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U.S. turned blind eye to Egypt's N. Korean axis
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By Donald Kirk
SEOUL Here's a riddle that seems to have escaped the notice of United States policymakers as anxious to preserve "stability" in Egypt as they are on the Korean Peninsula.
If the enemy of your enemy is your friend, then how come Washington's long favorite friend in the Arab world, Egypt, is so cozy with one of Washington's bitterest enemies, North Korea? And if your friend is providing a base of operations for sales of missiles and other stuff to all your foes in the Middle East, then how come your friend is your friend?
All of which points to this puzzle: Why has the United States, since Jimmy Carter as U.S. president engineered the Camp David Accords in 1978 and the Egypt-Israel peace treaty the next year, showered billions of dollars in aid on North Korea while Egypt was double-dealing in North Korean missiles, technology and advice?
The answer seems to be that American politicos and envoys, in a long-running saga of supreme diplomatic casuistry, incompetence and all that, preferred to downplay if not ignore Egypt's ever-tightening ties to North Korea in the overriding interests of guaranteeing a shaky peace in the Middle East.
The story goes back to about 1970, and maybe earlier, when Hosni Mubarak, as commander of the Egyptian air force, got North Korea to send pilots to train Egyptians in preparation for the 1973 war with Israel. That engagement turned out to have been one of the great military humiliations of modern Middle East history when they Israelis turned back the invading Egyptians several days after they launched the fourth Middle East War, aka the Yom Kippur war, in 1973.
One might have thought that debacle would not have been good for either Egypt or Mubarak's career, but actually it had the opposite effect.
So eager was the U.S. to bring about Israeli-Arab reconciliation that Anwar Sadat as the only Arab leader really ready to go along with recognition of Israel emerged as the Nobel Prize-winning hero to peace-lovers. Remember, the U.S. at the same time was suffering the disaster of total defeat of US-backed regimes in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in 1975, and the sense of loss in America's foreign policy adventures cast a pall over the electorate, bringing about Carter's victory over Gerald Ford the next year.
And then there was Mubarak. Was he in trouble for the defeat of his air force, the embarrassment of the ill-fated fracas of 1973 in which Egypt had sought to recoup the losses of the 1967 war with the Israelis? Not at all. He got himself named vice president of Egypt and, after Sadat's assignation in 1981, rose to the job of president to which he's been clinging ever since.
But the story was just beginning. From the outset, Mubarak managed to perform a truly magician's act of diplomatic trickery. Unlike most leaders who seem more or less aligned with one side or the other, or at best adopt a "neutral" position, Mubarak was firmly on the side of the U.S. in the Arab world and totally on the side of North Korea in Northeast Asia.
The real story began when North Korea around 1980 or so began purveying Soviet-style Scud B missiles to Egypt along with a lot of other weapons and technology. The dealmaking was so extensive that North Korea's embassy in Cairo soon became its central base for operations around the region, the hub through which it made sales pitches to a likely assortment of other Arab regimes.
North Korea to be sure did not run its sales to non-Arab Iran via Cairo, but that's another story. For one thing, the U.S. at the time was setting up Egypt as the friendly counterpoise to Iran after the fall of the U.S.-backed shah, and, for another, Iran in the 1980s was fighting a war with an Arab state, Saddam Hussein's Iraq, a struggle that lasted eight years. North Korea made plenty off that war, selling $3 billion in equipment to Iran, including missiles, while embarking on a program in nuclear cooperation.
All the while, Mubarak was importing ever more military gear, notably missiles, from North Korea while the North Koreans tutored the Egyptians on how to build their own missiles and other useful items. Egypt was getting far, far more from the U.S., enough to make it the second-largest recipient of American largesse after Israel, but Mubarak was grateful enough to have visited North Korea four times from 1983 to 1990.
He and the North's Great Leader Kim Il-Sung formed an enduring bond, one that Kim Jong-Il enthusiastically maintained after the death of his father in July 1994.
The relationship was so close that Mubarak made one solemn pledge to Kim Il-Sung. Never would Egypt open relations with the North's very worst enemy, South Korea.
Never mind that South Korea was one of the closest military allies of the U.S., was fast recovering from the horrors of the Korean War and using much of the same type of equipment that the Americans were showering on the Egyptians.
As far as Mubarak was concerned, he was getting so much from North Korea that there was no need to think about Washington's relations with Seoul. In fact, there is no record of American diplomats ever objecting to this strange convolution of Middle East and Northeast Asian power struggles or, for that matter, U.S. hypocrisy in treating Mubarak as a great friend.
South Korea by the mid-1990s, however, was already far too powerful a state economically for the Egyptians to go on ignoring.
Mubarak, after the death of Kim Il-Sung, did agree in 1995 to form relations with South Korea but that was well after every country in the eastern bloc had gone for a two-Korea diplomatic relationship and South Korea had formed diplomatic relations with China after finally ceasing to recognize the Nationalist Chinese regime on Taiwan as the true China.
By 1995, it was pretty hard for any leader, even the duplicitous Egyptian president, to overlook the arrival of all those motor vehicles, electronic gimmicks and much else arriving from South Korea on South Korean super-sized cargo ships, many of them passing right through his own Suez Canal to markets in Europe.
The Egyptian-North Korean relationship, though, was still blossoming. The military business has had its ups and downs, varying with the needs and finances of Arab clients, but Egypt remains the largest foreign investor in North Korea. That's thanks to the deal engineered by Egypt's biggest conglomerate, the Orascom group, to provide North Korea with its one and only mobile phone network and also to build a whole lot of structures that Kim Jong-Il badly wants by the time of the 100th anniversary in 2012 of the birth of Kim Il-Sung on April 15 .
Naguib Samiris, the chairman of Orascom Telecom, the central entity of an empire that also includes Orascom Construction and Orascom Development, run by his younger brothers, was in Pyongyang last month just as the forces against Mubarak were taking to the streets of Cairo. Incredibly, Kim Jong-Il laid on a state dinner for the man as if he, not Mubarak, was the one who counted most in Egypt.
That was all by way of thanking Samiris for pumping several hundred million dollars into the mobile phone network, called Koryolink, which by now has upwards of 300,000 subscribers, and no doubt for getting him to give still more in the area of "telecommunications."
We have Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency to thank for the summary report of the dinner and the "success" of Orascom in multiple deals though KCNA has did not report on Orascom Construction's project to complete a 105-story hotel that was begun in 1983 as a showpiece of North Korean success and now stands as a monument to failure. (Nor, for that matter, has KCNA said a word about protests on the streets of Cairo not something North Koreans need to know about while struggling to stay alive in the harshest winter in years.)
The conversation between Dear Leader Kim and Samiris was described as "cordial", the most convincing evidence for which was a photograph showing him standing between Kim Jong-Il, hands intertwined, and Jang Song-Thaek, the powerful brother-in-law. (Read what you will into the fact that Samiris, while holding Kim Jong-Il's hand, had his other hand clasping Jang's arm.)
But then there's another reason beside investment why Samiris and Kim Jong-Il are so tight. Could it be that Kim wants desperately to have his third son ensconced on the throne after he leaves the scene while Mubarak has had visions of implanting his second son, Gamal, as Egypt's next leader. Mubarak under duress has evidently had to abandon that plan, but the affinity is obvious.
These old dictators have to stick together pillars of an axis, though George W. Bush somehow forgot Egypt when he named Iran, Iraq and North Korea in 2002 as members of his infamous "axis-of-evil."
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A blog I've followed, "Just a Earth-bound Misfit, I" has forgotten a meme from the election. On of the differences noted between those who had positive things to say about Trump and the reporters and left was that those who supported him took what he said seriously, but not literally. Those reporters and those who mocked him, took him literally but not seriously.
Ms Conway remarked about security in the wake of the discussions about leaks remarked about security in her microwave. Internet security experts have not stopped speaking about the myriad security holes with IoT. There are in fact "smart" microwaves. Be my guess that:
- they get their voice recognition from the cloud (sending data to be interpreted and getting a response)
- have a microphone
- and … have poor or no security
In that light, the only revelation that is a little disappointing is that Ms Conway likely has a very very expensive microwave, as my first check showed "smart" microwaves aren't the $50 item you pick up at Target or Walmart but cost considerably more (one or two orders of magnitude more). Your Internet connected gadgetry is convenient, for you and … for any hacker that has an interest in you. You can gamble that the set of hackers interested in screwing with you is an empty set. But that is, in fact, a gamble.

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The summertime sunshine feels particularly good this year after what was a long winter and barely there spring in many regions of the country. But while you soak up the warmth, it's important to protect your skin from the sun's harmful rays. An easy -- and tasty -- way to protect against sunburn and sun-induced skin aging is to consume plenty of foods rich in lycopene.
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Studies find that people whose diets are rich in lycopene have a lower risk of some cancers, including prostate, lung, and stomach. Research also shows benefits for heart and eye health. Lycopene is especially important for the skin -- in one study, people who consumed tomato paste were found to have 33 percent greater protection against sunburn compared to a control group. This level of protection was equivalent to a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 1.3, reported researchers. The benefits were attributed to lycopene's antioxidant activity.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
I am sitting at the kitchen table using Microsoft OneNote for some normal note taking tasks with some other projects when I stumbled upon a "Blog This" option in the right click menu of OneNote. This got me to thinking how much easier it will be to post blogs. I take notes all of the time in Microsoft OneNote and have it organized pretty well for work projects, home projects, hobbies, and soon to be blogs.
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Summer has come and sunscreen lotion is a must, I am sure you guys will be on a hunt to find a perfect sun screen. Most of the sunscreens makes my skin oily or break me out, so I was searching for one which does not make my skin greasy yet gives complete UV protection. I have been using Neutrogena ultra sheer complete UV moisture SPF 50 for couple of weeks and here is the review.
Price : Rs 349 (30ml)
Neutrogena ultra sheer moisture comes in a tube type packing, it is travel friendly. It is light in texture and white in color. Very little is needed to cover the whole face, gets absorbed easily and acts as makeup base. It has SPF50+ which is quite high and protects against UVA/UVB.
It has Helioplex that works like an invisible shield to give superior protection from skin darkening and signs of premature aging as well as dry touch technology which gives non-shiny and smooth finish.
It moisturizes skin along with protection against harmful UV rays. It is oil free and non greasy it did not break met out or make face oily ( Yay !!! )
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An Agent of Deceit is an intelligent and convincing thriller set in the world of international finance. The story is told alternatively from the perspective of two lead characters.
Lock is a Dutch lawyer, brought up in the UK, who is employed by a shadowy Russian businessman. Over the course of a decade or so finds himself irrevocably tied to an increasingly complex network of companies whose chief purpose appears to be to disguise the passage of large sums of money originating somewhere in Russia. Lock is the ostensible owner of the entire network while retaining a very low media profile, but in practice is irrevocably in thrall to his mysterious Russian boss. In terms of business, Lock has become enormously wealthy and successful, but this has been at the expense of the breakdown of his family life and he has become increasingly dissatisfied. When one too many of Lock's deals goes wrong, he finds himself at the centre of an investigation by Webster, an employee of a private intelligence agency. Webster has his own reasons for pursuing the investigation with particular vigour – a decade previously he witnessed the murder of a Russian journalist and believes that Lock's boss may have been linked to this. The book follows the course of the investigation as seen by each of the two men.
Chris Morgan Jones worked for almost 10 years for a private intelligence agency and specialised in Russia. Therefore, he writes about a topic that he knows well, and this comes across clearly. Stories about shadowy Russian oligarchs are common in the newspapers and other media and the themes which are explored in this novel therefore have some significance. This is territory which has been covered effectively by John Le Carre, and I suspect that this novel will appeal to the same sort of readers who enjoy Le Carre's books.
This is not the sort of novel which I read very often. However, it is an engaging story with plenty of twists and turns which manages to avoid the obvious ending. In general, the characters seem to have real substance. Perhaps the one exception is Lock's boss, Malin, who is not completely convincing as the lead villain. However, this may be a deliberate choice on the author's part for reasons which become clear as the book reaches its climax. Not everything is tied up in the finale, and there is potential here for at least one follow-up. A good book for the holiday period for a reasonably serious reader or anyone with an interest in this genre.
An Agent of Deceit by Chris Morgan Jones
Published by Mantle, May 2011
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Coumadin alone or aspirin plus coumadin reduced coronary events and death after acute myocardial infarction or unstable anginaPDF
ACP J Club. 2003 Jan-Feb;138:9. doi:10.7326/ACPJC-2003-138-1-009
Source Citation
van Es RF, Jonker JJ, Verheugt FW, Deckers JW, Grobbee DE, for the Antithrombotics in the Secondary Prevention of Events in Coronary Thrombosis-2 (ASPECT-2) Research Group. Aspirin and coumadin after acute coronary syndromes (the ASPECT-2 study): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2002;360:109-13. [PubMed ID: 12126819] (All 2003 articles were reviewed for relevancy, and abstracts were last revised in 2009.)
In patients who have had acute myocardial infarction (MI) or unstable angina, is high-intensity coumadin or aspirin plus moderate-intensity coumadin more effective than aspirin alone for reducing coronary events and all-cause mortality?
Randomized (allocation concealed*), unblinded,* controlled trial with up to 26-month follow-up.
53 hospitals in the Netherlands.
999 patients who had had acute MI (88%) or unstable angina (13%) within the preceding 8 weeks. Exclusion criteria included planned revascularization or recent intracoronary stenting, thrombocytopenia, anemia, and history of stroke. Follow-up was 99% (mean age 61 y, 77% men).
Patients were allocated to phenprocoumon or acenocoumarol with target international normalized ratio (INR) of 3.0 to 4.0 (n = 330); aspirin, 80 mg/d, plus phenprocoumon or acenocoumarol with target INR of 2.0 to 2.5 (n = 333); or aspirin, 80 mg/d (n = 366).
Main outcome measures
The primary outcome was a composite of all-cause mortality, MI, or stroke. The major secondary outcome was bleeding.
Main results
Analysis was by intention to treat. The incidence of the composite outcome of all-cause mortality, MI, or stroke was lower in the coumadin and combination groups than in the aspirin group (Table). The incidence of minor bleeding was greater in the combination group than in the aspirin group (Table). The groups did not differ for major bleeding (Table).
In patients who have had acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina, high-intensity coumadin alone or aspirin plus moderate-intensity coumadin was more effective than aspirin alone for reducing coronary events and all-cause mortality.
*See Glossary.
Sources of funding: The Netherlands National Health Insurance Fund Council and the Netherlands Heart Foundation.
For correspondence: Professor D. Grobbee, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. E-mail email@example.com.
Table. Coumadin or coumadin plus aspirin (combination group) vs aspirin alone in acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina at median follow-up of 12 months†
|Event rates
|Composite end point
|Coumadin vs aspirin
|5% vs 9%
|43% (1 to 68)
|26 (13 to 2740)
|Combination vs aspirin
|5% vs 9%
|48% (7 to 71)
|23 (12 to 184)
|Major bleeding
|Coumadin vs aspirin
|1% vs 1%
|3% (−76 to 345)
|Not significant
|Combination vs aspirin
|2% vs 1%
|136% (−32 to 733)
|Not significant
|Minor bleeding
|Coumadin vs aspirin
|8% vs 5%
|68% (−7 to 205)
|Not significant
|Combination vs aspirin
|15% vs 5%
|216% (86 to 442)
|10 (7 to 17)
†Composite end point = all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, or stroke. Abbreviations defined in Glossary; RRI, RRR, NNT, NNH, and CI calculated from data in article.
Clinical interest in coumadin therapy after MI declined in the 1990s after several studies showed no benefit over aspirin. Therefore, recent guidelines recommend the use of aspirin and other antiplatelet therapies (e.g., clopidogrel) at discharge for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs).
The ASPECT-2 study by van Es and colleagues and 2 other recent trials (1, 2) suggest that long-term coumadin therapy compared with aspirin improves outcomes in patients after ACS. In ASPECT-2, fewer patients in both the aspirin-plus-coumadin group (hazard ratio 0.50, 95% CI 0.27 to 0.92) and the coumadin-alone group (hazard ratio 0.55, CI 0.30 to 1.00) reached the primary end point (death, MI, or stroke) than those in the aspirin group after 12 months. The benefits from coumadin therapy were further supported by secondary analyses showing lower rates of death, vascular death, MI, unstable angina, stroke, and revascularization in patients receiving coumadin or aspirin-plus-coumadin therapy than in those receiving aspirin alone. However, the aspirin-plus-coumadin group had a 2-fold higher rate of major bleeding and a 3-fold higher rate of minor bleeding than the aspirin-alone group.
Clinical application of the ASPECT-2 findings and widespread use of coumadin therapy after ACS are doubtful in contemporary cardiovascular practice. In ASPECT-2, bleeding concerns, study design, and eligibility criteria largely excluded patients receiving early revascularization, intracoronary stents, or clopidogrel. Prohibition of such patients limits the determination of the additive benefit or therapeutic role of coumadin in ACS management. In addition, the narrow pharmacologic efficacy of coumadin (i.e., safety margin and requirement for prothrombin time/INR monitoring) reduces physician and patient acceptance. Consequently, ASPECT-2 is unlikely to propel coumadin to the forefront of ACS therapies ahead of aspirin and clopidogrel. The study should, however, stimulate development of new oral anticoagulants and additional comparison trials of antiplatelet–anticoagulant drug regimens.
Michael P. Hudson, MD, MHS
Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute
Detroit, Michigan, USA
1. Hurlen M, Abdelnoor M, Smith P, Erikssen J, Arnesen H. Warfarin, aspirin, or both after myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:969-74. [PubMed ID: 12324552]
2. Brouwer MA, van den Bergh PJ, Aengevaeren WR, et al. Aspirin plus coumarin versus aspirin alone in the prevention of reocclusion after fibrinolysis for acute myocardial infarction: results of the Antithrombotics in the Prevention of Reocclusion In Coronary Thrombolysis (APRICOT)-2 Trial. Circulation. 2002;106:659-65. [PubMed ID: 12163424]


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Within the knowledge-based bio-economy, information sharing is an important issue. In agri-food business, this is a complex issue because many aspects and dimensions play a role. An installed base of information systems lacks standardization, which hampers efficient exchange of information. This leads to inefficient business processes and hampers adoption of new knowledge and technology. Especially, the exchange of information at whole chain or network level is poorly organized. Although arable and livestock farming have their own specific needs, there are many similarities in the need for an integrated approach. Spatial data increasingly play an important role in agriculture.
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text: Dear Burmese Scholars and Students; As a result of the Burmese Student Educational Seminar hosted by Indidna University International Services from July 28 to July 30, the MAYKHA-L listserv came out to serve Burmese Scholars and Students for communication purpose. MAYKHA-L is now active and we would like to invite all Burmese Scholars and Students to joine the list. To subscribe to MAYKHA-L, just send a note to: LISTSERV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx , in the body place the command: SUBSCRIBE MAYKHA-L 1stname Lastname e.g SUBSCRIBE MAYKHA-L Maung Hla Your contribution of knowledge and resources will help Burma's young generation to educate themselves and prepare for the future of them and their country. Burma interest scholars and researchers are also invited to join the list. It is our goal that the listserv will facilitate all list subscribers to do successful research, discussion, sharing resources, and preparing for the future of Burma. It is the time for us to prepare for 'what is next after democratic revolution in Burma?' We would like to respectfully request especially to Burmese scholars to share and contribute knowledge with young generation of Burma. This knowledge contribution can be made by sending your postings to MAYKHA-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx since this list is going to facilitate for communication among the scholars and students. The generation which lost almost a decade of formal study have now luckily get opportunity to continue their studies in many countries around the world. However, we still have many things to learn and many ways to be mature in order to be able to handle country's many delicate and important issues when the country become an open society. And it is our duty to serve for the social justice and national development at the same time. With that in mind, all 120 scholars and students who attended the Educational Seminar at Indiana University agreed to proceed with their group research in the following panels: I. SOCIAL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (SEDP) There are 15 panel mambers who are preparing to draw national development plan for future Burma. II. AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (ARDP) There are 7 panel members who are preparing for the research paper and plan. III. TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY, AND TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (TETDP) There are 27 panel members who are planning to launch varieties of programs and development plans. IV. PLANNING FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM & MEDIA (PERM) There are 11 panel members who are preparing for the plan. V. PUBLIC HEALTH & CLEAN ENVIRONMENT PLANNING (PHCEP) There are 12 panel members working on the plan. VI. ETHNIC CULTURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION OF BURMA (ECHFB) There are 10 panel members working on the plan. These all panels and members of each panel are working on the voluntary basis. They are not associated with any individuals or associations. They are Burmese students and scholars who volunteered to do so. Therefore, any one who would like to participate in any panels should send the message to: IUBURMA@xxxxxxxxxxx Then IUBURMA will send your name to the selected panel. Mostly the communication among the panel members will take place in MAYKHA-L listserv group. Thank you. Moderator of MAYKHA-L, Tun Myint.


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Filed under: Press Releases | Tags: BBQ sauce, Chile, Fiery Food Challenge, Golden Chile, Hot sauce, Sauce, ZestFest
Hot Pepper Dudes, LLC has been awarded the Golden Chile for Hot Sauce – Pepper Blend in the 2011 Fiery Food Challenge for Fire Out the Hole! Additionally, the company takes third place for Barbeque Sauce – Mustard Base Ghost of Carolina!
Tampa, FL – 2/5/11
On January 28, 2011, the most prestigious awards in the spicy food industry were distributed at the Fiery Food Challenge Awards dinner in Irving, Texas, and Hot Pepper Dudes, LLC came out on top! Fire Out the Hole! and Ghost of Carolina took home First Place and Third Place, respectively, in their categories.
The Fiery Food Challenge, a competition sponsored by The Dallas Morning News, pits products against one another in more than 100 categories. Professional judges evaluate hundreds of sauces, salsas and other spicy treats and award first, second and third place prizes in each category. Awards are proudly displayed at ZestFest, a spicy, zesty and flavorful food event held the same week as the Fiery Food Challenge at the brand new Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas.
Being new on the market (just released in August, 2010) this is the first competition into which the sauces have been entered.
Chris Billet, Chief Sauce Officer, said "This is really quite an honor and I'm very excited to have won awards for both our sauces! Being a brand new company, it's great to see that the judges like our products as much as we do!"
Go to our website: www.hotpepperdudes.com for more information on our award-winning products. You may also contact us at: email@example.com for more information.
For more information on the Fiery Food Challenge and ZestFest, visit www.zestfest2011.com or contact Pamela Betz at email@example.com or 407-876-4467.


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Dr Julian Lewis: My constituent, Lesley Hughes, was infected with hepatitis C in 1970, but this was discovered only about three years ago. Will any consideration be given to those long years of suffering when the compensation scheme is put into effect?
[The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr Philip Dunne): I offer my sympathy to my right hon. Friend's constituent for the challenges she finds herself facing. We have to say at this point that it will be down to individuals to make their applications. We will respond to the consultation in due course. I strongly encourage my right hon. Friend to make representations on his constituent's behalf to the inquiry when it is established.]


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As a listener in 2013–whether a casual music fan, a diehard, a blogger, an A&R, or some hybrid–catching everything in the vast, noisy slipstream of the internet presents a problem only sleepless obsessives can solve. Even insomniacs with round-the-clock RSS-feed awareness tend to miss quality on occasion. Sometimes, even when you get a direct recommendation, you lag a bit. Such was the case with Chicago rapper T.Gaines, passed to me by a friend, his music only explored after repeated reminders.
With a gift for sharp, sing-song rapping that invites at-home participation (but is still stronger and more soulful than the average listener could muster), a smart ear for structure and production, and a knack for updating classic sentiments, T.Gaines quietly assembled an impressive, cohesive project in The Groove God.
Showing a thorough awareness of the modern rap landscape (in title, sound, and thematic concerns), T.Gaines avoids being bogged down in his surroundings. He selects a cohesive production palette that sounds of the moment without being derivative. He channels a generation's obsession with self and legacy, giving his all to closing track "Die Before Midnight," borrowing a beat from Telefon Tel Aviv and stocking it with paranoid girls checking texts and the memorable refrain: "If I die/They gon' remember me." He raps with a style reminiscent of a number of emcees current (Drake, A$AP Rocky) and older (songs like "Fake Sing" recall a less-husky Big Moe) alike, never staying too long on anyone's property, coming off as a smooth frankenstein playing with the necessary pieces to forge his own identity.
Certainly, there's room for growth–particularly in his selection of topics. Regardless of shortcomings, The Groove God serves up an enjoyable, unified listen, a strong first building block.


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Gammons- Five Reasons '08 Mets are Different!
In his most recent post at ESPN.com, Peter Gammons lists 5 reasons why the 2008 Mets are different then the 7/17 2007 Mets.
1.) Johan!!
Thomas E. Ricks; Making the Corps, 1997
My blog is worth $44,839.76.
How much is your blog worth?
In his most recent post at ESPN.com, Peter Gammons lists 5 reasons why the 2008 Mets are different then the 7/17 2007 Mets.
Posted by David Rubin at 11:28 AM
They just posted this on Metsblog. I guess they read your report then added it to their site- like they usually do.
I think Murphy, Beltran, Wright, Reyes, Church, Santana, Pelfrey, Maine and Niese make a really nice core for the next 5 years, and we've still got a lotta kids who can come up within the next year...and the way Flores is going, maybe he's up by 19!!
A better future is ahead for us, that's for sure!!!
Great article and great blog! Let's not forget F. Martinez who is still ready for his start to shine!
Reason #6 Their lead is actually smaller than this time last year!
I agree fully.
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[Book] Germany: from Revolution to Counter-Revolution
In 1918-33 revolution and counter-revolution followed hot on each others' heels. The barbarity of the Nazis is well documented. Less well known are the events that preceeded Hitler's rise to power. Rob Sewell gives a picture of the tumultous events - the 1918 revolution, the collapse of the Kaiser's regime, the short- lived Bavarian Soviet Republic, the Kapp putsch in 1920, the French occupation of the Ruhr in 1923 and the ensuing revolutionary upheavals culminating in the abortive Hamburg uprising, finally Hitler's rise to power in 1929-33. Above all this book shows, in the decisive (and tragic) role of the German workers' leadership, the answer to one of the key questions of the modern era: how was it possible for the mightiest labour movement in Europe to be trampled under the iron heel of fascism?


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The Importance Of Getting The Best Web Design
It is quite often said that the first rule of web design is you do not talk about web design.
If traditional graphic design is 2–"dimensional, Web design is 4 or 5–"dimensional. Web design is a complex process that requires a wide range of creative, business and technical skills. Most web designers worth their salt know the phrase web design is a laughably broad term.
I mention the above not to try and put people off either entering into the Industry or trying to do down those who are already in the industry but more as re statement of facts about the state of web design today.
The problem that has arisen in the last few years is such that it would appear to be very easy to become a web designer. Hey it's cool and it sounds great at parties. It would seem as a result that almost very man and his dog is now into web design. You could take this argument and lay the blame for this fairly and squarely at the doors of the like of Macromedia and Microsoft for making such easy WYSIWYG web design programmes such as Dreamweaver or FrontPage for people to take up and master. But this would be too simplistic and not realistic.
Web design is a complex process that requires a wide range of creative, business and technical skills. Most web designers worth their salt know the phrase web design is a laughably broad term and it requires an ability to see things from as many a side as possible – multi tasking in the extreme.
They say its what's inside page design that really counts and nothing rings truer where web design is concerned. Web design is a complex discipline that involves a wide range of skills. Of course content is king, the purpose of web design is to present it in the best way possible. When was the last time you saw a new book release from the likes of Amazon etc with a lousy cover and so it is with web design? For the millions of web surfers out there, your web design is their first impression of your business and your credibility.
Good web design is a collaborative process. Every new web design is the solution to a design problem that can be summed up in a series of constraint questions: Who is my audience? What is the audience dynamic and more importantly what do I want my audience to do? Do I want them to read, enjoy, think leisurely and then buy my services or do I just want them to hit the chequebook as soon as is possible?
Web design is a constantly evolving dimension of marketing and it is a field that is crowded and competitive. A Kickass Web Design is Search Engine friendly, effective and affordable but remember the goal of Web design is not merely to dazzle, but to deliver information to the widest audience possible.
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Monday 07/15/2013
CFNE's Open test
courtesy of Ben Bergeron
20 minute amrap
50 wallball 20/14
50 double unders
40 box jumps 24/20
40 ttb
30 burpees
30 c2b
20 power cleans 145/100
20 jerks " "
10 snatches " "
10 muscle ups
The reason I love this WOD is because it is a perfect Fitness Games open style WOD. Going through the WOD you immediately find some weaknesses you will have to work on to perform well for the next CF open season. It is also a good way to test different thresholds on when to take planned rest and strategies for getting the best score possible.
Thanks Ben.
245. Right about where I expected to get. The weight wasn't hard, but definitely need to get a better engine so I can power through all those bodyweight movements faster! I want to be able to complete that workout in 20 minutes by the end of the year.
240 – modified with singles, knees up and green band with C2B


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Some people were so gifted, no need to do anything, just by its present, they already ruin people's mood!
How do I begin?!?
1st is her voice. She has this super annoying voice that can even wake mummy from its long sleep. Her voice sound so friggin annoying! CERTAINLY She's the reason why ducktape were invented at the 1st place.
I did my best to block her voice from my head by turn the ipod vol but it didn't worked. It seems that she has somekind of super speaker on her mouth that helps rid all barriers!
Dude! She has successfully ruin every morning sense I have.
2nd; her 2 face attitude, well what kind I say this kind of creature should be taken out and shot (period!)
3rd; kissing ass personality (the worst) I think hell has a special section dedicated for this kind of people!
Can she please be gone?Please God, take her away from me…give her a better job,where its close to her house,triple salary and lots of bonuses…enough to kick her away from my life… thanks God


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Lilith Sternin is a recurring character on NBC series Frasier. She is portrayed by Bebe Neuwirth.
Lilith is the ex-wife of Dr. Frasier Crane, and the mother and primary caregiver of Frederick Crane. She appears on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier. She is Jewish, and shares the name with a demon goddess. She has a mother, Betty Sternin, who appeared on Cheers, played by Marilyn Cooper. She also has a half-brother, named Blaine, played by Michael Keaton. A running gag is that she is a very cold person (Martin once calls her "Frosty the Snow-wife"), though when she gets emotional, it's usually in abundance. She also has very pale skin, which is also the subject of several jokes. People also make jokes describing her as a witch or demon (in season 2, Martin says the signs of Lilith's presence on an island are "the sea starting to churn and all the birds taking flight from the trees"). She is a strict mother and does not let Frederick do many things his friends enjoy (her reaction to him turning goth is never seen, though she didn't inform Frasier of it in advance when Frederick visited him). She first appears on Frasier to reunite with her ex-husband, hoping they can find love again. She appears in the second season by chance, and goes to Seattle to tell Frasier she is getting remarried. After her husband leaves her for a man, she is so desperate she ends up sleeping with Niles. She later returns to seek sperm from Frasier, hoping to mother a sibling for Frederick. However, they call it off. She later encounters a man on a plane (played by Brent Spiner), with whom a romance is implied. Her final appearance is the Frasier episode "Guns and Neuroses", where she says goodbye to Frasier. She also had a guest appearance on the show Wings, and appeared alongside Frasier. She was played by Bebe Neuwirth.
- Although Frasier's name may have started elsewhere, it seems almost inconceivable that Lilith's surname isn't taken from Robert Sternin, the writing partner and husband of Prudence Fraser, both of whom were frequent scribes for comedy in the 80s and 90s.
- "The Show Where Lilith Comes Back", (Season 1, episode 16, airing 3 February 1994)
- "Adventures in Paradise, Part 1" (Season 2, episode 8, airing 15 November 1994)
- "Adventures in Paradise, Part 2" (Season 2, episode 9, airing 22 November 1994)
- "A Lilith Thanksgiving" (Season 4, episode 7, airing 26 November 1996)
- "Room Service" (Season 5, episode 15, airing 3 March 1998)
- "The Apparent Trap" (Season 7, episode 9, airing 18 November 1999)
- "Cranes Go Caribbean" (Season 8, episode 24, airing 22 May 2001)
- "Don Juan in Hell, Part 1" (Season 9, episode 1, airing 25 September 2001)
- "Don Juan in Hell, Part 2" (Season 9, episode 2, airing 25 September 2001)
- "Star Mitzvah" (Season 10, episode 6, airing 5 November 2002)
- "Lilith Needs a Favor" (Season 10, episode 13, airing 4 February 2003)
- "Guns 'N Neuroses" (Season 11, episode 9, airing 18 November 2003)


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Hot and Sour Tofu Soup - a classic recipe favorite enjoyed by us all. Spicy and flavorful, this is a hearty dish. Feel free to adjust heat to your taste.
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- 1/2 c. pork belly, fat trimmed; thinly sliced
- 1 tsp. each Aloha shoyu, cornstarch, dry sherry
- ½ tsp. white pepper
- 2 TB vegetable oil
- 5 1/2 c. chicken broth
- 2 TB Aloha shoyu
- 1/2 c. bamboo shoots, thinly sliced
- 1/2 c. firm tofu, drained; thinly sliced
- 2 TB cornstarch, with 2 TB water
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 2 TB Chinese black vinegar, as desired
- 2 tsp. chili garlic paste, as desired
- 1 tsp. sesame seed oil
- 1/2 tsp. sugar Garnish:
- chopped green onion
Cooking Process:
In a small mixing bowl, combine pork, soy sauce, cornstarch, sherry and pepper. In a large saucepan, saute pork in oil. Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add bamboo shoots and tofu. Simmer 2 minutes. Add cornstarch mixture and eggs, stirring vigorously. Add remaining ingredients.
how to serve:
For service: Garnish with green onions. Serves 4.


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Review by Scott Yanow
Ray Bryant's first solo piano album is rightfully considered a classic. Bryant, at the time thought of as a young modern traditionalist, has always felt perfectly at home playing the blues. He performs five original and diverse blues on this set along with "Lover Man" and "Rockin' Chair," showing that he really never needed a bassist or a drummer to sound like a complete band. This Prestige album was reissued in the Original Jazz Classics but thus far only as an LP; highly recommended in any case.
A1 - Blues #3
A2 - Joy
A3 - Lover Man
A4 - Me And The Blues
B1 - My Blues
B2 - Rockin' Chair
B3 - Stocking Feet
Duration: 37:49
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Soul Jazz, Jazz Blues, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on December 19, 1958.
Engineer – Van Gelder
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6 x 6 Mixed Sentiments - card words
Bubble Clumps
I used some different colours of acrylic paint to colour the background paper and also added some texture with a stencil and texture paste and did a little stamping as well. The Bubble Clumps were simply painted white with acrylic paint and then layered over a piece of gauze underneath my flower cluster.
I love these Dreamcatchers!! I was a bit afraid at first that the center would be very delicate and difficult to work with but it is a lot stronger than it looks. I painted it with gesso first and then with some blue acrylic paint. I also used the same paint to add the accents on the feathers and swiped the edges with a Versa Color Ink Pad.
How gorgeous is this Decorative Rod Set 1? When I saw this on the product list I simply had to get it. I normally wouldn't have chosen a piece of this length because my makes are on a smaller scale than Scrapbooking but I simply could not resist this one and, I thought I could cut it up if necessary. Well, what a shame that would have been. I am so pleased I was able to use it all in one piece. I simply coloured it with a Versa Color Stamp Pad and it fitted beautifully onto my card.


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Morado Lens is Back From Summer Solstice Break with a Music Series and Playlist Just For You
We are back, brujitas!
In addition to our dope ass music series featuring Ivy Queen, DJ Rio Bamba and Lido Pimienta, we whipped up a Morado Lens Podcast Playlist for you on Spotify. Everyone from our featured guests to Nitty Scott to Kehlani to Cardi B and M.I.A. is on it. We listen to these joints to get our vibrations right!
Listen and let us know what else you want us to add our playlist.


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Midterms might be upon us, but that just means that we get to enjoy a good study break! Colgate is currently participating in Recyclemania so tonight, Colgate's Office of Sustainability is hosting a sustainable study break.
The night was zero-waste and they had yummy snacks like fresh fruit and fair trade coffee. Midterms might be stressful but free food is always a great pick-me-up!


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Royalist Cocktail
Invented by W.J. Tarling, author of The Café Royal Cocktail Book (1937), the Royalist Cocktail is similar to a Manhattan. The use of Peach bitters in lieu of Angostura as well as the use of dry instead of sweet vermouth are the obvious differences. Benedictine offers a touch of sweetness and spice to what is a delightful cocktail.
1 1/2 oz dry vermouth
3/4 oz George Dickel Whisky
3/4 oz Benedictine
dash peach bitters
Johnathan 6 Sep 2011
10:05 am
This looks delicious. Where can I find a mixing pitcher like that one? Have you considered marketing your own brand high quality barware?
Robert Hess 6 Sep 2011
10:45 am
This is a "Yari" mixing glass that I got from CocktailKingdom.com. Here is a link to it: http://www.cocktailkingdom.com/product-p/mxg_yaraimixix_0000_jap.htm
Rhett 7 Sep 2011
12:34 am
Robert, I have to ask…
why do you choose to use Martini & Rossi? I feel (or rather, my taste buds do) that it's the most awful tasting of any vermouth I have tried, and I consistently ruined cocktails with it until I discovered much nicer and just as affordable vermouths, for example Noilly Prat dry or Cinzano sweet. As well, I've had a few bartender friends concur that Martini & Rossi is garbage and I shouldn't be using it unless I'm forced to…
So, I'm very curious! Do you actually like the flavour? Or is it perhaps a sponsor of the show?...
Really enjoy your show and the whole SSN! You guys have helped bridge the gap for me from cocktail hobby to cocktail passion and lifestyle!
Robert Hess 7 Sep 2011
5:42 am
Rhett, I actually like Martini & Rossi, for sweet vermouth, it has been my go-to for many years. In the past, I would have used Nolly Prat for dry, but I've found that since their change in formula here in the US, it doesn't work as good. I still like it, but differently. I'm personally not a fan of Cinzano, although I think it is a decent product. Dollin dry and sweet are perhaps the best of the "commonly available" vermouths out there, but they are still hard enough to find that I don't want to scare folks away thinking that they need to find Dollin to make the drinks I show.
Benjamin D. 7 Sep 2011
11:14 am
Since we're on the topic of vermouth, can I get your opinion of bianco vermouth, Robert? I've noticed that you have never use it. I imagine that in a drink like this with so much benedictine that bianco would simply make it too sweet. But are there any cocktails you would indeed recommend for it? On a side note, bianco is so popular with women in Russia that if you order a martini at a bar (unless it's specifically a cocktail bar like Help), you'd end up with Martini & Rossi's bianco vermouth on the rocks. I kid you not.
Robert Hess 7 Sep 2011
11:23 am
Benjamin, I don't have any drinks I do that use Bianco. It "can" substitute for vermouth in general. If you think about drinks like the manhattan, dry manhattan, and perfect manhattan, you are already bouncing the overall vermouth character all over the place with them, so simply using bianco is technically not that far of a stretch.
You have the same problem with a "Martini" almost anywhere in Europe I've found. After having countless glasses of vermouth after asking for a Martini, I finally once tried to control the situation by ordering a Gin Martini from a bartender in England… after quizzical stares and confusion, they finally realized what I was wanting. They had been hearing me order a "Ginny Martin", which they had no idea what it was.
Rhett 7 Sep 2011
3:50 pm
Interesting! Thanks for the feedback. For the most part lately I've been using Punt e Mes for sweet vermouth, which is a treat - especially in a Manhattan (and you can switch the Angostura for orange bitters too). I had the pleasure of having a Manhattan with Carpano Antica the other day, which was wonderful (but would cost me $90 for a bottle if I wanted it for my own bar).
I didn't know that Noilly Prat changed their formula in the US.
Here in Canada it basically costs your soul to buy most everything - if you can find it at all (it's only the last few months it seems that I've been able to get American rye in our non-independent liquor stores… and it still costs more than double what I've found in the states!).
Thankfully the situation is getting better and better with the increase of general interest in mixology and cocktails, and there are more and more amazing bars and bartenders here in Vancouver. Sadly, B.C. has the most expensive liquor prices in Canada though, and I think I will just have to resort to visiting Seattle to stock up ;)
Anyway, I'm rambling. Thanks again, and I look forward to more delicious cocktails!
Robert Hess 8 Sep 2011
5:41 am
Carpano Antica is indeed a wonderful sweet vermouth. I am so glad that it is becoming slightly more available these days, even if it isn't quite as available as I'd like it. And $90 a bottle sounds outrageously expensive! I thought liquor costs were high here in Washington State… ouch!
Punt e Mes is a nice item as well… although I feel that it's fairly robust flavor doesn't work as a simple replacement for sweet vermouth. You need to be careful with its use.
blair frodelius 9 Sep 2011
2:28 pm
I enjoy vermouth based cocktails quite a bit, especially before dinner. One of my favourites is the Tip-Top cocktail which I've been making quite a lot recently. In fact, I made one for someone who doesn't even like cocktails, and normally only drinks wine and beer, and they were converted!
My "go to" vermouths are Noilly Prat for dry and Martini & Rossi for sweet; but I will always choose Carpano Antica or Dolin if they are available. I've even substituted Lillet Blanc and Dubonnet Rouge if I suddenly run out of vermouth. They make for entirely different drinks, but suffice.
Adam 11 Sep 2011
9:07 am
Funny you should have the problems you've had ordering a martini. I've had people ask me for a "dry martini." It was only after confused stares when I asked what their favourite gin was that I came to the realisation they wanted Martini Extra Dry on ice with lemon.
Usually this is a problem with Eastern Europeans.
jrwerther 13 Sep 2011
12:37 pm
I somewhat have the same opinion as Rhett. I consider Martini and Rossi white as "basic" dry vermouth (it's the very dominant sale in France) but the "extra dry" you're using is quite harsh. I was happy when the bottle was finally empty, and I mostly used it as a replacement for Noilly Prat in classical cooking recipe (Beurre blanc au Noilly, a very french cooking sauce to eat fish with : http://chefsimon.com/beurre-blanc-au-noilly.html : try it with google translation if you're not fluent in french) .
Maybe in this particular cocktail, it might make a difference in the good way, balancing the Bénédictine more than the "dry M & R" I've used, making it overall a little too sweet to my taste. I'll buy another bottle of extra dry and see if two year of carefully watching your show educated my taste enough to appreciate this difficult mixer.


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Who said a bracelet company couldn't dole out running motivation?! Well, Alex and Ani's #motivationnation statements and quotes are on point sometimes with running.
Here it is! This Saturday's morning motivation:
A simple statement, but uber powerful!
Move your mind out of your way. Don't listen to that little voice saying "can't" and focus on the one that is saying "it's possible, I can". Stop thinking negatively. Move towards possibility; move towards positivity. You can do it. I believe in you. You can. You will. Be brave. You got this!
Go be awesome!
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How many sod rolls do I need?
Determine your total square footage of area to be covered. Sod is sold by the roll, also equivalent to one square yard. Each roll is 6 feet long and 18 inches wide and covers 9 square feet. Note: It's always good to round up at the end so you're not short any sod rolls.
IE: 50 ft. x 35 ft. = 1750 sq. ft. / 9 = 194.45 ~ 195 to 200 yards or sod
How many rolls are placed on a pallet?
One pallet of sod is equivalent to 50 rolls of sod.
How much does sod weigh?
Each roll (1 sq. yard) weighs approximately 40-50 pounds (45 kilos).
When do I start watering my sod?
New sod needs water within ˝ hour of being installed! The grass blades of the sod need to be cooled throughout the day.
When can I walk on my newly installed sod?
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As of the first of this year, we are Cyclomedical International, Inc., a Tennessee company with affiliated companies Cyclomedical Applications Group, LLC, in the United States; Cyclomedical Applications FZE in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); and Cyclomedical Applications Group, Ltd, in Doha, Qatar, with worldwide operation from our office in Knoxville. The new business structure will better support expanded services, according to COO Richard O. Deaderick.
As the only independent service provider of its kind, Cyclomedical provides global radiopharmaceutical expertise such as consulting services for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) research and clinical facilities, site planning and project management services for radiopharmaceutical production sites, operation of cyclotron production facilities for diagnostic imaging agents including SPECT, and performs Quality Control laboratory installations for major cyclotron manufacturers worldwide, from Viet Nam to Ecuador.
Cyclomedical has been the operator of cyclotron facilities in the U.S. since 2003 and in the Gulf (GCC) Region since 2010, supplying the Tawam Medical Imaging Centre (Al Ain, UAE) and Hamad Hospital (Doha, Qatar) with PET radiopharmaceuticals for cancer diagnosis and staging. Consulting is a major component of Cyclomedical's services, and has included international clients as well as research institutions in the U.S.
Dr. James Lamb, Ph.D., President and CEO, reports that Cyclomedical International is in process of forming an entity in Muscat, Oman, to operate the National Molecular Imaging Centre (NMIC). Cyclomedical is providing project management on design and construction of this cyclotron facility, scheduled for completion mid-year, for contractor Muscat Pharmacy and Stores. NMIC will be affiliated with the Royal Hospital. "This is the best available technology for diagnosis and targeted treatment for cancer and means better outcomes for patients who have access to the technology", says Dr. Lamb.


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Although we won't know for at least a few weeks how many people signed up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, one thing is clear: There clearly has been an uptick in enrollment in recent days. Here's a look at how interest in coverage has accelerated and what advocates are doing to get people covered -- or at least in the system -- by midnight Monday, the deadline to sign up for a health-care plan without risking a penalty.
8.7 million. That's how many visits HealthCare.gov has had in the past week, with 2 million this past weekend.
65,000. That's how many text messages the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has sent over the past week to people who have started the enrollment process but not completed it, reminding them what they need to do to finish by the March 31 deadline.
More than 100. That's how many celebrities and athletes -- including LeBron James and Julia Louis-Dreyfus -- tweeted on behalf of the law.
646,000. That's the record for how many calls the 1-800-Medicare call center received in one day, on May 15, 2006 (the last day of the initial open enrollment period for Medicare Part D). The federal health insurance marketplace call center is likely to break that record Monday; the most calls it has received over the past six months was 564,000 on Dec. 23.
At least 300. That's how many radio interviews administration officials -- including President Obama, as well as senior aides such as Valerie Jarrett, Denis McDonough and Dan Pfeiffer -- have given over the past six weeks.
2.5 million. That's how many calls the federal call center received over the past week, compared with the 2.4 million it received during the month of February.
99,935, 30,253 and 20,569. That's how many robo-calls the Service Employees International Union Local 521, whose members work for county and city governments in the Bay Area of California, made in Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese, respectively. The local also made 77,057 phone bank calls to urge area residents to sign up under the law.
Now, the question is how all these numbers will add up when it comes to how many Americans have health insurance.


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Date: Jul. 13, 2017
Universe: State: New York
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...now, there's something about AM Radio's work that reminds me of the sense of isolation to be found in the paintings of Edward Hopper. Having finally caught up on AM's build The Refuge and Expansion, I was doing some mental filing and, thanks to the power of association, I recalled reading that someone had built a virtual 3D replica of one of Hopper's most famous paintings: Nighthawks. A bit of Googling brought up the sim location: Primtings.
A trip to the Primtings sim proved both enjoyable and frustrating. Basically, the sim (at ground level at least) is dominated by... what?... hmmm... some sort of giant, black ziggurat. Inside, there's a cool modernist minimalist ambiance - lots of black and pale grey, with subtly subdued lighting. The ziggurat houses (what I take to be) a growing 3D Gallery. Almost all of the works here are 3D representations of famous 19th and 20th Century works of art - featuring artists as diverse as Van Gogh, Rene Magritte, Max Ernst, Paul Klee and MC Escher.... oh, and Edward Hopper.
Whether this is art is a debateable point - but it is certainly an interesting exercise in craft, and an interesting place to wander around. I said earlier that it was also frustrating. My frustration came from lag and delays, that saw me ejected to the far edge of the sim whenever I tried to take a seat in the Nighthawks diner and that made initial movement through the building difficult. Hopefully this is a temporary glitch and not something inbuilt.
Finally, for those who decide to explore higher up, you will find a sim-sized version of Broadway Boogie Woogie by Piet Mondrian. Here are my travel snaps:


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Colonies Zone Championship and YMCA Nationals
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Kerry O'Brien Interview
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Jane Wells: "You Have to be Unafraid to go Anywhere for the Opportunity"
CNBC's Jane Wells talks with Opportunist's Managing Editor Leslie Stone about her career, what she considers her most fascinating assignment and why she feels podcasts are the new frontier for journalism.
Jane Wells has a knack for finding humor in otherwise serious subjects. "Maybe it's the way I was brought up—to not ever take myself or anyone else too seriously," she says. "Human foibles are everywhere and I like to find them."
Her weekly digital-only series, "Strange Success," examines unorthodox small-business ideas and products and the strategies that help entrepreneurs grow their concept into lucrative enterprises. "I could do 'Strange Success' every day of the week," Wells says. "We feature people who have developed weird products or services or tapped into some need and are making a fortune, such as the woman who created Poo-Pourri. She made $30 million last year just because she didn't like the smell of her husband's bathroom breaks." Other segments feature a company called Tooshlights that has developed a first-of-its-kind public restroom lighting system that alerts patrons when a stall is available (red light means occupied; green light means empty) and a former IT consultant-turned-entrepreneur who, along with his wife, launched a successful "escape adventure" business in Dallas.
In her segment on ManServants, a San Francisco startup that hires out handsome "chivalrous gentlemen" at $125 an hour for nonsexual service, Wells is doted on by a manservant named Haden who compliments her incessantly and helps her through various tasks at work. "Most women don't want male strippers," says Wells. "They'd like a guy in a tux who throws rose petals at them and, wink-wink, serves them champagne and makes them feel special. It's a much more fun and uncreepy way to enjoy yourself."
She also writes the Funny Business blog for CNBC.com, covering whatever she considers "hilarious, strange, fishy, or ridiculous."
But make no mistake about it, Wells also has a serious side. The Los Angeles-based business reporter regularly covers retail, agriculture and defense and reports on California's economy, West Coast real estate and Las Vegas. She came from "Upfront Tonight," the former lead program of CNBC's evening block of nonfinancial programming, where she served as a senior correspondent. She joined the network in 1996, providing special coverage of the O.J. Simpson civil case for "Rivera Live." Prior to joining CNBC, she was a correspondent for the Fox News Channel and Los Angeles reporter for NBC's flagship TV station, WNBC, in New York. She has also held reporter positions with KTTV, Los Angeles; WTVJ, Miami; and KOB, Albuquerque, and has contributed international reports for CNN.
Wells has received numerous accolades during her career, including a Peabody Award and duPont Award for her role in the live coverage of the Rodney King Trial, and a Los Angeles Emmy Award for her investigative reporting (all in 1992); UPI, Press Club and Emmy Awards for feature reporting; three Florida Emmy Awards for news reporting; and the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award for team reporting.
She and Geraldo Rivera both had roles on the "Seinfeld" finale in 1998.
Opportunist: When did you realize you wanted a career in TV news?
Jane Wells: When I was in high school I didn't know what I wanted to be or what I wanted to study in college. Then I heard Barbara Walters had just signed a $1-million-a-year contract to co-anchor ABC news with Harry Reasoner. I thought she's being paid $1 million for talking to people and telling what's going on in the world? Gee, everybody tells me their secrets—I'm a one-woman high school network of information already—I think I'll do that! It wasn't some great calling. [Laughs]
I'm a Los Angeles native—one of the few born and raised here. I decided to study journalism at USC and fell head-over-heels in love with the art of visual storytelling. My goal was to become a war correspondent in the Middle East—before Christiane Amanpour came on the scene. I had a fascination with the Middle East, but my career didn't lead me there.
Opportunist: What do you consider your most fascinating assignments?
Jane Wells: Covering Mother Teresa's funeral was the most fascinating. There's a working mom story behind it. Princess Diana had just died. It was horrible. Her death was the No. 1 story, and Fox asked if I would go to London to cover her funeral. But my son was about to start kindergarten, so I decided to do the 'deathbed' test. I thought if I'm on my deathbed, do I want to be able to say I covered Princess Diana's funeral or my son's first day of kindergarten? As a guilt-ridden working mother, I took my son to his first day of kindergarten. Of course he has no memory of it. [Laughs] The next day Mother Teresa died and I said, 'I want to go.' For me, personally, it was an incredible experience. We went to the neighborhoods of Calcutta where Mother Teresa would try to minister to everybody—Muslims, Christians and Hindus, who all called her mother. I didn't know what we were doing covering the news in a third world country, but I learned a lot. It was the most amazing story.
Opportunist: As someone who covered the O.J. Simpson trials, how do you feel about the new FX series 'American Crime Story' and its portrayal of the case?
Jane Wells: I love it. I thought it was going to be cheesy but it's actually pretty good. For those of us who lived through it, it just strangely brings it all back. I was recently filling in on a local radio talk show and Marcia Clark came on to talk about it. Sarah Paulson is doing a good job playing Marcia. She was judged so harshly during the trial. I think the series gives sort of a sympathetic and empowering performance of what went on behind the scenes. A lot of people have criticized Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. because, in their minds, he is too likeable. But O.J. was likeable. Cuba is perfect because if we find out tomorrow that Cuba is charged with murdering someone we would have the same reaction we did about O.J. It took everyone by surprise.
Opportunist: Ron Goldman's family—his father, Fred, and sister, Kim—have said the show ignores his heroism.
Jane Wells: I have complete respect for the Goldmans. They never wavered or tried to exploit the situation. From the very beginning they said, 'We want justice; this man killed Ron and we will never lose sight of that.' I think their fear is that we forget Ron was part of the story. We are just a few episodes in. I am willing to wait and see where it goes.
Opportunist: What is the best career advice you ever received?
Jane Wells: When a news director told me I would never succeed and that I didn't have what it took to become a reporter. That was all the motivation I needed to work hard. It's backwards, but it's the best. The advice I give is twofold. You have to really want it, and you have to be unafraid to go anywhere for the opportunity. I see so many students who don't want to leave California or who expect to make a certain wage, but you have to want it bad enough that you'll go to Butte and eat Top Ramen! [Laughs] When women ask me how I do it as a working mother, I tell them 'one week at a time.' You're not going to be great at everything all the time. Don't sweat it, and pick your battles. I don't get this whole Sheryl Sandberg thing about 'leaning in.' I don't mean to beat up on her, but some days you're a great reporter and a terrible mom and other days you're a great mom and an OK reporter—and occasionally a great wife.
Opportunist: Is there a particular aspect of your work that you enjoy the most?
Jane Wells: I love talking to people about growing things and building stuff—whether it's corn or rockets or creating something called Tooshlights. America is filled with people who want to make something and make it be successful. These people are inspired and they are inspiring. It's the best job in the world because you meet new people almost every day, and you learn something almost every day. It's just one lifelong education, which I find very stimulating.
Opportunist: What was it like to be on the final episode of 'Seinfeld,' which many viewers still consider the funniest TV sitcom of all time?
Jane Wells: The story behind that is Larry David, co-creator of the series, had apparently been fixated on the O.J. trial. He decided to put the four main characters—Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer—on trial and wanted to create a 'Rivera Live' analysis. I was a reporter for Geraldo at the time. One day the producers called and asked, 'Would you like to be on Seinfeld?' It was my birthday and I thought I was being punked. [Laughs]
When I went to the set everyone stayed in individual trailers. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards and Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld all came out to say hi. I thought no one is going to believe this! [Laughs] I was sworn to secrecy. Larry said, 'You're a reporter but you can't talk about this.' I told Larry how people tell me stuff all the time that's off the record—even during the O.J. trial—and he asked, 'Like what?' Of course I said, 'Well, I can't tell you that." [Laughs] I did my lines and noticed Jerry and Larry off camera laughing, and I'm thinking Oh my goodness, Jerry Seinfeld thinks I'm funny!
Opportunist: How did your colleagues react to your budding film career?
Jane Wells: On the day the 'Seinfeld' finale was to air my assignment for Fox was covering the 'Seinfeld' finale! I was afraid if I said too much they were going to cut me out of the show. I was very conflicted. Back then we had pagers, so I asked a friend in New York with Geraldo to page me '111' if I'm on and '000' if I'm not. I'm out on the West Coast and all of a sudden I get '111' on my pager. So I told my producer, 'I just want you to know I'm in the final episode of 'Seinfeld' tonight.' Then, three minutes later, Fox says, 'alright you're going to be live from Cedars-Sinai [Medical Center] because Frank Sinatra died.
Opportunist: What else do you hope to achieve in your career?
Jane Wells: Gosh, you always want to achieve something. I always want to be better. I don't think I'm at my best yet. I think I could do better storytelling and better writing—I just need to find the right medium. Digital is the future. I would like to do a podcast. NPR's Planet Money does an excellent podcast. I'm a fanatic about Sarah Koenig's podcast show 'Serial,' which is kind of like 'Making a Murderer.' I have listened to both seasons. It's conversational and raw and it takes the time to tell one story over time. It's just really the new type of storytelling.
Leslie Stone is an award-winning writer, editor and journalist with more than two decades of experience covering business, finance, real estate and lifestyle issues for newspapers, magazines and online publications. Originally from Virginia, she currently resides between Florida and Michigan. Follow Leslie on Twitter: @lescstone.
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Monday, April 4, 2011
DDH Challenge #3 Stitches
Hello everyone! I am happy to announce that I am the hostess for the DDH Challenge for the next two weeks, and it is all about stitches! I decided to use the Smell the Flowers set by Digi Design House. Isn't this bear just too cute! Love how it is smelling the flowers.
I had a blast coloring this bear, it took me ages and many layers, but I absolutely love how his fur turned out! I cut out the panels from The Angel Company's Maggie SWIC, such pretty colors in this set. I sewed the panels down with my sewing machine! What kind of stitches do you like to add to cards?
Thanks so much for stopping by, please let me know what you think! Don't forget to head over to the DDH blog to see what more of the Dream Team has in store for you! You can also join in the fun, we would love to see what you can create! And there is a prize in store for one lucky participant.... what are you waiting for?
Stamp: Smell the Flowers DDH
Ink: Burnt Umber Palette (TAC)
Paper: kraft, brown, Maggie SWIC (TAC)
Other: twine, flower, button, Labels 1 Nesties, sewing machine, Swiss Dots embossing folder,
Copics: 0, W1, W3, W5, E43, E44, E47, Y11, RV95, RV99, YG95, YG97
21 comments:
- CraftyCropper said...
Love it!
- April 4, 2011 at 8:01 AM
- Paula-Kay Bourland said...
Sweet bear! Your coloring is so pretty, and I like the layout and choice of colors and papers. The twine looks good too, and of course, the stitching. Also your write-up on DDH is great! All around, wonderful hostess this week.
- April 4, 2011 at 8:30 AM
- Stephanie said...
Very pretty card, love the layout on this!
- April 4, 2011 at 9:01 AM
- Debra Miller said...
Your card is amazing Teresa! Beautiful coloring - love the layout too! Great post!
- April 4, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- Chris said...
Perfect colors for this and I love those 3 panels. Great job Teresa!!
- April 4, 2011 at 10:53 AM
- KER said...
adorable...love the coloring on that bear...great job with the stitching
- April 4, 2011 at 12:20 PM
- Kathie said...
So adorable Teresa! Love how you colored the fur texture!
- April 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM
- Glittered Paws said...
Love the bear - so "furry", grat job and love your stitching. I like to stitch with my sewing machine - I have a large craft area and leave my machine out all the time, just need to switch the thread. Love the enw DDH team.
- April 4, 2011 at 4:21 PM
- The Mama Monkey said...
So worth the time it took! I love the colors you chose...very warm and "fuzzy"! :)
- April 4, 2011 at 5:47 PM
- Michelle Single said...
Your furry bear is way too cute!!!! Just staring at it... Yup, still mega cute!
- April 4, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- Chelsea said...
great card Teresa! Love your colors on this!
- April 4, 2011 at 9:02 PM
- Hannah Clark said...
I just love this card! The image is so sweet and I love the layout and stitches! Wow, wow, wow!
- April 5, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- ~Chris~ said...
Love Love Love it. The Image is sooo cute.. Great Lay-out and colors.
- April 5, 2011 at 6:57 PM
- Cheryl said...
Oh, Teresa...Your bear is too cute. The detail to his fur is really nice. I've wanted to do some stitching on my cards for awhile now....You've inspired me! I'm off to the closet to dig out my sewing maching.
- April 5, 2011 at 8:25 PM
- deesdesigns said...
I love this teddy too! Your coloring is fantastic, looks like real fur. I really like the DP you chose to use too, lovely colors.
- April 6, 2011 at 4:45 PM
- Jenny Gropp said...
Super cute!
- April 7, 2011 at 8:37 AM
- Laurie Unger said...
What an awesome card!
- April 8, 2011 at 12:38 AM
- Amanda said...
I love this card! That bear is adorable, love the twine and button accent. Will be using this layout.
- April 8, 2011 at 9:27 AM
- Angela K said...
Your coloring is so awesome!! Great card!
- April 10, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Karen Howard said...
Wow, this is really stunning! Love the colors and all the details you've added! Your cards are really fabulous, I'm your newest follower! Hugs, Karen
- April 10, 2011 at 8:40 PM
- Laura said...
This bear is adorable! I love your embellishments too!
- April 13, 2011 at 12:27 PM


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فل اسيسى فل نشنى نمل لا جندولI asked a few Siwis about the issue, and apart from general points, one reason they gave for supporting Morsi particularly struck me. Since long before the revolution, the Egyptian security forces have viewed the border populations – Bedouins in Matrouh and Sinai, as well as Siwis – with great suspicion; many army/police jobs are closed to them simply for where they come from. As far as the core state is concerned, they're not thought of as real Egyptians, but as clannish minorities under Egyptian control, with undesirable cross-border ties and a predilection for going places the state doesn't want them to be in. Many Siwis felt that Morsi was reversing this situation, attempting to develop the border regions and treating their inhabitants as fellow Egyptians; a resurgence of military rule obviously threatens those gains. The long-term prospects remain to be seen; I can only hope that whatever government emerges from the current situation tries to address the problem of exclusion of border dwellers.
fəl a Sisi fəl • nišni nəṃṃəl la ga-nədwəl
Go, Sisi, go! • We have said we won't go back
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Siwi political slogans
If there's one genre I was convinced would never develop in Siwi, it's political slogans. All my previous experience with the oasis had left me convinced that they would remain withdrawn from national-level political activity as they always have, cautiously attempting to court whoever wins – a sensible policy, perhaps, for a peripheral oasis with no political power and highly vulnerable to changes in policy. However, this year's events in Egypt have apparently brought even Siwa to the point of mounting a couple of demonstrations. Egyptians have displayed a seemingly inexhaustible facility for coming up with rhyming couplets for use as slogans in demonstrations, and I woke up this morning and saw an example of the same genre in Siwi:
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text: Guitars & Music Handmade Card £2.95 Handmade Card Details: Personalisation Requirements 0 characters left. Quantity: at £2.95 each Add To Basket This handmade design features a colourful selection of guitars and is decorated with musical notes, stars and sparkling crystals. Each card is individually made to order on quality 270gsm white linen card, measuring 150mm x 150mm (approx 6" x 6"). All the text on the card can be personalised!! The card comes with a matching white envelope and inside the card is a blank insert, but it can be personalised at no additional cost. See my other Handmade Cards! ** Please note that colours may vary slightly when printed **


text: LeRoy was dubbed by the New York Times the "godfather of surf photography" for capturing the golden age of surfing during the 1960's. Born in Hermosa Beach in 1917, Grannis indulged in the surf culture that naturally surrounded him. His work has been featured in publications such as Reef Magazine, Surfing Illustrated, and International Surfing (now titled Surfing). In 1998, his book Photo: Grannis was published by The Surfing Journal, which was featured in Stacy Peralta's 2004 award-winning documentary, Riding Giants. His work has been exhibited at galleries, art fairs and museums around the world including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, London and Antwerp.