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Federal investigators are lying through their teeth about the Petraeus probe By Jon Rappoport
November 16, 2012 www.nomorefakenews.com
The punchline of this story is an unconstitutional US imperial war machine, dedicated to empire, contributing to a Globalist planet by destabilizing and causing massive chaos in the Middle East and Africa.
In this criminal effort, one American soldier has stood out above the rest. He has been made into a heroic myth. He represents the best of the best.
Seeing his character, his honor, millions of Americans have concluded that whatever our Armed Forces are doing, it must be right and good.
If David Petraeus is our fearless leader, we're on the side of the angels.
If he succumbed to a moment of misguided passion, we can forgive him. His grand portrait must continue to hang on the wall. Petraeus gives legitimacy to war, destruction, empire-building.
He's the scoop of vanilla ice cream on the poisonous pie.
So the general will be given protection.
An hour ago, he testified behind closed doors, to Congressional committees, claiming he knew, within a day, that the Benghazi attack was launched by terrorists. So far, reporters' questions indicate Petraeus won't be hammered hard about why he has changed his story. In September, he blamed an anti-Muslim video for the attacks. Now it's terrorists. Incredibly, the protection of the general's reputation is holding, to this point.
Meanwhile, federal agencies, trying to figure out how deep the Petraeus scandal really goes, are fashioning a cover story, to shield the guilty.
From the NY Daily News: "Reuters reported on Wednesday that investigators found substantial classified information on a computer used by [Paula] Broadwell. According to law enforcement and national security sources, investigators are examining whether the information should have been stored under more secure conditions."
That's a double-talk lie. You don't need to consult complicated manuals to know that, when you transfer classified information to a place it doesn't belong, a home computer, you're already breaking the law.
And when the FBI can quickly find the classified data on the home computer, as they did, you realize it wasn't buried under sophisticated protection. So that's another clear indication of a crime.
You might as well have secret memos lying on the kitchen counter.
The feds are lying about this. What else are they lying about?
It's obvious the whole Washington establishment and their media allies are lying, too. They're trying to stitch together a fake story to cover a horrendous series of security breaches.
And what secrets may sit under those breaches.
For example, was Broadwell, an experienced Army officer, leaving classified data in open view because she was trying to sink Petraeus by association? Was this part of her plan? If so, there is little doubt she was involved in a full-scale, long-term operation, whose leaders remain unknown.
Broadwell, whose only visible track record as a published writer, aside from academic papers, was a pair of dry op-ed pieces in the Boston Herald and the NY Times, was suddenly co-writing a biography of the most famous soldier in America.
This is now explained by Petraeus' sexual attraction to her. But on her side, she dedicated a tremendous amount of effort to meeting and charming the general. She traveled to Afghanistan to seal the deal. It doesn't require a great leap to suspect she was working a classic honey-trap.
Here is a rogue's gallery of top government officials telling lies..
FBI Director Robert Mueller claims he was unaware of an investigation into Petraeus until after the election. This is about as likely as a drunken sailor climbing the side of the Empire State Building.
Leon Panetta, the secretary of defense, is playing "I know of no other names in the scandal," as if he's the executive producer of TMZ, presiding over a tabloid story. "I only know what I read in the papers," he says.
Eric Holder, contemplating his next cushy job in the private sector, casually states there were no national-security implications discovered in the Petraeus-Broadwell case.
Holder's off-the-cuff "final judgment" about national security implications is ludicrous. In a case with this much potential for leaks of classified data and blackmail, he's clueless. He's just spouting what he'd been told to.
Obama himself is adopting a relaxed attitude. Commenting on Petraeus at his first press conference since winning reelection, he astoundingly said, "My main hope right now is that he and his family will be able to move on." Was he doing a Dr. Phil impression?
Several conservative pundits have speculated that the White House held the Broadwell affair over Petraeus' head to force him to say, in September, that the Benghazi attack was the result of an amateur film trailer.
A flood of liberal pundits have responded to these claims, calling them woo-woo conspiracy theories.
No surprise here. Conservatives go after the White House. Liberals defend the White House.
Neither side is willing to look at the big picture.
And neither side gives a thought to how the intelligence establishment views this scandal, as loud alarm bells keep ringing at Langley.
Let's see. Not a CIA agent, but the director of the CIA has a secret affair with a woman who is not his wife. This woman has a significant amount of classified information on her unsecured computer at home.
She herself is compromised and vulnerable, because she is having an affair with him and she is married. And no one knows who she might be covertly working for.
Before the CIA director publicly confesses the affair and resigns, he has access to millions and millions of pieces of highly secret CIA data, some of which even the president never gets to see.
No one, however, is particularly worried that the general may have been blackmailed.
What would blackmailers seek to get from Petraeus?
In addition to what knows from his tenure at the CIA, he served at the top of the heap in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He was in Iraq, where billions of dollars in "US aid" went missing. Who stole the money? Those names? An extremely useful nugget, if Petraeus could provide it.
Then in Afghanistan, details on the restructured heroin-trade operation would be another gem. As would reports on poppy yields and the names of drug warlords who were replacing old mainstays. Dope Inc. is a trillion-dollar business, and what Petraeus could pass along would rate as prime industrial espionage. He would know a great deal about US government involvement in drug trafficking.
Then you have oil deals vis-a-vis the hoped-for Afghan pipeline. Can't tell the shifting players without a scorecard. You've got newly minted Russian oligarchs, Chinese operatives, competing oil companies, bank financiers, drug kings looking for a place to wash and multiply their money. Everybody and his brother wants a slice of that action.
Petraeus was there on the ground. He was connected. Anything he knew about oil deals would be prized intelligence, useful to a great many competitors.
General MacArthur once said, "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away." Now old soldiers reach out for the cash. The unimaginative ones sit on boards of security companies and defense contractors. The clever ones dig deeper. Holding companies, banks, finance groups, places where sums of money that would make you reel cross over the transom every day, as the global laundry machine pumps away digital blood and bankrupts nations.
Paying off a general and a CIA director (if you can) to extract very, very valuable intell and information is a natural. Having an affair to hang over his head, an affair to which he has not confessed, is a jackpot.
But no one is particularly worried that Petraeus may have passed information on to blackmailers.
Then we have this. The general had an enormous amount of information about the US Armed Forces' strengths and weaknesses, about classified military bases, about deployment numbers, special ops missions, weapons capabilities and limitations in the field, under actual battle conditions. He knew other generals and officers, and could speak, authoritatively, to their methods, abilities, and deficiencies. If they had personal secrets, he would have known some of them.
But no one is particularly worried that Petraeus may have passed information on to blackmailers. It's only important that he and his family can move on.
During his tenure in the Army and the CIA, Petraeus spoke with Obama many times. He could offer up, from personal experience, assessments of the president's character, methods, operational strengths and weaknesses.
But no one is particularly worried that Petraeus could have passed information on to blackmailers.
There is Benghazi. Petraeus has crucial information about what actually happened there. There is a good chance he could sink the president's second term before it even begins.
But no one seems worried Petraeus could have already passed on that information to blackmailers.
No one seems worried because they're quaking in their boots and covering up their fear. They're hoping against hope that the artificial portrait they had painted of Petraeus, as a mythical national hero, holds together long enough to let the ongoing uproar fade down the memory hole.
There are other matters as well. Petraeus could offer blackmailers an inside view of West Point, the Joint Chiefs, the Pentagon, the Secretary of Defense.
He could discuss, in intimate detail, perception vs. reality vis-a-vis the inner workings of the CIA, conflicts within the White House. He could disclose secrets about defense contractors, future US weaponry, the revamping of the Armed Forces, classified experiments at DARPA, research on creating the "superior soldier," dissident military officers who are against the president and his policies and might be trying to drum up various rebellions in the ranks.
And much, much more.
But no one is worried.
Of course not.
Petraeus slipped and had an affair. That's the beginning and end of it.
A man walking around with miles and miles and miles of invaluable unique information in his head…a man, in that respect, like no other in America…is no problem at all.
The US military-industrial complex needed a man like Petraeus, at a time when a two-front war was stretching personnel thin. Soldiers, ordered to do multiple tours, loaded up with psychoactive drugs, were starting to push back.
Petraeus came in and provided a sense of order and renewed purpose. Of course, it was all fake. It was a "new theory" on how to fight enemies while pacifying civilian populations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as if the wars were, in reality, a humane enterprise.
Obama was Bush with a kinder face.
Petraeus was hailed as a brilliant innovator, a leadership guru. Broadwell celebrated and extolled the leadership angle in her book.
But really, Petraeus was just providing the US war machine with longer shelf life.
He gave that machine cover, and now they're giving him cover.
And everybody will keep tap-dancing and lying.
The author of an explosive collection, THE MATRIX REVEALED, Jon was a candidate for a US Congressional seat in the 29th District of California. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles on politics, medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. Jon has delivered lectures and seminars on global politics, health, logic, and creative power to audiences around the world. You can sign up for his free emails at www.nomorefakenews.com


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DRC: Trying to build security where fear prevails
Eastern Congo is supposed to be at peace. But life for civilians in Mweso health zone, Masisi territory, North Kivu, is anything but peaceful.
Although a peace agreement was signed three years ago, ongoing instability, violence, a worsening humanitarian situation and festering ethnic tensions continue to make life precarious for civilians.
The lush, green fertile valleys, punctuated by farmed land that resembles neat patchwork quilts, are stunningly beautiful. But life here, where Oxfam operates public health and protection programs, funded by Irish Aid and a multi-donor UN fund, is no rural idyll.
In Mweso, where Oxfam has a field base, local staff briefed me on the complexities of the area. Political rivalries, geo-politics and migrants from neighboring Rwanda, many of whom have long-established family links in Congo, military abuses, a proliferation of militia groups, land grabbing, informal "taxes" demanded by militia on the roads and pervasive violence added up to a lethal cocktail and meant that daily life for people here was a constant struggle.
Mpati camp: Training for protection committeesMpati camp, housing thousands of displaced people, is close to a frontline where military clashes continue.
Another three-hour journey, through yet more breathtakingly beautiful scenery along roads edged with young children waving and shouting out as our cars pass, takes us to Mpati, where Oxfam is carrying out training workshops.
The tension in the air is palpable. I'm warned to be extremely careful before taking any photographs or video. Mpati, a camp housing thousands of displaced people, as well as returnees and a settled community, is one of the most sensitive locations in which we work. Soldiers, nursing their AK47s, keep a watchful eye over everything.
Not so far from here, in hills across the valley, is a frontline, where military clashes continue.
Oxfam staff are holding training sessions with local community volunteers and women's groups. They include members of local volunteer protection committees, set up with the help of Oxfam. Their role is to try to help spread awareness in the community about people's basic rights; support victims of violence to get access to services and lobby the local authorities for action to respond to abuses. No easy task in a place where people live in fear.The training sessions address issues of sexual and gender based violence, HIV and AIDS.
The sessions I attend address issues of sexual and gender based violence, HIV and AIDS, which are almost-daily challenges facing communities here. There's also discussion about land conflict and unofficial checkpoints, where many are forced to pay a "fee", forced labor and arbitrary arrest. Participants think about what they might be able to do about these issues – but when they look at the risks, only the smallest and safest actions are possible.
One morning I visit a site where Oxfam has installed a safe water source point, making it easier for people to collect clean drinking water. All water points have been carefully planned, with the input of local protection committees, I learned, so that there were multiple exit points for people, mostly women, collecting water if they came under attack.
Some positive changes, but an atmosphere of repression remains
In town, I met Kanyere – not her real name – a member of the local protection committee. The fresh-faced teenager said she had joined because she'd wanted to help make life safer for her family and her community.
She told me that, since Oxfam began working in the camp, there had been positive changes. Since awareness training had been carried out in the community, she said, people's behavior had begun to slowly change.
But such is the atmosphere of control and repression here that I later learned Kanyere had been questioned by officials about her conversation with a foreigner.
Clearly, there's a long way to go before people feel that security is more than just a word here. Our protection work is helping, but it's not a quick or easy fix.
Yet, as Fred Delva, Oxfam's protection manager in Mweso told me, through training different groups in the community, providing spaces where people can exchange views, we were hoping to plant a seed that, hopefully, will continue to grow and bear fruit to nourish the community.
All photos Caroline Gluck/Oxfam.
Read more
Oxfam's work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRCMusic.org charity album: listen & buy, proceeds benefit Oxfam
Oxfam survey: 'We are entirely exploitable': The lack of protection for civilians in eastern DRC


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America's Team could soon be playing in somewhere other than America. For a game.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Cowboys are the "leading contender" to face the Jaguars in London next year.
Other options include the Giants, Steelers, Browns, Colts, Titans, and Texans. The league typically avoids exporting divisional games to London, since it would transform the home-and-home series into a home-and-neutral arrangement.
The Giants and Steelers already have played in London. The Browns are, well, the Browns. (Sorry, Browns fans. We wish that wasn't true.)
The Cowboys, who recently were named the most popular NFL team in the United States by a Harris Poll, would bring a little sizzle to a game that otherwise isn't very compelling because the Jaguars are, well, the Jaguars.
Folks in and around Jacksonville could be troubled by the prospect of losing the Cowboys game to London. Tarps could be removed and plenty of premium tickets could be sold if the Cowboys were coming to EverBank Field.
The Jaguars have agreed to play one game per year in London for four seasons. The quartet commences on Sunday, against the 49ers.
The goal is to see if the Jaguars can build a fan base in London, which would justify continuing the arrangement. That could be a challenge in the short term because the Jaguars are, well, the Jaguars.


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You know, I'm really getting tired of kids being punished for being normal kids. But here we go again. First graders at a Maryland elementary school have been suspended for having the audacity to play a good old-fashioned game of cops and robbers.
OMG. Don the Kevlar! Call out the National Guard! Six-year-olds are playing games on the playground!
After a 6-year-old was suspended -- in Maryland as well -- for pointing his fingers at his classmate and saying "Pow," this latest punishment that doesn't fit the crime hardly surprises me. Heck, we have kids being dubbed sexual deviants at 5 for hugging pals in kindergarten. NOTHING surprises me.
But it does depress me. These blatant over-reactions are slowly destroying childhood as we know it and turning kids into something ... jaded? Old?
We're expecting kids to face issues that are far above their level of cognition. We're aging them.
Kids shouldn't know about school shootings and mass murders. They shouldn't know that a game of cops and robbers could upset some adults who see shades of darkness where they see only some innocent horseplay.
I can only wonder what is next if we keep pushing kids to explore topics they're not yet ready to deal with. Is cops and robbers going to be replaced by a game of drug dealers and addicts? Or maybe pimps and prostitutes? After all ... we're expecting kids to tackle more and more adult themes, but they are still just kids, kids who engage one another in play. Turning something into a game is in their nature.
I need no more proof of that than to look to these little boys playing cops and robbers. One of the boys' father is an Army staff sergeant who pointed out that his boy is well aware that his dad uses firearms in defense of this nation. He's a kid being brought up to respect guns ... but he's still just a kid who was playing a game.
Do we really want to take that away from our kids?
Is cops and robbers on the playground really something to be upset over?
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The following is the official press release from the Association of Professional Genealogists. As president of the new Second Life Chapter of APG, I'm so excited about the opportunities that this group provides -- allowing access to professional ideas, presentations, and comraderie to anyone with internet access, anywhere in the world. Meetings are the 2nd Thursday of each month, at 5:30 Pacific Time, and are held in the virtual world Second Life, at the Just Genealogy Fire Pit. Contact me directly if you have any questions about the group! Here's that press release:
The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG®) announced today that its board has approved two new chapters for the organization. The Northland Chapter will serve members from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The board also approved the organization's first virtual chapter, to be held in Second Life. Both chapters have commenced operations as of today.
"We welcome these new chapters and the support they will provide to our members," said APG President Laura Prescott. "These chapters will benefit underserved geographies, both real and virtual. The board and executive committee discussed at length the implications of chartering a virtual chapter and felt that it would be an exciting and effective alternative for members who don't have a local chapter or who cannot attend meetings in real life."
Northland Chapter to Cover Much Ground
The Northland Chapter serves a broad region of northern states that are not currently served by an APG chapter. Chapter organizers, Sandy Mochal Thalmann, firstname.lastname@example.com, and Jay Fonkert, CG, email@example.com, have centered the operation in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.
Virtual Chapter in Second Life Provides a New Outlet for Professional Collaboration
The Second Life APG Chapter meets in Second Life and is open to all members anywhere in the world with Internet access, who may use their Second Life avatar personas. The chapter plans to meet monthly to preview and critique presentations in progress, discuss research resources, and share ideas about professional business practices and standards. Tami Glatz, or Genie Weezles in Second Life, is the contact, tglatz (at) gmail.com.
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Coca-Cola and Nestl will roll out Enviga in test markets in the Northeast US next month. The carbonated green tea-based beverage is supposed to be able to actually burn calories. Its blend of green tea extracts is said to boost metabolism, burning 50 to 100 calories per 12-oz serving. That'll cost you, though, about $1.29 a can. The company plans a national rollout in early 2007.
So what do you think, readers? Is this bullshit, or is it possible to drink your way to runway-model thinness?
Coke, Nestle Unveil Calorie-Burning Beverage [Advertising Age]
New Enviga Proven to Burn Calories [BevNet] (beware, industry cheerleader)


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Two new classes at Serial Knitters: November and December 2016
Ready for some great classes? I've got two fun ones coming in November and December!
In November I'm teaching an Intro to Brioche class on Sunday, November 13 from 1:30 to 3:30.
In December I'm teaching a Knitalong class for Iris Schreier's gorgeous Key of Life -  That class will be two Sundays, December 4th and 11th, 1:30 to 3:30.
Here's the project!
A few techniques you will study with this project: garter stitch tab cast-on, short rows, knitting in ends as you go, tricks for working two-color stripes and three-needle bind off. And of course there will be secret tips and tricks.
Stop in the shop or give a call at 425-242-0086 to register for a class.
Hosta Class at Serial Knitters was a great success
Fox Paws Mini-class at Madrona – registration is open!
Madrona Fiber Arts retreat mini-class registration is open!I'm teaching Fox Paws Foundations.
Come learn with me! http://madronafiberarts.com/mini-class-schedule-registration/
teaching update – opportunities to knit together
Hi Friends! Exciting classes, including some freebies, coming up in the next few months. Please register! Excited to knit with you. Also, see above, a new feature called "teaching calendar" so you can stay up to date!
At Serial Knitters:
Two Color Brioche Workshop – the Hosta Scarf, a Nancy Marchant pattern
Brioche stitch in two colors! Wow! So beautiful! Students must be familiar with knitting brioche stitch.
- 2 class sessions
- Cost $70 plus pattern & supplies (Please purchase the pattern here or here on your own and bring your copy to class.)
- Saturdays, January 9th & 23rd from 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Call or visit Serial Knitters to register. Class size is limited. 425-242-0086
Free #CeliaStrong Poncho Demo —Two Color Brioche
Saturday, January 9 from 3:30pm—4:30pm
Get hands-on help with the techniques from my latest pattern, #CeliaStrong. We'd be happy to help you with your yarn selection or show you the fun tricks that make this a quick and interesting knit. Try one on! Everyone wants to knit #CeliaStrong. (She's already strong, but we're knitting her even stronger!)
Registration is not required.
Check out the Serial Knitters website for the most up-do-date info on classes offered in the Kirkland, WA shop.
And Elsewhere…
Fox Paws Foundations – mini-class at the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat,¬†FEBRUARY 11-14, 2016,¬†Hotel Murano, Tacoma, Washington. (Mini-Class Schedule is released in January 2016. – Sign up for updates on their page to get the latest information.) I'll also be doing a free Fox Paws Q & A in the rotunda at Madrona – more details to follow.
Fox Paws Foundations with Pamela Grossman
Have you gazed in wonder at Xandy Peters' mind-bending designs? If you haven't, you should, right here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/xandy-peters
Maybe you've thought, "How could I ever do something that complex and fancy?" Perhaps you've agonized, "I'm a fabulous, experienced knitter, why is Fox Paws so hard for me!"
Help is at hand. Join Pamela Grossman for Fox Paws Foundations to learn the unusual stitch patterns and techniques used in Fox Paws. To prepare for her Fox Paws workshops at Serial Knitters in Kirkland, WA, Pamela undertook an in-depth study of the pattern devising tips and strategies to help knitters truly understand the compelling but tricky stacked increases and decreases. She collaborated with Xandy while developing the workshop plan.
In our class we'll learn about stacked increases and decreases, do an exploratory swatch and, as time allows, test out the practice mini-projects from Xandy Peters' blog, the Star and Oak Leaf practice projects:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/oak-leaf-2 (free)
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/stars-14 (free)
We'll also get an overview of the video playlist that Pamela has organized to support Fox Paws.  If time allows, we will review the Fox Paws pattern itself alongside Pamela's "Fox Paws Cheat Sheet" – an unofficial guide to parsing the pattern and remaining calm despite the challenges of the dreaded, feared and adored row 6.
Skills required: casting on, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, binding off (adventurous advanced beginner)
- Your own printed copy of the Fox Paws Pattern
- Medium-weight (DK, sport or worsted), bouncy scrap yarn. Pick something with some stretch to it. It's nice to have a few colors for experimenting. Weight doesn't matter, just pick something that is comfortable for you.
- Needles to match. (Size 7 or 8 or whatever you use for medium weight yarn.) You may want to bring a few different types to see what works best. Wood needles can be tricky for this project as there is a lot of stress on the needles and some have experienced breakage. Circulars are suggested because of the flexible cable.
- The usual notions and tools, stitch markers, scissors, etc.
- optional: internet-connected tablet, phone or laptop
Homework: Cast on for the following swatch:
- Cast on 25 stitches with a medium weight yarn and matching needles. Knit two rows garter stitch.
NOTE: We will not have time in this session to do an in-depth study of Xandy's pattern. Pamela will be able share her cheat sheet, video playlist and other resources.
Interested in a class you don't see or a private lesson? Email pamelamama at gmail.com or give a call over to Serial Knitters:425-242-0086.
Want to hire Pamela to teach a class at your venue? Email!
New Pattern: #CeliaStrong Poncho
Yep I named it with a hashtag right in the title.
Hello knitters, friends and relatives,
Against all realistic odds I have released a new pattern for your enjoyment! The #CeliaStrong Poncho is a cushy asymmetrical multi-color cancer-fighting brioche poncho knit in the round with minimal seaming and built-in extremely fashionable fringe. Everything you could have possibly wanted in a knit. Make it now before the wheel of style turns and dictates we can only use it as a cozy blanket.
Celia is a 16-year-old friend fighting cancer. I wanted to make her a poncho because ponchos are in right now and we are stylish people. It came out pretty amazing. So, here's the pattern. Thanks for the inspiration, Celia! 50% of the proceeds from the sales of this pattern will go to the cancer research organization of my choice. The other 50% will probably buy yarn.
This lofty, cozy brioche poncho is knit in the round using one color at a time. No carrying colors is needed. After knitting the whole thing as a tube, finish by creating the head opening with a three-needle bind off. A 10-stitch stockinette panel is dropped, cut and tied off to create fringe along one edge. Built-in fringe! No tying on hundreds of short strands!
For extra fun, I'd love it if you'd tag your project photos with #CeliaStrong #ponchostrong and of course, #teambrioche!
In order to do this project you need the following skills, or a willingness to learn:
Brioche knitting, casting on, three-needle binding off, knitting in the round, being completely awesome.
Use this link for the  next week to get $2 off the $8 pattern price in honor of Megan's Birthday. You can also use the coupon code MBBD.
Use this link to check out the pattern on www.Ravelry.com.
Dedicated to Celia Balderston:
Your fight and my love for your mama inspired me to create your poncho. It gave me great joy to do it. I hope it cuddles you up and helps you stay cozy and strong. Sending so much love,
Pamela Grossman
Remember how you wanted my help with your knitting project?
Remember how you wanted my help with your knitting project? Well now you can get it! I'm going to be hosting a few knitting circles at Serial Knitters. A Serial Knitters Knitting Circle is a two-hour session that costs $15 a session or $65 for a 5-session punch card. You come with your project and get help from the teacher on duty. Which will be me on the following dates:
Friday¬†July 31 -¬†2:30pm –4:30pm¬†
Sunday, August 2nd¬†- 11:00am – 1:00pm¬†
Sunday, August 2nd¬†-¬†1:30pm – 3:30pm
Friday, August 7¬†- 2:30pm – 4:30pm¬†¬†
Ravelry Class at Serial Knitters on Sunday 7/26
Have any of these things happened to you?
- You have some gorgeous yarn but aren't sure what to make from it?
- You have a great pattern but you don't know what yarn will work well?
- You are ready to start a new project but you wish you knew someone who has knit it before so they could give you some tips?
Do you know that there is a free and wonderful website that you can use to help you with all of these situations? It's called Ravelry! I'm teaching a class in the basics of Ravelry which can solve all of those problems and more. Interested?
The class is happening this SUNDAY at Serial Knitters in Kirkland from 1:30 to 3:30. Here's the full class description:
Introduction to Social Media for Yarnies: Exploring Ravelry.com
Are you on Ravelry.com? This free website is a rich resource that connects you to the online world of knitting and crocheting, spinning, weaving, dyeing… etc! It's a social network for yarny folks, and so much more. You can search for ideas and inspiration… find a pattern to use your stash yarn, explore projects made by others and see tips and reviews of patterns and yarns. Before you jump into your next project, get advice from knitters who have been there, done that and lived to tell the tale. You can join in crafty conversations of every variety. Connect with your real-life friends and make new virtual yarn-loving buddies. We will learn how to create an account, navigate different areas of the site, search for patterns and projects, connect with friends, see what patterns are popular and upload the details of your projects to share with other Ravelers. We'll explore privacy settings, groups and forums. If time allows we'll also have a peek at Instagram and Pinterest.
You'll need:
- A device that can connect to the internet, like a laptop or a tablet. Phones are not ideal because of the small screen size and keyboard.
Information about a current or past knitting project, including a few pictures and the yarn and needles you used. (You just need to know what you used, you don't need to bring yarn or needles.)
A picture of yourself or something you'd like to use for your avatar. (The picture on your account.)
Spirit of adventure!
Pamela is a patient teacher who is happy to hold the hand of any technophobes who are ready to take the plunge.
Contact the shop to sign up!
you know you want to learn the brioche stitch…
Would you like to learn the brioche stitch? Lucky you! I'm teaching a class at Serial Knitters:
- Saturday, August 8th 1:30pm—3:30pm
- Cost $35 plus supplies
All the details…¬†
Introduction to Brioche Stitch
The knitterati are calling brioche stitch THE stitch of 2015. Have you played with it? This rhythmic stitch creates a lofty fabric and the variations are fascinating. Gorgeous patterns by Nancy Marchant and Stephen West are seriously tempting, but it can be tricky to get started by reading a book. Get some hands-on help from Pamela Grossman in this beginning brioche class.  As a case study, we'll review instructions for two lovely beginner-level patterns. If you're feeling adventurous, bring along yarn to get started on one of these free beginner projects:
Brioche Scarf by Purl Soho – http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/brioche-scarf-6
Ferocious Briocheous by Stephen West: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ferocious-briocheous
Brioche Scarf by Purl Soho
|Ferocious Briocheous by Stephen West
Thanks to Purl Soho and Stephen West for allowing use of their patterns and photos!
You'll learn:
- basic brioche stitch
- brioche terms
- reading brioche patterns and charts
You'll need:
- worsted weight scrap yarn and needles that match for swatching and practice
- supplies for one of the beginner projects, if you want to give it a try (yarn, needles, printout of the free pattern, notions, etc.)
Check the www.SerialKnitters.com website for other class offerings! I'm also available for private lessons in English or ASL.
Offering Summer Classes at Serial Knitters Yarn Shop in Kirkland, WA
Hey Knitters! Here's a flyer describing my summer offerings at Serial Knitters. I'm also available for private knitting instruction through the shop. I can do classes in English or ASL! Any other classes you'd like to see? Let me know!
Last Fox Paws Class for March and new ideas brewing…
Today was¬†the third and final session of the March Fox Paws KAL at¬†Serial Knitters. Our tenacious and dedicated group¬†has worked very hard over the past month and pushed on through the frustration of wrong stitch counts, dropped stitches and unfamiliar stitch-lumps. I was so excited to see everyone's progress. Here are a few…
They are looking so beautiful and we are all grateful to Xandy Peters for this great pattern. For those of you who couldn't make the session, post your progress pictures in the Serial Knitters Ravelry discussion forum here: Picture Thread.
Due to popular demand, we have scheduled another Fox Paws workshop in May! Details:
Fox Paws Workshop and Knit Along with Pamela Grossman.
Workshop Series $75 – ¬†Sundays, May 3, 24, &¬†31 from 1:30 – 3:30pm.
Loads more information on the shop website.
In other knitting news I am completely obsessed with the idea of combining three things I love: gorgeous long-color-changing Spincycle Yarn, mathematically inspiring mobius knitting and complex and beautiful stitchwork in two-color brioche. Oh, and then there's a fourth element I'd like to experiment with: combining different yarn weights in the same project to create unexpected fabric.
So I've been desperate to carve out some time where I could just sit and explore some of these techniques. This weekend I got to play a bit. I experimented with a variation of Iris Schreier's mobius cast-on that was surprisingly, a success on the first go-around! Here's how it looked earlier today:
Serial Knitters just got in a big selection of Dyed in the Wool from Spincycle and I am pairing it up with some Shibui and Madelinetosh for inspiration. Dreamy. I hope to have more to show you soon. Once I get a basic version of this pattern written, I want to incorporate some fancy brioche stitch patterns like those featured in Nancy Marchant's gorgeous new book Knitting Fresh Brioche. I predict there will be some brioche stitch classes coming your way soon…
Find lots more pictures of my experiments on my Instagram page. Love to hear your feedback! Happy knitting!


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The big tech news at UC Berkeley Tuesday was the announcement of a new Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, but one student who fully automated his dorm room is making a splash of his own.
Freshman Brad Low turned his dorm room at Griffiths Hall into a BRAD, short for "Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm," according to the Daily Californian.
The computerized system uses remote appliance control modules, iPad and iPhone apps and voice recognition software to control lighting, music and the curtains.
It even has a "party mode," with strobe and laser lights, rotating disco ball and fog machine.
Low posted the above video on YouTube on Monday and explains the system in detail on this website.
"On days when a normal alarm would not get you out of your bed, the BRAD system can wake you up in the most pleasant (or unpleasant) way," Low wrote. "A morning alarm with the BRAD system typically begins with all the lights turning on, followed by the curtains being drawn apart automatically."
And if that wasn't enough to wake him, a Justin Bieber song comes on because "there's simply no way you can sleep through that without your ears bleeding," he said.
As analyst Jeremiah Owyang of the Altimeter Group noted in a tweet,
this was the "most awesome automated dorm room ever" and glimpse into the "future in home automation technology."
Sure, as long as we lose the Justin Bieber song.


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an APEX application running native on an iPhone. Now, finally, the moment is there to explain how I did it ;-)
The key part of this demo, is the use of PhoneGap. PhoneGap "wraps" any HTML5 code, thereby giving you access to the native API's of your device. This solution is also used by the upcoming ADF Mobile solution, but can already be used now for any HTML5 web application..including your APEX application.
Start with downloading the PhoneGap sources from their site and install it in your development environment (I used Apple's Xcode) - see the documentation on the PhoneGap site on the how-to.
Within Xcode, you'll get an index.html, which is the starting point of your application. In this, simplified, example, my index.html only contains the following code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>APEX DEMO</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no;" />
<meta charset="utf-8">
<body onload="window.location.href='http://apex.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=ROELSMOBILEAPP';">
So the only thing it does, is a redirect to my APEX application. Nothing more, nothing less.
In the page template of the APEX application I included the phonegap-1.2.0.js script file (currently 1.3.0 is the latest version).
Before any features can be used, PhoneGap has to be started. In my example, I added a Dynamic Action on Page 0, that runs on Page Load, with as contents
And from that point on, any PhoneGap feature can be used. In the example in the blogpost mentioned above, I added a button on a form page, that executes the following snippet of Javascript:
var contact = navigator.contacts.create();
var name = new ContactName();
name.givenName = $v('P9_CUST_FIRST_NAME');
name.familyName = $v('P9_CUST_LAST_NAME');
contact.name = name;
function onSaveSuccess( contact ){
navigator.notification.alert("Contact saved on your device");
function onSaveError(contactError){
alert("Error = " + contactError.code);
And that's it! When pressing the button, the contact - just the first and last name - is added to your contact list on your device. Of course you can add addresses, telephone numbers etc as well. And use other native device functionalities, like the camera or the compass as well. See the API documentation for all the details.
The only "problem" will be, that this native iPhone "application" - which is just the index.html file - will never be accepted in the Apple store, just because it hasn't enough content to act on it's own. So you have to build an app with more content, and use your APEX application just to fill in some "gaps". But there are of course more ways to get data from your database to your native application, like web services.
Please, let me know whenever you get an app in the store with some APEX content!
Happy PhoneGapping!


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Sandra Bullock
"I love making people laugh"
Sandra Bullock
Comedy queen Sandra Bullock welcomes new challenges. She talks about her new film Our brand is Crisis, slick politicians, Hollywood machos and speaking German with her son
Ms. Bullock, the most important question first: What was it like to be working with George Clooney again in your new film, Our Brand is Crisis, which he co-produced?
That's the most important question, really (laughs)? That guy is probably the most overrated actor in the world, don't you think? I'm just kidding, of course. George and I are like brother and sister. We have known each other for so long. We go back to a time when nobody wanted to hire us.
And today you are both superstars …
A strange thought, to be honest. But it does make me happy that our names alone can make projects happen.
What do you mean?
Well, it's difficult to get a movie like this one produced these days – a political satire about two American spin doctors in South America. But once you attach the name Clooney to the project, things get a lot easier very fast.
How do you choose your projects today?
What I enjoy most is having the chance to work on projects I am passionate about. I don't care that much about the fame aspect, but having a name that opens some doors and lets you do projects you like is kinda cool.
What's it like being one of the most powerful women in Hollywood?
It makes me laugh. What does power really mean in the movie industry? I make films, I dress up every day and make fun of myself. Is that power?
It seems a little odd that you are involved in a political film like Our Brand is Crisis. Are you a political person?
Not really. I grew up in a house that was politically divided. One parent was Republican, the other a Democrat. I've been influenced by both sides and experienced lots of heated debates.
How would you describe the ideal politician, somebody you would actually vote for?
That would be someone who is open and honest and who doesn't need to hide his or her mistakes. I think most candidates today are very manipulated, part of a well-oiled machine. Why don't we let people do the job who also admit their mistakes. It makes politicians more real, I think.
Too few people are willing to step out of their comfort zone to demonstrate peacefully for change
America is going into an election year. Are you planning to endorse any of the candidates?
No. My attitude is that I want the best for our country. Nobody is willing to step out of their comfort zone to demonstrate peacefully for change. Nobody wants the best for our overall well-being. We live in a very egocentric society today.
Do you think we have become too passive as a society?
Yes, I do. And our society is still lagging behind when it comes to equality, too. I've experienced that. As a woman I learned early what was expected of me. And that continued in the working world. For a while I was only cast for comedic roles in which the character was connected to the male lead. That was strange for me.
That's obviously changed now, right?
Yes, The Heat changed that. It was the first comedy in which a female protagonist was not attached to a man. Don't get me wrong: I love men (laughs)!
How important is it for you to make people laugh?
I love it. It gives me joy to make other people feel good. And it's important to laugh about yourself once in a while.
As the savvy politician Jane Bodine, your character in Our Brand is Crisis, what would you say to Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton in this campaign?
It depends who my character is working for and who is paying her (laughs).
What do you tell younger colleagues who ask your advice?
Stop holding your breath and worrying all the time. Just go out there and do it. Go and find what you want in life, go for it!
Are you somebody who grabs an opportunity when you see it?
I sure hope so. When I was younger I was a bit hesitant. Today I am more assertive. I think it has something to do with being a mother. I am very aware of the fact that I have had good fortune in life with a couple bumps in the road. But with every mistake you grow. I am no exception to the rule.
You have said that you admire people who break out of their comfort zone and accept extreme roles.
Leaving your comfort zone means getting as far away from yourself as possible. Just playing myself would be boring for an audience, and for me. I have learned that leaving your comfort zone unlocks things that scare you or make you insecure, but it also forces you to dig very deep.
What does your five-year-old son, Louis, think about his mommy's fame?
My son couldn't care less how famous his mother is. I've told him many times that I am a huge star (laughs), but the cheeky little thing just thinks I'm joking.
You are half German, so we have to ask: Are you teaching him to speak German?
"Doch, natuerlich." Of course I sometimes speak to him in German, but most of the time he just looks at me. He's got a good ear for the language, though, and often repeats what I've said.


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Enchanted sleep
Remember how everyone used to envy the kid with a tree house when you were young? The Robins Nest tree hotel near Witzenhausen, Germany, is a place where grown-up kids can make their dream come true. Peter Becker gave up his bar and gallery in Berlin to create a woodland hotel comprising several different types of tree houses and the reception-
cum-restaurant Waldbar. Right next door, there's Berlepsch Castle – a sightseeing must.


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penny lane wrote:grinding hockey per Phil Bourque~ i think of disco's manta~ grind those bastards down
Happy that Disco let Vitale play today. He proposed to his wife on the street of the marathon explosions was emotional .
Dave Molinari @MolinariPG 9m Kunitz's assist on the Letang goal was his 400th point in the NL.
Dave's_a_Killer wrote:Obviously, I missed him getting that goal back also.
astro4k wrote:way to fall letang
wondermoose wrote:They gotta stop with these final-ten-second goals. It's like, four straight games now or so it seems.
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|Swatch Details
|Brand: Ludurana
Line: Flocado
Color Name/Number: Relampago
Number of coats: 1
Top Coat: Yes
The base of the manicure was Ulta Smoke Screen. It is smoky gray creme that is just perfection. Application and formula were great. Two coats for full opacity and coverage. It was not until I put it on that I realized this may be an exact dupe for Zoya's Kelly which is still one of my favorite polishes. That may have contributed to my reluctance to take it off. In the bottles Smoke Screen and Kelly look identical and I will compare them in a swatch at some point.
|Swatch Details
|Brand: Ulta
Line: Salon Formula
Color Name/Number: Smoke Screen
Number of coats: 2
Top Coat: Yes
Free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP)
What do you think of the new flakie trend? Love it? Hate it? Don't care either way?
Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


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Dramatic temperature swings in the fall mean Ned Morris could show up to work in shorts and a polo and leave wearing jeans and a sweatshirt.
The Basel Cellars general manager and winemaker was introduced to the wine through the restaurant industry. As a sommelier, Morris sought out wines with an acidic backbone that could complement meals. The desert of eastern Washington is the ideal location for Morris, who has relished the opportunity to make balanced wines from estate vineyards.
Winemaker spotlight
Just like Morris, who adds layers of clothes at night in the fall, the vines at Basel Cellars also undergo a transformation.
While the cold might force Morris to add a sweatshirt, the Basel Cellars' vines are busy losing layers. With daytime highs in the 80s and nighttime lows in the 40s, the vines undergo a dramatic physical change.
In the sunshine they are able to ripen and add sugar. But as the temperatures rapidly descend and night falls, the grapes develop a crisp acidic balance. It's the best of both worlds: wines with New World-style fruit development and Old World-style acidity.
"Eastern Washington is so unique," Morris said. "There is no place like it in the world. The winemakers here have done a great job of embracing our climate and terroir. The wines from Walla Walla show a great sense of place. Our climate is so northern it is on line with Bordeaux. But we get more sun and cooler nights, which is like the Rhone Valley."
Because of his experience in the restaurant industry, where Morris sought to marry food with the perfect wine, Basel Cellars has a balanced portfolio.
"The acidity we get from our nighttime temperatures makes our [wine] more European in style," Morris said. "Wine should enhance the experience of a meal. My training as a sommelier helps me focus on restraint as a winemaker."
What to buy
• Basel Cellars, Merriment, Walla Walla Valley 2007 ($36): Dark fruit, mocha and espresso notes expertly mingle in this wine. There's a big mouthfeel that's held together by a crisp acidity and rocky minerality. This drinks like a special occasion wine at an amazing price.
"Merriment represents the best of our vineyards," Morris said.
• Basel Cellars, Claret, Pheasant Run Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley 2009 ($15): This entry-level wine is perfect for a weeknight dinner. A blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cab franc and syrah has cassis and dark chocolate notes, a velvety mouth feel and a gamey backbone from the syrah.
"We want our entry wine to drink like a $40 wine," Morris said. "We want that kind of value to translate to our whole lineup. We want to blow you away with our quality for the value."
Wine 101
Basel Cellars is a certified sustainable estate that also is salmon friendly. It's a certification that ensures the sensitive salmon-breeding grounds in the Pacific Northwest won't be harmed through farming.
• James Nokes writes a bi-weekly wine column for Shaw Media. He's been tasting, touring and collecting in the wine world for several years. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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AL MVP Miguel Cabrera hit his first homer of the season and drove in four runs, left fielder Don Kelly made a home run-robbing catch and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 Tuesday.
The Blue Jays, who spent millions during the winter to upgrade their roster, fell to 2-5 for their worst start since 2004.
Cabrera, coming off his Triple Crown season, had four hits and scored three times.
Torii Hunter had three hits, including the 2,000th of his career, and Alex Avila homered.
Kelly took away a home run from J.P. Arencibia leading off the second. Kelly ran back to the wall, reached above the fence and caught the ball as he rammed into the padding. Kelly bounced back toward the field and fell onto the warning track, but held on.
Anibal Sanchez (1-0) struck out eight in seven innings. He allowed two runs and five hits with one walk.
Drew Smyly and Al Alburquerque combined to pitch the eighth. Joaquin Benoit worked the ninth and gave up Cody Rasmus' solo home run.
Brandon Morrow (0-1) gave up five runs and nine hits in 3 2-3 innings.
Cabrera hit an opposite-field liner just over the fence in right for a three-run homer in the fourth for a 5-1 lead. His 100th career home run at Comerica Park came after Austin Jackson and Hunter singled, and finished Morrow.
Miguel Cabrera added a run-scoring single and Matt Tuiasosopo had an RBI double in the eighth.
Melky Cabrera had three hits and his first RBI for Toronto. He moved past 1,000 career hits.
Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the first on Prince Fielder's RBI double off the wall in right-center. He drove in Cabrera, who singled with two outs.
Avila's second home run of the season made it 2-0 in the second. He homered on Morrow's first pitch of the inning - it was the first pitch Avila saw since the birth of his first child, Avery Noelle, on Sunday.
The Blue Jays got a run in the third on Emilio Bonifacio's triple and Jose Reyes' single.
NOTES: Toronto OF Jose Bautista returned as the DH after missing three games because of a twisted right ankle. ... Detroit DH Victor Martinez didn't play because of a cut on the top of his right thumb that required eight stitches. He is day-to-day. ... Former University of Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson threw out the first pitch, bouncing it about halfway to the plate. ... Wednesday's starters are Rick Porcello (0-1, 5.06 ERA ) for the Tigers against Mark Buehrle (0-0, 10.13) for the Blue Jays.


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We are a nation grown numb to the seemingly endless fine print that accompanies our purchases. But every now and then a product is sold with a warning that should command attention. Consider the little-noticed bit of legalese that comes in the safety manual for Apple's iPhone 4: "When using iPhone near your body for voice calls or for wireless data transmission over a cellular network, keep iPhone at least 15 mm (5/8 inch) away from the body, and only use carrying cases, belt clips, or holders that do not have metal parts and that maintain at least 15 mm (5/8 inch) separation between iPhone and the body," the warning reads.
Similar warnings against carrying cellular and smart phones in a closely sewn pocket show up throughout the industry. The safety manual for Research in Motion's BlackBerry 9000 phone tells users that they may violate Federal Communications Commission (FCC) guidelines for radio-frequency energy exposure by carrying the phone outside a holster and within 0.98 inches (2.5 cm) of their body. The safety manual of the Motorola W180 phone tells users to always keep the active device one full inch away from their body, if not using a company-approved "clip, holder, holster, case or body harness."
Skeptics of the safety of cellular phones have seized upon these warnings as evidence that the ubiquitous devices may be exposing Americans to far more radiation than regulators measure. "Nobody is watching," says Devra Davis, the author of a new book called Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family. "Is the law broken if something is so complicated that nobody notices?"
The answer, like the fine-print warnings themselves, is complicated, and likely has as much to do with corporate concerns over legal compliance as it does with health, given the current body of scientific knowledge. "The companies want to legally protect themselves," says Robert Cleveland Jr., a former FCC official who worked on setting the current cellular-phone radio-frequency standard.
The warnings stem from an odd quirk in federal testing procedures designed to ensure the safety of cellular phones. In 2001, the FCC released a set of guidelines for manufacturers that required all cell phones sold in the U.S. to emit a specific absorption rate (SAR) of not more than 1.6 watts of radio-frequency energy per kilogram of body tissue, a standard deemed safe given the state of scientific knowledge about thermal harm from radio-frequency waves. The standard was considered a so-called worst-case scenario, accounting for the energy emitted when the phone was transmitting at full power all of its various signals such as Bluetooth, wi-fi and cellular.
But the FCC testing regulations notably chose not to simulate a situation in which the phone was broadcasting at full power while inside a shirt or pants pocket flush against the body, an odd oversight given the known habits of many cellular-phone users. As a matter of physics, radio-frequency energy generally increases sharply as distance is reduced. "The exposure is definitely related to distance," says Cleveland.
According to the 2001 FCC guidelines, testing of the device in a "body-worn" configuration should be done with the device in a belt clip or holster. If a belt clip or holster was not supplied with the phone, the FCC told testers to assume a separation distance of between 0.59 inches and 0.98 inches (1.5 cm to 2.5 cm) from the body during a test.
"Clearly if it's tested in a holster, it's only guaranteed to be compliant if it's used with a holster," says one current FCC official familiar with these issues, who asked not to be identified by name. "Clearly a lot of people weren't aware of this, and it probably does need to be addressed." Some phones come with a holster included, while others, including Apple's iPhone 4, are not sold with holsters.


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Some deputy court clerks in St. Mary's County will stop performing marriages when same-sex marriage becomes legal in Maryland next week.
Joan Williams is clerk of the St. Mary's Circuit Court. She tells The Washington Examiner that some of her employees are opposed to gay marriage for religious reasons. As a result, she decided those deputy clerks won't perform any marriages. She says it's a way of respecting their beliefs.
All counties in Maryland are legally required to start performing same-sex marriages on Jan. 2. Fifty-two percent of Maryland voters approved legalizing gay marriage, but some resistance remains.
Carrie Evans of Equality Maryland, a gay rights group, says there appears to be nothing discriminatory about changing which deputy clerks perform marriages.


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Jane's Addiction Seek Artsy Locals for 'Theatre of the Escapists' Tour
Do you have a special talent? Are you interested in seeing Jane's Addiction on tour — from a once-in-a-lifetime, behind-the-scenes perspective? This could be your opportunity to put your unique gifts to work for the greater good of rock and roll.
According to a post at the Jane's website, the band is looking for what it calls "a variety of local professionals to join our upcoming shows." Sound too vague? Here, try the post's opening paragraph on for size: "Are you an old-fashioned barber? A tattoo artist? A party photographer with 'speak-easy' style accessories? Or perhaps you have another outlandish activity that would enhance the evening?!"
In a clear bid to inject the 'Theatre of the Escapists' tour with a little old-fashioned Lollapalooza flair, Jane's is planning on having these folks set up in the lobby before each show, where fans "will be able to enjoy and immerse themselves in each activity prior to the band taking the stage." Which totally beats checking your email and leafing through the tour program, especially if the Amazing Mr. Lifto puts in an appearance.
So take inventory of your talents, Loudwire readers. Do you have any skills or accoutrements that would liven up Jane's 'Theatre'? Check out the info at this post and let the band know. See you on the road!


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French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomed some of tech's heaviest hitters to his country with a word of caution.
Sarkozy opened a conference, featuring leaders of the tech world in Paris, by encouraging the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Eric Schmidt to work with foreign governments and share the benefits of revolution.
He compared the tech world's role on recent uprisings in the Middle East to the discoveries of Columbus, Galileo and Newton.
The French leader's words were interesting considering his tattered reputation in some segments of the tech community for his stance against software piracy.
Sarkozy told the techies that governments must have a role in limiting potential abuses that can come from the Internet.


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Kent State University Orchestra Celebrates Concerto Competition Winners on Feb. 10
The Kent State University Hugh A. Glauser School of Music's Orchestra continues its 2012-2013 season with a performance highlighting the undergraduate and graduate concerto competition winners on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 3:30 p.m. in the University Auditorium at Cartwright Hall.
The graduate concerto contest winner, cellist José Luis Herrera, will perform "Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 33" by Camille Saint- Saëns. The undergraduate winner, senior music performance major and violinist Yang Zeng, will perform "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 53" by Antonin Dvořák.
The orchestra will also perform "The Planets," an orchestral suite by Gustav Holst. Tickets for the performance are $10 for adults, $5 for students with valid ID, and free for all full-time Kent Campus undergraduate students.
Graduate winner Herrera began playing the cello at age 17, when he picked up the instrument in a music theory class and completely fell in love with it. Herrera had previously played electric guitar in a punk rock band, but when he found the cello, he says he "traded the band for the orchestra and Green Day for Bach."
Before attending Kent State University and studying with Keith Robinson and the Miami String Quartet, Herrera studied at Conservatorio de las Rosas in Mexico. Herrera says the concerto competition gives students great stage experience and a sample of the competition atmosphere that they will need to be prepared for once they graduate.
Saint- Saëns' "Concerto No. 1" was one of the first major pieces Herrera ever learned, and he found it very challenging when he first took it on years ago. Because of this, Herrera says he decided to try the piece again for the concerto competition. This second time learning the piece made the concerto seem "totally new and exciting," Herrera says.
Undergraduate winner Zeng says it is hard to describe the exact emotions of the Dvořák piece he will perform, but audiences will sense Dvořák's patriotism and spiritualism in his work. "You do feel the love through the music — a feeling of the love you have for your family and your country," Zeng says.
Zeng, born in Yunnan, China, has been studying violin since he was six years old. He has performed with the Orchestra of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Middle School, the Orchestra of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Shanghai Sinfonietta. Zeng also participated in the Kent Blossom Music Festival in 2011 and 2012. He is currently a student of Cathy Meng Robinson and has also studied violin with Benny Kim while at Kent State.
Tickets are available weekdays, noon to 5 p.m. at the Performing Arts Box Office (PABO), located in the lobby of the Roe Green Center in the Music and Speech Building at 1325 Theatre Dr. on the Kent Campus. PABO accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover, in addition to cash and checks.
The Cartwright Hall Box Office will open one hour prior to the performance for walk-up sales, and will also accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover. Tickets and more information are also available by calling 330-672-ARTS (2787) or visiting www.kent.edu/music.


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Asher Blue can be used to create sophisticated appetizers like mushroom caps stuffed with shallots and herbs or you can simply crumble it on top of a juicy burger. It can be used as the key ingredient for a terrific salad dressing.
Beverage-wise Asher is versatile. It pairs well with zesty wines like Port or Sauternes, but also stands up to full-bodied reds like California Cabernet Sauvignon. For our beer drinkers, a strong ale like Chimay Blue or Arrogant Bastard Ale is your best bet.


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Fans and players in Calgary were horrified as plushy death rained from the rafters. Scores were killed, maimed, and softly nuzzled to sleep.
It was actually just the 2010 edition of the Calgary Hitmen's Teddy Bear Toss, a junior hockey tradition, especially in the WHL. Fans bring old teddy bears to the game to donate to charity, and, this being hockey, fling them onto the ice after the first goal. In this case, 23,096 of them.
Another look from inside the teddy bear trenches:
Sylvester scores Teddy Bear goal as Hitmen blank Rebels 2-0 [Calgary Hitmen]


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Healthy coleslaw
Prep: 10 mins No cook
Get the kids cooking with this simple coleslaw - they'll be keen to eat it if they've helped out
Nutrition and extra info
- Easily doubled / halved
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal151
- fat4g
- saturates1g
- carbs8g
- sugars7g
- fibre2g
- protein2g
- salt0.15g
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- 6 tbsp plain yogurt
Yogurt is made by adding a number of types of harmless bacteria to milk, causing it to ferment.…
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- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 white cabbage
- 2 carrots
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Mix the yogurt, mustard and mayonnaise together in a bowl. Then, use a grater attachment on a food processor, or a box grater, to grate the cabbage and carrots. Either grate the onion or chop as finely as you can. Tip all of the vegetables into the bowl and stir through the dressing.
Will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Recipe Tip
Emma says...Shop-bought coleslaw often comes laden with a gloopy mayonnaise. I've used yogurt instead, which gives a nice tang and makes it that bit healthier.
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7th Jan, 2016
Edit: The star feature was playing up, but I'd give this 2-3 stars. I had this with veal, mashed potato and green veg, however I wasn't a fan - I found the yoghurt overpowered it. I added more mustard and mayonnaise, and the sweet taste of the plain yoghurt still came through. I could eat it - I didn't hate it, but I wouldn't bother with this recipe again, or I would play around to find a way to reduce the yoghurt. I'd even be tempted to make my own mayo seeing as that's still relatively healthy and delicious.
2nd Aug, 2013
Nice recipe. To keep it really healthy though i would replace the mayo with a home made version using olive oil instead of vegetable oil. Hears a link to an omega-3 mayo recipe http://kinectmethod.co.uk/recipes/omega-3-mayonnaise/ The coleslaw can take an Asian twist by adding mint, coriander and chili. Serve it with some pork cooked in fish sauce and you have an amazing Vietnamese Banh Mi Salad. Click hear for a link to the recipe. http://kinectmethod.co.uk/recipes/banh-mi-salad/
5th Jun, 2013
This is a really easy recipe and tastes great. I didn't have plain yoghut so I used low fat creme fraiche, and I used low fat mayo. I also used 1 tsp of dijon mustard instead. If on Weightwatchers this equates to 6 generous servings at 2pp each! I served it with slow cooked BBQ pork and a bread roll.


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After Facebook's customized Facebook Home phone, the HTC First, dropped its price from $99 to 99 cents on AT&T two-year contract, rumors began to circle about the phone being a fiasco. Perhaps it was because the handheld was unnecessary -- practically anyone could download the software and have Facebook Home without buying a new phone. Already about a million have.
For whatever reason, Facebook won't be bringing the HTC First to the U.K, according to Engadget. Apparently all pre-orders were canceled by Facebook because of "customer feedback". The social network wants to "improve the Facebook Home interface" before releasing it to other markets.
EE, a European carrier, gave this statement to Engadget:
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"Following customer feedback, Facebook has decided to focus on adding new customization features to Facebook Home over the coming months. While they are working to make a better Facebook Home experience, they have recommended holding off launching the HTC First in the UK, and so we will shortly be contacting those who registered their interest with us to let them know of this decision. Rest assured, we remain committed to bringing our customers the latest mobile experiences, and we will continue to build on our strong relationship with Facebook so as to offer customers new opportunities in the future."


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Out of a budgeted amount of $389 million AFRICOM's startup budget was slashed $308.4 by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, leaving just $80.6 million, not much for setting up a continent wide command. Unfortunately a number of programs involving military contractors are underway and will continue. . From the summary:
Murtha Summary of the FY09 Defense Appropriations Bill (PDF) :
AFRICOM: Includes a reduction of $308.4 million associated with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). The reduction is taken from the amount requested to stand up a new headquarters due to the lack of a suitable location. The reduction does not effect funding for the current headquarters, exercises, counter-terrorism, or counter-drug programs.
In related news, Ghana has signed a MOU, memo of understanding, with the United States to control drug traffic. The link to the Ghana Government website is not working this evening. I will double check it again tomorrow. Here is the announcement (updated):
US, NACOB Sign MOU On Counter-Narcotics
The United States Government and the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a facility within the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to support counter-narcotics activities.
Both governments – Ghana and the US – have agreed to build a 75,000-dollar climate-controlled facility to house drug detection equipment and personnel at the KIA to enhance processing of narcotic suspects.
The project is a joint effort between the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), the US Embassy in Accra and the NACOB. The facility, when completed and fully operational is expected to amplify the ability of the NACOB and its partners to detect narcotics traffickers.
US Charge d'Affaires, Sue Brown, said the agreement was a "step toward strengthening the already significant level of law enforcement co-operation between the United States and Ghana" that would boost the country's aptitude to tackling the problem of narcotics trafficking in the sub-region.
She said without dedicated and active co-operation, it would be impossible to counter the threat from the narcotics trade, adding that the US remained committed to partnering Ghana face the challenge associated with the menace.
Mr Ben Botwe, NACOB Executive Secretary, expressed appreciation for the support of the US government and said he was optimistic that the facility would advance the mission of the Board.
Source: GNA
Posted: 30/07/08
What else the US will do with this facility is not discussed. But if history is anything to go by, and that includes Ghana & US history, it won't just be a center to catch drug dealers.


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Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti earlier this year, an outpouring of monetary, medical and social support came into the impoverished country. The January 13 quake registered a 7.0 magnitude and estimates today put the death toll as high as 230,000 with one million left homeless.
Last month Reverend Bob Butler, the father of Chicago Fire Juniors U17 midfielder Will Butler, set out on a relief mission to the Caribbean nation. The Elmhurst-based Pastor had been to Haiti the year before to work at a Port-au-Prince orphanage and knew well the need for aid and relief following the disaster.
"My last time there I made good friends with the head of the orphanage, Sister Marie," said Butler. "When the earthquake occurred I knew that I wanted to return to help in whatever way I could."
Another thing Butler knew well from his time in the
Caribbean country: The passion the Haitian people hold for the game of soccer.
Before leaving for Port-au-Prince on March 17, the Reverend made a purchase to
assist in that passion.
"I went to one of the local soccer shops and bought 25 Chicago Fire jerseys and some equipment to give away during the mission."
Working at Sister Marie's orphanage, Butler was introduced to Pastor Wislet Metellus, the head of an all-boys orphanage in west Port-au-Prince. Before the earthquake, Metellus housed 30 boys, but took in 20 more following the disaster.
Unable to pay rent and without a sponsor, Butler came to the aid of the orphanage through his group Impact for Jesus, eventually providing the boys with the jerseys he'd purchased in Chicago.
"The kids eyes lit up when the got the shirts. They automatically became Fire faithful."
Often is the case in many parts of the world that a beautiful grass pitch like the one at Toyota Park isn't available for everyone's use. In the true spirit of the game, players want to play and the boys found a suitable enough replacement.
"They played on a pig pasture," said Butler. "They couldn't have cared less about the surface though, they played for hours and felt like the Chicago Fire in Haiti."
Seeing some true talent in a number of the kids, the Reverend suggested that Metellus put together a team within the Haitian league setup.
"We're trying to figure out how to get into the Haitian league so that the kids can continue to develop and take their minds away from the negatives which they can't control."
For more information on how you can help Reverend Butler in his missions to Haiti, please E-Mail him at: firstname.lastname@example.com