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Bristol Palin blasts Obama for backing same sex marriage as she accuses President of bowing to his daughters on debate
Criticised Obama for listening to his daughters Sasha and Malia on topic
Jersey Shore's JWoww labels Palin 'ignorant and uneducated'
Other stars, including Ellen DeGeneres and Ricky Martin, thanked Obama
14:32 GMT, 11 May 2012
Outspoken: Single mother Bristol Palin came out to blast President Obama after he announced his support for same sex marriage
Bristol Palin has blasted President Obama for backing same sex marriages, and accused him of changing his mind on the hotly-debated topic because of his daughters.
Palin's comments came after Obama credited his girls for helping him change his mind about the debate.
He said on Wednesday: 'Malia and Sasha, they have
friends whose parents are same-sex couples.
'There have been times where
Michelle and I have been sitting around the dinner table and we're
talking about their friends and their parents and Malia and Sasha, it
wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be
treated differently.
'It doesn't make sense to them and frankly, that's the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective.'
However, single mother Palin, 21, then came forward to criticise Obama for so rapidly changing his views on the topic.
She wrote on her blog: 'While it's great to listen to your kids' ideas, there's also a time when dads simply need to be dads.
'In this case, it would've been
helpful for him to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends
parents are no doubt lovely people, that's not a reason to change
thousands of years of thinking about marriage.
'Or that – as great as her friends may
be – we know that in general kids do better growing up in a
mother/father home. Ideally, fathers help shape their kids' worldview.
'Fathers help shape their kids worldview': Palin wrote on her blog that Obama shouldn't have been so easily swayed by the views of his daughters Sasha and Malia
'In this situation, it was the other way around. I guess we can be glad that Malia and Sasha aren't younger, or perhaps today's press conference might have been about appointing Dora the Explorer as Attorney General because of her success in stopping Swiper the Fox.'
'Pretty darn happy today. Thanks Mr President, for supporting the dignity of my family and so many others!' – openly gay actress Jane Lynch
'Thank you President @BarackObama for your beautiful and brave words. I'm overwhelmed' – talk show host Ellen DeGeneres
'Obama, congratulations on being the first sitting President to support marriage equality. Feels like the future, and not the past. #NoFear' – singer Lady Gaga
'Obama gets it right on gay marriage. Bravo' – 30 Rock actor Alec Baldwin
'I applaud President @barackobama for affirming that ALL Americans should enjoy equal rights. Historic!' – singer Ricky Martin
'Viva Obama who has just endorsed gay marriage. Right on time drop a dime blow your mind' – comedienne Sandra Bernhard
Palin, who is mother to
three-year-old son Tripp, also said it could have been Malia and Sasha's
love of hit US TV show Glee that led to their views on same sex
She continued in her blog: 'It
would've been nice if the President would've been an actual leader…
instead of merely reflecting what many teenagers think after one too
many episodes of Glee.'
However, following Palin's comments, Jersey Shore star Jenni 'JWoww' Farley came out in defense of the President.
She wrote on her Twitter page: 'Bristol should keep her uneducated,
ignorant mouth shut. If you're living in the past you wouldn't have a
kid without marriage. Hypocrite. It's 2012!
'My best friend will get married one day and not just have civil union with his man. Stop hating people.'
And it seems that Palin is in the minority of those who are against Obama's decision, as many other celebrities praised Obama after his announcement.
His comments led to a massive response on twitter with many gay and lesbian stars as well as LGBT campaigners posting their thanks.
Ellen DeGeneres, who has been married to actress Portia de Rossi for nearly
four years, branded the move 'brave' during a taping of her talk show.
Change of heart: President Barack Obama said he once thought civil unions were sufficient rights for gay couples, but he no longer believes that
have been moments in history when someone has had the courage to stand
up for what they believe in and that one action changes everything, I
hope this is one of those times,' she said.
takes a brave man to take a stand like this, especially in an election
year so to you Mr President I say thank you very, very much.'
While Chris Colfer retweeted Ellen's comment and added his own words of praise.
Glee colleague Jane Lynch said: 'Pretty darn happy today. Thanks Mr
President, for supporting the dignity of my family and so many others!'
This Way singer Lady Gaga added: 'Obama, congratulations on being the
first sitting President to support marriage equality. Feels like the
future, and not the past. #NoFear'
Thanks: Ellen DeGeneres, along with other celebrities, thanked Obama for the move, which she called 'brave'
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As we usually do on the 4th of July, we set up a time lapse Plantcam on top of a cabana owned by Barbara Clevenger, overlooking the intersection of SW 172nd and Maplewild Ave SW in Burien's Three Tree Point neighborhood.
From sunrise (5:18 a.m.) to sunset (9:09 p.m.), shooting one frame every 30 seconds for over 15 hours, we compressed an entire day into 2:44.
This video was Produced/Edited by BTB Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer.
Look for:
- Overnighters in sleeping bags behind the jersey barrier
- The rush to (and from) the Community Breakfast
- The kid's procession
- When the Burien Police Department shows up
- When Scott changes the battery in the camera (what color shirt is he wearing?)
- Sun setting (a black dot due to the weak digital chip in the camera)
- And…can you spot yourself Waldo?
(for best results, view at 720p in full-screen mode):
And just for comparison's sake, here are the previous two year's time lapses from the same spot:Facebook [1]Twitter [2]Subscribe [3]


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Alaska teachers make an average of $65,468 a year, making them the sixth highest paid teachers in the nation (seventh if you include DC). New York ($75,279) is the highest and South Dakota ($39,580) the lowest, and the national average is $56,383.
Outside of family influence, teacher quality is generally recognized as the biggest influence on how well kids learn. The question (that we are too lazy to answer here) is what we get for that investment. Standardized test scores, dropout rates, graduation rates and advanced placement class-taking are all indicators of student learning.
For example, Alaskan students score roughly average on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.


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Dahlberg Gibson Learning Center is an intervention program for infants, toddlers and preschool-age children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The school uses early intervention strategies, peer play models and play-based curriculum to foster student learning and growth.
Early intervention specialists visit the younger students' families at home and discuss intervention services with parents and caregivers. Young children also attend the preschool to reinforce the skills they learn at home and receive therapy services.
Older, preschool-age children with intellectual and developmental disabilities attend the Dahlberg Gibson Learning Center alongside typically developing children in an integrated classroom. Typically developing children attend the preschool free of charge. They serve as peer play models for the children with disabilities, while they receive the educational services to develop their own self-regulation and problem-solving skills. Parents and intervention specialists work collaboratively to help children build skills to provide a foundation for independence and success.
The Dahlberg Gibson Learning Center encourages family participation through monthly parent events, access to a family and childcare advocate and regular in-home family coaching.
Children may attend morning or afternoon sessions. Funding is provided through the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities. A ten-week summer program is available with tuition paid by the family.


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If you bought Dark Souls III's season pass, then you could be in for a treat this weekend. Several players have reported on Reddit that they were able to download the Ashes of Ariandel DLC on Xbox One today. GameSpot tested this and can confirm that Ashes of Ariandel can be downloaded by searching for it in the Xbox One's store and pressing "Install."
"I thought it wasn't supposed to come out till the 25th, but it's working on my Xbox in offline mode," one player wrote, sharing a photo of their character in the DLC's snowy region. Reddit user Goffer54 checked their season pass, clicked "Manage Downloads," and took a screenshot of the DLC downloading to their console (below).
Source: Reddit user Goffer54
We've contacted Microsoft and Dark Souls publisher Bandai Namco for comment on the situation and will update this article as we hear back. This comes the same day as a patch that makes changes to Poise stat values "across the board." Poise is now more effective for heavier weapons and armor.
Ashes of Ariandel launches for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 25. In the DLC, players travel into the "frozen land of Ariandel" to "defeat the evil within" and uncover the mystery of what destroyed the region. Ashes of Ariandel is the first of two DLC expansions planned for Dark Souls III and costs $15. You can also pick up the game's season pass for $25. The second expansion is expected in early 2017.
Source: GameSpot
Dark Souls 3 DLC Available Now on Xbox One
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Yoga and Stress
Eighty percent of doctor visits are for stress-related problems. Seriously, I think we can all agree that statistic is staggering and scary! So many of us live in a constant state of stress. This week Dr. Catherine Spann lectured on self-regulation. Spann explained that self-regulation includes skills like focusing and maintaining attention on a particular object, regulating emotions, reflecting on experiences, and engaging in positive social interactions. It also involves regulating our stress. The bad news is that self-regulation is one of the first things to go when we are stressed. Stress hijacks the brain and puts us in a state of imbalance. Without self-regulation, we have little control over our actions and responses to stressors (which basically turns into a vicious cycle).
But what does all this have to do with yoga?
Yoga and meditation heighten our awareness of body sensations and feelings. Once we realize something is out of balance (shortened breath cycles, tension throughout body, increased heart rate, etc.), we can use breathing techniques to calm the nervous system. Calming the nervous system is our first line of defense to helps us switch from the sympathetic ("fight or flight" emergency response) to the parasympathetic nervous system (relaxed, calm, energy conserving state). Yoga and meditation are mindfulness exercises that help us practice paying attention to what is going on in our body and mind while strengthening our self-regulating abilities.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I'd like to suggest a gratitude practice which will help with this process of calming the body and managing stress better. Simply take a minute or two to sit in a quiet place and recall the blessings in your life. I find this especially helpful when I am feeling stressed or frustrated. Focusing on the positive can really put our problems in perspective. A few quotes I've read this week on gratitude:
"The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings." -Eric Hoffer
"If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get." -Frank A. Clark
"If you want to change your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily." – Gerald Good
"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you'?" -William Arther Ward


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These Lecture Notes are based primarily on the University of London MSci Physics and Astrophysics degree as given in previous years. Other course related material is also given for extra background on the relevant physics topics and for reference.
Please note: This is NOT an official course Web site. These Lecture Notes are for reference purposes only. Some of the Lecture notes may be incomplete or unavailable. Most of the lecture notes are PDF or Word.DOCs and some PowerPoint PPT files.
3C11 Planetary Geology (UCL):
C3 Condensed Matter Physics option (Oxford) cont.:
Crystalline Structure
Electronic band structure
Magnetic Properties of materials
Optical Properties
(See also PART 9 of the degree modules)
Mathematical Methods I :
(See also PART 4 of the degree modules)
2246 Mathematical Methods III (UCL):
Problem sheets 1-4:
MTH744 (Short) Dynamical Systems notes (QMUL):
See also PART 9 for full notes.
Signals and Systems (TSU):
1224 (1B24) Waves, Optics and Acoustics (UCL): - replaces 1B72 Waves and Modern Physics
[ Lecture 17 ]
Non-mathematical introduction to Cosmology aimed at a general audience (Penn State):
Timelines and other artifacts:
Universe timeline
Solar System timeline
Geological (Earth) timeline
Mass extinctions (Geological Periods)
Scales of Distance, mass, energy and temperature (Penn State) :
Units and Constants (UCL):
Keywords: physics, astrophysics, astronomy, stellar structure, stellar evolution, quantum mechanics, general relativity, cosmology, lecture notes, MSc degree, MSci degree, university degree, physical sciences


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If you don't know about St. Anne's Pub, now is the time to get to know them. St. Anne's Pub is an emerging audio ministry that provides great commentary, interviews, and skethces on current culture from a distinctly Christian perspective.
Their latest issue, "New Draught", deals with controversy in the church - specifically the Presbyterian church within America. There are some fantastic sketches and interviews with:
I HEARTILY commend this and all of their editions to your listening.
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Someone has recently questioned my Reformed creds and commitment - based on... I don't know what. Doesn't matter. This post should be enough to put his fears to rest. If it isn't, then we'll unmask this dude for who he really is! Don't make me mad! People don't like it when I get mad!
So here it is - the proof of my Reformed credentials:
Meat - 2 lbs. Tri-Tip
Rub - combine in small bowl, then rub on meat:
Roquefort Butter - combine ingredients in small bowl, mashing with back of fork
Heat grill to 350 degrees. Sear meat for 10 minutes on direct heat, turning once. Then grill for another 15-25 minutes over indirect heat to desired doneness.
Apply butter over grilled Tri-Tip.
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I have been a hack grill-chef wannabe for a long time. I have scorched burgers, under-cooked chicken, and messed-up my fair share of tri-tip - that is, until now...
Two key birthday presents have transformed me into a grill master:
And that is why I AM a grilling enthusiast!
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I want to publicly thank and acknowledge my buddy, Dennis, for bringing this to my attention...
Get a load of this. You are familiar with Ecclesiastes 11:1,2 which states,
Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Give a serving to seven and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
Well, most commentators have understood this to be a reference to charity / generosity which should spring from engaging in profitable trade. Eugene Peterson picks this up in his "contemporized" translation in the The Message,
Be generous: Invest in acts of charity. Charity yields high returns. Don't hoard your goods; spread them around. Be a blessing to others. This could be your last night.
So far so good, but watch this - "cast your bread upon the waters" is an ancient idiom meaning, "brew beer." Apparently, "casting bread on water" was an ancient and crude manner of brewing beer. Think about it - beer really is the result of soaked / fermented grains...
It makes a lot more sense to understand the balance of verses 1 and 2 in light of this idiom. Are we supposed to serve up a portion of charity to seven or eight folks - or are we supposed to serve up a malted beverage and party hearty? Clearly, we are supposed to serve up malted beverages because we should make merry (Eccl. 8:15) before the "difficult" days come (Eccl. 12:1).
How cool is that? The Bible is encouraging us to make some home brew and throw a party. If that ain't Reformed, I don't know what is.
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Malcolm Gladwell: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference


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Regimentation or Democracy
By W. RANDOLPH BURGESS, Vice-Chairman of the Board, The National City Bank of New York
Delivered before the National Bank Division, American Bankers Association, Atlantic City, New JerseySeptember 23, 1940
Vital Speeches of the Day, Vol. VII, pp. 12-15
A NUMBER of years ago bankers, businessmen, and economists were seriously worried because the United States Government was failing to balance its budget. There were predictions of a break-down of government credit and of inflation. That was a perfectly reasonable belief, for the history of government finance seemed to show pretty clearly that the wages of financial sin is death. Yet for nine years now the budget of this government has been seriously out of balance. We are looking forward to a still larger deficit in the current fiscal year and as far as we can see into the future. But people are less worried today about inflation or other serious financial consequences than they were six or seven years ago. Government bonds are selling at approximately the lowest yields of all time, and it would now appear that the government can borrow easily and at very low interest rates all the money it is likely to need. How shall we account for our extraordinary complacencyin these unusual circumstances? It is no doubt partly that we have become accustomed to them. Those who have cried "wolf" have been wrong so often that we no longer trust them. Also there has been growing up a considerable school of thought to the effect that the old experience as to the inflationary consequence of unbalanced budgets was not necessary, but was due to archaic economic processes which may be superseded today.
A number of recent writers have suggested that Germany has discovered the answer, which is that war is a matter of production and not of money, and that if a nation will only order its production properly it can fight a war almost indefinitely without involving itself in serious financial difficulties. The suggestion is that if we would only think in terms of men rather than of money, we no longer need concern ourselves seriously about budgetary deficits and the old shibboleths of monetary science. To any who have studiedfinancial history it sounds a little like saying that the wages of sin is not death but life everlasting.
In judging the truth of this somewhat startling suggestion we ought to note that the last chapter of the German experiment has not yet been written. It is worth recalling that the historic German inflation did not take place mainly during the last war, but after its close. After the first year of war there had been little price advance, and even at the end of the war prices in Germany were only twice as high as at its beginning. The current experiment is not finished, and it remains to be seen what the final consequences will be.
The lesson of history is pretty clear, that major wars lead to inflation. It was true in this country in the Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War, and the World War. It has been true of other wars in other countries; the link between war and inflation appears to have been practically unbroken. It is a record which places the burden of proof on those who suggest that a new era has arrived in this respect.
Theory of War Finance
Yet the subject is too vital to be dismissed with general statements or historical analogies. The size of the financial undertaking now facing this and other countries makes it essential for us to examine more fully the economics of the problem. There is a considerable literature on the subject. One of the briefest and most complete statements of the essential principles is to be found in an address before the Army War College in 1922 by Benjamin Strong, former Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. More recently, they have been discussed by the English economist, J. Maynard Keynes, and by Jerome Frank, Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. In their broad outlines these three discussions of the problem are in agreement. It is theoretically possible to conduct a war without inflation. The heart of the problem is the relation between the increase in the volume and activity of money and the increase in the production of goods. If as a consequence of government spending people have more money to buy things with than there are things to be bought, prices tend to rise. Now theoretically it ought to be possible for a country to finance a war or huge defense program without excessive increases in money and in prices. There are four areas for action in seeking to accomplish this feat.
1. Keep down government spending.
2. Collect large taxes.
3. Divert the people's savings to meet war costs.
4. Control the effects of increased buying power by controlling prices and consumption.
Germany has been active in all four fields. Its war costs are kept down by paying low wages and requiring long hours of work. It collects large taxes. It forces business and individuals to buy government securities and so diverts savings to war uses. It prevents added purchasing power from raising prices or competing for goods by rigid price control and rationing most articles of consumption. Even so it appears from the available figures that Germany is not avoiding some substantial increase in money. The government is borrowing from the Central Bank and from the private banks. Both the volume of bank credit and paper money circulation are increasing. The usual effects on prices have been avoided as yet, partly through the direct control of prices and consumption. But the very fact that there has been an increase in credit and in the government debt leads to some doubt whether even with her controls Germany can in the long run wholly escape the normal consequences of war finance. But for us the significant part of this analysis is the complete and detailed governmental control of the economic life of the country required by this sort of program for avoidinginflation. The analysis makes it clear why wars have in the Past practically always meant inflation. The easiest way is to borrow. Few countries have been prepared to subject themselves to the stringent and thoroughgoing control implied in the formula suggested above, and practiced in Germany.
In the face of these facts the question which inevitably arises is how a democracy can compete in war with a totalitarian state which is able to control all these elements. Certainly it would appear on the surface that any democracy is at a great disadvantage compared with the authoritarian state. How can we meet this situation?
Regimentation or Democracy?
In war or a huge defense program like ours there are two directions in which we might travel. One is to copy the authoritarian methods, to become ourselves a socialistic state in the sense that the government would be given absolute control over the life of the people. It is appalling to discover how many people are willing to adopt that sort of solution for the present problems of the United States. In order to combat Nazism as a form of government some propose that we surrender in advance, and adopt that form of government ourselves in the hope possibly that when the conflict is over we might be able to revert to a democracy once more. The proposed cartel plan for South America was an example of exactly this sort. It was a proposal to establish complete authoritarian control over the production and marketing of goods. It was fortunate that this plan died of its own weight before the Havana conference, and that conference under the leadership of Secretary Hull, adopted wiser and more liberal proposals. There are other examples arising constantly in recent discussions of legislation before Congress, such as the proposal to take over plants for the defense program by force rather than establishing conditions for and a spirit of cooperation.
Certain compulsions beyond those of peacetime are unquestionably required in time of war and emergency, but how far must they go? Is there another alternative to complete regimentation of the lives of the people? I believe there is, and that it is to be found in the capacity of a democracy for analyzing its problems and for subjecting itself voluntarily to the disciplines required by the situation. It is our democratic faith that a people so disciplining itself will win wars from a people enslaved by its government. Woodrow Wilson stated it, "The highest and best form of efficiency is the spontaneous cooperation of a free people."
It is worth recalling that we fought and won the last war in this general way, and that the inflation in this country was limited, at least in some measure, by deliberate forms of self-restraint. We limited the expansion of bank credit in two ways: first, by the Liberty Loan campaigns, through which a considerable part of war costs was met out of savings rather than bank credit, and second by voluntary curtailment of enterprises requiring credit. One of the special restraints which applied particularly to the country's money was that the government did not borrow directly from the central bank, although the newly created Federal Reserve System was available as a facility which might have been abused.
On looking back at the war experience we can now see that there were a number of other steps which might have been taken which would in retrospect have limited the inflation. The most important lapse perhaps was that we were not sufficiently conscious of the price problem; and business, labor, and government did not resist sufficiently the upward spiral of costs and prices. We are today fortunately much more conscious of that problem, and there has already been definite voluntary resistance to upward price movements.
We are, moreover, starting this defense program with a level of tax rates in effect far higher than was true at the beginning of the last war; so that in any period of expansion we should be likely to collect taxes more rapidly.
Problem Still Underproduction
A more important difference still between the present position and that of the World War is that we start this period of national defense with substantial unemployment, with large excess supplies of food and raw materials and with the volume of industrial production far under the country's reasonable capacity. That is a distinction which should greatly affect the policies to be adopted. For if we revert to our formula, which was that inflation took place when purchasing power increased more rapidly than production, this country has today the facilities by which a further increase in purchasing power may, with wisdom, be paralleled by largely increased production. Hence inflation should be easier to avoid. In theory at least there is no inherent reason why a $5,000,000,000 a year defense program should not be added to our present national production without substantial decreases in the total of production for other purposes. We have the labor, we have the money in super-abundance, and we have the engineering and business ability.
Our industrial position is quite different from that of Germany or England, for those two countries are working at approximately maximum capacity, and they can only produce additional war materials by reducing their production and consumption in other directions. What they need is a redistribution of their national effort. What we need is a stimulation of our total national effort. While England and Germany may require methods which will cut down the nation's consumption in one direction to make available man power and capacity for the defense program, we do not need as yet to cut down our national consumption, but rather to increase it. We have been suffering from under-stimulation, and that is still our problem. Our need is for initiative, enterprise, hard work, increased production. We face a problem in addition rather than subtraction.
Defense Comes First
Two qualifications, however, must be made. The first is that, while as a whole we have excess production potentialities, there are many areas in which the defense program will require diversion of skilled men and machines. Where defense and peacetime programs clash defense must come first. Our guiding principle cannot be "business as usual." We face a situation as critical as though we were actually at war, for our avoidance of war and our future position and influence in the world probably depend on prompt arming. Our defense program is laggard, held back by red tape, technicalities, a failure to put first things first. Nothing must now stand in its way. Concentration on this program means readjustments by business, labor, and government, some of them painful and laborious. It remains to be seen whether we can make these readjustments rapidly enough to meet the emergency, and do it without so damaging our economic machinery as to impair productive power in other directions.
The second qualification to stimulation as an objective is that we launch our defense program under conditions which could become inflationary. Our present bank credit and national debt, and our surplus of bank funds are at ludicrously swollen figures. Our defense spending is piled on top of a huge annual budgetary deficit. We have been on a wild governmental spending spree and our habits and powers of control are impaired. As a people we have not suffered the usual consequences of these abortions and have come to believe we never will, a highly dangerous frame of mind. Thus our present problem is not simple but complex. Weneed first and foremost stimulation,—increased output. But we need second to begin to get under control some of our loose fiscal and monetary policies and powers.
One way of picturing to ourselves this confusing situation in which we find ourselves is to attempt to visualize two alternative courses which now appear to be open to this country.
The Choice—Depression or Recovery
The first is to continue the way we have been going, that is, to continue in the depression which has now lasted for nearly ten years, with continued large unemployment as a moral and social as well as economic drag on the whole country. In this situation and without substantial recovery the defense program would become an almost unbearable burden. If that program can be carried through only by a decrease of other production and other consumption it means a further decrease in the standard of living, a decrease which might be socially dangerous at a time of large unemployment and sub-standard consumption in many population groups. This is not the moral atmosphere for an energetic defense effort. This course would leave us at the conclusion of war with a greatly weakened economy.
A gloomy outlook indeed, but not an impossible one. If we continue to follow public policies which discourage business enterprise, and if in a zeal to avoid inflation and eliminate profits we place premature checks on production and consumption we may find ourselves, after some temporary lift, in continued depression.
The second alternative is that, under the stimulus of the defense program we might again put the whole nation to work; so that the defense program is added to and not subtracted from our present output. If we thus lift the total national income there will be large increases in government tax receipts, and decreases in unemployment which should make possible large reductions in relief expenditures and thus bring the budget nearer to balance and lessen technical causes for inflation. But more important still a nation at work without the drag of unemployment is a more effective nation both for defense and for progress.
The pursuit of this second course might indeed lead us to the point where over expansion and inflation, resulting from the more active use of money already created, might become a real danger and not just a bugaboo. We should have to be alert to see its approach and try to avoid it, but only when it really threatened. The machinery should be prepared in advance.
Clearly the second course is the only sane choice. If we prefer it we must seek it consciously and intelligently. That i means two sorts of action: 1, the encouragement of enterprise and production and 2, preliminary steps in getting under control the potential factors of inflation.
How to Encourage Production
What are the essential steps of public policy which must be taken to make progress in these directions? As to the encouragement of enterprise the story is long and familiar but it certainly includes the need of a vigorous and active security market, less hampered by stringent controls and technical rulings and laws. We need a revision of the labor relations act to give the employer as well as the employee a square deal. At a time when the all-important task is to increase efficiency and production, we would do well to consider the effects of mandatory provisions of the wage-hour law with respect to reduction of working hours and payment of overtime, which tend to raise costs and prices both to the government and to the general public. We need railroad legislation to help clear up the debris of insolvencies. We need revision of the utility holding company act to open the
way for the utilities to finance, through the open market, additions and improvements. We need an intelligent and sympathetic administration of these and other laws. We need a careful revision of tax laws to encourage and not discourage enterprise.
Avoiding Inflation
But on the other side of the picture we must begin to put our house in order against the time when expansion may be followed by over-expansion and inflation. Here again all that can be done within the compass of this discussion is to suggest somewhat dogmatically several avenues in which action is desirable. We surely must get the government budget under better control, and should make a beginning at cutting expenditures outside the defense program. With any recovery in business activity that should not be too difficult. Likewise this is no time to be launching forth on costly long-term state, county, and city undertakings which will place added burdens on the taxpayer and compete with the Federal Government in the markets for labor and supplies. The mechanisms of monetary control greatly distorted by the depression legislation need overhauling. In particular it is unnecessarily dangerous and disturbing to confidence to continue on the statute books power for the President to issue $3,000,000,000 greenbacks solely at his own discretion. In similar position are the power and instruction to buy huge additional amounts of silver and the power to devalue the dollar still further. The repeal of these powers will concentrate monetary controls more fully in the Federal Reserve System, where they belong. The Federal Reserve legislation itself needs review as to the System's real independence of politics and the adequacy of its power of control.
We need to begin to watch more carefully the movement of prices. Theoretically an argument may be made for a somewhat higher price level. Practically an upward movement is so difficult to control once it gets under way, and dislocations of the whole cost structure are so disturbing, that we should probably do better to rely on volume for recovery rather than higher prices. But nowhere is it more important to keep our processes within the democratic framework, for price fixing is a highly dangerous process. We should certainly review those acts of Congress which have created in several spheres the machinery of monopoly to raise prices deliberately. The best way to avoid price inflation is to produce abundantly.
The mechanism of financing the defense program needs study. If inflation really threatens we need to collect more taxes, sell bonds to savers rather than banks. We ought now to finance defense industries as far as possible privately rather than with government funds.
But here, in the case of taxes especially, we run into trouble. For our two objectives are contradictory. Stimulation requires lowering some tax rates, control of inflation requires high rates. Actually the contradiction is less thanit appears, for some of the present rates are so high that they pass the point of diminishing returns. They penalize the operation taxed to a point where it is avoided and tax returns thereby reduced. At present any conflict should be resolved in favor of stimulation rather than control. The inflation danger is latent, not immediate. It must be prepared for, but it is too early to put repressive controls into effect. In taxation, for example, we do well to let people earn some money before we take it away.
What Bankers Can Do
Up to this point we have been talking largely about what other people ought to do. What responsibilities have we as bankers in these matters?
First comes our responsibility as leaders of opinion. We know or should know more about these matters than most other people; and the time has come when we may speak out more freely.
Second, we have a direct responsibility in financing the defense program. It will come to our desk in two forms: the chance to finance directly business working on defense orders and the chance to subscribe to government bonds. The direct financing is complicated and difficult to arrange safely; taking government securities is easy. But for our own good and the good of the country the more we finance directly and correspondingly the less government securities we buy the better. As we finance directly we shall put good business on our books, and keep the banking business in private hands. To the extent we turn the business over to the RFC or other government agencies, we encourage the government in taking over the banking business and increase the government debt and the danger of inflation. Admittedly, there are serious difficulties in lending for defense but they are difficulties we should seek to surmount.
Let me summarize by suggesting still another approach to this situation. We have been looking for a new industry, like automobiles, to lead us out of the desert into the promised land. Many have felt that only so could we get our unemployed to work, get the wheels of industry stirring, and get the national income up. Here is a new industry in the form of a defense program,—a tragic sort of a leader—but one on which the nation can again unite after some years of bickering and disunity and looking for scapegoats. We all know we must get results and must operate efficiently. For our place as a nation and the preservation of our way of life is in the balance.
Can we rise to this challenge? Have we the energy, initiative, and national unity for the speed of output we must have? Can we act sanely and reasonably so as to carry forward this new activity without disrupting the economic machine? If the wheels start turning too fast have we the wisdom and courage to keep it under control? And can we do this within the framework of democracy? These are our problems.


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A two car crash near junction 34 northbound is causing traffic congestion.
Police were called to the scene of the accident involving a Fiat Punto and another vehicle just before the junction at 2.40pm on July 17.
Both cars were damaged but there were no injuries reported.
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Heroes and Villains Take Over the Primary Academy
Last week (10/03/14) was an exciting time for The Folkestone Primary Academy with pupils celebrating a 'Hero and Villains' themed Book Week. Pupils have been learning across the curriculum exploring both fiction and non-fiction writing, along with a full week of planned activities.
Throughout the week all pupils participated in a dance workshop given by 'West End in Schools' - a dance company from London. The workshops were tailored for each year group and themed around a book the children were familiar with. Year 5 and 6 students took part in a journalist talk, learning how to develop their own interviewing skills to use in a forthcoming project. Finally the week ended with their annual dressing up day, where children were able to show off their hero or villain costumes during their whole school assembly. During that time each year group performed their 'hero-themed' song that they had been practising over the last few weeks.
Miss Camilla Claxton, Year 2 Teacher, organised the schedule of activities for Book Week. She comments on the week's event: "Book Week is all about giving the children opportunities across the curriculum to develop their Literacy skills in a fun and engaging way. All week we've had big smiles of enjoyment and enthusiasm on the children's faces so we have certainly achieved it!"


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Blogs and podcasts are very similar, they have many similarities and the only main difference is that a blog is a written and a podcast is an audio version. a podcast is just a diary where you can say what you want and record it using a microphone and people can download the podcast and listen to it on their own computer anytime. podcasts and blogs are always there and can be kept here porever unless the publisher decides to remove it or for and legal reason is removed! even though tehy seem to be very alike tehy tend to be appeal in different ways to others. the main advantages of a podcast is that you can hear there tone of voice which can make you understand more about what they are saying and they are easier for someone on the go to listen to. the main advantages to blogs in another yhand is that you can read over what you have just read at any moment without hassle and is easyier to rean in a noisy place and also many people would rather read context than listen to an audio file.
one prime example of a blog is the hollywoodgossip.com which is a worldwide blog about celebrities, it is updated regularly and always has the gossip but the site is slated alot as everything is always told! bluging and podcasting has become very popular and are becoming more popular than some magazine as they are updated more regularly and are easier to access.
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Here is one of my little sisters, Bohannan's Rhapsody Splash, Hanna. She had her first visit with the dentist this week also. She is a bit of a cheap drunk, one little shot and she was swaying and drooling. She kept giving little rumbley woofles to the DOR while her teeth were being done.
She was super good for the dentist. She stood like a good little
Hanna had one wolf tooth that had to be removed. They are sort of the equivalent of human wisdom teeth. I don't think having only one wolf tooth bodes well for her intelligence but time will tell.
Just wait until you see what the DOR is up to tomorrow.
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Ok since many of you are military I am going to share information with you as I find it.
Here is another article about the shutdown.
Points of the article:
Commissaries WILL be CLOSED
Service Members are expected to go work, they will receive back pay later. The 15th of the month paycheck will have 1/2 the paycheck(April 1-8)
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Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) www.afas.org
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Bell's Jewelry. 68 years.
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Now, if the truth must be told, our senator had the misfortune to be a man who had a particularly humane and accessible nature, and turning away anybody that was in trouble never had been his forte; and what was worse for him in this particular pinch of the argument was, that his wife knew it, and, of course was making an assault on rather an indefensible point. So he had recourse to the usual means of gaining time for such cases made and provided; he said "ahem," and coughed several times, took out his pocket-handkerchief, and began to wipe his glasses. Mrs. Bird, seeing the defenceless condition of the enemy's territory, had no more conscience than to push her advantage.
"I should like to see you doing that, John — I really should! Turning a woman out of doors in a snowstorm, for instance; or may be you'd take her up and put her in jail, wouldn't you? You would make a great hand at that!"
"Of course, it would be a very painful duty," began Mr. Bird, in a moderate tone.
"Duty, John! don't use that word! You know it isn't a duty — it can't be a duty! If folks want to keep their slaves from running away, let 'em treat 'em well, — that's my doctrine. If I had slaves (as I hope I never shall have), I'd risk their wanting to run away from me, or you either, John. I tell you folks don't run away when they are happy; and when they do run, poor creatures! they suffer enough with cold and hunger and fear, without everybody's turning against them; and, law or no law, I never will, so help me God!"
"Mary! Mary! My dear, let me reason with you."
"I hate reasoning, John, — especially reasoning on such subjects. There's a way you political folks have of coming round and round a plain right thing; and you don't believe in it yourselves, when it comes to practice. I know you well enough, John. You don't believe it's right any more than I do; and you wouldn't do it any sooner than I."
At this critical juncture, old Cudjoe, the black man-of-all-work, put his head in at the door, and wished "Missis would come into the kitchen;" and our senator, tolerably relieved, looked after his little wife with a whimsical mixture of amusement and vexation, and, seating himself in the arm-chair, began to read the papers.
After a moment, his wife's voice was heard at the door, in a quick, earnest tone, — "John! John! I do wish you'd come here, a moment."
He laid down his paper, and went into the kitchen, and started, quite amazed at the sight that presented itself: — A young and slender woman, with garments torn and frozen, with one shoe gone, and the stocking torn away from the cut and bleeding foot, was laid back in a deadly swoon upon two chairs. There was the impress of the despised race on her face, yet none could help feeling its mournful and pathetic beauty, while its stony sharpness, its cold, fixed, deathly aspect, struck a solemn chill over him. He drew his breath short, and stood in silence. His wife, and their only colored domestic, old Aunt Dinah, were busily engaged in restorative measures; while old Cudjoe had got the boy on his knee, and was busy pulling off his shoes and stockings, and chafing his little cold feet.
"Sure, now, if she an't a sight to behold!" said old Dinah, compassionately; "'pears like 't was the heat that made her faint. She was tol'able peart when she cum in, and asked if she couldn't warm herself here a spell; and I was just a-askin' her where she cum from, and she fainted right down. Never done much hard work, guess, by the looks of her hands."
"Poor creature!" said Mrs. Bird, compassionately, as the woman slowly unclosed her large, dark eyes, and looked vacantly at her. Suddenly an expression of agony crossed her face, and she sprang up, saying, "O, my Harry! Have they got him?"
The boy, at this, jumped from Cudjoe's knee, and running to her side put up his arms. "O, he's here! he's here!" she exclaimed.
"O, ma'am!" said she, wildly, to Mrs. Bird, "do protect us! don't let them get him!"
"Nobody shall hurt you here, poor woman," said Mrs. Bird, encouragingly. "You are safe; don't be afraid."
"God bless you!" said the woman, covering her face and sobbing; while the little boy, seeing her crying, tried to get into her lap.
With many gentle and womanly offices, which none knew better how to render than Mrs. Bird, the poor woman was, in time, rendered more calm. A temporary bed was provided for her on the settle, near the fire; and, after a short time, she fell into a heavy slumber, with the child, who seemed no less weary, soundly sleeping on her arm; for the mother resisted, with nervous anxiety, the kindest attempts to take him from her; and, even in sleep, her arm encircled him with an unrelaxing clasp, as if she could not even then be beguiled of her vigilant hold.
Mr. and Mrs. Bird had gone back to the parlor, where, strange as it may appear, no reference was made, on either side, to the preceding conversation; but Mrs. Bird busied herself with her knitting-work, and Mr. Bird pretended to be reading the paper.
"I wonder who and what she is!" said Mr. Bird, at last, as he laid it down.
"When she wakes up and feels a little rested, we will see," said Mrs. Bird.
"I say, wife!" said Mr. Bird after musing in silence over his newspaper.
"Well, dear!"
"She couldn't wear one of your gowns, could she, by any letting down, or such matter? She seems to be rather larger than you are."
A quite perceptible smile glimmered on Mrs. Bird's face, as she answered, "We'll see."
Another pause, and Mr. Bird again broke out,
"I say, wife!"
"Well! What now?"
"Why, there's that old bombazin cloak, that you keep on purpose to put over me when I take my afternoon's nap; you might as well give her that, — she needs clothes."
At this instant, Dinah looked in to say that the woman was awake, and wanted to see Missis.
Mr. and Mrs. Bird went into the kitchen, followed by the two eldest boys, the smaller fry having, by this time, been safely disposed of in bed.
The woman was now sitting up on the settle, by the fire. She was looking steadily into the blaze, with a calm, heart-broken expression, very different from her former agitated wildness.
"Did you want me?" said Mrs. Bird, in gentle tones. "I hope you feel better now, poor woman!"
A long-drawn, shivering sigh was the only answer; but she lifted her dark eyes, and fixed them on her with such a forlorn and imploring expression, that the tears came into the little woman's eyes.
"You needn't be afraid of anything; we are friends here, poor woman! Tell me where you came from, and what you want," said she.
"I came from Kentucky," said the woman.
"When?" said Mr. Bird, taking up the interogatory.
"How did you come?"
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United TRANSPORTATION Union
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By Mike Futhey,
SMART Transportation Division President –
Throughout my career as a union officer, I have experienced every type of carrier safety program imaginable: from official company "snitches" to complex, overly burdensome and intrusive research, to innovative, cooperative, joint ventures. Employees need a program to know the program du jour.
When programs fall by the wayside, a newer, shinier version is released, with all the markings of its failing predecessor.
After such a critique, you may be surprised to know that, through it all, I have been a consistent proponent of collectively bargained, cooperative endeavors that recognize the real value of universal buy-in to a goal of a safer work environment.
The evidence is clear and convincing that a correlation exists between employee involvement and reduced incidences of on-duty injuries. There have been examples of carriers that have entered into collectively bargained agreements with our organization's general committees that generated reduced rates of personal injuries on the job, only to see the positive results reversed when the agenda and agreement compliance morphed into a managerial option, with "reinterpretations" of long-standing proven processes becoming the standard.
There is one basic premise that must be recognized: "Our members are not masochists. This organization, from every level, desires to see each member go home safely at the end of the shift."
We want to be a part of what works for the betterment of all concerned, but, we will not subscribe to a system designed to compromise the rights of the members we represent – we know the difference.
We know the difference when the managerial prerogative supersedes the integrity of the process.
We know the difference when the organization extends an offer to carriers to jointly explore a remedy for repeated violations of whistle-blower, provisions only to be met with "lawyering up."
Genuine partnerships never, ever pull rank. Genuine partnerships must respect the integrity of the process and all who participate.
The process must be consistently adhered to, even when it is not comfortable to do so.
My message to the various decision-makers, whether they be in the airline, bus or railroad industry is, "it's your call."
The example you set will resonate, exposing the intent of your rhetoric. Do safety programs produce safety or manipulation of reality?
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I came to Duke to be pushed. I wanted to experience the pressure and the challenge of playing here. Under Coach K, I have developed maturity on and off the court. —Jabari Parker
Read the Sports Illustrated cover story: The education of Jabari Parker
During his junior year at Chicago's Simeon Career Academy, Jabari Parker received his first letter from Duke's Mike Krzyzewski. Every few months he got another. Each contained praise, encouragement and promises. Each was handwritten. "It's my way of telling him, 'This is me. I am doing this,' " Krzyzewski said. "And you can count on what I say. When you sign your name it means more. It takes giving your word to a different level."
Parker saved the letters in a shoebox. He still has them. They represent just one of many unique things Krzyzewski did to recruit him. Coach K also sent handwritten letters to Jabari's parents Sonny and Lola. He made a point to teach Jabari some technical aspect of the game every time he visited the Parker home. He even went out of his way to compliment Parker's commitment to his faith, and promised to make it easy for him to actively participate in Mormonism at Duke.
In December 2012, Parker announced on national television that he'd be attending Duke. It helped that Duke is a perennial national title contender. But Coach K is a master recruiter because he understands people and he's genuine. Still, the truth is that he didn't have to work that hard to land Parker. Parker had his heart set on playing for Coach K even before the first recruiting letter arrived.
As a young teen Parker kept quotes from UCLA's legendary coach John Wooden in his backpack. He read stories about The Wizard of Westwood and the way he melded lessons about life with the game of basketball. "I wondered what it would be like to play for him," Parker said.
Wooden passed away after Parker's freshman year. By then his dream was to play for Coach K — the greatest coach of the modern era. In 2011, Krzyzewski surpassed his mentor Bobby Knight for the most coaching victories in college basketball history with over 900. He's led Duke to 11 Final Fours and four national championships. In the summers he coaches the greatest players in the world — LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony — on the USA basketball team.
"I consider it a blessing and a great privilege to play for Coach K and learn from him," Parker said. "The basketball tradition at Duke is very rich."
In many respects, Parker's union with Krzyzewski has the makings of a Hollywood script. In route to NBA stardom, the kid that Sports Illustrated dubbed "The Best High School Basketball Player Since LeBron James" goes off to be tutored by a legendary coach at a school with gothic archways, stone buildings and perfectly manicured gardens.
Even before the regular season started, Coach K took Parker and his team to West Point to learn about discipline and precision; to the 9/11 Memorial to remember the importance of loyalty and patriotism; to Harlem's Apollo Theater and to a Broadway performance of "Motown" to enrich culture; and to New York City's famous Rucker Park to play on the same court where greats Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Julius "Dr. J" Erving once played.
I've had a first-hand look at how the story has played out from there. Last summer Coach Krzyzewski agreed to let me follow him and Parker through Parker's freshman year. Over the past six months I've spent a lot of time in Durham. I've also followed the team on the road. But mainly I've observed and interviewed Krzyzewski and Parker. This week in Sports Illustrated I tell their story.
Jabari and I were quite close before I started this project. We became fast friends when I profiled him at age 17 for Sports Illustrated. One of the things we share in common is our religion. More important, we share the same approach to it.
"I don't emphasize my religion," Parker said. "The truth is I'm not really different from my teammates. I just try to be a good person and they love me for who I am."
It's an approach that has earned Coach K's respect. "Jabari doesn't publicize his faith," Krzyzewski said. "He doesn't throw it in your face. He just lives his religion by example. His family is the same way. Those are strong people."
I didn't know Krzyzewski when this project began. But I consider him a friend now. Some of my most enjoyable moments were in his office discussing things other than basketball — his Polish Catholic roots; his family; and the lessons he learned as a cadet at West Point.
"If it was up to me I wouldn't have chosen West Point because I was afraid of it," Krzyzewski told me.
But he didn't have a choice. His mother was a cleaning lady; his father an elevator operator. Neither of them graduated from high school. They were first-generation descendants of Polish immigrants. "My parents didn't understand West Point," Krzyzewski said. "But they understood 'Presidents have gone there. And my son can go there?' It was a no-brainer for them."
The Academy pushed Krzyzewski out of his comfort zone. He had to learn to swim; to tie a knot; to put up a tent; to march in formation; and to absorb intense yelling and strict commands.
"I wanted to quit," he said. "But I was brought up to never quit. My experience at West Point made me who I am. I had to learn to do things I would never choose to do."
In a similar sense, Krzyzewski has spent the past six months taking Parker out of his comfort zone and pushing him harder than he's ever been pushed. He's taught Parker the importance of relentless preparation, conditioning and precision. He's taught him to be a professional.
"I came to Duke to be pushed," Parker said. "I wanted to experience the pressure and the challenge of playing here. Under Coach K, I have developed maturity on and off the court."
At the same time, Parker and Krzyzewski have developed a relationship that runs deeper than coach and player.
"I love Jabari," Krzyzewski said. "In some respects I wonder who he would be if he wasn't a basketball player. He is a beautiful kid and unbelievably humane. He doesn't have a selfish bone in his body."
Read the Sports Illustrated cover story: The education of Jabari Parker
Jeff Benedict is a special features writer for Sports Illustrated and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football. His website is www.jeffbenedict.com


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I found this book to be quite captivating. I enjoyed the character studies of all of the people in the book. It was at times disturbing and sad, at other times joyful and satisfying. I found it to be quite thought-provoking and I wished the characters well as I read. Once I got to the middle I ended up spending a rainy day reading it to the end.
In Cheryl Strayed's debut novel, cancer rocks the foundation of a Minnesota family. As a teenaged mother, Teresa Rae Wood fled her abusive husband and started a new life outside Duluth. Townspeople know her for her decency, her keen mind and her quirky radio program, "Modern Pioneers."
Teresa's family includes her daughter, Claire, a book-smart and emotive college senior; her son, Joshua, a sensitive and taciturn adolescent about to graduate from high school; and Bruce, her common-law husband and adoring soulmate. The tragic news of Teresa's diagnosis followed by her ultimate death shatters the family as each member takes a unique approach toward self-destruction. Bruce alienates himself from the community and latches on to the first single woman he can find. Joshua develops a drug habit, drops out of school and becomes a father. Claire has a sexual dalliance with a much older man and lets her studies slide.
If you've read Strayed's excellent new memoir, "Wild," "Torch" may seem repetitive because of its autobiographical nature. Nevertheless, Strayed has a gift of getting to the core of the human condition without artifice. She effectively taps into the psyche of midwestern America, and her evocative prose leaves an indelible mark. She has composed a hauntingly beautiful story written with tenderness and endowed with true insights into the frailty of relationships.
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The Maldives are the perfect place for honeymoons and couples looking for a luxury island vacation. This country of 1,000 islands has everything a person could want in a tropical island — clear water, white sand beaches, palm trees, warm sunny days, and lots of great diving. It's as close to heaven as you can get. While the Maldives have always been thought of as an expensive, honeymoon /couple place to visit, it's actually an incredible budget traveler destination. Yeah, the resorts are expensive (even the ones on the cheaper end) but the country has opened up its tourism in recent years and now allows locals to start their own guesthouses and the ferry system is greatly improving. You can easily visit these countries on a budget and still get to experience that picture perfect beach vacation you came here for!
Accommodation – Aside from the capital, there are no "hotels" in the Maldives. The cheaper resorts usually start at around 900 MVR in the low season. At most resorts, a double room will cost at least 1,500 MVR per day. Air-conditioning and WiFi are relatively standard at most resorts, however, if you want a resort with a swimming pool, expect to pay several thousand MVR per night! However, thanks to new laws, locals can open their own guesthouses and you'll find many islands with guesthouses. Most start around 600 MVR per night for a room with a private bathroom (and will include wifi and breakfast).
Food- All your meals and drinks are included when you are at the resorts. On the main island of Male, you can find local markets and restaurants where meals typically cost around 80 MVR. For a nicer meal at a restaurant with table service, expect to pay around 325 MVR. If you buy your own groceries, and depending on your diet, expect to spend around 1,000 MVR per week. On the non-resort islands, expect to pay, 110-150 MVR each for most meals, 150-230 MVR for the dinner buffets you see around, and 5 MVR for a pot of tea. A bottle of water will cost between 6-12 MVR.
Transportation – Your resort takes care of all your transportation needs and can help you figure out what ferries you need to get around. Getting from the airport to Male via ferry will cost around 40 MVR per person. Public inter-island ferries cost 30-75 MVR while speedboats cost 110-310 MVR. Flights from Sri Lank are the cheapest, with tickets costing as little as 2,300 MVR, round trip. If you are flying from the United Arab Emirates, expect to pay double that.
Activities – Diving costs vary but a single-tank dive will cost around 100 MVR and a week's worth of diving will cost around 5,250 MVR.
Suggested daily budget – 770-1,075 MVR / $50-70 USD (Note: This is a suggested budget assuming you're staying the local guesthouses, eating the local food, and using local transportation. If you plan to do a resort Maldives vacation, expect to pay at least 4,500 MVR per night at a resort!)
- ly from the Middle East or Asia – Even getting to the Maldives by plane can be incredibly expensive. Luckily, regional airlines like Air Asia and Sri Lankan Airlines and have begun offering cheaper airfare to get there. Be sure to try to book a flight from either Asia or the Middle East to save on your ticket price!
- Use ferries – The Maldives' atolls are served by a series of ferries from Malé. They run on opposite days (to Maafushi on Monday, back to Malé on Tuesday) and rarely on Friday (it being the Muslim sabbath). You can jump from Malé to an atoll's capital island then to smaller, nearby islands in the chain. The ferry is only 30-75 MVR depending on distance. Research the ferries beforehand so you know when and where you can go next. Island hopping is very difficult without planning.
- Stay with the locals – The Maldives has recently allowed locals to lodge travelers in their homes and this accommodation option is by far the cheapest. Using sites like Airbnb to find these guesthouses is a good choice. The only alternative to this option (since there are a sparse number of hostels in the area) is to spend the night at an expensive resort. Learn more about the local culture and save a ton of money by staying in guesthouses.
- There is no alcohol – As the Maldives is a Muslim country, you can't get alcohol anywhere in the country, except on the resort islands which have a special exemption.
- Take lots of USD – Though the Maldives has its own currency (MVR), US dollars are widely accepted, and you often get a better price if you pay in USD. This varies from one restaurant or shop to another, so I carried both currencies with me and paid in whatever currency had a lower price. (Though you're talking the difference of 50 cents, every penny counts!)
- Go on the included excursions – Many guesthouses have planned excursions that you can go on anytime you wish. Due to the private nature of staying at a guesthouse, often it will be you and your host enjoying scuba diving or snorkeling for however long you wish. It's also a smart idea to ask around the local towns to see if they know of any special activities to do.
Top Things to See and Do in the Maldives
- Explore Male – This relatively small city happens to be the capital city of the Maldives. Despite its size, it is host to many interesting mosques, museums. The Hukuru Miskiiy, also known as the Old Friday Mosque, is the oldest in the country, dating back to 1656. It is one of the more popular visitor hotspots. Some other interesting places to check out are the National Art Gallery, the National Stadium, and Sultan's Park.
- Skip Maafushi – Maafushi, once a sleepy little island, is now the victim of uncontrolled development. There are hotels going up left and right, boats making frequent trips to Malé to pick up tour groups, and one small, increasingly crowded, overbuilt beach. The few restaurants on the island cater mostly to tourists, and outside the area cleaned up for visitors, it's one trash-covered dump. Skip it!
- Visit the other local islands – I really liked Mahibadhoo. It was clean (local women volunteer to clean the island once a week), and the buildings were more colorful, featuring a rainbow of pastel-colored structures. There was more life here (I watched local soccer games each night), and, overall, the vibe was just nicer! Though it doesn't have a "bikini beach" (as the beaches for foreigners are called), there is good snorkeling right off shore (which is what I did), and it's a launching pad for day trips to deserted atolls, sandbars, and quieter islands like Dhanbidhoo, Kalhaidhoo, and Isdhoo.
- Dive the Banana Reef – This is a protected marine area that is known internationally for its beauty and incredible diving and snorkeling. The numerous caves, overhangs, and dramatic cliff lines result in stunning photos with every shot you snap. The brilliant coral growth attracts a huge range of sea life, including grouper, barracuda, morays, jackfish, snapper, and more.
- Eat out – The food here is beyond delicious and incredibly fresh. Most of the restaurants in Male offer outdoor dining areas. Some of the more popular places to go include The Seagull Café, Symphony, Royal Garden Café, and Irudhashu Hotaa (for quick meals).
- Ride the Whale Submarine – This popular excursion takes you along the ocean reef. This is perfect for children and those that aren't into diving. There are several boats that can take you to the launch point — The Whale House. It is best to set up a reservation in advance, even though there are several departures daily. Tickets are 1,850 MVR for adults and 925 MVR for children.
- Go fishing – Fishing is really popular here, so for those of you that are into it, this is a real treat. There is plenty of big game to go after, and you can spend days doing it. Many of the hotels offer package deals and will set you up with any necessary equipment and bait. Night fishing is also included. Prices will vary depending on how long you go for and whether your book a private charter, but expect to pay at least 700 MVR.
- Retreat to Bathala Island – This is a beautiful island in the north Ari Atoll. It is just 90 minutes by speedboat from the airport or 20 by seaplane. The beaches here are covered in soft, white sand and there is a lot of natural overgrowth. The island is small and intimate — it only takes 10 minutes to walk to perimeter — but there is something private and humbling about it.
- Dive the Wreck of the Maldive Victory – This is a dive that is best suited for the more experienced and comfortable. There is a heightened challenge, due to the potential for strong currents. At the deepest point, the ship (which originally sunk in 1981), sits at 115 feet. The structure is almost entirely intact and it is now home to a rich growth of sponges, coral, tubastrea, and a variety of fish.
- Have a spa day – When you spend the time and money to travel all the way to a place like this, it is almost a must to spend at least a few hours at the spa. The best thing about being here is that it is easy to unwind, relax, and do something great for your body. Massages, detoxes, soaks, wraps, and facials are some of the few things to consider. Prices will vary depending on what treatment you get and where you get it done. Expect to pay at least 600 MVR.
- Explore the Fish Head – Also known as Mushimasmingali Thila, this is another world-famous dive site among the Maldives. The biggest attraction here is the number of gray reef sharks that can be seen—but you will also see a wide variety of colorful fish, including Napoleons, fusiliers, and even barracudas! The walls run deep into the ocean depths and run like multi-level ledges, covered in anemones, sea fans, and black corals.
- Do some watersports – When you are ready to get wet somewhere other than the hotel swimming pool or in the numerous turquoise lagoons, check out one of the many water sports available throughout the Maldives. The water here is great for a ride, whether it's via a banana boat, parasailing, water skiing, or any other number of things. You are sure to have a thrilling time!
- Go surfing – If you are in the Maldives anytime between March and October, then you are pretty much guaranteed some primo surfing time, with June through August holding the promise of the biggest waves. The Atoll of Male is a popular place to go, but there are tons of great spots to check out. If you want to stay at an all-inclusive surf camp, expect to pay around 1,600 MVR per night.
- Have a snack attack – Maldivian food is super tasty, especially if you are fond of fish. Snacking, known commonly as hedhikaa, is surprisingly popular here, with entire menus dedicated to it. There are all kinds of different pastries and fried fishy rolls. Snacking has never been so tempting!
- Shop at the STO Trade Center – Located in Male, this is the city's largest supermarket. Picking up stuff here can save you a little extra money, especially if you are staying somewhere with a kitchen. There is a great assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as some interesting local favorites.
- Visit the National Museum – Located in Male, this small museum can be found in Sultan's Park. First opened in 1952, this museum showcases the rich cultural heritage and history of the country. Many of the items here once belonged to the former kings and queens of the country. Admission is 100 MVR for adults and 20 MVR for children.


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As any Chicagoan knows, taking a hot dog to the next level is largely a matter of how you top it. Ketchup might have no place on a wiener, but what about Fritos and jalapeños? Totally legit. So is the stuff that graces this brace of superdogs we've collected from fellow food sites.
1. The conjunction of salty and sweet is the appeal of the Tiki Dog, a bacon-wrapped frank brushed with teriyaki sauce, jumbled up with grilled pineapple and red onion.
2. The Creole Dog takes you to the South, where fried green tomatoes and rémoulade rule.
3. Morocco represents via the highly ambitious Marrakech Dog, which has ham-hock-and-harissa-braised lentil chili, red cabbage, and crisp onion rings.
4. The Cheddar Apple Dog takes a well-worn American flavor combo (pretzel bun, cheddar, sautéed apples) and wienerizes it.
5. We're not sure about the inspiration behind the Tahini Dog (vinegar cabbage slaw, tahini yogurt sauce, sliced scallions, red pepper flakes), but it sure sounds good.
6. The Vietnamese Dog is 110 percent banh mi: pickled daikon, carrots, and cucumber, with cilantro, mint, and Sriracha mayo.
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NATO foreign ministers gather in Brussels to look into ways of keeping Washington committed to the alliance, which the new U.S. President Donald Trump has previously denounced as ''obsolete''. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
BROADCAST AND DIGITAL RESTRICTIONS~** Broadcasters: NONE Digital: *NONE*~ ROUGH CUT. NO REPORTER NARRATION. NATO foreign ministers on Friday (March 31) looked into ways of keeping Washington committed to the alliance, which the new U.S. President Donald Trump has denounced as "obsolete", as they gathered in Brussels for a rescheduled one-day meeting. The alliance advanced the talks to an earlier date to accommodate the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's agenda. Under Trump, Washington has stepped up pressure on Europe to pay more for its own defence. The new U.S. president has also said fighting terrorism was his chief priority and the alliance should do more on that. Only four European NATO members - Estonia, Greece, Poland and Britain - met the alliance's agreed requirement of spending two percent of their annual economic output on defence.


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Eco-Friendly Frying Pan Eliminates Nasty Cooking Odors
Concept desing 'Purifi Pan' could be the solution to the perennial problem of strong odors caused by frying food.
Designer Hong Ying Guo has created a frying pan that can potentially eliminate odor problems when cooking food. Aptly named the "Purifi Pan," Ying Guo's concept pan is equipped with an air purifier by its rim that neutralizes odor right from the pan; that way, the odor is nipped at the source and no longer diffuses throughout the kitchen or living room. Instead, it is converted into an odorless gust of air. The Purifi Pan is available in two configurations for left-handed and right-handed users, respectively, and boasts of a sustainable system wherein the air purifier draws power from the heat generated in cooking, thereby eliminating the need to expend more energy to run it.


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Sunday, August 18, 2013
That's Gratitude For You!
Everyone has an excuse, and this one belongs in the Department of Frivilous Lawsuits: "Woman who tried to throw herself under a train as a teenager is suing the cops who helped save her for $7m over claims they 'ruined her chances of getting a job by making suicide attempt public'." I guess it no longer pays to be a Good Samaritan, if this is the thanks you get. Should the cops have just let her die instead?
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Want to read a great book and support Chiari Malformation Awareness?
Try Beyond Expectations! A fast paced adventure with no shortage of comedy, and just a touch of romance. It is a real coming of age story, that follows a young woman named Moira O'Malley, and her soon to be complicated life in Ocean City, Maryland. Come along as she gets caught up in a whirlwind of dangerous events, which will forever change her life, and the lives of her friends.
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The Peugeot RCZ R is finally making its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month. The RCZ R is powered by a 1.6-liter THP engine which produces 260hp, currently the most powerful production model in Peugeot's history. It boasts of being of the most efficient production vehicles at over 160bhp/liter of displacement with CO2 emissions targeted at just 155g/km.
The RCZ R Concept previewed the evolution at the Paris and Geneva Motor Shows – shown with a matt black and copper livery that heralds the spiritual stance of a road-going RCZ R.
Peugeot's racing experience has played a big part in the development of the RCZ R, it features a bespoke suspension set-up, an exclusive wheel design, and a Torsen LSD (limited-slip differential).
Peugeot will be bringing two red RCZ Rs to Goodwood, one to be displayed on the Peugeot stand and another shown performing dynamically during the Festival of Speed weekend, driven by the UK Peugeot 208 GTi Ambassador, Bradley Philpot - a finalist in the recent Nürburgring 24-hour race that saw three Peugeot 208 GTi cars win their SP2T class.
The timely reveal ahead of its launch at the end of the year concides with the 20th anniversary of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, while the public opening of the Festival on 12th July, is the very same date 100 years ago that Peugeot won the French Grand Prix, coming first and second.


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A simple, designy to-do service app that provides the ability to work offline and sync with your existing TeuxDeux account.
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A simple, designy to-do service app that provides the ability to work offline and sync with your existing TeuxDeux account.
Tapestry is a growing collection of short, wonderful stories made for reading on your phone. Its a linear and visual experience transporting you on a journey through each unique story via its elegant interface.
An award winning and atmospheric adventure game set inside a Japanese pop-up book. Fold and slide the beautifully crafted paper world to solve puzzles and discover secrets. Innovative interface and equally amazing illustrations and animations. You must get this game!
Yet another amazingly designed app from the folks at UNIQLO. Seriously they can't go wrong, this time with recipes, food and gourmet chefs!
This app allows users to shoot photos using both the front and back cameras and combine both photos into a single image, then share to your social network of choice. Simple and does what it says.
A handy utility to scan your twitter or instagram accounts for unfollowers and followers, removing inactive users, and suggestions for other influential people to follow.
A minimal and stunning currency converter (incl. 180 countries currencies) with simple gestural interactions.
A 2D/3D space fighter arcade game set to an exclusive remix of the Metronomy single I'm Aquarius.
Anyone can play electro piano with this app, tweak cords and piano riffs in real time, and use the built in arpeggiator and drum machine to accompany your desktop jamming. A futuristic interface and cloud based storage of songs via Soundcloud.
Another super simple yet cleanly RSS reader for mobile (they also do one for tablet). Its great to have options!


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- Housing rehabilitation project for York YMCA's Community Development Corporation (with assistance from Housing Development Corporation, in Lancaster).
- Rehabilitation of 15 dilapidated wood-frame row homes into 38 affordable apartments and one commercial building.
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Forza Horizon 3 players can drive the Regalia from Final Fantasy 15 starting next week
Forza Horizon 3 players can soon get their hands on a rather famous Final Fantasy car.
The Regalia from Final Fantasy 15, which is almost like a fifth member of the group, will be made available to Forza Horizon 3 players next week.
It will be a free download for anyone who has played Forza Horizon 3 on Xbox One or Windows 10 PC and Final Fantasy 15 players on Xbox One by its release date.
Those who play the racer will find the Regalia waiting on them in via the in-game messaging system. Final Fantasy 15 players will receive a code to redeem the Regalia in Forza Horizon 3 through the Xbox Live messaging system.
The car is nearly 21 feet long, seven feet wide and boasts a 7.2-liter supercharged V12 with up to 536 horse-power. It's the standard model, so don't expect it to turn into the Regalia Type-F or Type-D.
If you want a behind-the-scenes look on how Square Enix, Playground Games and Turn 10 brought the Regalia into Forza Horizon 3, check out this blog post.
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Delicious chili and cider during the Super Bowl (not so recently).
One of my favorite necklaces.
Cupcake leftovers.
Fun neapolitan DIY nails.
My workout watch. Bright and cheery.
When the President was in town.
The sibs and I enjoying some grown carrots. (This was a year or two ago.)
Delicious cupcakes during happy hour. My favorite local place!
My wish for you all!
Happy Wednesday!!!