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It's all about setting the mood and getting the perfect luau party supplies so you and your guests actually feel like you are on a tropical island getaway. Talking parakeet toys are a funny hit, because he will repeat what someone says to him. Have some pink flamingos liven up your yard. Wrap a green luau table skirt around the bar serving food and drinks, and place a palm tree centerpiece on the table. Your furniture will be outfitted to match your guests! Light bamboo torches, or put out flame lights to create a dimming effect at night.
Your guests will thank you for a fabulous tropical party and say, "Mahalo!"


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Honors Fellowship
The Honors Fellowship is awarded to students who are fortunate enough to be accepted into the Honors Institute of Belmont Abbey College. Inspired by Pope John Paul II and great Catholic educators, the Honors Institute is a four-year educational program which provides a truly liberal education through close analysis, clear exposition, and friendly discussion of great texts (Christian, classical, and modern). Prominent in this endeavor are the works of great theologians, spiritual writers, philosophers, poets, scientists, and master scholars. In a unique series of courses, seminars, and guided independent study, students learn to listen to authors, teachers and each other with what The Rule of St. Benedict calls "the ear of your heart."
Eligibility: Minimum non-weighted high school grade point average of 3.7 or higher and a combined SAT score of 1200 for Math and Critical Reading sections (with a minimum Critical Reading score of 600). Students must reside on campus.
Duration: Renewable for up to four years. Students must be full-time and maintain at least a 3.5 GPA.
Deadlines: Applications must be submitted by:
Click here to download the Early Decision Honors Fellowship Application.
Click here to download the Regular Decision Honors Fellowship Application.
Felix Hintemeyer Catholic Leadership Award
The Hintemeyer program is designed to foster the leadership potential of a select group of Catholic men and women. The program requires exemplary character; serious commitment to the truth and life of Catholicism; exceptionally strong self-motivation, initiative, and creativity; academic diligence and accomplishment; and employment of these qualities and abilities in the service of others.
Throughout their four years in the program, Hintemeyer scholars strive to grow together in faith, virtue, and knowledge, and to discern through reflection and practice the nature of authentic Catholic leadership. Central to each participant's experience will be seminars on a variety of leadership and faith topics, communal prayer and participation in the sacraments, and regular student-generated service and leadership activities on and off campus, culminating junior year in a large-scale project of the student's own design.
Eligibility: Minimum non-weighted grade point average of 3.5 or higher and a combined Critical Reading and Math SAT or ACT score of 1200. (For transfer students: A minimum 3.9 GPA and 24 credits.) The applicant must be an active Catholic leader to be eligible. A separate application and essay are required. (See application for further instructions.)
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Saint Thomas More Scholarship
Students who have the courage of moral conviction and an interest in majoring in History, Political Philosophy, Theology, English, Modern and Classical Languages, or the Fine Arts, may qualify for this scholarship.
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1) Tell us about a time when you publicly demonstrated the courage of your moral convictions.
2) Tell us why you consider yourself a Renaissance Man or Woman.
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Duration: Renewable for up to four years. Must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. Eligibility: Minimum GPA of 3.0/1000 SAT (minimum of 24 credits and 3.0 GPA for transfer students). Scholarship is awarded automatically to those who qualify. Deadline: February 1st . Students accepted to Belmont Abbey College after February 1st will be considered only if funds are available.
Abbey Opportunity Grant
Duration: Renewable for up to four years. Students must be full time and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA. Eligibility: Minimum GPA of 2.5/900 SAT (minimum of 24 credits and 2.5 GPA for transfer students). Grant is awarded automatically to those who qualify. Deadline: February 1st. Students accepted to Belmont Abbey College after February 1st will be considered only if funds are available.
John Oetgen, OSB, Excellence in Theatre Scholarship
Duration: Renewable for up to four years. Students must be full time and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA. Eligibility: Any student accepted for admission to Belmont Abbey College may be eligible to apply for this scholarship. Candidates must submit resume or list of activities, including theatre experience to the Office of Admission. Extensive theatrical experience and training are not required. Far more important is a willingness to participate enthusiastically in at least two of the five major productions staged on campus each year. A personal interview and recommendation may be required at the discretion of the Director of Theatre. A separate application is required. Deadline: Priority will be given to those applicants who are accepted to Belmont Abbey College and submit a resume.
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Board of Trustees Award
Eligibility: Awarded to students who show academic promise in a college setting. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in order to renew the award. Deadline: Priority will be given to those applicants who are accepted to Belmont Abbey College prior to February 1st.
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"Relatively simple baked boneless chicken breast with Italian flavorings topped with melted Brie...aka suuuuper yummy. Good for a romantic dinner (you can skip the garlic) or to impress family and friends. This dish is really fun because you can customize it easily. For example, instead of prosciutto try sliced artichoke hearts, or try a different soft cheese on top. Make it more southwestern with pepperjack cheese, light beer, and bell peppers. Guys love it."
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3/4 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
2 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
2 roma tomatoes, chopped
2 large mushrooms, sliced
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
2 slices prosciutto
4 ounces Brie cheese, cut into 1/4-inch slices
Very tasty and easy . Wonderful Good company fare
We loved this recipe and will make it again but with some additions like a few dashes of True Lemon crystals and Italian parsley for the rub portion to brighten it up with a tart flavor, and rough chopped scallions added to the other vegetables. Very easy to make and great with a simply dressed salad.
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Saw some more footage at Comic Con but this looks pretty great. Only thing lacking is the
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Oh and I forgot to point out, the Hobbit is as meaningful of a franchise as Iron Man, Thor, Monsters
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Fantastic interview, excellent questions and very good answers. Thank you!
Jason is a good actor. Chill and actually watch the film before judging.
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The trailer looks great! Emily Blunt and the Black List script are my top reasons to see this!
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Remembering God's unconditional love
Thursday, 23 June 2011 16:00
I'm not very good at remembering. I have a hard time remembering peoples' names (even if I recognize them). I forget appointments. I even forget to pay my bills some times. Once, I forgot my child, leaving him at a store while I walked out to my car.
Struggling with our complexity
Thursday, 23 June 2011 16:00
In a book on preaching, "Telling the Truth," Frederick Buechner challenges all preachers and spiritual writers to speak with "awful honesty" about the human struggle, even inside the context of faith. Don't put an easy sugar-coating on things, he warns:
Meaning and happiness
Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:00
Am I happy? Is my life a happy one? Am I happy inside my marriage? Am I happy with my family? Am I happy in my job? Am I happy with my church? Am I happy inside my own skin?
Listening to Christ's heartbeat
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 09:06
The last supper account in John's Gospel gives us a wonderful mystical image. The evangelist describes the beloved disciple as reclining on the breast of Jesus. What's contained in this image? A number of things:
God and violence
Tuesday, 24 May 2011 13:59
God is non-violent. God does not prescribe violence. Violence should never be rationalized in God's name. That is clear in Christian revelation.
But that immediately poses the question: What about the violence in Scripture that is attributed to God or to God's direct orders?
But that immediately poses the question: What about the violence in Scripture that is attributed to God or to God's direct orders?
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See below for a slideshow of the sketchnotes I made from last night's Platform discussion – this time the guest speaker was artist and curator Shaun Featherstone.
Shaun showed us his work around creating an anti-Jubilee newspaper and prompted the debate with examples by other artists such as the Artist Taxi Driver. The discussion revolved strongly around the scale of an active artist; is it enough just to be an artist in order to make a stand? Also the influence of money, selling work and getting public funding, was talked about in the context of controversial projects such as André Stitt's "White Trash Curry Kick" and Simon Pope's "Gallery Space Recall". This with other examples shed light on various views on an artist's responsibility and morality and where the limit for appropriate art is drawn. The discussion seemed to conclude that the context of art and the viewers' individual interpretations make it difficult to provide a yes or no answer to the title.
The Platform still has two more discussions to go and they are free but you need to book. For more info and to take part in the online conversation, visit the Platform web page on the Diffusion website.


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Oklahoma City leads heartland's sweep of Economic Index
The American economy is strongest in the heartland.
Oklahoma City, Austin and Omaha are the highest-rated markets in September's version of the On Numbers Economic Index, which measures the economic health of 102 major metropolitan areas.
The top eight metros, in fact, are far from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. All eight lie within a triangle that has Houston, Pittsburgh and Denver as its endpoints.
No. 9 Boston is the strongest market on either coast. Only four other coastal metros -- Charleston, S.C. (13th), Portland, Maine (16th), San Jose (17th) and Honolulu (20th) -- are in the national top 20.
The On Numbers Economic Index is generated by an 18-part formula that assesses private-sector job growth, unemployment, earnings, housing-price appreciation, and construction and retail activity. Here is the detailed methodology.
September is the first month the index has been publicly released, though an August version was previously calculated. Oklahoma City was No. 1 on both lists.
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1. Oklahoma City: Workers' earnings have grown faster in Oklahoma City than in any other market during the past year (11.9 percent), and the unemployment rate (4.8 percent) is lower than anywhere but Omaha.
2. Austin: The Texas capital is setting the pace for private-sector job growth, boosting local employment by 7.1 percent since 2007.
3. Omaha: The jobless rate in Omaha, as noted above, is the best among all 102 metros, 4.7 percent. Compare that to the national rate of 8.3 percent.
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Oh ho ho boy did Mitt Romney step in it now!
Oh man! Did you get that? He wants to hang Barack Obama....from a tree....while wearing starched bed sheets. Yup, that's what he said!
Orwell.....I mean....Or, well, what I mean is I saw this Huffington Post story, and then I saw these tweets posted at Legal Insurrection, then I put 2 and 2 together and kept coming up with 5....which is how it felt...and 4 out of 5 public school teachers can't be wrong!
I'm not surprised by this at all, he hails from Massachusetts a state that gave us Barney Frank. That guy is so racist that when picking a minority status he decided he'd rather be gay.
So here's my modest proposal, lets just completely destroy the word "hang." By "lets" I mean "me." You don't even have to do anything. I plan on doing it singlehandedly by taking the following:
In There
Don't Leave Me
By my count that is 12 terms or parts of words/terms that use "hang" or "hanging" in it. I'm going to adopt 12 black children from Africa, and each of them are going to be named one of these 12 terms. Then, anytime anyone uses the "harmless" (but WE know better) slang they are associated with I'm going to make them regret they were ever born...because I'm going to tweet about it.
Am I overreacting to this? Um, no! I think Mitt Romney is under-reacting to his racist tendencies. Remember people, denial is the first sign you have a problem, and Mitt has only admitted (clearly) that he is sensitive to how people might perceive his problem.
Oh, by the way, don't worry about me actually getting 12 African kids, I've been searching for a long time for an excuse to wear take this shirt there...
See Mitt? There's a silver lining in every cloud!
Man, this post would give me Greek philosopher status, if only this were a liberal blog. Alas, I'm not a card carrying member of the Pee Wee Herman "I know you are but what am I" wing of American politics.
Add a commentHalf black, half white, his heart is in Europe and everything about him stinks.....
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So THIS is how he was going to get out of it...
Real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump unleashed an f-bomb-laced attack on President Obama and Washington politics Thursday night during a speech that likely won't help him win the family-values vote should he decide to run for president.
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Remember the fit we had when Biden dropped one? I repeat...ONE f-bomb! And he's just the punch in the face that's supposed to make us forget how crappy Obama is.
This display of asshattery is a clear sign that he is trying to whip people up and suddenly look infinitely (and intentionally) undesirable to even the most glassy eyed Trump stumpers out there.
This is the exit stage left he needs to quell the cynics who always see through the fact that this man never does anything that doesn't promote something that's tattooed Trump. He made waves about Obama to help himself.
Could I be wrong about all of this, you betcha! But do you think McDonald's employees get hired dropping f-bombs in their interviews?
The only mitigating factor in this is that he called our leaders "stupid." Yeah, he might as well have said water is wet. But that does help keep his potential street team tethered to him.
Also, I'm no English major, but if he includes Biden in that statement then I'm pretty sure that's a double negative, and he should be thrown in grammar jail. Maybe even solitary confinement, so he and that hair of his can think about the ridiculousness of what they've done.
And if there's any time left after that he can dwell on the double negative stuff too.
Add a commentI haven't done any Haikus in a while, so why not pick a topic I couldn't care less about?
The Royal Wedding
Obama didn't go 'cuz
Tee time, not tea time
FLOTUS couldn't go
She didn't care to because
It wasn't in Spain
Is it just me or
The Queen makes Barney Frank's best
Halloween costume
William has his bride!
Yeah yeah so when does Prince Charles
Get to be the King?
Will and Catherine
The only Royals I care for?
Try Kansas City
This is a real gem of a find....econstories.tv
It's a rappers duel over economic theory...and it's sort of awesome/genius.
.h/t iOwnTheWorld
Add a commentNow that the birth certificate has been lifted from his shoulders what can the president tackle next?
10. Even though it has been shown to all, he still needs to read it out loud to the last remaining skeptic, Vice President Biden.
9. Now that he's convinced most people birth certificate is real, and his citizenship is real, he can devote his energy exclusively to faking his patriotism.
8. Establish a Facebook "Can Obama's birth certificate score more points than his jump shot?" page.
7. Work on damage control with despondent liberals who thought birth certificates can't be given to divinity.
6. "Ok , Israel, I showed you mine, now you show me your right to be here, or so help me All......ahhhhhhhhhhahahaha.....ha.......oopsie!"
5. Prove Michelle is qualified to combat childhood obesity by disclosing her artificial butt implants to the right-wing Girther movement.
4. Conduct a scientific study to determine to what degree did birthers cause global warming.
3. It doesn't matter how much Trump asks, the only proof of a college education Obama will be willing to show anyone is his handling of the economy.
2. Send a "thank you" gift basket to Adobe.
1. Direct his staffers to start Photoshopping his budget.
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Add a commentHere's another fantastic video from Oliver Darcy, the man behind the video shared here showing students refusing to allow their higher GPA's to be redistributed to student who need them.
Now he poses the question if GOP spending cuts are out of the question would they be willing to simply pay their share of the national debt and be done with it?
The reactions are typical of liberals, but when he asks them what we should do to bring down the debt the answers are astounding.
"It's not my debt"
Wow. It actually kind of is. Their side created the entitlements that have led us not only to this point, but also to tens of trillions of dollars in unfunded liabilities. It's their side that is doing the same thing at the state level promising the world to public employee unions.
These liberals are voting for the politicians who are making those dominos fall, and its not their f**king debt?!? Public debt belongs to ALL OF US!
I apologize for using profanity this post, I know I've used it a lot in other posts too, yet I rarely seek forgivness for saying "liberal."
I know their response to this...we saw it with that one goony looking kid who said we should "fix" the debt by gutting military spending and then transfer it to "social welfare." How THAT fixes the debt will be something I leave to science fiction, but it belies the point that they think the tens of trillions we owe in social welfare can simply be offset by taxing the rich (whose net worth can't even cover the deficit), and eliminating the military (which doesn't make sense if they just want to put that money in to social programs that will be disbanded with the rest of the nation the second the world figures out we no longer have a way to defend ourselves).
Remember, these people think THEY are the smart ones.
Add a commentI kind of didn't want to get into the issue because the rest of the world has been going on and on about it, but people really do care about Obama's birth certificate.
It ceased being a fringe issue because even people like Donald Trump were starting to wonder, three years later, why Obama had this keep-away-like-a-school-yard-bully attitude about it. Now everyone wants to know why it took him so long to release it.
Is that really a mystery? The man is a narcissistic a-hole who thought the birthers could be made into kooks who would only get crazier the longer he ignored them.
He finally had to blink because the honeymoon for him was over, and he finally figured it out. Even his own reflection doesn't approve of the job he's doing. Just like in any relationship, familiarity with someone brings a heightened sense of awareness of their flaws. Yet, he wants us to think that he released it because we're being distracted by "sideshows."
Sideshows? SIDESHOWS?!? This man's entire presidency has been a big circus of political freakishness, his birth certificate was just the opening act...
The insistance to add a trillion dollar entitlement to our fiscal house of cards when people wanted a focus on the economy.
The vacations and golfing during times of crisis.
The constant humiliation of Israel, our ONLY real friend in the middle east.
The hypocritical lectures on shared sacrifice while his wife vacations on our dime.
The insistance on a civilian trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City.
His support for a mosque called Cordoba House (until people caught on and they had to change the name to Park 51), a word symbolic of Muslim conquest, blocks away from Ground Zero.
After two years of seeing this guy be aloof to the things Americans actually care about, the royal "we" (conservatives knew all along) have started to wonder whose side this real American idiot is really on.
People see the crap he's done and the idiotic positions that he takes, and they see how nothing in the country has improved. They're not even seeing a hint that it might improve. In fact, they see tangible evidence that the age of America is over, and the doubt planted 3 years ago begins to understandibly take root.
Our narcissist-in-chief lived in a bubble of media love for so long he began to overestimate the patience the American people have for even the leaders they like.
While I sincerely hope this ends the issue for birthers it must be pointed out that it didn't have to come to this. Then again, President Obama's hubris couldn't really allow him to handle this debacle any differently.
Add a commentHmmm...what does the "C" stand for?
Unlike other golf leagues, the handicap system in the CGA is really simple:
Other rules include:
Use of the term "mulligan" is prohibited because President Obama has called dibs on it as his official 2012 campaign slogan
The CPA is a green-friendly league that is constantly making efforts to have as minimal a carbon footprint as possible. As such, all golf carts are fueled by pedal power.
For transportation from hole to hole the president gets to use a special golf cart popularly known as Air Force One
Per the first lady's instructions, all grass captured from the lawnmowers is recycled so it can be served in the nation's school cafeterias
Because "sand trap" may be offensive to middle east Muslims, they will be referred to as an "oasis of jihad"
Membership includes an iPod filled with recordings of pep talks the President has gives to his golf clubs
All I can say is Bill Whittle has outdone himself again. His videos are becoming some of the most important contributions to conservative discourse that can possibly be offered. Can anyone imagine what 2008 would have looked like if we knew even 25% of the information in this video at any point during the campaign? And this is just PART 1!!!
Birthers should take notice that he doesn't even touch the issue of his birth, which (depending on how reasonable you want to be) may have finally been put to bed today since the White House FINALLY releases a copy of the long form birth certificate. He doesn't go there because he doesn't need to, who his parents actually are is WAY worse than where he was born.
This is explosive stuff, liberals have been accusing the right of name calling whenever we say Obama is a socialist...and little did WE know that WE WERE PULLING OUR PUNCHES!
You can bet your ass I'll be posting part 2 when it's available.
Add a commentAfter months and months of talk Haley Barbour decided yesterday he wasn't going to aim for the presidency. Leaving the the New York Times to wonder why this could be, and concludes, between the lines, that Obama is somewhat unbeatable (something echoed in the articles comments).
They offer a who's who of people that turned down a shot at challenging Obama...or as I call it, the "GOP Owl Call"
John Thune (who?)
Mike Pence (who?)
Bob Corker (WHO?!?)
I do actually know who those three are, but most people don't.
They round off the list with Chris Christie, who isn't even halfway done with his first term as New Jersey's governor, and Jeb Bush who for everyone would end up being a big "Who? Oh HELL NO!"
I know Jeb has his fans, but it's just impossible to sell YET ANOTHER Bush to the country. Sorry. Nobody will care if Jeb is like a shiny state-of-the-art Blu-ray disc, everyone is still pissed that his brother turned out to be a useless LaserDisc throwback.
Truth be told there will be Republican's who want to challenge Obama, and there's A LOT to challenge. His signature initiatives have been disaterous failures for the country, and the Democratic party especially.
It seems to me that the trick is not just to have the right message, but to have a message period. President DingleBarry won in 2008 for being nothing more than a media tingle-fairy. His numbers suck because people are figuring that out. So I think even having a modicum of substance and a base willing to shout it from the rooftops to the voters residing in the middle could overcome Obama's expected billion-dollar war chest.
There is no doubt the media is in overdrive trying to rehabilitate Obama's public perception...they should work on their subtlety a little more...
It's a dark day for the country one special guy.
A man by the name of Hubert "Hub" Schafly, passed away, and he is a man who made at least one president...
He can be considered a sputnik moment decades in the making when he invented the teleprompter way back in the 40's.
I've heard that Obama was in a meeting when he found out, so there were no camera's present. However, a sketch artist with help from an anonymous witness was able to capture the president's reaction...
The recent effort by Evo Morales's ridiculous movement to grant Mother Earth civil rights really highlights how people who believe him, and organizations like PETA, are particularly idiotic sectors of the "progressive" universe. While other desitinations of progressive Nirvana, like communism, arguably still live in theory (ha ha ha), the goals of these people is so fantasitically self-contradicting that the only debate to be had is how tight the straight jacket should be for them.
If nothing else tells you these people are complete whack jobs then let PETA's president speak for them...
Instead of seeing all the other species on Earth as ours to convert into hamburgers, handbags, living burglar alarms, amusements, test tubes with whiskers, and so on, we need to respect them as fellow beings, as other individuals and families and tribes who have the same basic interests in experiencing joy and love and living without needless pain and harassment as we do.
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Wow....that's beautiful...they could really drive this point home by having members who have had abortions sign this statement like it was the Constitution.
Now does this iron clad way of viewing animals apply to the ones that are natural carnivores? Or are they allowed by PETA to "convert" animals into hamburgers?
I know the P in PETA stands for pointless ppreposterous peabrains poopyhead "people," so obviously membership doesn't include lions, and tigers, and bears. Presumably only humans are expected to treat other animals as "fellow beings," because we are the only "animals" on the planet that who are sentient enough to that we think, therefore we are.
If that's the case we're not exactly "fellow beings," are we? We're actually something different...something better.
That's what makes their cause so bloomin' idiotic. People shouldn't harm animals because they're equal to us, but animals can harm other animals because we can't fight against their nature....but we are exempt from this because we are capable of being exempt....because we are better than other animals....
Hamburger meat has more cerebral activity than the average member of PETA. Who would've thought the idea of vegan zombies WASN'T science fiction?
Fine PETA, go ahead and join your "fellow beings"...
By the way, that sign is real, I didn't photoshop it into existence....see? <---
Add a commentOh wait no...he didn't.
For Easter 2010, President Obama issued a proclamation that invited members of all other faiths, including atheists, to the resurrection party. Throughout the year he fawned on Muslim holidays, which he apparently let them keep to themselves.
This year for Easter President Obama gave Jesus a big thumbs up and told him to sit on it.
That's right, our "obviously Christian" president didn't find the time to hat tip our savior to the nation on His (and everyone else's) most important day of the year.
Ok, he did have lunch with some pastors, and he also went to church, which is a clear indicator of his sincere faith...right....
Far be it from me to judge another's faith, especially when I don't know Obama as well as Friar Suck up there does, but when do "obviously Christian" people find the time to praise every faith but their own?
Conservatives aren't casting his faith in doubt, his actions are.
Why no Easter proclamation? Did his printer run out of ink? Did his copy of Word crash when he tried writing it in Arabic font (because NASA's outreach efforts just aren't good enough).
Liberals get in such a tizzy when polls show people think he's Muslim. The man has been quackin' like a Muslim, and this is a shock to them?!?
There's a reason we have labels, and nobody appreciates or exploits that better than liberals. In fact, their labels are their identity. Obama has always been liberalism's man of mystery, and they don't want the seduction to lose its magic...which may be why they are so allergic to the truth that he's not "obviously Christian."
Lets put it this way, when Barney Frank is in a room full of coeds does anyone doubt which kind of cleavage he's checking out?
Then Obama needs to stop giving the elevator eyes to Mohammed, because I'm not a big believer in coincidence, and the American voter isn't the only one taking notice...
That was from Easter Sunday night! No joke, you can see a couple more pictures of this "random" event here.
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Add a commentSo....after spending time creating this piece I did a Google search for candy ads to see if there was anything else I could do for this, and I came across this...
So much for my original idea...thanks for beating me to it iOwnTheWorld. On the plus side, if my brain goes where they go on ideas I must not be doing that badly with them.
Happy Easter! Let's not let some dumb chocolate bunnies...↑...get in the way of celebrating the rising of the real messiah.
Add a commentI didn't say it, Bob did...
Get more rants like this one at Drinking With Bob
Add a commentLiberals sure do get uppity when you want to suggest their hero might not actually be a born American. In deference to them, being American is a state of mind more than a birthright. We know this because there isn't anything American about the soapbox lefties choose to stand on.
They like to call their "progressive" positions American, but last time I checked a social justice cocktail wasn't the drink of choice for the Founding Fathers, and they cared more about spreading butter than wealth.
They can cry foul all they want when Donald Trump "feeds the animals," but which side likes a little kool-aide with their fringe?
There aren't a lot of great public numbers on the partisan breakdown of adherents to that conspiracy theory, but the University of Ohio yesterday shared with us the crosstabs of a 2006 poll they did with Scripps Howard that's useful in that regard.
"How likely is it that people in the federal government either assisted in the 9/11 attacks or took no action to stop the attacks because they wanted the United States to go to war in the Middle East?" the poll asked.
A full 22.6% of Democrats said it was "very likely." Another 28.2% called it "somewhat likely."
More at Politico....
Some numbers I've seen on the Obama/birther side are slightly lower than this. I don't know, partisans are partisans, so it's hard to look at something like this and not equivocate. We should probably check in with people who don't subscribe to either theory....like me!
I'm the perfect guy to weigh in on this, because I'm not so married to my ideology that I can't be impartial when really I want to be. For example, I'd totally concede that CNN is a middle of the road news network at gunpoint.
So if I had to accessorize my politics with a little fringe what would look better on me? Hmm...
Should I go with the idea that a sitting president risked his legacy going down in historic flames (to which he largely succeeded in the short term) because the rush of being an accomplice to the murder of thousands of innocent people gave him leg tingles AND he wanted to play GI Joe in the desert?
We elected a guy whose past we knew nothing about. Nobody in the field of journalism had much of any curiosity to rectify the problem. What little we know raises red flags that make China's look pink in comparison. People wonder where he was born, and that's when the man decides to play the quiet game, which effectively puts gas on the fire.
Truthers and Birthers both have issues in their own right, but George W. Bush never egged the Truthers on. Their type of crazy has it's own locomotion that even debunking articles from Popular Science, or the cognitive dissonance of the so-called "dumbest" president ever masterminding the most diabolical conspiracy ever, can't slow down. It operates on a faith normally reserved for the likes of God and MSNBC stockholders. If we could bottle that energy of theirs we would solve the energy crisis tomorrow.
Meanwhile, all the Birthers want, if liberals really want them to shut up, is to see a lousy piece of paper.
If I had to pick a group that I would rather have a beer with it would definitely be the Birthers, because Truthers can't mix alcohol with their medication.
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ATLANTA The announcement came early in the first period of Seattles playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons: Seattle tight end Zach Miller has a foot injury, his return is questionable.
Actually, his return was remarkable.
After a quick retreat to the locker room for treatment, Miller not only returned to the field, he finished with eight catches for 142 yards and a touchdown.
The yardage was a yard short of the Seahawks postseason record (Darrell Jackson versus Washington on Jan. 14, 2006).
It was a career high in yards for Miller, who also had four critical catches in the Jan. 6 win over Washington in the wild-card round. But it wasnt enough Sunday as the Seahawks lost, 30-28. on a late Falcons field goal.
It was nice to get some balls like that, but were disappointed we didnt win. We were so close (but) if theres any solace, I dont feel that right now, Miller said.
As was the case in Washington, when they fell behind 14-0, the Hawks were slow starters again Sunday, trailing at halftime, 20-0.
I wouldnt say we get rattled, Miller said of the deficit. We realize, Hey, we gotta stop messing around and go score some points. We just didnt play well in the first half. We had some drives but we just didnt get points out of them. And that came back to haunt us.
Miller cant be blamed for their falling short.
He did a tremendous job today ... and all season, quarterback Russell Wilson said. Hes a true fighter; makes great catches, runs great routes, is a great blocker. Hes a tough, tough player.
Miller said he felt a painful pop in his left foot on the first series. He recognized the pain and diagnosed it himself torn plantar fascia having suffered the same injury on his other foot.
I just had to get a little injection and come back out, he said. Ive done it with my other foot before so I know I can play with it.
After his important contribution against the Redskins, it would seem that the Falcons defense would focus on him.
Sometimes they just didnt cover me, Miller said. Theyre playing that three-deep coverage and leaving the seams open and I was able to get open. Sometimes they were blitzing and leaving me open, or running a guy from the other side of the field to cover me and Russell did a great job of seeing it and getting the ball to me quick.
Miller has been one of the ultimate team players, having sacrificed catching passes last season while the Seahawks needed him to stay on the line to help with shaky protection.
But his efforts have been highly visible this season.
He had a fantastic football game, coach Pete Carroll said. He got hurt early in the game and he stuck in there and finished it. The guy was all over the place. He did well catching the ball and making plays. It was his day today and Russell found him all day long.
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We spent a couple hours in here looking at cars. They had a lot of cars, from Andy Griffins, Smoky and the Bandit, Gost Busters, both Bat Mobiles, Dolly's, Elvis's, Herbie, just to many to list them all.
We spent a couple hours in here looking at cars. They had a lot of cars, from Andy Griffins, Smoky and the Bandit, Gost Busters, both Bat Mobiles, Dolly's, Elvis's, Herbie, just to many to list them all.
Nice but very over rated. A lot of the cars looked very uncared for if they are supposed to be so special. Some are not what they seem either. Some are just shells and most likely were never used but for still photos!! Way to expensive! But it is an institution in Gatlinburg..it's been there for a long time! Little... More
Overpriced, but it is a tourist trap. Make sure you use a coupon. It was a nice stop and the short film was worth it. It gave great insight to what goes into making Hollywood cars. There was a nice James Bond and Batman display as well upstairs.
A nice little place to take the kids for some pics with movie cars. The staff was very friendly and knowledgable.
Was definitely worth stopping in for. Only about 40 cars but most of them are big name cars. If Eleanor, General Lee, Herbie and Batmobile mean something to you dont walk by.
The cars were kid of neat to look at but its pricey compared to the # of cars you were able to see. I was not too impressed by this attraction
Batmobile-1966 version. KItt. Transformer Camaro. An Elvis Lincoln. Ghostbusters Caddy. Lots more. And for $10-$20 more, you can get your picture taken IN the cars. Just do it. Be a kid again.
I don't know it the man selling tickets owned the museum, but he did exhibit an attitude that made it seem as if he did. He really seemed to love the cars and the museum and genuinely wanted us to enjoy ourselves. There were only about 40 cars, but it was a very good selection. Most of the cars are... More
This was ok I guess, it was small and kind of cramped inside. The cars were really cool and nostalgic. You can take your own camera but if you want a picture in one of the cars you have to pay 9 dollars for it. Overall it was just ok for us.
My husband and I loved going to this museum. It brought back some great memories for us to be able to see all of these cars from old tv shows or movies. This was a great place and learned a lot of great information. You can't sit in any of the cars unless you want to pay to have your... More
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As far as the original post goes... he asked specifically about a Kverneland plow. If you want to talk about Deere plows... you'll also find that they've used Kverneland bottoms on some of them for a long time now too. Wear parts for Kverneland are only a call away. If your delaer doesn't have them, the warehouse will. If you're desperate, Molboro does as well. Given that wear parts are generally not an item needed overnight.... and can be ordered on stock orders... I don't see what the big deal is. The fact that they may or may not be on a local dealer's shelf is purely irrelevant.
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The most recent review of federal election boundaries could slice up Langley, Cloverdale, and Abbotsford into new configurations, and change which MP represents local residents.
A proposed map created by the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission has been released, showing a plan to increase the number of ridings in the Lower Mainland.
While the changes may not be popular, they are far from final, and the chair of the B.C. boundaries commission said he welcomes public input.
"I'm sure that we weren't perfect," said John Hall, the commission chair and a judge with the B.C. Court of Appeal.
The new proposed boundaries would create a new Langley-Cloverdale riding, including a sizeable piece of Surrey, from 88th Avenue to Zero Avenue, ranging as far west as 160th Street, and taking in all of Langley City, plus Brookswood and South Langley west of 216th Street and south of 56th Avenue.
The remainder of Langley would become part of a new Fort Langley-Aldergrove riding, which would include the remainder of Langley plus a large section of rural Abbotsford, as far east as Mount Lehman Road.
The current Langley riding was created a decade ago and includes just Langley City and Township.
Since then, Langley and the rest of the Lower Mainland has seen a population boom, and the number of residents in each riding has been swelling.
That population boom meant more ridings for B.C., and that meant what Hall called a "domino effect" as ridings expanded and pushed up against one another.
"You start with the proposition that we have six new ridings in B.C.," Hall said.
"Ultimately, we decided that four of the ridings were going into that area south of the [Fraser] River, west of Chilliwack," he said.
Richmond, Delta, Surrey, Langley, and Abbotsford have all seen significant changes to their ridings, far more extreme than those seen in Vancouver.
"It has just been very heavy for growth," said Hall.
He trusted that both the residents, and local MPs like Mark Warawa in Langley and Ed Fast in Abbotsford, will have some things to say this fall.
"Some of it may be good, bad, or indifferent, but that's what we'll hear at the public hearings," Hall said.
If ridings are not redrawn periodically, ridings with shrinking populations will wield more power in the House of Parliament than those with growing populations.
Ridings in Canada's major urban areas, including in Metro Vancouver, are generally underrepresented at present.
Langley will have a public hearing on Sept. 18, at the Coast Hotel and Convention Centre on Fraser Highway on the shape of the new ridings.
After the hearings this fall, a Parliamentary committee will make recommendations on the proposed plan, likely in the spring of 2013. The entire process should be completed by the fall of next year.
Whatever new boundaries are decided, a new system will be in place for the next scheduled federal election in 2015.
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IINDIANAPOLIS — Trine University's School of Professional Studies collaborated with Harrison College to open a new branch campus in downtown Indianapolis at the end of September.
The partnership will give students opportunities to pursue bachelor's degrees from Trine after earning associate's degrees from Harrison College.
"Lots of schools have articulation agreements, but we are probably two of the first schools in the nation to work together in the same facility toward a common goal," said David Wood, dean of Trine's School of Professional Studies. "This is good for both schools and for students. It's true collaboration."
Trine plans to continue their aggressive approach to serving the needs of adult students, statewide, Wood said. The university already has a presence in Angola, South Bend/Mishawaka, Columbus, Fort Wayne, Logansport and Schererville and will open at least three more sites this year.
In Indianapolis, students can major in management, psychology, business administration, criminal justice and emergency management. They also can pursue master's degrees in criminal justice and leadership.
The university offers small classes taught by working professionals, Wood explained.
"We provide our students individualized attention through faculty with real-world experience," Wood said. "We serve adults looking to earn or complete a degree, move up in the workplace or transition to a better job, giving them the edge."
Through Trine's Roadmap to Success program, Harrison associate degree graduates with a grade-point average of at least 3.0 will be eligible for discounted tuition when they transfer into a bachelor degree program at any Trine SPS or Harrison College location. Trine academic advisers will assist transfer students in creating an education plan with a guaranteed graduation date.
Another benefit of the collaboration between Trine University and Harrison College is the plan to co-develop curriculum and degree offerings to better support students needs.
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It turned out to be a happy birthday after all for world No.5 Angelique Kerber, the newly 25-year-old withstanding the power of American teenager Madison Keys for her first trip to the second week of the Australian Open, winning on Rod Laver Arena 6-2 7-5.
After Kerber blew through a relatively easy first set, the German had to dig deep in the second as the 17-year-old Keys began to find her range. After winning the opener in just 29 minutes, Kerber needed 71 more to fend off Keys, who hit a blazing 32 winners to her opponent's 11.
But 43 unforced errors spelled trouble for Keys, a wildcard, who sprayed consecutive balls wide and long to hand Kerber the win.
From the outset it looked as though Kerber would dominate as she sprinted to a 5-1 lead in just 24 minutes. Keys held at love to get the set to 2-5, but Kerber would repeat that feat, not dropping a point in the eighth game to close out the first, 6-2.
Keys was displaying the kind of tennis that Melbourne Park could see from her in the future, nabbing leads of 3-2 and 4-3 in the second set with powerful tennis that moved her higher-ranked opponent around the court with ease.
"She's a very young player but she's a tough opponent for sure," Kerber said of Keys. "She hits the ball so deep and hard that you need to move really good from point to point."
At love-40 serving at 3-all, Keys fought off three points and then claimed the game with a forehand winner gaining the 4-3 lead with a scream of "Come on".
In the next game, Kerber, a two-time WTA title winner, faced a break point before rain began to fall over Rod Laver Arena, delaying play. It was a stop in play and change in conditions that could change the course of the match, particularly for the big-hitting Keys.
"I wasn't thinking about" the conditions changing, Kerber said. "I was trying to focus on me and what was happening around me. It was faster [after the roof closed] and I just focused on me."
But Kerber won the first two points following the rain delay and then watched as Keys belted a big serve wide and knocked down a forehand winner before cracking a backhand wide, going up 5-4.
It was then that Kerber truly found her back against the wall, going down love-30 when serving to stay in the set. On that point she nailed a down-the-line forehand that was called out, but the lefty challenged the call and Hawkeye showed the ball just clipping the line by the slightest of margins.
That centimetre seemed to make all the difference. Keys would end that game with a forehand into the net, evening the second at 5-all. In the next game, Keys came apart, finally showing her inexperience in a service game in which she was unable to win a point. She blasted a forehand well long to give Kerber the break, 6-5.
Kerber would fight off a break point in the 12th game of the set as Keys missed a down-the-line backhand return on a second serve opportunity. Two more misses gave Kerber the win, advancing past the round where she lost to Maria Sharapova a year ago.
"It was 4-5 and love-30 and I challenged a very important ball," Kerber noted. "It was a very close match in the second set and it was very important that I won it in two sets."
And her reward? A birthday cake and "Happy Birthday" sung to her by the spirited Rod Laver Arena crowd. "Thank you," she said into the microphone, obviously happy with the win and perhaps with the song, as well.
Kerber's run that started at the 2011 US Open has continued in 2013. It was then that the German was ranked just No.91 and broke through to the semifinals, losing a three-setter to Sam Stosur. In 2012 she skyrocketed into the top 10, making the semifinals at Wimbledon.
While Keys came out the loser, the 17-year-old has raised eyebrows across Australia and the greater tennis world, qualifying last week at Sydney and winning three more matches in the main draw before falling to Li Na in a tight three sets in the quarterfinals.
"I saw her in Sydney where she beat some good girls, so I knew it was going to be a good one," Kerber said. "She hits the ball like the top players. I think if she works more she'll come up in the next few months."
Asked if she had ever been sung "Happy Birthday" by thousands of people, Kerber said she simply had not.
It was my first time, she said, smiling at the media corps in front of her.
She next gets Ekaterina Makarova, who took down No.11 Marion Bartoli in three hard-fought sets. Makarova took down Serena Williams in the fourth round a year ago.


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Embrocation Basics: Part II Submitted by David on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 11:48 News Item: Just Bike TalkWorld Cycling NewsEmbrocation Basics: Part II By: Michael J. Zerinskas BALM Co. - www.balmco.com With temperatures dipping below 50° here in Colorado, many cyclists and runners are left pondering days in the gym, hours on fluid trainers, and 8oz curls on the couch. With the right clothing choice and a healthy dose of embrocation, you can ditch those winter blues and be back out on your favorite routes no matter how low the temps go. Read more about Embrocation Basics: Part IIAdd new comment
Tuesday Coffee Talk - What does all this Pro Cyclng debacle mean to you? Submitted by Kris Thompson on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 06:46 News Item: Just Bike TalkCommentary Read more about Tuesday Coffee Talk - What does all this Pro Cyclng debacle mean to you?11 commentsAdd new comment
Embrocation Basics: Part I Submitted by David on Thu, 10/18/2012 - 09:28 News Item: Just Bike TalkEmbrocation Basics: Part I By: Michael J. Zerinskas BALM Co. - www.balmco.com With temperatures dipping below 50° here in Colorado, many cyclists and runners are left pondering days in the gym, hours on fluid trainers, and 8oz curls on the couch. With the right clothing choice and a healthy dose of embrocation, you can ditch those winter blues and be back out on your favorite routes no matter how low the temps go. Read more about Embrocation Basics: Part IAdd new comment
Jessica: Using our Bikes to Release Some of the Grief Submitted by Cheri Felix on Sun, 10/14/2012 - 06:58 News Item: Just Bike TalkCommentary Cheri Felix I have a special spot where some of my mom's ashes are. It just happens to be at the top of a steep hill or at the beginning of a sweet downhill. It all depends on how you look at it. Either way, I put them out there because I knew that for the rest of my upright life I would visit that spot time and time again. When my mom died I used my body to release the grief. I hiked, I did yoga and I rode my bike. A lot. One of my favorite sad days was with M. We rode and I talked and we cried. I shared every last detail of my mother's last breath. It was very healing. [Keep Reading] Read more about Jessica: Using our Bikes to Release Some of the Grief1 commentAdd new comment
Dopers Suck, Did Tejay Win & Danielson's Guilt Submitted by Kris Thompson on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 06:42 News Item: Just Bike TalkHot TopicWill Dopers Suck sale out today? Surprised anyone? What piece of information impacts you the most? Will the spot light move now to Amateur cycling and finish what matters to you most or is the whole discussion going to move on and end. Next up, does that mean Tejay won this years USA Pro Challenge? Lastly, words from local star, Tom Danielson on his drug use, from the Daily Camera "Along the road to following my dream, I've had several ups and downs, but I stuck with it because I love the sport," Danielson said in the statement. "I never set out thinking I would cross a line. I set out simply wanting to compete, to race my bike and do what I love. And that is exactly what I did, clean. Read more about Dopers Suck, Did Tejay Win & Danielson's Guilt35 commentsAdd new comment
Average: Why Are We So Afraid of That Word? Submitted by Cheri Felix on Wed, 10/03/2012 - 06:29 News Item: Just Bike TalkWorld Cycling News Author, Cheri Felix rides Fruita Another weekly column from our guest writer Cheri Felix Sometimes when I am talking about how great my three kids are I make sure to joke that although they are amazing that they are average kids. I mean this to say, yes they are clever and dedicated and excited about school but that they are normal average kids. People always laugh. Nervously. And when I talk about me and my mountain biking obsession (let's call a spade a spade), I'm always sure to say that I'm an average mountain biker. Some people take a pause at this point. Especially if they've ridden with me or seen the photos on Facebook or heard me talk (endlessly) about my bike. And for some reason it's so hard for people to hear others talk about themselves as average. Because I guess we're all supposed to be above average or amazing or elite or fill in the blank. When did average become such a bad word? I mean, when I talk about my weight, I like to say I'm about average in the weight department and when I talk about my looks, I use the word average too. When I describe my height, I aspire to average. I'm 5'3". I'd also say I aspire to average when it comes to cleaning the house, flossing my teeth and keeping my car clean. And that all sounds okay but when it comes to abilities and knowledge, we all seem to want to be above average or amazing or incredible or gasp p-e-r-f-e-c-t. Read more about Average: Why Are We So Afraid of That Word? 10 commentsAdd new comment
Coffee Talk - Does Being a Parent Make You a Better Racer? Submitted by Amy Thompson on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 06:03 News Item: Just Bike TalkTuesday Coffee Talk allows all of us to engage in community related topics and share your 2 cents worth Yesterday the Daily Camera ran a story on how local cyclocross star Kristin Weber balances family, work and racing and she does it very successfully too: "After having my babies, I remember being like 'What am I going to do for myself?'" she said. "After giving and giving and giving, after years of being pregnant and you're so in demand in the years of being a new mother, it was a nice refocus for me. It's a much more manageable sport to get into." As a small business owner, she works from a home office, so she can take off in the middle of the day for training. Her kids also like riding and ringing their cowbells at races, which helps, she added. "I'm very grateful to represent the working moms," Kristin Weber said. "A lot of the women at the elite level have children, and it's inspiring." Her husband, David, agrees, "Balancing a regular eight-to-five job, having kids and then racing is a completely different story," David Weber said. "And there's a lot of people who do it quite well in Boulder." Interestingly, Kristin's story is not rare, we have plenty of other examples as well, some who stand on the highest podium like Nicole Duke, who has had her best racing successes after having kids. Another example is Kristin Armstrong, who retired from racing in 2009 and had her son in 2010. She ended her retirement in 2011 and went on to win a second Gold Medal at this summer's London Olympics. This phenomenon is not limited to women. After his son was born in 2010, Tom Danielson took 9th place in the Tour de France in 2011 and this year after the birth of his daughter, Tom won a stage of the USPCC and clinched the overall "Most Agressive Rider" jersey. Other local examples are Pete Weber and Brandon Dwight, who remain at the top of cyclocross while being dads too. Read more about Coffee Talk - Does Being a Parent Make You a Better Racer?8 commentsAdd new comment
Tuesday Coffee Talk - What's your Car Harassment story? Submitted by Kris Thompson on Tue, 09/18/2012 - 07:20 News Item: Just Bike Talk Image from Boise Weekly The incident that happened in Longmont as two cyclists were out for a Sunday ride is terrible and unjustified, yet sadly this happens more than you'd guess, especially if you live outside of places like Boulder. Harassment like this makes us frustrated and pissed off, just boiling over enough so when the next jackass does this we overreact and explode, leaving us no better than the driver. Huge congrats to these two riders for keeping their cool (at least what we saw in film), many would not and let's all take a moment and decompress and share our stories. What is the worst thing that has happened to you while out on the roads? I've had a lot of crap handed to me on the bike over the years and by far most of it happened while not living in Colorado but the worst did happen in Boulder County on St. Vrain Road west of Longmont. This road is mostly dead of traffic and pretty darn straight so one day I was riding, yes, two abreast when a large truck passed us honking and yelling. It passed us slowly and we yelled something back, I think making fun of the female drivers weight. She stopped and got out and it turned into a yelling match for what seemed like 5 minutes over nonsense. I was young then, today I'd just wave and ride on, truly the better route to take than one I had 10-ish years ago. Read more about Tuesday Coffee Talk - What's your Car Harassment story?31 commentsAdd new comment


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