so this is just a casual reaction from an outside observer. I would love to hear from readers who are better informed or have deeper analyses to offer.
There is a lot of really good commentary floating around the interwebs about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, this past week, and I have been trying to sort out all the intricacies of what happened. The social scientist in me (and my base personality) goes quickly to trying to understand such an event, the structures, attitudes, and practices that would lead us to such a show of violence. Unfortunately, much of the early analysis drew facile parallels with Middle Eastern Islamic fundamentalism(s), but I really don't think that works. Although global Islam is (loosely) connected, it seems that this Indian event is much more deeply tied to a particularly Indian inter-communal conflict, one that has been brewing and boiling over for decades, if not centuries. Whereas terrorism born of Saudi malcontents is anchored in an anti-modernity and anti-Americanism, that is, a long post-colonial history, it seems that the Mumbai violence, while certainly connected to British imperialism, has as much to do with internal inequalities. It looks to be a domestic terrorism only loosely (perhaps even ideologically) connected to global interactions. Although Pakistan and India are separate countries, which makes it look like an "international" affair, I think that the partition of Pakistan from India in the late 1940s is evidence of internal divisions within the subcontinent more than of an international conflict.
To me, then, the terrorism in Mumbai looks far more like a failure of pluralism, or more pointedly, a failure of plural democracy. One of the key weaknesses at the origins of the modern state of India, which Ghandi warned of, was the imagination of India as hindu, and all others as Others. The national imagination of the Indian state wove into it the pre-existing communal conflicts between Indian muslims and Indian hindus, and really hasn't ever allowed for a true and equal pluralism to develop. See "India's Muslims in Crisis" by Aryn Baker for a brief primer on the status of Muslims in India.
Unfortunately, the global Ummah is made up, partially now, of a culture of terrorism, where injustices (perceived or real) are dealt with through direct violence against anyone perceived as benefiting from or participating in the oppression of muslims. It is perhaps far beyond this now, but maybe not: Is there no Ghandi for Indian Muslims? Are there no other ways for Indians to demand their full equality within the modern Indian state without resorting to violence of this kind? Or am I just naive and idealistic?
Time for the Movement to Spread Its Protests Around 13 November 2008Posted by Todd in Democratic Theory, Gay Rights, Inequality & Stratification, Religion.
Tags: Prop 8 protests
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Just a quick thought: Although I'm supportive of the many protests of the Mormon church over the past week, and I think they are totally justified given the church's prominent role in the Yes on 8 campaign, I think it's time to expand our scope. We need to continue the peaceful, but pointed protesting, at other churches who were deeply involved in this issue, and we need to include churches across race lines as well. If the exit polling was correct, the religious vote generally, which in this case included Catholic and evangelical churches, voted roughly 80% in favor. Spread the love, my people! I also thought of suggesting the protests move to retirement communities, but for some reason that thought just made me giggle.
Free Speech 101: Mormon Edition 9 November 2008Posted by Todd in 2008 Elections, Democratic Theory, Gay Rights, Mormonism/LDS Church.
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Please read Chanson's great post at Mainstreet Plaza explaining to Mormons why protesting at their temples does not violate their rights. My favorite paragraph:
But seriously folks, free expression 101: your right of free speech doesn't guarantee you protection from having other people tell you that what you freely said was wrong. You know it, and I know you know it, so please cut the B.S.
Here's my post from a couple years ago on American Christianity's basic misunderstanding of free speech, "Free Speech, and Insulting Religion."
Clarification on Mormons and Prop 8 9 November 2008Posted by Todd in Christianity, Democratic Theory, Gay Rights, Mormonism/LDS Church, Religion.
Tags: Proposition 8, tax-exemption
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Just to clarify: I'm completely supportive and in favor of the ongoing protests and civil disobedience to bring to light the wrong-headed, unscientific beliefs in fairy tales, and the undemocratic efforts of the Mormon church and its adherents to enshrine their *religious* beliefs regarding homosexuality and marriage into the *secular* Constitution of California. In fact, I'm especially thrilled by the prospect of protestors disrupting Mormons' efforts to marry in their temples. The irony is rich, no?
And especially in reference to my post about the Mormon church's tax-exempt status, I'm in favor of all churches losing their tax exempt status. There is no reason at all that churches should be able to keep their finances secret and that they should be able to control billions of dollars in assets without contributing back to the society. And they certainly should be paying taxes if they are going to step into the public sphere to make their particular biases and bigotries enforced by law.
Unlike Seth, the Mormon commenter to the previous post, I see no difference between the protests in Salt Lake City and in Los Angeles. Both were direct responses to the Church's efforts to impose its religion on the people of California; both were lawful; and both were filled with the frustration of a people denied. The protestors in Salt Lake City gathered at one of the gates to Temple Square and chanted "You're Sexist! You're Racist! And you're Homophobic!" The protestors in Los Angeles bore signs that read, "You have two wives. I want one husband!" I marched in the protest in San Francisco on Friday night and felt the power of a people galvanized against those who would make them second class citizens. Separate is never equal, and this is but one stop along the route to full equality under the law for the gay and lesbian citizens of Californa. Next stop: The United States.
Going After the Mormon Church's Tax Exempt Status Is the Wrong Strategy 8 November 2008Posted by Todd in 2008 Elections, Commentary, Democratic Theory, Gay Rights, Inequality & Stratification, Mormonism/LDS Church, Religion.
Tags: gay marriage, Non-Profit Tax Exemption, Proposition 8
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I've been getting a lot of people directing me to the Mormons Stole Our Rights web site, starting a campaign to take away the LDS Church's tax-exempt status for the participation in the Proposition 8 battle. This is the wrong approach. Let me explain:
I'm especially pissed at the Mormons for two reasons: 1) it was the religion of my childhood and I feel betrayed and shunned all over again; 2) because they financed at least 1/2 of the campaign and provided the lion's share of the ground forces for prop 8. So I get the rage and the need to strike back.
However, I'm a stickler for free speech and free expression: As the law now stands, the Mormon church did NOT break the law; neither did the catholic church; nor the evangelical churches who campaigned (and who held that horrifying rally in San Diego a few days before the election).
There is a legal problem here that we realistically need to account for if we are to hold the LDS Church accountable (as well as the Catholics and all those Evangelical churches): The Mormon church did not break any law. It's within their rights according to the IRS code to advocate publicly and spend money to advocate for political issues. Like all churches/non-profits, they are only barred from campaigning for candidates. The website "Mormons Stole Our Rights" is wrong on the legal facts (it ignores subsection (h) of the tax code they site) and this will lose in any court in America. Ask any tax attorney and they'll spell it out for you. Even more problematically, the Mormon church itself donated exactly ZERO funds to this campaign anyway and asked its members to donate money; this is also completely within its rights as the law now stands.
The more legally sound approach is to begin a campaign consisting of one of the two of the following:
a) demand that churches not be considered special kinds of non-profits and that their finances must be made public, just like non-religious non-profits must.
b) remove nonprofit status from all religious organizations. Make them all pay taxes on the money they use to advocate for issues, just like all private citizens must (we have to pay taxes on the money we donate to political causes). Religions have only had nonprofit status since the 1950s. This isn't enshrined anywhere in stone.
There is also a third issue to consider:
c) another way to go might be to see if it could be made illegal for California propositions to be funded by out of state interests (see prop 10 as another example); I suspect that may come into conflict with the interstate commerce clause, however, and would require federal legislation.
In some ways, this nascent campaign seems to seek to punish the Mormons for expressing their beliefs and campaigning for them. That is, on its face, anti-democratic and the precise wrong way to go about addressing our the role of the LDS Church in this past election. I'm all in favor of the protests at the Mormon temples, the intense criticism in the public sphere that Mormonism has been getting over this issue, etc. That is what free speech is for: Engaging against wrong-headed and harmful speech and countering it. But rather than seeking to punish an individual or organization for doing what is most fundamental to a democracy, we should be seeking to change people's minds and convincing the majority of Californians that they are wrong ethically and democratically to enshrine a second class citenzhip for homosexuals in their constitution.
Let's face it: The No on 8 campaign was completely unprepared for this battle, and the homos of California were complacent and assumed that there was no way this could pass. By the time No on 8 made the staffing change in the campaign, it was too little too late. There is much work to be done to overcome the homophobia and no institutionalized inequality in our Constitution. I fear that this specific line of attack is the wrong one, unless done very carefully and with full understanding and respect for the law and for the right to free speech and expression.
Canadian "Human Rights" Tribunal 14 January 2008Posted by Todd in Cultural Critique, Democratic Theory, Islam, Journalism, Judaism.
Tags: Canada, Ezra Levant, free speech, human rights, inalienable rights, Muhammed cartoons
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The more I read the opinions of Ezra Levant, former editor of Canada's conservative magazine Western Standard (à la Weekly Standard…get it?), the more I disagree with him and nearly all of his wrong-headed politics. However, I stand with him on the issue of freedom of speech, expression, and conscience as foundational to a liberal society and to a functioning cultural democracy. Even if I conclude that he had unethical motives for publishing the cartoons of Muhammed from the Danish magazine, his intention should have no bearing on whether or not he should be free to publish them. The more I see Canada's ridiculous "hate speech laws" in action (not to mention England's and Denmark's and Holland's), the more convinced than ever I am that this kind of multiculturalism, although perhaps well-intentioned, when taken in the wrong direction can be a grave threat to liberal democratic values and, ironically enough, cultural diversity itself. Here's Levant's opening statement to Canada's sham of a "human rights" commission in Alberta Canada from last week. Hear! Hear!
Freedom from offense a human right? 5 January 2008Posted by Todd in Commentary, Democratic Theory, Ethics, Islam, Religion, Secular Humanism.
Tags: Cairo Declaration, humanism, United Nations
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[Sorry for the second question-form post title in less than 30 minutes.]
Last month, the UN's 3rd committee passed a resolution against the 'defamation' of religion. Not surprisingly, the resolution was written and sponsored by Organization of the Islamic Conference, and names Islam as a besieged religion. Regardless, the resolution makes the classic illiberal mistake of thinking that freedom of religion means that no one can criticize you; that if you're offended your rights have been violated; and that you have the right to do whatever you want to without scrutiny as long as you do it in the name of religion. I've waxed long and hard against this issue before, so I won't belabor the point. I will, however, point you to a great rebuttal of the UN resolution from the International Humanist and Ethical Union (an international consortium of humanist organizations):


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He Is Legend To Release New Album In June
Post-hardcore band He Is Legend will release its third full-length album, "It Hates You", in June.
Wilmington, North Carolina-based post-hardcore band He Is Legend will release its third full-length album, "It Hates You", as on June 23 through Tragic Hero Records.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01."Dicephalous" 02."Party Time!" 03."Everyone I Know Has Fangs" 04."The Primarily Blues" 05."Cult Of She" 06."Stranger Danger" 07."Don't Touch That Dial" 08."Decisions, Decisions, Decisions" 09."Future's Bright Man" 10."China White III" 11."That's Nasty" 12."Mean Shadows"
Fan-filmed video footage of He Is Legend performing the new song "Everyone I Know Has Fangs" on December 5, 2008 at at the Macon Venue Project in Macon, Georgia can be viewed here.
The band's second CD, "Suck out the Poison", came out in October 2006.
Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.


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Can y'all believe that we are already talking about the holidays? It seems like we should still be enjoying lazy lake days and boat rides and not starting to think about what might be on the menu for holiday dinners… Unfortunately, the days are getting shorter, so let's be proactive this year and start contemplating those holiday menu options now!
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- 2 (approximately 2 lbs. each) butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cubed
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- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
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- 1 tsp. rubbed sage
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- Add chopped squash and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook squash mixture, stirring as needed to cook evenly, for approximately 10 minutes or until squash is slightly tender and fragrant. Transfer squash mixture to prepared casserole dish.
- While squash is cooking, add egg whites, Greek yogurt, rosemary, nutmeg and sage to a medium mixing bowl, whisk to combine.
- In another mixing bowl, combine breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese and fresh ground pepper. Stir to combine.
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