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If you have AT&T Local service, the following calling features that can be useful in reducing or eliminating harassing/annoying calls include: Call Block, Call Return and Anonymous Call Rejection.
You may choose to manage annoyance calls using other AT&T Landline, Wireless and Messaging products.
You can get information online about the features that are available in your area or call customer service at 800-288-2020 to discuss the options available for you.
Annoyance Call Types
Beep Tones, Data, FAX
Infrequent Beep or Data Calls
Generally, calls that beep when answered are unintentional and are frequently misdirected faxes but may include other sources such as computers, pagers, alarms, etc. These types of calls are common and can be very annoying but are not illegal. Most of the time these types of misdirected calls are just mistakes and they will usually stop as soon as the person sending the fax or data realizes they are dialing the wrong number.
Frequent or Persistent FAX Calls or other Data Calls (More than 10 calls per hour or persisting over 2 or 3 days)
Bomb Threats
Activate Call Trace (*57) (Not Applicable to Wireless). Call Trace may be an effective and immediate method in which to capture the telephone number last received.
Contact your local law enforcement.
Collect Calls
Collect Calls can be refused on a per call basis or these calls can be blocked. Most Collect Calls can be blocked through AT&T by adding Billed Number Screening. (Not Applicable to Wireless)
Debt Collection Calls
Keep in mind that collection calls are not illegal. If you have no knowledge of the person they are asking for you may tell the collector that you would like the collection calls to stop. If the calls continue, you may want to ask to speak to a supervisor or compliance manager. If you have requested that the collection calls stop and the collectors continue to call, you may contact the Federal Trade Commission to file a complaint. Contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-382-4357 or file online at The Federal Trade Commission.
Life Threatening Calls
Life threatening calls are illegal. Contact your local law enforcement if you wish to pursue a criminal investigation. This does not include silent calls unless you have reason to suspect these calls are intentionally harassing you. If you are receiving silent calls, please review the section on "Silent, Hang up Calls".
Obscene Calls
Obscene calls are illegal. Contact your local law enforcement if you wish to pursue a criminal investigation.
Phantom Debt Collection Calls
Phantom debt collection scams have been occurring for the last three years or more. These recent TDoS attacks are part of an extortion scheme. This scheme starts with a phone call to an organization from an individual claiming to represent a collections company for payday type loans. The caller may have a strong accent and ask to speak with a current or former employee concerning an outstanding debt. Failing to get payment from an individual or organization, the perpetrator launches a TDoS attack. The organization will be inundated with a continuous stream of calls for an unspecified, but lengthy period of time. The attack can prevent both incoming and/or outgoing calls from being completed.
If you suspect that you are a victim of Telephony Denial of Service file a complaint with the Crime Complaint center (a partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)), aka IC3. Click here for the most recent IC3 public service announcements.
Keep in mind that collection calls are not illegal per se. If you have no knowledge of the person they are asking for you may tell the collector that you would like the collection calls to stop. If the calls continue, you may want to ask to speak to their supervisor or compliance manager. If you have requested that the collection calls stop and the collectors continue to call, you may contact the Federal Trade Commission to file a complaint. Contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-382-4357 or online at The Federal Trade Commission.
If you are concerned about a scam or are receiving so many calls you cannot use your phone, please review the SCAM section.
Political / Campaign calls
Although these calls can become a nuisance, they are not illegal. Most political calls are received during the political / election season. You may try asking the caller to remove your name/phone number from the calling list. Some states have specific laws regarding campaign calls. Check with your state attorney general for state law information.
Certain calls are exempt from the National Do Not Call List. For example; political organizations, charities, telephone surveyors or companies with which you have an existing business relationship can legally call you even if you have registered on the National Do Not Call List. For more information contact the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov.
If you suspect a scam, report it to your local law enforcement AND file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Your local law enforcement is your first contact if you suspect you have been a victim of a scam.
The FTC collects complaints about companies, business practices, and identity theft. Your complaints can help the FTC detect patterns of wrong-doing, and lead to investigations and prosecutions. Filing a complaint helps to prevent business practices that are anticompetitive, deceptive or unfair to consumers.
Silent Hang Up Calls
The management of silent, hang up calls differs based on the time of day and/or frequency of the calls received.
If you are receiving silent or hang up calls between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., these calls are usually from telemarketers, collection agencies, or other types of business calls using automated dialers. Many of these calls will display on Caller ID as "UNKNOWN", "OUT OF AREA" or "800 SERVICES." Companies use automatic-dialers to continuously call a list of numbers. The reason there is no one on the other line when you answer the call is because the companies may not have enough operators to answer every call the computer dials. These calls may be annoying but most are legal and legitimate attempts for companies to sell their products or to make contact to customers for other business purposes.
Calls in the middle of the night generally fall into 2 categories: unintentional and intentional. Please read the explanation of both to determine appropriate course of action.
Frequent or Chronic Calls (10 calls per day and persisting over 2 or 3 days)
Telemarketing & Survey Calls
Telemarketing calls are generally legal. Law enforcement does not normally investigate these types of calls. If the frequency of these calls becomes a nuisance, there are several tools available to help you manage these types of calls.
Landline Products
Anonymous Call Rejection
Anonymous Call Blocking Anonymous Call Blocking (ACB) intercepts calls from people who have used special blocking features to prevent their name or number from being provided to people they call. When the ACB service is turned on, callers hear a message telling them to hang up, unblock delivery of their phone number, and call again. Your phone will not ring unless the caller removes the block. You can use the service with or without Caller ID.
For more information on how to use this and other call blocking features, please visit http://att.com/features.
Call Forwarding
Call Forwarding is a calling feature that allows you to forward your calls to another phone number. Call Forwarding lets you receive your calls even when you're not at home. As long as you have enough rollover lines or voicemail boxes to accept the calls, you can forward up to five calls simultaneously.
If you would like to automatically forward your calls to another number, you simply dial 72# on your touchtone phone (1172 on a rotary phone). Then, you enter the number to which you would like your calls forwarded.
When you're ready to stop forwarding your calls, just dial 73# (1173 on a rotary phone) to turn off the feature.
For more information on how to use this and other calling features, please visit http://att.com/features.
Wireless Customers click here.
Call Block *60
Call Block allows you to block calls from up to six specified phone numbers. Just put the numbers on your Call Block list and those callers are prevented from calling you. The number is on your telephone bill.
For more information on how to use this and other call blocking features, please visit http://att.com/features.
Wireless Customers click here.
Call Return / Auto Call Back (*69)
AT&T Call Return / Automatic Call Back allows you to call back the person that just called you. That means that you can finish your task at hand without missing that important call. Just by dialing *69, you will automatically be connected to the previous caller. It's a simple and easy way to be connected to your last caller. *69 Call Return / Automatic Call Back will try to place your call for up to 30 minutes if the number is busy. Simply listen for a special ring that repeats twice to let you know your call has been placed. To cancel all *69 Call Return / Automatic Call Back requests, pick up the phone and press *89. *69 Call Return / Automatic Call Back can return some long distance calls. If you use this service to return a long distance call, you'll be charged a long distance rate and the telephone number will appear on your bill.
This feature is available as subscription or pay-per-use.
For more information on how to use this and other calling features, please visit http://att.com/features.
Call Trace (*57)
Call Trace may be an effective and immediate method in which to capture the telephone number last received. Availability of this service and charges for this service varies. Information collected can only be provided to law enforcement. If the threat was the last number to be received on that phone line, use the Call Trace feature by dialing *57 (1157 for rotary/pulse phones) from the number that received the threat. Follow the recorded instructions. After a successful Call Trace, make a record of the date and time the threat was made. If the last call received could not be traced you will hear an error message.
CAUTION — In an emergency, call your local law enforcement officials immediately.
Caller ID
Caller ID can identify the source of annoying or harassing calls and allow you to screen unwanted calls. You can also order Caller ID with Name and Number Delivery, which displays both the name and number of the caller. Caller ID will assist you in seeing who has called your phone when you were not there. It is also a good way to collect the numbers of people you would like to call in the future.
When you receive a call, the caller's name and number will appear on the Caller ID display screen after the first ring - unless the caller has chosen to block it or the number is unavailable. You can purchase a variety of Caller ID equipment at many retail stores.
Caller ID is not available in some areas or on some calls and may not be available internationally. Some names and numbers may be blocked, unavailable, or come from an area not equipped to provide Caller ID data. Display equipment is required.
For more information on how to use this and other calling features, please visit http://att.com/features.
Wireless Customers click here.
Privacy Manager
Privacy Manager provides Caller ID subscribers with the ability to intercept unavailable numbers. Privacy Manager will intercept all unidentified calls before your phone rings and require the caller to identify themselves. If the caller does not identify themselves, the call is terminated and your phone does not ring. If the caller's number would normally not be displayed (such as "anonymous", "private", "out of area", or "unavailable" on your Caller ID display), Privacy Manager would ask the person to announce their name and to identify themselves. Once the person states their name, your phone will ring and you will have the option of either receiving or rejecting the call. Privacy Manager allows you to identify the caller before you speak to them.
For more information on how to use this and other calling features, please visit http://att.com/features.
Three way Calling
Three-Way Calling is a service that allows three people in three different locations to talk to each other at the same time.
Three-way Calling allows you to talk to your two best friends, both of your parents, or even your two children at the same time. You'll enjoy the convenience and time saving benefits of being able to speak to two people on the phone at once. Features include:
For more information on how to use this and other calling features, please visit http://att.com/features.
Voice Mail
AT&T Voicemail Service (AT&T VMS) is a centrally located computerized voice messaging service. This service eliminates the need for customer-provided answering machines and allows a customer to receive a message when their phone is in use or when the phone is not answered. Messages can be retrieved from any phone in the world by dialing the Voicemail access number.
The customer has the ability to create a customized greeting for callers or use a standard system greeting. They also can perform such functions as reviewing, storing, scanning, and deleting messages.
Receive messages when you're away from home, on the phone or online. Options include pager notification and extension mailboxes.
Voice Mail Plus is a service that lets you receive messages when you're away from home, on the phone, or online, without an answering machine. You can check messages privately when it's convenient for you. They're protected by your private password too. You won't have to worry about missing important calls because your phone was in use. Voice Mail Plus includes the added features of extension mailboxes, mailbox-to-mailbox messaging, and pager notification.
For more information on how to use this and other calling features, please visit http://att.com/features.
Wireless Customers click here.
Wireless Products
My Account (Wireless only)
Your local law enforcement agency may ask that you provide them with a copy of the annoyance call record as evidence in their criminal investigation. Your incoming calls are recorded and available for you to view on-line from 2 - 72 hours from when the call was made.
Click here to manage your wireless account, including, providing law enforcement with your wireless phone bill.
Call Forwarding
Call Forwarding lets you forward your incoming wireless calls to another phone number. Airtime charges, plus any applicable long distance and/or roaming charges, are incurred for calls forwarded via the wireless network.
With Call Forwarding activated:
Call Forwarding is included on all AT&T and former AT&T Wireless rate plans. Forwarded calls are billed airtime from the time the call is answered until it is ended. Each call forwarded may receive, depending on your location, per minute/per call or interconnect charges based on where the call is forwarded. Long Distance charges apply if the call is forwarded to a long distance number. If you are on a former AT&T Wireless rate plan, call forwarding minutes may not apply to your included minutes.
Contact your Customer Care Center for information about availability, charges and ordering. The number is on your telephone bill. Also, you can go to Wireless Basics for Call Forwarding for more information.
Landline Customers click here.
Caller ID
Caller ID lets you to know who's calling before you answer a call. When your phone rings, Caller ID shows the telephone number of the calling party on your phone's display. Take important calls and let voice mail handle the rest.
Using Caller ID
Your phone should come with Caller ID already activated. There are no special instructions to use Caller ID. When someone calls, the name and number will automatically appear on your phone's display.
Contact your Customer Care Center for information about availability, charges and ordering. The number is on your telephone bill. Also, you can go to Wireless Basics for Call ID for more information.
Landline Customers click here.
Number Change
To change your telephone number contact your Customer Care Center. The number is located on your telephone bill.
Smart Limits for Call
AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless is a new online service that provides you with the freedom and security of a cell phone while setting sensible boundaries for its use.
With AT&T Smart Limits for Wireless, you start with an easy online set-up that allows you to determine specifically how and when you can use the phone. You can set limits for:
As you approach the text and download limits, you will receive an advance warning. Once a limit is reached, there will be a notification that the action is restricted and that the service will be stopped until the next billing cycle begins.
Calls and text messages to and from phone numbers you designate as "Allowed Numbers" and calls to and from 911 will continue to be permitted regardless of the limits you set.
Please Note: This product cannot currently be used to set specific monthly limits for minutes. All incoming calls are allowed at all times except from numbers you designate as "Blocked Numbers."
Contact your Customer Care Center for information about availability, charges and ordering. The number is on your telephone bill. Also, you can go to Wireless Basics for Smart Limits for Wireless for more information.
Voice Mail
Let Voicemail take a message.
Sometimes you can't - and sometimes you choose not to - but you don't always answer your calls. That's when your voicemail becomes your personal assistant. Get the most from your voicemail by knowing its features and benefits, and the keys that make it happen.
Although Basic Voicemail is included with all of our calling plans, AT&T offers Enhanced Voicemail to customers who need more robust voicemail service. To add voicemail to your account, log in to My Account.
Contact your Customer Care Center for information about availability, charges and ordering. The number is on your telephone bill. Also, you can go to Wireless Basics for Voicemail for more information.
Landline Customers click here.
Messaging (text, email)
Messaging Preferences Website
From AT&T's Messaging Preferences web site you can apply email delivery controls, create personalized block and allow lists, and create an alias to replace MSISDN. Preference options include:
Email to Your Mobile Phone
Visit the company web site (www.company.com) that sent the message to unsubscribe either by following a link with "unsubscribe" instructions, or by contacting the company directly to find out the specific procedure.
The company sending the messages may send you more messages between the time they are notified to cancel the messages and the time the messages actually stop.
Visit AT&T's Messaging Preferences web site where you can apply email delivery controls, create personalized block and allow lists, and create an alias to replace MSISDN.
Messages from a 5 Digit Short Code
The AT&T's Messaging Preferences web site allows you to setup and manage your Email-to-SMS messaging preferences.
Message Preferences manages PC-to-Mobile user preferences and not Mobile-to-Mobile messaging.
Changes to your Message Preferences account can take up to 24 hours to take affect.
Messages from a Short Code
If the short code is not associated to Instant Messaging, you can reply with the words STOP, END, QUIT, CANCEL or UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
Messages Wireless Number
If you have / want Smart Limits, you can block calls and text messages from specific numbers. For more information go to Wireless Products and Services, or go to www.att.com/smartlimits.
You can change your number. Call your Customer Care Center located on your bill. Make sure to guard your new number.
You may block ALL Text or ALL Picture Messages. To do this, call your Customer Care Center located on your bill. NOTE: You will not be able to send or receive ANY Text or Picture Messages if you select these options.
Greendot.com Messages
Greendot is a popular prepaid credit card company, which offers SMS updates regarding remaining balance. If you have a prepaid credit card through Greendot, you should call the customer service number on the back of the credit card.
If you do not hold a Greendot Prepaid Credit Card, you may email an opt-out request to email@example.com. You must include your full 10 digit number and your full name requesting to remove your number from the Greendot Contact List.
Yahoo! Instant Messenger Abuse
Click here to report any Instant Messenger abuse.
Yahoo! Instant Messenger SPAM
Click here to report any any Instant Messenger SPAM.


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In Truth, I'm struggling here.
The inner Rhae KNOWS the Universal Laws. The person behind the pen name KNOWS that our experience with our True Selves on this plane is limited at best. However, the spirit that lives within the very fragile, time-limited expression of Homo sapiens is brought to her very mortal, aching knees every damn time by the acts of cruelty expressed by her species. There are numerous tomes, poems, books, movies and scripts to immortalize the highest aspiration of our very souls. Yet, on a daily basis, there are other mortals who actively choose to express the polar opposite of what we've been advised is our legacy and our nature; Love.
Love has been analyzed, dichotomized, romanticized, victimized and torn to its very quivering Thread of Quantum Existence. However to this day, despite the wisdom of prevailing religious structures, spiritual expressions, even international law and dictate there are starving children, women and men of every persuasion beaten, abused, demoralized and in some instances killed. There are individuals whom profit off of the misery of others despite the moral warnings written by the wisest and most venerated. There are massive groupings of businesses in existence solely to make as much money for the upper echelon of their operation as possible whilst ignoring the poisoning of the planet they live on. There are businesses that mask their true intentions by parading as religious institutions structured to inculcate the masses into their carefully prepared propaganda.
What is it about the human species that simply cannot accept Love as a pure essence of self? We place strictures and values and rules and taboos and shades and colors and judgment on what Love is until it no longer resembles what it was meant to be; the last Unified Field Theory of Life. Heinlein approached the mysticism of love through a character named Lazarus Long; and I finally found a handle on the strangeness of the male perspective of love through the eyes of this fictional character. Masculine nature quantifies desires and needs, theirs is a Universe defined by Order. The feminine nature knows intuitively that Love cannot be quantified and only temporarily defined; the true nature of Love is Chaos framed by Order until Chaos decides otherwise. Look at any household filled with children and the inescapable Truth of this is lovingly provided in everyday explosions of clothes, toys, pets, shoes and household chores done with an eye towards the activity of framing Chaos again. Androgyny stands in the middle of all of this Divine Drama and poses the eternal question mark of What The??
There are intersections and collisions of Chaos and Order, passion and tolerance, lives of despair and lives of fulfillment. These are the Threads that weave the human experience into the Masterpiece Declarative we live within. I just want to know why, with the majority of us that know the joy of what lives within our hearts, why we have chosen to express anything other than Chaos defined by temporary Order and described as Love.
In Truth, I'm struggling here.


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Unquestionably, the revelation of today's Critérium du Dauphiné time trial was Rabobank neo-pro Wilco Kelderman. The 21-year-old Dutchman, who came up through the ranks of the team's under-23 feeder team, finished just 1'25" behind stage winner Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) over the 53.5km test in fourth place. He now sits in sixth overall, 1'45" behind the British defending champion, but has a firm grip on the white, young riders' jersey, 1'18" ahead of nearest challenger Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing).
"Maybe I'm still not really aware of what I accomplished here today," he said afterwards. "Surprising? Of course. Even to me."
"I felt I had good legs quite soon," Kelderman explained. "At the first time point, [Rabobank directeur sportif] Erik Dekker already yelled I had the best time. At first I thought he meant the team's best time. Only later I realised that I had been the quickest of all riders at that point. I couldn't believe that. 'You can't be serious', I thought to myself. There are a lot of great riders in this race, including lots of specialists."
Although Kelderman was known as a strong time triallist when riding as an under-23, he had yet to post a result at this level in his debut season in the pro ranks.
"I rode a good Tour of California but in the long time trial I finished 27th," he said. "I was not unhappy about that then. But now fourth, and in a much more competitive field, that's really surprising. I had to get accustomed to the pro circuit. I am still a first year rider, and I was still missing the power almost all the others have. Now, after six months, it is starting to come.
"In the past I always used to be good in this part of the season," he added. "Last year around this time I won the Tour of Norway, the Thüringen Rundfahrt and the Dutch National Time Trial Championships. Maybe that's also a factor."
More surprising than the young Dutchman's performance against the host of big names that finished behind him though, is that he had never raced over the distance before.
"Indeed the longest time trial I ever rode," he said. "I never did one longer than thirty kilometres. It's a unique experience. I don't think I will be finding many of them longer than this.
"As far as I am concerned, I took off really fast. I wanted to set a good pace, and then hang on to it as long as I could. I wasn't afraid I couldn't make it. After fifteen kilometres I had already overtaken [RadioShack-Nissan's Haimar] Zubeldia, [Lotto-Belisol's Jelle] Vanendert and [SAur-Sojasun's Julien] Simon, who had started before me. That really motivates you as well. I was riding 54×11, and was managing well. A difficult but great experience."
With the time trial out of the way, the Dauphiné will now tackle three tough days in the Alps. While Kelderman is also known as a strong climber, he has never raced in a field like this one over profiles like those to come.
"I can't say yet," he said of his expectations for the coming days. "A good time trial doesn't automatically mean that you're good in the mountains as well. But it doesn't scare me. I climbed well in [the Tour of] California, but one course doesn't compare to the other. I will try to keep pushing as long as possible.
"The young rider's jersey more or less turned into a goal now," he added. "We will see on Friday if that goal is realistic. After Dauphiné? Ride the National Time Trial Championships. I will have to discuss the rest of the program with the team. Vuelta? I don't know. I already did a full program. The advice of our sports directors matters to me."
The Rabobank team will now have two cards to play in the rest of the race, with Luis León Sánchez' strong performance against the clock putting him into ninth overall.
"Let Wilco see how it goes tomorrow and Saturday", said directeur sportif Adri van Houwelingen. "He will be contending with the world's best in the Alps, and if he can hang in there, then the best young rider's jersey is there for the taking. At any rate, he showed today that he can time trial with the best of them. We're excited about going into the Alps.
"Wiggins made more gains, so his team is going to have to control the race," he explained. "Of course, we will defend Wilco and Luis León's positions as best we can, but it's not up to us to take control. We would very much like to get a stage win. That won't be easy in a strong field like this, but we've shown over the past few days how good our form is!"


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My daughter recently requested that I make her something Harry Potter themed. Inspiration saved me at the last-minute, when I decided my Mini Amigurumi Penguin would adapt very nicely into a speedy amigurumi owl!
To make this version, you will need 8mm (US: L) and 5mm (US: 8/H) crochet hooks and assorted DK (US: worsted) yarns. I used a mix of white, cream and brown yarn colours to create some visual texture depth. The original pattern includes feet but I omitted those entirely. Instead, I've added some ear tufts. The amigurumi owl directions, below, reference the original pattern, which is available here: Mini Amigurumi Penguin.
Use the larger hook and 3 strands of DK yarn. Do not change yarn colours midway.
Use the larger hook and 3 strands of DK yarn. Blanket stitch the edges of each wing and use blanket stitch to attach the wings to the body. (I used brown along the top edge of the wings and white along the other edges.)
Use the smaller hook. After working the magic loop, do not fasten off – work a second round as 2dc (US: 2sc) in each st and then fasten off. Sew French knots for normal pupils or use satin stitches to create crazy winking pupils.
Do not crochet the beak. Use satin stitches to fill in a sewn, triangular, beak area.
With a darning needle or fine hook, pull 3 to 5 short lengths of yarn through the head – where you'd like to place an ear. Firmly knot all the yarn together and trim the ends, so they are about an inch long. Gently unravel the yarn plies, so the ear looks nice and fluffy. Repeat for the second ear.
The finished amigurumi owl reminded me strongly of Pigwidgeon but my daughter assured me that it looks like Hedwig. Who am I to argue? The main thing is: my daughter loved her new stuffed owl. :)


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Out now: "Kleine Helden, große Wildnis 2 - Abenteuer Serengeti" on Blu-Ray, DVD and VoD
The two siblings Ryan (John Paul Rutton) and Emma (Ella Ballentine) wanted to visit their father in Africa and spend a wonderful weekend with him. But the small supply aircraft that she is supposed to bring to him is in serious turmoil and they must land in the middle of the Serengeti. Since the entire radio system is destroyed and the pilot is hardly conscious, the siblings and Huskie Chinook have to go on a dangerous journey through the wilderness. After they were able to free a young elephant bull from a desperate position, they also have an imposing protector at their side. However, you will only be able to defy all dangers and win the race against time, if they hold tightly together and face their fears …
The success story of Part 1 is back and an exciting adventure hit with fantastic animal recordings in the second round! A must for fans of the first part or films like "Wolfsblut" or "Der weiße Löwe"!
Press releases:
"It is a great pleasure to be able to experience all these animals in their natural habitat in a film." (Kidsfirst.org)
"We are very happy to be able to lend this fantastic film to our family-friendly entertainment seal. For all who appreciate a good story, with many animals." (Dove.org)
"An exciting adventure film, also for younger children." (Themoviescene.co.uk)
"A lot of excitement, charity and a little humor make this movie the perfect weekend movie." (Bazoof.com)


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No old-fashioned potluck would have been without these classic dishes, precisely because these potluck staples were always appearing on the buffet table. They were mainstays of American cooking at the time, despite the fact that today many folks find them quaint. But, that's exactly what we love about these recipes!
Today these dishes are classic comfort food that reminds us of all the potlucks and pitch-ins that seemed to happen every other week!
10) Ambrosia
It seems like every church function or potluck would at least a few different versions of the sweet "salad" usually known as ambrosia (or perhaps a few bowls of 5 cup salad or Watergate salad).
9) Scalloped Potatoes
If it was't scalloped potatoes it was funeral potatoes or some other equally delicious creamy potato casserole.
8) Potato Salad
It's no surprise at all that this classic German-American dish is still being served at potlucks and picnics considering that this dish is a favorite for many. Here are 9 potato salad recipes for your next potluck.
7) Old-fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies
There's no substitute for a true classic and these cookies were at every church function we ever went to as kids.
6) Swedish Meatballs
While Swedish meatballs were considered an exotic addition to a potluck spread, the related grape jelly meatballs were also a hit!


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Bed Bugs
Are you noticing red, itchy bumps after a night in bed? Have you ever looked under your mattress? If you notice rust colored stains you may have a bed bug infestation. Bed Bugs are a small pest making a big comeback in the United States. Bed bugs travel, and spread, easily. They are no reflection on the sanitation of your home or business.
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About Bed Bugs
What do they look like?
6-10mm in length/ eggs are up to
2 mm in lengthReddish-brown
|Identifying Characteristics:
|Adult bed bugs are brown, wingless insects with flattened bodies. Their size depends on the amount of blood consumed. When engorged, their bodies change from brown to a dull red color as they swell. They have piercing-sucking mouthparts.
|What does it eat?
|Bed bugs feed exclusively on the blood of animals and people.
|Where does it hide?
|Adults and nymphs hide in cracks and crevices of walls, furniture, or other items. They also are found on the tufts, seams, and folds of mattresses.
|What can it do to me?
|When bedbugs bite, it is painless, but the insect's saliva may later cause severe itching around an inflamed bump.


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Monday, June 4, 2012
The Curious Case of the Coupon...
20 comments:
- NANCY LEFKO said...
Thanks for visiting my blog :) I'm glad your cherished pieces survived the cat-astrpohy!
- June 4, 2012 at 9:26 AM
- Elizabeth Rose Stanton said...
I a got a great chuckle reading this. It's so CAT! There's just NO sleeping in for cat owners--ever. Good sleuthing on your part! It would have been even more hilarious if the coupon had been for cat food ;)
- June 4, 2012 at 10:19 AM
That is one bad Tommy Boy!!!
- June 4, 2012 at 2:18 PM
- Donald Urness said...
Was the clock on the left hand side of the wardrobe made by the AC tech ed dept? I have a similar one.
- June 4, 2012 at 2:52 PM
- Wanda..... said...
So funny! Granddaughter Katie just adopted 2 cats...the stories she tells are funny too.
- June 4, 2012 at 2:56 PM
- Linda Hensley said...
I actually laughed out loud by the end of this post. Thanks! Love the art. Will definitely make it easier to spot the offender in case of future busts.
- June 4, 2012 at 9:14 PM
- Tweedles -- that's me said...
Now shes in kitty jail?
I am glad nothing got broken at least.
Now it is crackers and water for the litty- right?
- June 4, 2012 at 10:38 PM
- Mary said...
Cat-tastrophy Club. Our cat has taught me about her...cats are so funny. PS I like the mug shot.
- June 4, 2012 at 11:44 PM
- DJan said...
Well, you know it was all your fault for not feeding her on time. I think YOU should be taken to task for the damage and sent to school to learn how to be owned by cats! :-) :-)
- June 5, 2012 at 8:01 AM
- Gattina said...
I hope you learned from this event and jump out of the bed immediately when you hear the slightes meauw ! Cats are terrorists ! lol !
- June 5, 2012 at 11:00 AM
- Hilary said...
Too funny. I know all too well what that's like with two cats of my own. And I usually know which one is the culprit. I see you have a turkey feather which survived that tipping.
- June 5, 2012 at 1:23 PM
- Nancy Claeys said...
My older cats aren't much for jumping these days... which is a good thing. Glad nothing important was broken. :)
- June 5, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- Cindy D. said...
Great story and super sleuth work! I just love this cat illustration! The look on that cat's face is priceless! Lovely eyes and really lovely blue tiles in the background,too.
- June 5, 2012 at 4:50 PM
- Au and Target said...
mol, NOW THAT'S FUNNY! Sorry, Target put on the CAPS LOCK button. guess he enjoyed it too.
- June 5, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Barbara said...
Uh oh! Caught in the act... but how could you remain mad at that face? :O) I am impressed that you manage to get your cats to let you lie in bed for so long, one of mine woke me at 5am this meaning, doing her 'yowling on the stairs' thing!
- June 5, 2012 at 11:38 PM
- Pat Tillett said...
You just never know about them kitties! That's why I love 'em!
Your illustration is awesome...
- June 5, 2012 at 11:40 PM
- TexWisGirl said...
very cute. glad there was no breakage!
- June 6, 2012 at 8:36 AM
- Tabor said...
Congrats on your POTW and the good read.
- June 6, 2012 at 8:48 AM
- Out on the prairie said...
I have a few of bad ones myself, they often jump where they shouldn't be or really can't.
- June 6, 2012 at 10:03 AM
- Jenny Woolf said...
Haha! But why do bad cats always look so innocent?
- June 6, 2012 at 11:26 AM


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To promote the Broadway play in which she stars, Dead Accounts—the same one delayed by Hurricane Sandy last week—Katie Holmes agreed to be interviewed with her co-star, Tony-winning Norbert Leo Butz, for a piece in The New York Times. Highlighting the play's Midwestern values—it is about a brother (Butz) and sister (Holmes), who return to their family's home in Cincinnati, the latter after her relationship falls apart and the former under more mysterious circumstances—the reporter managed to coax some details out of Holmes about the time she spent in Ohio after her high-profile divorce from Tom Cruise.
Amid her marital meltdown in the summer, for instance, Ms. Holmes took her daughter, Suri, on vacation to her parents' place in Toledo, Ohio. Her father, Martin, took them out for ice cream every night, and Ms. Holmes recalled with delight how she found a new favorite flavor, Spouse Like a House (vanilla with chocolate-covered pretzels and caramel), and worked off the calories by running in the parks of her childhood as the youngest of five.
Further demonstrating her Midwestern-ness, Holmes claims—in what has proved to be the most likely quote in the piece to be taken out of context—"I've had box wine. It's good. And it's a lot easier to open."
The comment was simply a reference to Dead Accounts—box wine and the aforementioned ice cream are both featured in the play—not a bombshell non sequitur, but that didn't stopUs Weekly from immediately posting a story on its Web site hilariously titled, "Katie Holmes: I Love Box Wine!," Examiner.com from asking its readers, "Is Katie Holmes relying on wine to get her through divorce?," and a third site from merging Holmes's sweet ice-cream and wine anecdotes in the hideous headline: "Katie Holmes pigged out during divorce."
If Katie Holmes hasn't already endeared you by volunteering information about box-wine tastings, taking the subway, and suffering through Hurricane Sandy like the rest of the East Coast, the article also notes that the actress arrived at the interview with "no assistant, no makeup, no jewelry, no designer labels—only a simple black band to tie her wet black hair into a ponytail."


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No, actually, not a theory but the obvious truth!
I've just finished watched the complete 4+ hours of the new Netflix mockumentary 'American Vandal' – a parody of true crime documentaries such as 'Making a Murderer' and 'Serial' where the film makers try to clear a convicted criminal. But set in a high school where someone has painted 27 dicks on teacher cars. I loved this show and watched the whole thing in two sittings.
So now come the spoilers, so please go and watch the show first and then come back…
Who actually did the crime?
The show leaves it open ended. It implies Christa did it to get back at the school for ignoring her complaint about the coach. But film maker Peter only gives this as his best guess, knowing how speculation ruined Dylan and many other students lives during the series.
It could also be taken that Dylan may have been involved, having drawn the same doodle on Ms. Shapiro's driveway. But this seemed more like Dylan yearning back for the life that he thought he had to live up to (and the balls were different, a very good subtle clue!). Plus he has a concrete alibi.
I think the true American Vandal is Peter Maldonado – the film maker and narrator to the show. Here are my reasons why:
- Peter's alibi means nothing without video evidence. He had a cinema stub showing he went to see a film at 1.45pm. How easy would it have been for him to enter the cinema, have the ticket ripped, and left again to commit the crime? And no mention of who he was with at the cinema.
- He had access to the security tapes and proved he knew how to delete it.
- Peter benefitted from the crime. He could create a documentary following his efforts to exonerate Dylan (or whoever got the blame), knowing he was innocent and could very likely find evidence if he keep looking.
- When Sam did his investigation into whether Peter could have done it, benefitting from the documentary is discussed among jokes about liking dicks as his motive. Peter was clearly annoyed about this part and wanted Sam to do a proper investigation – perhaps he was just concerned Sam had hit the nail on the head and didn't want it public?
- The final episode spends a lot of time on Dylan and how he adjusts to life after being exonerated. The documentary briefly goes back to the crime, but under the guise of 'not implementing another person without hard evidence' Peter offers his best guess and the question isn't answered. That's because Peter has done his job, got the story he wants, and doesn't want anyone else looking into it.
- (Here we get a little more farfetched) The girl who held the party at her Nan's house – she was surprised when Sam said they hadn't been there. This was supposed to be taken as a hit at their popularity as everyone was there – but what if she remembered seeing Peter there but was too drunk to be positive about it? This is flimsy though, he isn't in any videos, and why would he go there just to steal the spray paint, unless he saw the prom-posal on Facebook Live and thought it'd be good for the documentary? (Maybe ignore this one!)
I bet with another watching there would be more clues. From early on I was suspicious but from about episode 4/5 I was certain he did it. I spent the whole of the last episode waiting for some clue to come about that showed it was him, with Sam completing the documentary. But perhaps the way it ended was even better. The clues are there but being an unreliable narrator we have to find the real conclusion ourselves!
I'm not seeing much about American Vandal online just yet, but I suspect this will be a major theory!


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Resolved Specific Ion Data Collections
- Ion
- Fe24+
- Temperature Range
- 10.77 eV → 1.077 x 105 eV
- Filename
- helike_adwl01#fe24.dat
- Full Path
- adf04/adas#26/helike_adwl01#fe24.dat
- Spontaneous Emission: Fe+24(i) → Fe+24(j) + hv
- Electron Impact Excitation: Fe+24(i) + e → Fe+24(j) + e
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 LEVEL RADIATION-DAMPED ICFT R-MATRIX CALCULATION FOR FE+24. Overview: Results are from a 49 level intermediate coupling frame transformation R-matrix calculation including resonance effects and radiation damping for helium-like iron. Reference: A D Whiteford N R Badnell C P Ballance M G O'Mullane H P Summers A L Thomas J Phys B 34 3179--3191 (2001) A radiation-damped R-matrix approach to the electron- impact excitation of helium-like ions for diagnostic application to fusion and astrophysical plasmas. Level energies: The level energies are theoretical, computed by an AUTOSTRUCTURE calculation. They have not been altered to best theoretical values. For precision see referenced paper. Transition Probabilities: These are theoretical, computed by AUTOSTRUCTURE. They include electric dipole, electric quadropole and magnetic dipole values. These data are consistent with the cross-section calculations. For precision see referenced paper. For correct collision-radiative modelling one must include the two photon decay process from 1s2s 1S0 to 1s2 1S0, i.e. the 5-1 transition. This can safely be modelled as a radiative rate but no such rate has been included. Rate coefficients: Detailed attention has been given to the high energy behaviour of the collision strengths as they approach their limiting values, calculated by AUTOSTRUCTURE. At low energies, the resonance structure was resolved sufficiently to calculate rate coefficients down to 1E6 K. For more details see the referenced paper. Errors of around 20% are expected for the 1E6--1E9 temperature range with lesser errors for some transitions (notably the dipoles). Data outwith this range should be treated as unreliable but preferable to extrapolation of the effective collision strength as a constant as this is inappropriate for the weak, resonance dominated, transitions. Author: A D Whiteford Date: 02/07/01 Update: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Allan Whiteford
- Nigel Badnell
- Connor Ballance
- Martin O'Mullane
- Hugh Summers