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September 26, 2008
The Roads Must Roll, Along With a Few Heads - slight UPDATE
Here is the bailout problem in a nutbag. There was indeed a deal before John S. McCain arrived... a completely bicameral deal between House Democrats -- and Senate Democrats. The deal also included (evidently) the White House; and the Senate Republican conference climbed aboard the bandwagon.
The outlines of the deal were that President George W. Bush gets the Paulson-Bernanke emergency rescue plan -- and the Democrats extort a number of their domestic welfare programs:
- Long-term extension of unemployment benefits, so that fewer people will go back to work;
- A "housing trust fund" that would funnel taxpayer money to ACORN and other radical groups;
- Salary caps on everyone who makes more money than members of Congress;
- A secret, back-door restoration of the ban on shale-oil development, which Majority Leader Harry "Pinky" Reid (D-Caesar's Palace, 85%) tried to sneak into the rescue bill;
- Fascistic government ownership of the banks, and so forth.
Of course, if you pore over the list above of participants in this deal, you will of course notice one missing piece: House Republicans. The House Republican conference is consistently more conservative, free-market, and even libertarian than any of the other four groups... and not surprisingly, they completely rejected this deal.
But nobody was speaking for the House Republicans; in fact, it appears that nobody was speaking to them, either. So despite the fact that McCain is a senator, not a representative, he nevertheless realized that without the House Republicans (HRs, from now on), no deal would ever be inked. Even though Democrats have a majority in the House (and no filibuster rule), they refused to pass legislation without the "cover" of a majority of the HRs along for the ride. (Which itself is a telling sign: The Democrats did not want to "own" the package.)
Thus, McCain thought it important enough to temporarily (for a few days) suspend his campaign, fly back to D.C. -- which is where his actual job is (and Barack H. Obama's too, by the way) -- and see if he could restart the dialog between the HRs and Everybody Else.
I believe every element of the House plan is worth some consideration in itself, and several would probably help the situation; but I do not believe that even all of them put together would actually resolve the illiquidity of the mortgage markets.
The core of their plan is to get the financial institutions to buy the toxic assets themselves by federally insuring them:
Under the alternative Republican plan, the government would set up an expanded insurance system, financed by the banks, that would rescue individual home mortgages. The government would not have to buy up the toxic mortgage-backed assets that are weighing down financial institutions.
They've also proposed a two-year suspension of the capital-gains tax -- which might actually be counterproductive in the short-term: These toxic assets are of course worth much less than the institutions paid for them; which means if they sell them, they would actually have a capital loss, not gain. Under the current system, they can claim a deduction for that loss; but if we suspend the cap-gains tax for two years, the financial institutions won't be able to deduct their losses.
In the long run, reducing or even eliminating capital-gains tax is a great idea. But it's not going to help in the present crisis.
In the end, I suspect the HRs will relent and compromise: They will accept the guts of the Paulson-Bernanke proposal in exchange for some significant trimming of the Democrats' grab-bag of socialist-populist goodies, particularly including the "equity stake" that the federal government would take in the affected institutions; my reading of the tea leaves tells me this is something that Senate Republicans love but of which House Republicans are very, very skeptical, for the same reasons I enunciated yesterday.
There is already some movement towards a compromise:
Cantor said that some of the "exotic sliced and diced" mortgage-backed securities at issue for the financial institutions are of such little value -- because the underlying mortgages are already in foreclosure -- that using the Republicans' preferred approach of federally insuring them is pointless. "So you've got to go with Paulson's model," Cantor said today, endorsing the federal purchase of those securities to clean up the books for financial firms in distress.
In exchange, Cantor said he is seeking some sort of assurance that that the Treasury secretary would be allowed to create an insurance program for the other mortgages, charging premiums to the firms holding securities tied to those mortgages.
There are some other proposals floating about. Steven Pearlstein in the Washington Post has a very interesting one... Treasury sets up a resolution corporation (as per Paulson-Bernanke); but then instead of buying the illiquid securities with cash, they swap them for preferred stock in the new resolution corporation itself:
My own suggestion would be to structure the rescue around a new government-owned corporation that would be capitalized, initially, with $100 billion in taxpayer funds. The company would use auctions or other mechanisms to buy the troubled securities from banks and other regulated institutions, but instead of paying for them in cash, the government would swap them for an equal number of preferred shares in the new company. (Preferred shares are something of a cross between a bond and common stock.) Those preferred shares would pay a government-guaranteed dividend and could be redeemed by the government at any time. But they could also be used by banks to augment the capital they are required to maintain by regulators.
The beauty of this arrangement is that, rather than protecting taxpayers by having the government take an ownership stake in hundreds of privately owned banks, it would be the banks that would own a stake of the government's rescue vehicle. The government would suffer the first $100 billion in losses from buying and selling the asset-backed securities, but any further losses would be borne by the other shareholders. And should the rescue effort actually wind up making a profit, then the banks would share in that as well.
I don't believe this would have happened without John McCain's presence: It took the support of a man so universally respected on the Republican side, even by those Republicans who frequently oppose him -- ironically, the very same House Republican conservatives whose cause he champions today -- to get the corrupt Democrats and the blowhard Senate Republicans to pay their House brethren any attention at all.
My guess is that many of the HRs' proposals (and several proposals of other critics, such as Pearlstein's "preferred shares" swap) will be rolled into the plan; much of the Democratic garbage will be stripped out; and the guts of the Paulson-Bernanke plan will be enacted with near universal support in both the House and Senate, to be signed by the president into law.
The liquidity crisis will be averted; companies will stop going under; the stock market will rebound (it hasn't dropped all that much, really); the Democrats will be exposed (well, by us, at least) as the venal rats who caused the problem in the first place; President Bush will seem a bit more presidential; John McCain will seem a lot more presidential.
The biggest loser will be, I think, Barack H. Obama, as more and more voters start to ask -- "Who is this guy anyway?"
And he'll lose tonight's debate, too.
These two videos are making the rounds; they fit so perfectly here, I just have to include them.
First, here is the blunt Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO, 96%), official negotiator for the HRs in the Big Blowout, discoursing on how helpful John S. McCain has been during the negotiations, appointing himself Speaker to Animals... that is, guardian angel for the House Republicans. Watch this one first...
Now, here is the "same" video -- as creatively edited by the Barack H. Obama campaign, or some surrogate. Notice a few very subtle excisions, almost too small even to notice:
Team Obama is pointing to the truncated video to claim that even Roy Blunt agrees that McCain has been nothing but a roadblock, toppling a done deal and plunging America into a dark night of the financial soul.
Want to know just how corrupt, mendacious, and dishonorable is the campaign by the One We Have Been Waiting For, campaigning by what we call "Chicago rules?" That's how.
If in fact they have nothing to do with this disgraceful knife-job on Blunt's praise, there is a simple way to show it: The campaign can denounce this bearing of false witness. Let's see if any such denunciation forthcomes.
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The following hissed in response by: BlueNight
I just came from the Wizbang blog, and they have posted a link to this video explaining the sub-prime mortgage / housing bubble / credit crisis.
As to the content of your post, that last option sounds even better than the straight bailout plan.
The above hissed in response by: BlueNight at September 26, 2008 10:49 PM
The following hissed in response by: Pam
Hey, what's your take on the debat that only 30 million or so saw? And please tell me if you think McCain can still pull this out?
The above hissed in response by: Pam at September 27, 2008 3:30 PM
The following hissed in response by: Michael Babbitt
Between the corruption of the Obama campaign and the full cooperation of the MSM, I can't see how Obama can lose this election. It's over. We have a Leftist fascist take over of our society.
The above hissed in response by: Michael Babbitt at September 27, 2008 8:19 PM
The following hissed in response by: Dafydd ab Hugh
Pamela, MIchael Babbitt:
Ignore any instant polls; that's not where a debate shows its results, unless one or the other debater completely blows it. That simply measures partisans -- who may be calling themselves "undecideds," so that they will get called back frequently.
The time to check the polls is about a week after the debate, just before the next one. I think McCain will be ahead at that point, albeit by a small number.
The above hissed in response by: Dafydd ab Hugh at September 27, 2008 10:02 PM
The following hissed in response by: hunter
Obama does know his Orwell.
The above hissed in response by: hunter at September 28, 2008 2:56 AM
The following hissed in response by: Pam
Thanks Dafydd; I needed to hear that. I read over at Powerline that one of the guys thinks maybe that there is a headway toward Obama, and that no matter what McCain does the country is tuning him out and it is over.
I still have to believe that when all is said and done a majority of Americans will realize that Obama is just not prepared to be president. I know people are mad right now, but to put the government into his hands along with the Dem idoit running congress; WOW! But hey, I've been wrong before!
The above hissed in response by: Pam at September 28, 2008 4:18 PM
The following hissed in response by: Pam
Thanks Dafydd; I needed to hear that. I read over at Powerline that one of the guys thinks maybe that there is a headway toward Obama, and that no matter what McCain does the country is tuning him out and it is over.
I still have to believe that when all is said and done a majority of Americans will realize that Obama is just not prepared to be president. I know people are mad right now, but to put the government into his hands along with the Dem idoit running congress; WOW! But hey, I've been wrong before!
The above hissed in response by: Pam at September 28, 2008 4:18 PM
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- AnonymousNovember 15, 2012 at 10:04 AM
Happy dating anni! You guys are so cute!ReplyDelete
aw so sweet! We're married and we'll be celebrating our six year dating anniversary in december. if you hadn't started dating you wouldn't have gotten married so it's pretty important and, i think, crucial to celebrate ;o)ReplyDelete
anna: aw! how we feel exactly. : )ReplyDelete
I remember you two lovebirds in high school. So precious!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 15, 2012 at 6:15 PM
Yay! Congrats. Dating anniversaries must be celebrated.ReplyDelete
too cute!ReplyDelete
and yes, my boyfriend and i celebrate the day we meet!
xo the egg out west.
We also celebrate the 1st date, and try to do different plans. I had fallen in love with your blog, is so fresh and beautiful! thanks for passing by mine!!!
@the egg -- the day you met! that's pretty adorable.ReplyDelete
@jessica wray: ah, good old mukilteo. : )ReplyDelete
ahhh this is so sweet! congrats on almost 7 yearsReplyDelete


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BERRY ENERGIZING BLEND smoothie
1 packet of Emergen-C Energy+ Blueberry-Acai vitamin drink mix
1 ½ cups of milk
1 cup of fresh or frozen berries
½ tablespoon of lime juice
1 small banana
1 teaspoon of honey
1 cup of ice
Blend all ingredients until smooth. Then, bada-berry-bada-banana-bing… You're done!
Serves 2
Note: This recipe is formulated with Emergen-C Energy+. Emergen-C Energy+ is not formulated for use in children.


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Here's a simple breakdown of the four stages in cloud provision.
The terminology of cloud computing is littered with confusing acronyms.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – At this stage basic virtual machines, virtualised storage and network access are made available to users. Those users are responsible for providing and loading their own operating systems, management systems, middleware and applications. Commercial examples include S3 from Amazon, BlueCloud from IBM, and Project Caroline from Sun. Platform as a Service (PaaS) – This adds to IaaS a pre-configured operating system and middleware. The user remains responsible for providing and managing their own applications. Commercial examples include EC2 from Amazon, App Engine from Google, Windows Live from Microsoft, Force.com from Salesforce.com and SuiteFlex from NetSuite. Software as a Service (SaaS) – This builds on IaaS by transferring responsibility for the application software to the cloud service provider. Commercial examples include Office Live from Microsoft, Zimbra from Yahoo Salesforce.com and Google Apps. Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) – At this final point the cloud service provider would provide a complete suite of applications to perform a major business function or functions, including taking responsibility for integration between those applications. Commercial examples include Infosys BPaaS and IBM SmartCloud.
The four stages are also well described in the Institution of Engineering and Technology's Factfile, Cloud computing.
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The U.S. Has Quietly Made Some Remarkable Advances in Fuel-Efficiency
In 1975, largely in response to OPEC's oil embargo against the United States, Congress enacted a new energy law that included provisions to increase "Corporate Average Fuel Economy." These CAFE standards, as they're known, led to a remarkable jump in the fuel efficiency for the U.S. auto fleet, with a near doubling of fuel economy and a 50 percent jump for light trucks in just a decade. But federal policymakers coddled the auto industry in the 1970s, and by the 1980s the fuel-efficiency curve had plateaued.
Read more about the impressive advances in fuel efficiency in this insightful article from CityLab's series on The Future of Transportation.


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What is a CV?
CV stands for Curriculum Vitae. A CV presents a summary of your academic credentials and work experience. A CV is generally used by those who have completed a master's or doctoral program and are applying for academic teaching or research positions; they are also used as part of the application package to graduate programs.
Difference between a resume and a CV
While both resumes and CVs present your expertise to a potential employers, the similarities betweeen the two documents ends there. A resume is designed to market a specific skill set for a specific position and is the expected document for non-academic job searches. Alternatively, a CV is designed to present a complete picture of your academic and research qualifications (gained through education, teaching and research), includes a record of presentations and publications, and tends to be longer and more detailed than a typical resume; it is the expected document when applying for academic positions or entry to a graduate program.
Note: Some employers use the terms CV and resume interchangeably making knowing which document to use a confusing process. As a general rule, assume that applications within academia call for a CV and applications outside of academia call for a resume unless otherwise stated.
Need help with your CV? Call us at 905-828-5451 or drop by the Career Centre to book a CV critique. Also, check out the "Academic Work Search Essentials: A Guide to the Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Dossier, and Interview." book available at the Career Resource Library in the Centre.


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Sir Frank Brangwyn RA RWS RBA (1867 - 1956)
An Anglo-Welsh artist, painter, watercolourist,engraver,illustrator, and designer of furniture and stained glass.
Born 1867 in Bruges, Belgium and died in 1956 Ditchling in UK.
Born to a Welsh mother and English father, he had no formal education although benefited from close mentor-ship by some of the most influential people of the day Arthur Heygate Macmurdo and Seigried Bing, as well as serving an apprenticeship with William Morris.
Brangwyn was an independent artist, an experimenter and innovator, capable of working on both large and small scale projects, ranging from murals, oil paintings, watercolours, etchings, woodcuts and lithographs to designs for architecture, interiors, stained glass, furniture, carpets, ceramics and jewellery, as well as book illustrations, bookplates and commercial posters. It is estimated that he produced over 12,000 works during his lifetime.
Mural commissions included the Worshipful Company of Skinners, London (1902-09), St Aidan's church, Leeds (1908-16), Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Canada (1918-21), Christ's Hospital, Horsham (1912-23), State Capitol, Jefferson City, USA (1915-25), the British Empire panels, Swansea (1925-32), and Rockefeller Center, New York (1930-34).
Brangwyn married Lucy Ray in 1896 and took on the lease of Temple Lodge, Hammersmith, in 1900. In 1918 the artist purchased The Jointure, Ditchling, where he spent most of his time following his wife's death in 1924.
An official war artist in World War I. Elected RA in 1919, knighted in 1924, holder of countless artistic awards, Brangwyn was modest about his singular achievements, regarding art as an occupation and describing himself as a designer.
He has been described as one of the most important British artists of the 20th century.


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2017 VW T6 Highline 150 BHP DSG
Cruise Control
Fog Lights
Automatic Headlights
Heated Front Screen
Air Conditioning
Rear Parking Sensors
Drive Captains Chair
DAB Stereo, Bluetooth Capable
4 Berth Camper van equipped with a Skyline poptop roof with scenic canvas as well as a RIB 112cm R&R Bed. The conversion is based on our "Baseline" interior and uses only best quality parts.
All of our unit systems are cut and assembled in-house.
Each campervan we build is treated the same and each one benefits from a full strip and clean down before being fully insulated, fitted with new plywood side panels and then carpeted to a coach finish. Each vehicle is equipped with a Euro6 engine compatible leisure battery charging system with all wiring being run to the lights, sockets and utilities before the units get fitted in place.
The Spec of this vehicle is listed below:
- Full length Units with Wardrobe
- Smev Hob/Sink Unit
- Eberspacher D2 Easy Start Night Heater
- Webasto Cruise CR49 12v Compressor Fridge
- Smev 555 Grill/Oven
- 160W Solar Panel
- 240V Hook Up
- Trickle Charger
- 110Ah Leisure Battery
- Euro6 Compatible B-B battery charger.
- RIB 112cm R&R Bed with Slider
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- LED lighting
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- Skyline Roof with Scenic Canvas & Bi-fold Roof Bed
- One Piece Flooring and Altro Floor Covering
- Full Insulation, ply and Carpet Lining Package
- Double Passenger Swivel Base
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Communication problems in relationships are very common these days. One of the most familiar and disturbing scenes in the life of couples is when partners have dinner with an almost hostile silence. They have nothing to share, nothing that can be exciting or interesting to the other party. In some cases, the woman will ask "hey, what's bothering you". The answer is plain and uninviting. "Nothing". And that's it. End of story. The so called "conversation" is over.
This unfortunate situation can go on for hours and eventually partners start to get used to the fact that they are not talking to each other. They believe is natural. That all other couples are going through the same phase. They don't accept that they have serious communication problems that can damage their relationship up to the point of break up.
Silence is the manifestation of judgment, worse than any other verbal criticism. Think about it. Silence is refusing the very existence of the relationship, canceling any possible chance, any attempt of defence. However, the desire and search of a healthy relationship is inherent in human nature. As Neumann suggested, the relationship between a girl and her mother is much deeper than a boy's because he needs to differentiate his sexuality. Thus, women are much more capable of handling relationships.
In relationship dynamics, man's reaction in communication problems is often not enough, childish or even funny. Silence is slowly killing the couple bonding, and it's pushing the relationship to breakup. In the space of non existence.
When men are forced in this kind of hostile silence, they start to doubt everything. Are we still alive? Is it me? Can we solve our comminication problems together? Can we fix our relationship? Is there a way back to the happy days? You are sending all kinds of messages to your partner, but you don't get any response. It's like talking to a wall. What's wrong?
Women are the victims of this kind of communication problems in relationship in most cases, even though the same might apply for men as well. This probably explains why more women than men are seeking help from a professional therapist. Women feel the need to speak to someone and this role can be filled by the therapist who offers help and advice on how to resolve communication problems. Unfortunately, that's not enough. Both parties need to work on their relationship if they want to see a brighter future.
Women are trying hard to get away from the silence which is killing them. Words are the foundation of verbal communication. Any kind of pathological alteration of this dynamic force, frames the couple in a dire situation of a dreadful void.
In other people, these communication problems in relationships can manifest in a totally different way. For example, a non-stop discussion for unimportant things, triggered by the fear of silence, is filling the space with an empty talk that means absolutely nothing. So what's better? Not talk at all, or start talking without even knowing what you are talking about?
The answer is simple. Make sure you find the right balance. Try to create meaningful conversations that are adding value to you and your partner. Be considerate. Put yourself in you partner's shoes. What is he thinking right now? How would he feel if you talked about this? Would it make it easier to break the ice with a topic which is familiar to both of you? You see where I'm getting at. Try to build bridges in order to approach the person you love in a natural way. Don't force it. Otherwise he might react and take a step back, hiding in the silence. And the vicious cycle will carry on recycling.
Silence makes us feel punished for a reason we don't even know. Communication problems in relationships can be really harsh and have a certain sadistic element to them. Even though men are using them to play the role of the victim, it's hardly the case. He might see it as a game, but when someone gets hurt, it's never funny. And you know this better than anyone. Take the breakup quiz that can help you decide if it's time to move on. You might have already reached the point of no return. If you spend most of the time waiting for a word that doesn't come out of his mouth. If you are spending more time talking to a therapist rather than your partner. If you are over analyzing these communication problems with your girlfriends instead of facing the issue in the eyes. It's time to stop and rethink.
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A website is one of the best tools for reaching your audience. An online business that has its own website can be more successful than its competitors.
A non-profit organization can inform people and get more members or even donations easily. One who wants to showcase his talent or profession can do it with the help of a website. However, your website must be well-performing. You may be losing audience and wasting money if you have a slow website. Here are some ways to speed up your website.
Minimal Content
Many people, particularly the ones who are developing their website on their own, tend to clutter up their website. They want to provide as much information as possible to the point that they put everything in the home page.
There are two main reasons why you should strive to keep your site's content to a minimum. First is that most people would not scroll down if your home page is three feet long.
Second, putting lots of content in a single web page slows it down. Many people would not wait for a web page to load if it is taking forever.
To speed up your website, keep the home page having general information about what you offer or showcase. Put the other information, images and videos in the inner pages.
Work on Images
Most website owners would love to put images on their website. However, quality images usually take large sizes and might take several seconds to load.
You don't have to get rid of images if you want a faster website. You just have to learn how to work with them. One of the solutions is to put your images on a different domain.
You can use Amazon S3. You can even use sites like Flickr for photos. You can give your visitors a fast-loading web page and you can reduce the bandwidth use, which helps if your hosting service offers a limited bandwidth.
It also helps if your images are in the right format. Experts suggest JPEG when an image has too many colors while PNG when line details are very important.
You can also make your website faster without affecting the quality of images if you would resize the images before you upload them.
Clean Your Codes
Another key to a faster website is putting CSS in various files. It will be better if you have a stylesheet for the style to be used on all pages. If a page requires a different style, put it on a different style-sheet.
You should also work on the HTML codes generated when using shopping carts. Certainly, shopping carts give a better experience to your customers but they generate HTML codes that slow down your site. Clean the codes with some tweaking.
Use High Performance Web Host & Fast-Loading Theme/ Template
Choosing the right type of web host and theme can improve your website speed significantly. Some of the best web hosting services like Bluehost, InMotion Hosting, and HostGator are the reliable services that you can trust and improve your site performance & loading speed.
The proper design framework and SEO optimized theme are mainly use by professional blogs and sites as it can minimize our site loading time a lot if you do the test after changing a theme by reputable designer.
Does your slow-loading website affect your operations? Use these ways to speed up your website. Not putting all the contents in a single page, using professional web hosting & theme, working on images and cleaning codes should help you improve your website's speed and give visitors a better experience.


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Don't think that ALL the "appetizer" parties are gone YET....we still have the Super Bowl coming up. Seems that if you have a Super Bowl party....you need the snacks to go with it! This cheese ball is packed full of great flavor and it looks great on your table spread full of food. I like the sweetness of the craisins paired with the cream cheese...delightful pair! Mmmmmm!!
Cranberry Cheese Ball
8 oz. softened cream cheese
8 oz. cheddar cheese, shredded
1 T. milk
1/4 t. salt
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1 1/2 c. craisins
Mix both cheeses together, beat until well combined. Add milk, salt and pecans. Mix well. Spread out a large piece of plastic wrap. Scrape cheese mixture onto plastic wrap. Using the plastic wrap to wrap around the sides, try to form a ball. Form as much of a ball as you can. Wrap plastic wrap around cheese ball entirely. Place in a cereal bowl. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm. When ready to serve, Remove cheeseball from plastic. Place craisins in pie plate. Roll cheese ball into craisins, using your hands to press them on the cheeseball. Place completed cheese ball on plate. Serve with crackers.


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Most of our historic monuments and castles are open until the end of October and this includes the stunning Elgin Cathedral. The views from the tower in autumn show how many beautiful trees there are in Cooper Park and all the way down to Lossiemouth.
After a day of walking full of history and colour, it is maybe time for a wee dram of Malt Whisky - now what to choose - a 12 or 15 or 18 year old Glenlivet, Aberlour or Balvenie? You might prefer a local beer of which we have many from the Cairngorms Brewery as well as even more local ones. Anyone for a Black Gold or a Wild Cat? Steve is always happy to advise on Beer or Whisky and offer a wee dram at Bluefolds cottages.
Driving from Glenlivet through the Cairngorms National Park can take you to Loch and Eilean with stunning views to the Cairngorm mountains and a chance to walk round the Loch enjoying the autumn tints. October is one of my favourite months to get out and about in the Cairngorms and Speyside. Why not book a holiday at Bluefolds this autumn?


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A perfect fit for any model of the Dropkick Murphy's Tenor banjos this beautiful green Gig Bag is well made with sturdy padding to cushion the banjo in travel. It has several storage compartments sewn into it. A shoulder strap and a handle make carrying your banjo easy. It will fit in the overhead on most airplanes. This well made gig bag also fits Deering Goodtime 17 fret Tenor banjos, 19 fret Tenor and Parlor 5-string banjos as well. It's a great way to take your banjo with you!
35″ long
14″ wide in the pot area
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30 Kandahar St
Singapore 198890
Reservations: DM them on Facebook!
Tel: +65 9862 2559
Remarks: Accepts cards, cash, Grabpay and Favepay
Opening Hours
Mon-Sat: 1130am to 230pm, 530pm to 930pm
Halal status: Halal-certified
Halalicious rating: 8.5/10
Average spend per pax: ~$20
Recommended dishes: Literally just pick any ingredients you want; I would go for medium or big spicy level!
So I have to admit sometimes I perasan (fancy myself) American and follow American news a little too closely. Like I feel secondhand rage about Trump being president, about the unfair deaths of black victims like Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Michael Brown and Eric Garner, and about the extortionate prices of medication thanks to Big Pharma greed. I also watch basically all the liberal left-wing night-time talk shows like Late Night with Seth Myers, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah — which is ridiculous.
I think it's a habit that started from when I was studying in the US and had a raging crush on Jon Stewart back when he was the host of The Daily Show. I even got tickets to be part of the studio audience TWICE like an absolute groupie LOL young me. Anyway recently I was watching yet another liberal programme The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, when he announced that the musical guest was Incubus, singing Drive!!!
OKAY I mean I had such a huge crush on frontman Brandon Boyd back in school!! His voice is no longer what it used to be but goshhh still love him (even though he is slowly transforming into Anthony Kiedis). Listening to him sing that song in 2019 took me RIGHT BACK to like 2001, so I'm gonna leave you guys with the original video to refresh your memories (of his shirtless days). Delicious piece of trivia: Brandon Boyd did all the drawings in the video himself!! Beautiful AND talented, good lord.
ANYWAYYYYYYY FINALLY let's get down to brass tacks, sorry for that detour.
I wanted to blog about my experience at Peppercorn, the halal joint at Kandahar St specialising in mala-tang. Má refers to that numbing sensation you get from sichuan peppercorns, là means spice, and tàng means soup!
So basically the concept at Peppercorn is not unlike fancy Yong Tau Foo except it's weight-based and not per-item. There's a whole wall of ingredients that you can pick from, which are then priced up based on their weight and unit price. So here are the steps to getting your piping hot bowl of malatang.
Step 1: Pick the ingredients you want from their spread below!
Step 2: Head to the counter and select the spice level/type of noodles you wish to add to your bowl of malatang (optional).
Step 3: Pick a side while they price up your order based on the unit price of the ingredients clearly displayed on the menu board!
Step 4: Choose between soup, dry, or soup on the side. Wait for the order to be ready while you admire the decor of the place and read up on malatang history.
Step 5: Malatang is served. SHOW IT WHO'S BOSS.
Okay so for my ingredients I picked enoki mushrooms (AN ABSOLUTE MUST), ladies fingers, fish tofu, oyster mushrooms, a small filet of fish, beancurd skin and a slice of beef to try, no noodles. Winning ingredients really IMO, and my bowl cost me S$17! All the ingredients tasted fresh, esp the fish which was really great because you do take a risk whenever you order fish. The broth tasted really clean and not oily which is a bonus. I've tried both the medium and big spicy levels. Because I find that the taste of the broth intensifies the more you eat, the medium starts out a little bland and ends up pretty tasty, while the spicy starts out really tasty but the heat sneaks up on you and suddenly you're crying and your nose is running. SO shiok though! I must say I def prefer the big spicy level. 8.5/10
I also tried the Scallion Noodles (S$4.50):
So I found the scallion noodles a little underwhelming – it reminded me of Indomie, so if that's your thing you might like this. I'm more of a tom yam instant noodles person to begin with, and also I felt like $4.50 was a little steep considering I was already paying $17 for my bowl. I'd def stick to the malatang, yum. 6.5/10 for the scallion noods.
Overall I had a great time at Peppercorn – it's really comfortable, air-conditioned, and there is a very clean and relatively spacious restroom available (compared to the usual chokey-like toilets in shophouses in the area lol). Service is always very patient and friendly, which is really great. I would def (and have, lol) come back to this place again. FYI GST and service charge apply.
30 Kandahar St
Singapore 198890
Reservations: DM them on Facebook!
Tel: +65 9862 2559
Remarks: Accepts cards, cash, Grabpay and Favepay
Halal status: Halal-certified
Halalicious rating: 8.5/10
Average spend per pax: ~$20
Recommended dishes: Literally just pick any ingredients you want, I would go for medium or big spicy level!
Opening Hours
Mon-Sat: 1130am to 230pm, 530pm to 930pm


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How to ENJOY meditation
Let's be truthful : meditation can be a struggle. Personally, I find it hard to sit still and think of nothing. And I will guess it doesn't come easily to you either, right? Here's an honest disclosure from someone who *should* meditate a lot…. For a very long time I dreaded doing my own practice.Read More


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I tried the last released version.
I'm really happy to see foobar on my iPhone.
I have a question regarding the resampler.
I see that I can go up to 96khz.
How does the iPhone dac handle this kind of sampling rate?
Does it resample to 48khz or does the iPhone dac able to play at 96khz?
If it does resample to 48khz, what is the benefits to propose to resample higher than the dac? Is it only relevant for an external dac?
Thank you for your answer.


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Monday, I posted my June Favourites, which included my Maybelline BB cream that has become a staple in my make up collection. I almost never leave home without it. You can see my feelings about it here when I reviewed it, and check out my other favourites for this month here.
Wednesday, I posted my wearable Golden Eye tutorial. The only thing I would change about it, would be using more pigmented (less chalky) crease colours. I thought doing a picture tutorial would be somewhat easier than a video, but without a great set up and no cameraman, it's quite a task. Anyway I'm really happy that I did make it, and I hope that you check it out.
This week, I'm kind of at a lost for goals, haha. But you should also be seeing some really fun and informative post on summer. So keep your eyes peels for them. AND leave all of your suggestions for next week in the comments! Thank you all!


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The Outdoors
Just 30 minutes from Cambridge on the Guided Bus is the beautiful town of St Ives. Accessible by car off the M11, A14 or A1 and nestling on the Great Ouse River, St Ives is an ideal centre from which to visit the enchanting Ouse Valley, the Ouse Washes and Cambridge.
Find out more at www.theoldriverportstives.co.uk. Here are some suggestions for a day visit.
A walk through olde England
When you have refreshed yourself in one of the many charming teashops and cafés in the town make your way to the Parish Church at the end of The Broadway beyond the moorings at The Waits. Through the churchyard you will find the white footbridge bridge that connects you to the old osier beds, now the award-winning nature reserve of Holt Island. Teaming with birds and wildlife it is an ideal place to relax and enjoy the tranquility of the riverside setting.
If however you are feeling more energetic you can enjoy a wonderful walk west along the Ouse Valley Way to the village of Houghton. Or you can complete the 5.5-mile circular walk returning to St Ives via Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey and the unique Hemingford Meadow. It is a simple and easy going, mostly following the course of the River Great Ouse, with picturesque villages of thatched cottages and olde worlde charm. There's plenty of places for refreshment en-route, including the iconic water mill at Houghton, now owned by the National Trust and open to the public as a working mill on Sundays between mid-March and the end of October.
Discover the new wetlands
After lunch in one of the many pubs or tea rooms along the way or in St Ives, you can explore the Ouse Valley to the East and the area of wetlands being created. This area is very different from the Ouse Valley Way and links into the Ouse Washes that run through the flat fens to Denver Sluice, and beyond to the Wash. Years of sand and gravel extraction in this area has allowed the creation of lakes and is creating Ouse Fen, the largest wetland area in the country with its associated wildlife. Fen Drayton Lakes, another RSPB reserve, is two miles away and easily reached by foot, cycle or bus along the Guided Busway. This complex of lakes and traditional riverside meadows next to the River Great Ouse is a fantastic place to explore and watch birds with huge numbers of ducks, swans and geese on the lakes in winter. In summer, terns, hobbies and a variety of dragonflies are regularly seen. Otters also live here.
Good nightlife
St Ives is also well-known for its nightlife with many fine restaurants and pubs and often with live music. If you are staying in or near the town you will probably find that there is something to do most nights. Details of what is happening can be found at www.theoldriverportstives.co.uk
Follow the St Ives or the History and Heritage links for more great days out in St Ives. To help you locate these and other sites pick up the town Complimentary Guide leaflet and map from the Town Hall or Corn Exchange or download it from www.theoldriverportstives.co.uk


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The Hubble Telescope has been active for nearly a quarter of a century. Here are some of the telescope's most striking images—a tiny fraction of the things it's seen and the images it's sent home in its long and productive life.
More Photography from Time
- Window on Infinity: From Saturn to Mars to Deep Space to Home
- Window on Infinity: Winter Pictures from Icy Space
- Breathaking Panoramas and Mosaics From Opportunity's Decade on Mars
- Space Photos: 45-Year-Old Footprints, and More
- Window on Infinity: A New Year's Photo Album From Space
- Earthrise on Christmas Eve: The Picture That Changed the World


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Appellate Briefs Filed in Arizona Illegal-Search Case
In March of 2005, two social workers and six deputy sheriffs descended on the home of John and Tiffany Loudermilk to "investigate" a two-month-old anonymous tip that their house was unsafe for children. After almost an hour of threats, the social workers finally threatened to take all of their children into custody if not allowed inside. The Loudermilks reluctantly agreed. The assembled officials took less than five minutes to determine that the allegations in the anonymous report were false.
HSLDA reviewed the case and sued the social workers, their attorney, and four of the deputies for violating the Loudermilks' Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches. We also sued the social workers for threatening to remove their children without justification.
The judge denied the defendants' motions to dismiss in September 2007, and then denied their motions for summary judgment in March 2010. The deputies appealed, claiming that they should be immune from liability because, they said, the right to be free from unreasonable searches was not clear enough for them to realize that threatening to remove a child if not allowed inside the home violated the Fourth Amendment.
Click here to read their brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
In HSLDA's answering brief, we argued that the law has been clearly established for at least 10 years, ever since we successfully sued social workers on behalf of the Calabretta family in a similar case. We also demonstrated that any reasonable officer should know that threatening to remove a child to gain the "cooperation" of the parents is inherently coercive and that the officers should have known so at the time.
Within the next few weeks the appellate court will either decide the case or will schedule oral argument. In the meantime, proceedings in the trial court are on hold.
| Other Resources
"Judge Upholds Family's Right to Day in Court"
July/August 2010 Court Report: "Family Wins Round Two"
September/October 2009 Court Report: "Arguments Proceed in Federal Lawsuit"
January/February 2008 Court Report: "Judge Slams Coercive Tactics"
"Judge Rules Social Worker Fear Tactics Unconstitutional"
"Social Workers and Sheriff's Deputies Violate Family's 4th and 14th Amendment Rights"


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TAFF Arquitectos have designed a bar in Cancún, Mexico using a combination of materials that together create an inviting and seductive atmosphere.
TAFF Arquitectos have designed a bar in Cancún, Mexico using a combination of materials that together create an inviting and seductive atmosphere.
In April 2015, the High Museum of Art Atlanta unveiled the second large-scale, interactive design installation by contemporary Mexican designers Héctor Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena on The Woodruff Arts Center's Carroll Slater Sifly Piazza. The site-specific work, titled Los Trompos ("The Spinning Tops"), continues a multi-year initiative to activate the outdoor space and engage visitors in a meaningful art experience.
Mexico City based design studio Esrawe has created a collection of objects based on found materials from stores and warehouses.
Combining landscape, graphic design, furniture design and architecture, the contemporary Balmori Rooftop Bar by architects Taller David Dana is one of the rare rooftop bars in Mexico City.
The juxtaposition of temporary fabric roofs in Mexico's street markets influenced the design of 'Toldo', a table by designer Christian Vivanco.
To prevent the development from disturbing its spectacular setting and to 'respect nature in every possible way', architect Jorge Enrique Gracia García along with his San Diego-based practice Gracia Studio has realised this group of 20 free-standing hotel rooms located in Baja California's Valle de Guadalupe. At 20-square-meters each, the corten steel-clad, elegantly furnished rooms follow a concept of 'a "deluxe" camping houses, covering the guest's basic needs, being in contact with nature and the environment.' (more…)
Presented earlier last month during the Feria Hábitat Valencia, this simple, geometric lamp by the Mexican designer Christian Vivanco 'is an answer to a basic question: How can a simple and functional object convey one of the most iconic elements in oriental architecture?' Named after Kondo – 'the centerpiece of an ancient Buddhist temple's garan' (a Japanese abbreviation, literally meaning 'garden for monks'), this simple, geometric lamp is constructed from two laser-cut metal sheets and is available in two sizes; 'Kondo XL' and a smaller 'Kondo S'. (more…)
Pascal Arquitectos, the Mexico City-based practice established by brothers Carlos and Gerard Pascal in 1979, has realised this multi-award winning Mourning House located in Mexico City's residential area of Bosques de las Lomas. Described by the architects as a 'project with very strong emotional implications', this modest, strikingly solemn building has been completed in 2006 and has been inspired by the Mayan tombs in Palenque and Ancient Egyptian mastabas. To comply with the strict rules and building codes of Jewish Religion, a group of scholars oversaw the project throughout its completion. (more…)


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"As Jesus drew near, he saw the city and wept over it saying, 'If this day you only knew what makes for peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. For the days are coming upon you when your enemies will raise a palisade against you; they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides. They will smash you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave one stone upon another within you because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.' " (Luke 19:41-44).
"Do not say, 'His mercy is great; my many sins he will forgive.' For mercy and anger alike are with him; his wrath comes to rest on the wicked. Do not delay turning back to the LORD, do not put it off day after day. For suddenly his wrath will come forth; at the time of vengeance, you will perish." (Sirach 5:4-7).
On May 22, 2016, Bishop Hector Sabatino Cardelli approved the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in San Nicolas, Argentina, and acknowledged them as supernatural. This is the highest form of Church approval. Another bishop previously approved the messages.
The apparitions and messages are some of the sternest ever approved by the Church. They warn of chastisements, the loss of two thirds of the world to evil, the great danger to earth, and that humanity is hanging by a thread.
Mary gave the messages to Gladys Herminia Quiroga, a middle-aged housewife and mother, from 1983. By 1990, she had received approximately 1900 messages.
Mary said, "You must be warned, children, the plague is big. At these moments all humanity is hanging by a thread. My children, the senseless person is dead, even if alive, because he does not fear the justice of God, nor fears not fulfilling of His commandments. He wants to ignore the fact that the Lord's day and his judgment will arrive. Blessed are those who fear God's judgment."
"God's warning is over the world. Those who stay in the Lord have nothing to fear, but those who deny what comes from him do. Two-thirds of the world is lost and the other part must pray and make reparation for the Lord to take pity. The devil wants to have full domination over the earth. He wants to destroy. The earth is in great danger."
So let us pledge to make reparation for the Lord to take pity, as Mary requested.
Mary also said, "The majority of mankind has allowed itself to become contaminated and as a result the world is under a warning. . . . The young find themselves facing a corrupt, horrifying world. Do not allow yourselves to be taken in by the calamities which you have before your eyes. At these moments all humanity is hanging by a thread. If the thread breaks, many will be those who do not reach salvation. That is why I call you to reflection. Hurry because time is running out; there will be no room for those who delay in coming!"
Mary tells us, "The weapon that has the greatest influence on evil is to say the Rosary." She described pride as a "giant evil" in the world of today. To fight this, she said that there should be special devotion to the Holy Rosary and perpetual novenas, "never interrupted."
So let us pledge to pray the Rosary. Please join us in 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting.
And let us pray perpetual novenas to our Lady of Guadalupe. Click here to pray the prayers.
Mary gave us hope and said, "A new time has begun. A new hope has born; attach yourselves to this hope. The very intense light of Christ is going to be reborn, for just as on Calvary, after Crucifixion and death, the Resurrection took place, the Church too will be born again through the strength of love."
Dan Lynch is the Director of Dan Lynch Apostolates promoting devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Jesus King of All Nations, Our Lady of America and St. John Paul II. He is an author, public speaker and a former judge and lawyer in Vermont. He has appeared many times on radio and television and has spoken at conferences throughout the world. You may learn more about Dan here.


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Children and babies benefit phenomenally from having their Bars run. They are more like animals than adults, which means they are often more willing to have rapid change in their bodies as well as in their being.
It should be noted that children's Bars can run very fast. Often they can tell you when each bar is done for that session and when to move on, and babies are even faster!
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