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The Garmin StreetPilot c530 offers all the navigation basics for a fairly reasonable price.
The Garmin StreetPilot c530 is the step-down model to the Garmin StreetPilot c550 and is a decent system for those looking for a no-frills portable navigation device. Unlike the full-featured c550, the c530 does not have integrated Bluetooth or a built-in MP3 player. It does offer all the 2D and 3D maps that the c550 has, as well as text- and voice-guided directions and automatic route recalculation, and it comes preloaded with maps of North America. You also have the option of purchasing an FM TMC traffic receiver to get real-time traffic updates. The Garmin StreetPilot c530 is available now for around $535. For more information about the c530, please read our review of the Garmin StreetPilot c550.

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An American pope? What could help, or hinder, two cardinals' chances.
The US cardinals' experience dealing with the sex abuse crisis is seen alternately as a strength and a weakness. But other factors make any American a dark horse candidate to be the next pope.
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New technologies created by India's energy entrepreneurs could provide affordable clean energy through community-scale micro-grids, solar home systems, and solar lanterns that displace the need for subsidized kerosene and provide a hundred times the lumens for a fraction of the cost.
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Archer also points to past friction in maintaining installed base contracts and renewals in cases where the partner is taking the lead and maintaining the customer relationship. HP hadn't sufficiently defined the sales engagement rules in HP-led situations but now they're clearly spelled out, he said.
"That lack of clarity and inconsistency caused conflicts. We would get mistrust, and I would get escalations that the HP rep wants to take this direct, a feeling there that they didn't really collaborate. So we are eliminating all the direct conflict there," Archer said.
HP sees the revised rules as a key to the success of its ServiceOne services strategy and program, which gives HP's services partners the ability to offer a full suite of HP professional and consulting services. HP knows that without trust, partners are going to be reluctant to bring new business to HP and will instead try to work the customer themselves, Archer said.
But in some cases, partners haven't been able to close deals on their own and have ended up losing customers. With the new rules, HP is hoping to build trust and convince partners that they'll still have opportunities to make money even when they bring in HP's sales muscle, Archer explained.
"We should be able to really help partners economically. And we should be able to help ourselves by having partners bring us into deals that we would have never found otherwise," Archer said.
Archer, a former solution provider executive, former Avaya channel chief and a 24-year HP channel veteran, returned to the company earlier this year to help with HP's services charge. With the new rules of engagement, Archer says he's hoping to install the channel as the primary growth engine for Technology Services.
"If you don't prioritize and maintain trust and predictability in partnering relationships -- and I am talking about sales engagements -- then everything kind of falls apart," Archer said. "You will not get the extension and augmentation of your selling and delivery if partners don't trust us or we don't trust them."
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He tells me to stop.
But I don't want to. I can't.
It makes the heartache seem less… less prominent.
He at least knows I like him. How could he get with someone like her?
I skim the icy blade over the surface of my calf, unsure. He knows best most of the time. He might be right when he says I shouldn't cut.
But sometimes he's wrong. This is one of those times- it has to be. I have to tell myself that.
He shouldn't be dating that kind of girl. She's captain of the cheerleading squad, and she hits on almost every cute boy she thinks she sees. I can't believe anybody would ever want to betray someone so perfect. If he was mine, I would treat him right. I really love him, which is more than she can say.
She doesn't even know how nice, considerate, funny, and smart he really is. She only likes him for his football scholarship, and his beautiful body.
I really take care of him, unlike her. I pay half of his rent on the house we share, I cook all his meals, and when he's upset- normally something SHE caused- I make him laugh. When has she ever done anything like that? The answer is never. His girlfriend is a cruel witch, and she's so fake, it makes me sick. That settles it. No matter what he says, no matter how much I love him… I don't care. I have to make this pain go away. At least, for a little while.
I lower my hand and pierce my tanned skin, my long, silky, black hair cascading all around me, and then, suddenly, salt water collects in my crystalline, pure ocean blue eyes as the pleasant, yet horrible, feeling of broken skin washes over me.
I feel the sweet, sharp pain of this relief, and watch a fine, deep red line spell out his wondrous name on my long, slender leg- "Bryan." I love the feeling of the cool metal slicing through my skin. But it is quickly replaced by slight panic when I hear a gentle knock at the door.
"Hey, Jazmyn? Are you in there?" Bryan calls from behind the door. I move my gaze to the point I detect the noise coming from.
"Yeah? I'm right in here… brushing my hair!" I lie quickly. He doesn't know I cut his name onto myself. I show him only my scars that are faint white lines, so he doesn't know. If he knew the way I felt about him…
"Well, Jazzy, could you come cook dinner? I know you wouldn't want me to burn the house down…" He says, probably smiling. But how would I know?
"Sure. Give me a minute, alright?" I tell him. "Oh, by the way, is Emma coming over tonight?"
"No, she said she has other plans. Cheerleading practice. Weird, though, today isn't their usual night," he says, his tone a bit worried. I know what she's doing. Emma's out with her other boyfriend. I hate Bryan being in the dark like that. He doesn't know anything. His name is Alex, he has shaggy, dirty blond hair, unbelievably blue eyes, and teeth that are almost as white as mine. But Bryan is better. He's gorgeous, and has a killer personality. Alex is just a jerk. I guess that's what makes him perfect for Emma- the little bleach blond slut disgusts me.
"So… We're still on for bowling tomorrow night. Right?" I ask Bryan, rinsing off the blood, and getting ready to go get something for us to eat ready.
"Absolutely! Besides, Emma has another unplanned practice that evening." He sighs, and I feel bad again. I should tell him, but I can't. He'll figure it out by himself.
"Awesome!" I tell him, genuinely excited. I can't wait. I open the door, wearing nothing but an oversized white t-shirt and white panties. Bryan starts blushing and stuttering a bit.
"J-Jazmyn… I had n-no idea you were dr-dressed like TH-THAT. I-it's kind of… n-nice."
I giggle a bit. He's so cute when he stutters. I feel a slow, red blush creep across my face.
"So. I guess I'll make dinner?" I ask, smiling. He grins back at me.
We walk downstairs together, with him still blushing slightly at my clothes. Honestly, I don't see a need to dress more. It isn't like we're going to be having any guests over. I walk to the stove, and dig in the cabinet beside it for a pot. "I'm making soup of some sort, and if you don't agree, you can cook," I say, smirking.
"Okay, neither of us really wants that," he responds, a mask of mock horror on his face. "Please, please don't be so cruel!"
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The Capital Journal reports that state and local officials held the first discussions this week with representatives of Minnesota-based engineering company URS.
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Abigail Hernandez was reported missing by her mother, Zenya Hernandez. Police said when her mother returned to their home at 86 Village Way Wednesday, the teenager was not there.
Hernandez, reached Thursday evening, began to speak to a Union Leader reporter about her daughter's disappearance, but a woman identifying herself as "the county attorney" abruptly ended the interview.
At a news conference Thursday evening, Police Chief Edward Wagner said police are handling the matter as a missing person case.
"There's no reason to believe that this is any more than a missing person case right now," he said. "We'll search the area where Abigail was last seen and the search will continue into tonight and tomorrow."
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A forum posted by Matthew D. Innis which celebrates excellence in Representational Art - past, present, and future.
Monday, January 26, 2009
A Temporary Home for the Dahesh
9 comments:
- Frank Ordaz said...
Thanks for posting. When I am ever in that area, I will be sure to see the Dahesh art treasures. Here on the west coast, the Stockton Art museum has a great collection of Academic and Orientalist Art.
- January 29, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- GrumpyViking said...
I recently stumbled across your excellent blog. Thank you for all your work. You mention many upcoming exhibits, such as the Waterhouse show in Canada, which are months away. It is very easy to forget about some of these futures events. It is also difficult for some to plan activities too far in advance. Here is a proposal for you to consider: How about giving us a monthly post of current shows that you recommend? It doesn't have to be elaborate, just a list of places, grouped geographically, with very brief descriptions, and links to more information. It would be a great resource for those who tend to make last-minute or spontaneous plans. It would also probably increase your blog traffic. Just an idea...thanks again.
- January 29, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Frank Ordaz said...
WaterHouse...did somebody say Waterhouse?...I am so there.....
- January 29, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- innisart said...
GrumpyViking- Yikes! That sounds like a wonderful idea for a separate blog. I wish I had the time to review all of the shows across the nation, but I'm afraid if I attempted it, I'd never get to paint again, or get to spend time with my family. Mostly, I just post the shows and auctions which appeal to me, and which I have any hopes of attending. I'll try to re-post the information on shows when the exhibition dates near, however, as it is very easy to loose track of them over the weeks. Thank you for the compliment, and for the suggestion. Maybe someday...
Frank- I'll try to make it to the Stockton Art Museum sometime. I think you posted about it once before, yes?
As for Waterhouse, originally the exhibition was going to be held at the Dahesh, as the then-director of the museum, Peter Trippi, is a curator of the show, and an authority on the artist. Unfortunately, the Dahesh knew they were losing their lease, so they couldn't commit to the Waterhouse exhibit. Trippi moved over to Fine Art Connoisseur magazine before the Dahesh closed its doors. No other museum in the USA wanted the show.
After much pestering, Trippi found a museum to host the exhibit in North America (Montreal). I'm planning on going in 2010! The show has already opened at its first stop in the Netherlands, and the catalog will soon be available from Amazon.
Here is the link to my previous post on the Waterhouse exhibit:
http://underpaintings.blogspot.com/2008/10/catalog-to-john-william-waterhouse.html - January 29, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- Frank Ordaz said...
Thanks...I'm a big Waterhouse fan and I don't think I have seen any originals. I would love too! You would enjoy the Stockton. A HUGE Bougereaou..Bierstadt, Gerome .....
- January 29, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- GrumpyViking said...
Thanks for your quick response! (I tried to respond earlier, but I guess I clicked the wrong thing and my message never got posted. Sorry if it pops-up in another post or something.)
I did not mean to suggest you become a full-time reviewer. I hope you get to spend more time painting than writing.
Because I appreciate your fine taste in art, I was simply hoping for more recommendations on shows to see in the North East USA.
You wrote, "Mostly, I just post the shows and auctions which appeal to me, and which I have any hopes of attending."
That is really all I am hoping for, only collected in a simple, easy-to-find form on your blog.
Let me restate my proposal in more modest terms based on your reply: Could you give us a periodic list of shows you reasonably hope to attend in the coming month, or a recap of shows you have already attended that you recommend? Again, it could just be a very simple list--no review (or even links would be necessary--of shows you would like to see.
Something as simple as this:
October Shows to See:
Waterhouse in Montreal
Gerome at Outre Gallery, Brooklyn
Belarski at Gallery Pulp, Hoboken
Donato at The Met.
Your readers with tastes similar to yours can then do the research to see if they might like to go to those shows as well.
Anyway, thanks again for what you DO give us. - January 29, 2009 at 4:56 PM
- Gregory Becker said...
These paintings are simply mesmerizing. I could look at them all day.
I love your blog, it is so interesting.
I am at a point of discovery relating to color and tonal relationships. I am hoping to get your input. I posted a picture of a color wheel and a tonal wheel on my blog. It is not the best representation of what I had hoped but it represents a gradation effect of tones that relate to the colors on the color wheel. The lightest tone begins at yellow and travels in both directions around the color wheel reaching the darkest tone at violet. Can you tell me your thoughts? My real question is; Do these tones on both sides of the color wheel gradate at the same rate of strength ending at violet? If that is true then not only would colors have complimentaries and such but so would tones.
Looking for some thoughts on the subject.
Greg - January 31, 2009 at 7:30 AM
- Gregory Becker said...
Your response to my question is so encouraging. Thank you so much. The details that you gave me were very informative. And the wise advice is golden.
Thank you
Greg - January 31, 2009 at 11:36 PM
- innisart said...
It is a good suggestion, though I must admit, I feel inadequate to the task. My best bet is to post them as I find them, and do a follow-up in the form you suggested. Hopefully that will keep things clearer and more organized, and will maybe even enable me to make it to more of the shows I know I'd like!
I look forward to a Donato show at the Met!
Would this be the same Grumpy Viking with whom I attended the Victorian art show at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in 2003? - February 3, 2009 at 10:38 PM


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SNAP Hunger Experiment Brings Perspective
SNAP Hunger Experiment Brings Perspective
There are very few things we do in life that do not eventually become political, especially if it involves money. Ideology will lead some people to take a position "just because," often ignoring facts or applying subjective empathy to the issue and the people involved. Such is the case with hunger in America.
Last week I shared with you that I would be participating in the SNAP Challenge (Supplemental Food Assistance Program). I believe it is important to document my experience to give people the opportunity to understand the issue. Those who would like to read more about my experience can read my postings at my Web site, http://jeffchidester.com/?p=5156.
I was not dealing with any other life stressors while taking the SNAP challenge. Both my wife and I are employed, we have reliable transportation, my family was not a part of this experience, and at any time I could have stopped and resumed my middle-class life. I had that luxury, and I was well aware of that. But many facing hunger today have many other stress factors in their lives, with hunger sometimes being the least important.
The first word in SNAP stands for Supplemental, and that is exactly what my experience validated. SNAP was not intended to be the only source of income for food. I was able to put together a simple daily diet for $4.50 a day, but not a complete diet. There was nothing intricate about the meals; they were simple. It was clear to me that I would need additional help to put together a healthier diet if I had to live with food insecurity for a prolonged period. Understanding the issue was only part of the experience. I also wanted to understand more about SNAP.
The USDA believes about 75 percent of SNAP participants use their own money to buy food. The first thing I learned about SNAP was that it was designed with the understanding that participants would be able to contribute to their own food budget. However, at least 20 percent of the people receiving SNAP have no or extremely low income. The reasons for that vary, but SNAP becomes their only resource of food support.
Recent USDA statistics show the number of food stamp recipients has topped 47 million, an approximate increase of nearly 70 percent since 2008. This is alarming, and should concern everyone. The average monthly benefit for one person is $133.44. The size of the household can increase the monthly benefits. A family of four would be eligible to receive as much as $668 a month for food. In fact, households with children receive 71 percent of all SNAP benefits.
All of these are valid facts, not political statements, but they are only part of the conversation. SNAP in many regards is achieving its stated goal, to supply a supplemental "safety net" to those in need. But it is confusing, too much money is siphoned off for the bureaucracy (as compared to nonprofit nutrition providers), and yes there are those who abuse the system (roughly $330 million alone is lost to SNAP trafficking, with an additional 4 percent to fraud).
Currently, some are proposing reforming the SNAP program. Those who oppose any type of reform of the SNAP program to avoid wasting dollars due to inefficiencies or fraud are just committed to a position based in ideology. Charity works best when it is personal, when we have an emotional investment in the outcome. To merely send our dollars off to a central authority that is disconnected emotionally from the problem does not make us part of the solution. We are merely "passing the buck."
Likewise, for those who believe many of the people who benefit from SNAP are abusing the system, you are wrong. Any amount of abuse or inefficiency is serious and should not be ignored, but the evidence does not support widespread abuse. A recent report (http://1.usa.gov/1aNLwYO) that extensively interviewed SNAP participants found they "typically manage their food budgets with great care" and are "usually strategic in trying to stretch their SNAP benefits out over the course of the month." According to the report, SNAP participants are also avid coupon clippers and shop carefully for bargains. Most are truly in need of a safety net, and they respect and feel grateful for the assistance.
We often overlook organizations such as the NH Food Bank (www.nhfoodbank.org) when discussing the issue of hunger and food assistance. The NH Food Bank is emotionally attached to the problem and the solution. Programs such as the Mobile Food Pantry demonstrate the NH Food Bank's innovative approach to solving hunger. Our government could learn much from organizations like the NH Food Bank.
Government programs such as SNAP play a role in assisting the neediest among us, but they should not be the sole form of assistance. The best way to fight hunger is through those groups within our communities that have demonstrated the ability to provide the most efficient methods of delivering quality nutrition assistance to the greatest number of people.
Jeff Chidester was raised in New Hampshire and has lived and worked in the Far East and Europe for extended periods. He is the host of New Hampshire Perspective, heard each Sunday at noon on 96.7 The Wave and WGIR AM 610.
What A Crock Homemade Soups – Apple Fest
What A Crock Homemade Soups – Recipe
The following are the recipes featured during the New Hampshire Perspective Radio Show on Saturday – September 21, 2013.
Spicy Apple Chutney
1 large apple, washed and diced
1 cup apple cider
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small sweet onion, diced small
1 Serrano pepper, seeds removed and minced
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
This dish should be made a day prior to service
1. In a medium sauce pan, heat the olive oil and add the onion and pepper, cook over medium heat until soft, about five minutes
2. Add apples, cinnamon and nutmeg continue to cook over medium heat for another five minutes
3. Add the apple cider and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until ½ of the liquid is cooked off
4. After removing from the heat, add the apple cider vinegar let cool
5. Place in a container and refrigerate until service time
6. Serve over stuffed pork chop
Pork Chops with Apple Stuffing
Makes four servings
2 thickly sliced pieces of wheat ciabatta (4 regular slices of wheat bread) toasted
½ cup diced (small) onion
½ cup diced (small) celery
1 Granny Smith Apple, peeled and diced (small)
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
2 eggs (beaten)
½ cup apple cider (divided into two equal parts)
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
4 boneless pork chops
1. Heat oil in medium sauté pan and add onions and celery and cook for three to four minutes
2. Add apples, fresh herbs and salt and pepper, continue to cook for two to three minutes
3. Place diced bread in large mixing bowl; add cooked vegetable/fruit mixture, ¼ cup of cider and eggs, mix well with your hands
4. Place in refrigerator covered with plastic wrap
5. Trim any fat off the pork chops, and butterfly each chop (cutting about ¾ of the way through the chop
6. Place the non cut edge in a baking pan sprayed with Pam spray. Open each chop and season with salt and pepper. Pack each chop with stuffing, mounding it above the chop. Add the remaining cider to the bottom of the pan and cover with foil. Cook in a preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, remove the foil and continue to cook for five minutes until the internal temperature is 155 degrees
7. Serve with a generous amount of Spicy Apple Chutney
N.E. Harvest Crisp
3 Cortland apples (or other good baking apples)
3 Pears
½ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup maple whiskey
¼ cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick)
1 stick of butter
1 ½ cup old fashioned oats (do not use quick oats)
½ cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Using the filling butter, grease a 11 x 7 inch Pyrex baking pan (reserve the remainder for later
- Wash and dice (medium) the apples and pears, leaving the skin on place in a large mixing bowl, add the cranberries (peeling the fruit is optional)
- Combine sugar, cinnamon and sprinkle on the fruit mixture, toss to evenly to coat the fruit
- Pour whiskey and toss to mix
- Place mixture in pan, take remaining ¼ cup of butter and break into small pieces, place on top of fruit
- For the topping. Combine oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix until well combined
- Cut butter into small pieces and add to the oats, mix until butter and oats are butter and combined, forming small butter/oat balls
- Spread mixture over the top on the fruit and bake for 75 minutes
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream
My SNAP Challenge
SNAP Challenge Update – Pre-Day One – Shopping
In my article this week (http://bit.ly/1goesHi) I explained that I would be participating the SNAP Challenge.
On Sunday – Sept. 15, I went shopping. My goal was $4.50 each day, for 5 days (Mon-Fri). I typically do not do the shopping in my household, my wife does. The shopping took me about 90 minutes. There were three reasons for this: 1- I had to do careful comparison on the items I wanted to purchase. Price, quantity, protein, fat, sugar, sodium, carbohydrates. I needed to make sure I had the right balance. 2- I had to think about the content of each meal, meaning was it balanced (grains – meat/poultry – fruits vegetables- dairy). Cost limited my 'fresh' items, and made most poultry and vegetables out of reach. 3- Changing out items as I saw different options and sales.
I 'lucked' out with two purchases: I had to go with a pre-package turkey base lunch meat, which was considerably marked down. Additionally, McIntosh apples were in peak season (and local), which helped to lower the price, but also raise the quality.
Typically cost isn't a top issue, but quality is always a concern. We buy 'fresh' cut lunch meat, which was not possible on the budget. Additionally, I could not afford to add cheese, but I felt the milk purchase made up the diary needs, but I would be missing an additional protein. I also realized I 'wanted' mustard for the lunch meat. Not a heavy increase, but one I did not plan for (better put, I took for granted).
Items I needed to cut out: Coffee (ahhhhhhh!), juice, soda, side starches with dinner. I also had to count out the bread slices to make sure I had enough for lunch and dinner, and had to reduce multiple slices for some meals. I also had to cut out Mac&Cheese because it required the purchase of margarine, which would have been a bigger hit than I was ready to take.
Luxuries I decided to add to my shopping: Bananas, steak (but I would need to use for multiple meals), and a heavier grained bread – which was higher quality (still store brand), but lower quantity.
Question: How many calories does and average person need on a daily basis?
SNAP Challenge – Day One – Monday
Find out more about the SNAP Challenge at the NH Food Bank website – http://nhfoodbank.org/Hunger-Action-Month.aspx
Monday was the first day I actively participated within the rules of the SNAP challenge, $4.50 a day. I could only use what I purchased, and could not use already in my houseI shopped for the week (see my previous entry). I planned for three 'meals', two snacks. Day One meals: Breakfast – Plain oatmeal (no sweetener – sugar, or my preferred maple syrup – cost prohibited), 8ozs of 1% milk and a McIntosh Apple. Lunch – turkey base ham and salami (3 pieces total) sandwich (2 slices whole grain bread) and a banana. Dinner – I can of chicken vegetable pasta soup (19oz) and a piece of while grain bread (no spread – cost prohibitive).
Since coffee (tea, etc), juice and soda had been eliminated due to the cost effect on my budget. I drank at least 6 full glasses of water. The calorie intake for an average adult is roughly 2000 calories (that varies depending on other factors). Although I did not originally consider calorie intact as a major factor, my total intact for the day was 1000 calories. This was concerning. That is not to say I couldn't afford to lose weight, but this was not about weight reduction, this was about a daily, healthy diet. At some point a daily existence at this calorie intact, protein reduction, and imbalance would have an effect on my muscle mass.
I felt hungry all day; not a sharp pain, by a constant tinge in my stomach. I tried to use the water to file the void between meals; it worked to a point, put I was still distracted. The meals weren't balanced, but I got them close. My last thought when I went to bed was that I was hungry, and that bothered me.
Additionally, I had no other distractions/concerns (other bills, purchasing food for a family, transportation, housing, etc). Most people dealing with hungry in their daily live have other stress factors.
SNAP Challenge – Day Two – Tuesday
Find out more about the SNAP Challenge at the NH Food Bank website -http://nhfoodbank.org/Hunger-Action-Month.aspx
Monday was the first day I actively participated within the rules of the SNAP challenge, $4.50 a day. I could only use what I purchased, and could not use already in my house.I shopped for the week (see my previous entry). I planned for three 'meals', two snacks. Day Two meals: Breakfast – Cinnamon and spice oatmeal (no sweetener – sugar, or my preferred maple syrup – cost prohibited), 8ozs of 1% milk and a banana. Lunch – turkey and (turkey based) salami (3 pieces total) sandwich (2 slices whole grain bread) and a Macintosh apple. Dinner – I had an 8oz streak strip and a sliced whole salad cucumber.
The oatmeal, milk and fruit is filling for the most part, but lacks the protein to kick start the day. I removed eggs (or egg substitute) because they were cost prohibitive. Additionally, I shifted the fruit (banana) to later in the morning to help with mid-morning cravings I was feeling. Also, I had originally planned to alternate between the bananas and the apples, but the bananas started to turn, so I had to eat them before they went to waste.
The lunch is not a enough for me. Once again I pushed the fruit off as a mid-day snack, and drank more water. But I was still hungry. Most of my meetings at work occur during the afternoon, so I was somewhat distracted. Additional fruit, or preferable a vegetable might help. Usually I have a side soup or salad with my lunch, but once again they were cost prohibitive.
The steak was the cheapest cut I could find, and was lean. There were 25 grams of protein in the steak. The lack of protein was starting to concern me. This meal was the most filling so far. It was missing a side starch sure as a potato or pasta, but the cucumbers seem to fill that void. I looked at this meal as a luxury because of the steak. But I could not afford steak sauce, so the steak was as cooked. Now, I know many of you are thinking 'no big deal.' But to adjust to a tight budget, condiments become a luxury. Other than mustard, all condiments had to be removed.
I lucked out with the cumber because they were in season, and this was locally grown. These two factors helped to bring the cost down, but not something I can rely on in the next few weeks. I also had an 'extra banana,' which I eat for dessert.
My calorie count was slightly over 1000. The meal would be absolutely woeful for an active person, especially an active teen.
SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The program was meant to serve as supplemental food provider. Some individuals and families have additional income or access of other 'at no cost' food providers. But as with any program, knowledge, desire and means to obtain play a huge part at accessing other potential food sources. But as I have mentioned before, I have no other stress factors (Unemployed, family, transportation, etc.). A shift in any of these other factors would greatly disrupt a family food budget.
This is why charities are like the NH Food Bank are so extremely important.
Also, roughly 20 percent of the participants have no other means of income, and for a variety of reasons, access to other food resources. For these roughly 20%, SNAP is it.
SNAP Challenge – Day Three – Weds.
Find out more about the SNAP Challenge at the NH Food Bank website -http://nhfoodbank.org/Hunger-Action-Month.aspx
Monday was the first day I actively participated within the rules of the SNAP challenge, $4.50 a day. I could only use what I purchased, and could not use already in my house.
I shopped for the week (see my previous entry). I planned for three 'meals', two snacks. Day Three meals: Breakfast – Raisin and spice oatmeal (no sweetener – sugar, or my preferred maple syrup – cost prohibited), 8ozs of 1% milk and a banana. Lunch – turkey and (turkey based) ham (3 pieces total) sandwich (2 slices whole grain bread) and a Macintosh apple. Dinner – Chicken and Pasta soup with one piece of whole grain bread.
One thing that has started to happen is that people are giving me advice, ranging from menu/dietary to cost saving tips. I did not use coupons to shop, but had I do so, a range of food choices would have opened up, especially in the area of diary (cottage cheese, juice). Some people have asked me 'what other assistance' I had during the SNAP challenge. I explained none, per the rules. These same people started to explain some of the options (food banks, 'soup kitchens', area small businesses that provide assistance). So clearly some people are aware that their is a need for additional assistance. I have also heard from people that I seem to be doing 'okay,' that the meals seem to be fairly good. I am not hurting, but this is just one week without additionally life stressors and with the knowledge that if I wanted to I could stop the experiment and buy some more food. I have that luxury. In order to understand even a part of the crisis, I felt that it was important to walk a 'mile' in the shoes of the hungry. But by no means am I truly in their shoes; I am merely seeing one aspect of what many in need go through.
Obtaining the required food is one challenge. Suggestions on how to maximize my buying power (shopping tips, cost effective recipes, clipping coupons) are helpful. Having access to additional resources to either low or no cost food resources would be absolute necessity to stay healthy.
To date, three days into this challenge I have lost 6 pounds (most experts suggest that 3-5 pounds a week could be safe with a healthy diet). Most doctors would say that this was not a healthy reduction in weigh, especially since it was the result of a drastic dietary change for the negative. No exercise, extreme calorie drop, lower protein and fat intake.
Can You Feed Yourself On $4.50 A Day?
Can You Feed Yourself On $4.50 A Day?
"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'" — Matthew 25:37-40
Tonight millions of Americans will go to bed hungry, and not by choice. That is not a political statement, merely a truth. A harsh truth, but one uncomplicated by political ideology and finger pointing. The reasons as to why a person finds themselves in this dire situation are unimportant right now. In the most prosperous country in the world, in the land of plenty, there are people who are truly in need of our help and our charity. For my friends on the left and the right of the political spectrum, I beg you for just one moment to put aside the political battles, forgo the egos and focus on our shared humanity.
September is Hunger Action Month. As part of Hunger Action Month, millions of Americans from around the country will be participating in the SNAP Challenge (www.fns.usda.gov/snap). SNAP stands for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, sometimes referred to as the food stamps program. It is a nutrition program funded by the federal government.
The challenge is simple in its rules, but daunting in its lessons. A participant can choose a time period (a day, a week, a month) to live off of $4.50 a day or $31.50 a week, which is the average monetary provision of SNAP. The program was never meant to serve as the sole means to provide for a person's nutritional needs. Unfortunately, in some cases and for numerous reasons, SNAP is the only nutrition support some of our neighbors are receiving.
From Monday, Sept. 16, until Saturday morning, Sept. 21, I will be participating in the SNAP Challenge. On my radio show on Sept. 21, I will be talking about my experiences. Additionally, I will be posting daily updates on Facebook (http://on.fb.me/17TnZoR) and Twitter (http://bit.ly/15VUXag). I will not be posting anything else on either Facebook or Twitter; my sole focus will be the SNAP Challenge. I would ask that you follow me, and if you decide to accept the challenge yourself, to post your updates on my Facebook page as well.
You can find out more about the SNAP Challenge and, if you are able, sign up to participate by going to the NH Food Bank Web site, www.nhfoodbank.org. While you are at the site, if you are able to, please donate to this worthy cause.
The SNAP Challenge serves as a reminder of the difficulties some of our friends and neighbors deal with every day. Likewise, the NH Food Bank is a reminder of the power a community can have if they come together in charity.
Jeff Chidester was raised in New Hampshire and has lived and worked in the Far East and Europe for extended periods. He is the host of New Hampshire Perspective, heard each Sunday at noon on 96.7 The Wave and WGIR AM 610.
Now Is Time For U.S. To Re-engage Its Allies On Syria
Now Is Time For U.S. To Re-engage Its Allies On Syria
Americans once again face a decision as to whether we should use our military power, this time against Syria, which is embroiled in an ongoing civil war.
We were backed into this corner because of the callous "red line" comment uttered by President Obama. Every rational person agrees that Syria is led by a ruthless regime. There is little doubt that Syria is a destabilizing force in the region. The world has credible evidence that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons on its own people.
Make no mistake about it, if the U.S. takes military action against Syria, it will be because of President Obama's hubris. Vanity is a poor excuse to release the power of the U.S. military on a sovereign nation that prior to these events had not attacked the U.S., nor posed an immediate threat to the U.S. However, should we attack Syria, there will be retaliation.
More than 100,000 Syrians have been killed by conventional weapons during the Syrian civil war. This most recent chemical attack is at least the third such attack on the Syrian people in the past two years. It is estimated that upwards of 2 million Syrians have fled into neighboring countries. Americans fully understand the human tragedy.
President Obama's indecisiveness has only made matters worse. Since Obama made the "red line" proclamation in August 2012, there has been at least one other confirmed chemical weapons attack by the Syrian government in December 2012. Yet nothing was heard from Obama, and certainly no calls for military retaliation.
With the chemical weapons attack on Aug. 21, 2013, the one-year anniversary of Obama's "red line" statement, news reports began to flood out of the region announcing this latest attack, and reminding the world of Obama's "red line" threat. The world was now wondering when, not if, America was going to act. Obama sent Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and others out to "sell" Americans on a new war, because it was our "moral obligation" to act. But Americans weren't buying it.
After a week of creating an overwhelming sense of urgency, calling for immediate action, Obama stunned the world by announcing that he would seek congressional approval, while at the same time proclaiming he did not need congressional approval to act. Obama clearly was looking for cover, someone else to blame if something went wrong, since all of his advisers most likely told him that blaming Bush wasn't going to work this time. The time to ask for congressional approval would have been in August 2012, when Obama first uttered the "red line" threat.
Just when the world thought that it had seen and heard everything from Obama, what happened in Sweden on his way to the G-20 conference was truly embarrassing. Standing before the world, and citing provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), Obama arrogantly insisted, "I didn't set a red line. The world set a red line," and "My credibility's not on the line. The international community's credibility is on the line, and America and Congress' credibility is on the line."
Once again, nothing is his fault, someone else is to blame. This time the entire world is wrong, and Obama sits alone in righteous indignation.
We cannot ignore two key factors of the CWC that are important in this discussion. First, the CWC does not mandate or prescribe any action be taken if a chemical attack occurs. There is no "red line" of action within the CWC. Second, the CWC clearly "outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and their precursors." Besides Syria, the U.S., Russia, France, England, China, Iran and the list goes on, all have chemical weapons programs, but only now do we feel we have a moral obligation to act.
Some Americans prefer to believe that a "limited action," such as raining Tomahawk missiles down on a sovereign nation, is not the same as going to war. That is a truly foolish thought. If a country started lobbing missiles into the U.S. and proclaimed it was a limited action not an act of war, the people of America would disagree. Why would we believe that Syria and her allies would think any different? When the news reports start flashing across our screens showing dead civilians, including children, courtesy of Uncle Sam, the same people calling for action now would condemn us later.
Syria is led by an evil regime. So are other countries, many far worse than Syria. Some might even include the U.S. on that list. Two wrongs do not make a right. We should not respond now when we were unwilling or indifferent to previous chemical weapons attacks. If we decide to commit to military action, we will be at war. We will be at war because of the ego and arrogance of our president.
Now is the time to take a step back, to let cooler heads prevail, and re-engage our allies to address this matter. If the world truly does condemn the actions of Syria, now is not the time for the U.S. to go it alone.
Jeff Chidester was raised in New Hampshire and has lived and worked in the Far East and Europe for extended periods. He is the host of New Hampshire Perspective, heard each Sunday at noon on 96.7 The Wave and WGIR AM 610.
NH Perspective Recipe Segment: Tailgate with Style
What A Crock Homemade Soups – Recipe
The following are the recipes featured during the New Hampshire Perspective Radio Show on Saturday – September 07, 2013.
Hoagie Dip
1/4 lb hard salami, slices
1/4 lb deli ham, slices
1/4 lb provolone cheese, slices
2 medium tomatoes
1/2 head iceberg lettuce
1 kosher pickle, chopped
1/2 medium red onion (small dice/soaked in cold water)
1/4 cup Italian dressing
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon oregano
salt & pepper
1 loaf artisan style bread Directions
Chop the hard salami, ham, provolone tomatoes, lettuce, pickle and onions into small bite-size pieces.
Add the Italian dressing, mayonnaise, garlic powder, oregano, and salt and pepper (to taste) and stir together. Set aside.
Cut out the center of an artisan style loaf of bread (do not cut through to the bottom, make a "bread bowl").
Pour in hoagie mixture and serve with sturdy chips or scoop chips.
No Bake Stromboli
Lavish Bread
Oven roasted tomatoes (recipe below)
Fresh mozzarella (thinly sliced)
Basil leaves (chiffonade)
Pepper relish (hoagie relish)
Sopressata (dried salami – hot or sweet)
Capocolla (curried ham – hot or sweet)
Genoa Salami
To prepare:
Lay bread on a cutting board/flat surface
Place a layer of each meat on bread in three rows, leaving @ ½ inch edge (meats do not need to be overlapped, you can overlap the different meats)
Slice to tomato halves into thirds (long strips) lay the one tomato halve on each row of meat
Sprinkle the chiffonade of basil over the meat
Place slices of mozzarella cheese between each slice of tomato
Finish with the relish placed over the meats and cheese (not too much)
Starting with a short end, begin to roll the bread into a tight roll
Slice the roll into ½ pieces and lay flat on a serving platter
Roasted Tomatoes
6 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise, cores and seeds removed
olive oil
freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Arrange the tomatoes on a sheet pan, cut sides up, in a single layer. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt, and pepper. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, until the tomatoes are concentrated and beginning to caramelize.
Philly Cheese Steak Stuffed Mushrooms
1 lb. Shaved steak meat
1 cup onions, small dice
1 cup green peppers, small dice
1 T olive oil
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
24 stuffing mushrooms, stems removed/cleaned
Heat pan with olive oil, add onions and peppers and sauté over medium heat for 4 – 5 minutes
Add steak and cook until all meat is browned, remove from heat
Add cheese and mix well
Take a spoonful of the mixture and place in the mushroom, arrange in a Pyrex baking dish or sheet pan and sprinkle the topping mixture over the mushrooms
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 – 25 minutes
½ cup bread crumbs
½ cup grated parmesan
combine ingredients
Sorry, But No Apology Required For Fuller Clark
Sorry, But No Apology Required For Fuller Clark
Some would like the rest of the world to believe N.H. state Sen. Martha Fuller Clark is owed an apology from the NHGOP. Not only is that not going to happen, it is not warranted.
I will not address the issues of voter fraud, voter suppression, or the recent N.H. attorney general's report regarding the concerns about Sen. Fuller Clark and New Hampshire domicile laws. These concerns deserve a rational, common-sense analysis, which require a public conversation and not a back-and-forth on the opinion page of this newspaper.
Jennifer Horn, NHGOP chairperson, does not owe Fuller Clark an apology, and any suggestion to the contrary is naïve at best and delusional at worst. The calls for an apology only add to the kabuki theater we call party politics. Horn made a point of disagreement, one in which I have no doubt she truly believes. When Ray Buckley and the N.H. Democrat Party chose to post a picture of Sen. Jeb Bradley in a clown outfit on their Web page, should we realistically expect decorum on the part of Buckley, and insist he cease with the juvenile antics? No, because it is political kabuki theater.
Most of us expect committed political partisans to show faux righteous indignation for something that is nothing more than political posturing, but when some in the media jump in the middle of a dog fight between political rivals, it only adds to the absurdity.
Horn, like her counterpart Buckley, basically has three key responsibilities: Raise money, recruit candidates and attack the opposition.
Although Buckley and Horn, as well as other past chairpersons, would love to disagree with me and paint their positions as noble endeavors, both are nothing more than party administrators tasked solely with those three responsibilities. For all the artificial prestige that many attach to the position, Horn and Buckley are nothing more than glorified political apparatchiks.
Regarding the issue with Sen. Fuller Clark and the housing of political operatives, the senator is by all accounts a wonderful person. She has publicly committed her time and money to issues she believes in, sometimes to the benefit of the entire community, but also in support of her political beliefs. But so has Horn. Horn has been recognized for her commitment to the well-being of our troops and their families, as well as work with the Chernobyl Children Project. For better or worse, both Horn and Fuller Clark are also seasoned, partisan politicians. There is nothing wrong with that, but it is what it is. Fuller Clark and Horn freely entered into the arena of a blood sport.
But some of the over-the-top praise the past few days has been nothing more than continued political theater. Before we nominate Fuller Clark for sainthood, let's be clear as to what many people are defending. Fuller Clark did not house starving orphans or the homeless in need of shelter. She did not convert her home into a hospice for those suffering with terminal illness, or provide a place to stay for legal refugees escaping political and religious persecution. She may support these endeavors, but that sadly that is not what we are talking about.
Fuller Clark allowed out-of-state Democratic political operatives to stay at her home, by most public accounts without either being financially reimbursed for that service or listing it as a political contribution on any tax form. There is nothing illegal about this, and it is well within the relaxed confines of political ethics. Nor is there anything selfless about this. The ends justified the means, which was the election of Democrats. Apparently, it was just one big happy progressive sleepover, nothing more.
Additionally, at least three of these vagabond political servants failed to do one or more of the following: obtain a New Hampshire driver's license, register any car in the state, or independently establish a solitary domicile. However, some believe this may be legal and in adherence to the loose interpretations of New Hampshire's domicile law. One of these political operatives may have even cast a New Hampshire absentee ballot, listing the Fuller Clark residence as an address, while maintaining a declared domicile in his home state of Arkansas. Whether that is legal once again is open to a loose interpretation of the law, but it is unclear if the laws of Arkansas have been violated.
Some may find these factors concerning or insignificant. I suspect most will choose to look upon these factors through the prism of their political ideology, which will solve nothing. However, the actions of Fuller Clark clearly diminished the integrity of the domicile law and its true purpose, and her actions have exposed not only a gross misunderstanding of the domicile provision, but the potential illegal application.
The criticism and concern regarding all of these aspects is fair game. Fuller Clark is a participant in this game. Any demand for an apology regarding these matters is unnecessary.
Jeff Chidester was raised in New Hampshire and has lived and worked in the Far East and Europe for extended periods. He is the host of New Hampshire Perspective, heard each Sunday at noon on 96.7 The Wave and WGIR AM 610.
President Obama's Ever Changing Red Line
President Obama's Ever Changing Red Line
By Jeff Chidester
Let's face it, we all have said and done things that we later regretted. We're only human. But when you are the president of the United States, every action or inaction can have dire consequences. President Obama's missteps in the Middle East have been numerous and catastrophic. Syria is only the latest example of Obama's inability to deal with the Middle East effectively.
Here's a reminder of President Obama's mistakes in the Middle East:
Iran. Failing to provide logistical support to the pro-liberty movement in Iran (2009); instead choosing to watch as the Iranian protesters were slaughtered in the streets, offering meaningless words of support and little else.
Egypt. The Obama administration backed the grandfather of all Islamic terrorist groups in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood (2011). This is the same group running amok today, attacking innocent civilians, parading Christian nuns through the street as POWs, and anything else that will help create chaos in Egypt, inevitably leading to civil war.
Libya. The Obama administration's disjointed support of numerous known and unknown terrorist groups (including Al-Qaeda) while leading "from behind" to overthrow former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi helped create a power vacuum that would later result in the deaths of Americans.
Within a year our ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, would share the same fate as Gaddafi, most likely by members of the various terrorist groups we funded and armed in 2011. Stevens, along with State Department employee Sean Smith and former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, would all be slaughtered. Stevens was not only murdered, but he was tortured and his body mutilated. But as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would later ask, —» was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night…; What difference at this point does it make?"
Madam Clinton, it wasn't protesters or guys out walking their dogs, it was terrorists, and it does make a difference. The fact Clinton and Obama can't see the threats before their very eyes should leave little wonder as to why the Middle East is in absolute chaos, which brings us to Syria.
The Assad regime is waging a brutal crackdown, some would even say genocide, against its own people. Assad is directing the slaughter of thousands of men, women and children. Assad's actions have also forced thousands more to flee to neighboring countries. The human toll is staggering.
The world now has credible evidence that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons on at least two separate occasions, most recently on Wednesday, Aug. 21. This latest attack occurred on the one-year anniversary of President Obama's now infamous "red line" statement regarding the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Obama's off-the-cuff remarks painted America into a corner. What should we do if the "red line" was crossed? Granted, President Obama was vague as to what America's response would be, and there have been attempts to walk the statement back, play nuance with the language, or just dismiss the remarks as non-binding (http://ti.me/ZPBJKi). But in the end, President Obama made one of the all-time biggest diplomatic blunders. Obama implied with his "red line" remark that Assad better heed his warnings, "or else." The problem is that Obama didn't really have an "or else." This is what happens when there isn't a teleprompter around when Obama really needs one.
Obama most likely believed Assad would simply back down when presented with the awesome might of the U.S. military, forgetting of course that Russian President Putin was standing behind Assad, probably assuring him President Obama is all talk. Regardless, the "red line" has been crossed, Assad is mocking Obama, and America has little to no credibility in the Middle East. Obama's mistakes, and Clinton's ineptitude, have placed America at a very dangerous crossroad. Now what do we do?
Once again the world is looking to the United States, in large part because of President Obama's "red line" position. The United Nations is better at counting dead bodies than it is at preventing them, so it will be of little help. The European Union has a great deal to lose, in large part because some have benefited from the Assad regime. But as in the past, most European nations lack the moral imperative required to feel obligated to intervene. Most of the Middle Eastern nations have their own fires to put out, or possess an ideology that would only serve to further aggravate the situation.
Does America intervene militarily, and at what level? Do we try to convince our Mediterranean-based allies to take the lead and, once again, at what level? Do we do nothing, which goes against every moral fiber of our national being? The "red line" has been crossed, the "or else" has been challenged and thousands of Syrians are begging for our help. What are you going to do, President Obama? The world is waiting for an answer Mr. President, because that was the expectation you set when you drew a "red line" in the sands of Syria.
Jeff Chidester was raised in New Hampshire and has lived and worked in the Far East and Europe for extended periods. He is the host of New Hampshire Perspective, heard each Sunday at noon on 96.7 The Wave and WGIR AM 610.
NH Perspective Recipe Segment: Cantaloupepoloza
What A Crock Homemade Soups – Recipe
The following are the recipes featured during the New Hampshire Perspective Radio Show on Saturday –August 26, 2013.
Cantaloupe Salad
- 2 cups diced cantaloupe
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 handful mint leaves, chopped, plus sprigs, for garnish
- 8 ounces diced prosciutto
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Combine all the ingredients in a large serving bowl and garnish with mint sprigs. This is an easy one!
Prosciutto-Wrapped Crostini with Melon Salsa Crudo
- 1 long loaf country-style bread, such as Pugliese
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup Parmesan
- 1 small red onion, minced
- 2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar
- 1 ripe cantaloupe
- Salt
- 2 tablespoons minced flat-leaf parsley
- 12 slices prosciutto, sliced in 1/2 crosswise
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Cut the loaf of bread in half crosswise, then cut each half lengthwise into 1-inch thick slices. Lay the slices in a single layer on baking sheets. Generously drizzle the top side of each slice with olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle the Parmesan over the slices. Cook in the oven until golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside.
Marinate the onions in the vinegar for 5 minutes. While the onion is marinating, peel, seed and dice the melon and place in a bowl. Add the diced melon to the onions, season with salt and stir to blend together. Add the minced parsley and stir to combine.
Wrap the end of each crostini with a piece of prosciutto. Arrange on a platter and spoon a tablespoon of melon salsa on each and serve. Serve remaining salsa on the side.
Rep. Shea-Porter Wrong To Blame Tea Party
Rep. Shea-Porter Wrong To Blame Tea Party
Washington, D.C., has long been an island floating on a sea of hypocrisy. There are many castaways on this island, each playing a role in our national economic recklessness. But for some to blame the mess in D.C. on the Tea Party is utterly preposterous.
Last week, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter wrote an opinion piece lamenting of the failures of the 113th Congress. According to her, Congress' failures can be laid directly at the feet of the cold, heartless Tea Party. Shea-Porter's unhealthy obsession with the Tea Party, while ignoring her own far-left leaning ideology, only serves to illustrate our broken federal government, and why voters should resolve to elect representatives who will pledge to devolve powers back to the states.
Shea-Porter's feeble attempt to blame the dysfunction in D.C. on a group she herself describes with the derogatory term "tea baggers" is a classic example of what is wrong with D.C. Agree or disagree with these law-abiding citizens who are doing nothing more than exercising their rights, they are her constituents, her employers. The uncouth manner in which Shea-Porter has treated her fellow citizens merely for holding her and her colleagues in Congress in check sets the tone for her misguided blame for the gridlock in D.C.
Shea-Porter uses the Tea Party as a scapegoat for the debt-ceiling fiasco, farm bill failure, Social Security and Medicare chaos, out of control college tuition, and alleged lack of "investment" (i.e., more overspending and excessive taxation). In her world, she and her colleagues are never to blame; it's always those "other people."
One column is not enough to cover the many ways Shea-Porter is wrong in her clearly self-serving, biased assessment as to the failures of her Congress, but I do want to help clarify the misconceptions regarding the looming debt-ceiling battle.
Prior to the creation of the debt ceiling, spending beyond our national resources had to be voted on a case-by-case basis. Simply put, we once believed as a nation that we only had so much money. Once we ran out of that money, and if the situation dictated (such as war), Congress had to vote separately on each piece of legislation that would increase our national debt. It was painful and slow by design. However, the debt ceiling was enacted by a bipartisan Congress to make spending money easier, and boy did it work. With the passage of the First Liberty Loan Act of 1917, Congress set in motion an apparatus that would doom our country to perpetual deficit spending.
Although separate in the legislative process, the debt ceiling was supposed to be tied to this little thing called the federal budget. But in violation of constitutional mandates (and simple common sense), Shea-Porter's colleagues in both chambers of Congress failed to produce a federal budget for several years. In fact, when given the opportunity to force the passage of a federal budget and reinstitute a checks and balances procedure with the debt-ceiling process, Shea-Porter voted against the "No Budget, No Pay" legislation. When given the chance to be part of a solution, she decided to be an obstructionist. That's not the Tea Party's fault. This rests solely with Shea-Porter.
But in Shea-Porter's world the debt ceiling is an arbitrary mechanism that should just be automatically increased. She blames the fiscal restraint of the Tea Party, when in fact she should be blaming the reckless abandonment of her Congress. America will go into default because Congress spent more than it should have, not because the Tea Party was insisting on some sort of fiscal sanity.
Although the debt ceiling has not stopped Congress from spending us into a $17 trillion hole (with some believing we are actually $70 trillion in debt), the debt ceiling was meant to be an opportunity for Congress to debate and justify its spending. But Shea-Porter and her colleagues would rather falsely blame the Tea Party instead of accepting their own culpability. No, Ms. Shea-Porter, the Tea Party isn't to blame. The fault lies with the person you see every morning in the mirror.
Sadly, Shea-Porter equates failure or success based on the number of bills passed by Congress, believing it is the volume of legislation that Congress should be graded on. That is utterly absurd, but completely predictable for someone who feels more comfortable in D.C. than she does amongst her fellow New Hampshirites. Only a creature of D.C. would believe our representatives should be graded as it pertains to the passage of thousand-page monstrosities that no one reads, and countless pieces of legislation that serve as obstacles to our citizens. This does nothing more than prop up an apparatchik class working harder to justify their existence, forgetting the very citizens they swore to serve.
Shea-Porter's Congress is a failure because they have inherited and, sadly, fully embraced a congressional legacy that falsely believes D.C. can solve all that ails America. Shea-Porter's hypocrisy is on full display as she ridicules her congressional peers and demands they forgo the August break to remain in D.C. and "get the job done." Considering Shea-Porter's poor performance at her past town halls, it does not surprise me that she would rather stay in D.C. than return to New Hampshire to face her constituents.
Jeff Chidester was raised in New Hampshire and has lived and worked in the Far East and Europe for extended periods. He is the host of New Hampshire Perspective, heard each Sunday at noon on 96.7 The Wave and WGIR AM 610.


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On closer inspection...by (Login T3sl4)R Very interesting, you do do it wrong, but I scanned over the part where you then shift the low word over by the opposite amount, then add it (i.e. boolean add = logical OR) back to the high word!
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*I do *what* wrong? Can you show me an input that fails? | on Jan 30, 9:56 PM |
* Yes, you do it wrong, but then you undo it right :) | on Jan 31, 10:58 PM |
* Timmy quit teasing him! :-P | on Jan 31, 11:14 PM |
*If only my text editor could do that | on Feb 1, 1:42 AM |


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I didn't ride last week or today. I sure miss it.
Dada, my teacher, and Golden Dreams, the program in Middleburg, had a falling out. I am not really sure what happened and I am sad about it. I liked riding at Golden Dreams more than I thought I would. It is beautiful and everyone there treated me with great kindness and respect. Plus, Claren and the dog of the stable became great friends. And I never felt out of place wearing breeches.
But I also love riding with Dada and with Kate, and they were returning to Spirit Field, which is nearer to me, and to the program we had started in Spirit Open Equestrian Program. With Dada and Kate I feel safe. I read a story about one of the USA's para-equestrian team riders. He said he had fallen countless times. I have never fallen. I am not sure if that disqualifies me from some cool equestrian club or if it is just a matter of time before I fall. With Dada and Kate, I also know that I will be challenged and forced to give my all. And it's not like anyone is mean to me at Spirit, and I can deal with feeling out of place with my breeches.
So I stayed with Dada. Unfortunately, Louie – the horse I ride – stayed at Golden Dreams. Louie came to Spirit through the connections and work of a woman who now leads Golden Dreams, and there is a disagreement over which program he was donated to. Last night, I heard that Louie's old owners have said they donated him to Spirit. Hopefully, that means he will soon be back at Spirit Field and I will be able to ride again.
If you are confused, that's all right, so am I, and it is my life. Please, though, I ask no one to try to explain what happened or point any fingers of blame on this blog. I just want to ride.
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Just a pause
Posted by Matt Trott at 4:15 PM
11 comments:
- Katherine said...
Hi, Matt -- you always manage to capture the essence and I feel the same way that you do -- in most every respect -- but of course, for me, the overriding (no puns intended!)goal is to have you back in the saddle -- Louie is such a willing, kind, gentle, and responsive guy (not to mention handsome too) -- I hope to see you on him again in a heartbeat! And I might add that your thoughts about riding with Dada and me made my day! Love, Kate (oh, and BTW, you look dashing in the breeches --especially the white ones!!)
- Lynne said...
I can only imagine how you feel, Matt. I feel certain that Dada and Kate will work something out for you..either Louie will come back or there will be another horse for you. After all, they started "Spirit" for you to continue riding. Keep the faith...I am. I'll be up next Wed., Aug 15th and will stay through Sun., Aug. 26th. I hope to see you while I'm home. I'll make sure of it. Miss you, and I look forward to seeing you ride while I'm there. Have a great week. Love, Lynne
- :) said...
Spirit went to Middleburg to help start GOLDEND DREAMS...our horses and riders were first visible part of it...now , Golden Dreams grows by it's own,and Spirit Open Equestrian Program is free to come back home... :)
Thanks to Golden Dreams we all got a great life experience.
That is long story in short version...
There is no reason for Louie to come back home, even his former owners confirmed that he has been donated to Spirit, so there is no reason to see you in saddle, soon, Matt...love, Dada - 2:42 PM
You are one of the most generous and well spoken people I know. I am so lucky my kids are growing up with you. xo
ejd - 7:43 PM
- Davorka said...
Ups...take care if you have firends who do not speak english, and who like to talk :)
I wanted to say that Louie should be home soon...and I hope he will - 10:09 AM
You are rather incredible
love mtc - 9:34 PM
- Ro said...
They say you have to fall off at least 3 times to be a good rider. That's tosh! I've fallen off loads and it hasn't made me any better!
ps hope you and Louie are reunited soon. - 3:57 PM
- Matt said...
I knew I needed to fall more.
Thank, everyone, hopefully Louie will be back soon so I can work on my tumbling. - 9:26 PM
You really are a beautiful writer. I hope you are back in the saddle soon. And to second what someone else said, that whole expression about "it takes X falls to make a rider" just came about to make people feel better about falling off! Falling doesn't make you better; it makes you sore! :-)
Melissa - 5:58 PM
- Matt said...
Thanks! I go to meet my new horse tomorrow, so I'll write more then.
- Ro said...
keeping everything crossed that the intro to the new horse goes OK


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The Tunnels
Mass Market
An old, abandoned tunnel system beneath the prestigious New England college becomes the gruesome stalking ground of a serial killer . . .
The crime scenes are both grim and otherworldly. The bodies of two female students are found mutilated and oddly positioned in the dark labyrinth beneath the school -- haunting symbols painted on the walls above them.
In her decade tracking serial killers, FBI special agent Kelly Jones has seen some of the worst humanity can inflict. Yet the tragedy unfolding at her alma mater chills her to the bone. Evidence suggests that the connection between the victims -- daughters of powerful men -- and the cryptic message behind the killings is rooted in a dark, ancient ritual. As the body count rises, so do the stakes. The killer is taunting Kelly, daring her to follow him down a dangerous path from which only one can emerge.
Genre: Mystery & Detective
Published: Jun 2007
Publisher: Harlequin Books
Pages: 299
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I am looking for a shim for the ECMAScript Internationalization API. Does anyone know of such a project? (Even if it's still currently a work-in-progress.)
This SO-question gives some frameworks for i18n-support in javascript. JavaScript I18n (internationalization) frameworks/libraries for client-side use? | |||||
I assume you know that "Google Chrome version 24, currently in beta, implements the API with Collator, NumberFormat, and DateTimeFormat objects as described above." (see here). Any shim would either be huge and/or incomplete in terms of locale coverage--do you really want to implement Kannada numbers (that's the language they speak here in Bangalore)? My suggestion would be to roll your own slimmed-down shim with the parts you need, picking and choosing from other libraries that do similar things as needed. For instance, you might want date/time formatting, but not sorting (which is complicated). | |||


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