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Michael Gerson interview
Michael Gerson, the chief Bush speechwriter who is now a Washington Post columnist, recently discussed his book Heroic Conservatism (HarperOne, 2007) with Marvin Olasky and with professors and students at The King's College, New York City. Edited excerpts are in the Jan. 12 issue of WORLD; here are additional excerpts concerning foreign policy issues.
WORLD: Are heroic conservatism and neo-conservatism similar?
MG: On the foreign policy side there's some overlap. I make a strong case for the promotion of democracy as an ideological alternative to bitterness and terror. America ultimately benefits from the spread of a liberal (small "L") order in the world. Free trade, self-government, rule of law, protection of basic rights. This is, I think, the mainstream of American foreign policy tradition. There's a confluence here between American interests and values. When we promote these values abroad it actually serves our interests.
WORLD: How are the heroics and neos different?
MG: Think of impoverished parts of the world as being also a growing threat in this kind of globalized age to the American people. You find many problems gather: it's almost like an abandoned house in the neighborhood that becomes a crack house.... In these circumstances American interests are served by aggressively promoting development and fighting disease.
Student: Democracy and Islam, do you see them as being in conflict?
MG: Islam, as I see it, has very little tradition (maybe no tradition) of distinction between human law and divine law. That's a challenge. But rulers are not supposed to be absolute rulers - they are also in submission to the divine law. They're supposed to rule through consultation with various elements and forces within society.
WORLD: Is Turkey an example?
MG: There you had a military regime impose a secular order. I don't think that's going to be a realistic model for the rest of the Middle East. It's a difficult long-term challenge, but even in a country like Afghanistan we found tribal representation and consensus government. It was not a completely totalitarian tradition.
Student: What about Egypt?
MG: Mubarak has systematically eliminated any kind of pluralistic opposition in the country, and that has forced all opposition into the radical mosque. That's the only other institution where people can gather and express their discontent to a regime that has done very little for the people, that's done mainly good at maintaining its own power. Mubarak says it's me or the Islamists. Well, you've gotten rid of everybody else. You don't have a political tradition that allows dissent to be channeled into other ways....
Professor: What can be done in Africa, given corrupt local governments?
MG: There are ways around corrupt local governments. You have to be creative. I've been to Kenya and seen how we do drug distribution there. We don't use the government services. We buy through the Christian/Catholic hospital system. We work directly with the community groups.
Student: What is AIDS intervention doing in Africa? Has abstinence gone out the door?
MG: My experience in Africa was that the closer you get to these problems, the less relevant some of our culture war debates seem. The best charities that I have visited are idealists about human potential, with high standards, and realists about human nature: they deal with people exactly where they are. When I asked a very strong Christian pastor in Cape Town his approach to these issues, he said, "You know, when we talk with eleven and twelve year olds we talk about how fulfilling marital commitment is and how important it is to wait for sexual activity. And we also deal with sex workers, and in those circumstances we give them condoms."
Student: Does "Heroic Conservatism" concerning foreign aid speak to both Christians and secularists?
MG: Blue-collar Democrats tend to be very opposed to foreign aid. They want the first dollar spent on education, healthcare, and other things. People with higher education within the Democratic Party tend to be more open. Within the Republican Party, the people who are most open to foreign assistance are religious conservatives. The people who are least open to it are secular conservatives. They are deeply skeptical that government can ever really do good - that this money is ever well spent - and have very little interest in the issues.


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Information technology has become indispensable to modern law enforcement. Many jurisdictions are replacing legacy information systems with sophisticated network applications. They're also equipping patrol cars with mobile computers capable of linking patrol officers to vital databases and other services.
Against this backdrop, IT training is more important than ever before. Law enforcement employees must effectively use these new technologies in order to catch criminals and handle an ever-growing workload. Technology in the field also increases officer productivity by allowing them to write reports quickly on the road, which results in keeping them out of the office and out where they belong -- in the community. All of this adds up to increased efficiency and improved public safety. That's why the San Joaquin County, Calif., Sheriff's Department relies on Gateway training to ensure its workforce knows how to get the most out its technology.
The 500-member department, located in California's Central Valley, uses a mix of instructor-led and CD-ROM-based classes to educate its civilian office staff and law enforcement officers on basic computer techniques and office productivity software such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The organization also uses the courses to train its workforce in IT security policies and procedures, a vital concern for law enforcementagencies that routinely deal with sensitive data.
"We use a myriad of softwareapplications and specific technologies to accomplish our objectives," said Lt. Myron Kelso, a member of the department's Technology Oversight Committee. "Our task is to provide up-to-date technology and training to operate the technology."
The Challenge
The San Joaquin County Sheriff faced several training challenges triggered by technology upgrades and a staff with varying technology education needs.
The department recently replaced the legacy equipment used by its civilian office staff with networked PCs. "When our civil division changed to PC-based connections to our networks, they were totally unfamiliar with them. They had been using old, dumb terminals for many years," Lt. Kelso said.
The department's sworn officers faced a similar hurdle when the Sheriff began implementing a computer-aided dispatch system. That system included the installation of mobile computers in sheriff's vehicles, providing officers a connection in the field to critical data. Therefore, all of the department's deputies had to quickly become computer literate.
And, with 500 employees, developing an effective training solution to meet the varying needs of all technology users was a concern and a requirement.
The Solution
After meeting with the sheriff's department to understand its requirements, Gateway developed a customized training solution to meet the needs of its civilian staff and officers. The solution included a mix of instructor-led training at the department's own facilities as well as off-site at a local Gateway store.
For office staff, Gateway created courses that included audio, video and hands-on training specifically designed for an adult workforce. "As you get older, it gets harder to teach old dogs new tricks," said Lt. Kelso. "Interactive instruction is very important when you're dealing with adults." The courses covered standard office productivity applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel. The basic techniques covered in these courses were necessary to build a foundation for learning how to use the department's records management system and other specialized law-enforcement technology.
Thanks to Gateway training, the department's office workers use new technology to perform their jobs more effectively.
Lt. Kelso estimates the courses have boosted efficiency at least 10 percent by showing employees how to access information faster and produce reports more quickly.
In addition, the Sheriff's staff and Gateway instructors worked together to educate the entire workforce on proper IT security procedures. This is particularly important as the department begins to install networked PCs in its jail facilities and sensitive data is involved. "We are introducing them to security concepts at

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Kandi Burruss Responds To Kenya Moore's Weight Criticism
December 21, 2013 11:00 AM by Stephanie Gustafson
Critics continue to mercilessly chastise Kandi Burruss about her weight — and she's sick of it! The Real Housewives of Atlanta star recently took to Instagram to show off a bootylicious picture and to inform the haters that she's perfectly happy with her body.
It's no secret that Kandi Burruss gained a little weight in 2013. Yes, even celebs have their occasional ups and downs when it comes to the number on the scale — and Kandi's not immune to the same food cravings that plague many of her fans. Unfortunately, NeNe Leakes and Kenya Moore both seem to think that it's perfectly okay to make snide remarks about Kandi's body. On the latest episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Kenya told Kandi that she could stand to skip a meal or two. The next day, NeNe told blog readers that she thought Kandi looked like she was "ready to bust."
Several days after the drama-heavy Real Housewives of Atlanta episode, Kandi decided to answer the endless fan questions about "how I felt about what @kenyamoore said on last week's episode of #RHOA….Well she says I need to miss a few meals but I say I'm fabulous!" Kandi then proceeded to playfully mock Kenya Moore's favorite catchphrase: "Gone with the wind fabulous." She also added several unintelligible hashtags to her post, the gist of which seem to indicate that she refuses to go on a diet until after the holiday season is over. And in an additional mess of hashtags, Kandi claimed that, even with the harsh criticism, she'll always love Kenya.
What do you think about Kenya Moore's comments regarding Kandi Burruss' weight? We know you have an opinion and we want to hear it, so sound off in the comments section below!
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8 Responses to "Kandi Burruss Responds To Kenya Moore's Weight Criticism"
Quinton Says:
December 22nd, 2013 at 7:51 am
Kandi has a man who loves her & her body. What does Kenya have? Kenya's butt looks like someone attached a house to it. I'd pick Kandi over Kenya any day.
Mae Says:
December 22nd, 2013 at 9:01 am
I think Kandi and Phaedra look good. They are both beautiful women. Kenya should keep her mouth shut. Her booty looks all lumpy and she has very bad skin. Plus I haven't heard of any men breaking down her door. I wish she would just twirl off into the wind.
Carol Williams Says:
December 23rd, 2013 at 8:29 am
I seriously double that Kandi will continue to love Kenya; that hasn't been apparent in the past, in fact, if anything, she's always been critical of her.
Motherwalls Says:
December 26th, 2013 at 12:59 am
Kandi, it is time for you to understand that Kenya is not and will not every be your friend, only someone you know.That was not the first time she has talked about your weight and it is not going to be the last, as she talks about Phaedra's weight also.She does not understand that she is no longer gone with the wind fablous and she has no room to talk.NeNe is not that thin either, she has a big nose.
Sit down and think about Kenya for a minute, the bottm line is she is not a happy person really. She has some underlying questions that had not been answered about her life.Everybody know that she is a liar(what happened with Walter, she has no man,and does not have the money that she wants peole to think she has. If she's a producer,has a production company(she doesn't mention or ever go too), and has been in several movies where is the money?The bottom line is, she is jealous of you and Phaedra because you're doing some things that are very productive that create income and you both continue to venture into other things and you are a threat to her as well as several other females, maybe even NeNe. If you want to loose weight then do it because you want to, not because of them and not even for Todd because if he truly love you, that should not be a problem.
Also Kandi,if I were you, I would have Todd investigated(background check,credit check and all that I can find on him)I would make some moves with my money before I marry him even with a prenup, like placing much of it in trust for Riley and Mama before marrying him. Even if you don't tell him that you did judt to see if he is an opportunist as Mama say.There is something about him that is not as clean as he looks.
I am glad that you can still love Kenya, because God always loves us no matter what.
Frances Says:
December 26th, 2013 at 3:19 pm
How old is Kenya? I'm guessing she's 43, and still single, no kids, running behind a man on national television. Lets see, Kandi 35, engaged to be married, beautiful daughter, beautiful home, rich,she's beautiful, and she's a smart girl!!! So do the math, why is Kenya stil single if she's "gone with the wind fabulous?" Kenya is jealous because she wish she had some of what Kandi's has….Kenya go back and get your refund for that fake booty…
ATLHousewivesHorrible Says:
December 27th, 2013 at 2:37 pm
NeNe's ass needs to shut up…she's even bigger than Kandi! Kenya is as fake as her fucking boobs! They're both washed up wannabe celebrities. Kandi need not take their bullshit personal.
ATLHousewivesHorrible Says:
December 27th, 2013 at 2:43 pm
NeNe needs to shut up…she's even bigger than Kandi! Kenya is as fake as her eye color and boobs! They are both washed-up wannabe celebrities. Kandi need not take them seriously or anything they have to say personal…Hollywood sure doesn't!!!
SUGARLUMP Says:
February 18th, 2014 at 7:14 pm
Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! learn how to spell correctly, before posting your responses.


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If current trends continue, an estimated 531 million of this generation's young girls will leave their teens without ever completing a basic school education. International Women's Day marks another moment when we should come together to speak up and take action for girls and women.
In October last year, girls' education campaigner Malala Yousafzai was shot on a school bus in Pakistan by the Taliban. The Taliban said it attacked the campaigner for girls' education for "promoting secularism".
On 15 October 2012, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, now the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, launched a petition in Yousafzai's name and "in support of what Malala fought for". Using the slogan "I am Malala", the petition's main demand is that there be no children left out of school by 2015, with the hope that "girls like Malala everywhere will soon be going to school".
On the 8 of March Gordon Brown will be in conversation with Ziauddin Yousafzai - Malala's father - as part of the Women of the World festival at London's Southbank Centre. Wherever you are in the world - you can tune in and watch the conversation live at 1.30pm GMT. Gordon and Ziauddin will also be taking part in a session in which Sarah Brown will be in discussion with Valerie Amos, UN under-Secretary-General, on the theme of International Activism, from 11.30am GMT.
You can also read Gordon's International Women's Day blog for The Huffington Post – "The Future is Hers".
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Hi Everyone! I am new to all this and want to start up my own clothing business…. Now, I am not sure if I have to register as a business as I have purchased some stock but only 24 items which I am looking to put on my Facebook page that I have created. Is there certain restrictions or do I need to tell anyone what I am doing? I am currently in full time employment but am looking for this to be a full time thing if it goes well in a few months – a year. Could someone offer some advice? ThanksPosted by Wayne Liew on September 28, 2012 at 6:21 am #72310
If it's just 24 items that you are looking to sell, I don't think there is a need for you to tell anyone. Of course, once it grows into a sizable business, you will need to register your business or form a company.
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I keep trying to think of new ventures for starting a business but keep getting stuck….
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Once again we see the usual video card blocking the memory that is just a design flaw due to the fact that only six PCI slot boards should have a problem in this area. The AT7 could easily be designed to avoid this and it was ignored or overlooked by their engineers.
This is where the AT7 becomes a little difficult to work with, as the motherboard is very picky about what memory components are used with it. The specs claim the AT7 can use DDR2100-2700 but I was never able to get the board going until I used PC2700. All other attempts with lower frequency memory resulted in a non-post or Page Fault Error when attempting to enter the Windows environment.
Once I used my Crucial PC27000 the board posted and I was able to finish the setup and Windows XP installation without error. I tried various brands and memory types due the fact that many sites have released reviews claiming to use PC2100 and posting scores that were a little hard to believe much less prove to be valid.
In an effort to recreate the test environment of other sites I tried many alternate parts and drivers. I was not able to accomplish this or prove the test scores via www.madonion.com for the 3D tests, so I have to say I think some sites, and for political reasons I will not give names are dishonest with their publications. Every site should publish their actual results and not just graphs claiming to be accurate.
All the custom motherboard settings can be done within the Award BIOS by ABIT's patented SOFT MENU III technology that is very user oriented and offers the user the ability to fine-tune their system. Overclockers are very familiar with this feature as it makes tailoring the environment to push the CPU and FSB to its maximum capabilities much easier.
The AT7 was stable to 142MHz using basic air-cooling with adjustments to the V-core and memory voltage within the SOFT MENU III. I was able to run the system at 1800MHz instead of the factory setting of 1667Mhz, which is getting modest but stable results. With the right memory such as Crucial PC2700 the AT7 is a very straightforward board that offers little resistance to the user. I would not recommend this motherboard to a first time user as this is a very advanced product that can only be fully taken advantage of by someone with experience in working in the BIOS.


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Ned Stark gets beheaded
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When the 49ers entertain Charles Woodson one day, then two days later post a photo of Craig Dahl signing a contract with a feather pen while wearing a San Francisco 49ers cap, the fans are going to get antsy. That's just the nature of the beast. People want to be wowed during free agency. They want to steal away the players they've been watching star for other teams with envy, and most who follow the 49ers haven't even heard of Dahl — even though he started all 16 games for the St. Louis Rams last season and has played eight times against San Francisco, registering 34 tackles and a sack in those games.
The 49ers certainly knew who he was, even if most of us didn't:
"We are pleased to announce the signing of Craig," said 49ers General Manager Trent Baalke. "He is an experienced veteran with excellent intangibles, who has working knowledge of the NFC West."
If one looks at Dahl as Dashon Goldson's replacement, of course it seems disappointing. Dahl surely came much cheaper, and is nearly anonymous compared to The Hawk. But I'd be surprised if Dahl starts at either safety spot in Week 1. This seems more like a signing that adds depth — the 49ers would've been screwed last season if either Goldson or Whitner missed games — and versatility.
Dahl made 37 special teams tackles in four years with the Rams. So like Dan Skuta, the inside linebacker was signed two days ago, the 49ers may feel that they have a capable defensive backup who can help shore up their kickoff return coverage (which wasn't good in 2012). Dahl will go into camp hoping for a shot to start, and he might get one. He has started 42 games in his career, after all.
There are still many available free agent safeties and the 49ers have a bunch of draft picks they can turn into multiple safeties or one really good safety. Dahl isn't the last addition to the 49ers' secondary, so while Baalke's statement isn't likely to sell many "DAHL" jerseys, there's plenty of offseason left.


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The Doctor takes Donna on her first trip in the TARDIS, arriving in a shop what they believe to be Ancient Rome. As the Doctor shows Donna around, they're unaware that a red-robed member of the Sybilline Sisterhood is following them. However, when they see a large smoking mountain on the horizon, they realize that they're not in Rome, but in Pompeii… on day before the eruption of Vesuvius.
The Sister returns to the Sybilline temple and announces that the Blue Box has arrived as foretold in the prophecies. Meanwhile, realizing the eruption is imminent, the Doctor and Donna return to the shop only to find that the shopkeeper sold it to a local stoneworker, Caecilius. At Caecilius' house, the husband and his wife Metella are arguing with their lazy son Quintus. Their daughter, Evelina, has the gift of visions and is destined to join the Sisterhood. She inhales deeply of the fumes leading from a vent going into the mountain and sees a vision of a giant lava golem rising up through the heat.
As the Doctor looks for the TARDIS, Donna tries to get him to save the people but he warns that Vesuvius' eruption is a fixed point in time and there's nothing he can do to change history. A Sister continues to watch them and the Head Priestess warns that if the Doctor tries to defy the prophecy of chaos accompanying his arrival, they must kill him. She follows them to Caecilius' household where Donna insists that the Doctor and try and warn the family to escape. The Doctor refuses and makes small talk with the family while locating the TARDIS. He's preparing to leave when Lucius, Pompeii's Head Augur arrives to pick up the stone tablet he's commissioned based on his visions. The Doctor notices that it's inscribed with circuitry patterns. Evelina warns that her visions have shown the tablets are dangerous, but Lucius dismisses her concerns claiming female soothsayers are unreliable. Evelina and Lucius both speak of the Doctor and Donna, knowing their backgrounds and real identities in the future. Lucius speaks of "she who is coming" to the Doctor, while Evelina identifies him as a Lord of Time then collapses.
Donna accompanies Metella to Evelina's quarters where the ailing girl is put to bed. As Evelina lies down, Donna notices that her right arm is almost entirely petrified. Meanwhile, the Doctor is interested in the underground vent that releases the fumes from which Evelina gains her visions, and realizes all of the seers of Pompeii have similar vents. The vents opened after the recent shocks from Vesuvius and that's when the soothsayers suddenly became more accurate. However, none of them seem aware of the impending eruption.
The Doctor pays Quintus to take him to Lucius' household where they break in and discover that Lucius has commissioned more tablets, each from a different stonemason. Lucius catches them and has his guards hold them at spearpoint while speaking of creating a machine of the gods. Meanwhile, Donna tries to convince Evelina that there is a coming eruption. Evelina doesn't believe her and the Sisterhood sense through Evelina that Donna is spreading "false prophecy." The High Priestess, shrouded in her chamber, orders the Sisters to bring Donna to the temple so she can be killed as a false prophet.
The Doctor examines Lucius' stone tablets and realizes that together they make an energy converter. The Doctor acknowledges that Lucius has won and offers to shake his hand… then pulls it off at the shoulder. The arm, and most of Lucius' right side, are petrified. The Doctor knocks over the stone tables as a distraction using his sonic screwdriver then ducks out the window with Quintus. Lucius calls for the Lord of Pompeii to attack, shouting down into the vent in his household. The city starts to rumble with the sound of footsteps and as the Doctor and Quintus arrive at the Caecilius manor, a lava golem bursts through the volcanic vent. The Doctor tells Quintus and the servant to get buckets of water while he tries to communicate with it. However, it refuses to listen and the others throw water on it, draining away its heat and rendering it an immobile statue.
The Doctor notices that the Sisterhood has abducted Donna during the attack. He goes to the temple, knowing where it is from when he has met the original Sybil in the distant past. He frees Donna and the High Priestess reveals that she is almost entirely petrified, and the Sisterhood reveals that they are also partially transformed to stone. The Doctor realizes they've been infected and demands to know what alien is responsible. Finally the aliens speak through the High Priestess and identify themselves as the Pyroviles. They inform the Doctor they fell from the sky 17 years ago and are infecting human bodies so that they can reconstitute themselves. The host bodies have gained telepathic abilities because of sharing the alien consciousnesses, but the Doctor notes that precognition isn't a psychic ability, and wonders why they can't foresee the coming eruption. The Sisterhood attacks but the Doctor holds them off by bluffing with a water pistol, until they read his mind and realize it's harmless to them. The Doctor and Donna flee into the volcanic vents while the Pyrovile take full control of their hosts and have Lucius take the tables to the "Cave of the Gods" within Vesuvius, where the lava golems guard the entrance.
As they make their way into the volcano, the Doctor still refuses to help save anyone in Pompeii, much to Donna's disgust. They enter an enormous chamber deep within Vesuvius, where the lava golem minions are working under Lucius' direction. The Pyrovile, speaking through Lucius, inform the Doctor that their home world was destroyed and they now plan to conquer Earth, spreading sufficient fire to burn off the oceans. The Pyrovile-tainted debris, spread through the vents, has given the soothsayers their abilities.
The Doctor holds the lava golems off with his water pistol long enough for he and Donna to get into a small spherical ship with the tablets inside. Examining them, the Doctor realizes that they are converting the energy from the volcano to assist the Pyroviles. He can shut down the converted… but then Vesuvius will explode. It's his choice whether to allow the eruption and destroy Pompeii, or stop it and let the Pyrovile conquer the Earth. Donna, realizing what is at stake, finally support the Doctor's dedication to making sure history remains unaltered despite the many deaths in Pompeii, and together they deactivate the energy converter. As the lava golems start to burn through the hull, Vesuvius erupts as the Pompeii soothsayers glimpse their new future. The explosion destroys the Pyroviles and throws the ship, an escape vehicle, clear of the volcano where it lands outside Pompeii. As lava and ash sweep toward Pompeii, the Doctor and Donna get to Caecilius' home where the frightened family begs them for their lives. The Doctor ignores them and goes into the TARDIS with Donna, and as they dematerialize she demands that he save at least someone. He considers her for a few moments... then rematerializes and gets Caecilius and his family to safety.
Later, the group watches as Pompeii burns. Evelina no longer has her visions: Vesuvius' explosion opened a temporary time rift drifting into the past, granting the gift of prophecy. Now that they've moved temporally past the point of the explosion, she is free. Caecilius and his wife mourn and the Doctor asks that they not mention he was there. As the Doctor and Donna leave, he admits that she was right and that he does need someone to travel with him.
Six months later, Caecilius and his family have moved to Rome and start a successful business. Evelina is free of her visions and able to lead a normal life, while an inspired Quintus is training to be a doctor. The family also has a new shrine to the family's household gods: the Doctor and Donna.
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As I sat in church this morning listening to our Memorial Day message, I began contemplating the American flag that flanked our altar area. It is appropriate that it would be proudly and respectfully displayed there. How fitting a place, as so many men and women have left such places recognizing their duty to God and Country through the spirit of their faith. Our churches and synagogues have always been an indispensable and inseparable part of whom and what we are in national character that so many would sacrifice themselves, fellow citizens, for the sake of others. It is not from pulpits that our constitutional principles are threatened, but from where they were laid, sustained and protected there. It is from these sanctuaries that our young men and women have responded to every call of duty. Our government has nothing to fear from the church but much to fear without it.
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Another trip report split in three parts: BCN-MAD-EZE (i), AEP-IGR-AEP-SLA-AEP(ii), EZE-MAD-BCN (iii). Enjoy!
Please feel free to comment, criticize or just give it a thought. All welcome!
During the last three years I have been flying a lot and have always kept my flights under Onewrold livery when possible so by the end of last year I had earned enough miles to fly around for a while. My nephew was turning 18 at the end of August so I decided to give him a trip as a present: I let him choose between India and Argentina. Two countries I know quite well. He made his mind about living two winters in one year so South we went.
As early as January I booked the reward trips with Iberia, via MAD; even though it was quite early I had to get two separate flying dates for the outgoing flights. I flew there on Aug. 2nd; he one day later.
I called early to book seats and I noticed something really annoys me. As I have been flying quite frequently I am a current Gold Iberiaplus member, Oneworld Sapphire, and you are treated with a red carpet. I really dislike that because everyone deserves to be treated with respect as all pay, one way or the other, for our tickets so I see no point in paying so much attention to some customers while others are so disrespectfully dealt with.
Aug. 2/07
A320 EC-IEG 'Costa Brava' Seat: 1A
A346 EC-IEJ 'Joaquin Rodrigo' (Spanish composer and guitarist) Seat: 6L
Gate 50 at BCN
Gate S63 at MAD
The American flights are sold as just one single flight from BCN although you have to change planes in MAD. So my 320 was stuffed with people flying to Mexico DF, New York, Buenos Aires, Quito... that is what Iberia calls Catalonia-America flights. Since BCN lost its non-stop connections to the Americas back in 2001 Iberia has opted for this idea of having planes going to the T4S in MAD, mostly non-Schengen flights, and going through customs and passport inspection in BCN. Luckily other companies have taken over this market and fly directly to some American destinations: Delta, Continental, US Airways, Aerolineas Argentinas, Avianca, American Airlines is starting next year. Singapore flies to SIN with a stop over in MXP... I think IB is losing an important market here. They have started Clickair, their low-cost, which may take many people from A to B but I doubt they get the big money from business travel. Anyway this is my last flight with them as I am moving to Star Alliance market well served in BCN with LH and LX, apart from JK.
Let's get down to the trip itself.
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Creamy Cilantro Dressing Recipe
This creamy dressing with tofu and cilantro makes a smart choice for topping salads. "I whip it up in no time," Nancy Wherry promises from Chula Vista, California.
- 2 green onions
- 3/4 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 10 ounces soft tofu, drained and crumbled (1-1/4 cups)
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1. Thinly slice one green onion; set aside. Cut the other onion into pieces; place in a blender. Add the cilantro, garlic, honey, oil, soy sauce, red pepper flakes and salt; cover and process until blended. Add tofu and vinegar; cover and process until smooth.
- 2. Transfer to a small bowl; stir in the sliced onion. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Yield: 2 cups.
Nutritional Facts
2 tablespoons equals 29 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 101 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 fat.
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Barletta, Stilp spar over Medicare in 1st debate
WILKES-BARRE - Democrat Gene Stilp portrayed Republican Rep. Lou Barletta as beholden to Washington lobbyists while the congressman said his opponent is the man without a plan on how to solve the nation's huge problems as they debated for the first time Monday.
The two 11th Congressional District candidates squared off on a range of issues at Wilkes University just as their campaign heads into its final month.
Though the format was standard, Mr. Stilp, known for lugging around an inflatable pig to highlight government waste and fraud, quickly overturned convention.
Noting Monday was Columbus Day, Mr. Stilp used most of his opening statement to lead the Pledge of Allegiance and offer a moment of silence for the nation's veterans and active soldiers.
A resident of Middle Paxton Twp. In Dauphin County, Mr. Stilp reminded voters he grew up in Kingston and fought the state Legislature's controversial 2005 pay raise by using his pig as a prop.
"When I go to Washington, D.C., obviously, I'm going to need a much bigger pig," Mr. Stilp said.
At times, the debate mirrored the presidential race with Mr. Barletta using his opening statement to highlight the nation's $16 trillion in debt and its high rates of unemployment and food stamp usage under President Barack Obama.
"That number (the number of people on food stamps) has increased by 40 percent since this administration has taken office," said Mr. Barletta, Hazleton's former mayor.
But when the question was about the federal government's inability to tackle big problems, Mr. Stilp said he would work in a bipartisan fashion and blamed lobbyists who have a "lockhold" on Washington. He pointed to tens of thousands of dollars in special interest campaign contributions that Mr. Barletta has received.
"The question is who do you listen to when you go to Washington, D.C.," Mr. Stilp said.
At first, Mr. Barletta ignored Mr. Stilp. He blamed Democrats like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He said Mr. Reid said ignored the Americans who voted in 89 new members of Congress in 2010 and failed to even bring to a vote 39 job-creating bills passed by House Republicans.
"That's not working together," Mr. Barletta said. "That's not what the American people want or expect of their public officials."
On the next question, about health care, Mr. Barletta fired back after hearing Mr. Stilp support keeping Medicare as is and saving the health care reform law provisions that require coverage of pre-existing conditions and allow keeping children on parents' health insurance plans until age 26.
Mr. Barletta challenged him to say if he supports "Obamacare," the Republicans' derisive name for the health care reform law. Mr. Barletta said it would take $700 billion out of Medicare, let a board of "unelected bureaucrats" dictate coverage and impose 21 new taxes and "13,000 pages" of new regulations. "I wanted to hear if Gene is for that," he said.
Mr. Stilp said the $700 billion in Medicare cuts claim is false and repeated his earlier contentions.
They tangled again on a question about the difficulty of representing a district that stretches over nine counties from the northeast to the south-central part of the state.
Mr. Barletta said he's always kept tabs on his constituents, acts as the "centrist Republican" and stands up to Washington interests.
Mr. Stilp said Republicans had rewritten the district to add Republicans and boost Mr. Barletta's re-election chances. "I know this district" from living in the southern end and being raised in the northern end," he said. Mr. Barletta said Democrats never complained when the district was 2-to-1 Democratic.
On Social Security and Medicare, Mr. Stilp said Mr. Barletta had voted for budgets proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee, that called for privatizing Social Security and replacing Medicare with a voucher system that allows senior citizens to buy private health insurance.
He said Mr. Barletta, like Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, want to end tax deductions for mortgage interest and state and local taxes and favor extending the Bush era tax cuts for the wealthy.
"When you're trying to lower the debt, you cannot continue with the Bush tax cuts," he said. "It puts the whole burden on middle-class families."
But Mr. Barletta said he actually voted to force the president to guarantee Social Security's future, claims of a voucher system were "inaccurate" and said it was untrue he favors doing away with the deductions. He said Mr. Stilp had offered no solutions on any of the problems.
They agreed on one point with both saying Iran cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
But they disagreed again on climate change, with Mr. Barletta saying that "depends on what study you're citing" and Mr. Stilp saying "climate change does exist."
On the "fiscal cliff" the nation faces Jan. 1 if automatic spending cuts are not repealed and the Bush-era tax cuts are not extended, Mr. Stilp suggested Congress get back to Washington and deal with it.
Mr. Barletta used the question to warn of financial disaster and chastised Democrats for failing to even pass a budget the last four years. "We have one more exit to get off the road this we're on," he said.
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Elk Lake seniors harvest field of dreams
About 30 Elk Lake seniors invaded an acre and a half of sweet corn Friday, stepping in and out of the tasseled rows while a thick fog slowly faded away. Some picked and trimmed corn on the spot, then handed it in ready for sale. Others shouldered down the rows, flattening the six foot plants to the ground and harvesting ears like a combine.
On a large orange tarp, seven or eight seniors checked the ears and tossed imperfect ones into a pile to feed to cows. They trimmed off the stems and any brown husks and piled a baker's dozen ears into a paper sack.
School board member, bus driver and farmer Chuck Place demonstrated how to clean an ear so that it looks perfect.
"The way this started, 17 years ago, was that for two years before, the graduating class had no funds at all, and couldn't do a senior trip," Place said. "My daughter would be graduating the next year. So I asked some of the senior kids to get together to talk fundraisers, and I asked them, 'How about sweet corn?'"
They gave it a try, and it was enough of a success to bring back senior trips and other activities.
At the time, Place thought the idea would lose momentum and fade away over the years. It did not. As a matter of fact, the sweet corn sale has been the most successful fundraiser ever used by the Elk Lake senior class.
"The other fundraisers usually involve chocolate or Christmas trinkets," he said. "This way, you are selling something people are looking for, there's no overhead."
Starting at 9 a.m., the seniors picked, sorted and bagged two pickup trucks and several other vehicles full of ready to sell corn.
The students drive one pickup to the school to sell to teachers and staff. The other truckloads are taken to places like Flynn's Stone Castle, and Fairway Pharmacy.
Place has an illustrated data sheet charting the planting dates, variety, and estimated yields.
Beginning May 25, he plants seven varieties of sweet corn, which ripen between Aug. 1 and the first week of September. He charts the number of rows planted for each variety, estimates the ears at 12 dozen per row. His best case scenario is 1056 dozen ears of corn, to be sold for $4 per dozen.
This allows the students to harvest four or five times and sell the corn for several weeks at the start of the school year.
A neighbor sprays the crop. Chuck's father Al and brother Eric are the farm owners, while he and wife Mary own their house and about an acre around it. Mary has been battling multiple myeloma, or cancer of the bone marrow.
She recently had a stem cell procedure during which her blood was collected and centrifuged, then her own stem cells were reintroduced.
The procedure was very successful, Place said, and she is feeling much improved. She has a low level chemo treatment every Monday, and she is almost totally in remission.
Place has a deep and abiding love for Elk Lake School District, and is happy to find ways to remain engaged with the school and its students. He enjoys explaining the botany of corn, how the kernels are always in even numbered rows, how the tassel holds the pollen and must bend toward the silk in order for the ears to develop.
"The kids always have fun while they are here. It gives them one more day outdoors, and they connect with where their food comes from," he said.


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When it comes to "Hip Hop-inspired" anything, proceed with caution. The culture itself is still relatively young, yet replication of any kind often teeters on exploitation. Check out the countless soda and car commercials, where there's graffiti splattered on a random brick wall prop, with dancers of all races breakin' in outfits from Run-DMC's closet circa 1987. It all looks so contrived. So to hear that Tupac Shakur's music would be reimagined in the form of a musical, suspicions are obviously present. Hip Hop's bad boy becomes a musical? Surely you jest. But Holler If Ya Hear Me isn't some half-assed attempt to bring Hip Hop to Broadway. It's Pac's lyrics, brought to life in a way that's never been done before, proving that the storytelling element of Hip Hop can do just that: tell a story.
For purists and lyrical sticklers, it's important to note that Holler If Ya Hear Me is not "Tupac Karaoke." The cast, led by the critically acclaimed Saul Williams, is not attempting to "cover" Tupac's songs. Rather, they dig into the meaning of the words and apply them to the setting of an inner city in the Midwest. Williams plays the role of a man named John, a recently released ex-convict, who just served a six-year bid and heads home to find that the love of his life Corinne (played by Saycon Sengbloh, who's also appeared in shows like Wicked and Fela!) is now with his best friend Vertus (Chris Jackson, most notably from In The Heights). That's not all that's changed. John witnesses the block getting hotter from a local gang who shoots Vertus' brother Benny.
Benny's friends plot to avenge his death, which plays out like a John Singleton movie from the beginning to the inevitably tragic end. The music of Tupac Shakur is the thread that's woven throughout the plot, as songs like "I Ain't Mad At Cha" and "Dear Mama" are reenacted beyond the parameters of any well-directed music video. Pac's hypocrisy is inadvertently highlighted as well, as one scene in the musical involves the male cast members thrusting their pelvises to "I Get Around" while the women retort with "Keep Ya Head Up." Certain lyrics are updated, i.e. "I don't know why ya girl keeps pagin' me" from "I Get Around" becomes "I don't know why ya girl keeps textin' me." Surprisingly though, the line from "Changes" that says, "And although it seems heaven sent / we ain't ready to see a Black President" remains in tact. The acting is believable, the music is powerful. To critique the quality based solely upon how much it reflects the original sound recordings Tupac made is a total injustice to the Broadway show.
Holler If Ya Hear Me is more than just a musical with a "Hip Hop-centric" theme. It's a dedication to a Rap legend, who after almost twenty years since losing him, has now moved into a whole new phase of immortality. For years we've watched Rock music highlighted on Broadway; now it's Hip Hop's turn. What will it mean for other artists' legacies going forward? Well, it's up to them to create music as compelling as Pac's to carry through an entire production.
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something like this would be classified as very dangerous. Both to fork and to the rider. http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/201...e_side_600.jpg
I have a third of that on my super6 and want to cut it so bad, but I also want to change the stem out to something I can't afford right now.
But that stubby bit w/ the right amount of force on the inside of your leg in the event of the roll over really sucks......I know
Rule #10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster.
Also.... the end of this ride is a hill. I get to push as hard as I need to in order to whip myself good.
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You have the cycling bug and now you are doing intervals, meaning pushing yourself to you max, resting and doing it over again. Yes, this is what builds speed, strength and character. Wait a minute, you already have character! And yes, it hurts!
Ride on and Love DEVO,
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In a few months my work is moving their facilities. My lunch time rides will be more interesting (some trees, etc) but my commute will be 19.5 miles ONE WAY if I don't cut it by driving to a parking spot and coming in. I'm excited for the move because we will have an "ok" gym where I can get in a bit of targeting weight training.
I post this here because today I and a coworker that rides with me during lunch went on a "team building" adventure to the facilities and rode our bikes along the route that I'd be using to come into work. Didn't take it the whole way home of course but we did explore and such.
2013 Total Miles = 1,514 2014 Goal (150% 2013 Miles) = 2,271 2014 Total Miles So Far = 161.00 % 2013 Miles = 10.63% % 2014 Goal = 7.09% 2014 Goal Time Measures Riding Days (Subtract Dec, Jan, Feb) 275 Total Distance = 2,271 Monthly Goal = 252.33 Weekly Goal = 58.02 Daily Goal = 8.26 Progress YTD Pace (Date * Daily Miles Goal) = 280.78 YTD Difference = -119.78
-119.78, boy, you better start hitting it hard! Smile!
Have fun beating your goal,
I have a 20 mile commute one way, but mine is almost all rural roads with up to 1000ft elevations (according to mapmyride, I personally think their steeper). I have no problems riding these roads but once I get into town I seem to get in front or behind some idiot driver...that just ruins the experience for me. This summer I hope to do this commute more often, but I don't think I'll ever be brave enough to ride in the winter, I tried it last month 3x a week and no matter how warm I dressed I couldn't keep up the proper cadence with the freezing temperatures.
Anyway, congrats on the 161 miles so far this year. I would exceed that if I counted those miles I commuted, but I don't take my bike computer those days, I only track recreation/fitness rides which I haven't done much of yet
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2016 Goals: Ride 4,000 miles total to include a minimum of 50 miles every weekend.
The daily distance doesn't scare me as I would get use it to it quickly. The TIME is the overriding thing. My daughter is currently in fastpitch softball (school ball) and they play several times a week with games starting at 5pm. That means my day is compressed and I have to run a tight shop to be able to commute.
However..... now that I have two bikes I can keep one at work. That means if I can't do a commute I can ride during lunch. If I happen to be able to commute HOME then I can use that bike to ride home then back in the next day. And so on.
As far as flatness my route isn't challenged by that. Other than one small hill my route is either a gradual incline (one way) or a gradual decline (the other way).
My largest hurdle is that I had to go to sleep. I'm a night guy. I have to retrain my body to get to bed earlier so I can get up and get to work at a reasonable time so I can leave to get to my daughter's games. There are some games I'll be able to leave work a bit early and bike to then bike home.
I'll be about to do it sometimes. Also mentioned above is that I can ride during lunches to get in some miles. I'd prefer to ride in during the morning, do resistance training during lunch and then ride home after work. That's what I WANT and not what I'll GET most days.
I'll just do the best I can.
I get that...
My Daughter lives with me full time, and my SO lives 50 miles away on the other side of our metro area. That and a job that is really great, but can consume my life at a moments notice. Everything gets shifted around based upon the priorities of the moment.
I wish time was the only reason I aim to commute once a week. I still have to recover.
It is marvelous that your lifting as well as riding!
Longest single ride of the year though it was real close to a daily total I had several weeks ago. Rode into another town to drop my taxes off at my CPA. Along the way I went to an area that usually has issues when we get a bunch of rain. I figured the river had calmed down enough do that it would not be an issue. It had. HOWEVER... there was runoff from surrounding areas and some spots had an inch or so of standing water. About a mile of that on and off and me hoping that the next one would be the last (then I'd take a different route home) and I came to a low laying area that I wasn't going to cross. I had to backtrack through all that I had just navigated through. The bad part was I learned that my new bike doesn't deal with mud as well as my hybrid. This this river mud caked up into my brakes and then when I came out of the mud sticks and leaves would mix in. I stopped several times to clean things out and then when I was all the way out I did the best cleaning job I could while on the trail.
At the very end of my ride is a somewhat short but nasty hill. That segment is defined on strava so today I busted it up that hill. I came very very close to throwing up about halfway but I just dialed it back until the feeling passed then I hit it again. I got the "I'm going to throw up" feeling about four times. When I got home I looked at my times and I was way off. WAY off. I'm going to have to get much stronger and make better gear selections to approach the top time.
Total distance = 27.6 miles
Ride felt great except I'm still feeling stressed in my lower back. In not used to engaging in effort in a bent over road bike position. Hold the prison jokes, please. I'm going to have to work on my lower back flexibility and probably just get used to being in elongated configurations.
My legs felt good and the only reason I'm feeling it is that I hit it hard on a few straights and of course the hill at the end.
Made up some ground today but still over 100 miles off the pace.
2013 Total Miles = 1,514 2014 Goal (150% 2013 Miles) = 2,271 2014 Total Miles So Far = 189.00 % 2013 Miles = 12.48% % 2014 Goal = 8.32% 2014 Goal Time Measures Riding Days (Subtract Dec, Jan, Feb) 275 Total Goal Distance = 2,271 Monthly Goal = 252.33 Weekly Goal = 58.02 Daily Goal = 8.26 Progress YTD Pace (Date * Daily Miles Goal) = 297.29 YTD Difference = -108.29
Testing out a different format to capture my progress.
2013 Miles 1514 2014 Riding Days (March -> Nov) 275 2014 Goal (2013 x 150%) 2271 Daily Goal (2014 Goal / Riding Days) 8.26 Date Distance Month MTD 2014 YTD % 2013 Miles % 2014 Goal YTD Pace Goal YTD Pace Delta 2/22/2014 2.27 February 6.32 2.27 0.15% 0.10% -49.55 51.82 2/26/2014 4.05 6.32 0.42% 0.28% -16.52 22.84 3/6/2014 4.64 March 126.14 10.96 0.72% 0.48% 49.55 -38.59 3/7/2014 3.59 14.55 0.96% 0.64% 57.81 -43.26 3/14/2014 3.33 17.88 1.18% 0.79% 115.61 -97.73 3/15/2014 11.12 29 1.92% 1.28% 123.87 -94.87 3/18/2014 16.27 45.27 2.99% 1.99% 148.65 -103.38 3/18/2014 12.55 57.82 3.82% 2.55% 148.65 -90.83 3/22/2014 5.72 63.54 4.20% 2.80% 181.68 -118.14 3/22/2014 21.82 85.36 5.64% 3.76% 181.68 -96.32 3/23/2014 20.75 106.11 7.01% 4.67% 189.94 -83.83 3/28/2014 12.27 118.38 7.82% 5.21% 231.23 -112.85 3/31/2014 14.08 132.46 8.75% 5.83% 256.00 -123.54 4/2/2014 15.76 April 56.12 148.22 9.79% 6.53% 272.52 -124.30 4/4/2014 12.77 160.99 10.63% 7.09% 289.04 -128.05 4/6/2014 27.59 188.58 12.46% 8.30% 305.55 -116.97
Nice effort!
Funny how odd things happen when you're out and about...
Interesting mileage/goal presentation.
Are you using a tool or spreadsheet?
I hadn't thought of yearly, nor daily targets let alone year over improvements or percentage complete...
Weekly, I'm shooting for > 100...
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2016 Goals: Ride 4,000 miles total to include a minimum of 50 miles every weekend.


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The Bachlorette: Ali Fedotowsky Interview!
July 20, 2010 11:30 AM by Candace Young
Last night on a heart-breaking episode of The Bachelorette on ABC, we watched as Ali Fedotowsky's worst fear came true when she learned that Frank was taking himself out of contention because he was in love with an ex-girlfriend. Ali, of course, picked herself up out of the sand and continued on to her Rose Ceremony with Roberto and Chris. How difficult was that for her, and how does Ali feel about the drama at this point? Keep reading to find out her thoughts on Frank, her biggest challenge, the greatest lesson she's learned throughout the process, and more…
Reality TV Magazine: That was a pretty emotional episode last night!
Ali Fedotowsky: Absolutely. I got pretty emotional just watching it!
Reality TV Magazine: Now that some time has passed since the disappointment with Frank in Tahiti, do you see it in a different light or do you still think he was selfish?
Ali Fedotowsky: It's strange; there's a small part of me that wants to be angry at Frank, just because I do think that he didn't really break things off with this girl before coming on the show. From their conversation it seems like they never even really broke up. But I can't be angry at him, I just can't. Inside of me I have nothing but good memories of our time together, and I'm happy now and have moved on, so I don't really have many hard feelings.
Reality TV Magazine: Did it mean anything that he came in person, as opposed to just calling you up to break the news.
Ali Fedotowsky: I respect that he came in person, but I do think it would have been nice to be told that before, back in L.A.
Reality TV Magazine: After you had time to digest the information, did it explain some of Frank's earlier behavior, or hesitation, on dates?
Ali Fedotowsky: He would tell me, "I'm so into you. I'm crazy about you. I'm nervous you're not going to feel the same way about me." So I always thought he just cared about me so much that he was worried, and I understood. The only time I ever really got a sign, I guess, is when we were in Iceland at the lagoon – they didn't show this on air – but when we were talking I sensed he had feelings for an ex. I sensed it, and I thought it was an ex that he went to Paris with that he told me about, so I asked him, "Do you still have feelings for that ex that you moved to Paris with?" He said, "Absolutely not." So, he didn't lie, but he failed to admit that, yeah, I don't have feelings for her, but I have feelings for this other girl. He had a lot of opportunities to tell me along the way, and after the whole Justin thing I went up and asked the guys if any of them had a girl back home, and he just sat there and said nothing – so many chances.
Reality TV Magazine: How were you able to move forward with the process with Roberto and Chris, because it really seemed like Frank was the front-runner.
Ali Fedotowsky: [On the show] I tried to take every day one day at a time and not think about who would be going home at the Rose Ceremonies until the Rose Ceremonies, but with Frank, honestly, I did think he'd be there to meet my parents, I really did, at that point, feel like he would be in my top two.
Reality TV Magazine: So was it difficult to move forward after Frank left?
Ali Fedotowsky: It was a little bit difficult, but I don't think that Frank leaving affected my final decision in the end whatsoever. I think I would have made the same decision; I know I would have made the same decision in the end, regardless of whether or not Frank had chosen to stay.
Reality TV Magazine: You had expressed to Chris Harrison at different times throughout the process that you feared falling for someone and not having that person love you back. Do you think these feelings affected your dealings with the bachelors, or did you open yourself up fully in spite of your fear?
Ali Fedotowsky: I think I did open up myself fully despite how I was feeling, and the fears that I had. Am I like that in my every day life? No, I don't think so; that fear stemmed from the fact that I was The Bachelorette. I needed to make sure that these guys loved me, Ali, as a normal girl out there in the world, not did they think they love me because I'm The Bachelorette, or pretend to like me because I'm The Bachelorette – that for me was the real fear, that I was discerning what's real and what's not.
Reality TV Magazine: What was the most challenging thing for you in this process – eliminating people, the pressure to fall in love on camera, or dealing with Justin and Frank's dramas?
Ali Fedotowsky: Dealing with Frank leaving was the most difficult by far. It was a time where I questioned a lot of the decisions I had made, questioned whether or not my journey as The Bachelorette was going to turn out the way that I had hoped, and whether all the sacrifices I'd made to come on the show were worth it. There were just so many things going through my mind – this is a TV show, but this is also my life, so I was scared. In terms of challenges, I think each decision I made every step of the way, I was confident in and believed in, so it was easy in the sense that I knew what I wanted, but it was hard in the sense that it was very emotional.
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Ali Fedotowsky: The biggest gift I was given this season? I have always gone for types like Frank; the funny guy who everyone thinks is the life of the party, who everyone thinks is intriguing and interesting, but those guys always break my heart, so I think the one thing that I realized throughout this, is that the type of guy I really need are like Chris and Roberto, who respect others and are men who are honorable! I don't need a guy to come home and entertain me at the end of the day, I can have those guys as friends. I need a guy who, when I come home from a hard day at work, is going to hug me, tell me he loves me, and make everything right in the world. I think that is the biggest gift I was given, and the greatest lesson I learned.
Reality TV Magazine: Would you do another reality show?
Ali Fedotowsky: No. [erupts into laughter]
Reality TV Magazine: [laughing] So we shouldn't be looking for you on Dancing With the Stars or anything?
Ali Fedotowsky: Oh, I thought you meant [The Bachelorette] type [of reality show]. Dancing With the Stars would be an absolute blast, I would be honored to get that opportunity, but I haven't been asked, so we'll see!
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I'm planning to go on Nov. 15.
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Finally arriving to Miami, an international music festival for songwriters and composers. During the month July, artists from all around the world will gather in our magical city, to share their music and rythms. Everyone is invited to participate. Sponsorship opportunities are available. A percentage of all income to "League agaisnt Cancer" "La Liga contra el Cancer".
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Siemens, GS E&C pass over Dangjin 3 plant to Korean power utility
Siemens Energy and its partner, GS Engineering & Construction, have passed over the Dangjin 3 (formerly Bugok 3) combined-cycle power plant to the South Korean power utility GS EPS Co. Ltd.
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It's a strained left hamstring for Carlos Gomez. He's day-to-day. David Newhan is now playing left.
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HI John = Hamstrings are straining right and left among ballplayers this spring. Reminds me of ballet classes.
I've just started to read Joel Sherman's book about the Yankees 1996 season 'Birth of a Dynasty' – have you read it?
Picked it up at the Library.
However, I do happen to own these: 'Bats' by Davey Johnson, 'Koufax' by Sandy Koufax, 'If at First' by Keith Hernandez, and 'Oh Baby, I Love It' by Tim McCarver. Ever heard of them?
FYI, Ben Johnson was pulled from RF in tonights AAA game with one out in the 5th. Look for him to play RF in Miami tomorrow afternoon.
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So many special things to include in your wedding, and to have as a keepsake. Which one is your favorite? From accessories for the guys to bridal party gifts, there's a lot to love! I think since we missed our chance to use a Ring Bearer Bowl, I might have to get one of those heart frame ornaments instead…
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I love those cuff links. I wish I had bought one too. Maybe for an anniversary (is clay one of the traditional gifts? ;), I'd keep my rings in them.
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Kathryn, I almost got you the map ornament for a wedding gift. I would have had the heart placed in the Delta. But Michael told me to stick the registry! :)
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I loved everything! Those cufflinks would make a great groom's gift. I am off to the website!
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Tone-on-tone decorating refers to combining different tonal variations of the same color. Whether you lean towards the calming greens of jade, moss, mint, apple and emerald for your bedroom or would love your living room to be awash with blues that are as deep as the ocean or as light as the sky, decorating with these colours tone-on-tone will evoke a connection with nature like no other will.
Working with harmonious natural wood tones is so fresh. Unless your intention is rustic wood cabin, keep your eye out for contemporary pieces of furniture or items with a modern twist. Try using the natural hues of wood as an accent among the blues or greens. Grey also works well and adds a refined appeal. A throw rug in a steely grey tossed across the back of a chair, stainless-steel benches, polished-concrete floors or chunky rugs that run from grey into grey-blue would all be right at home.
Panels of highly grained timber are beautiful backdrops for lighter cabinets or timber cut-outs, which are affordable pieces of art in themselves. Wood is so tactile that collecting special pieces can become quite an obsession.
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There's a growing global trend for harmonious colour combinations, particularly using tones of blue with other tones of blue as well as shades of green with green. Mixing it up with natural elements such as timber, which itself has lots of variations in both colour and texture, relaxes the look, making it a perfect palette for the way we live in South Africa.
The key to making this work is balance. Pattern is wonderful but aim for a ratio of 30 per cent pattern against 70 per cent plain if you want the space to feel calm. Texture, be it in the scuffed-up paint on a treasured kitchen chair or the mottled pigment of a chalky wall, adds warmth through the suggestion of age. Bring in a breath of fresh, seasonal air with flowers in shades of the same colour: think hydrangea, cornflower, iris and lavender for starters.
All shades of blue work well together. Deep inky blues offset turquoise shades and a dash of white brightens everything.
Blue, in all its forms, be it cobalt, navy, royal, aqua or eggshell, is a meditative colour and green evokes harmony, making both perfect for a bedroom.
Forest, citrus and emerald greens sparkle when grouped in displays of glass or dishes piled high on open shelves. Living with blues and greens isn't about matching shades, as the effect may look contrived. It's the subtle contrast between colours that makes this tone-on-tone approach so refreshing. It's a great starting point for any decorating experiment.
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