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Found this video posted at All American Blogger, who also claims credit for creating the video. This is an excellent collection of Democrat wisdom that speaks for itself.
I want to add my two cents to this, but I'm not really sure how in a way that makes this video better, but I'll give it a shot...
Its becoming increasingly apparent to those of us who are actually paying attention that the real values of the Democratic party, at its core, have departed from anything that resembles the principles we were actually founded on.
When a Democrat says something is "un-American" try to take note on if they say HOW its "un-American." They can't say how, because they're so wrapped up in themselves they don't even know what "American" is anymore.
Or maybe I'm not giving them enough credit, after all, President Obama has been saying since his 2008 victory speech that he wants to "REMAKE" America, so maybe its that they all have God complexes and "un-American" is anything that isn't in THEIR image....
Don't take my word for it, the morons in the video make my point for me.
Add a commentI tell ya...sometimes liberals write the material for me and make my job way too easy...Especially with any debate to be had on non-debatable issues such as the allowance of illegal immigration.
Nothing more easily put truth to the lie of this notion that liberalism is the intellectually superior ideology (that they push on the world) than to hear the kind of grasping at straws reasoning for why we should allow such things.
Listen to this latest excuse from Milwaukee County Supervisor Peggy West, a Democrat, as she describes why she opposes Arizona's SB1070 and supports a boycott of the state...
Wow...Why can't these people just be honest and say they want illegals to be allowed to vote for them?
I think this can be counted as reason number infinity as to why liberals shouldn't be in charge of stuff, like, ever again. If a basic geographical understanding that Arizona is a border state then how is she going to begin to grasp relevant fiscal issues such as taxation and its effects on an economy?
Maybe she meant boarder...as in surf boarder...and the surf of any body of water is certainly "a ways removed" from the border of Arizona.
Oh...and how about the guy that corrected her? How unnecessarily polite was he? If there is ever a time to break decorum and just go off on a moron that was it.
It has never been said that conservatives are the kind of useful idiots Lenin spoke of, which may be why there is such a concerted effort to edge them out of education by people who would rather have someone like him in charge. I also think "Peggy" is probably not the best name for such an idiotic woman, she probably forgets all the time whether she's a one "g" or two "g" type of ggal gal.
Because the media will be so kind to him...Click on them to see a larger version.
Harry Reid is poised to become part of an elite club of majority leaders who managed to not win reelection. So Rory Reid must be really stoked that his father's approval ratings stink like Limburger cheese, stuffed with poop, and dunked in skunk sauce AT THE SAME TIME that HE wants to be governor of Nevada.
Here is his campaign logo....
Did I say that IS his logo? I meant to say it WAS...take a look at the video to see what I mean.
He removed his last name! He wants to be known as only Rory...which I didn't even know that was a real name until I met Rory Gilmore, the younger half of the Gilmore Girls. So imagine my confusion when I heard Rory was Harry's son!
(I never watched Gilmore Girls, but having a wife keeps me current with TV shows for chicks)
And whats up with the replacing of the "O" in his name with that little logo of his? I mean...WH DES THAT?
This isn't an isolated incident either, judging by the masthead of his website this one name thing is official.
So here's the challenge of the day, count how many times "Reid" comes up on his bio page.
Seriously?!? Who is this guy trying to fool?
If you didn't tell me they were father and son I would've guessed they were the Olsen twins of politics.
I'd love to ask why he wants to go with only one name, but I'm afraid I would just get some diatribe about how he wants to follow in the footsteps of idols like Prince, or Madonna, or...........
I don't know, maybe I'm just reading the masthead wrong and he legally changed his name to "2010."
Ok, ok, I'm not a Nevada resident and I don't really know the guy, but I think the above ad tells me all I need to know about Rory Reid.
I'm loathe to ever advocate for anything that stifles free speech, but maybe its time to pass a law that flat out prohibits the use of children in political ads.
The first guy that thought to do that was probably a genius, but if I run for office and my campaign consultant tells me I need to have an ad where kids are force to take time out of screwing up their times tables to lecture adults on who they should vote for, and then pretend the script they read from was their own words, I'd can that hack so fast he'd think he was a general in Afghanistan bitching about the wimpy idiot of a president he has to answer to.
This is why it's good Nevada finally gets it about Harry Reid, because based on that commercial for Rory Reid I'm willing to bet the apple doesn't fall far from the tree (for a more accurate description hold your tongue when you say "apple").
Add a commentI received this story in a email and it made me really laugh so I had to share...
A Republican, in a wheelchair, entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. The Republican looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus sitting over there?"
The waitress nodded "yes," so the Republican requested that she give Jesus a cup of coffee, on him.
The next patron to come in was a Libertarian, with a hunched back. He shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked the waitress for a cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus, over there?"
The waitress nodded, so the Libertarian asked her to give Jesus a cup of hot tea, "My treat."
The third patron to come into the restaurant was a Democrat on crutches. He hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered, "Hey there honey! How's about gettin' me a cold mug of Miller Light?" He too looked across the restaurant and asked, "Isn't that God's boy over there?
The waitress nodded, so the Democrat directed her to give Jesus a cold beer. "On my bill," he said loudly.
As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Republican, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed." The Republican felt the strength come back into his legs, got up, and danced a jig out the door.
Jesus passed by the Libertarian, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed." The Libertarian felt his back straightening up and he raised his hands, praised the Lord, and did a series of back flips out the door.
Then, Jesus walked towards the Democrat, just smiling.
The Democrat jumped up and yelled, "Don't touch me ... I'm collecting disability."
Add a commentIt's maybe a little soon for this one, but My last top 10 list was very well received I got amped up to make another one. Now that we have many of the primaries out of the way and the election landscape is taking shape, I wanted to help set the tone for it.
Everyone knows how this works, if I missed any good ones let me know by commenting below!
10. Vote Democrat, dozens of MSNBC viewers can't be wrong.
9. Betting all of your money on red, so we can drown in ink that's red, brought to you by laws that we've never even read.
8. Hey! Lets cap and trade the constitution!
7. But OPEC said the oil spill was our chance to spread the wealth.
6. When Obama screws up...the only thing we have to fear is beer itself.
5. Obama's birth certificate is as real as the cash he used to buy it.
4. If you bash Bush long enough Barney Frank will ask you out.
3. ObamaCare…This is what derange looks like.
2. (To the tune of Naughty By Nature's "O.P.P.") You know the G.O.P. can't outspend me.
1. Hope and Change, you can be leavin'
His wedding
Losing Virginity
Becoming a father
Beating Hillary
Becoming President
Wins Obamacare
Worst oil spill ever
Kicking Ass
Nuclear Iran
Pooping in pants
Santa Claus is real?!?
Time travel
Rosie O'Donnell naked
I think this would've been better if the term was can of kick ass.
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Add a commentI think I have a rough idea.
I don't know if this would be a comedy or a documentary....maybe both...maybe tragedy...
Add a commentTo quote the great Dennis Miller, "now, I don't want to get off on a rant here..." but while I may get a big kick out of calling the guy President Amateur Hur, and its one of those "haha, but not really" types of jokes, I'm starting to get worried. Obama is starting to make George W. Bush look like James Bond.
Worse yet, I'm starting to think I can be president.
Since when do leadership skills matter anyway? All you have to have is a pulse and proof of citizenship and you're all set!
I don't blame him for treating us like we're stupid, we all saw how increasingly idiotic his supporters became as the 2008 campaign wore on. If they were dogs McCain would be president right now because they would've had to be put down for liberal rabies long before election day. I'm sure Old Yeller would've appreciated knowing that all he had to do was declare his undying love for a vapid Democrat running for president and he would have never been shot.
The audacity of dope this president continues to put on display for the world is just hard to believe. He calls job growth caused only by the hiring of temporary census workers a sign of recovery like people are too dumb to know they're going right back to unemployment.
He then criticizes BP's CEO for going yachting while the oil spill continues, and he does it from a freakin' golf course.
So why is this not hypocrisy you may ask?
Clear his mind? WHAT MIND? Based on the decisions he has been making since taking office I hadn't noticed he actually had one.
So what Bill Burton is trying to tell the world is that the president has to relieve himself of stress, and pissing on the constitution isn't good enough because that's technically "work," so he has to go on the golf course on Fathers Day (where's his family?) with Biden, as if he needed yet another zero added to his scorecard.
Meanwhile the CEO of BP is obligated to work himself up into a stroke, because that's what the leadership of a beleaguered corporation needs right now?
Children are running the government! These guys think they're like the popular clique in high school who say and do ANYTHING they want while criticizing "outsiders" if they do the exact same thing.
Does anyone think its an accident that General Stanley McChrystal and his people blabbed to a reporter about the morons they have to answer to? These guys plan and predict the movements of TERRORISTS! You bet your butt they knew their words were going to go from the reporters pen to Barack's ears.
The General didn't exercise "poor judgment," he knew exactly what he was doing. He was crying for help, or for a real president...or a unicorn, I don't know...he seems to have an equal chance of finding any of those things in Washington DC these days.
Good lord...is it November yet?
Add a commentI'm not looking to replace the permanent champion of O.B.A.M.A acronyms above....I just want to share some of my own:
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Then there is also Over Bites Are Marxist Attributes
Could have also said Over Bites Are Maoist Attributes
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Apple Cinnamon
Yogurt Burst
Multi Grain
Banana Nut
Honey Nut
and now...
Directions: Just add Kool-Aid.
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UPDATE: Some have told me I should have gone with Fruit Loops instead, but I'm talking about liberals in general, not Barney Frank specifically.
Add a commentLast week I came up with a limerick about Obama (here) and got some really good ones sent to me in response, below are some of the ones I thought were funny and/or very clever:
A Kenyan imposter that you know
Said, "Screwing is one thing I do know,
A woman is fine,
And sheep are divine,
But Larry is numero uno.
Before he took office as president
Obama, congressional resident
was hired for voting
but spent time devoting
his efforts to mark himself present
He got elected because of his race.
To the White House, a once beautiful place.
Spreading his Obama stash around,
Driving the country into the ground.
Never letting a crisis go to waste.
Obama, a man of no worth
With his wooky of oversized girth
Rode his ghost written books
And his sound bites and hooks
To election with no proof of birth
There once was a man from Mombasa
Who lived in a very fine casa
He thought he was king
And loved the left wing
Al Qaeda, Hamas, and La Raza
This last one was a bit unorthodox...A trilogy of sorts, the last one doesn't work technically, but I really liked the effort
Obama's the fellow they picked
They chose him because he's so slick.
A fast talking schemer
the ultimate dreamer,
but BP has taught him new tricks.
While he's off putting balls on the green
with new skills even he's never seen,
BPs working swiftly
with skills new and nifty
to bring in more cash for their queen.
They pay 20 billion
to make a few trillion,
and then disappear from the scene.
Now I don't want to spoil it,
but the gulf's a huge toilet
and I wish it was all JUST a bad dream.
This is the last addition to the headlines archive. I'm putting the headlines on an indefinite hiatus. After more than a year of coming up with 1-2 on average every day I'm out of juice for writing them, especially since I've upped my posting frequency for the blog itself. The result is my creative energies have been transfered to other things. I don't know how this will play out yet, but I'm going to give it a rest for now
POLL FINDS DEMS PLACE LAST IN THREE WAY RACE FOR CONGRESS WITH GOP AND THE OIL SPILL - June 17
BIDEN DEFENDS BP CHAIRMAN CALLING GULF RESIDENTS "LITTLE PEOPLE," POINTS OUT HE REALLY MEANT "WEE THE PEOPLE" - June 17
AIDE LEAKS EXPLANATION THAT OBAMA CONSIDERS FREQUENT GOLF GAMES TO BE LIKE EXTENDED CIGARETTE BREAKS - June 16
OBAMA HAILS BIDEN AS A GENIUS FOR SUGGESTING THAT THE DEFICIT COULD BE CLOSED BY TAXING TAXES - June 16
OBAMA SPEECH TO FOCUS ON ASKING AMERICA WHAT HE SHOULD DO WITH "A FRIEND" WHO HAS SCREWED UP BEING PRESIDENT - June 15
BIDEN RUSHED TO HOSPITAL TO GET STOMACH PUMPED AFTER MISTAKING TAR BALLS FOR BLACK LICORICE FLAVORED PASTE - June 15
OBAMA PLACES OIL SPILL DISASTER SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 9-11 AND VOTERS WAKING UP TO HIM - June 14
1-1 TIE IN WORLD CUP BETWEEN USA AND ENGLAND DEEMED A WATERSHED VICTORY FOR SPORTS BY LEADING SOCIALISTS - June 14
Add a commentEveryone knows how this works, if I missed any good ones let me know by commenting below!
10. Didn't know about the spill because the teleprompters were on vacation.
9. Someone challenged him to see how many rounds of golf he can play before people get pissed.
8. Didn't want to act until his team created an oil spill graphic that incorporated his logo
7. Was too busy waterboarding Rahm Emmanuel for answers on why his cabinet calls him President Jenga.
6. Didn't know where to go because "Caution Slippery Floor" signs wont stand on water.
5. Wasn't sure it was actually that bad after seeing gulf residents with "this is what change looks like" signs.
4. Clean up the ocean? Pssh he was just waiting for the iPhone to release the app for that.
3. Wanted to test Keith Olbermann's theory that rednecks would avoid the beach if the ocean was black.
2. Hasn't cared about oil since Air Force One was retrofitted to run on the magic of the 2008 election.
1. Being asked "did you plug the hole yet daddy" at least 50 times while being president was actually an item on his "bucket list."
You probably know by now what the Chairman of BP Carl-Henric Svanberg has had to say about who BP cares about...
Small people, small people, we care about the SMALL people...who are these small people? The leprechauns dancing in his head?
The collection of Barack action figures that the president forgot to gift to the queen?
In any case, to quote the great Paul Harvey, here is the REST of the story...
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Add a commentYou've likely seen cartoons from conservative cartoonist Michael Ramirez in the past, this is the best political cartoon I've seen in a while. This guy is awesome. Check out more of his work here.
Add a commentAs a graphic designer this is a subject that has been interesting and frightening to me for a long time now. Check out this fascinating and important video on iconography from Bill Whittle of Pajamas TV its 8 minutes long, but its so good it feels like 30 seconds.
I actually saw this video months ago, and it has served for inspiration and motivation for several pieces I've done (and can be found on my art page) since viewing it...
I would love to know how many other drafts or concepts were worked up before coming to "the one." Even better, how many times did his team have to convince Obama that a picture of him looking into a mirror wont work with the American people as well as it works for him.
He puts that logo on EV-ER-Y-THING......I'm not that old but I'm pretty sure we haven't seen narcissism like this out of a political leader in this country, like, ever.
I can hear the libs now saying all I want to do is tear down the president rather than try to build up the country with him. Thats precisely what the problem has been with his campaign to be president all the way up until today. The Obama presidency has not been about a legacy for America. The Obama presidency has been by, for, and about Barack Obama.
We can say a lot about George W. Bush, or any other president, but we can't say that.
This idea can't be better demonstrated than at 2:35 into the video when Whittle shows an Obama campaign poster from 2008 that not only includes Obama's logo with all the other icon's of what America is, but Obama's logo actually comes front, center, and superseding all the other icons, which are faded to background status.
George W. Bush had the "W," which Whittle calls "amateur hour" because of its impact. However, the W in the video was shown flying the American flag. The W was HOLDING UP American ideals. Obama's logo has been and is continually seeking to REPLACE them.
Remember that every time you see Obama's logo. I, and many others, tear it down like its a present at Christmas because it MUST be torn down.
In the end the very American ideals Obama seeks to make secondary to the symbol of him will hopefully be his undoing, because they are bigger and more powerful than he is.
When the Tea Party says they want us to take this country back, they don't mean it in the partisan sense of voting Democrats out so they can be replace with Republicans. They want us to LITERALLY take back the country. It's not going to be the personal playground of ill received "leaders" any longer.
This can only be true if Americans will be willing and able to wield power of the 1st Amendment, endowed by God and not government.
How long do you think that will last when any president attempts to make our government centered around them and not our ideals. Not long if we don't do something about it.
Add a commentI think I'm starting to understand one of the reasons why President Amateur Hour slaps his logo on EVERYTHING. To give the perception that HE is in CONTROL. I'm not sure that tactic is going to actually work for him for too much longer....


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"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves.
People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Then they will see `the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory.
Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."
Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
"Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly, like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth.
Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."
Humans can imagine great suffering, but the suffering we endure is great enough.
Humans inflict suffering upon one another for which there can be no greater suffering. People are headed for, enduring, or recovering from great suffering everywhere. Now our foolishness is destroying our planet. Death and doom sit at our doorsteps.
There are signs galore. Rising sea levels, superstorms, melting glaciers, massive extinction, rising temperatures, and rising carbon levels are signs of an impending ecological disaster. War and massive poverty are signs of a world in upheaval. Terrorism and nuclear proliferation stoke fear and trembling.
These are signs. Do we see them? Are we alert? Are we on guard? At least a part of what Jesus is telling us here is to open our eyes and see the signs.
Make no mistake: climate change and mass extinction are the result of sin. The wrath of the tribulation represents the effects of our sin. Gluttony, carelessness, and apathy have both personal and collective effects.
If we don't see the signs, if we deny they exist, or if we actually participate in causing harm, either knowingly or unknowingly, we invite destruction and despair.
God can help us do amazing things, but we must recognize our error before we can correct it. We must see the signs.
The signs are everywhere, like the changing of the seasons. When we see them we understand that change is upon us. Like particles that act differently when observed, we take action when we see the consequences of inaction. Apathy and denial are self-destructive. We must protect our planet.
Prophesy is always a warning. It's not inevitable. It's not fate. Otherwise prophesy is useless. It is not an after-the-fact, "I told you so," thing. The temple had been destroyed fifteen years before Luke wrote. Instead, we are meant to avoid catastrophe.
In other words, seeing is more important than timing. The end time is not sometime in the future. It is now! We need only see the signs. But our reaction must be visceral. It must prompt action.
"Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place."
Luke wrote this in 85 C.E. Was he wrong?
When will we open our eyes and see the signs? The time is near.
More people are beginning to see that humans are causing global warming and mass extinction. We can hide from the truth, but it will eventually catch up with us.
Don't live in denial. Don't be apathetic. Don't be self-absorbed. Don't while away your time in idleness or drunkenness. Make a difference!
Do not wait for the end of the world. Take action! One would expect Luke, the author of Acts, to call upon us to act.
If we fail to act, things get worse. For example, we need to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere if we expect to avoid the worst effects of climate change. Global warming is already here. We need to take action to address its effects and slow it down. People are working on this at many levels. We all need to be involved.
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When we face God, what will we say?
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"We didn't really believe you would come, or we would have been better stewards of creation."
"We thought this was our only life, so it didn't make sense to worry about the next generation."
Or even worse: "We believed you would come to destroy the world, so we didn't think it necessary to protect the environment. In fact, we looked forward to the ruin we believed you would wreak upon unbelievers."
We cannot say these things to future generations either. Now is the end time! Open your eyes! See! Act! And pray for God's help, that we may bring people together in this time of crisis, reckoning, and redemption.
Our day of reckoning is upon us. Our redemption draws near. Stand up and raise your heads! It's time to save the planet with God's help.
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SINGLE MALE TORTOISE looking for a single
female Pinta tortoise – any female Pinta tortoise.
I'm not picky! I enjoy martial arts movies, watching
Blossum re-runs, and unicorns. I dislike wasps, bad
oral hygiene, and scratchy underwear. Give me a call.
I'm lonely.
Brief info on Lonely George:
Lonesome George is the last known survivor of a species of giant tortoise that once thrived on the island of Pinta in the Galapagos. The Pinta island tortoises were believed extinct until 1971 when National Park wardens discovered a single male tortoise on the island (George). And for the last 35 years scientists have been unsuccessfully trying to find a female Pinta tortoise to mate with George in hopes of preventing his species from going extinct.
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Note: this design was meant to be a caricature of Lonesome George. It's not supposed to be anatomically correct.
aww, this is really cute. :]
aw this is cute and I like the story behind it. =]
haha and the scientific reindition of the female is just beautiful!
He certainly looks lonesome!
I like it.
man, the movies i had to watch in evolutionary biology classes about that guy. it's so depressing.
That's awesome. You've done a shirt that works on jade! And I love the seal
excellent !
I like this. The idea is very nice, and I like the look of the turtle. What a helpeful comment, I know... 4.
This is cute! They could all have a thought bubble with the female tortoise in it so everyone would know they are looking for Lonesome George's future wife. :D
For whatever reason I thought 40K was the maximum size you could submit an image at. So I apologize for the grainy appearance. The original is far cleaner.
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great illustration!
This is so rad. Not only is the art cool, but I love the meaning and concept behind it.
Absolutely fantastic!
love it.
The story sells it. Your a legend.
i like it, but aww the turtle looks kinda sad
awww, good job! $5
fantastic illustration!! Great story and meaning behind it too... i hope George finds that wife!! poor George :(
The seal on the back is the best thing EVER! Just look at her jont and folly!!! $5 and $5 for every friend I have!!!
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this is such a cute design
and i love the shirt color too!
soooooo adorable... i wish i had a female tortoise for him
I loooove this shirt! AND the colour is spectacular! I woult totally buy this!!!
I love this shirt so much. However, can I make a controversial suggestion? It needs the text on the back of it, or below the design, or whatever. The text makes it like five million times more awesome. ^_^
and i agree with the above
(maybe text on the sleeve?)
Aww, damn that's cute. I wouldn't wear it, but it's cute.
5$ good one
awhhh... if i had this tee i couldnt resist tellin all my friends th story behind it... which is what i love about threadless... the MEANING!!
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i neeeeeed this shirt to survive!
awwww! george!!! 5$$$$$$$$
the story behind it is hilarious! i loveee it
love it!!! i'd def buy! and i love the ad!!! and the finch!!! is that suppose to be darwin?
however, i think you need to put some sort of text to explain what's going on. i've been to the galapagos twice and i still didn't make the connection from looking at the art work alone. maybe throw the personal ad in somewhere, perhaps above the illustration, or have them side by side across the chest.
cute! and a great illustration for the story :]
TURTLE!!! :D It's so greeen... I'd buy it. xD
i like this because i just went to the Galapagos... i'd buy it, but i came back with 2 other lonesome george shirts. George isn't so lonesome though... he's just bored. I would be if i was cooped up in the cage hes in too.
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Excellent design...unfortunately it clashes with the t-shirt colour! a potentially good t-shirt ruined by fact it is camouflaged!
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Detroit entrepreneurs Sam Munaco and Chris Ciaramitaro have launched a new free music streaming site called Ourtunez. While it seems that the internet is already full of streaming apps and the like, these guys swear that Ourtunez is different. "Traditional radio has lost listeners by playing the same old thing to the same demos, and streaming options have typically been one music format or another," said Munaco. "We want to knock down barriers and expand horizons, playing outstanding, unknown music alongside mainstream songs to feed new music discovery." The iOS app is soon to be released on Android blends independent and mainstream music (it's dubbed "where indie meets pop"). Ourtunez streams at 192 kilobits per second to produce a higher sound quality for listeners. Go to Ourtunez.com to see what it's all about>. There are various stations ("Indie Rap," "80's Hits," etc), plus the option to create playlists. "Some of the greatest bands out there may never have the opportunity to reach the masses without the marketing and promotion of a major label," added Ciaramitaro. "Talented musicians need a new voice and listeners need an avenue to hear and discover them. Ourtunez provides that world stage." "Some services focus on […]
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There wasn't any real surprises when this year's batch of bowl matchups were announced this past Sunday. The Michigan State Spartans will be playing in the Rose Bowl on Jan.1 — as we all knew following their impressive victory over Ohio State in the Big Ten title game. And the Michigan Wolverines were selected for the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl on Dec. 28 in Tempe, Ariz. against Kansas State. While both teams will be taking a long westerly journey for their respective games, and both games are Bowl games, that's about the only thing the two have in common. A major story line here is that this will be Michigan State's first Rose Bowl appearance since 1988 — enough said. They'll be under a spotlight in Pasadena that is normally reserved for their basketball team. And their game against Stanford is bound to be a good one, as both teams rep very solid defenses. Further down the west coast, Michigan is playing with a little bit less at stake. While the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl is definitely above, say…the Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl at Ford Field, it's definitely a few tiers below the BCS Bowls. Even so, Michigan will definitely […]
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If a recent Coachella Festival appearance is anything go by, everybody loves the Nick Jr. TV show Yo Gabba Gabba! It doesn't matter how old you are, the mere sight of exuberant host Lance Robertson in his furry orange hat getting silly with a tin robot, a furry green thing, a spiky red Cyclops, a blue cat and a pink girl with a Hershey's Kiss for a head is enough to turn the most drained of parents into dancing loons, while hipster kids are getting attached too. Ahhh, post-modern irony – you love your games. It's the Teletubbies with an anime twist, and Biz Markie doing beat-box. So we were offered the opportunity to present some questions to creator Christian Jacobs via email, and we promptly sent a bunch of questions over, in September. We received answers back a couple of months later, but they were to different questions. We don't know if they muddled our questions with those from another publication, of if they just decided to interview themselves. It's a bit bonkers, but then so is Yo Gabba Gabba!. Here it is anyway… Do you ever plan on introducing any new characters? Ha! Yes! Sure! We always have […]
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Yet another act of arson occurred at the Heidelberg Project in Detroit, destroying a fifth house, known as the "Clock House," Click on Detroit reports. Since May, five of the seven installations have been completely destroyed by eight different fires. The project, which was started in 1986 by Detroiter Tyree Guyton and has transformed abandoned homes into giant works of art, has been both a destination for tourists from around the world as well as the target of city officials who deem it an eyesore. "It is difficult for us not to believe the arson fires are connected," Heidelberg Project Marketing and Communications Coordinator Katie Hearn says to Metro Times via email. "The choice of targets seems very strategic, the timing of the attacks calculated." The first in the string of fires occurred on May 3rd at the "Obstruction of Justice House," also known as the "OJ House." The house was again targeted on Oct. 5th, when it was completely destroyed. Two more fires followed days later, which caused minor damage to the "Penny House" and the "Number House." The "House of Soul," was the next victim, burning down on Nov. 12th, followed by another attack on the "Penny House", which […]
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Guitar rock duo The Kills will make a stop at the Majestic Theater on Tuesday as part of a very short string of 3 dates surrounding a pair of high-profile gigs opening for Queens of The Stone Age in New York and Boston. The band tacked on dates in Chicago and Toronto in addition to Detroit. The band, which splits its time between Nashville and London, have a notable Michigan connection: they've recorded their past three records in Benton Harbor's Club Recording Company, and plan to finish recording their forthcoming album there as well. "It feels like home," singer Alison Mosshart told the Detroit News, and also said she likes killing time at Benton Harbor's Meijer at night between recording sessions. In 2014 Mosshart will also record with her band The Dead Weather, which features Jack White and Queens of the Stone Age's Dean Fertita, both of Michigan.
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Tummy time — placing a baby on his or her stomach while awake and supervised — can help your baby develop strong head, neck and shoulder muscles and promote certain motor skills. Tummy time can also prevent the back of your baby's head from becoming flat (positional plagiocephaly).
A baby's skull is soft and made up of several movable plates. If a baby's head is left in the same position for long periods of time, the skull plates might move in a way that creates a flat spot. While it's recommended that you place your baby on his or her back to sleep to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), tummy time gives a baby the chance to experience a different position. This can help reduce the risk of flat spots. In addition, research suggests that babies who spend time on their tummies crawl on their stomachs earlier than do babies who don't practice tummy time. The more time babies spend on their tummies, the earlier they might begin to roll over, crawl on their stomachs, crawl on all fours and sit without support.
You can begin giving your baby tummy time when he or she is a newborn. Start by laying your newborn on his or her tummy across your lap two or three times a day for short periods of time. As your baby grows stronger, place him or her on a blanket on the floor. Arrange age-appropriate toys within his or her reach. As your baby gets used to tummy time, place your baby on his or her stomach more frequently or for longer periods of time. For a 3- to 4-month-old baby, some research suggests aiming for at least 20 minutes of tummy time a day.
Remember, however, to never leave your baby unattended during tummy time. If your baby becomes fussy or sleepy during tummy time, change his or her activity or place your baby to sleep on his or her back in the crib.
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5:19pm Sunday 1st September 2013 in Sport By Tim Ashton
Alan Bray bagged the only goal as Hampton & Richmond Borough claimed their first Ryman Premier win of the season at East Thurrock United.
The Beavers now embark on four consecutive homes games, including an FA Cup first qualifying round tie against either Ashford Town or Bishop's Cleeve.
Kingstonian's unbeaten streak ended with a 2-0 defeat at Maidstone United – it was also the first time Rob Tolfrey has been beaten in the Ks goal in seven games.
Carshalton Athletic's season is still to get going after a third consecutive defeat left them second from bottom on goal difference, just above Cray Wanderers – who they face this weekend.
Tommy Bradford hit his fourth goal in four games, but it was not enough to avoid a 3-1 defeat to Bury Town at Colston Avenue.
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Somewhere in those symbols, lines, and colors is all the information you need to fly from here to there.
- By Stephan Wilkinson
- Air & Space magazine, November 1999
I have in my airplane a microchip miracle: a small, expensive, ever-changing, dead-on accurate, utterly magical moving--map cockpit display. Driven by an assemblage of silicon powerful enough to run Rhode Island--well, at least to operate all its traffic lights--the unit sniffs data sent to it by Global Positioning System satellites. It instantly and continuously does the arithmetic necessary to say to me at all times, "Here you are, dummy, right where the little airplane symbol on the map is."
See the little mock-Cessna chugging along over highways, rivers, and radio beacons? See the screen display zoom out to show it crossing all of North America at an imperceptible rate? And then zoom in to make it herky-jerk at 200 mph across my hometown streets? That's what aeronautical charts have come to: green and black pixels on a screen the size of a playing card, doing their best to approximate the basic outlines of the world below.
Frankly, I prefer the old-fashioned way. It uses paper, ink, art, artisanship, and nearly a million tints to produce what pilots call sectional charts.
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Since 1927, pilots have navigated U.S. skies by using paper charts produced by what is today called the Office of Aeronautical Charting and Cartography (AC&C), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and thus a ward of the Department of Commerce. Sectionals began as strip maps showing the landmarks and terrain between basic destinations, the very first of them Moline, Illinois, and Kansas City, Missouri.
In those days, landmarks were roads, rivers, railroads, towns, fairgrounds, and the occasional lighted beacon, and the pace was slow enough that the charts were accompanied by text descriptions of the route, sometimes on the other side of the chart. "People would fly and take notes for the pilots who'd be coming along behind them," says Christo Cambetes, a NOAA staff cartographer.
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I was at a class on sectional charts and they demonstrated how to fold and unfold a sectional chart, as you are flying to show the next leg of your flight, without unfolding the entire chart and refolding it. Can you explain to me how to do this? Thank you Gary Shadrick
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The wet weather is doing all it can to thwart the first-week efforts of high school football teams to put in time on the practice field. The Walker Valley Mustangs have not been spared from the drenching rains and have spent the better part of the first week of practice indoors.
Mustangs coach Glen Ryan said the weather may have slowed progress a bit, but built in safety nets will help the team catch up and be fully prepared for the Aug. 17 opener against East Ridge.
"I don't think it's going to hurt us too bad. We sat down and put together a pretty extensive plan right after I took the job. We sat down, met and kind of planned our whole summer out, and put things in place to make sure that we've got everything installed before the season starts," he said. "We are doing a lot more than we have done in the past.
Ryan said he will shortly be implementing a week of two-a-days in shorts and helmets before the Mustangs take to the practice field in full pads. "That week will be a big week," he said.
The coach went on to say the Mustangs can further expect intensive training when the pads go on in the form of two all-day mini-camps at the end of the month.
"Those should help us catch up with anything that we might have gotten behind in because of the weather. You always expect this time of the year to get some crazy weather with the heat that brings up storms. You can't ever tell when they are going to blow in or blow out, so you have got to have a little flexibility built in," he stated.
"The guys have been working hard. We've got some great kids. We've got to get a little tougher, mentally and physically. We are still working on those aspects. But, we've got a good core group," said Ryan. "A big key for us is going to be how quick our younger guys develop and come on to give us some depth."
Weather issues, according to Ryan, also should not put a big dent in offensive and defensive formation installations. It may take a bit more time to get the programs implemented, but time in the gym has been well spent.
"We are not as far along as we'd like to be at this point. We were hoping to be a little bit further on in getting some things in and making some progress on both sides of the ball," Ryan said about lack of time on the practice field. "The other night we went into the gym and got a lot done."
"We've been doing a lot of meetings and lifting. We are still doing our strength and conditioning as well as our running program. We've been meeting on the boards and we've been in the gym. We've gotten a lot done considering the weather, but we've a lot to do still."
Even with practice going indoors for the most part this week, the Mustangs' coaching staff has been able to get somewhat of an eyeball on who did their offseason homework as far as workouts and conditioning.
"There are some guys who definitely benefitted during our offseason and did a great job. And there are some guys who probably didn't do quite as much as they should have and could have," Ryan said. "They are going to have to kind of play catchup. It's hard to do that. It's hard to catch up a winter's worth of offseason weights in a month. They realize that and they are paying the price for it right now. You can't hide. You do what you are supposed to do, it's going to show. You don't do what you are supposed to do, it's going to show, too."
Just because a little rain has put a slowdown to what Ryan was hoping to be all-out practices, doesn't mean the Mustangs will spend countless hours doing nothing but watching film and drawing up plays. A fair amount of time will be spent pushing the iron in an effort to build the beef.
"We plan on lifting. That was built in. We are going to lift throughout the season. We started back in December hitting it hard. We are going to lift through the season and continually work on trying to get stronger. Because we need to. We're not quite where we need to be. We are starting to finally have guys that are starting to get where they need to be for this-size program."
Ryan said at this point there are no seven-on-seven passing scrimmages scheduled. He cites changes to the defense as the main reason the Mustangs will wait a bit on passing league competition.
"We are just not at that point yet," he said. "We made a lot of changes on defense and I don't want to put our kids out there until they are ready to go. Some of these programs have had the same system in place and they are going 90 miles and hour. We're not there yet."
Ryan said the Mustangs are working hard to get to the point where they are ready to be tested and have made noticeable strides in evening workouts.
"We hope before we get into pads we can get a couple of schools to come in and look at doing something so we can see how we stand against somebody else," he said.
Walker Valley does have a full team scrimmage set the first week in pads with Chattanooga Central, in Harrison.


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Alabama's first Restaurant Week begins on Friday | Events
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Alabama Restaurant Week is a way for restaurants around the state, including many featured on the popular "l00 Dishes" brochure to invite diners to experience the wonderful culinary scene of Sweet Home Alabama. During a 10-day promotion that begins Friday, August 17, 2012 and continues through Monday, August 26, 2012, participating restaurants will offer special fixed-priced meals for lunch and/or dinner.
With the premier of Alabama Restaurant Week, these restaurants will be spotlighted as part of The Year of Alabama Food promotion that also features award-winning chefs, farm-to-table crops, fresh gulf seafood and nearly 400 food festivals and events.
Over 200 restaurants state-wide will be participating. Click here to find participating restaruants in Elmore County.
For more on Alabama Restaurant week click here.
Source: Alabamarestaurantweek.com