text:
Chapter One: Varying Degrees of Prickiness
A quick A/N before we ('we', I mean you, I guess) start: Hi! This a companion piece to "Deflating", in which you see James's Stalking Lily Evans journals—all of them. Rather, all parts of them, because I don't think he kept more than one.
Anyway, it is a companion piece, and, while you can probably get the gist of the story from these scribblings, it might be a bit confusing in parts if you haven't read "Deflating". Might want to read that before you start this. Because James rambles a lot, and sometimes you can't understand what he's going on about unless you've read about what he's actually talking about.
Also, I will let you know what he's talking about: each chapter contains some of the stuff from the actual chapters of "Deflating". Like this chapter spans chapters…four and five. Click on my username, go to the fic, read the actual chapters. There's bits in here that weren't in those chapters, though, and that's kinda fun.
…it was for me anyway.
Anyway, there's note-passing in here. A lot of note-passing, actually; between James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter. The note passing won't ever have names in front of the lines to let you know who said what, but I've always written it like this: Sirius writes in bold, Remus in bold italics, Peter in italics, and James in just plain typeface.
….I think that's it. If there's any more questions (holy Captain Oats, I rambled a lot; I'm sorry), put them in reviews.
Here's the fic!
Monday, 20 November
11:17 a.m., Arithmancy
Saw Subject at breakfast. Said, "Hi."
She glared at me over her toast and said, "Potter, don't you have somewhere to be?"
I smiled in that very attractive way that, it has to be said, only I can smile, and replied (v. suavely, if I do say so myself), "Where else would I want to be than right here?"
Subject rolled her eyes, bit into her toast, and responded coldly, "Well, I rather thought you'd be polishing your broom or admiring yourself in the mirror or, I don't know, hexing someone because they looked at you for too long."
Actually, I did do that this morning. Hex someone, that is.
It was a Slytherin, and I swear he sneered at me.
He'll be out of the hospital wing in a few days; I don't see what the big deal is.
I didn't say that, though. I said, "No. I thought I'd maybe ask you out?"
Subject started to laugh. "Go play with your friends, Potter," she said.
I really think she's warming up to me.
1:42 p.m., Transfiguration
Moony says that I need to learn to monitor what I say around Subject. To learn the difference between what is acceptable to say to a girl and what I need to keep in my head.
I reckon that's censorship, and I told him so.
He made a face and held up one hand. "Tact," he said, raising the hand a little, and then raising the other. "Celibacy." He moved his hands up and down, like he was a scale and he was weighing the two options.
Celibacy is a strong word.
Sirius said that some of the girls he's gone out with (okay, snogged at the Astronomy Tower for a night) liked the whole 'speak your mind' thing. Said it shortened the whole courting process significantly, which is exactly what I'm looking for at this point in time.
Moony glared and said that girls like Lily didn't appreciate lines like 'What brand are your knickers?'
I don't see why not. She could be very proud about the brand of her knickers. They could be a very expensive pair of knickers, and she could just be waiting for someone to ask her that question so she can brag about it to everyone.
Even later on Monday
9:27 p.m., Dormitory
Asked Subject what brand of knickers she was wearing.
She hexed me.
I now have boils in…uncomfortable…places.
Early. Really early. Like, it's-still-dark-outside early
Had a dream where an evil, evil demon (who happened to have Moony's face and Snape's hair) forced me to choose: sex with Subject for one night and then impotence for the rest of my natural born life or Subject being moved to China to become a railway prostitute where I would never see her again.
It was really evil because she was standing there in front of me, dancing in a Chinese-Railway-Prostitute-y way, saying, "Pick meeee James, I will give you pleeeeeasure."
And then, in the dream, I started to cry because I was frustrated and I didn't know what to do, and Subject saw me crying and frowned. She says, "I don't think I could sleep with a swotty little nancy-boy like you." So she disappeared to go off and service railway workers.
While I don't think Subject would ever pass me up for Chinese railway workers, nor would she ever utter the phrase 'swotty little nancy-boy', it was chillingly real.
I woke up sweating.
Doused face in cold water to calm myself and noticed it did wonders for my complexion.
Note to self: splash cold water on face every morning. V. important for skin and brightness of eyes.
Boils have improved.
Still Tuesday
Accidentally spilled marmalade on page.
Subject is eating pancakes, I notice. She seems to like syrup a great deal. Her plate is swimming in it. She is drinking milk and chatting with one of her twin friends. I can't tell them apart, and I'm not going to try, because God knows I've got enough to do with Subject herself. Haven't got enough time to research her bloody friends.
May put Mssrs. Wormtail and Padfoot on that, though. Just in case.
Ah, Mr. Padfoot just came downstairs. When I left, he was just starting on tousling his hair, so I knew it'd take him a long time. But that was only twenty minutes ago. And it shows, too: his hair doesn't look nearly messy enough.
"Overslept," he grumbled, reaching for some toast. "Does my hair look okay?"
I lied and said yes, mostly since I had to ask a favor. "Mr. Padfoot, Mr. Prongs was wondering if you and Mr. Wormtail might be so kind as to research Subject's friends."
Padfoot flashed me a disgruntled look over a bite of toast. "I'm not doing your work for you. It's your sodding project."
Padfoot is just grumpy because his hair looks like crap.
"Some friend you are," I mumbled.
"Might be able to convince Wormtail, though," Sirius said thoughtfully. "It's not like he has a social life or anything."
This is true. Must ask.
Time for Charms.
9:16 a.m.
Wormtail is skiving off. Makes sense, we have a Herbology test next hour. Will ask him at lunch.
Subject is sitting over there, twirling her hair around her finger while she writes…
Padfoot, distract me please.
I dunno, first thing that came to my mind was 'Quidditch'.
How about something specific about Quidditch?
God, I have to do everything. Fine, how about them Arrows?
That's not working. She's raising her hand…asking an intelligent question…
I'm handing you over to Moony. You're annoying when you're swoony.
Prongs. Prongs. You are drooling. Please stop. It is disturbing.
He's not listening.
I know. PRONGS. PRONGS. We're losing him.
I know. It's sad.
It is.
I was not drooling.
Saliva escaped your mouth, Prongs. There is a wet spot on your tie. It's disgusting. Do you need a bib? We can find you a bib. Padfoot here's pretty good at Transfiguration.
I can fix that tie into a fabulous red-and-gold-striped bib.
It'll be spiffing.
I spilled tea on myself this morning.
You drank orange juice this morning.
I slept in these clothes last night. I sleep with my mouth open.
You slept in your tie?
Yes. I find the tie is rather reminiscent of my mother's arms around me as I sleep. It's comforting.
Your mother put her arms 'round your neck while you slept?
And you're still alive?
She wasn't throttling me. She had her arms comfortingly around my neck…I don't have to explain myself to you.
Please, don't.
Wednesday, 22 November
10:30 a.m., History of Magic
Wormtail, good man that he is (even if he did skive off yesterday, leaving me alone with the Idiot Twins), procured me a little meeting with one of Subject's twin friends. This twin's name is Charlotte (which is kind of awkward as I think I've been calling her Carla for six and a half years) and she will grant me ten minutes to talk to her about Subject.
Moony suggested I prepare a list of questions to ask. I think this is actually a good suggestion, and have complied:
1. What is up with the romance novels? Seriously, she's got them all the time. I hope I don't have to have a six- pack like the guys on the covers of those stupid books to get Subject's attention because, while I am attractively lanky, I am not muscular.
2. What does she wear to bed?
3. How often does she mention me on a daily basis?
4. Does she wear underwear? If so, what kind are they?
5. What is her favorite color? (So I can be sure to wear it as much as possible around her. Well, we can't actually wear stuff that is not uniform, so maybe I will buy ink in that color and write her love letters in it)
6. How would she respond to love letters to her from James Potter?
7. Does she like opera and the symphony and stuff like that? My parents get tickets to stuff like that all the time,and it's dead boring. But if she likes it, I can bring her and we can snog in the bathroom or something. That would be awesome.
8. Does she like Quidditch? I know she hates to fly (she cried on the day of flying lessons when she actually had to…you know, hover…) but does she at least like to watch the sport? Moreover, does she like to watch me play the sport and get sweaty? I am an attractive sweater. Not like an attractive sweater, like the clothing, because I'm not striped or made of yarn. I meant I look good when I sweat.
9. What does she like to do on a date? Has she ever been on a date? If not, why not? Does she put all guys through the three-ring circus as she's putting me through, or am I special?
10. Does she think I'm special? Would she go out with me? Would she let me buy her a Sugar Quill in Hogsmeade next weekend? Would she let me talk to her in front of other people without cursing me? Okay, say we're the last two people on earth—does she procreate with me?
Later on Wednesday
9:26 p.m., Dormitory
Had my chat with that twin friend of Subjects. Here are her answers to my questions:
1. "She likes the romance novels because she thinks they're funny. The dialogue is so cheap, you know. It's mostly just sex. But secretly, I think she kinda wants that to happen to her, you know?"
"What, sex?" I asked. Because if that's what she wants, I don't know why she keeps turning me down. I understand that women have needs, and I am only too happy to fulfill them.
Charlene (that is her name, right?) made a face.
2. "I am not telling you what she wears to bed, you disgusting pervert."
3. "She mentions how annoying you are several times a day."
"Does she ever mention how wonderful I am?"
"I don't think she's ever said that."
4. She didn't even answer this one. She punched me in the arm instead. It's not like it hurt or anything, but it was unnecessarily violent.
5. "Her favorite color is yellow."
You can't write to someone in yellow ink, not if you actually want them to read it. What crap is that?
6. "If you sent her a love letter, Potter, she would probably die laughing. Unless you were present when she got it, in which case, she'd hex you within an inch of your life."
7. "She likes the ballet. I don't know about the opera and stuff though."
The ballet? I expect she would, guys in tights displaying their packages.
8. "She likes to go to the games, to show spirit, you know, but she gets bored with it rather easily."
9. "How am I supposed to know what she likes to do on a date?"
Of course, I should've expected that answer. If she knew the answer to that question, that would just be it for me, wouldn't it? "Yes, but has she been on one before?"
"Of course she has; she's not a leper, you twat."
10. "I don't know, Potter. I doubt it."
"Even if I were the last man on Earth?"
"I don't know. Maybe. Depends on how everyone else died."
"Why would that even matter?"
"Well, if you killed them all, I don't think she'd be too keen on repopulating the world with you."
It's nice that Carmen thinks I'm capable of annihilating the whole world. It's sweet.
Thursday, 23 November
Approximately 6:05 a.m.:
Subject was seen reading "My Secret Love" in Common Room. I proceeded to exchange very odd (lengthy, pointless, blithering, etc., etc., all usual adjectives apply) conversation with Subject concerning pros and cons of keeping each other on enemy terms. Proceeded to launch into long-winded, seemingly pointless speech, thus making an arse of myself. However, I did manage to keep a number of what would be considered pricky comments to self (did exceedingly well on that front; should receive medal of some sort for my efforts). Suggested Subject call me by me by my first name. Subject found this amusing and has elected to think on it. Am very pleased with myself. I have decided that making an arse of myself more often might be a good idea, then I might actually get somewhere.
7:35 a.m.
I think Peter is drunk because he's trying to be funny, which he usually only does if he is a) drunk, b) depressed, or c) if Sirius is drunk or depressed. Never any other time.
I asked him if he was drunk, and he smirked, which means he is, and I said, "Can I have some of whatever you're having? I'm going to see if I can say hello to Subject in Charms and get a reply that includes the words, 'Hello, James, how are you doing this morning? Fancy a quick shag in the broom cupboard?'"
Peter smirked again and said, "You know, Prongs, they say that if you need alcohol for courage, you have a drinking problem."
Glared, then punched him in the stomach.
Approximately 8:45: Subject just called me by birth-given name. Am exceedingly pleased with myself; figure to move on to small talk next week. Moony says not to rush things, so I will move impossibly slow.
Though I suppose this is lightning speed for Subject.
That was pricky.
Ah, well. I guess it's best I get it out here instead of throwing it in Subject's face.
Friday, 24 November
Approximately 10:45 a.m., Arithmancy
Saw Subject reading another romance novel at breakfast this morning, but she had the cover folded over, so I couldn't see what it was. She ate bacon and a scone, which is kind of a weird combination, but this is coming from the boy who drinks his milk with ice.
Am flirting with the idea of asking out another girl, simply to avoid dying of boredom and sexual frustration.
Do you see what I did there? Flirting with the idea of asking out another girl, which clearly would involve flirting? Get it?
God, I need a girlfriend.
Or just a quick snog.
Oh, holy fucking hell, I just realized that I can't remember the last time I made out with someone.
2:10 p.m., Transfiguration
Okay, I need your help: do any of you remember the last time I made out with a girl?
Um, no, not so much.
Prongs, Mr. Padfoot cannot handle your social schedule as well as his own. Managing his schedule requires time and energy and complete attention.
Sod off.
Mr. Wormtail is of the opinion that Mr. Prongs is in dire need of girlfriend.
Mr. Moony seconds that.
Mr. Padfoot thinks he needs a calendar. Or a call girl.
Seriously, you guys, I'm really freaking out. I cannot remember the last time I was up in the Astronomy Tower with a girl.
What about that girl…Emily? Emma? Or was it, like, Elsa? Elizabeth?
YES!! Elizabeth! Elizabeth Chamberlain. She's a sixth year this year. We got to second in the locker rooms. She was wearing a green lace bra. Thank you, Wormtail. I really love you sometimes.
I can't decide which of them is sadder.
Oh, no question.
Monday, 27 November
3:14 p.m., Dormitory
Have Quidditch in ten minutes; just enough time for a quick scribble.
Forgot book in dorm this morning, was v. upset. Tried to make Wormtail go get it for me, but I think he was hungover or still mad about the whole punching-in-stomach thing, because he was acting extremely irritable and started swearing at me.
Sat across from Subject at lunch because Padfoot managed to get a seat next to her, much to her dismay. Asked her to pass the plate of sandwiches, and she wordlessly did.
Attempted to start up a game of footsie with her, but when Padfoot demanded to know 'what the hell are you playing at?' with my foot up his trousers, I stopped.
She seemed to find that rather funny, though.
Quidditch now, Padfoot just came in and told me.
He also said, "And try to restrain yourself in the locker room, okay, Prongsie? I know my body is a temple and all that, but people might start asking questions."
Well, if he doesn't stop calling me Prongsie, yeah, people will ask questions.
Have headache, can't be bothered to see what time it is
Saw Subject start to undress for bed through her window from where we were practicing on the Quidditch pitch. Flew into goalpost.
Padfoot will not shut up about it.
May hex him in his sleep.
Wednesday, 29 November
11:00 a.m., Arithmancy
Christmas is in less than a month.
Must start planning mistletoe-related "accidental" run-ins with Subject.
Should I get her a present?
What kind of things would she like?
Jewelry, maybe? What do you think, Padfoot?
Why not? I think jewelry's a nice gift for a girl.
Yeah, and it's expensive, which shows Mr. Prongs cares enough about Subject to shell out twenty Galleons for a necklace or something.
Yeah, exactly. Jewelry is expensive. And what are the chances that Subject just laughs and throws whatever present Mr. Prongs gives her in the lake or out the window?
Slim to none.
I see your point, Mr. Padfoot. Don't get her jewelry, Prongs. Stick with candy.
Candy is impersonal.
And fattening.
What the hell does that have to do with anything?
She might think that you think she's fat.
I don't think she's fat.
If you don't give her candy, she'll know that. And she'll like you better for it. You know how girls are mad about their weight.
Girls are mad about everything. That's because girls are mad.
But they're especially mad about their weight.
I wouldn't go around advertising that opinion, if I were you.
Why not? Girls are aware of their madness.
Some aren't.
Show me a girl that's not mad. I will marry her right now. Save me a lot of trouble.
I didn't mean that some girls aren't mad. They all are. It's just that some of them don't know about it.
They're kidding themselves.
Yes, they are.
Ignorance is bliss, chaps.
That it is.
So, Mr. Prongs, now that we're doing this note-passing thing that we really should stop if we wish to stay in school—
Moony, we've done much worse things than pass notes and we're still here. I think we're safe.
Anyway, as I was saying, Mr. Prongs, we must discuss Small Talk.
Why'd you put it all in capitals like that?
Because it's a mission, Wormtail. Missions are capitalized. It makes them sound more important.
You didn't capitalize 'mission' when you wrote it just now.
That doesn't count; it's the start of a sentence.
It's still capitalized.
Doesn't count, though.
Does too.
Does not.
Does too.
Are you arguing about grammar?
Yes, you are. You're arguing about grammar. You're turning into Moony.
What's that supposed to mean?
It means you go absolutely off your rocker if one of us tells you 'It isn't going to hurt no one' or 'Padfoot and me are going to get some candy' or something.
Well, you're seventeen years old, and that's atrocious. Anyway, as I was saying before you lot decided to attack my character, Prongs, have you started thinking about what you are going to say to Subject during Small Talk?
If it's a mission, why don't you call it Mission Small Talk or something?
You forgot to capitalize 'mission'.
We don't call it Mission Small Talk, Wormtail, because that's lame. Continue, Moony.
I already said everything. That was a question. It's your turn to write.
Oh. Well, I've thought about it, yes.
Anything that doesn't include the words 'shag', 'snog', 'broom closet', and 'alcohol' in these thoughts?
I resent that. All of those things are pricky. You're implying that I only think pricky thoughts.
Prongs, have you paid attention to yourself at all while you've been alive?
I pay very close attention to myself, thank you.
Right, that's why we're having this problem in the first place.
I don't want to talk about this anymore. I'm closing the book.
It's been three minutes, why haven't you closed it?
The ink hasn't dried yet, you twat.
A/N: Okay, I know I said I wasn't going to post this until "TDA" was finished, but I only have five chapters left of that, and I really liked how this turned out and I wanted to see what people thought.
…So what'd you think?
Anyway, do not expect regular updates on this until "TDA" is finished. It's taken me, like, two months to write this much, because "TDA" is a kinda absorbing fic to write, for me at least (well, obviously 'for me', there's no one else writing it but me). It takes up a lot of time, and I have people yelling at me all the time when I don't update for, like, three weeks.
This is a side project. It's really fun. There's no angsty stuff, unless James gets all frustrated and desperate and drunk. Which he probably will.
But I hope you liked it.
Tell me if you did or didn't.


text:
When going gets tough, pro-lifers keep going
Professor Mary Ann Glendon is pictured in a 2009 file photo in Washington. CNS photo/Paul Haring
Help us expand our reach! Please share this article
RANDOLPH -- Despite some recent setbacks, the pro-life movement has gained ground in the place it matters most -- the hearts and minds of the American people, Mary Ann Glendon, professor of law at Harvard, told those gathered at Massachusetts Citizens for Life's (MCFL) annual fundraising banquet on Oct. 19.
The most recent polls show that an unmistakable (if slight) majority of Americans are pro-life and that the large majority, 75 percent, are opposed to abortions for 95 percent of the reasons they are performed, said Glendon, who served as the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican from 2008-2009.
This year's banquet, held at the Lantana in Randolph, marks the beginning of MCFL's 40th year. Glendon called the current pro-life challenges "more sinister" than founders of MCFL ever dreamed possible.
In Massachusetts, the biggest challenges are the possible legalization of physician assisted suicide and the destruction of human embryos for research, which receives state funding. In the case of both, advocates use the same rhetoric as pro-abortion lobbyists. They call for "choice" and "compassion," and they often highlight cases of unusual hardship, she said.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The Czech Republic's offensive EU sculpture
- By Joshua Keating
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy
The Czech Republic, having only taken over the rotating European Union presidency in January, has already managed to offend its EU peers with a sculpture it installed in the atrium of the European Council headquarters in Brussels. Titled "Entropa," the sculpture makes light of European national stereotypes:
[C]ountries digested depictions of their national character as a Dracula-inspired theme park (Romania), a rudimentary toilet (Bulgaria) or a flooded land with minarets poking through (the Netherlands)…
Other national depictions in "Entropa" include Luxembourg as a lump of gold on sale to the highest bidder, France emblazoned with the word "Greve" ("strike"), Denmark made of Lego, and Sweden lying within an Ikea flatpack. Britain is simply missing – supposedly a reference to its deep Euroscepticism.
Worse still, the piece turns out to be an eleaborate prank. It was not the work of artists from all 27 EU member states, as had been claimed, but was created by a single Czech artist, David Cerny. (You probably want to make sure your speakers are turned off if you click on that link at work.) The Czech government has been forced to make a public apology.
Arguably, the Eurocrats should have known what they were getting into. As anyone who's read Kafka or seen a Jan Svankmajer movie can attest, Czech culture has always had a somewhat dark, surrealist edge to it. This is, after all, a country that elected an absurdist playwright as its first post-communist president. I reported on the country's strange obsession with Frank Zappa for Radio Prague in 2004. The documentary, Czech Dream, a feature-length prank in which hundreds of real Prague residents were tricked into attending a fake supermarket opening in an empty field, is another good example.
So while Cerny's sculpture might not be great diplomacy, I like that a bit of classic Czech weirdness has been injected into one of the world's stuffier organizations.
(Hat tip: Passport reader Aaron Lovell)
Update: Cerny responds to the controversy:
Grotesque hyperbole and mystification belongs among the trademarks of Czech culture and creating false identities is one of the strategies of contemporary art. The images of individual parts of Entropa use artistic techniques often characterised by provocation. The piece thus also lampoons the socially activist art that balances on the verge between would-be controversial attacks on national character and undisturbing decoration of an official space. We believe that the environment of Brussels is capable of ironic self-reflection, we believe in the sense of humour of European nations and their representatives.
That belief was clearly mistaken.
Photo: DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images


text:
Foster will call Bucs' defense from middle in '14
Another minor change as the Bucs change defenses under new coach Lovie Smith is that the team's middle linebacker -- fourth-year pro Mason Foster -- will make the defensive calls after two years with weakside linebacker Lavonte David doing so.
"Our Mike linebacker will make our call," Smith said. "As a general rule, the Mike linebacker, they need to see you out front all the time. ... He should do that, just like the quarterback should make the call on offensive side of the ball."
Foster said he welcomes the role in setting up the defense -- it's something he did in the NFL as a rookie in 2011, the year before David arrived, and he did so in college at Washington as well.
"It means a lot, being the leader, getting a chance to look everybody in the eyes before every snap," Foster said. "I'm excited. We've got a great defense, so it's not going to be hard."
Foster said often he had the microphone in his helmet in practice the last two years, getting signals from coaches to relay to the defense, so he looks forward to having a more vocal role on the field this fall.
"It's one of those things all linebackers have embedded in them," he said.
IT'S A LOVIE THING: Watch a Bucs practice, and you'll see that any time the ball hits the ground -- even on an incomplete pass -- defenders will rush to it and scoop it up, just to make a habit of getting to the ball in any circumstance during a game.
"You treat an incomplete pass like it's a fumble," Smith explained. "I don't think you get takeaways by chance. It has to be a mindset throughout. I want the defense to be constantly be thinking about the ball, picking it up and running with it."
Another cool quirk of practice Thursday -- seeing special-teams coach Kevin O'Dea run through punt-block drills with a pair of blue tetherballs, each hanging by a rope from the opposite ends of the crossbar in the end zone. O'Dea swings the ball forward to simulate a punter's delivery as players rush at him, which also saves time tracking down loose balls that have been blocked.
CHANGE ALL AROUND: RT Demar Dotson is a rare holdover from last year's offensive line, with guard Davin Joseph and tackle Donald Penn released and center Jeremy Zuttah traded to the Ravens. He said he misses the players he's lined up with for the past five seasons but also likes the new additions the team has made: tackle Anthony Collins, center Evan Dietrich-Smith and guard Oniel Cousins.
"Those guys meant a lot to me -- the reason I have the chance to be the player I am today is that those guys taught me a lot," Dotson said. "Those guys were the rock of this offensive line, but it quickly hits you this is a business. It's a blessing I get to stay here going on six years, that they see enough in me to keep me around. ... We lost a lot of good guys, but we gained a lot of good guys, also."
Dotson said he continues to be the quiet type, trying to lead by example, but in three days of practice, he's learned that Dietrich-Smith, signed from the Packers as a free agent, is a much more leader on the offensive line.
"Dietrich-Smith, he does enough yelling for everybody," Dotson said. "I tried to ask him (if) he can calm down a little bit. Nobody needs me trying to yell. That guy does enough."
THIS AND THAT: TE Luke Stocker was back at practice after sitting out Wednesday's drills with an undisclosed injury. He missed most of last season with a hip injury. ... Smith continues to be impressed by the speed of RB Jeff Demps, who he said is "definitely the fastest guy in the NFL." He likes Demps' hands, though he said he's been riding the former Olympic sprinter for dropping a deep pass in Wednesday's practice. ...


text:
This. Is. Crazy. Good.
Almost buttery smooth, a creaminess is there, but still light, clean, pure, and I can taste a beautiful green flavor coming out. A little sweet, a rich quality, there are so many layers here. And every infusion brings out something a little different.
If I were to be reincarnated as a tea, this would probably be it.


text:
All Product Details
Your previous books have addressed such topics as medical malpractice (Damages), pharmaceutical companies (The Billion Dollar Molecule), and a prominent morals scandal (The Scarlet Professor). Why did you decide to turn to political history for your next book? What drew you, in particular, to the thirty-one tumultuous days after Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford was sworn in as president?
I like to follow my nose. As a reporter, I'm compelled by stories that I think are important and original. I also want depth, drama, complexity, and–this is key–narratives that illuminate a larger world. When I wrote about malpractice, I followed one family through the torments of a having a brain-damaged child as a way of looking at the collision of law, medicine, and money in our society. When I wrote about a start-up drug company, I got to explore intimate interplay of Wall Street and the country's biomedical labs.
On the summer night in 1974 that Nixon announced he was resigning, my girlfriend and I left our apartment and wound up celebrating amidst a cheering, snake-dancing throng of 2,000 people in Harvard Square, a few blocks from where George W. Bush was living while he attended business school. It was an intense time politically, and I always felt that if I could find a story from that period as a fulcrum, I'd have a terrific book. Then, decades later, after we'd invaded Iraq, I knew I had to do something political. I didn't think I had the luxury of sitting on the sidelines while America took this dangerous turn. Inevitably, I think, I was drawn back to the period right after Vietnam and Watergate, which seemed, given our current problems, as if it might help explain some of what was happening now and offer some telling lessons for the future.
I was drawn specifically to the story of the transfer of power from Nixon to Ford because it's fascinating, moving, historically rich material and because no one else had done a book about it.
How did you go about doing research for this book?
A very wise editor, Dick Todd, once told me: "Chronology is your friend." Knowing from the start that all the action would be contained in the single month after Nixon resigned, I attempted to find out everything I could about what happened during those thirty-one days, not just in the White House, but in Congress, in the courts, out in the country, and in San Clemente, where Nixon was holed up in exile. I bought several shelves of used books from Amazon, and little by little I was able to reconstruct the month to a point where I began to see, day-by-day and sometimes scene-by-scene, how developments unfolded. And so I had the global shape of the book in my head before I started contacting sources, libraries, and archives, and well before I actually started traveling.
The story really came to life for me at the Ford Library, in Ann Arbor, where I spent a week working with documents and, especially, viewing hundreds of old newscasts. Part of the reason I became so animated while sitting in front of a TV was that the press itself was such a powerful force in the Watergate and Vietnam stories, although mainly I think it was the images themselves, which at the time I had found so riveting.
For the next six months I traveled to Washington, New York and several other places to speak with as many of the principal players as I could. Given the age and general unavailability of these people, this proved to be difficult, but in the end I believe I was able to account for what all of them were doing, saying and trying to do during that month.
There have been numerous books on the Nixon administration, but very few on the Ford administration. Why do you think little attention has been paid, until now, to the Ford administration?
I believe there are two reasons, chiefly.
First is the contrast of the two presidents and the two presidencies. Psychologically and historically, Nixon is more fascinating, but Vietnam and Watergate were profoundly traumatic events for the nation, and Ford's goal was a return to order and tranquility — to ratchet down the volume. With Ford's short-term rule and low-key persona, you can't really compare the two administrations for drama.
The other point is that the seventies in general, and the mid-seventies in particular, have been widely dismissed, until recently, as "a kidney-stone of a decade" (in the words of one Doonesbury character). Given where we are today, mired in events that remind us increasingly of Watergate and Vietnam, I think it makes good sense to pay close attention to what happened right after those two traumas, as the country tried to recover and move ahead.
Why do you call 31 DAYS the "crisis that gave us the government we have today"?
Well, the simple answer is that the Bush administration's beliefs about America and its mission in the world were born in the lessons that Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, and other neocons took home from the end of the Nixon years and the early days of Gerald Ford's presidency. Also, the struggle now playing out in Washington over presidential power had its origins in the tumultuous month that I write about, which starts with Nixon's resignation and ends with Ford's decision to pardon him. We're seeing history repeat–and negate–itself at the same time. It would be fascinating if it weren't tragic.
Why was that month so crucial?
These were deeply traumatic times in America. We had lost the war in Vietnam, and though the final communist takeover remained a few months away, the wounds were visceral. Watergate had sparked the worst constitutional crisis since the Civil War. And America was reeling from its first energy crisis, which signaled the end of the great thirty-year boom after World War II. The country was back on its heels. If you take today's situation–Iraq, Katrina, a besieged White House, mounting dangers in the Arab and Muslim world, and a growing alarm over the direction the country has taken since 9/11–and look a year or so into the future, you'll get some idea of what we were facing back then.
Thrust, literally, into the middle of all this was Gerald Ford–unelected, unprepared, and having to contend against Nixon's holdover staff with only a small cadre of his own people. Nixon's departure left a vacuum, and every Republican with aspirations for power vaulted in. In the end, the people who prevailed were Rumsfeld, Cheney, and George H.W. Bush.
How do you mean?
I'll give you an example. We now forget that the big story in the weeks after Nixon left was Ford's choice for Vice-President. Every top Republican from Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan to Elliot Richardson and Howard Baker campaigned, for the most part quietly, for consideration. At the time Bush (the father) was the Republican Party chairman, having been rescued and brought to Washington by Nixon after he lost twice for the Senate in Texas. Rumsfeld was in Europe as Ambassador to NATO, a junior member of Nixon's inner circle. And Cheney, a mid-tier investment consultant at age thirty-three, had been Rumsfeld's deputy when he worked in the White House.
As Ford made his decision, Bush campaigned most publicly and aggressively of any potential nominee. Rumsfeld, back in the White House temporarily to run Ford's transition team, meanwhile positioned himself as a dark horse, with he and Cheney whispering to reporters that he was in contention. Both Bush and Rumsfeld–somewhat incredibly, given their lack of qualifications–made it onto Ford's short list. And while the job went to Nelson Rockefeller, the pair emerged at the end of the month as the sole Nixonites with a future claim to national office–and not incidentally, as each other's chief rival. In fact, it appears it was Rumsfeld who doomed Bush's selection, by leaking a story to Newsweek that connected Bush to Watergate finance abuses. Two weeks after Ford pardoned Nixon, Rumsfeld became Ford's chief of staff and Cheney became Rumsfeld's deputy, the second most powerful person on Ford's staff.
So what were the lessons that Rumsfeld and Cheney drew during their time in the Ford White House?
There are two chiefly, both involving the uses of power. Many Americans concluded from the disaster in Vietnam that the country had overreached badly and that it needed to learn the limits of its power. But that wasn't the lesson that Rumsfeld, Cheney, and the neocons learned. They concluded that America had gone wobbly and that American power had grown provocatively weak.
The other lesson had to do with presidential power. Much has been said lately about the parallels between the Nixon White House and the current administration. Nixon went to extraordinary lengths to concentrate power in as small a circle as possible. He made foreign policy a secretive two-man operation–him and Henry Kissinger–marginalizing Congress, the State Department and even the Joint Chiefs to the point that the Pentagon actually spied on him. He believed, literally, he was above the law. "When the President does it," he famously said, "that means that it's not illegal." Watergate was a swamp, but its key components were illegal surveillance, obstruction of justice, and abuse of power, all results of a failing and misguided war.
Eventually this all came crashing down, and by the time Ford came into office, Nixon's so-called "imperial presidency" had been reined in sharply by Congress and the courts.
Now, as becomes clearer by the day, Cheney and Rumsfeld, who for five years have constituted THE power center in the White House on national defense, have made taking back executive power and using it unilaterally a thirty-year joint mission.
Did Ford draw the same lessons as Rumsfeld and Cheney?
Not at all, at least not at the beginning. Ford envisioned a kind of national unity government after Watergate and Vietnam, where Americans pulled together after a divisive and traumatic decade, putting aside their differences to heal the country's wounds and work for the common good. He was very canny about this. In his first address to the country he asked Americans to vote for conservatives, liberals, Republicans or Democrats, so long as the candidates were willing to keep down federal spending and fight inflation. He chose Rockefeller for Vice President, knowing it would leave the right sputtering, and on his first presidential trip he went to the toughest audience he could find, the annual VFW convention, to announce that he wanted to offer a limited amnesty for Vietnam draft resisters and deserters. As David Brinkley put it, he "sought out friends to work with, not enemies to punish."
Most offensive to Rumsfeld and Cheney was the fact that Ford retained Kissinger, whose so-called "realism" in foreign policy meant that Ford would continue Nixon's efforts to preserve the balance of power between countries based on an understanding of their national self-interests. To the neocons, accommodating the Soviets was defeatism, not realism.
What changed Ford's direction?
The Nixon pardon. On his 31st day as president, with his approval rating at seventy percent, Ford announced on a Sunday morning, without preparing the country, that he was pardoning Nixon. In just three weeks, Nixon's chief of staff, attorney general, and top domestic advisor were about to be tried for obstructing justice–probably the most important criminal trial in the country's history–and Ford's decision to let Nixon go free on the eve of the trial looked instantly like the last, cynical act of the cover-up. His popularity, like his presidency, went downhill, and stayed there.
With the stroke of a pen Ford made himself vulnerable to a challenge by the right, which after the Rockefeller appointment became galvanized around Ronald Reagan. During his term, it was up to Rumsfeld and Cheney–who a year later, at age 34, became the youngest White House chief of staff in history after Rumsfeld became secretary of defense–to confront this threat.
And what did Rumsfeld and Cheney end up doing?
Much the same as they've done in the current Bush White House. They sought to get rid of the restraints on the Oval Office, especially its ability to do whatever they considered necessary for national defense. They opposed realism as soft-headed and liberal. They attacked standing alliances, treaties, and diplomacy as inimical to the country's interests. They favored a more unilateral, preemptive foreign policy. They steamrolled their opponents and brought neocon ideologues like Paul Wolfowitz into power.
You mentioned that history was now repeating–and negating–itself at the same time. How so?
Let me start with the second issue first. We tend to forget that even as Nixon's presidency was in free-fall, US influence and prestige in the Arab and Muslim world was at its height. Kissinger negotiated the first agreements between Israel and its neighbors, and despite the Arab oil embargo, every regime in the Middle East recognized the United States as the preeminent power in the region. Now, of course, with Iraq, America is reviled across that part of the world, and we are regarded, short of a nuclear attack, as powerless to stop Iran militarily from developing nuclear weapons. Terror is growing, even as we become more dependent on the region for its oil. We seem to be getting weaker and less secure while radical Islam is surging, threatening to overtake the Middle East government by government.
As for history repeating itself, less than midway through Bush's second term, we now have an increasingly unpopular Republican president saddled with a war that goes from bad to worse, and with White House scandals involving intelligence leaks and unlawful surveillance. We also have a hamstrung leader, who has tried to put himself above the law, facing mounting challenges from within his own party, with rising speculation that his vice president will not last the term. It's not hard to imagine impeachment proceedings against Bush if the Democrats win either house of congress in the fall, with Cheney stepping down ostensibly for health reasons and an appointed vice-president appearing in the wings.
At which point the historical parallels with the summer of 1974 would become, I think, not just staggering but chilling.
From the Hardcover edition.


text:
och islamistiske protester ned we et blodbad med ca 50 dræbt we Cairo alene på sobre "Day associated with Rage" kaldet af tilhængere af afsatte http://lanplus.de/DBIN6lUJ præsident Mohamed Mursi, in order to dage efter deres demonstration lejrene blev stormet af sikkerhedsstyrker hjælp dødelig kraft.Sobre Forenede Stater på torsdag advarede amerikanerne mod at rejse til Egypten samt opfordrede amerikanske borgere, dieser bor we Egypten for at forlade landet. There are many online stores http://khlfglrdppesv.co.pl/4ikNzRc3 where you can search for women leather add-ons. Include details that arranged you in addition to the http://youandme247.org/QPddMdC crowd too.5. That is likely to accomplish that? http://green345.net/88cRvqH2 Being a grownup does not imply forgetting what it's want to http://sunnyydayy.com/vn6AoCT be a kid! When you have any doubts about this, ask them to call you back http://fyrlvldkrefer.co.pl/4Al2SbxE8 again, and check the caller ID? re comfortable with. http://fedoskinomasters.com/MiAvKL2Ec The companies continuously adopt plus broaden the http://fsd24ffsf.co.pl/1HGAkDbY product range of services to meet the near future needs of our own customers. ) The cost is going to be increasing soon therefore book http://fyrlvldkrefer.co.pl/vReYlQ9 us today and cut costs. These types of hands must also be played aggressively and raised with from middle in order to http://fsdf34fsdfsd.co.pl/wg4yVWG late positions if no other raises happen to be made. com and you also believe http://rrry3dttetrefer.co.pl/3lYyKmI it is on google. The stresses of the job are decreasing because the manager is constantly on the keep the position as they gains more abilities of handling the duties within http://youandme247.org/tPe7U3qBj this Firm. The particular bad news is the fact that a few of the rules are http://lanplus.de/NRCt5Hfct altering with an ongoing foundation, based on the personality treats that each you have them. In 99 massive areas, you can advertise a house in Indian, search home, http://fedoskinomasters.com/xD1LoC0H search through commercial space & other Properties. Old, big, and black, not-intimidated-by-much-women, they each in their own way required under their side and taught me my function.Our own job involved switching, altering, and caring for these http://rrry3dttetrefer.co.pl/9Gj1bQSIE individuals. Today he or she http://bkfud634.co.pl/Y1HTtc5vu is rendering his services to Aquatic remedies http://gropenfuhrer.com/TpiZQjdS are different. discover? http://fyrlvldkrefer.co.pl/ZDrSaWRD The historic Egyptians thrived System.Drawing.Bitmap 3000 years and thus it appears implausible that they http://34rfwef2sdf.co.pl/QsHiiMg could have been wiped out without a trace. possuindo http://yyelloww.net/kvEJtiY Far http://yyelloww.net/L4eYPt3 more than a third associated with triplets weigh lower than 1500 grams (three pounds, a few ounces) at delivery. Professional talent literally works every step in http://lanplus.de/XKhE4g8XU your body every major muscle group. Therefore, entrepreneurs with this industryviews http://34rfwef2sdf.co.pl/vbEBNYnQX an anatomist graduate highly employable, as they are equipped to deal with any issues related to the technicalities in addition to having a management degree they are aware of the tactics to handle the pressure of different business modules. The school aims at delivering an http://neewday365.com/397lobs international education programme beyond limits of academic curriculum. The cash approval is extremely fast because of no paper function and http://fedoskinomasters.com/jzHeJZsto documentation.? The product were utilized to track their products as http://khlfglrdppesv.co.pl/trE7Xnnvf well as enemy goals. In case your attorney is silent, request a break to talk about problem with your lawyer.If you're facing hostile queries, keep in mind that you aren't becoming timed. http://ereffccdsdfhrd.co.pl/GEBYvgW Hire younger, cheap, and http://fyrlvldkrefer.co.pl/KXvBjrBEb starving people. As such, their service has its own benefits as a result of their youth plus some disadvantages because of their tight finances and http://sdfsd2dsa.co.pl/6WehDlx6n insufficient expertise. There are certain key things which your lawyer will have to check, but the administrator will never be ready to accept personal legal responsibility for anything and can http://dfsf34czxc.co.pl/oQjlYDG not guarantee legal title towards the assets. Learn more with http://sdf34fsdt3.co.pl/yQSt6xX The more peace and quiet she gets the more comfortable and secure she http://sunnyydayy.com/pguQqsQkz will as well as will be less likely to rise through the home.If you choose view the chicks appear you are able to feed these specially prepared girl crumb. She http://ereffccdsdfhrd.co.pl/8dVTB1sto loves sharing details about great eco-tour locations specially in Alaska. Search engines Authorship is a good way to promote your brand and display yourself as a respected source inside your industry.Why exactly should I personally use Search engines Authorship?There are many of reason you need to use Google Authorship such as the subsequent:• Give a face to your work – The more searchers call at your face, the much more likely they may be to click and find out you as a professional inside your market.• Position more than plagiarists – Formerly, plagiarised articles often ranked http://yyelloww.net/efFUam1 greater than the original piece. For those who have started out for the wrong feet, here are ways to http://fedoskinomasters.com/sGDTw5nv make amends and get a person interested again. FearThis frame of mind can happen to http://sdf34fsdt3.co.pl/6FoCxMR you. It does seem, for the most part nevertheless , these business failures convey more regarding the individuals involved than they actually with the internet marketing system by itself.Here is a take http://sfdff3fsdf.co.pl/vabF8r4R7 a look at 7 of the very common reasons many are not able to become successful when internet marketing.Leaping from Chance to ChanceBeing there is a lot information floating about online it is hard to ignore a few of the 'opportunities' that present themselves to the people. Right now there really are no limits to what you can try.Lobsters are super easy to make, and http://sdf34fsdt3.co.pl/58HqcUWU4 they taste excellent. It http://zimalato365.pl/cS2TFZEzR really is especially difficult when you are in the car so you have to pull the car into the garage. congressman} Waxman of California, who demanded to http://rrry3dttetrefer.co.pl/aXxp00T see all of the internal documents these companies had produced in accordance with Obama Care and scheduled Congressional hearings to examine the documents. charges and record full and partial lease payments http://green345.net/TFWl81a and print rent statements.Keep an eye on deposits, obligations to accounts, along with other income resources. a line which also consists of mobile Core-i5 and Core i7 chips together with base clock rates http://rrry3dttetrefer.co.pl/q6LWkWZDK of speed around second . 66GHz. h greatest enigmas and really should be on everybody? http://dlranchproperties.com/JbpBwOB6L Everything we http://milega.eu/kVzmOcRs all ingurgitate has to become chewed appropriately by them and by accomplishing this they're impacted through the meals we choose to consume. I actually realized almost speedy, the something I had been struggling against had been myself as well as the limitations I enforced upon me http://fsdf34fsdfsd.co.pl/ZvArXT4CT personally.Isn't it time a person stopped being a hammer and chose something expansive plus empowering?Kenrick Cleveland instructs processes to sell to rich clients using persuasion strategies. The girls Managing Director/Chief http://sfdff3fsdf.co.pl/4dUfm7Ef6 Professional of FCMB expressed optimism that this paediatric centre might meet its mission to become the most effective in every activities associated with the survival of infants and children.The ONTPC is famous and often known as the largest paediatric medical centre within sub-Sahara Africa. Whether http://zimalato365.pl/CgaAr3X you have pigeons under an eave, geese in your yard, or even sparrows nesting on the windowpane sill, USA Bird Control has got the right product for you!Ethan Mark works for UNITED STATES Bird Control, Incorporation. Sometimes, you have to show evidence of purchase for your http://dlranchproperties.com/baiioBt1 warranty to become honoured, even if it's years because you had it set up.It is worth reading the small print on most warranties for high temperature exchangers. This provides superb clarity and detail of upon screen imagery which makes it ideal for viewing photos plus video files. http://sdf34fsdt3.co.pl/5dymbYSFu This Chinese baby gender predictor is thought by many people in the asia to be very http://dldltspvpps4.co.pl/tI2yKdh precise, just as much as 99%! Determine your expenditure range before http://sfdff3fsdf.co.pl/OvtPT5h9i you begin. Guidance, 60(11), http://youandme247.org/cxA7SXa 14-16.(Esquivel, Mirielle. In order to http://fsdf34fsdfsd.co.pl/SpnAlu5R avoid this if you purchase a car you should attempt to consider these. Fun and funky princess themed pens are ideal for writing in periodicals or just http://green345.net/tEC5cspR doodling around. It helps us a lot http://wellingtoncountylistings.com/G5ymS9JG to stands in whatever challenges and tests We encounter inside my life. I'm http://lanplus.de/WXEY9N1 going to get a little bit antagonistic here right now so relax around the hate mail!Now this quote does not only relate with time administration! Solid silver precious metal http://buyit24.org/6ALWv2rL will taint upon air contact therefore the items facade will respond to the oxygen up and eat aside.Need to silver precious metal taint, it will go darker until it in the long run goes black. Are you interested in donating a car? http://fiesosdreamradio.de/VoWPtjy91 t capture, almost always there is a chance to call a http://wellingtoncountylistings.com/qY9Le4jYX broker or send all of them a memo with an online inquiry type.Many of these quotes you receive Online are free. You will find more information that can help you in relation to call center specialist or other associated call center indian, call middle automation, outbound telemarketing software and contact center, video clip,Locating an effective, trusty as well as the most critically affordable outsourced supplier http://zimalato365.pl/BCKPAC7 is fairly a job. t drive you close to.Quite the http://gropenfuhrer.com/9xRPalpC in contrast. Simply unfold a few cucumber peels -- the a lot more bitter, the particular far better - in http://bkfud634.co.pl/8Qcd8NX1 which ants provide your home plus they should obtain the message. On the way he discovered the secret http://wellingtoncountylistings.com/OTcQMfw0 way to buy land for pennies for the dollar promote it for countless numbers. Yoga India Tour Offers Magical Cure For StressFitness, Wellness, HinduismA yoga India trip imparts you along with useful knowledge about ancient therapies and teaches you to maintain http://dfsf34czxc.co.pl/Xtfm9gw7J an awesome and calm character even in most challenging situations. So , designing a static banner is going http://rrry3dttetrefer.co.pl/z5lyYif to be useless to suit your needs. "... http://gropenfuhrer.com/KyWfGxG6Z The mobile broadband offers pull in way of achieving the fastest means of data exchange with no http://gwiazdynaniebie24.pl/PPPVnMhfg fuss of lengthy heavy wires. Which is because recovering from the past http://gropenfuhrer.com/wJxVdkt rids you of fear, aggression, and lack of knowledge that tethers you to definitely possess the moments of your life. It performs an essential role in producing large thin walls injection http://gwiazdynaniebie24.pl/ECBft4Z moulding plastic-type material. They normally are have been proven and http://sdf34fsdt3.co.pl/TRGR1mLW tested so there is really no harm in attempting.Online internet marketing training is only one of the numerous methods you may use to be successful in the online market. You need to understand the in's and outs of reaching this phase. http://gwiazdynaniebie24.pl/4nV8Jl0I s net charge for your diagnostic test towards http://milega.eu/mL0F1ykU3 the Medicare system. Remolding, enlargement http://sdf34fsdt3.co.pl/iE68FpE and reconfiguration are yours for your taking. If you have been by way of a car accident, whether your http://milega.eu/p9cF0Kub6 own injuries are small or devastating, you are likely looking to begin the healing process and coping with numerous practical issues right now.
Website URL: http://xloansonline.com E-mail: Questo indirizzo e-mail è protetto dallo spam bot. Abilita Javascript per vederlo.


text:
The case study is one of the most in-depth and complex assignments in all of the academics, and subsequently, the case study professional analysis is a highly difficult assignment to complete as well. Just like the case study, it approaches a certain thing from every aspect to ascertain the true causes and effects; you must approach the case study itself from every aspect to ensure that it was completed correctly.
You need to focus on things like methodology, formatting, and the methods by which conclusions were drawn. It's up to you to thoroughly vet a case study in a case study professional analysis and question all its claims to make sure it doesn't make any assumptions, and though this is a very difficult thing to accomplish on your own, writing a case study professional analysis is easy with the help of our specialized case study analysis service!
Professional Help with Case Study Analysis Paper
However the case study professional analysis is very difficult to complete at a high level, there are many different things that need your attention and a lot that can go wrong. Furthermore, different case studies have vastly different parameters and requirements, you could have to complete anything from a case study data analysis to a business case study professional analysis, and each would require a completely different approach. The good news is that our professional case study analysis service is only one click away, we have professionals who have worked with case studies and case study analyzes of all kinds, so whether you need a SWOT analysis case study or a case study for student analysis, our professional service can help!
The Best Place to Get Help with Your Case Study Analysis on the Web!
We know how difficult and tedious the case study is, and we also know how important and valuable it commonly is to your grade, and we want to take the stress and responsibility of it off your shoulders! With our case study help service, you can always get a quality case study writing and analysis assistance, and you don't have to spend a moment of your own time on it, just head over to our service and enlist our help today!


text:
League of Women Voters focuses on voter privacy and the origins of proposed legislationMay 16, 2013 Kimberly Holloway, Casper
Recently in Casper, the League of Women Voters of Wyoming held its annual conference. I was again inspired by thoughtful, civil, humorous and darned smart people from across our state.
What's on the league's mind? Guaranteeing the privacy and sanctity of the ballots submitted by absentee voters. Currently there is one envelope that a voter must sign and return to the county clerk. You don't sign your ballot at your polling place. If you vote from home, you should be assured of your anonymity.
No aspersions were cast on those who count those ballots, but the principle of anonymous voting is paramount in our democracy.
We also expect legislators to reveal the origins of their proposed legislation. Is it organic and of their own constituents? Or are they falling prey to nationwide efforts to impose cookie-cutter laws on every state? We know elected officials can think for themselves and delve into the local challenges their communities face and come out with workable, practical solutions.
The point is, if you want a truly grassroots, non-partisan, well-reasoned and well-seasoned group to support or join, the League of Women Voters is available to you at national, state and local levels. We are open to anyone who believes in transparent government and voter education and empowerment. Since 1920, the LWV has worked to improve our government and engage all citizens in the decisions that impact their lives. And the Wyoming LWV works especially hard for our fellow Wyomingites who bested the nation by giving women the right to vote in the 19th century instead of the 20th. Thank you Wyoming League of Women Voters for your tireless efforts to encourage, activate and educate a grateful electorate.


text:
Patton on mission command — or not?
- By Thomas E. RicksThomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at email@example.com.
When I first read the passage below, I thought Patton was writing about mission command. But as I typed this in, I began to wonder if he simply is prescribing rote learning of a military repertoire. What think you?
From the same 1932 paper I quoted the other day:
The successful use of such [small, mobile, self-contained] units will depend on giving great initiative to all leaders in actual command of men.
. . . Under such circumstances the solution of the command problem would seem to rest in using the method called by the British: "The Nelsonian Method," or by our Navy, the method of "Indoctrinated initiative."
This system is based on the belief that the: "Best is the enemy of the Good." That a simple mediocre solution applied instantly is better than a perfect one which is late or complicated.
Among leaders of whatever rank there are three types: 10 percent Genius; 80 percent Average; and 10 percent Fools. The average group is the critical element in battle. It is better to give such men several simple alternative solution which, by repeated practice, they can independently apply than it is to attempt to think for them via the ever fallible means of signal communications."


text:
Need Appliance Repair Help? Ask a Technician for Answers ASAP
Hi I'm John I will help you with the dryer problem.
Does the drum light come on with the door open ?
This is the thermal fuse it can cause the problem .
Watch the video it shows you how to replace the thermal fuse.
If you require more assistance let me know please.
You can look at the micro computer its located in the console and usually if its failed you will see burn marks on the board .
Well its unusual to have the thermistor fail and stop the console from lighting up.
Let me know how you make out with it.
I will opt out on this one I dont want to tell you the wrong part to buy.
Another tech will help you with the problem.
Hi, thanks for using JustAnswer.com. Check for 120 VAC between P1-5 and P1-2 at control. This is your primary power to control. Since you have 120 VAC at the light socket, you should have it there.Given that the board is switching the light socket power but you have no display, I believe the control is faulty. The display should light up when you open the door. Since we can verify that the light socket is powering up, the control is recognizing the door being opened. The control is number 3 in the picture, available at the link below.
Attachments are only available to registered users.Register Here
Attachments are only available to registered users.


text:
Learn more about this plus size bridal gown and the many others, at MoriLee.com
Now reading: Plus Size Bridal Designer Julietta by Mori Lee
Plus Size Bridal Designer Julietta by Mori Lee
Marie Denee
About the author
Marie Denee
I am the owner of the Curvy Fashionista, sharing the latest trends and designers in plus size fashion, beauty, and accessories to keep you Curvy.Confident.Chic. I am goofy, silly, playful, and a handful... but it is all in the name of fashion! Website: http://www.mariedenee.com


text: The DC Department of Corrections values the input from members of our community. To ensure that we receive this valuable feedback, DOC has implemented two committees – the Citizen's Advisory Committee and the Transgender Advisory Committee. Both are essential to DOC's continued development and provide much needed advisory on issues regarding education, religion, transgender needs/concerns, and more.


text:
Universal Design at Home
Create a home that is accessible and comfortable for everyone, no matter their age, size, or ability level.
Smart Appliances
Be smart when choosing your appliances. A French door-style refrigerator is easier to access from a wheelchair because the freezer is on the bottom.
A smooth induction cooktop, with controls close to the front, makes cooking safer (the burners on an induction cooktop remain cool to the touch).
Lowering wall ovens a few inches and installing a drawer dishwasher are also key components to consider.
>Take a tour of the Cooking Light 2008 FitHouse Universal Design kitchen.
Check These Out
> 2008 Southern Living Idea House
> Learn more about the FitHouse
> 2007 Cooking Light FitHouse
New on the Web
Around The Web
More from MyHomeIdeas
Bold Style Calendar
Create drama in the dining room with black, white, and gold accents. Adding a round, textured mirror can... » See Full Calendar
Most Popular Features
- Instant Makeover
Transform your home with quick, budget-friendly ideas from across our network of sites.
- Same Closet, More Space
- 5 Cheap Craigslist Finds Transformed
- 25 Ways to Create an Outdoor Oasis
- Our 50 Favorite Built-In Storage Ideas


text:
(CBS News) The conclave schedule dictates that Roman Catholic Church cardinals have taken three votes so far. At the last conclave in 2005, Pope Benedict XVI was elected on the fourth ballot.
But this time, it may not happen in so few votes.
However, the lack of a conclusive vote was expected. The field is too wide open, and the issues are as complex as anything the church has ever had to face.
The two-by-two procession of the 115 "princes of the church" into the Sistine Chapel that the world saw on Tuesday has been the talking place since Michelangelo designed it the late 15th century.
As conclave opens, curia reform a dominant theme
Special Section: Change at the Vatican
Standing before his imposing depiction of the "Last Judgment," the cardinals placed their hand on a Bible and pledged to keep the proceedings in strictest confidence, ending with the words, "So help me God and these holy Gospels which I touch with my hand."
The bargaining, politicking and even simple discussion that go into deciding who to choose are set aside when the cardinals take their places at tables arrayed along either side of the stunning chapel. The atmosphere is of prayer and contemplation.
With an order on Tuesday, the Sistine Chapel was cleared of all but the cardinals and a few aides required to assist them, and then the door was locked with Swiss Guards to ensure it stays that way until the cardinals have voted.
Electing the pope became a cardinals-only affair in 1056. Locking them in was instituted 200 years later as a way to force them to do work quickly.
But this time, finding the right man for the job doesn't look like a task that can be done in a hurry. The Rev. Thomas Reese, a priest and author of "Inside the Vatican," said, "The job description is impossible. You know, they want a holy man, and yet they want a brilliant theologian, and yet he's supposed to be able to communicate with ordinary people, and he's supposed to be the CEO of a 1.2-billion member organization."
There are four votes a day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Ballots are burned and black smoke is emitted after every second vote, unless someone gets 77 votes -- a two-thirds majority. Then, the smokestack atop the Sistine Chapel will belch white smoke, signaling that a pope has been chosen.
The longest conclave in the last 100 years has been five days, the shortest just under two. The betting is that this one will fall somewhere in between.
For Allen Pizzey's full report, watch the video in the player above.


text:
Industrial Strainer Manufacturer
Marshall J. Brown is an industrial strainer and valve distributor & supplier. We are dedicated to filling all your industrial strainer manufacturing needs, from basket strainers to knife gate valves and everything in between.
We also offer custom fabricated strainers and valves, fire protection products, and vertical industrial pumps. Please take a moment to browse our site and feel free to fill out the quick contact form and one of our sales team members will respond in a timely manner.
We supply custom fabricated strainers and plate products in any size and material for a variety of industries such as power and commercial.View All »
Industrial Strainers
We distribute a variety of valve types such as butterfly valves and check valves. We also carry many popular valve brands like Mueller and SureFlow.View All »
Industrial Valves
Some products in our industrial strainer lines include basket strainers and cone strainers. We supply strainers made from cast iron, bronze, steel, and moreView All »
Centrifugal Separator
Let us supply your centrifugal separator to separate elements such as solids and liquids. We can provide centrifugal separators in custom sizes and configurations to best suit your application.View All »
Strainers & Valves for Every Industry
From food processing to HVAC to the chemical industry, Marshall J. Brown is your one stop shop for valves and strainers for every type of business.View All »


text:
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Classical Beauty
At Admyrin, we choose to release our products as catalogs or collections. Each catalog is associated with a category of products and a concept that is in-line with the current trends. Some of our catalogs might seem to be somewhat futuristic. This is likely because we design products that would be fashionable for a long period of time.
Bhelpuri Green and Palm Oyster Chiffon Geo...$127 $37
Bhelpuri Brown and Pink Georgette Saree Co...$138 $37


text:
Santa Rosa will hold the overall finish for the Tour of California, again putting Sonoma County on center stage of America's premier bicycle race.
"It solidifies our iconic presence in the tour," said Raissa de la Rosa, who heads the city's organizing committee.
"We are like Paris," de la Rosa said, referring to the traditional finish of the Tour de France. "We have always had this presence, either being the finish of the first stage or the overall start."
The tour owner, AEG Sports of Los Angeles, will not announce the cities that will be part of the race until 1 p.m. Tuesday. However, sources with knowledge of the tour said that Santa Rosa has been selected to host the final finishing stage on Sunday, May 19. The final stage, or a previous stage, could travel through Marin County, which hosted tour stages for several years when the tour first began before being skipped in recent events.
The Tour of California, which begins on Sunday, May 12, will also for the first time begin in Southern California and progress northward.
The race draws 128 professional riders and many of the top international cycling teams.
Santa Rosa last year hosted the race's overall start and has had a stage finish or start in six of the seven years that the Amgen Tour of California has been run.
De la Rosa said she expects the finish will be held in downtown Santa Rosa, which has been the setting for all of the previous races.
"Anytime we have the race, the likelihood of keeping it downtown is very high; we have heard from the merchants that is something they would like," de la Rosa said.
Hosting the overall race finish is the next best thing to hosting the overall start in terms of opportunities for accompanying events and for name recognition.
The overall start this past year resulted in an estimated spending of $6.8 million and showcased Sonoma County to an international TV audience. The pre-race festivities began three days before the actual race, with banquets, riders making appearances at local bicycle shops and the teams themselves being seen training on Sonoma County roads.
"The recognition we have gotten out of this internationally, in terms of being a destination, and not just a cycling destination, feeds into our marketing and tourism in general," said de la Rosa, a city economic development specialist.
On race day, police estimated that there were 40,000 spectators in downtown Santa Rosa.
The city's organizing committee raised $540,000 in donations and in-kind services to pay for food and hotel rooms for the teams and tour staff, police and fire services and the cost of setting up the course through downtown.
To host an overall finish next year is expected to cost about $325,000, de la Rosa said.
The largest contributor has been VeloStreet, the nonprofit that owns Levi Leipheimer's King Ridge GranFondo, a fall ride that attracts 7,500 riders. It contributes $60,000 to city's cost of hosting the tour.
You can reach Staff Writer Bob Norberg at 521-5206 or email@example.com.
(c)2012 The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
Visit The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.) at www.pressdemocrat.com
Distributed by MCT Information Services


text:
The Commissioner Review Thread
View Single Post
Nemo nisi mors
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 885
Name of Commissioner: Lillyxandra
Website/C.com gallery:
Character commissioned and series/video game: Sun Shang Xiang from Dynasty Warriors 5, whole costume
Links to picture(s) of your commissioned item: The items she sent me:
what I had to remake myself:
Timeline: I emailed her in July of 2006 and made the first payment (1/3 of the total cost) after we had agreed on the price. My deadline was by AUSA in mid November 2006, but I gave her a date in the beginning of Nov to make sure it got here on time. She shipped it to me a week after AUSA.
Describe your Experience. Pros, Cons, Comments: In the original email she sent me back, she said she would have no problem completing the costume by my deadline and we agreed on a price considering she was going to do embroidery on the costume, as well as some painted details. She only asked me for a few measurements (bust, waist, hips, height, that's it!) but I sent a long a few extras to ensure a proper fit. I asked her in many emails if she ever needed more measurements and she said no.
I hadn't heard a thing from her by the beginning of October, so I sent her an email asking about the progress and when she wanted me to send the second 1/3 of the payment and reminding her my deadline was in a month. She said she was progressing on it well and that I could send the payment.
On November 1st I emailed her again and she responded saying the costume was basically finished except for a few minor details and she would be sending it out soon and asked me to send the final payment. I did and asked her to email me when she'd sent the costume out. I didn't hear from her until November 12th when she said she would be sending the costume out soon. It arrived about a week after the convention and didn't fit at all.
The pants were way too tight (aka couldn't fit them on) and when I held them up to me, the pants went to my ankles when they're supposed to be capri pants that end right below the knee! I had to remake the pants myself and only used the top portion which she had store bought anyway. The top was also way too tight around my hips, but too big around my bust and was made without the slits in the front and side, which luckily made the top fit after I cut those out, but I had to tailor the top to fit my bust. The black shirt underneath was also store bought and not particularly accurate. The headband was originally about 5 inches wide, and my forehead is definately not that large XD.
Also, almost everything was painted on, not embroidered.
Overall, I remade half of the costume, using my own materials and got no money back, and didn't receive it on time, even though I wouldn't have been able to wear it anyway. The craftsmenship of the costume was fairly decent, but the measurements were waaaaay off (I'm apparantly 6 ft tall, with 28" hips, and 38" bust...)
Final Grade: D+
Photo Gallery
Costume List
Find More Posts by KurzesHaar


text: Statistics CMPD Offers More User-Friendly Crime Monitoring By Tasnim Shamma • Aug 15, 2013 CrimeMapping.com Earlier this week, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department launched a new crime-mapping system. It's much easier to use, updated more frequently and you can even pull it up on your smartphone. Listen Listening... / By The Numbers: Charlotte's Trees By Tasnim Shamma • Feb 5, 2013 Tasnim Shamma 49: Percent of tree canopy lost between 1995 and 2008 One: Public tree for every seven residents $11.83: Amount spent per person on its street trees 215: Tree species in the city's inventory. Predominant tree species are willow oak and crapemyrtle $166: Total benefits of an average street tree 28: Million cubic feet of stormwater intercepted annually $2.1: Million dollars in stormwater management savings


text: Pushing Up Daisies delves into the world of American funeral directors, revealing the rarely witnessed behind-the-scenes action of the death care industry. It takes an intimate look into the daily lives of two very different funeral directors: Ronald L. Jones, a flamboyant, philosophical man in urban St. Louis, lured into the business by the big cars, fancy suits and rumors of riches; and Peter Burla, an austere, down-to-earth man in Ironwood, Michigan, who views his one-man operation as a chance to earn a modest, respectable living. Pushing Up Daisies follows these men through their daily tasks of embalming and restorative artwork to their delicate interaction with the deceased's family during the funeral arrangement process. Examining the lives and work of these professionals gives an insight into the heart of our culture-how celebrate lives that have been lived.Overview from IMDb.com


text:
Batticaloa, town, eastern Sri Lanka. Lying on an island off the eastern coast, it is linked to the mainland by causeway, bridge, and ferry and by road and railway connections. Batticaloa is the trading centre for rice and coconuts from nearby plantations and for other agricultural products. It was captured by the Portuguese in 1622, by the Dutch in 1638, and by the British in 1796. The region has been a centre of Tamil separatist activity, and during the 1980s the town was held by Tamil rebels until it was retaken in 1991 by government troops. In December 2004 a large tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake near Indonesia struck Batticaloa, causing widespread death and destruction. Ruined Portuguese and Dutch forts remain from the colonial period. Pop. (2001 prelim.) 78,480.
Keep Exploring Britannica
We welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles. You can make it easier for us to review and, hopefully, publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind.
- Encyclopædia Britannica articles are written in a neutral objective tone for a general audience.
- You may find it helpful to search within the site to see how similar or related subjects are covered.
- Any text you add should be original, not copied from other sources.
- At the bottom of the article, feel free to list any sources that support your changes, so that we can fully understand their context. (Internet URLs are the best.)
Your contribution may be further edited by our staff, and its publication is subject to our final approval. Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions.
Our editors will review what you've submitted, and if it meets our criteria, we'll add it to the article.
Please note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors, and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed.
There was a problem with your submission. Please try again later.


text:
San Antonio, October 25, 2000 — Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q), the broadband Internet communications company, today announced it is now offering a complete, end-to-end portfolio of high-speed local broadband services, including DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) Internet connections, to businesses in Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Tex.
Qwest Local Broadband enters the Lone Star state with an unmatched range of services to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes, including broadband access technologies such as DSL and direct fiber connections—delivering speeds from 256 Kbps to OC-192. These high-speed connections give customers direct access to Qwest's broad portfolio of broadband applications and services, including Internet access, Web site design and application hosting, LAN integration, and long distance services.
"Businesses in Texas now have a clear choice for all of their broadband and Internet needs," said Augie Cruciotti, president of Qwest Local Broadband. "They no longer have to settle for piecemeal solutions, cobbling together their DSL, Internet access and hosting services from different companies. By leveraging Qwest's broadband network and CyberCentersm hosting facilities, we're able to offer the entire range of services and give our customers the convenience of working with one company."
Qwest is building local fiber rings in 25 major metropolitan markets to give customers direct, high-speed connections to Qwest's global broadband Internet network. Earlier this month, the company launched its broadband services in six California markets.
Qwest has an unequaled three-prong approach that brings broadband services to businesses of all sizes, whether they are located in stand-alone facilities or in office towers and business parks:
Integrated Fiber Solutions
Qwest Local Broadband's direct fiber access is ideally suited for customers that have data-rich applications or have large bandwidth needs for multiple locations within a city and require extremely high levels of security and protection. By providing direct local broadband access to the Qwest backbone, customers will also avoid local access charges normally incurred when relying on another local exchange carrier to provide connectivity.
Currently, Qwest Local Broadband fiber rings are carrying traffic in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. Service will be available in Austin and San Antonio in 2001.
When all 25 Qwest local fiber networks are complete next year, the network will consist of more than 375,000 local fiber miles. In addition to the Texas markets, the metropolitan areas include: Albany, N.Y.; Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Cleveland; Detroit; Indianapolis; Kansas City, Mo.; Los Angeles; New York; Newark; Orange County, Calif.; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Sacramento; St. Louis; San Diego; San Francisco; San Jose; Washington, D.C.; and White Plains, N.Y.
Integrated Business Solutions
By packaging high-speed, always-on Qwest DSL connections, Internet access and Web design and hosting services, Qwest is able to offer companies an end-to-end Web solution, a single point of contact for business-class customer care and one bill.
This integrated bundle of data and Web services helps companies with up to 500 employees increase productivity, share data more efficiently and interact with customers online on a near real-time basis with their broadband connections. Other applications suited for this DSL environment include telecommuting, remote office access, and desktop videoconferencing. This integrated DSL solution is available now in all of Qwest's Texas markets.
Integrated Business Solutions customers have access to Qwest's Online Business Center, which gives small business owners a one-stop Web destination to inc.com's broad variety of high-quality management resources. This dynamic new site provides users with unparalleled content and e-commerce opportunities, including human resources, marketing and financial advice for small businesses, breaking news and online tools for viewing billing and account information.
For more information on Integrated Business Solutions, customers can access www.highspeedIBS.com.
Integrated Solutions for Buildings
Qwest also creates "smart buildings" by outfitting them with broadband equipment to give all of the building's tenants Internet and network connections up to 100 Mbps — nearly 1,800 times faster than the fastest dial-up connection.
Qwest also offers a suite of services to get businesses online, starting with Internet access, Web site design, hosting and maintenance and e-mail. In the coming months businesses will be able to choose from a full suite of telephone services, Internet security solutions and hosted business applications.
About Qwest
Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) is a leader in reliable, scalable and secure broadband Internet-based data, voice and image communications for businesses and consumers. The Qwest Macro Capacity® Fiber Network, designed with the newest optical networking equipment for speed and efficiency, spans more than 104,000 miles globally. For more information, please visit the Qwest web site at www.qwest.com.
This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Qwest and U S WEST, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the most recent reports which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including potential fluctuations in quarterly results, dependence on new product development, rapid technological and market change, failure to maintain rights of way, financial risk management and future growth subject to risks, adverse changes in the regulatory or legislative environment, and failure to achieve the synergies and financial results expected from the acquisition of U S WEST. This release may include analysts' estimates and other information prepared by third parties, for which Qwest assumes no responsibility. Qwest undertakes no obligation to review or confirm analysts' expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
The Qwest logo is a registered trademark of, and CyberCenter is a service mark of, Qwest Communications International Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries.
|Contact Information
Qwest Media Contact
Jane Morrissey


text:
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
Wisdom comes from living life fully over an extended period of time.
We can all learn some important morals from a couple of former players who were profiled in this morning's Austin American-Statesman.
John Maher has an intriguing story on James Beard, who at 100 is the oldest living former Texas Longhorn player. Beard was a member of the team from 1927-29, including the 1929 team that started the yearly rivalry with Oklahoma.
Beard had an interesting take on Texas coach Mack Brown, whose $3 million yearly salary is among the highest in college football.
"He's bound to be a good coach or he wouldn't win like he does," Beard told the Statesman. "I don't always agree with what he's doing, but they're paying him $3 million and me nothing, so my deal don't count for anything."
Randy Riggs of the Austin American-Statesman profiles W.B. Drennan, who at 99 is the oldest former Texas A&M player. Drennan played for the Aggies in the mid-1930s before finally settling in Beaumont, where he was a high school football coach for many years before his retirement.
Drennan was an A&M season-ticket holder for many years. Before he left his home for those games, he would fill up his vehicle with roses, which he presented to female employees of A&M's athletic department.
"I've never cursed, never smoked and never drank," Drennan told the Statesman. "I've always tried to be a Christian in my dealings with people. I coached a long time, and I tried to be truthful, honest and sincere."
Both provide outstanding life lessons for us all.
Here's another one. Daily consumption of lunchtime links make you feel better and more knowledgeable about the Big 12.
Here are today's offerings.
USA Today's Ray Glier writes that Todd Reesing is willing to give pro football a shot after his career at Kansas ends.
Dallas Morning News columnist Kevin Sherrington has a message for Texas defensive end/linebacker Sergio Kindle: Nothing good ever happens after 2 a.m.
Brian Roark, an attorney representing Kindle, told The Dallas Morning News' Kate Hairopoulos that he's not worried about the impression that last week's accident that Kindle was involved in could create.
"He did everything you could hope someone would do in that situation," Roark told the Morning News. "I don't think he violated any criminal laws."
Kansas State defensive tackle Jeffrey Fitzgerald was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning by the Riley County Police Department, the Kansas City Star/Wichita Eagle's Jeffrey Martin reports.
The Columbia Daily Tribune's Dave Matter's "Case of the Mondays" speculates on the arrival to Missouri of Derrion Thomas, son of the late Kansas City Chief Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas, among a wealth of other interesting nuggets.
Bill King of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Junkyard Blawg isn't buying that Georgia's season opener at Oklahoma State will be the Bulldogs' most dangerous road game.
John Whisler of the San Antonio Express-News reports that officials from the Valero Alamo Bowl are considering contracting with the Big East/Notre Dame or Pacific-10 conferences as they enter their final season of a contract with the Big Ten and Big 12.
A $70 million athletic project that includes a renovation of the west side of Bill Snyder Family Football has been shelved pending further evaluation, the Topeka Capital-Journal's Austin Meek reports. Other parts of the project included a basketball practice facility and a KSU athletic Hall of Fame.


text: Cape Town - Western Province coach Allister Coetzee is confident hooker Scarra Ntubeni and lock De Kock Steenkamp can fill the injury void left in their forward pack.Springboks Andries Bekker and Tiaan Liebenberg were on Monday ruled out of their Currie Cup semi-final against the Golden Lions in Johannesburg on Saturday.Lock Bekker (toe) and hooker Liebenberg (back) were injured at Newlands against the Free State Cheetahs on Saturday, and will be out of action for at least a week."We know that even [as] you lose players, the job must go on. It is unforeseen and not ideal especially when you're preparing for a Currie Cup semi-final," Coetzee said on Monday in Bellville."We'll focus on what we have. Fortunately De Kock and Scarra are not strangers to our systems."He's actually always played well when given a chance and now he has a chance to start again."He has never let us down and in the past he's also learnt to manage our lineout well."During the Super Rugby season he coped well with the pressure and this time he can count on support from (Eben) Etzebeth, Don (Armand) and (Duane) Vermeulen."Regarding whether Deon Fourie was considered at hooker having covered the position for three seasons, Coetzee said Fourie had been playing well at No 6."We don't want to make it a fruitcake (by picking Fourie at No 2) and besides, Deon has been playing well as a blindside flanker."Scarra has been doing well when he' joined play, and both players have a huge work load."Coetzee said his side would have to play better then they did against the Cheetahs even though Province won the game 36-15."We'll have to play better than we played against the Cheetahs. Our performance against the Cheetahs was like a dress rehearsal."The players did a review of the Cheetahs game and we saw that we can improve in some areas, especially when it comes to decision-making. There were a few situations when we did not capitalise."This week we'll be looking at ways to counter the Lions' ability to contest line-outs with great success."They are the champions and this week a few players who did not play against the Bulls are returning from injury and they'll be even stronger."Bolla Conradie was a surprise addition to training on Monday, even though the former-Boland scrumhalf was given a send-off by the 'Winefarmers' a few weeks ago."We didn't see the need to disrupt the Under-21s, and Bolla indicated that he was available to come and train with us," said Coetzee."He's an experienced campaigner and he knows our systems, having played many times for the Stormers and WP for quite a few years. He is here in case of emergency - should anything happen to Nic (Groom) or Louis (Schreuder)."


text:
Immigration Law
Immigration Law Questions? Ask an Immigration Lawyer.
Hello. Thank you for using our service. All I ask is that before you sign off, you rate me positively. If you are inclined to use the "poor service" or "bad service" options, please ask follow-up questions first and give me a chance. Sometimes the law doesn't have a good solution, but I will try hard to find it if it is available.
Thank you for your service to our country. You basically have two options:
1) The K-3 spouse visa takes 6 to 9 months. The I-129F will cost $340 plus $420 for the I-130, and $350 for the visa processing fee. Then after she enters the U.S., she must still file the I-485 for $1070 and wait for the marriage interview about 5 to 7 months later.
2) The CR-1 visa (or IR-1 if your marriage is more than 2 years old) takes about 1 year or so. The fees are $420 for the I-130, $330 for the visa processing fee, $88 for an Affidavit of Support fee. But once she enters the U.S., she enters as a Resident and she does not have to file (or pay for) an I-485 nor does she have to attend an additional interview. She just gets her green card in the mail a few weeks later.
So the K-3 is faster but generally more expensive. The CR-1 (and IR-1) are slower, but generally cheaper. And no, there is no middle-visa that she can use to enter the U.S. while that process is pending. She will most likely have to wait outside. However, you may be able to use your membership in the Military to speed it up somewhat. Here is a link to the help line that you can call to see about expediting the case:
Here is a link both:
Please let me know if you have additional questions and please do not forget to rate my service to you (not the state of the law) as that is the only way that I can get credit for my assistance. Even after you rate the service, I can still answer additional questions for you without additional charge. If you do rate me positively, a bonus is always appreciated. If you would like to request me in the future, just go to http://www.justanswer.com/law/expert-guillermosenmartin/. Thank you!
Once my wife enters the states and we file these forms, will she have to leave the states so far what I've found she can stay in the states under the visa waiver program for upto 90 days and as long as we file the forms she can stay until they are processed. Even if it exceeds her I-94 stay.


text:
Epson WorkForce GT-1500 - Document scanner - Legal - 1200 dpi x 2400 dpi - ADF ( 40 sheets ) - USB (B11B190011)Item#: 7528172 | Model#: B11B190011
Currently Out Of Stock!
You May Consider This Alternative
Additional Resources
Epson WorkForce GT-1500 Sheetfed/Flatbed Scanner Product Details
The large 8 1/2 x 14 inch scanning area of this device makes it possible to capture two-page book, magazine and catalog spreads in a single scan. Its 600 x 1200 dpi resolution and 48-bit color provide incredible detail, rich, vivid color and sharp, clean text. Automatic document size detection streamlines operations by eliminating the need for selection menus and complicated settings. High-speed operation and instant startup result in greater workgroup productivity. Powerful imaging and document management software is also included. Scan Size (W x H): 8 1/2" x 14"; Bit Depth of Color: 48-bit.
What It Is And Why You Need It
- Affordable, high-speed workgroup scanner featuring an 8 1/2 x 14 inch scanning area, 600 x 1200 dpi resolution and 48-bit color.
- Large 8 1/2 x 14 inch scanning area.
- 600 x 1200 dpi resolution and 48-bit color.
- Automatic document size detection.
- High-speed.
- Instant startup.
- Powerful imaging and document management software.
Additional Resources: Product Manuals
Recommended Items
Related Items
Product Tagsdocument scanner
Manufactured by: Epson
Warranty provided by: Epson
UPC No: 010343867840
Mfg Part No: B11B190011
Box Size:
( Length:22, Width:16, Depth:7)
Shipping Weight: 13.4268 pound(s)
Click here for full warranty and support information
- Epson logos are registered trademarks of Epson. All others trademarks and copyrights mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.


text:
Former Firefighter Suing Old Department Breaks Down On Witness Stand
A woman who said she was the victim of gender discrimination discussed the nick-name her former boss allegedly gave her.
Rachel Peters, a former firefighter with the Orange Township Fire Department, broke down on the stand on Thursday.
Peters said that her fellow firefighters sexually harassed her and then the department fired her last year.
Peters was a rookie firefighter on probation when she said she was harassed. Peters has claimed the harassment happened inside an Orange Township Fire Hall.
In court documents, she claims that a fellow firefighter would use the only female bathroom while she was at work. And, she said, he used another restroom with the door open when she was close by.
On the stand on Thursday, Peters said the lieutenant that gave her the derogatory nick-name fired her for no reason.
"Everything ended right there," Peters said in court on Thursday. "Everything was ripped out from under me, and they couldn't give me a reason."
Orange Township paid nearly $80,000 in legal bills defending the case, which is slated to wrap up next week.
Watch 10TV News and refresh 10TV.com for more information.
February 22, 2013: Township Spends Tens Of Thousands To Fight Gender Discrimination Case


text:
Once a year, the Apprenticeship Training Committee identifies a skill-set that needs to be developed as part of the overall apprenticeship curriculum. This skill must be of value to the registered apprentices as well as the professional timber framing community. This year, the assessment and training event is focused on the activity of safely getting the frame to site, raising it and connecting to the work of others. The title the committee has chosen for this gathering is Making Connections.
To see an outline of two workshops: 2016 Apprentice Training.pdf
Those who are not currently registered as Apprentices or Journeyworkers must complete a short interview to participate and register. Please call Curtis Milton at 603/387‐6770 or email email@example.com to schedule a phone interview.
Supervising Journeyworkers and her/his apprentice attend as part of the annual fees they pay.
Registered Journeyworkers current with fees to the program attend for the cost of meals: $180 per person All others pay $480 for the event including meals .
There is limited hospitality (sleeping floor space) available at the shop in Ferndale, Washington. Local motels are about $60 per night, and the Bellingham Airport (BLI) is nearby with shuttle services available from Seattle (SEA) to Bellingham.