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Iceland and the Denmark Strait
Sparse tundra vegetation alternates with glaciers and permanent snow on the island of Iceland, but life thrives offshore, as seen in this Envisat image.
Iceland is the westernmost European nation, and has more land covered by glaciers than the whole of continental Europe. The large white areas across the mainland are glaciers, the largest being the Vatnajokull glacier to the east of the image.
Located on the western coast is Reykjavik, the country's capital. With a population of more than 100,000, it is a major port and the country's largest commercial centre.
The most intriguing feature in the image is seen off the south and western coasts, with the large blue-green areas in the sea. These are caused by a very large concentration of phytoplankton. These small organisms form the basis of the ocean's food chain and have an essential role in the global ecosystem.
Although individually minute, the total biomass of phytoplankton is probably greater than that of all marine animals put together. Phytoplankton forms the basis of the marine food web – it is sometimes known as 'grass of the sea' – and its obvious heavy presence offshore helps account for Iceland's rich fisheries.
This 21 June 2004 image was acquired by Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) – an instrument optimised to detect ocean colour - working in full resolution mode with a resolution of 300 metres. The image covers 672 by 672 km.


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Indeed, congratulations are due to Sweden in being the first country in Europe outside the UK and Eire to have entered the AlMaghrib Family. Välkommen brothers and sisters!
The hard work from the Swedish team has been superb, and it has been rewarded with the live-wire Sh Riad Ourzazi and his smash hit class "A Heart Serene"!
For more information on the class which comes to Stockholm on the weekends of 9-11 May & 17-18 May 2014, please visit the official AlMaghrib Sweden page HERE!
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WHEATON – When she was a child, friends of Rochel Melka knew that if they were coming over to her house, they were in for a fresh-baked, gooey treat.
"Baking cookies is just one of those things that I've always done," she said. "I can't put my finger on why. But I guess I do love the taste of them."
That passion stayed with Melka well into adulthood, as she baked cookies for her four children after they came home from school.
She has a history of being entrepreneurial, she said, having opened a business called Distinctive Gift Ideas that caters to customer appreciation gifts.
But she never pulled the trigger on turning her love of baking into a profit-driven venture.
Until inspiration struck in 2009.
The idea came to her in Cabo.
"I was coming home from a girlfriend's daughter's wedding, and I was sitting in the airport with a bunch of my friends," she said. "And I just decided that I was ready to start this cookie company I was talking about."
Right then and there, she said, she and her friends came up with the name for her business: MelkandCookies.
Four months later, the Wheaton grandmother was churning out bags of frozen, hand-scooped, all-natural chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookie dough for area retailers.
The various ingredients sound more like a grocery list than a chemistry set, which was important to Melka, she said. She believes that emphasis on natural ingredients will help consumers change the way they eat baked goods at home.
"It's a good, solid cookie," she said. "My goal is to change the way people enjoy their cookies in the same way that Starbucks showed us to enjoy one cup of coffee at a time. I want people to buy a couple of high quality cookies, rather than buy a package of store bought cookies."
Melka began by selling her products at the Wheaton French Market.
Brett Joseph of Wheaton Meat Company, the first store to carry MelkandCookies products, said Melka's commitment to quality is what drew him in.
"We tried them and they tasted like homemade cookies, like the ones your grandma would make," he said. "If you buy a fairly expensive cookie dough cluster, it better be pretty darn good, and it's the best you're going to find."
Joseph said that once people try MelkandCookies, they usually come back for more. There aren't many options "someone could bring home and their family would think they were from scratch," he said.
Toda, the brand has spread.
While Melka still makes her own deliveries, she now has several full-time employees, though she still relies on two of her daughters to help out on occasion. More than 30 grocery stores now carry her products, including all but two Whole Foods stores in Illinois and Wheaton's new Mariano's location.
Melka said that her story is one for all to model.
"I am all about inspiring women to let them know anything is possible. I'm not the best baker and not the smartest person in the world," she said. "I started this company just before my 50th birthday. Find your passion."
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The life and times of Steve Jobs may be coming to a Broadway theater sometime soon. But first the Berkeley Repertory Theatre will host a new play about the Apple CEO titled "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs."
The play promises to explore the "epic story of a real-life Willy Wonka," but it doesn't promise to be a flattering portrayal of Jobs' rise to the top.
The producers of the play say the play will also look at the "trail to China where millions toil in factories to create iPhones and iPods."
To play the role of Jobs will be actor Mike Daisey, who is no stranger to tech. He is famous for leaving Amazon to become an actor.


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Rescue Shelter Sells 4-Year-Old's Dog to Another, "Better" Family
It was only a few weeks ago that Rosa Torres and her young son lost Raffiki, their Rhodesian ridgeback puppy, out of their L.A. backyard. But now Raffiki has a new name and a new home—and her fate has some animal lovers questioning the ethics of the group that "rescued" her.
According to L.A. Times columnist Sandy Banks, the Torres family went to great lengths to recover Raffiki, but they ran up against a system checkered by social and cultural elitism:
Torres scoured the neighborhood, hung fliers, searched Craigslist and posted pictures on a Facebook page dedicated to missing pets. She visited her local animal shelter again and again and again.
She didn't realize someone had found Raffiki and taken her to an animal shelter on the other side of the San Fernando Valley, 10 miles from Torres' home.
A week had gone by when a volunteer searcher spotted a photo of the missing Rhodesian ridgeback puppy on an adoption website. An animal rescue group had bailed Raffiki out of the shelter, changed her name to Kami and found her a new home.
Since then, Torres has been futilely trying to get her puppy back. "I'll compensate the family that has her," she said. "I'll do whatever it takes. She's not just an animal, she's a part of our family. My 4-year-old son cries whenever he looks at her picture. We just want her back."
Torres didn't dilly-dally. She left voicemail messages for the rescue group, Karma Rescue, and even applied to purchase her own dog through its online application system.
The group rejected Torres' request and sold Raffiki to another family for a $300 "contribution," which is awfully steep, as rescue pets go. Banks has a pretty good idea why:
[H]er application "did not meet the qualifications that Karma looks for when adopting a dog to a home," Karma Rescue said in a statement to me.
As someone who's worked with animal rescue, let me translate that: Torres is young; she and her son live with her parents in a small rental home in a not-so-great part of town. Her dog wasn't microchipped, spayed or wearing ID tags. If she couldn't manage to find the dog in a week, she doesn't deserve to get her back.
"Had she been a little more diligent, we would have spoken with her," acknowledged Karma Rescue's lawyer Susan Willis.
Instead, they decided the dog would be better off with strangers than with people who've loved her since she was 2 months old.
It's unclear precisely what criteria Karma Rescue and other groups use to make that tough judgment call. Certainly you don't want to give a dog back over to a neglectful or abusive owner. But it's not clear the Torres family fits that criteria. If rescuers start looking at the size of one's house or family situation, can unstated biases prejudice their work, as Banks suggests?
Banks interviewed a Karma Rescue volunteer who left the group last week over its decision to re-house Raffiki, saying the group's move reeked of elitism: "This is somebody's own dog, and you're making the judgment and denying them the dog back without even bothering to talk to them, get to know them, let them explain what happened. That is just wrong."
The re-adoption seems especially rich in light of Karma Rescue's own philosophy, touted on its website:
Unfortunately, your pet does not have a voice, the Karma Rescue website reminds pet owners considering giving up their pets. He can't tell you he would rather stay with the family he has known and loved all his life.
Dogs and cats ... go through psychological torment when they lose their family. Your pet deserves to stay with the family he/she loves.
A cached version of Karma Rescue's adoption bulletin for Raffiki—or "Kami"—is still accessible online. "I am already spayed, housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, and good with dogs," it says. "I'm a really sweet girl who loves to have fun so if you think you're the right match for me, please ask to meet me!"
Ultimately, though, a stranger may decide whether you're the right match for your own dog.
Update: Karma Rescue has responded by posting a two-page letter on its Facebook page, which is unfortunately hard to read and impossible to embiggen; it's embedded below. It strikes a strident, unapologetic tone. The highlights:
Unfortunately, the recent publicity and prolonged social media assault surrounding the adoption of "Kami" has disseminated misinformation about our organization's practices… Though this has been a sad experience for everyone involved, our aspiration is that something good can come of it: more people will microchip and tag their dogs…
On February 21 at 6:03 p.m., Karma received, and approved, an adoption application for Kami, and requested the applicant family have an in-person meet-and-greet with her. That family met Kami at NKLA and took her home that day.
At 6:54 p.m. that evening, Karma Rescue received an e-mail containing a second application for Kami from "Rosa Torres." However, this application was not reviewed until after the adoption was complete. Karma received a voicemail at 4:57 p.m. from "Rosa Torres" in which she claimed to be the dog's owner. Karma had not been aware of this voicemail until after the adoption had taken place.
At 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 22, Karma contacted "Rosa Torres" to let her know Kami had already been adopted. She was also informed that had she contacted the organization sooner, Karma would have been in a better position to reunite her with the dog…
Although our organization, as a rule, does not participate in mud-slinging on the internet, it has been monitoring various social media outlets regarding this situation…
The letter goes on to raise questions about the fact that they never heard from Rosa Torres via social media, but were harangued online by "a woman named 'Lexi Quinn'" who "claims ownership of the dog that she calls 'Raffiki'." It describes a "social media assault against Karma Rescue" including "defamatory on-line statements" of "a particularly insidious and exploitive" nature.
Although the letter confirms that Torres contacted Karma Rescue before the transaction for her dog was completed—and that Karma Rescue didn't check its voicemail before the sale—it never claims any responsibility for the "sad experience."
It's also unclear whether the group, or anyone else, proposed to the new buyers that they get their pick of another dog if they returned "Kami" to her original owner, a Solomonic compromise that yours truly, at least, thinks would have been worth considering.


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BRUSSELS, July 26 (UPI) -- Eurozone finance ministers said Friday they would permit the release of the next $3.32 billion disbursement of an international loan package for Greece.
The disbursement or tranche had been delayed with the so-called Eurogroup allowing Greece two days to come into full compliance with terms set out by lenders.
The Wall Street Journal reported European Commission spokesman Simon O'Connor said the Eurogroup also agreed to transfer $2 billion to Greece out of profits earned by the European Central Bank's bond-buying program.
Friday's agreement puts the question of aid to Greece on hold temporarily. In the fall, finance ministers will meet to discuss how much of the loans to Greece the Eurogroup would forgive. That debate will be part of a broader debate on reducing government debt in Athens, which is currently at 160 percent of the country's gross domestic product.
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Nativity scenes in Spain: a typical Christmas tradition
A traditional nativity scene
Christmas is here again, and Spain's streets are starting to sparkle with lights, gifts and festive spirit… But what about those other reasons to choose Spain for a getaway at this time of year? These are the scenes of the birth of the baby Jesus: the typical Christmas cribs. Either traditional, living, innovative, life-size, featuring a wealth of technical details, created by artists… you'll find them in practically every town and village, and you'll see some amazing examples.
The tradition of creating nativity scenes to commemorate the birth of Jesus in Spain is thought to be some seven centuries old. Nowadays, when the Christmas season comes around (from approximately the beginning of December until 6 January), most towns and villages install a crib scene in their Plaza Mayor square, in their churches, and in every home… Many of these have evolved spectacularly, and now include moving pieces and special effects which amaze everyone who sees them. Normally all the figures are made by hand using traditional methods, and represent the typical stories from the Bible such as Jesus' birth in the stable, the angel's appearance to the shepherds, the Three Kings being guided by a star to a crib in Bethlehem…
Living nativity scenes. Where to go
One of the most successful versions can be found in the tradition known as 'living nativity scenes'. These involve the local inhabitants in each town who dress up as typical characters and take part in an authentic tableau of the Nativity. What's more, there is usually a range of typical local produce on offer for the spectators to enjoy. Would you like to find out some of the most famous? Since 1988 the town of Buitrago in Madrid has enacted a famous living nativity scene featuring around 200 actors who take the roles of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in the stable, the shepherds and the Three Wise Men… Arcos de la Frontera in Cadiz, decorates its streets with palm leaves, and the local inhabitants enact all the scenes from the birth of Jesus. The area of Valladolid in Castile-León is also famous for its living nativity scenes. Of all the performances on offer, we suggest you see the one in Cabezón de Pisuerga. You'll be convinced you've travelled back in time thanks to the depiction of a range of traditional crafts: carpenters, blacksmiths, washer women and millers… The crib in Bàscara (Girona) (with caves, vegetation, drinking fountains…) is a tradition which dates from 1973. Today over 300 actors transform the town into a recreation of the Palestine of over 2000 years ago. Another event well worth seeing is the religious mystery play of the Three Kings in Sangüesa (Navarre). It takes place every 6 January, and unlike all the previous options, it is not just a normal living nativity scene – it is an open-air staged drama (written in verse in 1900) representing the arrival of the Three Kings to worship the baby Jesus.
Museums and Street markets
Museums The tradition of these Christmas cribs is so widespread in Spain that there are various museums dedicated to this theme. Some of the best are located in the area of Levante (on the east coast of Spain). This is the case of the Crib Museum in the city of Alicante (containing nativity scenes made in different parts of the world), the museum in Torrevieja (which has the smallest handmade nativity scene in the world), in Albaida and in San Javier (in Murcia). Street markets If you feel like creating your own Christmas crib, what could be better than browsing in the popular street markets that spring up all over Spain throughout the festive season and which sell all the traditional figures to be found in the nativity scene. One of the most famous is the market in the Plaza Mayor square in Madrid (where in addition to the stalls you can see some spectacular nativity scenes, both the one in the Plaza Mayor itself, and at the City Hall and the cathedral of La Almudena). Another famous market is the Fira de Santa Llúcia in Barcelona, immediately opposite the cathedral.
In the popular nativity scenes in the area of Catalonia and the Region of Valencia (and increasingly all over Spain) you'll come across the curious and much loved figure of the caganer, a peasant caught in the act of answering the call of nature. This figure has become so popular that nowadays you can even find caganers made in the likeness of famous people. Some Spanish towns and villages such as Malaga and Ferrol have even gone so far as to set up crib scenes under the sea, or –in the case of Cordoba– created spectacular chocolate nativity scenes. Would you like to see a nativity scene made only out of sand? This is also something you can see here in Spain, and an example is the one on the beach of Las Canteras de Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands. As you can see, you'll find a multitude of ways to discover the importance of these nativity scenes in Spain, and to enjoy looking at all the Christmas figures and landscapes which are the fruit of so many hours of work. These are only a few ideas, but the list is very long: also well worth a visit are the nativity scenes set up in Laguardia (in Álava), Vitoria, Seville, Cáceres, Cuenca, Ciudad Real… What's more, in many areas there are also special routes dedicated to this theme. Take a trip back to your childhood. Come and see the nativity scenes in Spain.
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Members of 343 Industries and authors of the Halo novels joined forces at Comic-Con to tell us what lies ahead for Halo — not just in the games, but the expanded universe as well. The panel opened with comments that 343 Industries had been secretly working on Halo 4 for the past few years, and with a story of team members lying to their family members and saying they were developing a side-scrolling shooter. Halo 4 will be released in 2012, beginning a new trilogy of Halo games.
It was also announced that Karen Traviss will be forging a new part of the universe, with the only guidelines called for were that it be set in the year 2553 and Master Chief is missing. Traviss hinted that the darkness within Catherine Halsey, Chief Scientist of the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence and invaluable contributor to the SPARTAN program, would be expounded on in the series.
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary quickly became the subject of the panel, with a live play through of the re-mastered version of the level Silent Cartographer performed on stage. Frank O'Connor noted that the changes from newer incarnations of the Halo video game series would not be put back into the game. No armor abilities will be present, vehicles will not suffer damages, and best of all the Magnum, possibly the most beloved weapon in the Halo universe, will be back. O'Connor expressed that the fidelity in gameplay to the original version of Halo: Combat Evolved was obtained by using the original Halo: Combat Evolved code to run the game engine and layering new code to improve the graphics.
One key feature of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary was also explored – the ability to switch back and forth between the Anniversary edition and the original version of the game with the push of a button. O'Connor noted that this feature started as a "pet feature for the (development) team." The evolution of the series over ten years, and gaming in general, was particularly evident using this feature in a display of the water effects in game while a Warthog sat parked in a shallow end of the beach of the level. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will also have multiplayer capabilities and online co-op.
The question of whether additional map packs for Halo Reach would be released arose during the panel, and it was confirmed that no new map packs for Halo Reach will be made available until at least after the release of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, if at all. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will be released in November 15, 2011, ten years to the day of the release of Halo: Combat Evolved, with Halo 4 scheduled for an undisclosed quarter of 2012.
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Gattis latest Brave to battle stomach bug
WASHINGTON -- After hitting his first home run of the season in Friday afternoon's game against the Nationals, Braves starting catcher Evan Gattis returned to his hotel room and began battling the same stomach bug that weakened two members of Atlanta's starting rotation earlier this week.
With Gattis unavailable, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez opted to utilize Ryan Doumit as his starting catcher for Saturday night's matchup against Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg. To get another left-handed bat in the lineup against Strasburg, Gonzalez opted to play Doumit, a switch-hitter, instead of Gerald Laird, Gattis' primary backup.
David Hale began vomiting during Wednesday afternoon's series finale in Milwaukee, and remained sick as the Braves spent the evening hours traveling to Washington. Hale woke up feeling weak on Thursday morning. But he regained enough strength to toss five scoreless innings and get the win in Friday's series opener against the Nationals.
"It works quick, it's not one that lasts," Hale said of the bug.
Alex Wood started feeling sick shortly after he completed seven innings and earned the win in Tuesday night's game against the Brewers. He regained his strength over the past couple of days, and he does not believe he will be bothered by the after effects when he starts Sunday afternoon's series finale against the Nationals.
While the Braves are hopeful that Gattis also realizes a quick recovery, Laird will likely serve as Atlanta's starting catcher on Sunday.


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We had a friendship exchange on the Friends through Threads blog and here is what I sent and received recently.
I stitched for Melissa and decided on a design by Heartstring Samplery called Friendship Pin Pillow. I changed the colors a bit and matched up some fabric I had as well as some ric rac. I think it turned out pretty good and Melissa was delighted to receive it so that made me feel fabulous! It was fun to stitch it for her.
I received from Suzanne. Suzanne stitched me a design by Anne Les Petites Croix called Carre Fleuri and made it into a mattress pincushion. She added a loop so I could add a pair of scissors and use it as a scissor fob! It is absolutely lovely and its on display now. Thanks so much Suzanne.
This a super short post. I have stitch group here tomorrow and have quite a bit I want to get done before then.
I hope everyone is finding some time to put needle and thread to fabric and enjoying the Memorial Day.
Thanks for stopping by and happy stitching
Wendy Jo
Monday, May 28, 2012
Friendship Exchanges
We had a friendship exchange on the Friends through Threads blog and here is what I sent and received recently.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Spring Exchange with a Friend in Finland
Irmeli and I did a personal spring exchange and I received her gift right before Rex and I went out of town for a few days. I am so thrilled with the package! She stitched a lovely design called "Patchwork Spring" by Jardin Prive. Its so so pretty and I just love it. Irmeli included a easel to display as well. She put a cross stitch magazine, key fob, and of course we thought our packages needed to include some sweets! They sure were delicious and didn't last long! Irmeli included a couple of pieces of gorgeous fabrics! I even love the wrapping paper she wrapped things in...its cross stitched wrapping paper! How cool is that?!
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hi everyone.......ok, we've changed from a free for all @ our house during the preschool year to a set schedule in the kindergarten year. i must say, it's sooooo much better sticking to a schedule for us. i think it's working out a lot better b/c last year (preschool), we took the laid back approach & didn't start school work until after lunch, & then it was complaining.."mama, i don't want to, i want to play"...etc. well, this year, it's much different. we have a SCHEDULE. here's a brief run down of our kindergarten schedule:
9 a.m. - bible devotions >> week one >> Joseph & his coat of many colors
9:30 - math/arithmetic
10 - literature (this is actually just story time)
10:30 - phonics (sing, spell, read & write)
11 - lunch
1 p.m. - handwriting
we're starting some easy spanish words & phrases (2xwk), 30 minute art lesson (1xwk), later on in the year: unit studies on dinosaurs & common backyard birds.
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This is the four corners monument, the only place where four states of the USA meet in one location. This monument on Navajo land allows you to stand over all four states at one time.
From this view point:
- Utah is in the north west
- Colorado is in the north east
- New Mexico is in the south east
- Arizona is in the south west
Also in the scene you can see the flags of each state, the viewing platform and to the west a sand storm is blowing up. It was an extremely windy day when I took this picture!
The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Ministry to Release Pro-Occupy Protest Song '99 Percenters', 'Relapse' Cover Art Revealed
Al Jourgensen and the rest of Ministry are the next in a long line of musicians to share their support for the nationwide "Occupy" movement. Ministry's upcoming 2012 album, 'Relapse,' will be spearheaded by the modern-day protest song, '99 Percenters.'
"Putting out this song is the least I could do," Jourgensen told Revolver. "We wanted to fly to New York and protest and get arrested and pepper sprayed. But we can't do it because I got a Christmas deadline on this album." Jourgensen continued, "But I'm with'em in spirit so the least I could do is give them a chant-along song. I'm going, Hey man, here's your song. All you gotta do is chant the chorus."
The chorus for '99 Percenters,' '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 99 percent,' was inspired by Country Joe and the Fish's 1967 Vietnam protest song 'I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag.' 'Relapse' will also feature the track, 'Get Up, Get Out and Vote,' a campaign song for citizens to keep President Obama in the White House and put more Democrats into the Senate and the House of Representatives – especially in Jourgensen's home state of Texas.
"This is going to be a brutal political season," claimed Jourgensen. "The Republicans are gearing up for a fight because they got nothing. What do they got? Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney?" Jourgensen continued to lament, "It's like a f—in' circus of clowns, but they have money behind them and money talks. So Obama's gotta settle down the one percenters and get his money. I don't fault him for that."
Continuing his support for Obama, he said, "I really feel strongly in my heart that the guy is for the people. But it's gonna be like a war, dude. Football doesn't even compare to the violence that's gonna be coming up this next election."
'99 Percenters' will be released via iTunes on Dec. 23, with the track becoming available for streaming on Ministry's Facebook page starting Christmas day. 'Relapse' will be Ministry's first album since their 2007 full-length, 'The Last Sucker' and is set for a March 23 release. The band debuted the artwork for 'Relapse' today, seen above.


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As part of our mission to educate, at SSCAFCA, we encourage all property owners to implement erosion control measures.
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EO Report - Spring 2006
Spring 2006 Executive Officer's Report
Bernard V. Khoury
Announcer, Vol. 36, Iss. 1
Retirement Retrospectives and Ruminations
Having served now in the position of Executive Officer for almost 16 years, I announced last year to the AAPT Executive Board my intention to retire following the selection of a new executive officer. The search committee for the new executive officer, assisted by a national search firm, has been diligently soliciting and evaluating nominations and applications for this position. While finding the "right" person is more important than finding someone by a certain date, it seems likely that the search committee will present a candidate to the Executive Board sometime this spring.
In anticipation that an executive officer designate will soon be announced, I want to offer personal comments about my own service as your executive officer. When I took this position in 1990, I never imagined that I would remain at AAPT for so many years. After all, I had never remained in a single position for more than eight years. While I had held a number of jobs in the support and administration of research and education throughout my career, the excitement and challenges of those jobs seemed to expire after five to seven years or so.
Why was AAPT so different? Basically, the excitement and challenges posed by issues in physics education and in the management and leadership of AAPT never waned. With a constant evolution of issues and with increasing attention to science education at the national, state, and local levels, there has been no lack of challenges and opportunities. As I reflect on my tenure, I note several strategic issues that drew my attention and energy.
The first such issue on which I worked was the proposal to relocate AAPT's headquarters to the American Center for Physics (ACP). This proposal involved serious financial implications for AAPT, and it also offered the potential for enhanced cooperation with other physics-based associations. After countless meetings, spreadsheet calculations, and negotiations, AAPT joined in the new headquarters venture with (APS) American Physical Society and (AIP) American Institute of Physics. For 13 years ACP has served our organization and our members well. It has facilitated jointly sponsored activities such as our regular conferences of chairs of physics departments and our annual workshops for new physics faculty. By a host of measures, the AAPT decision to join in the American Center for Physics was a wise one that promises years of program facilitation and prudent financial investment.
Related to the ACP initiative was the commitment to improve the long-range financial strength of AAPT. For over a decade AAPT has undertaken prudent budgeting and operations so as to allow for a steady accumulation of financial reserves to ensure the long-term viability of AAPT. The reserves now exceed our annual operating budget. AAPT is now ready to deal with any likely financial exigency, and we are able to draw some operating income from that endowment reserve. AAPT can initiate new programs to benefit our members without fearing a temporary financial shortfall.
As executive officer, I have worked closely with the Executive Board. I have worked more closely with the 25 AAPT staff in College Park. While some of the staff are relatively invisible to many of our members, I can assure all of our members that our staff are dedicated to supporting the mission of AAPT to "enhance the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching." I have increasingly relied on them, and I am grateful for their dedication. Our members can be assured that our staff are talented, professional, and important contributors to all that AAPT has accomplished.
As for strategic directions that have guided AAPT for over a decade, I point to my particular favorite, "Physics for All." While physics has typically seen itself, and physics has typically been seen, as an appropriate area of study primarily for the "best and brightest," this has become much too narrow a perspective on our discipline. Physics has much to offer to all citizens, especially to those whose needs are primarily conceptual rather than mathematical. More importantly, physics benefits immensely from the understanding and support of broad segments of our society. Without such broad societal support, physicists could become estranged from national perspectives and needs. Society has always needed physics. Increasingly, physicists and physics need society. Unless we understand this mutual synergy, both physics and society will suffer.
Another theme that has pervaded the past decade has been the prominence and success of physics education research. This work has had a profound influence on many physics departments. It has helped to redefine many curricula in schools at every level. It has brought energy and vitality to AAPT meetings and conferences. It has manifested itself in the formation of the first formally defined "topical group" within the membership of AAPT. Two programs have had a significant impact on AAPT activities and visibility during my tenure. The AAPT/PTRA (physics teaching resource agents) program has brought vitality and energy to high school teaching across the nation. It can justly claim to represent the most successful "systemic change" in secondary school science.
The AAPT/NFW (new faculty workshop) program has shown the way to provide professional development and improved teaching to new faculty in colleges and universities, where scholarship includes success both in teaching and in research.
AAPT has accomplished much, yet there is much more to do. I look forward to working with a new executive officer in advancing an evolving AAPT strategic agenda.


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Watering the Tulips
"He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. And he must needs go through Samaria. Then came he to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near unto the possession that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. And there was Jacobs well. Jesus then wearied in the journey, sat thus on the well: it was about the sixth hour. There came a woman of Samaria to draw water." – John 4:3-7
In our previous lesson, we discussed the difficulty – the impossibility even - of man saving himself. The natural man could not possibly be worse off than he is. His is pronounced to be dead in his trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1). Not only does he not have the capability of saving himself, but he also has no desire to save himself (I Cor. 2:14). He is spiritually dead.
This may lead us to a question that the disciples once asked Jesus. "Who then can be saved?" (Matthew 19:25). Jesus answered them by saying, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible" (Matthew 19:26). Jesus said basically the same thing that we concluded in last week's lesson. He explained that it is impossible for the natural man to save Himself. However, God saves!!
Salvation is not an accident. The passage before us today tells us that Jesus had a need to go through Samaria rather than going straight from Judea to Galilee. What was His purpose? Simple. There was a woman at a well that needed to be saved. One would search in vain to find anything else that Jesus did while in Samaria. But, what He did accomplish is only possible with God – the salvation of a soul.
Paul and Barnabas were sent to the Gentiles. They explained how that God had opened up a door for them to share the Gospel. "When the Gentiles heard it, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were ordained unto eternal life, believed" (Acts 13:48). The salvation of these Gentiles was no accident. Notice, they believed because they were ordained unto eternal life. God had purposed to save them.
Paul thanked the Lord for the salvation of the Thessalonian saints. Paul knew full well of the impossibility of the natural man saving himself. He fully understood that salvation was not an accident. He said that he thanked God for their salvation "because that God hath from the beginning chosen [them] to salvation" (II Thessalonians 2:13). Their salvation was no more an accident than the woman at the well.
Child of God, be encouraged. God is the "author and finisher of our faith" (Hebrews 12:2). We are saved because God purposed to save us. We are saved because He drew us to Christ (John 6:44). "When it pleased God" He saved us by His grace (Galatians 1:15). What a comfort daily to know that the Creator Himself loved us and brought our salvation to pass. Oh, how thankful we ought to be for His Sovereign Grace.
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Iugum wrote:Why did you choose Yod for the cover (or I should say, the cover under the jacket)?
Also, the bold font (headings, titles, etc) feels so 1970's!
Iugum wrote:Should the Sample Rituals be played out in succession? Or (as I suppose) could the student, finding he needs something that may be Opus 8 (or whatever) perform the ritual of his choice? I've read this book about 6 times now, minus the tables and I absolutely love it.
Iugum wrote:That's retarded.
Jim Eshelman wrote:There are two editions of this book, a standard edition and a deluxe edition.
The standard edition has been manufactured to the same specifications as the hardcover edition of The Mystical & Magical System of the A.'.A.'., which many of you have: Acid-free paper, boards, and cloth and superior binding. This is manufacturing intended to last for a century. (For those who know the language: Smyth-sewn casebound with cloth over binder boards, and other nice touches similar to M&MAA.) Retail price: USD $49.
The limited deluxe edition consists of 156 numbered, signed copies with premium design and manufacturing. The inside is the same (so really, there's no need to spend the extra money if all that matters to you is the content). The outside, though, will be quite different: A red bonded leather hardcover with gold foil stamping, gilded page edges, Rainbow end leaves, and a mounted bookmark ribbon. Retail price: USD $156.
Some copies of the standard edition were made available the first week of March at an event in New York City. Copies are presently stocked by Enchantments:
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The remainder of the stock is due to arrive in Los Angeles on Monday, March 22. You can purchase both the standard and deluxe editions from College of Thelema directly from our Publications page: http://thelema.org/publications/
Amazon is taking pre-publication orders for the standard edition, and will have the book in stock about a week after we get hold of it. Here is their direct link: http://www.amazon.com/776%C2%BD-Practic ... 970449623/
To order the Deluxe Edition: The deluxe edition is available only by direct order from C.O.T. This is a numbered limited edition, and you may request what numbered copy you get if it is still available. When placing your order, you may specify (in order of your preference) three preferred numbers between 1-156. You will receive your requested number if available, otherwise you will get the next available number in sequence.
For orders from C.O.T., Shipping/Handling is paid by us for US domestic priority mail on all orders over $30. For international shipping or alternate (expedited) shipping terms, please write us first (see http://thelema.org/publications/).
Jim Eshelman wrote:S.A., the standard edition is cloth-bound.
Jim Eshelman wrote:Of course. (It won't have the extras, such as the four-colored anniversary dedication page, gold edging, bookmark, etc., but I'd be happy to sign it.)
Order it fro mC.O.T. directly from http://thelema.org/publications/776.html and specify in the order that you'd like it autographed.
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Senescent Changes in the Kidney of the Yellow Mud Turtle Kinosternon flavescens (Drake University, 1996-05)Current literature suggests that reptiles do not undergo senescence. This study addresses age-related changes that occur in the kidneys of reptiles and compares them to senescent changes in mammalian kidneys. Kidney sections ...


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What a depressing choice the American people are being presented with this year. We are at a point in our history where we desperately need a change of direction in the White House, and we are guaranteed that we are not going to get it. The Democrats are running the worst president in American history, and the Republicans are running a guy who is almost a carbon copy of him. The fact that about half the country is still supporting Barack Obama shows how incredibly stupid and corrupt the American people have become. No American should have ever cast a single vote for Barack Obama for any political office under any circumstances. He should never have even been the assistant superintendent in charge of janitorial supplies, much less the president of the United States. The truth is that Barack Obama has done such a horrible job that he should immediately resign along with his entire cabinet. But instead of giving us a clear choice, the Republicans nominated the Republican that was running that was most similar to Barack Obama. In fact, I don't think we have ever had two candidates for president that are so similar. Yes, there are a few minor differences between them, but the truth is that we are heading into Obama's second term no matter which one of them gets elected. The mainstream media makes it sound like Obama and Romney are bitter ideological rivals but that is a giant lie. Yeah, they are slinging lots of mud at each other, but they both play for the same team and the losers are going to be the American people.Republicans are being told that they have "no choice" but to vote for Romney because otherwise they will get another four years of Obama.This "lesser of two evils" theme comes out every four years. We are told that we "must" vote for a horrible candidate because the other guy is even worse.Well, millions of Americans are getting sick of this routine. Perhaps that is why it is being projected that as many as 90 million Americans of voting age will not vote this year.Yes, Barack Obama has been so horrible as president that it is hard to put it into words.But Mitt Romney would be just like Barack Obama.Those that are dreaming of a major change in direction if Romney is elected are going to be bitterly, bitterly disappointed.The following are 40 ways that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are essentially the same candidate....1. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported TARP.2. Mitt Romney supported Barack Obama's "economic stimulus" packages.3. Mitt Romney says that Barack Obama's bailout of the auto industry was actually his idea.4. Neither candidate supports immediately balancing the federal budget.5. They both believe in big government and they both have a track record of being big spenders while in office.6. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both fully support the Federal Reserve.7. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both on record as saying that the president should not question the "independence" of the Federal Reserve.8. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both said that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke did a good job during the last financial crisis.9. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both felt that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke deserved to be renominated to a second term.10. Both candidates oppose a full audit of the Federal Reserve.11. Both candidates are on record as saying that U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has done a good job.12. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have both been big promoters of universal health care.13. Mitt Romney was the one who developed the plan that Obamacare was later based upon.14. Wall Street absolutely showers both candidates with campaign contributions.15. Neither candidate wants to eliminate the income tax or the IRS.16. Both candidates want to keep personal income tax rates at the exact same levels for the vast majority of Americans.17. Both candidates are "open" to the idea of imposing a Value Added Tax on the American people.18. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the TSA is doing a great job.19. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported the NDAA.20. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both supported the renewal of the Patriot Act.21. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the federal government should be able to indefinitely detain American citizens that are considered to be terrorists.22. Both candidates believe that American citizens suspected of being terrorists can be killed by the president without a trial.23. Barack Obama has not closed Guantanamo Bay like he promised to do, and Mitt Romney actually wants to double the number of prisoners held there.24. Both candidates support the practice of "extraordinary rendition".25. They both support the job-killing "free trade" agenda of the global elite.26. They both accuse each other of shipping jobs out of the country and both of them are right.27. Both candidates are extremely soft on illegal immigration.28. Neither candidate has any military experience. This is the first time that this has happened in a U.S. election since 1944.29. Both candidates earned a degree from Harvard University.30. They both believe in the theory of man-made global warming.31. Mitt Romney has said that he will support a "cap and trade" carbon tax scheme (like the one Barack Obama wants) as long as the entire globe goes along with it.32. Both candidates have a very long record of supporting strict gun control measures.33. Both candidates have been pro-abortion most of their careers. Mitt Romney's "conversion" to the pro-life cause has been questioned by many. In fact, Mitt Romney has made millions on Bain Capital's investment in a company called "Stericycle" that incinerates aborted babies collected from family planning clinics.34. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney both believe that the Boy Scout ban on openly gay troop leaders is wrong.35. They both believe that a "two state solution" will bring lasting peace between the Palestinians and Israel.36. Both candidates have a history of nominating extremely liberal judges.37. Like Barack Obama, Mitt Romney also plans to add "signing statements" to bills when he signs them into law.38. They both have a horrible record when it comes to job creation.39. Both candidates believe that the president has the power to take the country to war without getting the approval of the U.S. Congress.40. Both candidates plan to continue running up more government debt even though the U.S. government is already 16 trillion dollars in debt.
to be fair, the page count thing was my fault. i have been playing with liberals long enough to know that they will take anything and run with it rather than discuss the issue at hand. my error for not checking the length of the bill when it finally passed. ;)
I constantly hear "2000 pages long", "3000 pages and growing" as a reason that it is a "bad Bill" I don't have any problem with anybody viewing something in a negative light for one reason or another... But at least keep the accusations true.
as for 28 above,what military experience did Bill Clinton have. I think he was a draft dodger.I question other "facts 'in that excerpt.
Health care has evolved from a "benefit" to a "right". As you can guess,I am not a fan of womb to tomb care . It takes away from personal responsibility and creates a dependent society.
Society in definition is a dependent situation... without dependence on each other there is no Society.
I don't know that I would say healthcare was ever a benefit.
… Article from End the American Dream I like 23,28 and 32. Quote
... What could possibly go wrong with a brand new Federal bureaucracy being formed out of such a massive document?...


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In case you haven't notice, we really like the work of Luca Bar. The young Italian designer has an eye for motorcycles we like to own, so it seemed fitting that we show off one of Bar-Design's older works, the Moto Morini Corsaro Veloce.
With the fabled Italian company set to go up on the auction block again this summer, we thought perhaps some inspiration from Maestro Bar would help pull some buyers out of the woodwork. At the very least, it's an excuse to show off some more drool-worthy motorcycle eyecandy.


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The Saluda Thrifty Barn is a thrift store that supports the Saluda Center. The Center serves as a gathering place for activities and enrichment classes, as well as a hub for "meals on wheels." Income from the sale of usable stuff, treasures in some instances, pays for the maintenance of the activity center, plus a program that feeds shut-ins — it's a real win-win operation.
The Saluda Thrifty Barn is a thrift store that supports the Saluda Center. The Center serves as a gathering place for activities and enrichment classes, as well as a hub for "meals on wheels." Income from the sale of usable stuff, treasures in some instances, pays for the maintenance of the activity center, plus a program that feeds shut-ins — it's a real win-win operation.
On a recent visit to the Thrifty Barn, I enjoyed chatting with the volunteer shopkeeper, who was getting excited about Christmas. I shared with her a little of my anxiety about the holidays. We talked about our mothers, and what it was like for them to "make" Christmas for the family. Typically, women assume responsibility for the decorating, baking, shopping, wrapping, cleaning, cooking and entertaining.
My mother certainly modeled that workload for me. My father wrote the Christmas cards and delivered the homemade gifts to friends, but mother did everything else for the six of us. I watched her work so hard at making Christmas that exhaustion and resentment clouded her joy. She knew that the fantasy holiday presented by the media was not based in reality, but societal and self-inflicted pressures kept her grinding away at it.
My husband is also a product of Christmases past. He witnessed his mother, who had a college degree in home economics, turn out lovely, seemingly effortless holidays. She set the bar really high. Historically, our mothers had role models like Rosie the Riveter and later Betty Crocker. After World War II women moved away from the workplace and back into domestic roles.
When I reached adulthood, the cycle was beginning to reverse itself. My generation rode in with heroines like Joan Baez and Gloria Steinem. We were coming out of the kitchen and into the workplace, but balancing work, children and household chores had major challenges. Toss in the expectation of a Norman Rockwell Christmas, and it sent many over the edge.
Growing up in a Presbyterian household, I understand the Christian story of giving. I guess it's the pressure of finding the perfect gifts that underlies my angst. If I were a recreational shopper, I might find pleasure in searching through the endless racks and shelves, but I'm not. It's not my intention to rob my family of the joy of giving, but do we have to buy to give?
It helps if I can communicate my preference for quality over quantity, needs over wants, and experiences over products, but I'm rarely that organized! Christmas has a deadline, and my procrastination never helps. There's hope, however. Just last week I managed to share with my young adult children my desire for presents that are locally sourced and recycled. They know that I value donating money to nonprofits as a good gift option.
One of my favorite singer-songwriters, Delbert McClinton, nailed it in his song called "Too Much Stuff." The lyrics are both hilarious and sad as he describes how Americans are bogged down by their things. Christmas certainly widens our superhighway of stuff, but it's not the road to happiness.
An interesting statistic from the Self-Storage Unit Association: the industry has been one of the fastest-growing sectors of the United States commercial real estate market over the last 35 years. There are now about 52,500 self-storage facilities in the U.S. as of year-end 2012 (U.S. Census Bureau).
Christmas is hard if you're a frugal person like me, but it's even harder if you're poor. Finding a way to hold that dichotomy between the haves and have-nots, especially this time of year, isn't easy. Knowing there are so many people in the world that don't even have the basics of food, water and shelter makes it difficult for me to enjoy the excesses of Christmas. Finding ways to give to struggling families can help bridge the divide.
Holiday waste gets to me, too. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, American households produce 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Christmas wrap and packaging overwhelm our trashcans, but we can fight back. Practicing the three R's of reduce, reuse and recycle can help a lot. Checking a product's origin, its estimated lifespan and end destination before buying it is called cradle-to-grave research.
Will I ever be able to say that I love Christmas like the shopkeeper at the Thrifty Barn? I hope so, but I don't want it measured by the gross domestic product, which calculates our economy based on consumerism. The GDP doesn't value my unpaid domestic labor, volunteerism, good health or social connections. Natural resources and ecosystem services are discounted in this form of measuring our wealth.
I'm ready to redefine my goals for a merry Christmas economy. I'll try to keep talking to my family about finding ways to be hopeful, thankful and cooperative instead of worrying about presents. When my children have children, I know our Christmases will change. If I have anything to do with it, this next generation will learn from us that shopping, debt and waste are not what's important.
Learn more about ECO at www.eco-wnc.org , and for tips on using less stuff, visit www.use-less-stuff.com.


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Astro breaking news: Tabby's star is dropping againWhat our finance minister Mr Babiš has been doing – and how our president has provided him with his marginally unconstitutional support – was pretty bad but in recent days, I was reminded of the poor level of the political culture in the world's only superpower. Some of the events that have followed Trump's decision to fire the FBI's boss Comey look incredible to me.
Under a Washington Times article about some events, I added my vote "Yes, it's the greatest witch hunt in the U.S. history". 77% of the readers of that news outlet have answered in this way. I answered not because I am certain that it's the greatest one – I have also been to the Salem, Massachusetts museum of the literal witch hunts ;-) which is another fact that makes me uncertain – but it seems as the greatest witch hunt among the obvious ones I can think of right now.
The Washington Times article says that an investigation of Comey's departure has turned into a "criminal investigation". In a similar context, what can this phrase possibly mean outside a banana republic? The only act that has taken place is Trump's "you're fired" for Comey which was partly powered by Trump's dissatisfaction with Comey's harassment of Flynn that the president considered inappropriate. And so did I: if I were the U.S. president, I would probably order waterboarding of those who gave Mr Flynn such a hard time for no good reason. It seems utterly obvious to me that according to the laws, Trump has had the right to fire Comey – he has extracted this political power directly from the American electorate. Aside from Trump, no one else has done anything that would matter.
You may easily convince yourself that the U.S. president cannot be sued for any official act while president nor he can be prosecuted for a crime. The only events analogous to such prosecution of the U.S. president involve the impeachment by the House of Representatives followed by a trial and conviction by the Senate. Without these events, you need to wait for the next president's Inauguration Day.
These facts were established by the Supreme Court case Nixon vs Fitzgerald 1982. It looks funny to continental Europeans like me when such elementary questions are being answered by a seemingly esoteric and isolated recent lawsuit. In Czechia, the safety of the president is guaranteed by the Article 65 of the constitution.
A Mr Mueller is said to be capable of running the investigation. The Washington Times wrote:
Those charges could include intimidation of witnesses, perjury, destruction of evidence and obstruction of justice.What? Who was supposed to have done these things? According to the basic legal facts and principles, the president couldn't have committed such a crime so it makes absolutely no sense to launch a criminal investigation into such matters.
The underlying "sin" that is said to justify similar witch hunts against Donald Trump is the "Russia collusion story". Even if the U.S. president weren't immune from the criminal prosecution, all these statements would be absolutely ludicrous. Even if there existed any evidence of a "collusion", and I don't think that there exists one, the president and the presidential candidate undoubtedly has the right to cooperate with a country that he considers an ally or a potential ally. Trump has considered Russia a potential or emergent ally.
Hillary was no different, she just had different allies such as some folks in Saudi Arabia and Brussels. Any U.S. citizen has the right to think that Russians are better than the Saudis and EU apparatchiks, or worse than the Saudis and the EU apparatchiks, but it is spectacularly obvious that this personal preference cannot serve as a basis for some selective terror against a politician who cooperates or is accused of cooperating with Russia.
Many people in the U.S. may have been brainwashed to hate Russia or they suffer from some serious Russophobia. But it must be emphasized that this condition is their personal psychiatric defect. It is certainly not something that would give them some special legal or constitutional rights, especially not against the president. Just check the constitution or any laws that actually hold in the U.S. There is nothing that would indicate that the cooperation with the Saudis or the unelected officials in Brussels is legally above the cooperation with the Kremlin. If you don't realize this rather elementary fact, it indicates that you are incompatible with the very basic building blocks of the rule of law in the U.S.
Two days ago, Ann Coulter wrote that every time she tries to be mad at Trump, the media pull her back. She has addressed some other "damning stories" about Trump that the crippled media have offered their readers in recent days. One of the "damning accusations" was that Trump has leaked some "amazing, classified secret" to some Russians. What is the secret? It's the finding that Muslims could detonate airplanes by notebooks. Cool.
Now, how stupid you have to be for Trump's credibility to decrease in your eyes after you read similar garbage? First of all, the U.S. president has the unquestionable right to declassify – which is the better word for "leaking" – anything he finds appropriate. Second, even if he didn't have the right, everyone knows that Muslims may want to use heavy objects similar to laptops to blow up planes. Some form of this finding may be formally classified but the broader point is obvious to everybody with a brain.
Coulter also discussed the amazing distortion of Trump's "negative sentences about the co-existence with Muslims". He has repeatedly stated that he has no problems with Muslims and he could name one to his administration. He is just solving a security problem. The likes of The New York Timers never report these things honestly. As Peter Thiel said, the media take Trump literally, but not seriously, while the people take him seriously, but not literally. (Copy-and-paste was useful to write the previous sentence.)
I would also subscribe to Michael Reagan's, Lou Dobbs', and others' statement that what Trump generously calls a witch hunt is nothing else than an attempted coup. The leftists and Russophobes haven't been satisfied with ruining the political culture, prosperity, and even peace in countries like Ukraine – they want to do such things in the U.S. as well.
In Czechia, it was President Zeman who was recently closest to some unconstitutional behavior. He was hesitating before he fired the finance minister, billionaire Babiš, even though the constitution and constitutional lawyers say that he's obliged to do so (quickly) after the prime minister fires a minister. This government crisis is "basically solved" as all the relevant people agreed to replace Babiš with another man from his party (i.e. with a puppet – but in the case of this lawmaker, probably not necessarily the most obedient puppet of Babiš's; Mr Ivan Pilný has been a Microsoft executive, too). But in the U.S., it seems to be a coalition of many anti-Trump folks who are behaving unconstitutionally.
On Wednesday, the apparent danger of a removal of Trump has led to the biggest drop of the U.S. stock market indices since the Trump victory (the stocks seem to be licking their wounds in the following days). You can see that whenever Trump is threatened, so is the stock market – while eorge Soros makes a profit. If you want to wreck the U.S., the American economy, and the world economy, and help the likes of George Soros, keep on working on your utterly indefensible witch hunts.
Related: Among other things in the Klaus Institute's newsletter and elsewhere, I just read (a Czech translation of) Caldwell's text How To Think About Putin which explains why Russians generally love him (what he did to end the destructive 1990s in Russia etc.) and the Western globalist leftists hate him.


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By Ed Symkus
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In 2011, American art house audiences were caught unaware by the delightful, hilarious, thought-provoking and delicious faux documentary �The Trip,� in which British actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, playing slightly skewed versions of themselves, drove all over England, dining in fine restaurants and publishing stories of their experiences.
That film began life as a mostly improvised six-part BBC TV series, directed by Michael Winterbottom, who then whittled it down to movie length for American consumption. Last year the BBC dangled the carrot of a second helping, this time in Italy, in front of the director and stars, resulting in another six-part series. Now another movie, �The Trip to Italy,� is being served.
It�s more of a remake, rather than a sequel, featuring the two quick-witted, well-read, intelligent guys with a penchant for doing impersonations of movie stars once again hopping in a car, eating at fancy restaurants, making yummy sounds, chatting about literature, film and music, pining about getting older, and holding one-on-one competitions involving who can do a better vocal impression of Michael Caine and Sean Connery.
Both films had outlines concerning what would be discussed at the restaurants and in the car, but then the A-one improvisatory skills of Coogan and Brydon were let loose, to hilarious effect, most notably when they launch into a lengthy and absurdly funny spree on how difficult it was to understand Tom Hardy�s muffled dialogue as Bane in �The Dark Knight Rises.�
There�s a suggestion that the two friends haven�t seen each other for a while, so there�s plenty for them to talk about, and topics end up ranging from the friendship and poetry of Lord Byron and Percy Shelley to the songs of Alanis Morrisette.
Because this a move that features food, taking place in a country that loves food, the focus keeps returning to the six restaurants they visit and dine at. It makes little sense that these guys would have assignments to review and report on food since they don�t seem to know much about it beyond what looks good and tastes good. But that�s never brought up, and the cameras stay busy getting right up into their faces as they eat, and keep cutting away for quick glances into the busy kitchens where the meals are being prepared.
Yet the film is more about both the relationship between and the private inner thoughts of the two men, and there moments that are quite moving. Amidst the comedy, it�s subtly revealed that when they�re not together, they�re both kind of lonely, and are each experiencing midlife crises. The divorced Coogan has uncomfortable Skype talks with his teenage son, and the supposedly happily married Brydon finds that his wife always has an excuse not to talk with him when he phones her. At night, in their separate hotel rooms, Coogan reads Byron aloud, and Brydon loses himself in rehearsing lines for an upcoming movie audition.
A major difference between the two films is that in the first one it was Coogan who was offered the writing assignment, and brought Brydon along, but this time it�s Brydon being asked to write the articles, and giving a call to Coogan. Both of them are once again presented as being between acting gigs, so are able to get away. The other difference is that the first time around, Coogan played it as brash and ambitious and egotistical, and now he�s calmer, while Brydon gets to be the more rambunctious of the two.
But the main mood keeps returning to the comedy coming out of their constant banter. Coogan sometimes can�t even get a word in during a Brydon rant, and Winterbottom gives viewers the gift of leaving in a Capri-set sequence (yes, there are also boat rides) where Bryden cracks up Coogan for real.
The film runs a tad long and it ends too abruptly. But it�s hard to complain when there are so many comic tangents, such lovely drives through the bucolic countryside, an unexpected reverence displayed for the city of Pompeii, and, along with the poppy and raucous sounds of Alanis Morrisette, the glorious and sweeping ones of Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler � a curious choice since neither was Italian.
Ed Symkus covers movies for More Content Now.
Written and directed by Michael Winterbottom
With Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon
Not rated
Movie review: Coogan and Brydon shine in The Trip to Italy'
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In With Bowenburg please.
Le'strange better watch himself...wouldn't want him to catch a cold/food poisoning..
In With Bowenburg please.
Le'strange better watch himself...wouldn't want him to catch a cold/food poisoning..
Good win that. I'm pretty sure I've had problems with Sae-Ul before, so not feeling particularly confident heading into Round 2.
Fascist Dictator of the Heath Davis Appreciation Society
Supporting Petone's Finest since the very start - Iain O'Brien
Also Supporting the All Time #1 Batsman of All Time Ever - Jacques Kallis and the much maligned Peter Siddle.
Vimes tells it how it is:
Alonso Fedrique - SPA 24
Nilikar Midid - CRO 23
Bjorn Donaldson - SWE 20
Matthew Oertel - SA 19
Strongth Badlee - US 22
Haiku Morkel - NOR 21
Ninten Doh - JAP 30
Anton Bachunelli - ITA 32
Anothy Ficher - US 18
Andy Russell - ENG 17
iirc those were the blokes that Nath signed with for his rego, so give me the best one available out of those.
RIP Craig Walsh (Craig) 1985-2012
RIP Hughesy 1988-2014. 63* for eternity.
Happy to get that first round clash out of the way. Would have royaly sucked to go out first round after such an impressive run last season.
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Roland Garros II - Men's Singles
GRAND SLAM - Tuesday (Day Four) - Paris, France - Clay (Red)
- Fourth seed Sven Oxenstierna was barely troubled in his second round match as he thumped Denmark's Kasper Buur in straight sets. The Season I finalist was tremendous as he picked apart the Dane with ease - tripling his opponent's winner count with particular aggression off his forehand side. While Oxenstierna barely needed to get out of cruise control, Buur struggled all day with his serve and was unable to get into positions to hit winners as Oxenstierna breezed to a 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 win. His first real test comes against 27th seed Sanchez Emelio in the third round after the Spaniard crushed wildcard David Lebègue 6-0, 6-1, 6-2.
- Joining the Ox in the third round is Brett Read after the unseeded Westerner came from a set down to beat Jason Bradley of the USA. Read's recent form meant he was the favourite, but after a tough five setter on Monday he took a while to get out of the blocks as the American claimed the first set 6-3. But after the rusty start, Read found his range as he frustrated Bradley with some top notch returning and solid serving to claim the next two sets in dominant fashion. A break up in the fourth, Read looked ready to coast to victory before Bradley hit back to take the set to a tiebreaker. It delayed the inevitable, though, as Read took a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6(3) win to set up a rematch with sixteenth seed Miroslav Brdar. Brdar proved too much for Björn Donaldson in a straight sets win.
- There was no luck for Jason Lawley, but he produced a very game display against 23rd seed Antonio Bachunelli. Despite being ranked in excess of one hundred places below him, Lawley pushed Bachunelli right to the limit consistently thanks to some bad errors from Bachunelli and some consistent tennis from Lawley. The Westerner played much better than his first round win over Pierre Rose earlier in the week, but still couldn't take a set off Bachunelli. Despite the gutsy performance, the Italian had too much in a 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 win.
- Also out in straight sets was Ishan Narang, though he did it far more spectacularly as he was roundly thrashed by Diego Hurtado. Starting to find his feet after a long layoff with injury, Hurtado monstered the young Easterner with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 win capped off with a hat trick of forehand winners to close out the match. Narang, who served so well against Rafael Fernando, came up against a far stronger opponent who outhit him with some destructive baseline tennis. The eighteenth seed didn't give up his serve once as he regularly created chances against Narang who struggled with the breezy conditions and failed to ever get going.
- The big surprise, though, is Hurtado's third round opponent as thirteenth seed Rick Henson was taken out in four by Scotland Rivers in the biggest upsets of the tournament. Henson, a former champion, was nearly unbackable against a player who has never managed to produce great tennis on the surface and has willfully avoided it. But it was clear early that something big might be brewing until Henson cut Rivers down to size in the second set 6-2. Rivers kept on plucking away, and began to frustrate Henson with some insanely good forehands that were catching the line - much to the chagrin of Henson. Falling behind 1-5 in the fourth, it seemed likely that Henson might stage a huge comeback as he broke Rivers and held to make it 3-5. But with his second chance to serve for the match, Rivers clung onto victory thanks to a backhand from Henson that found the net to advance to a Hurtado showdown 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
- Other seeds to fall: 30th seed Sergio Joaquin was beaten by highly rated compatriot Javier Villaneuva in Villaneuva's second straight five-set win, while 26th seed Becker Haas crumbled to Janos Varga despite leading by a break for most of the fifth set. Varga making it three Hungarians into the final four of section 4 with a 7-5, 5-7, 3-6, 6-0, 8-6 nailbiter.
- Seeded players out: Becker Haas; Rick Henson; Sergio Joaquin.
Doubles and the draw as it stands to come.
once you think you're out they pull you back in
I had a glimpse of Eureka
Chewing me up, chewing me up and spitting me out
-jected, I was rejected
I wasn't good enough to be elected
Lava, it was like lava
Moving through my body like fire
Great work from Rivers, and some really one sided matches in there.
Oh boy.
Roland Garros II - Men's Doubles
GRAND SLAM - Tuesday (Day Four) - Paris, France - Clay (Red)
- Fourth seeds Jefferson Drake and Martti Korpinen have fallen to a stunning straight sets loss to little known Southern Hemisphere pairing Rod Bosnar and Karl King. The Season I semi finalists were one of the tournament's favourites to take home the silverware, but played appallingly against the Trans-Tasman pairing who were teaming together for the first time. Bosnar worked like a trojan at the net to regularly deny the East CWLanders service breaks, and the veteran proved to be the hitman as his quick hands allowed a decisive first set break. The Easterners needed a quick start in the second set but didn't get it as Bosnar and King stormed ahead to a 5-1 lead to be in sight of an amazing win. They didn't get it immediately, but a quality service game from Karl King secured a shock 7-5, 6-3 upset.
- Makeshift pairing Henry Charles and Spas Delev made a bright start to their campaign as they cruised past wildcard entrants Tanguay Boissel and Felix Nason. With Charles out of the singles draw and looking for some success, the duo combined well in the face of little opposition to pick up a 6-3, 6-2 win. Boissel and Nason took two of their games against the Charles/Delev serve, but were regularly broken and lacked the firepower and alertness at the net in a big loss. Charles and Delev now meet 12th seeds Artem Krohmal and Merab Shvelidze who survived a close call against Vladimir Gryzlov and Dmitry Orlov in their 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(7) win.
- There were no such troubles for the thirteenth seeds Rob Bowenburg and Jarkko Maxum as they ousted wildcards Jean Tiquet and Denis Prevost. The first set was a piece of cake for the Trans-CWLand pairing as they took the set inside thirty minutes with some great combination tennis against a bewildered French unit. But Tiquet and Prevost weren't quite done as they surged back into the contest with a bit of luck to lead by a break, before the thirteenth seeds ran them down to win 6-1, 7-5. Their second round opponents will be decided tomorrow.
- Finally, second seeds Heath Davis and Jojo Mustard avoided upset in a comfortable start to their tournament with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Roel Hervelle and Jerzy Kosecki. Ousted in the third round last season, Davis and Mustard are a far more complete team now with some fine results behind them. The world's second best team met solid resistance from the Belgian-Polish pairing, but never fell behind as they cruised to victory without expending much energy. They next meet Toby Brookes and David Champion as the Australian Open quarter finalists edged out Ashim Kumar and Sanjay Rabha 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4.
- Elsewhere: defending champions Hugh James and Ralph Robinson made a winning start to their campaign; Antonio Bachunelli and Jean-Alain Depuis were beaten in straight sets by Carlo Amato and Patrick Pascaul; and tenth seeds Gai Kai and Lu Xun were ousted by Ivars Emsis and Alexey Yarkin.
- Seeded players out: Antonio Bachunelli & Jean-Alain Depuis; Jefferson Drake & Martti Korpinen; Gai Kai & Lu Xun.
****ing shock there. Disappointing to see the Ossies go out too, would have liked another show-down later in the tournament.
Solid, if unspectacular win from myself and El Mustardo. Hoping for improvement.
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Good efort to get through the first round. Hopefully Davis and I can both manage a gruelling singles and doubles campaign.
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Mwah Mwah back ! Hehehe- got wings but still grounded ! *LOL* Hugs ! Don't be a stranger ! Love ya .
Hi Dacha Just saying hello !
Oooo, and on the leather question, any suggestions and advice from a fellow affectionado appreciated!
Hey there Dave!
Good to finally put a name to the, ermmm...picture of a dog. I'm Elodie, by the way, or Elle, preferably.
Did you know, when they found the first neanderthal skeleton, there was a bottle of Green Irish Tweed in the grave? True fact. Its the mark of the unevolved man, a developed wardrobe of smells.
Weird you should ask the leather question, I ponder it often. Its the accord I think I should love the most, but I just can't find the right one, dammit.
This might be the stupidest idea ever, but I'm considering making one for myself. Who knows what I want better than me, yeah? Well, people who know what they're doing, but them aside...
Right, the potato has been patted ( and thanks you for it ) and bed calls.
Catch you soon my troglodyte friend,
Glucam? Its a little something you can add to a scent to increase the longevity of the head notes and modifiers. I came across it whilst doing some work related Frankenstein-ing. But don't experiment with your all time favourites, just a tiny drop too much can make something beautiful into a one dimensional snorefest.
Coco, for you? Nooooo! Its all girly girl, and you're all manly man. Its just the vanilla/amber/tonka base it seems to share in common with L'Ombre Fauve.But L'ombre Fauve is smokey and animal. Femme fatale in a bottle, but on the right men, I think it could be perfect. So give it a try.
Bechod for the beast. I love a dog with cunning. Mine has all the wiles of a potato, unfortunately. He's sweet though, despite their reputation for being feisty and stubborn. But then, I am feisty and stubborn enough for both of us.
And so my education continues; glucam P 20? And now I'll have to find Coco too.
I see you have Fumerie Turque as well, I have it and love it but it's a hell of a scent and only wear it for my own pleasure, you must be one hell of a woman.
Sadly the bastard hound has gone to the great kennel in the sky, he was the best of dogs, the worst of dogs and the most cunning critter I have owned. Yet to be replaced, curiously a Shar Pei is under consideration along with a Clumber Spaniel, I'll be looking for a pair though
My friend has also pointed out that I should mention that I add a little glucam P 20 to it. Because the lovely smokey animalic notes that people talk so much about, when they reveiw this scent, disappear within about 2-3 hours at most. And thats the bit I love. On dry down, its basically Coco.
Sorry, it seems I've just sent a reply to my own wall. Which is not so bad, because I didn't answer your question properly anyway. I'd say 3 sprays ought to do it. I've had my 50ml bottle for a year and a half, and I use it nearly everyday. And I'm an habitual douser. Cute dog, by the way! Yours? I'd love one, but I've got a Shar Pei, so theres already too much drool about the place.
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Every once in a while when Jon and I get frustrated with eating gluten-free, we will make a list of all of the things that we would eat if we had one day to eat gluten. We both realize that unless there is some major medical/pharmaceutical development, this will never happen, but it is fun to daydream. So with our upcoming King's Island trip, I began to think about what I would eat if I could. My list is not going to be limited to what I can find at King's Island, KI just inspired me to daydream about gluten. Here is my list….let's see how long it is:
Charley's Chicken Philly & Fries
Pizza Hut Pan Pizza & Boneless Spicy BBQ wings
Whole grain bread (weird, I know, but once you have eaten GF bread, this sounds gread)
Sourdough bread (never knew how much I would miss this one…..when we go out to eat and the server places a nice, hot, fresh basket of sourdough on the table, I will pick it up and just let the wonderful aroma drift upwards towards my face)
Cheesecake (yes, I know I can make it GF and it is excellent, but I miss ordering it out)
Hot Soft Pretzel (have yet to find a replacement)
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich with cheese & mayo
McD's Filet-O-Fish Sandwich
Egg McMuffin
Flour Tortillas (love Chipotle burritos)
Kringle (the pasty filled with fruit, topped with icing that you eat around the Holidays)
Krispy Kreme glazed doughnuts
Panera Bread Bagels or a good bagel in general
Amstel Light Beer
Nathan's Hot Dogs
Jon's List:
Pizza (in all shapes and forms)
Chicken Fingers
Charley's Fries & Philly
Did I mention Pop-Tarts?
Now, I am sure you are catching a theme by now. None of the above is healthy, except maybe the whole grain bread. So, if there is a silver lining in our gluten-free cloud, it is that we eat pretty healthy now.
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Tablets and live TV transforming entertainment on planes
By Daisy Carrington, for CNN • Updated 8th April 2013
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Few things distract from the discomfort of flying better than a decent roster of films on the seatback in front of you. As technology progresses, however, those imbedded screens may soon go the way of the dinosaurs. The question is, will passengers be better off for it?
At the annual Aircraft Interior Expo in Hamburg next week, exhibitors will showcase the latest innovations in the aviation industry. Front and center is Row 44, an in-fight internet provider that has recently added live TV and video-on-demand to the list of services it offers airlines. Rather than tune in to a seatback consol, passengers stream the content directly to their personal devices.
"You're going to see a lot more cases where airlines will opt not to invest in an imbedded in-fight entertainment system, and will say, 'let Samsung or HP do the investment,' in terms of letting people bring in their own devices," says John LaValle, CEO of Global Eagle Entertainment (of which Row 44 is a subsidiary).
Row 44 has been nominated for a Crystal Cabin award for its work with Southwest Airlines, which last year became the first in the world to stream live television directly to passengers' WiFi-enabled devices. Previously, Southwest didn't have any form of in-flight entertainment.
Says Katie McDonald, a spokeswoman for Southwest:
"Not only did we save on the expense of installation and maintenance of seatbacks, but we're saving fuel by avoiding the added weight of the TV hardware."
Understandably, letting passengers bring their own devices on board is an attractive notion to low-cost carriers. In 2011, Air Baltic became the first European airline to offer customers iPads for in-fight entertainment. Like Southwest, they previously had no system in place.
"If you want to design something in your front seat, you have to go through a rigorous certification process," explains Janis Vanags, Air Baltic's vice president of corporate communications. "You have to design it, produce it, install it; it takes years and it takes millions. By the time it's certified and installed, it's already old." By comparison, he notes, portable devices "can be put up fairy quickly, and can be changed quickly without a big investment."
Read more: Airlines cash in as Wi-Fi takes off
Unlike the many airlines that have since followed suit (Qantas, Thai Airways, Aeromexico and Jetstar, to name a few), Air Baltic ultimately dropped the program. Originally, they handed out the devices for free to business class customers, and rented them out for €9 ($11.55) to those in economy.
Electronic gadgets use could be cleared for takeoffs and landings. Travel writer Mark Murphy weighs in.
"We believe our airline is like a travel megastore, and as a result, we're not into amenities; we're into products and services that we can make money out of," admits Vanags, adding, "we found that there was a very small, but negative gain from stocking the product."
Air Baltic seems to be atypical; Southwest Airlines, which charges passengers $5 to enjoy live TV, has witnessed an uptick in their revenue (though they declined to disclose how much). Any increase is impressive considering the service was only rolled out on a handful of planes, and had received no marketing.
Furthermore, live TV has proved particularly popular with sports junkies, many of whom would have to otherwise make a tough choice between catching a game and booking a flight. Anticipating this, Row 44 has worked out a deal with America's National Football League, allowing passengers to never miss a game.
"There was a popular game between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears at the start of the season," recalls LaValle. "Live TV was only available on 25 planes, and not many passengers knew about it, and we still had 600 viewers. Football games last about three hours -- longer than the actual flight -- and still passengers were willing to pay to watch a game they knew they wouldn't catch the end of."
Some carriers, however, are happy to throw out iPads and live TV as an added perk. Emirates Airlines, which has long prided itself on amenities, last month started offering live TV to all passengers on its A380s, partly to promote Formula 1, of which the airline is a prominent sponsor.
Similarly, Norwegian Air, another Row 44 customer, uses its free Wi-Fi offerings as a means to win customers (though they recently started charging for video-on-demand, which streams directly to passenger's devices).
Read more: In-flight phone calls to become standard?
"It's a big part of their marketing strategy, and it's been very successful in getting them customers," admits LaValle, who points out the airline has even introduced the wireless symbol in their decal.
Despite its many advantages, though, the content available to passengers on their own devices can be more limited than what's available on traditional seatbacks. In the last few years, it's become commonplace for airlines to offer what's known as "early window" content, or movies that are still showing in cinemas. At the moment, airlines that rely on passenger-owned devices are forced to eschew this service.
"At the end of the day, studios are always very wary of content protection, and making sure what content they do provide can't be abused or copied illegally" notes Andrew Muirhead, the director of innovation at Lufthansa Technik, a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa.
"Early window is high-value content, and they want to keep it in a very controlled environment," he notes. Muirhead acknowledges that this could change in the future, but says it's another example of why portable devices will never completely replace imbedded screens.
"Imagine a family of five turns up on a flight. What are the chances all of them will have an iPad? You still need to entertain people who don't have such devices on board."
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