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bemuseSilabificación: be·muse
Pronunciación: /bəˈmyo͞oz /
verbo[with object] (usually as adjective bemused)
Puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone): her bemused expression she was accepted with bemused resignation by her parents as a hippie
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- In cities such as Prague, expatriates were glued to televisions in bars, bemused locals looking on.
- He is still bemused by the enigmatic arrival and departure of his illness.
- Morris was contacted, and became increasingly bemused by the investigation.
bewildered, confused, puzzled, perplexed, baffled, mystified, nonplussed, muddled, befuddled, dumbfounded, at sea, at a loss, taken aback, disoriented, disconcerted
informal flummoxed, bamboozled, clueless, fazed, discombobulated
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- But he laughed anyway, and then bemusedly muttered 'Oh, this is funny.'
- 'But you are the carrier company,' I said bemusedly.
- The parents in turn grabbed some food, had some nice Australian white wine, German beer, good conversation and bemusedly watched their kids race around.
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- All of these things cause my brain befuddlement, bemusement and general confusion.
- IT is very easy to be snooty about the work of John Steinbeck who, to the bemusement of many, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.
- Asked to describe its colour, she replied 'gosling green', much to the bemusement of the locals.
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Many of you in Jets Nation already know Frankie Vittorini. If you don't, you should. For those that don't, he is a co-host of the Jets internet show, Flight 5 Live, which airs Friday nights from 7-8 PM. He also created the video blogging site, Flopping Out. He is also a huge proponent of inserting Tim Tebow as the starting quarterback of the New York Jets.
For those of you out on Twitter, give him a follow @hashtagfrankie. He talks a lot of trash, with a lot of bravado, anyone that has seen his "Fake Tebow" videos knows that. But, getting past all of that, Frankie is an intelligent football fan, and we have invited him to give his case for making Tebow the quarterback.
So, without further delay, here is Frank's guest post:
Tim Tebow Can be a Great Quarterback For Your NY Jets
By Frankie Vittorini
The conclusion of week 10 of the NFL season bumped the New York Jets to 3-6, and Jet Nation had to witness another pathetic performance by an offense that failed to score a single point. Not to mention a quarterback who looked like he was in year one and an offensive coaching staff/system that failed this team yet again. At this point there is no question that Tim Tebow should be the starting quarterback for the remainder of 2012 season. This New York Jets offense might just be the worst in all of football. GM Mike Tannenbaum did a terrible job this offseason addressing glaring issues at wide receiver, tight end, and running back; as us fans were more aware of these issues than Mr. T. To make matters worst, our quarterback has embarrassed himself almost as bad as our owner, who seems to care more about cashing in checks than winning football games. I don't know about you folks but something is going on upstairs, and it is specifically ruining this Jets offense. Whether they are forcing Rex to keep Mark in as the starter, or Rex is assuring the boys upstairs that Sanchez still has it; something is terribly wrong. This article is not going to get into any of that because I don't have the sources to speculate and I don't feel like making any up like some us . But I will tell you this thing for sure: TIM TEBOW CAN and WILL be a successful starting quarterback in the NFL, whether it is with the New York Jets or not.
If there is one thing Mr. T did right this offseason, it was bringing in Tebow; he just did it for the wrong reasons. If Tim Tebow had started week 5 after Mark Sanchez pathetically attempted to play quarterback against San Francisco; we would be in a much better position to make the playoffs. It is TIME to not only hand this team over to Tim Tebow for the present, but for the future. Now I understand why you start the year with Mark Sanchez; he is your franchise quarterback, you paid him tons of money, and you need to see if he can be the Sanchise. But after week 4's embarrassing loss to San Francisco that is all I needed to see. To be honest 2009, 2010 and 2011 were also all I needed to see. There was never a point when I thought to myself Mark Sanchez had "IT." When a QB needs a top 5 defense, top 5 offensive line, top 5 running game, and a top 5 special teams unit to be average; you know the guy is not very good. Yes he did win playoff games, but so would most quarterbacks if put in that position. AND so would Tebow.
We always hear the term if you put these players in a vacuum. So let's put Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow in a vacuum, using 9 games as our constant variable since Sanchez has unfortunately started all nine games this year.
Sanchez stats 2012 (9 games): 1,816 passing yards, 10 rushing yards, 10 pass TDs, 0 rush TDs, 10 Total TDs, 9 Ints, 4 FumL (13 TOs), 52% CMP% (153 for 294), 28.7 QBR, 3 wins, 6 losses.
Tebow stats 2011 (9 games): 1,405 passing yards, 573 rushing yards, 10 pass TDs, 4 rush TDs, 14 total TDs, 2 Ints, 4 FumL (6 TOs), 49% CMP% (103 for 210), 42.3 QBR, 7 wins, 2 losses.
Advantage Sanchez: +411 passing yards, +3% CMP%.
Advantage Tebow: +563 Rushing Yards, + 162 Total Yards, +4 Rushing TDs, +4 Total TDs, – 7 Ints, -7 TOs, +13.6 QBR, +4 wins.
In this vacuum Tebow had more total yards than Sanchez, a higher QBR, more total TDs, less turnovers, and most importantly more WINS. Not to mention Tebow was thrown into the fire with a first team offense that he barely practiced with. Sanchez has been the Jets starter since the summer of 2009.


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A Seljuk-era hamam is being restored with attention to preserving its authentic qualities. The Turkish bath will be opened as a tourist attraction
Turkish bath still standing in Aksaray from the era of Seljuk Sultan Kılıçarslan will be restored and opened for tourism.
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?INDOT updates truck bypass project at local meeting
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???? Runfa Shi and Randall Brown of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) were in Salem on Wednesday, August 27, to meet with local government officials and interested citizens regarding plans for and progress on the truck bypass project to begin construction in 2009. Thirty of the forty land parcels needed have already been acquired for the project that is scheduled to be completed in 2011 or 2012.
According to Project Manager, Shi, the 3.65 mile corridor will run to the southeast of Salem between Highway # 135 and Highway # 56 with an interchange at Highway # 60. The project, originally planned as a four lane expressway was modified to what Shi referred to as a "super two". When asked to give an example of a "super two", the stretch of Highway # 56 east of Salem was noted. This type of roadway construction is characterized by two wide lanes of oncoming traffic with very wide, paved shoulders for emergency use. Mark Roseberry, Salem Building Commissioner, acting as meeting facilitator, explained that the change from a four lane roadway to two lane had solely to do with costs. Besides the obvious decrease in the construction costs, land acquisition would be cut in half.
Those attending the meeting asked several questions ranging from time lines to issues of limited access. According
to the current plan, access to the bypass will only be available at the three aforementioned state highways. Several
attendees expressed concerns that economic development along the new highway will be drastically handicapped by
the lack of accessibility. Both Shi and Brown assured the questioners that once the roadway is finished, future access
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?Bike Ride and 5K Walk Benefit the Salem Rotary Club, Shop with a Cop
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??? Bring friends and family for apple cider, autumn colors and a taste of small-town Americana during the Turkey Strut Bicycle Shimmy and 5K Sidewalk Shuffle in Salem, October 4.
With a parade start from Salem's Bradie Shrum Lower Elementary School at 9 a.m., the Turkey Strut Bicycle Shimmy offers your choice of safe, scenic bike courses ranging from 10 to 60 miles through the Southern Indiana countryside. Routes are well-marked, and include homemade goodies like apple cider, cookies and parched corn at several SAG (Support and Gear) stops. New this year is the 5K Sidewalk Shuffle for those who'd rather walk than ride. Designed for families, the 5K walk includes snacks and free admission to the nearby Depot Railroad Museum and Stevens Memorial Museum.
Registered cyclists can also tour the museums after the ride without charge.
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? CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children are in need of volunteers in Washington County.
Washington County currently has five volunteers working diligently for the children in our county, but five is not enough with 14 children on a waiting list for CASA volunteers.
CASA is a volunteer program with 65 counties in Indiana participating in this program
Washington County volunteers donated approximately 9,540 hours, if paid $50 per hour, these volunteers would have donated $477,000 to Washington County.
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?Floyd County Youth Symphony Auditions
? The Floyd County Youth Symphony (FCYS) was organized in 1974 to give outstanding young musicians the opportunity to experience a challenging music environment. Membership in FCYS is open to any qualified student in Southern Indiana or the Louisville metropolitan area.
The FCYS is divided into two orchestras for students at differing levels of technical and musical development. The Mini-Orchestra is an ensemble for young, developing string players. Rehearsals are 4-5 on Mondays. The Philharmonic Orchestra is a full orchestra for students who have achieved an advanced level of proficiency and rehearse on Mondays from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Award winning directors, Doug Elmore, Scott Cooksey and Peter Hogoboam will direct the Philharmonic for the 2008-2009 season.
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?Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County accepting Fall grant applications
? ? The Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County will give $350,000 in grants to benefit the Floyd County community in the Fall grant cycle. Grant applications are now being accepted. To be eligible to receive a grant, completed grant applications must be postmarked by September 30 and all previous final grant reports must be complete. Charitable organizations, educational institutions, and governmental agencies which benefit Floyd County citizens and fit grant guidelines are welcome to apply.
Grant program guidelines, policies, and grant application forms are available on the Foundation's new website,
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Kelly Osbourne Confirms Her Relationship Status With Her Tongue
Fashion Police star Kelly Osbourne ended her engagement to Matthew Mosshart after over two years together this past January. She has officially moved on to model Ricki Hall, as evidenced by her Instagram post where they are touching tongues and she captions it, "#TasteGood."
As recently as May 31, Ricki was in a relationship with fellow heavily tattooed model Lauren Capulet, with the pretty brunette posting a photo to Instagram of the two kissing, with the caption, 'My heart x.'
However, by June 23, he had been linked to the Fashion Police co-host after they began following each other and messaging on social media.
'They recently started following each other on Instagram. He's got a a huge beard which Kelly finds really sexy, she loves guys with beards!' a source told Us Weekly. 'She's definitely interested in seeing where it goes with him.'
So there you have it. As the report observes, the tongue picture is posed in front of a white backdrop- leading one to suspect it was professionally taken. Which is an interesting shot if you think about it. Rock n' roll.
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Little Princesses' Tea Party
You may remember the preview post for this shoot back in December. I'd hoped to get this up sooner, but Christmas took over! So here it is, and a selection of my favourite images from the shoot to go with it! I had so much fun photographing these two gorgeous girls. They made me laugh and smile so much as we watched them play!
The set took a little while to put together, and I started sourcing props a few weeks before we were due to shoot. I found lots of pretty little cups and saucers, and even a cute little teapot. You can see the work that went into creating the set in the time-lapse video I made below. I loved having the opportunity to make another den as the last time I made one I was still a kid! I got a bit of help putting it together from my Mum, the den-building queen. She helped me to make loads of dens when I was little, and even sewed me a den that went over my swing set when I was a toddler. So, she's far more experienced at den building than I am at present!
The girls arrived with Mum and Dad and were over the moon with the set that was waiting for them!
They couldn't wait to get stuck in to the whole thing, stopping first of all to put on their crowns before having a great time playing with the mismatched bone china tea set and all the teddies and balloons that were scattered around. The cakes, kindly provided by Bluebell Cake House, had made the room smell gorgeously sweet and at first I think the girls were thinking they looked too pretty to eat!
It's not hard to see why, they're such beautiful cakes. I chose the Classic and Vintage Couture styles as I decided that would suit the shoot best of all. Bluebell Cake House do many other styles and even custom orders, so be sure to check them out here and tell them I sent you! They have a Facebook page too, so if you're on there check that out.
Once we assured the girls that the cakes were for eating and not just decoration, they got stuck in!
I'm told they taste as good as they look, and they look amazing! I was too busy taking gorgeous photos of the girls to stop and have a taste myself :P
And so concludes today's post! Let me know your thoughts and feelings in the comments section as I'd love to hear them. Remember that you can subscribe to the newsletter via the form below and access bonus content such as extra behind the scenes images from shoots when it's available. It's a good way to keep up to date with all the other news from the site too :)
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Atticus had promised me he would wear me out if he ever heard of me fighting any more; I was far too old and too big for such childish things, and the sooner I learned to hold in, the better off everybody would be. (9.1)
Is it just us, or is there a big dose of hypocrisy here? (1) Atticus doesn't want Scout fighting, but he promises to "wear her out," i.e. physically punish her in some way; (2) he wants her to keep it in, but he also wants her to be honest. Being a kid sure is confusing.
"When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness' sake. But don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion quicker than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em." (9.175)
Atticus recognizes that his kids are different from adults, but he respects his children—which means no lying to them or avoiding hard truths. Does this mean no Santa Claus for the Finch kids?
When we were small, Jem and I confined our activities to the southern neighborhood, but when I was well into the second grade at school and tormenting Boo Radley became passé, the business section of Maycomb drew us frequently up the street past the real property of Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose. It was impossible to go to town without passing her house unless we wished to walk a mile out of the way. Previous minor encounters with her left me with no desire for more, but Jem said I had to grow up some time. (11.1)
Growing up is great. You get your driver's license, a later curfew, and then you get to go off to college and eat pizza whenever you want. And then you start your first job, and you realize that you can't afford to eat out all the time and you can't skip your job if you're up late watching a Real Housewives marathon. Turn out, growing up means that you have to face unpleasant things instead of avoiding them—and you can't actually do what you want all the time.


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Ye, but thats why I am speaking about WG. As it is regularly happening to my char there. If my char is unable to free from stunlock - cooldown of trinket, I am deadmeat. And now I don´t even have a chance to at least recognize threat slightly in advance. I know I will die, but I want to fight back at least ;)


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I cannot agree with this enough. It's the same thing as real life- sure, you can make big money without diversifying but eventually that's going to dry up and if you only had that option, you are SOL.
Also, in response to the release of Cataclysm what I'm trying to do is not keep a stock of any epic gems, and I'm getting rid of my blue gems as fast as I can, though that's working out less than stellar due to slow sales on the blues. Epics I can usually get outta my bags within a week's time period (I have a transmute master and generally those are the only epics I bother with, though occasionally I'll spend some extra honor on gems here and there), but the blues keep piling up and that can be frustrating. Still, if worse comes to worse I'll unload them onto a lucky guildy for JC leveling- Though I try to sell everything, I'm not above a little charity ;)


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Good points about the Tarrlok being woobified by the fandom angraine. Oh good lord I LOVE reading your articles they are just brilliant and spot-on.
Thank you! This wasn't specifically about Tarrlok, though it was a conversation about him that set me off ("I just don't get Tarrlok fans, always talking about the things they like about him!"). Honestly, it's been a long time in coming. When I was in SW fandom, similar stuff happened with Anakin, when people pointed out that he was, in fact, brought up in slavery, and this just might have influenced his later development, particularly when it comes to his mother.
(One thing I didn't get to is that in fantasy, particularly, there's usually ALSO some eldritch corrupting power messing with the darker heroes' and more sympathetic villains' heads, too, that waters things down still more - the bit depending on the circumstances. Boromir's personal flaws contributed to his fall to the Ring, but he's not a terrible person because he did so. Anakin wouldn't have chopped up children without the Dark Side. And though I don't much like it, apparently Noatak and Tarrlok were unwillingly and unknowingly exposed to something similar in bloodbending.
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Victoria's Inner Harbour
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6 Music, Dance or Theatre in Victoria
Every 4 weeks on Friday from July 25, 2014 to November 28, 2014
Dancing & live bands on the last Friday of every month from 9:20 pm to 12:30 am. We're located in Dance Victoria Studios. For more info, check out our website!
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Friday, October 03, 2014
Join us for a special benefit concert featuring the HiFi, a group of four talented Victoria based professional musicians (Nick LaRiviere, Ryan Tandy, 'Art Booker' & Damian Graham) who will get the place rocking with their unique blend of jazz, blues and all around fun! Proceeds from the concert will go to Thrive Malawi to support nutritional and rehab programs being offered to disadvantaged and disabled children in Malawi.
Daily from October 10, 2014 to November 2, 2014
They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky...everyone's favourite family comes to spooky and spectacular life in an all new story based on the bizarre and beloved characters created by Charles Addams.
The perfect Halloween event in Victoria!
Weekly on Friday, Saturday from Friday October 10, 2014 to Saturday November 8, 2014
A heartfelt contemporary fable by the inmates of William Head Prison inspired by the novel The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom and true stories from the men's lives. Free Popcorn. William Head on Stage (or WHoS) is the only inmate-run prison theatre company in all of Canada that invites the public into the prison to experience their shows. WHoS has been creating shows for the public for the last 33 years at William Head Prison in the forests of Metchosin, a 35-minute drive from Victoria, BC.
"It's a testament to the power of theatre to change lives." - Globe and Mail
"Clever, sweet, adorable, sad, and unexpected all at once. I would go again in a heartbeat." - Charlebois Post
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
After six successful years of hosting the Big Band Bash, Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre is more excited than ever to invite you to participate in the fantastic event. Swing to the tunes of The Swiftsure Big Band, The Commodores and Island Big Band, featuring swing, jazz, and dixieland music. This event includes a Live and Silent Auction. Please join us for IDHHC's premier fundraising event of the year!
$40 in advance, $50 at the door, $400 for a table of 10.
Friday, December 12, 2014
A festive journey to the lands of shamrock and thistle with Cookeilidh!
Cookeilidh has been delighting audiences for years with their high energy traditional, and modernized tunes. This evening of celtic and yuletide favourites will also feature special guests the O'Connor O'Brien Irish Dancers.
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Xmas eve sparklers
inspirations in the moment. Literaly since they are posted 99% of the time from my phone. mostly a photo diary for my random life.
"My motto - sans limites" -Isadora Duncan
I post in this blog adhering to her philosophy: You never know what you will find.
I work for a non profit where I roam the state of my beloved California and visit prisons. While I also try to maintian a social life. sometimes it makes for fun photos. Sometimes these photos are really bad. Nope I can't spell and summer is my favorite.
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— #peterpan (via foreversmilehappy)
"You look like your going to a funeral"……."maybe i am"
oh how i LOVE you mr.CASH!!
"i tend to wear more BLACK when i listen to his wonderful rough voice""
a boy named sue
My daddy left home when I was three
And he didn't leave much to ma and me
Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid
But the meanest thing that he ever did
Was before he left, he went and named me "Sue."
Well, he must o' thought that is quite a joke
And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk,
It seems I had to fight my whole life through.
Some gal would giggle and I'd get red
And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head,
I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue."
Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean,
My fist got hard and my wits got keen,
I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame.
But I made a vow to the moon and stars
That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars
And kill that man who gave me that awful name.
Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July
And I just hit town and my throat was dry,
I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew.
At an old saloon on a street of mud,
There at a table, dealing stud,
Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue."
Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad
From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had,
And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye.
He was big and bent and gray and old,
And I looked at him and my blood ran cold
And I said: "My name is 'Sue!' How do you do!
Now your gonna die!!"
Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes
And he went down, but to my surprise,
He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear.
But I busted a chair right across his teeth
And we crashed through the wall and into the street
Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer.
I tell ya, I've fought tougher men
But I really can't remember when,
He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.
I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss,
He went for his gun and I pulled mine first,
He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.
And he said: "Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough
And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along.
So I give ya that name and I said goodbye
I knew you'd have to get tough or die
And it's the name that helped to make you strong."
He said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fight
And I know you hate me, and you got the right
To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do.
But ya ought to thank me, before I die,
For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye
Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you "Sue.'"
I got all choked up and I threw down my gun
And I called him my pa, and he called me his son,
And I came away with a different point of view.
And I think about him, now and then,
Every time I try and every time I win,
And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him
Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name!
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Hey everyone,
Christmas is here soon (OMG, I have not got all presents yet) and there are still 3 days left if you want to order one of my Conservatory prints on behind plex (my recommendation) in time for shipment to GER.
Please drop me an email if you have a certain work in mind or would like the whole set of 12 for your loved one/s (here they are). I will then figure out the right size and prize with you.
Here are some example sizes for single large photographic prints behind a high-quality acrylic surface with great free-space hanging on the back:
- 120 x 080 cm for € 475
- 60 x 40 cm for € 148
- 30 x 20 cm for € 68
- set of 12 à 10 x 15 cm for € 269
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Tribal Tech's keyboardist Scott Kinsey finally steps out as a leader in his own right on Kinesthetics, his long-overdue solo debut. Joining him on this outstanding effort are Tribal Tech drummer Kirk Covington, saxophonist and EWI specialist Steve Tavaglione, bassist and former Berklee College of Music classmate Paul Shihadeh, bassist Jimmy Earl, percussionists Brad Dutz and Cyril Atef. Special guests on this audacious, wildly creative outing include Scott's other Tribal Tech mates -- bassist Gary Willis and guitarist Scott Henderson -- along with drummer extraordinaire Vinnie Colaiuta, bassists Abraham Laboriel, Armand Sabal-Lecco and Robert Hurst, guitarists Michael Landau and Jinshi Ozaki, trumpeters Tim Hagans and Walt Fowler, percussionists Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Satnam Ramgotra and drummer Ronald Bruner Jr.
Scott Kinsey began studying piano at an early age and almost instantly became interested the synthesizer. After graduating from Boston's Berklee College of Music in 1991, Scott moved to Los Angeles and was soon touring the world with the critically acclaimed electric jazz group Tribal Tech".
In addition to his work with Tribal Tech (feat. Scott Henderson and Gary Willis), Scott has performed and recorded with James Moody, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Philip Bailey, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Bill Evans, Robben Ford, Gary Willis, WDR Big Band, Serj Tankian (System of a Down), David Holmes & The Free Association, Joe Zawinul, Danny Carey (TOOL), Norrbotten Big Band, Tim Hagans, Bob Belden, Nicholas Payton & Sonic Trance, Matt Garrison and many others.
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Shocker: Beloved Right Wing Icon Fired For Publishing Right Wing Hate Rules
John Derbyshire fired for article urging children to avoid African Americans
US conservative magazine National Review says it has parted ways with columnist over 'nasty and indefensible' article
A leading US conservative magazine, the National Review, has fired a prominent contributor over an online column advising his children to protect themselves by avoiding African Americans, to closely scrutinise black politicians and to accept that white people are more intelligent.
John Derbyshire wrote the offending article, The Talk: Nonblack Version, as a response to widespread debate over "the talk" that many African American parents give their teenage sons about racism in America following the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida.
Derbyshire, who has previously described himself as a racist and homophobe, wrote the column in the form of "advice" to his teenage children on how to stay safe when around African Americans.
…Lowry praised "Derb", as he called him, as "a deeply literate, funny, and incisive writer". But he said that the article in Taki's Magazine went too far.
(10a) Avoid concentrations of blacks not all known to you personally.(10b) Stay out of heavily black neighborhoods.
(10c) If planning a trip to a beach or amusement park at some date, find out whether it is likely to be swamped with blacks on that date (neglect of that one got me the closest I have ever gotten to death by gunshot).
(10d) Do not attend events likely to draw a lot of blacks.
(10e) If you are at some public event at which the number of blacks suddenly swells, leave as quickly as possible.
(10f) Do not settle in a district or municipality run by black politicians.
(10g) Before voting for a black politician, scrutinize his/her character much more carefully than you would a white.
(10h) Do not act the Good Samaritan to blacks in apparent distress, e.g., on the highway.
(10i) If accosted by a strange black in the street, smile and say something polite but keep moving.
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Get ready Carrie Underwood fans! She's booked to perform on NBC's Today Show Summer Concert Series in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza on August 15th. It's a free outdoor concert for fans, but make sure you get there early to get a spot!
NBC's Today Show Summer Concert Series is a free concert event all Summer long with artists from a variety of music genres each week. Carrie will be performing her hits and songs off of her new record, including the title track "Blown Away," during her set.


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It 'Remains to Be Decided' If Forcing Taxpayers to Fund Abortion is Morally Right, Says Sen. Akaka
December 8, 2009 - 8:53 PMSen. Daniel Akaka (D.-Hawaii) said it "remains to be decided" if forcing taxpayers to fund abortion is morally right.
At the Capitol Tuesday, CNSNews.com had the following exchange with Sen. Akaka.
CNSNews.com: Do you think it is morally right to use taxpayer money of pro-life Americans to help pay for insurance plans that cover abortion? What is your opinion on that? Do you think it's morally right?
Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii): Well, that remains to be decided by--and we need to discuss all of these. I think that this is something that we have to consider and as we look at even abortion, what about diabetes, what about--you know, there are others, and we need to be a little more general than being specific.
CNSNews.com: OK, so is abortion on the same level as diabetes, would you say?
Sen. Akaka: Well, it's one of the issues. It's one of the issues.
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A Tennessee woman accused of killing her husband at a Beaver, Utah, motel initially told police the fatal stabbing was an accident.
Reginald Searcy fell on the steak knife she was holding in her lap, Dorothy Louise Searcy told police after the May 14 stabbing, according to an arrest warrant filed Monday in Beaver's 5th District Court.
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But Searcy, 44, later allegedly admitted that she stabbed her 45-year-old husband — who had been drinking heavily and was angry — after he had been pulling her hair and slapping her in the face.
Reginald Stearcy was stabbed once in his left lung and bled to death, according to the arrest warrant.
Dorothy Searcy was charged Friday with first-degree felony murder.
She made her initial court appearance on Monday, where a preliminary hearing was set for June 27.
Dorothy Searcy, her husband, her adult son, Timothy Wilson, and Wilson's girlfriend are all from out-of-state and had been traveling around the country, said Beaver County Sheriff Cameron Noel. After their car broke down, they had been panhandling in Beaver, Noel said.
By Wednesday night, they were staying in a local motel, at 1450 N. 300 West.
According to the arrest warrant, Dorothy Searcy allegedly admitted to grabbing the knife that night after she began arguing with her husband and he started calling her names.
"Dorothy hit Reginald in the face with the knife hand trying to get away from him," according to the warrant, written by a Beaver County Sheriff's sergeant. "Reginald pulled Dorothy's hair harder and that was when she struck him in the upper left chest with the knife hand."
Someone called for help at 10:50 p.m., and after emergency responders arrived the injured man was taken to Beaver Valley Hospital, where he later died. The Searcys, who are from Tennessee, had been married for about 10 years, Noel said.
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Over the last year I had decided to correct a deficit in my education. I grew up an Army brat but was never able to truly have firearm instructions while growing up (Overseas). I learned all the basic tenants and mantras of safe gun use but very little practical instruction. When the opportunity came for practical instruction all of my father's firearms had been taken by a family member and sold to a pawn shop.
Fast forward a few years and I find myself working as a paramedic with a much more tenured partner whom I regard with the utmost respect and would easily be given the title "sheepdog."
As the nature of the business, I have been witness to some utterly evil and heinous acts. After the calls and we return to our street corners our conversations would turn back and discuss the events. More importantly we would discuss how they could and should have turned out.
After some very deep discussions my partner suggested that I have some decisions to make and some reading to do....
Turns out that my father-in-law is a NRA instructor whom was more that a little saddened that none of his children took to his passion of firearms. Let me tell you that there is no words to describe the events that unfolded when I sat down with him and asked him to define what a "caliber" is and the differences between them.
Thus begins a 8 month trial of range time, rentals, private instruction, reloading lessons. Instruction went so well that come Elk season I found myself with a 1903A3 across my back, S&W .357 under my left arm and a K-Bar on my right hip. Man I loved being alone in the woods armed to teeth and feeling pretty comfortable. Yup all went well till I was following some fresh Elk track when I came across some very un-elk tracks with warm feces. Tracks had these large claw marks and they were accompanied by a large "rustling" coming from the brush up ahead. But that's another story.
Hunt went fine, comfort and skills with firearms continued to increase. There was still more to do. I needed to find info on CC. Some time on Google led me straight here.
After some extensive reading and lingo learning, I went about to several family members all with extensive prior service and asked their opinions on sidearms. After several such conversations I learned that their was only one style of pistol that would suffice.
Made the purchase a few months back and introduced her to my partner. Partner (also with a very extensive military background) takes her gently into his hands and with a tear in his eye tells me I made a fine choice....
So forearmed with knowledge my CC class proceeds very smoothly. Reading all the posts about the arduous wait that I was about to endure, I again turned to you fine folks for discussions on holsters. Based on the rave reviews I ordered a Cross breed. I thought I timed it well enough that license and holster would arrive close to the same time. That plan failed when my Crossbreed hit my mail box in 12 days. So I got some practice time around the house with pistol and holster. After the break in of the holster I know I made the right choice when I can't feel it and my wife can't see it and she's looking right at it!
License came last week and since then haven't left the house unarmed (except for work due to the place and facilities I may have to enter) No WW walk for me though. Did go to Costco for some fun Friday adventure. I don't think that their is a condition color code for the state that some folks live in.....
So to sum up a lengthy first post, THANK YOU! This is a truly great community that I am very happy to be a part of. I doubt that that I could have progressed as rapidly as I did without the collected knowledge contained within this forum. Places like this do make a difference and have an influence on those trying to look in.
Special thanks to Limatunes. My wife never took me for a "gun" guy and never pressed the issue with me. Thanks to Lima my wife is at the range right now. She doubted that she could pull it off but with some picture and video help she's giving it a go.
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Green Streets and Portland Bicycle Commuter Group Join Forces!Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Portland Green Streets is teaming up with the Portland Bicycle Commuters Meet-Up to offer a fun gathering on or close to each Green Streets Day! These will alternate each month between a social or educational/advocacy focus.
March will be our first joint meeting and we have invited members of the Portland Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee to come and talk about who they are and what they are doing to improve the pedestrian, bicycle, and transit experience in Portland. The Bike/Ped Committee is a voluntary and self-selected group of citizens who advocate and educate on bicycle, transit and pedestrian issues, including handicap accessibility.
Please come, have some tasty eats, and bring your questions and concerns about what is being done to make Portland a nicer place to walk and bike, what more might be done, and how you can get involved!
When: Friday, March 28 (Green Streets Day!) at 7:00 PM
- Where: Zero Station Gallery, 222 Anderson Street, Portland , ME 04101
- For April's social event, please join us for the Earth Day Bike Parade on April 27th!


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Dance Marathon 20 kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday night.
University of Iowa students will dance for 24 hours to raise money for children treated at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics.
During the past 19 years, the University of Iowa Dance Marathon has raised more than $12.7 million for sick children and their families.
Check out http://dancemarathon.uiowa.edu/ to find out more information and to help the cause.


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ISI has 'an ingress' in every terrorist group: Musharraf
"Afghan intelligence, Afghan President, Afghan Government. Don't talk of them. I know what they do. They are, by design, they mislead the world," Musharraf told CNN in an interview telecast Sunday.
"They talk against Pakistan, because they are under the influence of Indian intelligence, all of them," he retorted when told that "American intelligence, the Afghan government, Afghan intelligence all say" Taliban leader Mullah Omar is in Pakistan.
"The Afghan intelligence (is) entirely under the influence of Indian intelligence. We know that," added Musharraf who is currently in London.
Asked if Pakistan was not willing to really help Afghanistan succeed because it viewed Afghanistan as a client state of India, Musharraf said: "No, not at all. That is not the case."
"Whatever I am saying, I am not saying it here. I have given documentary evidence of all this to everyone. There is the documentary evidence. And we know the involvement of Indian intelligence, in India, with their intelligence," he claimed.
"I have given documentary evidence to everyone from top to bottom. Everyone knows it. And we have the documentary evidence," the former Pakistan Army chief said.
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I had braces when I was a kid on 4 of my teeth, but after that I still had a lot more work to be done. I was thrilled about doing invisalign because you can take them out, eat what you want etc..... But there was a lot I wasn't expecting. They glue these "beads" on your teeth that look like plague buildup, witch I was not aware of before I started. Let me tell you the first day of wearing them was pure torture, not kidding and I have a high pain tolerance. I am on about my 9th set of trays and they still hurt like hell every time you get a new one for about 4-5 days. I don't like that invisalign promotes themselves as "100% Pain Free" haha, NO. I do see improvement and my teeth are moving nicely, but I almost just said the hell with it because the pain was annoying and getting in the way. So They DO work well, but they are not "pain free". They are also not very clear at all you can see them on and they are pretty obvious. But anyway they are getting the job done, I just can't wait until I'm done with these.
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I'm sorry to hear you have been surprised by some of the things that have gone along with your Invisalign treatment. I really appreciate you posting this so others can be aware.
I'm not sure what you are doing right now, but other community members have mentioned that changing into their new trays right before they go to bed has helped decrease the discomfort they feel. If you haven't already, maybe give that a shot & see if it helps.
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Study Astronomy
Please note this website is an archive of the 2004 transit of Venus across the face of the sun. For information on the more recent transit of Venus in 2012, please see our new website: 2012 transit of Venus. You can also read the Wikipedia page about the event: 2004, 2012.
See our safe observing section for
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Use our Events Calendar to find
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See our Transit Calculator
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Welcome to Weight Watchers of Maine, Inc. a franchise of Weight Watchers International, Inc.The Maine Weight Watchers territory includes the entire state of Maine.
Simple Start is based on our Simply Filling technique, which nudges you toward nutritious, satisfying food. (At Weight Watchers, we call these Power Foods).
True to the name, we´ve made Simple Start easy to follow - just pick from the list, enjoy the food and start losing weight.
Our Simple Start app makes choosing meals a breeze.
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Dell has some top-secret new laptops coming out.
Sierra has released its version 1.1 patch for SWAT 4.
Fring 1.0 brings multinetwork IM and Internet calling to Android users.
It comes with a squirt gun and a catapult. Enough said.
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Are tech leaders and the president on the same page when it comes to civil liberties? The tech industry would like consumers to believe so. President Obama met with tech leaders today to discuss a tech issues ranging from the rollout of healthcare.gov to "the national security and economic impacts of unauthorized intelligence disclosures," according […] [Read More]
Government spying and me
The Guardian's revelation that the U.S. government is conducting wholesale snooping of Americans' telephone, e-mail and Internet communications, has dominated the public conversation for days. Spying is nothing new, but the combination of old-fashioned snooping and new-age technology has unnerved us. But why? Congress and the president have told us not to worry: the government […] [Read More]
Got privacy? Not if you buy online
One of the more interesting votes in the California Legislature this week involves Senate Bill 383 by Hannah-Beth Jackson of Santa Barbara. It would extend consumer privacy protections to online sales of downloadable products. Right now, thanks to a February state Supreme Court ruling, online merchants can ask for just about any personal information they […] [Read More]


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Second, the proposed purchase of the Joppatowne Swim Club was for the betterment of the community at large, not just Joppatowne. Never mind that The Aegis has reported the appraisals of both properties and the county's purchasing procedures and guidelines for all of these county properties. As a voting Joppatowne resident, I understand all this!
The Aegis also reported the lack of support by the County Council for Mr. Craig to buy the Havre de Grace property - exception Councilwoman Mary Lisanti. That is understood from her political point of view.
I support the southwestern corner of Harford County residents and the Havre de Grace residents. Joppa/Joppatowne/Edgewood should have had this swim club/pool property for redevelopment for all. Havre de Grace boaters and others who make their living from the Bay should not be at the mercy of political decision-makers. Look again at the sagas of these potential property purchases, voters…and follow the money.
JoAnn Macdonald


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The sleet had piled high up on the side of the road, spraying the brownish gray over the pedestrians. Sharlesburg was far out on the Pennsylvania country side, and the town was choked by trucks hauling by and the smells of dairy farms. No one really stayed there long, aside from the clerks in the little stores, maybe a few waitresses, and none of them wanted to stay around. No, the waitresses all wanted to move to the city and get their big time jobs, and the clerks wanted to move down somewhere warmer to retire. Maybe to the lake, but that was too rough in the winters. Well, the Summers were gorgeous, and so maybe that would work. The only ones who wanted to hang around were the farmers.
Life was slow, and the farmers knew the land. Time there plodded away slower than the cows grazing on the moors. As one year grew into two and two into six, not much ever really changed for them. The land would go from muddy and torn to green and sparkling, gold and cracked, and again to the mud, smeared with the white from the snow. And all the while, the animals paced, and so did the farmers, wandering deeper and deeper into the rut.
Tyler sat by the window, watching the cattle huddle together out in the mud, her tea and her breath fogging the window. Her father was out at town for the weekend, though she never really asked why. Monday he would probably stagger home reeking of a medicine cabinet. Another cow might die this winter, she was sure, because she had never learned how to deal with a cow in labor, and the vet didn't like to come by any more. That Tyler wasn't sure of why, but her father was almost certainly the blame for that.
Her mother wasn't around anymore; she left with a furniture salesman to live on the lake.
The television glowered in the corner, the same four channels playing the same four things. Tyler switched them off, but wanted the noise, and turned on the radio.
Tyler switched it off again.
Something had fluttered outside. What really caught her eye was that it wasn't white, like the sky, it wasn't the snow, it wasn't the mud or a black back of a cow. It was something red and shiny.
The snow was falling pretty hard though. She couldn't be sure.
In the quiet, Tyler could discern the mooing yelps of one of the cows. She pulled on her yellow winter coat and scrambled outside. The air was cold and sharp against her nose, ripping away the smells of manure and filth. Even the tobacco from the ashtray was blank; the landscape was nothing but sound and snow and the god damn cold.
The cows stood in a brace, black bodies radiating heat in the January snow. Tyler shoved them aside, though they hardly budged. Saliva dripped onto her shoulders and onto the ground, little pits in the mud. One cow groaned again, and as she got closer, she saw it was laying on its side in the middle of the brace. A pregnant cow, heaving under the pain of labor.
She guffawed, trying again to shove the onlookers aside, but it seemed as though they merely packed closer together, and she could hardly get an arm through. As Tyler watched, the cow shrieked in pain. Cows clamored tighter in the bunch and their eyes swallowed the sight as dully as cud.
"Please, move! get out of the way!"
Of course, the beasts, they paid no mind. The heifer shrieked again as blood began to spout heavily fourth. The Cows did not even step back. They did not budge as Tyler beat on their rumps, not a flinch. The cries of pain grew weaker and weaker and the legs went from their horrible flailing to the slow movements of a dying moth.
When the scene ended, the cows were no longer amused, and passed on. The heifer was dead. Tyler scrambled forward in hopes of saving maybe the calf.
It was only a bloody rag , hanging sadly from the mother's bowels. no life had touched the wretched thing.
Tyler sighed.
And went back inside.
If the first few lines were really true
you wouldn't have posted the rest.
Misery loves company.
all winter housed in the yard. Fed
the freshest silage, the cleanest water.
All the nuts they could eat.
But they'd hang their heads by the gate,
longed for earth between their hooves.
Hard to run giddy on concrete
between confining walls.
Eventually beaten with hurlies
and a black pipe
onto the back of a truck.
5 heifer hang from hooks.
Extending my sleeves past my frozen fingers,
it is -3 and handles of anything
get extremely bitter this time of year.
I fork in splinters of silage
#235 pokes her head out through the feeder.
I have plans for you Missy Moo —
well: our progeny.
Provided you're in calf;
provided you stay in calf;
provided you calf down successfully;
provided it lives long enough to be killed.
If not, I'll probably sell you
and buy an in-calf heifer instead.
No pressure.
Fishtails flap and screw
through earth's cradled womb
through heaving sands and ocean floors
for fortunes crude and wildcat dreams
for days of easy living.
Earth retaliates
with rotten eggs and busted drills
but her resistance spent
the caprock crumbles and exhales
and like a newborn slapped
she screams the scream
which marks the birth
of a spanking new-sprung era.
Jubilant the fathers dance
Stetson's tossed high into the air
their faces flecked with bootblack gold
their hair slicked back with glistenin' oil.
Their upstart child's a heifer
to milk until it moos
then trade unto the butcher's block
for meat
when it goes dry.
Enriched in the meantime
between breakdowns
rain and air turns to poison
rivers flood
the poor starve.
We're all wildcatters
with the gleam of gold in our eyes
and the spray of crude
on our faces.
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Fishtails flap and screw
through earth's cradled womb
through heaving sands and ocean floors
for fortunes crude and wildcat dreams
for days of easy living.
Earth retaliates
with rotten eggs and busted drills
but her resistance spent
the caprock crumbles and exhales
and like a newborn slapped
she screams the scream
which marks the birth
of a spanking new-sprung era.
Jubilant the fathers dance
Stetson's tossed high into the air
their faces flecked with bootblack gold
their hair slicked back with glistenin' oil.
Their upstart child's a heifer
to milk until it moos
then trade unto the butcher's block
for meat
when it goes dry.
Enriched in the meantime
between breakdowns
rain and air turns to poison
rivers flood
the poor starve.
We're all wildcatters
with the gleam of gold in our eyes
and the spray of crude
on our faces.
The strike at Spindletop represented a turning point for Texas and the United States; no oil field in the world had ever been so productive. The frenzy of oil exploration and the economic development it generated in the state became known as the Texas Oil Boom. The United States soon became the world's leading oil producer.
Again, hello my smooth tender Suffolk maid,
What do you have there in your woven basket?
Would you like to listen to a dainty rhyme I made?
If with a lovin' pinch of salt I ask it?
I know you know, of course you know,
That I would walk with you where ever,
Plough through wind and rain even deep slushy snow,
My heart with warmth gives in any quite such weather.
To hold your gaze with sweet subtle words,
For you to answer with your so kind voice,
To walk your figure passed heifer own'd herds,
Talking together brings into being sunbeam rejoice.
To grasp your arm mild, to clench your hips tight,
Begging gentle kiss of mine to dazzle your cheeks rosy glow,
Never could scholars ink descript such a devout sight,
As to my song express'd could never, your beauty, show.
if I'd known you grew tomatoes
I'd be eating there tonight,
I loved and lost
and cried and gambled,
and drank
and ate too much,
because of you
let me push you in the tree swing
till we wear the treads off the tire
I am aching
under my shirt,
next to my lungs,
where my heart used to be
over you
I don't love you
and my baby don't know you
so don't call us
like you my friend
unless you want dessert
don't call me sweet
my love is not for sell
and I don't rent it by the month
if my tears were sacks of pennies
I'd count a million
with change to spare
over you
my love burns
like a liquor store on fire
for the sight of you
don't talk to me
about my mama
if you can't be nice
don't talk to me
about my dog
if you can't be nice
I got stitches
in my britches
from falling off the porch
through the rail
loving you
help me
hold me
heal me
please come home
you can live with me forever
because mama don't mind
if you was busted
I'd love you broke
if your love is a trap,
just leave your bait
by the door
we go together
like a Chevy
four wheel drive
In a past life… I'm sure of it… I was exceedingly
And as grand as myself… each entrance-
Pausing in doorways
To give each and every head the privilege
To turn and peruse the
Magnificence that was me…
And with each exit
Shatter champagne glass… and
Slowly… hip swayingly….
Drag full length mink along the floor….
But not this time around… No…
This phenomenal, prosaic, and unpretentious time around
If I drag full length mink…
Some heifer would accidentally… or purposely
Be guaranteed to step on it.. making me hafta
Step to her…
(get off'a mah coat!)
And no good can ever come
From two grown women…
Rolling in gutter gum
And miscellaneous sidewalk debris
'til the cops show… and I catch a case…
With footprints on my coat…
gum in my hair… and
My spirit of woe…
Cuz it wasn't s'posed to go
Down like that… not the way I saw my
Grand Exit at all…
I've concluded … evidently… by the way it seems like i should roll…
Not this time around… but in a past life…
Surely… I was exceedingly


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Sunday, March 2, Reuters reported that the Ukraine has "mobilized for war" following the invasion of Russian military on the waters outside the port city of Sevastopol in Crimea Sunday morning. Ukrainian pro-Western leader, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, said according to ABC's Good Morning America news correspondent Ron Claiborne Sunday, "We are on the brink of disaster," as he urged Russia's president,Vladimir Putin, to pull back the reported hundreds of Russian troops headed toward the Ukrainian capital city.
With tensions rising in the Ukraine, the international community has implored President Putin to retreat as unidentified pro-Russian armed militias patrolling the streets of Crimea's capital surrounded a Ukrainian Naval base, asking the base to surrender, and rampaged through city hall, physically assaulting those who opposed them.
An anonymous Western official told Reuters:
"Realistically, we have to assume the Crimea is in Russian hands. The challenge now is to deter Russia from taking over the Russian-speaking east of Ukraine."
Putin told U.S. president Barack Obama that Russia had the right to "defend its interests and people in Ukraine," said one GMA correspondent reporting Sunday morning on the crisis. President Obama said Saturday that there would be costs if Russia invaded, among them a cease in U.S. planning for U.S. participation in the upcoming G8 Summit that had been scheduled to be held in Sochi in June of this year — where the 2014 Winter Olympics were just concluded.
Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to This Week's George Stephanopoulos about the Crimean crises, condemning Russia's actions. The British prime minister said there was no excuse for Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Canada has withdrawn its ambassador from Moscow as a growing number of member nations of the international community slams Russia's actions.
The Ukrainian military has been at its highest alert level since early Sunday morning, announcing they are pulling up reservists to strengthen their defense against the invading Russian troops. The U.S. has announced it is taking part in an emergency NATO meeting to decide how to respond to Russia's invasion.


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Indoor Plants: How Do You Keep Your Cats Away?
Many of us enjoy a little greenery around the house, but hen you are a pet lover, that can be easier said than done. I am constantly shifting around my plants and to try and manage a situation with my cat who just can't stay away. Today there are tons of new products and methods to help repel your cats, but which are the most effective?
My kitten is like most cats. She loves attention and really loves chewing on anything green she can find! We've tried every (humane) trick in the book. Making noise, clapping our hands — we even tried my least favorite method — the spray bottle. Nothing has worked and I can't stand squirting my little cat, so I've resorted to moving the plants to areas she can't possibly reach. However, this results in little to no sun for my happy greens!
What has worked for you to keep your kitties away from your plants? Are there any great safe & humane methods I can try?
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its pretty much impossible to deter them so place your plants strategically:
kitchen window ledge
putting a shelf in a sunny area
plant stands
the plants I leave out are succulents (jade, aloe) they leave them alone
keeping big plants with grass-like allure in my room with the door closed
My cat likes to jump into my big potted plants to eat them. After putting aluminum foil in the pots he has finally stopped. Also the motion activated air spray- Sscat from Amazon works well except any motion will set it off, scaring people as well as cats.
any citrus fruit will help, lemon peels or orange peels, cats hate it and its compost so it will eventually help your plants. also, tin foil covering the dirt. Cats don't like to step on it
Ive tried EVERYTHING and the only thing on the planet my cats hate is Sriracha hot sauce! Im not sure what it does to most plants but Ive used it (just a little bit diluted with water) on my fiddle leaf fig and so far its worked wonders.. the plant is fine and the cats stay away....
I heard of an electricized mat one can buy to make cats avoid certain spots. I think I would need a lot of these "scat mats" though.
All of the above - aluminum foil, bitter/hotsauce spray, citrus.
But please, plant her some catnip - if she's interested in plants and yours don't appeal, it's a good bet she'll enjoy what IS hers. And it will only cost you a little, and I bet she'll love it.
Hanging plants from the ceiling didn't work for me. My kitties climbed up to a high spot, then made the long leap across the room to get at the greenery. They made contact, and spilled the contents of the pots all over the floor. Bitter Apple didn't work; tabasco didn't work; aluminum foil covering the surface where the plants sat didn't work. Mine were totally focussed on getting those plants.
I'm thinking a greenhouse window with a clear barrier door might be the solution. That or artificial plants.
Cat grass. It's not catnip and if I place a pot of it right next to my other plants, she goes for it instead. :)
i've just resigned myself picking non-toxic plants, and having slightly "perforated" leaves. I occasionally trim back the leaves if they get too ragged, but other than that, I just let it be.
After reading similar threads on other sites about how to deter cats from hopping in the planters or messing with the soil I recently tried toothpicks. Lots of toothpicks sticking upright in the soil. None of our kitties have been hurt and so far it seems to be working. I tried cut drinking straws first and that didn't work they batted them out. If the toothpick magic goes away I'm going to make custom cut screens to cover the planters.
my cats pee in, pillage and shred my plants.
i tucked in and pinned down landscape fabric in the planters, which has stopped the digging and squatting. sprinkle some peppermint oil on the fabric and the cats completely stay away - and the room smells obscenely fresh.
as for the leaves - i'm still working on that
I keep pots of cat grass in a couple of places around the house and patio for my cats. That way they always have something to nibble and they stay away from the more ornamental plants. To be safe I only keep plants in the house that are not poisonous to cats when they do stray from the grass.
@appleaday, your cats' tenacity is hilarious!
I had a problem with stray cats using my outdoor herb garden as a litter box. I found a product at one of the big home centers that is made of pepper oil that you spray around and on the plant. Supposedly it's supposed to keep them away. It really didn't work that well as a repellent (probably because of constant watering) but I bet it would keep them from eating the plant. If someone does try this spray, DO NOT spray it in your home. Take the plant outside first and make sure to wear goggles and hold your breath or you will practically mace yourself.
Grow some cat grass, and put it somewhere that's easy for her to find--she'll love it and leave the other stuff alone.
When I was growing seedlings this year, I roped off the area around the plants with sticky tape. It only took the both cats just once to figure out that they didn't want to go anywhere near that tape.
Cayenne pepper (and spray) didn't work for my cats.
Hanging plants are also wonderful.
That said, my cats aren't really that persistent. All it takes is a couple of NOs before they give up. They apparently have bigger fish to fry.
I am a huge cat lover but I don't mind giving my cats a spray with the water bottle. They're just cats, and it's just water. Man up! If you don't want your cats to misbehave then you have to learn how to discipline them. As for tips for indoor planting and deterring their bad behavior when you're not around, putting pine cones in a big planter has worked for me before. The cats don't like to walk on them and ignore the plant because of it. I second other people's suggestions about planting something that they can chew, like catnip. But you have to do something to let them know that the other plants are off limits. Spray bottle, shaking a tin can with a coin in it, whatever humane way you can startle/annoy your cat will eventually curb the bad habits. You can't be afraid to annoy the cat, which is all spraying it with water is doing. Just have to get over it!
I've got my basil garden on top of a stereo console under a west-facing window. It's THRIVING.
I rotated the plants yesterday, and set them on the coffee table for a second... and my toddler roommate did exactly what the cat in the post pic is doing! She sneaked up and sniffed the basil like it was a flower.
spray bottles didn't work on my cats - it might deter her while i was pointing the bottle at her, but as soon as i turned my back....munch, munch, munch. i initially tried the "spray her while she is distracted eating so she doesn't know its me" thing so she would associate the water spray with the plants and not me, but that didn't work over time. It isn't always about discipline and "manning up". also, my cat can't control herself around catgrass - she always eats too much and pukes. always.
i did try rubbing cayenne pepper/water paste on the leaves and i think it worked, though she just moved on to my poor half-dead hibiscus. i think i'll have to the cayenne or sriracha route again.
I don't; I keep the plants outside and the cats inside. While I do miss having fresh flowers in the house, I don't miss having chewed up flowers that are then thrown up in a trail around the house.
Some battles are not worth fighting.
After a recent frantic call to poison control after Biscuit ate a (poisonous) cala lily one Sunday afternoon, all plants are hanging or in terrariums. Large candle lanterns make super terrariums!
Or they are silk/plastic as I simply MUST have something in my pretty enameled pitchers :)
I've never seen a cat shake off a stream of water from a decent sprayer? Are you misting or squirting your cat?
I've used kabab skewer/puggy stick method, much like the toothpick reference above with some success.
I'm a proponent of the spray bottle- at the very most, it's simply unpleasant for the cat, and if you do it right, they don't associate the punishment with you. When I yell or say no, my cats seem to take it as a challenge and deliberately disobey.
As for plants, I gave up and bought fakes... and now my cat chews on those too. You can't win!
@joeshack - i definitely had a sharp stream of water. this was no spritz. a friends cat seems to actually enjoy the spray, so it doesn't work for her either... after a while, all i had to do was shake the spray bottle and that was enough to maker her pay attention, but it never stopped her from eating the plants when she thought i wasn't watching.
I gave up having leafy plants. They didn't like catnip or cat grass so I only have large cacti now. The cats stay away.
Over the years the cats all learned, either by the spray bottle or an episode of judicious cat flinging when the kitten climbed the 5' jade tree. They don't wake me up for breakfast, either. I've had some of my house plants for over 33 years, and giving up on them is not an option.
The pointier the plant, the less they mess with it. Pointy pointy cacti are an option.
It looks like the original poster already knows the answer to their question, they just need to be more consistent with the kitty discipline.
Drop the spray bottle and grab a squirt gun! Invite some friends over to watch a movie, tell them to bring their squirt guns over too, then let the kitty discipline and the good times roll. It's also a lot easier to tuck a squirt gun into your pocket and carry it around the house throughout the day than it is to deal with a spray bottle. If your cat is anything like the ones that I have had, they notice when you don't have the spray bottle handy and they will take advantage of that window of opportunity.
It will hurt you more than it hurts the cat, but remember that kitty discipline is a way to correct their bad behavior, it's not to be mean.
I used to wet my indoor plants down with "Bitter Apple" spray. The kitties go outside these days, and so they leave the indoor plants alone. (But they still barf grass everywhere :)
I totally recommend a SSScat. It's basically a spray air can with a motion sensor on top of it. It doesn't harm the cat but my kitties aren't fond of it and it keeps them away from things. Plus it's a way to keep them away from stuff when you're not home. The refills are a bit pricey but I've been able to find canned air with a similar top at my local office supply store for much cheaper.
I am fortunate in that I have spots high enough that the cats can't reach them that get adequate lighting. But I stick to non-toxic plants just in case one of my cats ever finds a way up.
Just a reminder on catnip: it takes time for kittens to develop a sensitivity to catnip (and some never will) so keep that in mind when choosing a plant to distract them. I stick with cat grass because my two cats are only mildly interested in catnip.
I've tried everything too, and one of my cats is just hell bent on destroying plants (and sampling them, which worries me)! She'll even go after cacti, and I tried spraying plants with Tabasco, etc. The only thing that works is hanging them from the ceiling and keeping them outside.
Some of my solutions have already been mentioned: macrame hangers and cat grass. But I did pick up a rather ingenius idea from someone I used to volunteer with. My oldest cat had the habit of using any plant big enough for me to have on the floor as her litter box, which would kill them. I tried tape, screening, all sorts of things. Finally this guy said to put knicknacks in the dirt so that all these odd angles would be poking out every which way and she wouldn't want to walk on it. So I rounded up knicknacks, happy meal toys, anything waterproof I could find, and viola: no litter box actions. My only problem now is my new kitty has figured out how to lean against the pot with his front paws while standing on his back paws to reach the lower leaves to chew. I'm sticking the next pot of cat grass there and putting double-sided tape on the pot; hopefully that works! XD
Something works extremely well: pepper !!
What's wrong with a spray bottle? They have to learn somehow & what sort of cat listens to reasoned explanations? We have flowers on a stand behind a sofa, on book shelves, and on a bedside table, and Widmerpool leaves them all alone. Mind you, he's enjoying the current mouse plague.
I am still working on keeping my cat away from my jade leaves, but I put decorative rocks in the pot on top of the soil. It isn't tempting to dig for the cat anymore, and it is kind of pretty. White, black, and clear rocks under a jade is nicer to look at than dirt anyway.
I've yet to keep a non-succulent from getting destroyed by him though. The leaves are gnawed quickly.
I take a lemon and rub some juice on the leaves of my bamboo plant that my cat keeps playing with and chewing on. Its harmless to the plant and my cat as well as myself. Cats just hate the smell of lemon so itll turn him off. U can try it out by offering your cat a lemon slice n itll send them running the opposite direction. I actually thought of this myself recently
I literally imagined your cats planning (movie style) how to get to those plants crossing all the room in a big fantastic jump.
And by the way, this post is so useful ! I recently started to grow some greens (coriander, oregano, ciboulette and some cat grass) and my cat can't stop putting her paws in the soil.
i dont believe in putting chemicals on my plants it might hurt my cat so i bought that plastic with spikes on the bottom i turned it over and my cat or dogs dont like to walk on it
We don't have any peppermint oil handy, but I do use Eucalyptus oil for my children when they are sick. Going to try that today, and hopefully, she will hate the smell, and leave our flowers alone!! Thanks for the idea!!
Can I ask you where you got your spiked mat? Is it made esecially for this problem? I'd like to get one, thanks!!
Im guessing they meant the clear plastic- like the carpet runner stuff -you get at home depot type stores. Comes on rolls sold by the foot.
I recently adopted two male cats from a shelter. They are about two years old and are well behaved in every aspect except one started using my large potted houseplants as a litter box. After researching various remedies on line, I bought a bag of "rough" decorative gravel/rocks from Home Depot for about $5 and put them on the surface of the soil and problem solved! I watched my cat stand on his hind legs, paw at the rocks just once, and then went directly to the litter box.
There are different kinds of rocks in different colors. I got mountain granite and it's a tan color. An added benefit is that it helps retain soil moisture.
As per my vet:
Finely chop dark green lettuce( sweet not bitter) and mix with canned wet food. Cats need Chlorophyll in their diet also. It helps them to cough up furballs. They will leave your plants alone. =>¡<=