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Consumers are displaying an appetite for new in-store technologies, but retailers' failure to convince them of their value is resulting in minimal take-up.
That's according to new research from Hitachi Consulting UK, which surveyed 1,000 UK consumers aged between 18 and 55+, and showed just 12% of Brits have ever scanned a QR code when shopping.
However, according to the research, three times this number would be willing to do so if they were convinced it would offer them added value in the form of discounts, rewards or a more personalised service.
Those aged between 18 and 24 demonstrated an even greater appetite for in-store technologies, with 82% claiming they would use a QR code if they felt that they could gain some value from it.
Additionally, 71% of the same group said that the ability to pay for purchases via a handheld card scanner would be the technological development that would improve their shopping experience the most.
Overall, 40% of agreed that new technologies that can make checkout more efficient would be the most desirable, followed closely by the availability of in-store iPads or internet kiosks to check product availability and/or arrange delivery.
Chris Gates from Hitachi Consulting UK said: "Although it's probably not surprising to hear that QR codes and in-store iPads are mainly being used by a small group of early adopters, it's interesting to note how quickly interest in these technologies soars as soon as consumers can see the point of using them.
"Successful retailers already know that consumers want good value and efficient service, but they need to start thinking about how the latest technology can enhance both of these areas, whether that means more personalised discounts and promotions or just a faster checkout. Consumers clearly have an appetite for using these new tools, but only if retailers can use them to add value to the shopping experience, and then communicate these benefits to their customers effectively."


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'The purple noon's transparent might'
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Measurements
- 123.0 × 123.0 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Sydney, New South Wales
- Inscription
- inscribed in red paint l.l.: ARTHUR STREETOn / 1896 -
- Accession Number
- 33-2
- Department
- Australian Painting
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1896
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
- Gallery location
- Gallery 6
Level 2, NGV Australia
Arthur Streeton's images celebrating the blue and gold palette of Australia's sun-drenched landscape struck a nationalistic chord during the lead-up to Federation. In early 1896 Streeton travelled to the upper reaches of the Hawkesbury River, between Richmond Bridge and Windsor, where he was inspired by the expansive view looking towards the Blue Mountains. 'The purple noon's transparent might' takes its title from a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley that embraces the natural world – sun, sky, water and mountains – and was painted in two days 'during a shade temperature of 108 degrees', in a state of 'artistic intoxication with thoughts of Shelley in my mind'.


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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Interesting Links
One of the sister sites that he runs had a link where a study showed that women are generally less happy now than in the 1970s, and less happy relative to men than they were in the 70s. This entire link and supporting research is in my strike zone for thoughts on modern American society (countries like France, England & Germany are much further down this path than the USA). It's as if currency devaluation since the '70s & feminism combined to give women career opportunities but also the expectation of 'earning income' in a household, but did not shed the burdens of being the primary nurturer. Women have it tough. No wonder they are more unhappy now than in the 1970s.
Men on the other hand have plenty of young women who act on their accepted level sexually, internet porn, women don't care if they are not around to raise a kid, want to marry at a later age, do not require them to be the breadwinner, never lose the ability to have kids, have the double standard benefit of staying attractive to the opposite gender as they age, have a pill to fix sex problems, and still do not have that expectation to stay at home with the kids and give up their career (temp or permanently). The stigma for bad behavior is gone or not nearly as lasting as in olden days. No wonder men are happier.
Internet as a form of Self Pleasure
Part of this stems from my ability to see that I have warts, problems, flaws and bad characteristics. It's OK, that's life. The greatest Englishman of all time, Winston Churchill, had plenty of faults. I do not know if this is "snowflake generation" behavior seeping into mainstream society at all ages, but I reject it. Show your warts people, it is OK. Part of the reason this has been on my mind has been in the constant media coverage of what is going on economically without the acceptance that, no things are not going to return to normal anytime soon, and the normal of previous years really should not be considered normal. In the 5 stages of dealing with trauma I still feel we're in the denial stage. A big part of it is this "i'm not going to share my flaws" thought that has seeped into society. Once again, bad things do get shared, but when you can turn yourself into a victim. Let's rip the band aid off & stop whacking off in front of the mirror.
I had some caffeine today.
Man, am I phucked up.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
A Good Remake of a Remake
I used to find the bad in everything in life and let it affect me, but I just can't anymore. Life's just to precious to dwell on the negatives.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
creepy coworker
After dissing on Twitter, I realized I have tremendous upside potential as a twitter account. Jesus christ.
Dr. Hook
Theme Song for Twilight....
Speaking of creepy, a work contact I have had through 3 different jobs & companies showed up today for a business relationship building trip. This guy just oozes creepy. Part of it is his demeanor and his stare. He stares a lot. Part of it is that he slept with one of my coworkers at my last company who was a easy, annoying, confused, gross and desperate 22 year old. Literally he showed up at a happy hour, told her his hotel, and left, waiting for his hook up. Even weirder, she slept with another business contact earlier that week.... and the 2nd guy knew. Standards, keep your standards up.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Homes for Sale
Monday, May 25, 2009
Lake Michigan - Indiana Dunes
The trails are all nature preserve trails which means no "wood boards" to make walking through sand easier and no benches occasionally or cleared out areas to chill. You hike the trail for its entire length through soft sand. I am OK with that, but I also go to the gym often. Walking through soft sand is hard work. There's a rap song that says "trained to run 20 miles through soft sand" like soft sand makes running tougher. These hiking trails are miles long and are through soft sand. The average American, especially if from one of the surrounding states or Indiana itself, is probably overweight and out of shape. They will need a bench or rest area. After multiple trails and lots of walking on soft sand, I needed a bench.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Great Lakes
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Hee Haw - Conway Twitty
Check out Twitty's hair. It's like a cross between Mel Kiper Jr.'s and Dracula. The giant lapels are great, and the all blue suits are really crisp looking. Maybe this is what modern country is missing: a male singer who isn't ruggedly handsome and does NOT wear a frickin' cowboy hat. Fantastic.
For the record, I don't like modern country music.
The Obama Cheney War on Terror Debate in 30 seconds
Cheney is the C. Thomas Howell character from Red Dawn who loses his identity protecting America by pushing the edges of what is right, and relishes the role in a weird, twisted way.
The only thing that has changed about our war on terror is Obama apologizes to foreign countries completely unrelated to our military campaigns and pretends to be morally against things that he signs off on.
70s One Hit Wonder
"Cruel to be Kind"
Oh, I can't take another heartache,
Though you say you're my friend, I'm at my wits' end!
You say you're love is bona fide,
But that don't coincide with the things that you do
And when I ask you to be nice, you say
You've gotta be
Cruel to be kind in the right measure,
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign,
Cruel to be kind means that I love you,
Baby, you've gotta be cruel to be kind.
Well I do my best to understand dear,
But you still mystify, and I want to know why.
I pick myself up off the ground
To have you knock me back down again and again!
And when I ask you to explain, you say
You've gotta be
Cruel to be kind in the right measure,
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign,
Cruel to be kind means that I love you,
Baby, you've gotta be cruel to be kind.
Well I do my best to understand dear,
But you still mystify, and I want to know why.
I pick myself up off the ground
To have you knock me back down again and again!
And when I ask you to explain, you say
You've gotta be
Cruel to be kind in the right measure,
Cruel to be kind it's a very good sign,
Cruel to be kind means that I love you,
Baby, you've gotta be cruel to be kind...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Will I eventually collect all of these in one book?
Inflation Hedge
I know the devoted St. barry followers don't understand economics. It's OK most politicians and people don't, but you don't borrow trillions to get out of a problem caused by excessive borrowing. The reason the dollar is worth 33% less internationally now than in 2001 is because of government deficits and super aggressive FED policy earlier in the decade. The great inflation will come, and St. Barry and our other politicians won't be able to stop it.
Monday, May 18, 2009
2am Thoughts
- Can I design a household robot that can be wired with a washer-dryer duo that can do your laundry for you by loading/unloading laundry and then folding it? Could I pair up with Maytag? What would I name it? The QT (short for quick & tidy). Would I then design it to have a small vacuum cleaner inside of it that would stretch down like a third middle leg area. It could empty full bags itself into a trash can. Could I then sell an attachment that would be a paint spray machine like the ones people buy now for home improvements? Who wouldn't buy the QT?
- Why do people think the thought "I wish I had met so and so XX years earlier" like their current situation prevents them from having this awesome, magical relationship? It's the 2000s, go for it, just plan your custody battle. Don't even bother having that thought because then you're putting yourself in a position that you probably don't want to admit to your partner that you are in. I totally understand why people have this thought. I totally recognize it in rom-coms and trashy paperback novels. It's the classic impossible love story. Still, don't bother saying it or revealing it to anyone.
- How does a dude who delays moving in with someone because he is very Christian then turn around and cheat on his woman? Total Rev. Baker syndrome. This just happened to a friend. Seriously, be an honest jerk, not a self righteous one. Don't do it when your partner has an older sibling who might be crazy enough to kill you. They weren't even engaged yet, so just end the shit now and move to new lady. Come on. There's no messy divorce or custody battle. Stupid.
- I often hear my atheist friends joke "Do you think believers ever wake up and go 'oh gosh what if there is no god and what I am doing is for nothing'". They slide right into another joke and forget to comment on the reverse: "do they wake up in the middle of the night and think 'what if there is a god and i'm truly damned to hell if i don't believe''. They wonder if others question their belif system, but fail to do it themselves.
- Saturday Night Live managed to accomplish a first: for the first time ever they went an entire season without making fun of the president elect/president. Congrats Barry Obama, you made it through a year without a single joke at your expense. I wonder if Bill Clinton is somewhere with a couple middle aged ladies next to him thinking "Why the phuck didn't they protect me like this?" In SNL's defense Bill, they only made fun of you being overweight or a philanderer.
- I'm kind of saddened by The Family Guy as well on that front, but that show misses on 3/4 of their jokes now. It's like Seth McFarlane had 25 great shows planned and just got bored since then. The Family Guy special is when they rip on a group of people like Southerners, Texans, red staters, Evangelical Christians, the GOP, macho guys, etc. for being homophobes, but then they turn around and get a laugh at the expense of gays non-phucking-stop. Family Guy has not met a gay joke they have not beaten into the ground. Sometimes Family Guy tries to teach a lesson on tolerance and acceptance and then they have the worst stereotypes of gays imagineable for a few cheap laughs on right after it. Has Family Guy ever met an Asian or Jewish stereotype they did not drag around for laughs? No. They do miss soem groups. I'm all for making fun of everyone, just uhhh, make put some effort into it to raise it above the lowest common form of humor, "oh my god a flamer let's all laugh". South Park's destruction of that show's comedic approach worked on me.
- "come on and holllld me, just like you tolllld me, then shooooow me, what I wannnnnt to know, why don't we steal away, baown bam bum baown bam bum baown baown, why don't we steal aaaaa-way into the night, i know it ain't right"
- Why are gay people upset with Ms. California being against gay marriage when they president, VP, sec of state and plenty of other Americans (not me) are against it as well? We got bigger issues gay folks. Also, people are entitled to their opinions and you're entitled to disagree. Watch with the witchunt, as you guys used to complain about that a lot (still do). I really don't care and want gays to be allowed to have recognized civil unions to have access to many benefits married straights have, so that they then understand the joys of alimony & child support, and even further, so Mormons-Muslims can get to marry multiple partners. Everyone wins. I really don't care what you do with your life, it's yours to live.
- Why do some people get nostalgic for the 60s, waxing poetically about "all coming together man to make a difference"? Every book I read about the 60s paints a horrible picture unless you were well off enough to go to college, get deferments from the draft to then go to school and do drugs and have pre-HIV, no condom Pill sex. Poor kids were pretty screwed. Black folks were pretty phucked over in the 60s as Civil Rights backlash came into play. We were fighting a war with death tolls in the thousands per month, if not week in 67-68, and ghetto riots were common. My generation had the LA riots. One city, a couple riots in the early '90s vs. Many cities, many riots, many more dead in the 60s.
- Is California ever going to cut its budget down to size or are we going to have to bail them out so that union state ees keep getting 3% raises? Will California ever cut services to people? Will California ever develop the unexplored oil-nat gas potential off their shores? California is so amazingly beautiful, fertile and blessed. I just wish the voters would wake up, and the politicians grew spines.
- "I caught you glancin' my wa-aaaaay and i know what you're after, no sec-ond chan-ces to-nighhhhhht, whhhhhhy donnnnnnn't we steal away"
- Can you make decision on love because of money? Yes. Can you live life forever regretting your decisions? Yes. Should you do either, it's your life, but don't cry to me. Live life with few to no regrets. I know we've got a lot of complaining whiners in our society, but whine about something else. I'm cutting off some of the whiners at work, and not settling for listening to this shit.
- "baby see, what a foolish heart has done for meeeeee, darlin why, yeah, would you break my heart and make me cryyyyyy, you cant go back and change the way things are, and all this foolish talk will take us very far, and so i hope you're listenin cause i'm tellin you, about the way i'm feelin and what i'm going through... because you and i've been in love too long to worry about tomorrow, here's a place where we both belong, i know you're the only woman i've been dreaming of"
- I'm going to bring up the Nintendo Wii fit, and it's yoga stuff, if the yoga teacher asks me if I've done yoga before. "Not in class, but I have a Wii Fit and I rock that". Yeah that's much better than saying "to complete my sexiness". (I did the Wii Fit answer the next day, but seriously, my hips are amazingly flexible and have a great range of motion for a dude)
- I might go as Ash from Army of Darkness to work next Halloween. I got the jaw and the hair. It's just a matter of getting the chainsaw, toy shotgun, and clothes. It's that or eurotrash disco guy with a mohawk. Will they give me shit for not wearing a collar? Fuck them, make them send me home. I don't care. Most of the women at work will like it; I bet I get 10 extra cubicle visits out of it. I'll get away with it. I am an ENTJ.
- "when the pain of love surrounds you, and the world may be unkind. i'll put my lovin' arms around you, take you far from this place in time"
- What the heck am I going to fill my nights with next fall? No volunteering. I don't need to get into college anymore. I got the wii, but that's only so much. Should I buy rosetta stone Portuguese edition? Should I take judo, jiu jitsu, or something? Looking for suggestions. Self improvement is just masturbation. I'm a douche. I got to do this before I have kids, and work to earn those "World's Greatest Dad" ties.
Cipro Causes Insomnia
Saturday, May 16, 2009
I try yoga today at 3pm.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Stupid at Work
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Katy Perry - Stop, Just Stop
Cut Grass
There is a lot to love in our stupid little lives, and the smell of cut grass is one of them. Now if the clouds can go away maybe people will be able to mow their lawns and commence with the real Spring.
A Lucid Dream
Twilight in a Nutshell
Mormon woman cackles as she counts the money from her Victorian Era abstinence story sprinkled with vampires.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
City of Men
City of Men is an interesting foreign film. As a love affair has developed between me and the country of Brazil, I have learned of the favelas. Through business development books and discussions of the emerging BRIC economy world, I read how the extremely rich of major Brazilian cities travel through and around their cities in helicopters, not just because they can afford it, but to avoid the gangsters that are favela based who could take them hostage for a few thousand or just rob & murder them. It's an odd country where the income inequality makes America look socialist in comparison. There is much talk about the globalization movement making the rest of the world's stands of living rise, but if you look a little closer, are they really?
City of Men felt a bit like a growin' up in the hood movie, but is miles better than any of them. There are wonderful storylines wrapped in the big story arc of two young men turning 18 amongst a power struggle in the neighborhood that is all they have ever known. I really want to see City of God now. Here's something the screenplay did that some movies forget: create likeable protagonists. There are small moments of friendship and love that get you invested in their well being. The gangs are not glamourized nor glorified, and guns are shown as not the way to show you're a man. It was dubbed in English, and I prefer subtitles for movies, but it made a first viewing easier.
I think the film's cinematographer or director purposefully shot the film to look sunburnt. Light floods many scenes, and I found it a great contrast to the darkly lit, street fighting gang scenes. There is no Scarface moment of invincibility for the gangster at the end, just a grim reality in a dark alley. The camera work with the favela landscape was handled well and really conveyed a sense of confinement and enclosure. Things were tight in many shots. Maybe that was the point. Life is lived at extremes in that neighborhood.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Mood Music
Moment of Zen
Watch after a long, tough day and then go to sleep.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
One Day in Cincy with a Sinus Infection
My friend Pat and I spent about 10 hours straight talking and catching up. It's great to also now have us both have money in our pockets and not be small budget college kids. I have told him every beer I bought him was an advanced retainer payment for future legal services. Who knows when I will need them? He very obviously is living a bachelor's life with a folding card table as his dining room table and lots of sports decorations up. In about 10 hours, we went through pretty much a year's worth of life, discussing our respective near futures, and questions over what the hell happened to some of our classmates.
Pat finally has a steady relationship with a seemingly nice girl. Pat was a genius History major who got his heart broke by a tramp and then decided to become a 'monk' at school. He concentrated solely on getting to Harvard Law School, drank in moderation and avoided entangling relationships. He got to Harvard Law but spent the last two years at Cornell alone. I met Pat through weekend football; he was a 6 foot 3 tennis team captain, which translated to security blanket for passing plays. I called him "my Jay Novacek". I met him during his big break up, and befriended him through our final two years. At graduation, I would not consider him one of my closest 3 friends. He was one of the few who kept in good touch, and with a few more years behind us, he's one of the nicest, and most honest friends I have. Maybe he's just a good Midwestern kid. I laugh at Internet forums and comment boards that talk about Ivy League schools that churn out vipers who prey on society. Yeah, I knew maybe 20 people like that out of several thousand. Pat fits the profile as a legacy, tennis playing, straight, white male, but the phrase I'd use to describe him is "sometimes too nice for his own good".
Another thing that is odd, is that as he kept in touch with me, he's been one of the two college friends who has known my wife. I remember thinking if I had a big wedding, I'd have two college friends in the wedding. The two who have met her were not either of those two. When I brought my then fiancee down to a freezing cold Boston, so someone could vouch for her true existence, he told me about how he wasn't going to work for a big NYC law firm but chose to go back home to Ohio to work for XYZ firm. I got up, walked over, and shook his hand because I knew the firm as they were a prospective customer of my company and I knew of their standing in Ohio. He had this look of surprise and a big smile as finally someone knew the presitge of the firm and respected his choice to be close to home. "Yer wicked smart, and ya goin' home". He made the choice of going back home for less bank over making a quick $1 mil in a few years, yet people looked at him funny for that.
We spent 3 hours at a game, spotting "Cincinnati hot" ladies and talking. Cincy has a beautiful park, and for 3 hours I did not hear anyone say anything about the great recession. Pure escape. Many times he'd get me laughing, which hurt as each guffaw made my sinus cavity ache. We calculated how much money the entire row spent on food & beer, estimated the size of a child's bladder (4 bathroom trips-one soda), and set the odds on an arrest in the bachelor party behind us. A huge difference between Pat now and Pat then is sense of place. Pat was so driven in college for a goal, that when he reached it, he had to start over. When he was an undergrad, he was so focused that he was more just "wicked smart guy" than a rounded out personality. I am a character that has toned down a wee bit, while he is the block of steel gradually being carved into a sphere. I kind of feel cheated that he put the admission to Harvard ahead of being as much of a degenerate as my other friends. Maybe that's the reason he's the one who still emails.
Young Men, Problem with Cameras
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Why I am excited for the future
...will mental-brain upgrades be looked down upon by society?
...how fast before household robots are mass marketed?
...robots are already used in war zones and manufacturing, what industry could use robots and free up a lot of human time?
...what do we do with all of the newly unemployed people because of robot use?
...how many marriages break up because one partner's sex robot looks too much one of their friends (or an ex)?
...will robots ever become sentient? if so, then how fast do hippies move to protect them?
...can an affordable flying car be mass produced?
...will we ever get cold fusion? will we ever need it?
...can we create safe, useful energy storage systems to make better use of intermittent sources like wind and solar?
...will we try space based solar power?
...will we move into space more freely?
...will it be overpopulation or depopulation?
...will the world turn into one giant retirement home?
...will human life expectancy continue to lengthen? if so, do we redefine institutions like marriage, parenting, carrer, education? How fast do those institutions adapt?
...does the singularity happen?
I'm looking forward to these questions and more being answered in the next 70 years.
Smut is Bad, M'Kay
I am a sexist at heart, but raised in a house where the woman was the breadwinner. I look forward to the day when true gender equality is reached, no more engagement rings. As I house hunted this past weekend, I stumbled through the 3rd all pink girl's bedroom that day and said "Feminisim lost didn't it?" My 62 year old female realtor simply said "Yes, but I won't get on my soapbox right now".
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Long Term Stability Observations
Another observation is that people say they want a partner who is a good conversationalist, but they rarely follow through with this desire. How a person defines a good conversationalist varies from person to person, and I have noticed many times that it involves a person who will shut up and just listen to one side yap away about his or her life. A good conversationalist is also often a person who serves up never ending cliche compliments to the original object. A good conversationalist is a plus for an entertaining life together, melding with groups, socializing and making friends in new situations. If a good conversationalist is also a good communicator of true emotions, feelings, problems, issues, this can help work through problems. If not, this person will talk to you for hours about reality TV and music but, never about how you work on a child's behavioral problem, a financial hardship, facing your own mortality, or another meaningful obstacle. The revelation will be that the good conversationalist will have just been a good bullshit artist. I think many women have been seduced by the ephemeral power of a good bullshit artist.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
The Original Ipod
Is that not mind blowing? I like it for another reason: it shows the Apple people not as genius inventors but as smart applicators of current technology to a smart older idea. This guy was extremely forward thinking with the infrastructure he created in place to help this idea move along and spread. It is comical how he focused attention on how songs could not be pirated with his system. Since he did not forsee households having CPUs or Internet capabilities, it is a noble attempt to bring music into a new era. Sadly, there was the Walkman/CD era to come before his digital dispersal revolution.
Underneath this article lies that sad truth that the music industry has always fought the new and been hesitant to change. This applies to many businesses in smaller degrees, but few as vividly as the recording industry. Rather than grasp and play with a new technology, they fight it tooth and nail, hurting their business. They fought tape players that could record the radio or an album. They repeated that same argument to fight song sharing on the Internet. They destroyed Napster and sued Grammas over filesharing rather than buying file sharing systems like Napster and utilizing them. Few people accept change, but fostering a new idea (like the 1979 Ipod) can keep a business operating and generating new income streams. The rate of technological change is high enough now that the recording industry has probably lost the war because of previous battles it won. Its name is too dirty now. Fighting change and your customers will just lead a business to the graveyard... just ask newspapers.
Interesting Report and Ramblings
This came to my attention as I had an online comment argument with an anti-semite bigot. I just couldn't help myself since I was sick and had the time to go back and forth this week. The anti-semite bigot mentioned how Jews in the US make up less than 0.25% of the military, but are "all over the government, pulling strings man". I noted that Jews only make up 1% of the population, so what if they are underrepresented by a smidge in the military? It means nothing. This lead to a comment alluding to a banker conspiracy to control the government. I replied that sure the bankers do have their puppet master hands up Obama's ass already but a lot of bankers & bank bondholders are not Jews.
It never ceases to amaze me how people cling to dumb ass theories of Jewish world domination in 2009. If Jews control money and stocks, don't you think they've been royally fucked this past year? If they are all rich, wouldn't they be worried about Obama's redistribution plans? If Jews controlled the world, don't you think they would make the world like them more? This does not make sense. I feel like a broken fucking record, but the anonymous bigotry is a bad downside to the Internet.
This actually fits into a frustration I have had recently with all sorts of people and their conspiracy theories. Usually, I enjoy them and view them as entertaining. Sometimes a well laid out conspiracy theory sounds reasonable. Here's my gripe: when you dress up conspiracy theories as a way to demonize people or a person, and the opposite is correct or turns out to be the case, you need to own up to it. Remember all of the crazy (and not so crazy) people that said Bush would cancel the 2004 election to ensure he'd stay in power? Yeah didn't happen. Remember when they said he'd do it again in 2008 to stay in power? Didn't happen. Power transitioned peacefully as it has each presidential election. Where are the crazies saying "I was wrong, turns out he's not as evil as I thought"? Nowhere. They are off creating new conspiracy theories to demonize new targets. (Cornell alum Keith Olberman, who has a poorly watched show on MSNBC, is just a hair away from these people.)
This is part of the reason I look forward to robots. When we have robots around, we can create new conspiracy theories devoted to robots, not people. If they remain non-sentient, they won't have feelings and it will be easy to demonize them because they will be like a suped up version of your home PC, printer at work, or cell phone. Who has not cursed out one of those items? It doesn't stop the demonization train, but it at least shifts it away from living people and onto hunks of machinery.
Reality TV Shows about Homes
Friday, May 01, 2009
Possibly the Greatest "Opposite Day" Monologue Ever
Very rarely can someone be 100% wrong. My only response is stolen from the movie Billy Madison...
"what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."


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Chipotle-Sparked Mustard Salmon Recipe
- 6 salmon fillets (4 ounces each)
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup prepared horseradish
- 1/4 cup stone-ground mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
- 1 teaspoon minced chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
- 1 teaspoon snipped fresh dill
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Place salmon in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, horseradish, mustard, lemon-pepper and chipotle pepper; spread over fillets.
- 2. Bake 15-20 minutes or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork. Sprinkle with dill. Yield: 6 servings.
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1 serving: 260 calories, 16g fat (3g saturated fat), 70mg cholesterol, 407mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1/2 fat.
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Kate the Quick Change Artist at Paralympics Day Four
We have a very brief post to share on Kate's appearances for Sunday's Paralympics. She started the day in casual pieces, worn to watch rowing at Eton Dorney.
She reprised pieces we have seen previously at the Games: Team GB apparel, skinny jeans and red Adidas trainers.
The Duchess then made a change to something more formal, she was presenting medals for the winners in the Discus competition.
Kate was able to award the Gold Medal to Team GB's Aled Davies.
Kate brought back her Pucci blazer, Paralympics Scarf and Corkswoon wedges for the appearance. Some may remember the blazer from Kate's visit with the Team GB Hockey teams back in March.
Above she is seen chatting with David Faulkner during that March function. The blazer is a classic double-breasted style with peak lapels, double vents, gold buttons on the front and cuffs.
We see the return of Kate's Team GB Paralympic scarf.
Next UK still shows the scarves as being available, the small size is discounted to just £2.50, roughly $4 at today's exchange rates.
Mr. Davies had already won a Bronze Medal this week, he shared his excitement at winning in this Tweet.
The athlete also posted a photo of himself with Kate after the ceremony .
We aren't positive about what Kate wore beneath the jacket. We don't believe it to be the Roland Mouret Manon dress, as some initially thought, that frock has a slit at the back lower hem and an exposed zipper, traits missing from the piece Kate wore. My guess is that it is a dress and not a skirt, the bunching and wrinkling at the upper hip (two photos up) look like what one might see with a dress, not as likely with a skirt. We'll update when we find out. It was a fine look for the Duchess, very much in keeping with the low key styles she has been wearing since the Olympics started in July.
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This is a very serviceable look, not meant to draw attention to herself and I'm sure that's behind the choice. As some already have commented, navy is nightmarish to match so I'd guess that the dress or skirt also is by Pucci, maybe a simple navy sheath dress? I understand why she wore this but it's not one of the most flattering looks. She is short-legged and a dark hem and dark shoes only emphasize that. There's a method to the madness of light/nude/beige heels, they make anyone's legs look a million miles long!!
Since she is so tall I would like to see her in some dressy flat shoes like her sister wears. Perhaps on her tour where people are generally a little shorter. It would be a nice change
The duchess is a very fit and beautiful woman but honestly she doesn't have the best proportion. Maybe she's just insecure about her relatively shorter legs like us? LOL
the skirt is pulling …around the hips…maybe bad angles? I don't have hate this outfit but not my favorite either.
I have to wonder if a tailored pair of trousers might have worked better for this ocassion? Yes, I know–the Duchess seems to never wear trousers (only jeans) but I think they would have been an excellent choice with the blazer and scarf.
I am in the minority of people who do not mind the wedges, and think they help bring an otherwise "business" outfit down to the appropriate level of casual.
Perhaps the skirt/dress is a matching Pucci piece, since navy can be horrendously difficult to match, and this seems to match her blazer quite well. No leads though, I'm afraid. I agree with other comments that the blazer hits in an odd place on Kate making her hips seem too low. Still not a huge fan of these wedges but pumps may have made the outfit even more flight attendant like. the shoe addict in me would love to have seen her go a little outside the box to make this nice but conservative outfit more interesting. I know, I know, not really Kate's style, but I think I would have preferred her nude LK Bennett Sledges on this occasion.
Like you, I'm not a fan of those wedges, though I thought the espadrille detail on the heels made them slightly more informal-cum-sporty…??? Yes, I'm struggling a bit on that one, but it was just a thought!
Love her blazer!
I usually love what she wears but I think the blazer/skirt/scarf outfit resembles a flight attendant uniform.
I was wondering if someone would comment on that!
I thought that too. I think the scarf makes it worse. I mean she wears it well but I don't really like it.
I'm not a fan of what she wore underneath the blazer… it makes her hips seem lower than they actually are. If this look had seemed more proportional, I would have been crazy about it. Especially the shoes!!
I think her hips ARE that low – she has an incredibly long torso…and rather short legs. Maybe why she favours platform shoes? I don't think it's a skirt, I think it's a dress that's a wee bit too snug for the Duchess, that's why it's hiking up around her hips. Not her best look, I hope we get some great looks on her trip abroad next week!
I love that scarf! Hopefully I can snag one there still when I'm visiting in late September. Any idea where to pick one up?
I got mine from Next online some time ago. For once I'm ahead of the game!
These shoes are completely mismatched with the formality of the skirt and blazer look. The shoes are simply not respectable looking – and this is coming from someone who is her age. I am just overall bored with her looks in general. She doesn't show a whole lot of imagination does she.
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She can't just leave well enough alone, can she? That suit and skirt/dress ensemble, along with the scarf, is so polished and lovely, but she ruined that outfit with those awful wedges and her unkempt hair. Knowing that it was going to rain, she should have had her hair in a simple and casual, yet elegant updo. It would given her an overall polished and regal look.
How would she know that it was going to rain?
It's Britain. It's summer. And this summer has been wet, wet, wet. It has been apalling.
You don't go anywhere without an umbrella!
Of course you don't. We see the Duchess agrees about the necessity of an umbrella (and doesn't even mind holding her own!). However, if the past is any indication, she clearly does not feel that rainy weather automatically calls for an up-do.
Hmm not loving this one. A bit too flight attendant for my taste. And those wedges really bother me for some reason, I think the height of the cork is just very clunky and unflattering.
I usually adore her sartorial choices but this one is a let down. She looks like a flight attendant…
The blazer and skirt DID look nice, but seen from the back, as I first saw them with this outfit, those wedges were simply disproportionately high. I normally like wedges, but not these towering versions, which makes the wearer look like she's wearing fashionable stilts. Moreover, they simply looked "off" with the professional-looking outfit.
Her navy leather pumps, last seen with this blazer and the coral pink skinny jeans she wore to visit the GB Olympic field hockey teams would have been a better choice. They didn't work well with the jeans (I thought she should have worn her LK Bennett wedges that day), but they would have been quite appropriate with the blazer and skirt.
It occurs to me that she may be getting tired of all the red, white, and blue she's been virtually required to wear of late. I hope she'll be able to trot out some new colors on her upcoming trip.
"It occurs to me that she may be getting tired of all the red, white, and blue she's been virtually required to wear of late. I hope she'll be able to trot out some new colors on her upcoming trip."
I wouldn't hold my breath. She'll wear lots of blue and beige colors. However, she wore more color during her Canada trip than she has all this year. Hopefully she'll wear orange, which she's never worn, and which will compliment the tropical scenery.
I was talking about the red, white, and blue patriotic combination. We're all aware that she prefers blues and neutrals in general. However, in the past, she's worn purple, green, red and scarlet alone, pink, yellow, and a variety of other shades. She dressed fairly colorfully on her Canada trip last year.
I think the jacket and dress/skirt is a very neat choice for handing out medals, and for I'm not bothered by the aforementioned bunching and wrinkling cos it's what happens to all of us from time to time. It helps keep her human, and less glossy-magazine-cover clone.
I can't help wondering about her hair though, I seem to remember it began looking a bit limp during the last round of sporting events — I'm presuming due to wind, rain and being tied back in pony tails. Do hope it's not a reflection on the latest hairdresser.
The best thing about Kate is that she looks so genuine in her enthusiasm for the sporting events, as with so much else that she does. She gives the impression of being a real quality lady!
I feel the same way about her hair lately. I never thought I'd say this about her, but it looks kind of…not-so-polished, maybe?
That said, I also agree that she looks genuinely happy to be at all the sporting events, and I like that. What a morale booster for the athletes, you know? I think we're really seeing Kate in her element at these events.
I'm amazed she can continue to look as though she's still enjoying herself after attending so many events. And for her sheer sparkle I can definitely overlook a blip on the hair front!
It's a great look for the medal presentations. Appropriately formal and understated to that the attention if focused on the athletes. My only reservation is the shoes. They are not my favourite and it would have been fun to see something a little more lively. The LK Bennett Sabira in Deep Blue Patent ( I just bought them! THey look awesome with dark blue and greys) would have been an interesting choice- but then again perhaps too stewardessy. Look forward to hearing what everyone else has to say!
Tara, I had a similar thought… Had she worn a classic pump style shoe, I can only imagine all the "stewardess" remarks.
And I love the jacket. It's so timeless and classy.
I do love this jacket, but I'm afraid that I haven't been a fan of the outfits she has coordinated with it. In my opinion, the navy with the gold buttons makes for a very formal blazer, and she has paired it on both outings with very casual pieces: the coral skinny jeans and the Corkswoon wedges. That being said, I know some people really like to create an edgy and interesting outfit by mixing formal and informal pieces, but I've just never been into that look.
However we feel about her outfit, she obviously delighted the athlete by presenting the medal! I've also loved the photos of her interacting with Lady Louise Windsor.
Where can the photos of Lady Louise be seen?
Love the skirt!!!!! She's glamorous and sophisticated!!!!


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Spirit Lake dispute continues: Tribal Council members seek dismissal of former chairman's federal lawsuit
GRAND FORKS -- Members of the Spirit Lake Tribal Council have asked a federal court to throw out a lawsuit brought last month by Roger Yankton Sr., who seeks to regain his position as chairman of the tribe.
In a motion to dismiss filed this week in U.S. District Court in Grand Forks, they argue that tribal sovereignty "precludes the exercise of ... jurisdiction (by the court) over the named defendants."
They also note that Yankton "has failed to exhaust tribal remedies" or "state a cause of action for which relief can be granted."
In his lawsuit, filed Aug. 12, Yankton argues that a restraining order issued against him by a Spirit Lake tribal judge was obtained improperly, prevents him from acting as chairman and amounts to an "illegal detention" that violates his civil rights.
He says the restraining order, which bars him from entering the tribal headquarters or contacting members of the council, makes him "a virtual prisoner on the reservation."
Yankton named as defendants five other members of the Tribal Council, including Leander "Russ" McDonald, who twice this summer was declared chairman in Yankton's stead.
Yankton and the council also have squared off in tribal court, which issued an order July 16 reinstating the former chairman. He had been removed from office July 1 at a general meeting called by the vice chairman after more than 500 tribe members signed a recall petition.
On July 17, McDonald and other Yankton opponents renewed the tribe's membership in the Northern Plains Intertribal Appeals Court and asked that the tribal court's order reinstating Yankton be stayed. The appeals court issued the stay order.
Later in July and again Aug. 6, a new Tribal Court judge issued the restraining order against Yankton.
Yankton has argued that the Tribal Council acted in 2012 to leave the appeals court and set up its own appeals process. No appellate judges have been hired, but he said McDonald had no authority to rejoin the intertribal court, which is based in Aberdeen, S.D.
The appeals court had scheduled oral arguments Aug. 30 at the University of North Dakota Law School in Grand Forks on who should be recognized as chairman of the Spirit Lake tribe, but that plan was scrapped, apparently over the availability of parking for the court and members of the tribe who might wish to observe the proceedings. The court has not announced another time and location.


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Spencer Pratt hearts gay marriage
To all the readers who thought Spencer Pratt is gay, give yourselves a big ol' pat on the back. Turns out that, despite their staunch Republican upbringing, Heidi and Spencer are huge supporters of same-sex marriage. Especially Spencer. The guy loves it (I mean, LOVES it) and couldn't help but share his feelings with E! News:
"I think it's your own choice," Montag said last night at the opening of Svedka presents Hollywood, DC: Lights! Camera! Election!, an art show at the World of Wonder Storefront Gallery in Hollywood. "I think, you know, whoever you decide to marry–boys, girls, whatever you like–it's up to you."
Pratt credits his girlfriend's glam squad with his open-mindedness. "Heidi's hair and makeup people are my favorite people in the world and they happen to be gay," he said. "So if they wanna go marry each other, good for them."
But don't worry; they're still huge supporters of John McCain who, surprisingly, hasn't locked these two in Guantanamo Bay before he dives even further in the polls (There's still time, Senator. Maverick their asses!):
They don't think Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama will hurt Sen. McCain. "I think McCain is strong and great," Montag cooed. "And, you know, who needs Colin Powell?"
Heidi Montag: a vapid, mountain of chin and funbags dismissing the career of Colin Powell. Only in America, folks. In the meantime, I included just one pic of Spencer on this post and the rest are all Heidi – which I now realize is like putting a birthday hat on a tumor: Cute, but what the fuck?


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The story of Christ like you've never heard it before. Told through the eyes of the two thieves on the cross and the spiritual warfare hidden from mortal men. It starts with the temptation in the desert by Satan and ends with Christ's descent into Hades, his resurrection and his ascension.
In between, we see Jesus' ministry in the context of the biblical motif of Christ taking back the inheritance of the nations from the rebellious Sons of God. The demons that rose up in that day were not random but were the spirits of the dead Nephilim, and part of a comprehensive battle strategy between Christ and the Powers. When it comes to spiritual warfare, Jesus was no pacifist.
Jesus Triumphant explains why most people misunderstood the deliverer to be a worldly warrior king instead of the suffering servant he was. He was a warrior, but it was a war they could not see with mortal eyes. In Jesus Triumphant, we now see it.
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It is a dramatic version of the greatest story ever told!
Similar to the Third Heaven Series, Birth of a God, also a great book.
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As a researcher of biblical texts and a fiction author, I could hardly wait for each of these books in the nephilim series. The story is not fiction, only some portions left out of history and scripture were added to connect the dots. His depiction of the war of the seed is a vital topic for all Christians to understand. This story starts in the third Chapter of Genesis, with the first prophecy we see coming from the mouth of God when he promises to put enmity between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman. The bible as we know it today will not make much sense (when linking all books together as a complete picture), unless you understand how that very prophecy unfolds through the passage of almost six thousand years. Most Western Christians are sadly ignorant about the war of the seed and most historical accounts that support the bible as we know it today. Brian Godawa brings the scriptures to life. His books are not just fiction but a great way to help others understand just how far Yeshua would go to save his own creation from destruction. I cannot wait for other books in this series!
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Exciting conclusion to an amazing series of books. The authors ability to weave fiction and Biblical fact into a plausible story is a gift. Highly recommend this book. On a side note reading these in order really helps.
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Brian Godawa is gifted and God has blessed him with the art of storytelling, thanks to his imagination and also his colleagues. I've finished all eight books of this series and was disappointed in none of them. His books are great for believers and unbelievers alike. I'll be listening to the Chronicles of the Nephilim again!
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Like almost everyone, watching movies is one of my family's most favorite past times. When we want to spend a quite night in with the kids, we just pop in the DVD of one of our favorite movies and huddle up with a bowl of popcorn. However, not a week goes by without us hitting the movie house to watch the new releases.
2014 has been a great year for the movie industry. A lot of fantastic movies came out which includes another installment to the Hobbit Trilogy. Before I sat down to write this post, I sat down with my family to discuss our most favorite films of 2014. Without further adieu, here they are in no particular order.
This movie is a dark fantasy film that is told from the point of view of one of Disney's most popular villains – Maleficent. If you aren't a Disney junkie, Maleficent is the villainess in Sleeping Beauty. The main character is played by none other than Angelina Jolie. I must say, she portrayed the role beautifully.
Anyway, it is a story of love, betrayal, and revenge. However, the main reason why we love this movie is because it shows how humans really react when they are betrayed. This movie has allowed us to teach our kids the importance of not letting greed get the best of them and to never betray the people who love just so they can get what they want. Another thing that this movie shows is that no matter how dark a person's path has become, there is always hope that he or she will someday see the light.
Annie is one of my most favorite Broadway musicals so I got very excited when I heard that a film adaptation was going to come out. As you can expect, I dragged my family to the movie house on opening night.
I wasn't sure if my kids were going to like the film when I brought them to the movie house. After all, the original version of it was set during the Great Depression and it was about an orphan girl. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the movie adaptation was set in the present and that they even managed to squeeze in Instagram and Twitter into the story. That was really something my kids could relate to.
I'm glad my kids loved this film as much as I loved the Broadway musical when I was younger. Like me, my daughter was singing "Tomorrow" non-stop for days after we watched the movie.
Penguins of Madagascar
Now who doesn't here wouldn't love the highly intelligent and witty penguins of Madagascar? Madagascar is one of my kids' most favorite cartoons of all time! I'll admit, it's one of my too! When we heard that a movie focused on those darn penguins was going to come out, we knew we weren't going to let it pass.
It's one of those movies that will have laughing the entire time you are watching it. The wit and antics of the penguins were the same as how they were in Madagascar. My kids loved it!


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A gym operator known as "The General" who once trained Barry Hall has appeared in court after being charged with a $1 million Armaguard theft in 2006.
Paul Fyfield, 56, was charged on Thursday over the $1.1 million theft from a cash delivery van at Sunshine Plaza.
The gym operator and kick-boxer once trained AFL star Barry Hall, and now runs the Fight Fit gym in South Melbourne.
He appeared in court for a short filing hearing on Friday.
Magistrate Tim Gattuso varied his bail slightly so he only needed to report twice a week to Oakleigh Police Station instead of three times.
His passport was also surrendered and he was ordered to not contact witnesses for the prosecution.
According to documents tendered to court, police allege Mr Fyfield made a false document to induce a VicRoads employee to give him a driver's licence in the name of Colin Francis Lynch almost a decade earlier.
It's not clear from those documents what Mr Fyfield is alleged to have done using the false driver's licence.
The case was adjourned until May 6.
Mr Fyfield, known by his associates as "The General", has connections to underworld figure and Bandidos associate George Zakharia, who he would visit once a week during Zakharia's stint in jail for an armed robbery.
Mr Fyfield, of Chadstone, was arrested in Highett at 9.45am on Friday.
A house in Burton Street, Chadstone, was also searched with a quantity of illegal steroids, suspected drugs and cash seized.
The Armaguard van was parked outside Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse in Sunshine Plaza in 2006 when it was ambushed while unattended by guards.
At the time, it was reported that $2 million had been stolen. A Perth man was also charged in relation to the theft in 2014.
In 2014, Armaguard offered a $300,000 reward to solve the crime, and two other significant thefts.
The arrest is part of an ongoing investigation by detectives from Operation Tideland, who are probing a $4 million Richmond road gang robbery of 1994.


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Papa Roach Talks "The Connection", Tour with Stone Sour, and More
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"I just walked into the back lounge and Tobin's working on a new song," smiles Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix. "I'm about to get my grubby little hands on it and see what I can do."
Papa Roach never stop. They consistently give crowds an ass-kicking night after night on stage, but their studio output proves equally formidable. Most recently, The Connection raised the bar with its masterful mix of heavy metal intensity and rock swagger. It's the ultimate Papa Roach record, and it's already opening up the door to the band's biggest and best chapter.
In the midst of touring with Stone Sour and Otherwise, ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino spoke to Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix about The Connection, the current tour, and so much more in this exclusive interview.
Did the songs from The Connection instantly translate live for you?
When we were writing this record, that was always on the brain. How are these songs going to pop off live? Even when it came to the tempos, we thought of that. For instance, when we wrote "Still Swingin'," We were like, "We want something you could just jump to! What's the perfect jump tempo?" Tobin just started jumping in the studio, and we tapped out his jump pace. That came from him just jumping in the studio. We wrote a riff around that tempo. Keeping that in mind, I think that's how these songs do translate so well live. We've been playing a bunch of the new songs live, and it's so fun. "Give Me Back My Life" is such a great track live. "Before I Die" is killer live as well. It's refreshing to play this all live.
What does "Before I Die" mean to you?
That came from the depths of despair. I was in a place where I was the most desperate I've ever been in my life. I was not thinking straight. I was a suicidal for a minute. I was out of my head, and I didn't want to live anymore. These things in my life that I'm really grateful for kept flashing through my head. I thought, "These are the things I want to live for before I die—my family, my kids, my wife, my spiritual life, the Papa Roach fans, and this music that's bigger than me." All of those things are what saved me. When I heard the music as Tobin was writing it, I was like, "Oh my God, you're baking my noodle right now! I love this!"
What's your favorite song from The Connection right now?
To be completely honest, I love "Before I Die" and "Where Did the Angels Go?" "Where Did the Angels Go?" is that blistering, riff-roaring heavy rock track. It's got the energy for the mosh pit, and it gets the crowds popping. "Before I Die" takes us to a different place and world. It's so cool to have songs that are so dynamically different but translate so well to our fan base.
You've never made the same record twice.
It'll be interesting to go in and write a record again because me, personally, and this is just me talking not the band, I feel like we landed on something special with this record. The way we mixed the old school and new school elements and where we're at sonically, I want to explore this territory more and more. I don't want to go in and flip up the script instantly. I feel like we're in a zone, and I want to stick there for a minute. It's a very dynamic and diverse sound. There are different passages. I want to take it deeper.
How has the tour with Stone Sour been?
There's definitely a camaraderie amongst everyone on this tour. Those guys are solid guys. We had a Super Bowl party with them. They're great dudes and I enjoy their company.
You've toured with Corey Taylor and Jim Root since OZZfest 2001.
Yeah, we've done some old school tours together! We've done off-dates with Slipknot here and there and festivals through Europe and America. We haven't done a proper tour together in years. It's cool to come back and see how each other was doing and catch up with each other. They're doing well, and we are. It's awesome.
What do you remember from those early shows?
I just remember it was an ill, wild, crazy ass adventure. Everything was new to me. Touring was new to me. The whole lifestyle was new to me. Every day was a new adventure. It was a good time. I had a great time back in the day.
What have you been listening to lately?
I love the new Deftones record. I'm listening to some Lamb of God. I'm listening to a group called Ratatat, Switchfoot, The Wombats, Nine Inch Nails, and Turbonegro. I'm all over the place.
—Rick Florino
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Parents of Child Left in Towed Car Receive Abuse ChargeDec 4th, 2010 | By Editorial Staff | Category: National News
The parents of a 9-month-old girl have been issued a summons for misdemeanor child abuse for leaving the child in a car that was towed Nov. 30 in Denver, doctor Colo. Guadalupe Torres-Sanchez and Rene Calderon, web both 32, were identified by Denver Police.
According to a news report, the vehicle was towed from the front of a garage entrance to a residential building. Excalibur Recovery removed the vehicle after it had been sitting for an hour, a report said. A spokesman for the company said they look inside vehicles before towing, but saw only a baby seat covered in blankets and because of the length of time the car sat, did not suspect a child was in the car. The spokesman also felt child abuse charges should be sought.
The mother called 911 after the vehicle was towed, the report said, saying her child was in the car. Denver dispatchers then received a call from the towing company, advising that the child had been found in the car. Police went to Excalibur Towing to take custody of the child, who was returned to her mother.
Class 2 misdemeanor child abuse charges are filed when no death or injury results to the child and authorities allege the parent or guardian acts in a knowing or reckless manner, the report states.


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ST. PETERSBURG — The Kitchen's closed.
It's not the words chef-owner Margaret Guidicessi ever thought she'd say when she opened her popular restaurant at 409 Central Ave. last year, but a slow summer has forced the downtown hot spot to shut its doors.
"We can't afford to stay open," she said bluntly.
She's not alone. Another downtown St. Petersburg startup, DeSanto Latin American Bistro, closed this month, but a new restaurant concept is reportedly in the works.
Never mind the quality food at the Kitchen, the small but loyal regulars or the prime location. Guidicessi said it comes down to simple economics: Her large-scale grab-and-go concept never took off. Sandwiches and coffee just weren't paying the bills.
"At some point, you have to cut your losses," she said. "It just wasn't working. It was costing us too much to make food every day."
Guidicessi is negotiating with vendors from the popular Saturday Morning Market to enter into an arrangement in which vendors will pay an hourly rate to rent the kitchen to prepare and store foods. It wasn't her original vision, but she said that at least it supports the spirit of bringing good food to lots of people.
"Under this umbrella, maybe we can give people something they wanted," she said. "But I thought we were already doing that."
At DeSanto, this month's closing is the second time the bistro at 128 Third St. S has closed for a retooling.
In March, management brought in renowned chef Jeannie Pierola, formerly of Bern's Steak House in Tampa, to revamp DeSanto's culinary offerings. Pierola has since departed from the restaurant but left her upscale hybrid Latin American menu intact.
"Unfortunately, economic times and time of year have dictated that we change stripes," said DeSanto owner Douglas Ellman.
Ellman was tight-lipped on what those changes could be, but said managers are kicking around a few ideas and hope to reopen in early October. Meanwhile, DeSanto's kitchen will serve food to outdoor seating areas as well as Push Ultra Lounge, the building's swanky upstairs nightclub.
In another restaurant shakeup, the Table and Mesa Lounge, at 535 Central Ave., is temporarily closing its doors and changing owners. General manager Joe Moledo said he is bringing chef Pedro Flores, who helped launch the Table's original Sarasota locale, back to St. Petersburg.
Moledo promises that the menu and staff at the St. Petersburg restaurant won't change. What will change, he said, is the price.
"The menu I had was too expensive," he said. "We're going to make the menu more affordable."
Moledo hopes to have the remodeled restaurant open in early October.
Just down the block, Guidicessi is selling off her restaurant's patio furniture just to make ends meet.
Although she's headed for new opportunities — she'll be the new chef at the natural food stores Rollin' Oats Market and Cafe in St. Petersburg and Tampa — the Kitchen was her dream shop.
"It's hard not to feel like a failure," she said standing in her chef's coat and surveying an empty Central Avenue. "I just don't do well in this slow environment."


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Great choice. Perfect use of black and white.
i choose POLES by Karol livote
I picked Serenity by Debra & Dave Vanderlaan. The capture of the swan was awesome!
Since I work again tomorrow, I'm putting up my image for Feb. 1 tonight. I came across this "by accident," and I think it's splendid! It was entered into the group before we started doing the Pick of the Day, so I'm bringing it to everyone's attention here:
Thank you very much Barb, for choosing my work "Poles" shown below. I greatly appreciate it!
My pic for today is from Taras
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My POD is Lin Harings... Ladderback Flamenco - Love the colors and riveting design!!!
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Thank you so much, Lenore, for choosing 'Seaworthy' as your Pick of the Day!
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Happy Friday, everyone!! I just want to say "Thank you" to everyone who selected my work last month. I am truly honored to have received Artist of the month! Also, a special thanks to Lenore for all your hard work it takes running this group!! Thanks again & have a wonderful weekend!! Enjoy the game, if you are watching it!!
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on some days i wish i could choose 3...
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Thank you Menega and Gary for picking Squared as POD today!
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must catch up .....i will begin by choosing FREEWILL BY Dazzle Zazz......GROW OLD ALONG WITH ME BY John Kalenberg......WINTER TREES WITH BENCH BY Elena Elissavee
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Posted by: Val Arie on 4 Years Ago
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I really like something about this one...it is my pick for today
this peaceful image for feb 22:
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today I choose WINTER PAINTING VI BY Jenny Rainbow
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Also I'd like to thank Darla and Menega for your kind PODs!! Cheers, Barbara
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My pick for today...
I enjoy the vibrant blue color on this fantastic image... Just fantastic, Cynthia!
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Ann Horn's "Cloud Cover Below" helps reveal a part of what I find delicious about minimalism. It's my POTD
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Thank you, Lin. l always choose a window seat when I fly, for obvious reasons. This scene grabbed my attention on the trip from Prague to London last June because of the deep blue of the cloudless sky above and the flat unbroken layer of cloud cover below. And fortunately the plane's window was clean. Glad you find the image intriguing.
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I am choosing Jenny Rainbow's "Winter Painting VI Aquarel by Nature". To me it demonstrates that what most people would consider the least appealing of nature's wonders are worth a second look, for they are exquisite in their simplicity of design and, though lacking in flashy color, are lovely. Jenny understands this!
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There's something special about Barbara St Jean's abstract-y minimalist "Rust Point" -- great capture/eye, IMO, and my POTD
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Sponsored by the Louisiana Endowment For The Humanities and hosted by The West Feliciana Historical Society, The Smithsonian Institution's Traveling Exhibit, "Journey Stories" will commemorate the story of immigration travel across the United States. Learn about how people traveled by road, rail, river and trail during the great movements of people that built the United States.
Click here for more information and full schedule on The West Feliciana Historical Society's webpage.
The first "Journey Stories" event will be on Saturday, February 11, 2012. A walking tour of Jewish history will highlight significant structures and contributions of St. Francisville's early Jewish immigrants, beginning at 11:00 am at Julius Freyhan School (near Barrow House Inn).
Later that day, at 3:30 pm, Oakley Plantation House (Audubon State Historic Site) will present a one-woman play entitled "Rachel O'Connor's World" featuring talented local thespian Kathryn Ward portraying a determined female Feliciana plantation owner and planter. Click here for more information about Rachel (from the Encyclopedia of Louisiana).
CD guides, which are available at St.Francisville's Museum/Visitor Center for the duration of the exhibit, offer an interesting self-guided driving tour through West Feliciana Parish history, and a map overlay by artist David Norwood contrasts the present roadways with the original ones by which the earliest settlers arrived.
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FDA Tobacco Regulation Bid Fails
Proposal part of bill that would provide $130 billion in tax breaks to businesses.
WASHINGTON -- House and Senate negotiators defeated an effort Tuesday to have the Food and Drug Administration regulate tobacco products, reported the Associated Press.
The proposal was part of a corporate tax bill that would provide $130 billion in new tax breaks to businesses. House negotiators rejected the idea, which had been included in a Senate version of the tax bill introduced in the conference committee trying to blend the two bills to go before the House and Senate for passage.
The Senate had linked tobacco regulation to legislation that would pay tobacco producers about $10 billion to give up their government quotas that determine how much of the crop they can produce.
Senate supporters of FDA regulation were expected to make an attempt today to strip the buyout provision from the compromise bill before it comes up for approval by the conference committee.
After a day of debate in which House Republicans were able to defeat all but two minor amendments offered by the Senate to the overall tax package, supporters of the bill expressed confidence that the committee will wrap up its work today and report out a completed bill that can be taken up in the House on Thursday and the Senate probably on Friday.
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Larkin Reminds Holiday Shoppers How To Further Protect Against Identity Theft
Senator Bill Larkin (R-C, Cornwall-on-Hudson) today reminded area residents to take as many precautions as possible to protect against identity theft during the busy holiday season.
"In the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it could be easy to become careless at times with spending, credit cards and record keeping," said Senator Larkin. "Identity thieves are just waiting to take advantage of unsuspecting shoppers who let their guard down. I strongly encourage area residents to be extra cautious right now and take the time to practice every measure of safety."
Below are tips to protect you and your family this holiday season:
DON'T give credit card, debit card or bank account information over the Internet or phone, unless you've initiated the contact and/or you are dealing with an established business that you know.
DON'T give your Social Security number (SSN) to anyone, except your employer, government agencies, lenders and credit bureaus. It's all a privacy pirate needs to steal your identity; also, don't carry your SSN card.
DON'T provide personal information to merchants or sales clerks that isn't required.
DON'T reply to "Spam." This is unwanted e-mail messages that clutter up your computer in-box and slow your connection to the Internet. That tells a spammer that your e-mail address is active. Instead, notify your Internet provider of the offender.
DON'T use obvious, easy-to-guess passwords on your credit card, bank and phone accounts. Avoid using your mother' maiden name, your birth date or the last four digits of your SSN.
DO guard your computer password and use only secure lines to transmit financial information via the Internet. Look for an unbroken key or lock in the corner of your computer screen to signify a secure connection.
DO ask why a merchant needs private information, how it will be used and secured, and whether it will be shared with others. Ask if you can choose to have it kept confidential.
DO know the privacy policies of businesses with which you deal and websites that you visit.
DO register for NYS' " Not Call" Registry to reduce the possibility of telemarketing fraud.
DO talk about privacy concerns with your children. Everyone should understand the importance of protecting personal information.
DO ask about information security procedures in your workplace. Find out who has access to your personal information and verify that records are kept in a secure location. Ask about the disposal procedures for those records as well.
DO guard your mail and trash from theft. Promptly remove mail from your mailbox and deposit outgoing mail in official post office boxes. Tear or shred documents that contain personal information before depositing in the trash.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, online retail sales totaled $36 billion last year. The Internet offers many benefits that are not available in a bank, store or mall. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and allows users to shop from the comfort of their homes. Below is some useful advice to help ensure that any transactions you make online are safe and secure.
Use a secure web site and browser. Look for the "https" in the web site address or a closed lock or unbroken key icon on your status bar. Also, use the latest available version of the Internet browser to ensure that it complies with security standards such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). This technology scrambles your purchase and financial information.
Read the privacy policy of the web site. This will help you to determine whether and how your personal information, such as your e-mail address and other identifying information, will be used or shared with others. Determine what security features are in place so that any personal information cannot be obtained and used fraudulently.
Credit cards offer additional protection in case of a dispute. Generally, you are liable for the first $50 in charges, but some companies offer an online shopping guarantee that ensures you are not held liable for any unauthorized charges.
Electronic fund transfers are transactions involving debit cards and other electronic banking transactions which result from direct withdrawal of cash from your bank account. Unlike with a credit card, this method of payment requires you to notify your bank of an error on your statement within 60 days. Also, if the card is stolen or lost, your liability can depend on when you report it. If you report within two business days of discovering the card lost or stolen, you will not be responsible for more than $50 of unauthorized use.
C.O.D. – If paying by credit card or electronic fund transfers are not options, request that the merchandise be sent cash on delivery (C.O.D.). You can also make a payment with a personal check or money order. These methods are easier to trace than a cashier's check.
Always keep a record of your transactions online. Print a copy of your purchase order and confirmation from the web site. If the company sends you an e-mail confirmation, you should retain those until you have resolved any concerns regarding your purchase. Check shipping and handling fees, compare prices, and review warranties.
By checking your credit report on a regular basis you can catch mistakes and fraud before they ruin your credit rating. Consumers sometimes find out that they're victims of identity theft when they try to make a major purchase and discover unfavorable information in their credit reports. Legitimate loans can be denied or delayed while the credit mess is straightened out. Knowing what is in your credit report allows you to fix problems before they jeopardize a major financial transaction.
Equifax (www.equifax.com) — To order your report, call: 1-800-685-1111 or write:
P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241. To report fraud, call: 1-800-525-6285.
Experian (www.experian.com) — To order your report, call: 1-888-EXPERIAN (397-3742), or write: P.O. Box 2104, Allen, TX 75013. To report fraud, call the same number.
TransUnion (www.transunion.com) — To order your report, call: 1-800-916-8800, or write: P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022. To report fraud, call: 1-800-680-7289 and write:
Fraud Victim Assistance Division,P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834.
If you become a victim, call 1-877-ID-THEFT to get a copy of the Federal Trade Commission'S ID Theft Affidavit form. This affidavit will help you report information to many companies using just one standard form, simplifying the process.
It is also important to report the fraud to the following organizations:
1. Each of the three national credit bureaus (listed above). Ask each agency to place a "fraud alert" on your credit report, and send you a copy of your credit file.
2. The fraud department at each creditor, bank, or utility/service that provided the identity thief with unauthorized credit, goods or services.
3. Your local police department. Ask the officer to take a report and give you a copy of the report. Sending a copy of your police report to financial institutions can speed up the process of absolving you of wrongful debts or removing inaccurate information from your credit reports. If you can't get a copy, at least get the number of the report.
4. The Federal Trade Commission, which maintains the Identity Theft Data Clearinghouse and provides information to identity theft victims. You can visit www.consumer.gov/idtheft or call toll free 1-877-ID-THEFT.


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