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The AEI Summer Institute brings together 25 to 30 highly talented undergraduates for an opportunity in Washington, DC, unlike any other: a six-week, fully funded experience learning the principles of public policy analysis and discussing individual opportunity, free enterprise, and American leadership in the world. The 2014 Summer Institute will expose selected participants to new ideas, political theory, and research-based solutions to some of our nation's biggest challenges. All participants will receive a $1,000 stipend, free housing, and free meals on class days.
Summer Institute students spend six weeks learning from and working with AEI scholars and fellows. But these aren't typical think tankers. AEI researchers have a unique understanding of Washington, having spent time as high-level political appointees, executive branch consultants, journalists, professors, and writers. No other policy program has a core faculty with such diverse and distinguished backgrounds. Students also hear from other well-known DC insiders, policymakers, journalists, and business leaders.
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American National Security and Foreign Policy. Week 1, featuring defense policy experts Gary Schmitt and Thomas Donnelly, will explore the principles of democratic statecraft, American strategic culture, and current issues in national security policy. Students will also take a guided "staff ride" to Gettysburg National Battlefield.
War and Decision-Making. In week 2, students will apply the basic theories of war and military decision-making with military historian and intellectual architect of the Iraq "surge" Frederick Kagan.
Building Blocks of Human Flourishing. Week 3 with Charles Murray will take a critical look at contemporary culture and society, tracing their origins through decades of radical and incremental change, including an examination of the cultural differences between economic classes.
Democratic Capitalism: Principles and Practice. Week 4 will look at the way markets work, including the application of market analysis to public policy. Scholars Sita Slavov and Mike Strain will walk you through market dynamics, the foundations of economic theory and the interaction between public policy and the private sector.
Fiscal Policy: Challenges and Solutions. In week 5, Alex Brill will take students through practical policy solutions and reform efforts to national problems, such as taxes, healthcare, and entitlements.
Leadership and Career Development. Week 6 will take students around DC to hear firsthand from top professionals in business, law, government, politics, think tanks, and advocacy organizations. They will offer advice on starting a public policy career in the nation's capital and applying knowledge of politics and policy in other professions. Further, students will present their proposals and ideas on how to improve both domestic and foreign policy. Students will work on this project throughout the six-week course and during this final week, they will present in front of a panel of experts and will compete for awards.
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• Arthur Brooks, AEI President; Author of "The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise"
• Tim Carney, AEI Visiting Fellow; Senior Political Columnist for the Washington Examiner
• Ari Fleischer, Former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush
• Kevin Hassett, AEI Senior Fellow and Director of Economic Policy Studies
• William Kristol, Editor and Publisher of The Weekly Standard, Political Analyst
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• Ramesh Ponnuru, AEI Visiting Fellow; Senior Editor of National Review; Bloomberg Columnist
• Michael Rubin, AEI Scholar; Former Pentagon official
• Paul Wolfowitz, AEI Scholar; Former President of the World Bank and Deputy Secretary of Defense
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This event will coincide with the release of a new report by AEI's Mary Habeck, which analyzes why current national security policy is failing to stop the advancement of al Qaeda and its affiliates and what the US can do to develop a successful strategy to defeat this enemy.
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Under Section 201(a)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act) adopted by Congress on April 5, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was directed to revise Rule 5061 under Regulation D2 within 90 days after enactment of the JOBS Act to remove the prohibition under Rule 502(c) against general solicitation and general advertising in connection with offers and sales of securities made pursuant to Rule 506. On August 29, 2012, the SEC proposed amendments to its rules to implement that mandate. Under the mandated changes to Rule 506, when an issuer conducts an offering using general solicitation and general advertising, all purchasers of the securities of the issuer in that offering will be required to be "accredited investors," and the issuer of the securities must take reasonable steps to verify that all purchasers of the securities are accredited investors.
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Plenty Of Questions Remain For Coach Fedora Heading Into Spring GameApril 10, 2014 at 7:10 pm
The Carolina football team is ready to put on a show for the outside world Saturday in Chapel Hill.
Pivotal ACC Series For Tar Heels As Demon Deacons Invade Chapel HillApril 10, 2014 at 6:52 pm
The No. 29 North Carolina baseball team, 19-14 on the year and 7-8 in conference, faces a tough weekend series challenge starting Friday from Wake Forest, 22-13 overall and 10-5 in ACC play.
Why I Love The Masters: Springtime, Tradition and Pimento Cheese SandwichesApril 10, 2014 at 11:21 am
Amidst a sea of immaculate green, these colorful ants marched across the TV screen. Roars sprung out of the box on the stand and filled up the room as the little white ball disappeared into the hole. One old guy was especially conjuring up the echoes through the tall southern pines. I wasn't sure who […]
Diamond Heels Stumble In Extras To ChanticleersApril 9, 2014 at 11:53 pm
The No. 29 North Carolina baseball team failed to get its offense going Wednesday night en route to a 3-2 loss to Coastal Carolina to fall to 19-14 on the year.
Tenacious Tar Heel Men's Lax Fights For ACC Supremacy This WeekendApril 9, 2014 at 7:59 pm
After starting 0-2 in ACC play, the Carolina men's lacrosse team was in a world of trouble.
Carolina Knocks Off NC A&T, Meets Coastal NextApril 9, 2014 at 5:36 am
The No. 29 North Carolina baseball team hammered North Carolina A&T 10-0 Tuesday evening at Boshamer Stadium to improve to 19-13 on the season.
Playing For Keeps: Competition Heating Up With UNC Spring Game LoomingApril 8, 2014 at 6:36 pm
With the annual Spring Football Game just days away, the battle continues on for myriad starting positions. The pride of running out onto Kenan Stadium as a Carolina football starter this fall is well within reach for many unheralded players.
Diamond Heels Gear Up For Critical Five-Game HomestandApril 7, 2014 at 10:53 pm
The No. 29 North Carolina baseball team, 18-13 on the year, opens up a five-game homestand Tuesday evening at Boshamer Stadium.
Carolina's Diamond: DeShields Hauling In The AccoladesApril 7, 2014 at 7:15 pm
North Carolina women's basketball star Diamond DeShields has been honored as the USBWA National Freshman of the Year.
Return To Form: Diamond Heels Grab Road ACC Series WinApril 7, 2014 at 12:50 am
The No.30 North Carolina baseball team completed a series victory over Boston College Sunday with a dominating 12-2 win to improve to 18-13 overall and 7-8 in ACC play.


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Defamed by Copyright Registration?
No matter how many times your law school professor tells you to read the entire decision by the court, you still never really do it. You might get to the end, but you skim over those last few paragraphs or you decide that you got the gist of it. Well, if you don't read the entire decision, you miss little gems like the one at the end of Morris v. Atchity. What is at the end of this seemingly innocent denial of a summary judgment motion? A denial of Atchity's counterclaim for defamation found in Morris's copyright registration. That's right- what you put in your copyright registration may be enough to defame someone.
I have done a little bit of digging through the prior court documents and unfortunately I have not yet been able to find what Atchity claims was actually defamatory in the registration. However, the judge's October 15th decision, as noticed by New York attorney Ray Dowd, says that issues of material fact "still exist as to whether the Plaintiff's statement in the application for pre-registration…constitutes defamation per se." Looking at the case, I have some ideas of what might be defamatory.
This is a case regarding copyright infringement of an original work. The Plaintiff wrote the work entitled Jesus Agustus: From Imperial Cult to Christianity, and she claims that a derivative work, The Ashes of Christ/The August God, infringes on her copyright. The Plaintiff has also alleged breach of implied contract and fraud (amongst other things). The Defendant counterclaimed for fraud on the Copyright Office, declaratory judgment for non-infringement, and defamation. The court made its rulings, granting some motions for summary judgment and denying others, ensuring that this case has a chance of going to trial to resolve a few different claims. The most interesting of these claims could be the determination of defamation by a jury.
While it is still unclear as to what might have been defamatory, my guess is that it might revolve around allegations of who copied who or where the original material came from. There is no doubt that every author is proud of their work and an attack on the work's originality can often be seen as an attack on the author themselves. Is that what happened here? I don't know. All I do know is that an allegation of an author stealing something from another author has the possibility to ruin a career, whether the allegation is true or not. This defamation claim may be the first step by an alleged infringer to fight for a reputation that may already be damaged. I will be very interested to see what was actually alleged and I will make sure to let all the readers of the brief know.


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If You Could Photoshop the Real WorldBy Tomas • May 8th, 2012 • Category: Funny, Latest Posts
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Lifewater International partners with the poor to bring safe water, health, and wholeness.
Clean and safe water is the lifeblood of all human beings. Without it, individuals and communities experience suffering, including illness and death, stunted growth and intellect, lack of education, physical and emotional harm, poverty, conflict, and wounded human dignity.
Water is life, health, and wholeness. Helping communities gain safe water is the beginning of real transformation that brings health, cognitive development, learning, economic productivity, dignity and wholeness.
Lifewater partners with nationals to equip them to work toward long-lasting safe water, health, and wholeness. By training in-country partner organizations in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), Lifewater helps communities gain resources that enable them to maintain their own water points and keep themselves healthy.
Working alongside our in-country partners, last year Lifewater was able to bring clean water to 121,302 individuals, help 80,867 gain adequate sanitation, and train 141,385 in lifesaving hygiene skills (FY2010-2011).
Lifewater's mission is accomplished through a partnership model that engages donor partners, staff, alliance partners, field trainers, in-country partners, and local communities. The model is highly cost effective and allows many people to get involved in the solution to the water crisis. It also leads to well-contextualized responses that employ appropriate technologies and take into account the environmental, ethical, sociocultural, and economical aspects of the community for which they are intended.
An important component of Lifewater's strategy is developing quality teaching materials. In order to share its expertise with as many people as possible, Lifewater has developed and is constantly improving training courses and manuals on well drilling, hand pump repair, WASH promotion, latrine design and construction, and community development. These courses and materials equip our alliance and in-country partners to engage in sustainable WASH development.
With a reliable supply of accessible, safe water, children are able to go to school instead of staying behind due to water-related illness and chores. Women and children avoid physical and emotional harm that can result from traveling great distances to collect water. Fewer children suffer malnutrition, stunted growth, and impeded intellectual development. Illness and death are prevented with a safe source of water. Economic productivity in the community is increased. Conflicts over water sources are avoided. Human dignity is restored.
Jusphine, 36 years old, is a member of the newly formed Water Source and Sanitation Committee (WSSC) in a village in northern Uganda. The community's new well drilled in August 2010, provides safe water for more than 800 people.
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For the most part, this summer has zip-locked a hopeful freshness around the Phoenix Suns. It began when Lance Blanks was relieved of his duties and the Suns hired a well-received replacement in Ryan McDonough. Aside from Michael Beasley's run-in with Scottsdale police on Tuesday, there's been a lot more positive than negative in the […]
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The Phoenix Suns have always valued high character, and particularly back in the Jerry Colangelo era rarely tolerated poor off-court conduct. With the organization trying to re-establish that kind of culture, it begs the questions of whether Michael Beasley's latest transgression involving an arrest on marijuana charges will be the final straw before management pulls the […]
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2013-14 Phoenix Suns schedule released
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The NBA released its full schedule on Tuesday and though times and national TV assignments could change, it's unlikely for the Phoenix Suns unless they surprise. Just one Suns game, a Feb. 28 battle against a new-look New Orleans Hornets team, will be televised nationally. That will be on ESPN. The Suns will also appear […]
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Michael Beasley arrested on marijuana charges
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Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley was arrested by Scottsdale Police early Tuesday morning on a marijuana charge. Per the release from the police department: On 08/06/13 at 1:15 am SPD made a stop for a traffic violation in the area of Scottsdale and McCormick Roads. As the officer approached the vehicle he could smell marijuana […]
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Alex Len won't be the only thing debuting this year. #NewLookSuns pic.twitter.com/v1KNbpd7w4 — Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 8, 2013 The Phoenix Suns will debut their new jerseys Aug. 15 during a public fashion show at Scottsdale Fashion square. The public reveal will take place at 7 pm inside Fashion Square on the east end of […]
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Goran Dragic hoops against flaming-stick-yielding Barbarian
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THEY'RE BACK! - Jamie McGovern, a 19-year-old early childhood education major from McLeansboro, passes through the Rend Lake College campus during Welcome Week, this week, at RLC. Students are taking a record number of classes this semester as RLC enrollment has sailed to over 34,000 credit hours (up 2,500-plus from this time last year) and is on pace to another banner year. CLICK HERE for a larger image.
INA, Ill. – Five days into the 2009-10 term – and in its 42nd year of educating students on the campus in Ina, Ill. – Rend Lake College is on pace for another record-setting year.
Enrollment is up by eight percent from this time last year at the comprehensive two-year community college located on the east shore of scenic Rend Lake in Southern Illinois. RLC officials are crediting students' and parents' smart decisions in a weak economy for the enrollment surge.
"More and more dual credit students are coming here to complete their associates degrees," said Chris Kuberski, RLC Vice President of Academic Instruction. "They had a positive experience with dual credit classes in high school and realize that an associates degree, versus a collection of courses, transfers completely into a four-year program. I also believe the economy, and four-year schools being less affordable, contribute to the decision to come here. With funding decreasing for students, they are making good economic choices and still getting a quality education."
"There is a good chance that cuts made to student financial aid by the State of Illinois are driving individuals or will drive them to seek us out as an affordable option," added RLC Vice President of Finance and Administration Larry West. "When you consider Illinois MAP [Monetary Award Program] grants, which are apportioned upon tuition rates, have been slashed by 50 percent and discontinued for spring qualifiers, one would assume those who cannot carry that hardship are shopping for education with a smaller price tag. We may have yet to see the total amount of disowned students who come to us this year for a quality education at an affordable price."
The eight percent increase – 2,527 for a record 34,456 total credit hours – at RLC this fall is fueled by a 1,000-plus increase – the largest – in health occupational programs like certified nurse assistant, practical nursing and associate degree nursing. Four-year transfer courses, business occupational programs like office systems technology and technical occupational programs like welding have also grown.
"Programs leading to work in healthcare or related fields have jumped 33 percent," said Vice President of Career Technical Instruction Lisa Payne. "Another boom has been in welding where credit hours have eclipsed 1,000 with an increase of 43 percent."
And as one side of the house fills up, so do prerequisite courses. English, math, and science courses like zoology, microbiology and biology that support the nursing programs are all up. There have also been significant increases in criminal justice and education – a good sign considering a shortage of teachers is expected as educators reach retirement age, Kuberski pointed out.
Zachary Sims, an 18-year-old sophomore from Pinckneyville, said he would have chosen RLC over a four-year university even if he wasn't chosen for a scholarship to the college.
"I came to Rend Lake College because it is cheaper, I can still get a quality education and it's closer," he said.
Sims plans to transfer an associates degree from RLC into a hospitality management program at a university. He said he doesn't qualify for grants because his parents' income puts him over the eligibility limit.
Chad Caldwell is another student who doesn't qualify for the usual grants like Pell and MAP, but for different reasons. The 34-year-old from Sims said he exhausted his grant funding on his way to an associate in science from RLC in 2003. The maximum time frame a student can continue to receive financial aid at RLC is 150 percent of the number of hours required for the program, or completing a degree program. Students pursuing an additional degree or certificate, or those who have changed majors, are eligible to file an appeal for an extension, according to Rachel Sveda, a financial aid specialist at RLC.
Caldwell recently lost his job at Champion Laboratories in Albion and now relies on funding through the federal Trade Adjustment Act to make retraining financially possible. The TAA is aimed at training students who have lost a job due to foreign competition and is administered locally through the Man-Tra-Con Corporation, according to Molly Humm with Man-Tra-Con. Caldwell is majoring in the IT systems specialist program at RLC.
"I'm interested in that field," he said. "[TAA is] a pretty good program. It pays for pretty much everything ... books, tuition and mileage."
Lisa Price is Dean of Student Services and Director of Counseling at RLC. She said the center is still busy registering students and will most likely continue to be busy throughout the week as last-minute registrants walk through the doors.
"I feel like there is a real push by people who want to upgrade their skills," Price said. "Some are coming to take a few classes to make themselves more marketable in today's workforce."
She said another push has been made by proactive parents helping their teens choose the cost-conscious road to higher education.
"Some of these students have as much as a year of college under their belt because they were dual credit students in high school. They are making the right choice in coming here to finish their degrees so they can move on. It is a much more affordable option for the parent."
Price said current high school seniors would be wise to fill out a financial aid application as soon as their parents' 2009 tax returns are filed. Submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, early could mean the difference between thousands of dollars in aid or coming up with other means of paying their tuition next fall, according to Price.
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Boyton in Worc. or other low key bar sort of places..
My 88 year young CH wants to check out the Boyton. She wants to have low key cuisine and an Amstel. When we went into the Sole Proprietor last week she commented. I have not been in years. Any comments or other recs please in Worcester. We head out in two weeks.
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How about Nick's Bar? Cool, unique atmosphere, great food (limited menu/German influence) and live music. What could be better?? ;)
the boynton is always good for a decent meal. great for crowds as there really is something for everyone. i find the entrees a bit pricey but the sandwiches are great and very reasonably priced. the pizza is also good, although also not cheap.
you could always bring her to ralph's for a cheeseburger and a beer :)
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jmacd, I used to "live" at Ralphs. Man their food was good. Has ahyone gone to Vincents?
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i'm not sure that they have much of the non-meat variety. maybe a cheese plate and some italian bread that they use for the sandwiches. most of what i've heard raved about is meat - meatballs or sausage either on pasta or in a sandwich.
i have yet to try either ralph's or vincent's, although they've been on my list forever! i need to get there.
Hey A,
The Boynton has pretty good, ginormous salads. My husband likes the eggplant sandwich. I can't attest to knowing anything about their meat dishes. Their pizzas are popular.
One tip: go early. It's always mobbed. I mean really mobbed. Don't want your mom to get stuck waiting for 45 minutes.


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Big Tour Buses and Private Vans
as major part of the Visitors to Jerusalem are the Various Christian Pilgrims around the world who day multi-day tours in Groups, the preferred transportation is the big tour buses and large private vans that take the pilgrims around the biblical sites around Jerusalem, but since the Roads are Narrow in the Mount of Olives area and in the Old City, and these buses and vans have no designated parking areas, then most of the visitors to these areas then walk around the sites with their tour guides and then after the Jerusalem tours, are fetched by their bug tour buses and private vans at the western gate just beside the Western (Wailing Wall) where there is a large waiting area for the buses and vans.
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Well Paved Highways, Chaotic Roads in Old City
Jerusalem is both a modern and an Old, it has wide, well paved roads and highways criss crossing the city and connecting it to other points of Israel and the West Bank and it only becomes a big bus nightmare when you will be visiting the Old City and East Jerusalem as the old city has small roads, often uneven stone pavements that buses are not allowed to enter and hence, most of the Tourists going to the Old City are dropped at around the 7 gates and then the tourists then proceed to walk around the attractions and then the buses will then pick you up at the exit of the wailing wall.
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Taking a Taxi – and Living to Tell the Tale
At the mention of the word "taxi" people's blood pressure goes up. "Watch out for those taxi drivers. They're all a bunch of crooks. They'll run you all over town and charge you an arm and a leg." That's the general attitude - and not only in Israel. Without going so far as to say that Jerusalem taxi drivers are saints, if you adhere to a few guidelines, traveling by taxi doesn't have to be a painful ordeal.
First of all, the Hebrew word for taxi is "moneet" - a word derived from that all-important feature of taxi cabs known as the "moneh" - the meter. By law, the driver has to put the meter on when you get in. Don't expect it to read "0."
As of this writing, the starting fare is NIS 12.30. There are two rates, one for daylight hours, and the other - 25% higher - for nighttime, Saturdays and holidays. Calling a taxi, as opposed to flagging one down in the street, adds another NIS 3.30.
Many drivers will immediately offer you a "special price" for the trip instead of turning on the meter. Unless you've gone that route before and know more or less how much it should cost, I would opt for the meter - BUT -and this is very important if you want to enjoy the trip - be pleasant about it. Ask for the meter to be put on nicely - not as if you're sure the guy is ripping you off. Taxi drivers are human beings, and this is also true of Israeli taxi drivers.
They are certainly nothing like the courteous cabbies you find in England. They won't open the door for you, or carry your luggage or double as a tour guide, but they are capable of being friendly. The main thing to remember is that they are very sensitive to being ordered around or spoken to like servants. And if you get on their good side, you stand a better chance of getting to where you want to go without "being taken for a ride."
Special advice for women traveling alone: Never sit next to the cab driver. This is the Middle East, ladies. It's always safer to sit in the back.
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Cheapest but not for everyone
A bus is the cheapest way to get from Jerusalem to Ben Gurion International Airport. The cost of a one-way ticket to the airport is NIS 23 ($5-6), which includes a free transfer ticket ("kartis hemshekh") for the shuttle that takes you from the junction to the airport itself.
There are two airport buses: #950 (express, only in the morning) and #947. You can buy a ticket at the window in the bus station (upstairs, on the same level as the bus platforms) or on the bus (no need for exact change). Bulky luggage should be placed in the compartment under the bus as there are no overhead storage racks above the seats.
A bus leaves every 20 minutes or so from Platform 18 on the upper floor of the Jerusalem Central Bus Station, and the connecting shuttle (#5) arrives about 5 minutes after you get off the first bus. No walking involved but you do stand outside, which could be a problem in the rain.
Travel time using the express bus is about 45 minutes. The shuttle ride from the El Al junction is about 10 minutes. There are 2 stops inside Airport City before you get to the terminal itself.
This option may be inexpensive but it involves getting to the bus station, going through security, dragging luggage up the escalator, and then getting it on and off two buses. Is it worth it? I'm not sure. I think getting picked up at your address by a Nesher airport taxi for NIS 64 shekel is a better deal. But if you are a bus person, go for it.
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Fast and Cheap to Ben Gurion Airport from Jerusale
Since I was in Israel in February which was very wet, I opted not to take the bus back to Ben Gurion airport since it involved a bus change at the El Al Junction and who wants to arrive for their flight looking like a drowned wet rat?
The next option was Nesher Taxi, they operate a Shared Van service or "Shurut" from your hotel/residence in Jerusalem to the airport. Call 24hours in advance and set up a reservation or if you are in a hotel, have the front desk do it for you.
The price was 50Sheckels so about double the cost of a bus. The added convenience was worth the extra money plus it was pouring the day I left Jerusalem so in my opinion, worth every sheckel spent.
The van showed up on time, the driver loaded our bags, we were the last two to board the van that holds 10 persons so my ride was only about 1 hour but if you are one of the first guests to be picked up you will be getting a tour of Jerusalem so plan accordingly and be prepared.
City Tour/Double decker tour bus
One of my favorite things to do when visiting a city for the first time is to take a double decker tour bus to give me a quick idea of the layout of the city and then I can go back and see more of something that caught my eye and not waste time on other parts.
The bus is run by Israel's Eg'ged bus company, look for the bright red double decker bus, you pay the driver in cash or major credit card, you are handed a pamphlet and set of mini earphones, find a seat, plug in and get ready to see "85 of the most remarkable sites in the city of Jerusalem" according to their pamphlet. The tour is pre recorded and in many languages.
I was lucky to score a seat at the front on top which has it's pro's and cons. The pro's is you can see everything that the driver does, the bad is you can see the crazy driving that takes place on the streets not to mention the very bold pedestrians who on more than one occasion walked in front of our fast moving bus to cross a street.
The tickets are good for 24 hours but another bonus is to use the ticket the next day as transportation to get to the other side of the city vs paying to ride the city bus.
Eg'ged from Ben Gurion airport to Jerusalem
I did my research or so I thought, and assumed that the bus from Ben Gurion Airport to Jerusalem would be nonstop if I went by bus. What I discovered is the bus requires a change but looking back, it wasn't that bad and the price was right.
After exiting customs, look for the signs above that read to "Busses" and take the escalators up two floors. Cross the first road and look for Bus #5 , this is the free bus that drives around the airport and the industrial parks that surround Ben Gurion airport and makes a stop at the "El Al Junction" which is the stop to get off and catch the #947 to Jerusalem.
Pay the driver on the #5 for the ticket all the way to Jerusalem, I paid NIS22.50. The ride to the connecting bus stop is about 10-15 minutes and maybe one or two stops while enroute. The driver spoke enough English to explain to me what needed to be done.
Once we arrived at the "El Al Juncction" the driver told me to follow two other passengers who were going to the bus stop for their connecting bus. This is where it got a little strange for me but I was in an industrial park area, lots of traffic, no sidewalks and once you cross the main highway you will see an open air bus shelter but most people are just standing on the side of the road waiting for their bus. This is probably the most informal bus stop I have ever seen but when in Rome................ Many busses make quick stops to pick up other people. Eventually my bus arrived, I asked the friendly driver what do I do about my large suit case, he popped open the luggage storage from his driver seat, I put my bag in, closed the door and boarded the bus. The bus was about 3/4 full, lots of single seats but the strange thing to me was how the people in the seats next to the empty ones had their stuff on the seat as if to say, "I want two seats, please don't sit here". I wasn't about to stand so I chose an empty seat, asked the person on her cell phone to please move her items and took a seat. This was my first experience in the necessity of being just a little pushy to get what you need/want while in Israel.
The bus ride took about 55 minutes, I think we had two quick stops enroute to let people off and then we pulled into the Jerusalem bus station on Jaffa road which is centrally located and easy to make other bus/taxi/sherut connections.
Taxi from Ben Gurion Airport to Jerusalem Israel
Hi fellow travelers
Just wanted to share a positive experience I had few days ago when I landed in Israel.
In one of my Google searches, I can across the Israel Taxi site - http://www.israeltaxi.net, which offered a transportation service from Ben Gurion Airport to any part in Israel.
After trying it myself, I can recommend you to try it too - I've traveled from Ben Gurion Airport to Jeruslaem in Zohar's taxi. Zohar was very friendly and his taxi was clear and convinient.
I've also used the Israel Taxi service once again when I traveled to Haifa few days later.
I wish you all a pleasant ride...
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Getting to Jerusalem via Eliat
Coming to Israel from Egypt via the Taba border crossing is a reliable way of getting to Jerusalem. The border is open 24hrs every day and depending on how many people there are the security checks are pretty quick. I crossed the border at 6:00 AM after taking the night bus from Cairo and because there weren't very many people it took be about twenty minutes to go through the Egyptian and Israeli security checks. There were plenty of taxis waiting to take me from the border to the Eliat bus station. The taxis charged about 40 NIS. From the bus station there were numerous buses leaving for Jerusalem, the first bus leaves at seven and then ten. You can check the Egged website for current times. It takes about five hours to get to Jerusalem from Eliat by bus.
Bus Jerusalem to Bethlehem
There is a bus (number 124) that leaves Jerusalem from the Arab bus station near Damascus Gate. The bus itself is small and can hold about 20 people. It cost 4 NIS and runs to the Bethlehem Checkpoint and back. You must travel through the checkpoint to reach Bethlehem. Make sure to bring a passport as your form of identification. From the checkpoint, you can either walk (as I did) or take a taxi to the centre of Bethlehem. The walk took me about 30 minutes from the wall to Manger Square (2-3km).
To Ben Gurion Airport from Jerusalem by Bus
Returning to Ben Gurion from Jerusalem, I used the regular Egged bus service from the Central Bus Station on the north-western end of the Jaffa Road. I arrived at the bus station on a bus from Masada and we had to go inside and take the escalator up one floor to Departures at Level 3. Here the noticeboards display all destinations and departure gates clearly and finding your bus is relatively uncomplicated. There is a securtiy baggage check before you enter Departures but it's quick and non-intrusive. The bus station has plenty of shops and cafes to keep you busy if you have time to spare here.
The bus for Ben Gurion is the 947 to Haifa ( Via Ben Gurion) which departed from gate 20. You do have to change to a No. 5 bus, close to the airport but the same ticket does for both journeys. I was a little apprehensive about missing this stop but the driver and two fellow passengers reminded me in plenty of time.
Cost one-way is NIS 21 = approx EUR4.50
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from ben-gourion airport,cheap...
from ben-gourion airport,cheap and comfortable buses all day long
egged buses travel to every place in the country;
now there is a train line from ben gourion to jerusalem
arab buses,or collective taxis travel to every place in the west bank;
on jaffa road,collective taxis to tel-aviv and airport
Adam and his spotless white Mercedes Taxi
I wish I had a picture of this man. He was an angel who helped us find parking and, well, just calmed me down! Paige and I had just finished the arduous task of navigating into the Old City via St. Stephen's Gate. Well, the Insight Guide stretches it when they say there is parking. It accommodates 6 cars - max. So, on this one way street that was being used as a two way street we had to get into the gate, turn around and get back down the road hoping no one hit or scratched the rental. I was ready to go home by the time we reached the end of that tiny access road. As I looked to turn onto the main perimeter road, I hear this man say, "And how are you today, sister?" That was Adam. He had us follow him so he could show us where to park and he even drove us back to the gate. It was a pleasure to talk to him. We ran into him two other times as we were walking around the Old City and he recognized us. I believe he is part of the Christ Church Ministries in Jerusalem and is based at the Christ Church Guesthouse right inside the Jaffa Gate. So, if you are looking for a kind and honest person to drive you around the city in a very clean taxi, stop into the Guesthouse and ask for Adam. I hope you find him. (He didn't preach to us, otherwise I would not recommend him!)
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Busses in Jerusalem
For some years, I didn't take city busses in Jerusalem. Mainly, because of not worrying any family back home and well, the taxi is a convenient and not very expensive alternative. During our last visit, we took the bus from the German Colony to Jaffa Road when we were tired of walking.
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Bus from Tel Aviv
Bus number 480 is an express bus that runs every 15 minutes between Tel Aviv Merkaz (Central Train Station) and the main Bus Station on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem. The trip takes 45 minutes but sometimes the traffic is busy and it might take half an hour extra (or even more).
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Relax. Explode. Relax. Explode. That's what I tell myself every time I wai in the corners when sealing the ring. The significance of competing to me is a reflection of your personality, especially in that moment. In or out of the ring, I try to stay as relaxed as possible by focusing on being in the moment.
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Head Kick KO and 13 Stitches for 13 Coins.
On March 31, 2014 I fought in Rajadamnern Stadium against a Lithuanian fighter. The program sheet had him named Hunter 13 Coins Gym. He was about a forehead shorter than me but built like a fire hydrant. He had muscles on top of muscles in places I didn't even know people can have muscles.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Engraving Methods: Finding Range With The Long Guard.
For this months Engraving Methods, I used a clip I took from "MR. Knockout" Thepnimit vs DaoFai rematch fight at Channel 11 Stadium in Bangkok. In this episode I slowed down Thepnimits use of his long guard.
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The government of Pakistan is a keen pursuer of bilateral trade and investment agreements. It has a full FTA with Sri Lanka (2005), a PTA with Iran (2004) and Mauritius (2007), Early Harvest Schemes with China (2005) and Malaysia (2007), and is part of both ECOTA and SAFTA. It is in various stages of FTA talks, or preparations for talks, with Brunei, Indonesia, Jordan, Thailand, Malaysia, Morocco, Singapore, the Gulf Cooperation Council, Canada, Switzerland, Indonesia, Nepal, China, Turkey and Russia (among others). In July 2006, it signed a Framework Agreement on Trade with Mercosur.
Negotiations on a US-Pakistan bilateral investment treaty, as a step towards a US-Pakistan FTA, have been quite controversial and are unconcluded. After talks restarted in mid-2010, a draft US-Pakistan BIT was sent for approval to Pakistan's Cabinet in April 2012. The Pakistani government has already signed almost 50 BITs with other countries. In 2011 Germany ratified a BIT with Pakistan.
On a wider scale, there is talk of possible Pakistani FTAs with Afghanistan, Algeria, the EU, Japan, Laos, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa and Tunisia.
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Last week's attempt by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to "wipe out" Twitter was rightly decried as a sign of his creeping authoritarianism and an effort to contain the effects of incriminating recordings of telephone conversations between him, his cabinet ministers, family members, and newspaper editors, says Halil Karavelli, a Senior Fellow at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and the Silk Road Studies Program, affiliated with the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
The country's democrats have yet again "failed to stand on their own feet," he writes for Foreign Affairs. "Turkey's pro-democratic forces, and liberals in particular, have a history of putting faith in illiberal forces to advance or protect democracy," Karavelli observes:
In the 1990s, as the Islamists' popularity grew, many in the left looked to the military as a savior. When the military grew too powerful, the influential liberal intelligentsia rallied to the Islamic conservative AKP, whom they expected to stand up for democracy once the generals had been emasculated. To that end, the liberals were willing to turn a blind eye toward many of Erdogan's abuses of power. With Erdogan now proving autocratic, it seems that the liberals have turned toward a new ally. Even though Gülen says all the right things about democracy and the rule of law, however, the way his followers have used their positions in the bureaucracy to put in place a Big Brother state indicates his true intentions.
For Erdogan, the timing of the recent scandals could not be worse, says Svante E. Cornell, the editor-in-chief of The Turkey Analystand Karavelli's SAIS colleague.
On March 30, Turkey is holding municipal elections, in which the stakes are anything but local, he writes for the Middle East Forum:
Instead, they are a battle of wills between the prime minister and the Gülenists, followers of the Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen who have been locked in a showdown with Erdogan, their onetime ally, since last December. The tapes are apparently meant to hurt Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the elections, laying the groundwork for his eventual downfall. But in addition to exposing the prime minister's abuses of power, the tapes also reveal the Gülenists' own dirty dealings.
"As alliances have been struck and dissolved, Turkey's pro-democrats have tended to focus on one enemy — whether the generals in the past or Erdogan now," Karavelli writes:
It is telling that Cengiz Çandar, one of Turkey's leading liberal pundits recently wrote in the daily Radikal that, if the country were a real democracy, Erdogan would have had to resign after the recordings of him first started to leak. The irony that a prime minister of a democratic country had been wiretapped by his own bureaucratic apparatus apparently did not give Çandar pause. Indeed, Turkish democratic intellectuals and pundits demonstrate intellectual laziness when they reduce their country's democratic crisis to an Erdogan problem. RTWT
Erdoğan is a talented politician and may yet find ways to survive this crisis as a weakened leader, argues Cornell:
His main asset is the sense of unity within the core AKP that provides a strong antidote to an overt split….Even the Gülenists appear to see a united AKP—but without Erdoğan—as the ideal outcome. But even if Erdoğan succeeds in staying in power, his chances of achieving one-man rule are now largely illusory. He could change party rules and seek a fourth term or, more likely, open an escape hatch and seek to be elected president under the current constitution. This would lead to his gradual loss of influence over day-to-day politics. In any case, it is more than likely that the Islamist movement that he led to unprecedented dominance over Turkish politics will soon conclude that Erdoğan has done his part. ….
What, then, would a post-Erdoğan Turkey look like? This will be the moment of truth for Turkish "moderate" Islam. At first sight, Turkey's trajectory over the past several years suggests that even in the best possible circumstances, political Islam will be unable to shake its undemocratic, authoritarian, and intolerant characteristics. Even Turkey's largest Islamist community, the Gülen movement, now implicitly acknowledges this, opposing the very notion of political Islam.
"Islamists have been able to say with some justification that the problem is not political Islam but Erdoğan as a person," Cornell notes. "The track record of Erdoğan's successors will determine whether political Islam can redeem itself."


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TGI Fridays Sued for Alleged Alcohol-Swap Scheme
Two New Jersey women have filed a class action lawsuit against TGI Fridays, alleging the restaurant chain served patrons cheap liquor camouflaged as top-shelf brands.
The class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of New Jersey consumers, is the latest development in what the New Jersey Division of Alcohol Beverage Control has named "Operation Swill." The Division conducted a statewide investigation of 63 bars, of which 29 were identified as selling cheap alcohol for premium prices. In one instance, investigators found that a bottle was filled with a mixture of rubbing alcohol and caramel color to give the appearance of scotch whiskey.
Thirteen TGI Fridays locations in Mercer, Monmouth and Middlesex counties were flagged. These locations were operated by the Briad Group.
The lawsuit alleges that Briad enforced "a uniform policy" to "substitute cut-rate liquor" for premium brands to increase profits, which violates the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. The class action is asking for refunds as well as three times the price of every drink in punitive damages.
Here is a complete list of establishments targeted in the investigation:
- Applebee's, Kearny
- Bell's Tavern, Lambertville
- Blackthorn Restaurant, Parsippany
- The Brick House, Wyckoff
- Brunswick Grove, East Brunswick
- Café 34, Matawan
- Cucina Calandara, Fairfield
- Graziano's Ristorante, Chesilhurst
- Italian Affair, Glassboro
- Murray's, Dover
- Railroad Café, East Rutherford
- Ruby Tuesday, Bridgewater
- Sona Thirteen, Morristown
- Sunset Tavern, Burlington
- TGI Fridays, Clifton
- TGI Fridays, East Hanover
- TGI Fridays, East Windsor
- TGI Fridays, Freehold
- TGI Fridays, Hamilton
- TGI Fridays, Hazlet
- TGI Fridays, Linden
- TGI Fridays, Marlboro
- TGI Fridays, North Brunswick
- TGI Fridays, Old Bridge
- TGI Fridays, Piscataway
- TGI Fridays, Springfield
- TGI Fridays, West Orange
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Don't you think that the Predator's bunch of gear in the movies is nothing short of kick ass, although without any of it, the Alien seems to have the upper hand with pure evolution backing it up. Well, for those who want to play Predator in the middle of the night, defense contractor ITT Exelis has come up with a new range of night vision goggles which will let you experience thermal imagery even when it is pitch black out there. Known as the Spiral Enhanced Night Vision Goggles (SENVG), it will comprise of the i-Aware line, delivering overlay thermal images on the usual green display in night-vision goggles.
They're very sensitive – good enough to be able to detect recently moved soil on a dirt path, and is also perfect for picking up folks hiding behind bushes. I guess law enforcement agents who are tracking someone down at night, coupled with a train Belgian Malinois or German Shepherd, will be a force to be reckoned with.
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Cloudability goes to TEDx Portland
April 18, 2014
Working at Cloudability isn't just about building a groundbreaking cost allocation tool. It's about impacting the world. Fortunately, we're located in a community with ambition to match our own: Portland, OR. In that spirit, Cloudability partnered with TEDx to offer employees free tickets to Saturday's TEDx Portland event. As someone who had never attended a TED event before, I jumped at the opportunity, and had an amazing time.
The event provided a venue for a wide range of independent speakers to open up and share their life experiences, advice, and dreams. Many of their stories really touched my heart; they were inspirational, down to earth, and entertaining. Some of my favorite speakers at this event were Nong (proprietress of Nong's Khao Man Gai) ) Aaron Draplin (Maker at Draplin Design Co.), Frank Moore, (91-year old fly fishing expert) Jackson Gariety (a publicly-traded-teenager) Lisa Sedlar (founder of Green Zebra Grocery) Zach King (film maker), and Isaiah Holt (former gang member).
I appreciated the speakers' frank honesty in sharing the good, the bad and the ugly aspects of their journeys. Throughout the day I saw audience members quietly shedding tears as they listened to the stories— and was deeply moved and inspired myself.
It's beyond cool to work in a city where events like this take place— and where employers encourage their staff to engage with the community and experience all that Portland has to offer. I'm looking forward to next year's TEDx Portland— and to all of the events in between that my coworkers and I will attend together, from happy hours to 5K runs. Want to join us? We'd love to have you.
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Cloudability joins AWS Activate
April 10, 2014
We are thrilled to announce the latest step in our journey: a partnership with Amazon Web Services through their AWS Activate program.
At Cloudability, we have had a deep love and respect for the startup community since our humble beginnings. Along the road from our original team of three to now nearly 30 employees, we've worked with startup incubators, venture funds, and trusted advisors and mentors. In particular, startup programs such as the Portland Incubator Experiment, 500startups, and Techstars have been integral to our growth as a company— and the credits from those programs were instrumental in getting our infrastructure up and running.
Now that we are nearing our third birthday, we are thrilled to expand our role within the startup community through AWS Activate.
AWS Activate helps companies to grow just as we have grown, by providing startups with the resources needed to get started on AWS. As a trusted partner of AWS, we're excited to be offering extended trials to companies that are admitted through their Activate program. With access to Cloudability Pro, startups can be comfortable knowing they have visibility into their usage while maintaining focus on all the things that are integral to growing as a business.
If you've been admitted to their Self-Starter program or are included in one of the Portfolio programs, speak with your Solutions Architect about activating your trial today. We're looking forward to helping you go up and to the right!
Cloudability Co-Founder Mat Ellis on Failing Big
March 26, 2014
Being an entrepreneur, by definition, means foregoing the comforts that come with a salaried job and venturing out into the unknown. On the one hand, it's empowering. On the other hand, it's terrifying.
Entrepreneurs all expect to learn some lessons the hard way, but what if your worst fear actually comes to pass? What if you not only fail, but fail big?
Few would guess that Mat Ellis, CEO and co-founder of Cloudability, has a big failure under his belt. From all outside appearances, the company is an overnight success story. It was named one of the most promising cloud companies of 2011, the same year it was founded, and two years later, Mat won OEN's 2013 Tom Holce Individual Achievement Award. Now set to double its workforce in 2014, Cloudability has been nominated for TAO's Tech Company of the Year.
Read the full article at Oregon Entrepreneurs Network
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The Cloudcast #134 – The Real Costs of Cloud Computing
March 21, 2014
Aaron and Brian talk with Mat Ellis (@matellis), CEO/Founder of Cloudability (@cloudability) about the trends with AWS vs. GCE vs Azure and vCHS. They explore how cloud buyers are getting more intelligent and the types of industries that are now using the public cloud. They also explore some aspects of public cloud that aren't frequently discussed in the media.
Listen to the full podcast at The Cloud Cast
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Cover Your SaaS: Cloudability Founder, Mat Ellis, Talks Webinars, Technology, and How the Cloud Can Improve Your Business
March 17, 2014
As management and IT departments look towards the future, the cloud is quickly becoming the topic of conversation when it comes to network implementation and what is the most efficient system to use. More and more businesses are moving to the cloud each day, not only for more protection but for cost savings and process improvement as well. Start-ups don't even think about network servers anymore. Such tools are a thing of the past.
Yet many businesses are still tied to the ways of old, unaware of the benefits that come from utilizing the cloud to store your data. Recently Onward had the opportunity to sit down with Mat Ellis, founder of Cloudability, to talk about webinars, technology and how the cloud can improve your business.
Read the full article at Onward Magazine
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The DVD of the second series of Great Continental Railway Journeys is available on 28th April 2014, but you can pre-order your copy now!
If you were inspired by the latest series of BBC2's Great Continental Railway Journeys then why not plan your very own European rail holiday with Ffestiniog Travel. We have again created replica rail breaks based on each of the six episodes in Series 2 of Great Continental Railway Journeys. Each package follows Michael Portillo's route through Europe, guided by his trusty 1913 Bradshaw railway guide. If you missed any of the series you can remind yourself of the journeys and destinations on the BBC2 GCRJ webpage. All episodes took in some interesting sights as Portillo ventured through France, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Italy and even Gibraltar. We too can plan your own individual GCRJ by arranging similar and additional sightseeing stops and tourist visits at any of the destinations.
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I think people would describe me as unique. At least I hope they would. If I've learned anything from my experiences, it's that very few people actually have the ability to hurt you. I suppose when you reach your breaking point and feel like you don't have much to lose, it's relatively easy to see that others don't have as much control over you as you believe they do. I was once told that when you when you allow someone to embarrass you or make you feel ashamed what you're really doing is giving them power. In other words, the minute you make a decision based on shame or embarrassment you've ultimately let someone else make that decision for you.
I've always been on the quirky side. As of late, I'm more than willing to share that side of me with others. As cliché as it sounds, once you've lost everything, it really is easy to see what matters. There's a reason that statement is common. It's because it is common. Caring what another person thinks of me is low on the priority scale. Don't let that statement mislead you, I'm not about to claim moral superiority when it comes to my appearance. I like compliments and I'm more than willing to aspire to them. I'm certain that anyone who knows me would say I worry about looks far too much. It's just different now somehow. I'm not scared of me anymore. I'm not afraid of my own personality.
Just so you know, I learned all of these lessons in rehab. So I'm likely the worst person you from whom you should take advice (or the best, depending on how you look at it). They teach lots of lessons there. I retained a lot of what I learned. Except for how to stay sober more than six weeks after I left. That one didn't sink in. Don't freak out, this was a while ago.
I am on a life lesson pulpit today! I'm going to have to start writing self-help books.
The Importance of Being Embarrassed
The idea for this post came to me while I was cleaning out my jewelry box (aka giant armoire). If I had to say what question I've been asked the most in life, my answer would definitely be "Can I see your jewelry?" People ask me this often. From time to time some of the teenage girls in my neighborhood even ask if they can borrow some. Sometimes they ask to borrow my clothes too. A number of my neighbors have informed me that (for reasons unbeknownst to me) they think I'm quite fashionable and they hope they're as cool as me when they're, like 35. I really hope it doesn't mean that I'm one of those women who tries to dress two-decades younger than she is.
So there I was, with my iPod on shuffle, untangling about 1,000 necklaces and thinking about how much I like jewelry and how cool I am for someone who's, like 35, when an ABBA song came on. I immediately felt a little wave of embarrassment pass through me. Then I thought to myself "Self, you are ridiculous. Who cares what's on your iPod? It's not like anyone can hear it. It's not like anyone cares. And besides, I think there are actually like a billion ABBA fans in the world anyway." My mind wandered a little more and I started thinking about how I feel embarrassed far more often than is necessary. I decided it would be a fabulous idea to write a piece about all of my shameful little indulgences. A lot of them aren't necessarily all that shameful, but maybe I like them a bit too much for someone who's, like 35.
Because there are so very many things about me that are embarrassing, I'm going to have to break it down into categories. Today's topic will be "Movies and T.V." Maybe next week the topic will be "Books" or perhaps even "Photos from the 90's".
1. "Elf"
This movie isn't inherently embarrassing but the fact that I watch it at least five times every Christmas season is. What's not to love? Will Ferrell starring as a giant guy who thinks he's an elf? If that's not comedic genius, I don't know what is.
Come on, he's a giant guy who thinks he's an elf! He sings loudly in public! He insults a little person! He accidentally gets drunk in a mailroom! There's nothing not to like here.
"I just like smiling. Smiling's my favorite."
"This place reminds me of Santa's workshop. Except it smells like mushrooms and everyone looks like they want to hurt me."
2. "Boogie Nights"
Let me first start with a disclaimer: If you've got it in your head that you want to watch this film based on my recommendation, you need to run through this checklist before viewing.
- Can I handle profanity, explicit conversations, and dark content?
- Am I okay with seeing a lot of drug use and paraphernalia?
- Am I comfortable watching extremely graphic nudity and what basically amounts to pornography?
If you answered "no" or even "it's slightly possible" to any of the above questions, DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE. I feel pretty strongly about making my writing accessible to a large audience and being respectful of others, so I am giving you an honest head's up. That being said, if you can stomach the content, this movie contains some of the best subtle jokes in the history of all things funny. Or maybe I'm just sick. You should probably not watch it. You'll be disturbed and I'll feel guilty.
"Did you ever see that movie 'Star Wars'?"
"Yeah, I've seen it four times."
"You know, people tell me I kind of look like Han Solo."
"That's not an MP, that's a YP, your problem."
"Okay, now you're talking above my head. I don't know all of this industry jargon."
3. "Can't Buy Me Love"
I was into Patrick Dempsy before Patrick Dempsy was cool. I'm such a hipster. In my opinion this is the best of all the overly-predictable, attempting-to-teach-a-life-lesson, 80's teen films out there. Maybe not better than "The Breakfast Club" but I'd call that almost more of a drama.
Here's the deal. There's a guy who's unpopular and he gives a girl money to hang out with her and pretend she likes him. Then he gets popular and then the secret gets out and…wait for it… everyone realizes how shallow they are. It's like morality all wrapped-up in a little envelope of laughs stuffed inside a VHS tape.
There is actually a scene in this movie where someone confuses PBS cultural hour with "American Bandstand". For. Real.
4. "Mama Mia"
Enough said.
P.S. Pierce Brosnan, never sing in public again.
5. "Singles"
This one isn't bad, it's actually early Cameron Crowe who is a reasonably skilled director. (See, I'm totally a hipster. I knew Cameron Crowe before "Jerry Maguire". Wait, I think he was actually pretty well known at that point.) It's just that this movie is so, so dated. It has 90's grunge stamped all over it. If you were in high school in the pacific northwest when this came out, it was the coolest thing ever and when you grew up you were going to being defiant of social convention and live in an ironically trendy apartment complex and wear flannel shirts with ripped jean shorts and spend all of your time listening to Paul Westerberg and knowing bands that no one else ever heard of and then not liking them when they got famous because they sold out to the man and they weren't all about the music anymore. Clearly, that plan worked out really well for me. Now I'm just an emotionally disturbed alcoholic who likes Paul Westerberg and trying to become a writer. I probably would've thought that was cool in high school. Wait. Maybe did turn out that way after all.
By the way, I have been informed by the show "Portlandia" that the dream of the 90's is still alive in Portland. So if you're still hanging onto the whole grunge thing, you might want to check that out.
"You're the only guy I know who could mix Elvis Costello with Public Enemy."
Speaking of high school kids who will eventually have their idealistic dreams shattered… I'm going to go off on a little tangent here and compose a letter based on something I saw.
Dear fifteen-year-old high school kid walking home from the bus stop in a short sleeve shirt,
In case you failed to notice, it is nine degrees outside and very windy. According to Accuweather, when you factor in the wind chill (or windshield as my daughter would say) it feels like two. Nobody looks cool when it's nine degrees out. Put on a coat. I can clearly see you have one shoved into your backpack. You don't have to prove anything to me. Seriously, put on your coat. I'm going to tell you a story:
Way back when I was in high school (This was before you were born, we were into the whole grunge scene at the time, you should look that up online. Also, we didn't have the internet then, we actually had to go to the library and use a card catalog.) there was a group of guys who everyone thought were pretty awesome. Not like football player-jock awesome, more like ironic awesome. In today's terminology, they would be called "hipsters". Well, one day it was supposed to be less than twenty degrees outside (which is unusually cold for Portland) and these awesome guys thought it would be hilarious to wear Hawaiian shirts with shorts and Birkenstocks (which were the height of fashion at the time). It was all well and good until the fire alarms went off. I don't remember exactly why, but there was a significant delay in our being allowed back into the building. The awesome, ironic Hawaiian shirt gang was stuck outside for around a half-hour. It was not cool. So put your coat on. Otherwise you'll end up an emotionally disturbed alcoholic who likes Paul Westerberg. Don't be that guy. It's not as great as it sounds.
P.S. You're going to make fun of that haircut too. Because… wow.
6. "Good Luck Charlie"
I don't have much to say about this show other than it's current and that means it's not even something I like for the sake of nostalgia. I think you'll like the premise: It's a family with five kids. The mom (whose name just happens to be Amy) is kind of obnoxious and competitive. The dad is kind of an idiot who does things like buying a new car then discovering that won't fit in the garage and accidentally driving it through the wall into the kitchen, but having to leave it because the mom goes into labor (instantly, like all women do on television) and has the baby in the back of an ice cream truck.
Hijinks ensue.
I saw an episode yesterday where the dad violated one a preschool regulations by dropping his daughter off in a robe. When he was informed that he was only allowed to drop her off in daywear, he wore a kimono and the next day, a kilt. I'm not going to lie, it was funny. It was a guy wearing what appeared to be a skirt! Get it? It's a guy wearing what appeared to be a skirt!
Hilarious! Just hilarious!
My sister and recently I had a conversation about how there aren't many family shows on network television anymore. They seem to have migrated to the Disney channel. Remember "Charles in Charge", "Small Wonder", and "Growing Pains"? Those were the days.
While we're on the subject…
7. "Growing Pains"
First off, I know you're singing the theme song in your head right now. Secondly, I'm seriously considered seeing if I could buy the series on DVD.
I just looked. You can and I might. I mean, you absolutely cannot go wrong when pairing Alan Thicke and Kirk Cameron. A psychiatrist with an in home practice and a neighbor named "Boner"? Madness, I tell you.
I learned a few fun facts while looking for photos:
Fact A: Brad Pitt once guest starred. I'm sure I saw this, but I didn't know who he was at the time.
Fact B: "Growing Pains" made for T.V. movies were being made until 2004.
"Remember the time I died in the den and you put whipped cream on my face?"
Side note: if you're in need of a laugh, go do a Google image search for "Growing Pains Brad Pitt". There are some absolutely fantastic pictures to be found.
8. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
I have a sudden urge to run out into the street and throw my hat into the air. Except it's nine degrees outside and I believe we've already established that I don't have anything to prove so I'm not going to.
Mary Tyler Moore + Ed Asner + Gavin McLeod + Betty White = Best show ever.
I won't come right out and say that I intentionally named my son after Gavin MacLeod, but I certainly wasn't unhappy about the coincidence. I'm think I'm going to buy this on DVD too. Remember when Nick at Night was good?
I just thought about Mary cracking up in the middle of Chuckles the Clown's funeral and I literally can't stop laughing.
You know what? I think not being embarrassed of me is the best gift I've ever given myself.


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StarBear, a natural beauty, likes anything that tastes good and green.
(H/T to Budai)
Do you like the new Smashwords cover for The Star Bear Odyssey?
StarBear is in a state of tun, but you can catch the scoops on waterbears here!
Give it up to Chris Hadfield:
This looks interesting. See the special appearance by the water bear at ~ 0:27…
(H/T to the vintage breathing apparatus modelled by Starbear!)
Isn't this just the best picture ever? It is an "Image of distinction" in the 2013 Nikon Small World Photomicrography competition, taken by Dr. Andrea Schmidt-Rhaesa, Corinna Schulze and Ricardo Neves (Universität Hamburg). It shows a marine tardigrade who seems to be a little short in the one leg department. Darn that Skorp! That reminds me; I must still do my Duolingo German lesson today…
Oh, and I have to credit Zemanta for the Ooooooh, Mustafa shiver.
(Re-blogged from my Musings without a Muse site.) My iPhoto library has crashed :(
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The following is a selection of the most important news affecting the oil market.
BMO Capital Markets hired Robert Brichkowski and Steve Santa-Maria to expand its foreign-exchange business in New York.
The Brazilian nightclub where a weekend blaze killed more than 230 people should never have been open to the public due to a series of fire code violations, authorities said.
Brazilian police detained an owner of the nightclub where 231 people perished in a weekend fire, the nation's deadliest blaze since 1961.
Brazilian police are investigating whether faulty equipment and overcrowding may have increased the death toll during a nightclub blaze that killed at least 231 during a weekend concert.
William Beach loved cantaloupe -- so much so that starting in June last year he ate it almost every day. By August, the 87-year-old retired tractor mechanic from Mustang, Oklahoma, was complaining to his family that he was fatigued, with pain everywhere in his body.
A band's fireworks display at a nightclub in Brazil early this morning turned deadly, killing more than 230 and injuring dozens when it set the building ablaze, according to police and televised reports.
SoWiTec International GmbH, a German renewable-energy developer, won contracts in Brazil last month to supply power from three wind projects and a solar farm with 102 megawatts of total capacity.
Authorities in Rio de Janeiro are stepping up inspections of bars ahead of Carnival as a blaze that killed 235 people draws attention to the party capital's record for safety and crowd control.
Victor Alberola Salcedo was shocked when the construction of a suburban Madrid train line was halted in 2010, terminating a contract for his 17-person company. It brought home the reality of the worst economy in his country's more than 30 years of democracy.
"The owners are alleging that they did not cause the fire, and that the musicians caused the fire."
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