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In this Hangouts on Air for Hot Blog Tips, I (Sheryl Loch) talk with Brian D. Hawkins and Mitch Mitchell about the kids I get to see on Youtube.
Some of these kids are kicking it out of the park when it comes to video. They are following the #1 rule of video or blogging…they are doing what they know and love. So many adults over think making a video, they also tend to make far to many excuses as to why they can't make a video…
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Via a slip of innocuous paper and a frankly terrifying promotional gimp mask, Rockstar has revealed to IGN that its oft-delayed Manhunt 2 is finally set to release on Wii, PS2 and PSP in the UK on October 31.
Arriving exactly one year after its release in the States, this is the heavily-reworked second submission to the BBFC, following the film organisation's decision to deny the original game a classification on the grounds of its "unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone".
If you cast your minds back, you'll also remember this second version was rejected by the BBFC but finally granted an '18' rating following Rockstar's successful appeal to the Video Appeals Committee. Still, that's all behind us now and you can make your own minds up about the game in less than a month.

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And taking a class or two in the field in law school isn't what will get you the job - one way or the other.Also, whether their building is nice or not is relevant only if you're willing to go $100k in debt in order to pay for their nice building.For both of these reasons, I think you should strike Catholic off your list. Unless you really want the divorce, and the debt.
Decisions ... Decisions. For all intents and purposes, I'd love to attend Catholic... it's the best option for communications law. I just have to figure out a way to afford to do it and move my wife and 2 kids to a SAFE/REASONABLE area around DC. - Comm-Law


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When my mother was 6, her mother died and left behind four little girls. The children began a life of instability, encountering one new situation after another. Soon the girls were no longer together but living apart with various relatives.
When my mother was in high school she lived with a family "up town," some distance away from the farm of her childhood. She said that often she did her studies in the little time left after all the chores were done. But with hard work and determination, she graduated from Burnsville High School and continued another year at Asheville Normal School.
Then she married and started her own family. As a wife and mother she joined efforts with her husband to take care of the home while he worked in the mining industry.
My mother lovingly cared for her family: cooking, cleaning, gardening, canning, milking cows, churning butter, gathering eggs, rendering lard and growing the most beautiful and largest dahlias ever. Some of my most precious memories are of helping my mother pick wild strawberries, whitewash the tree trunks, stretch the Priscilla curtains on the curtain frames, make biscuits and hearing her laugh. She may have grown up with much uncertainty, but for me, she provided stability, tender care and love.
She is gone now, but I return to that place called home, spending most of the summer there. I can still hear her laughter, smell her home-cooked meals and enjoy the flowers she planted and tended many years ago.


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Thursday, October 29, 2009
The 2010 Northeast Tolkien Society Calendar
In this, our 3rd edition of the Calendar of The Northeast Tolkien Society, we are again grateful to and humbled by the contributing artists and editors. The focus of this calendar has been, and we hope will continue, to feature work from artists that may not entirely be "household" names in fandom. Yet have been illustrating and inspired by Tolkien for many years. The 2010 NETS Calendar as a portal of creativity inspired by Tolkien widens the the artistic lens with the work of Ruth Lacon,Henning Janssen and Sue Wookey, with sketches and illustrations by reknown Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith. The stunning visual representations of people, places and events from the history of Middle earth by these reknown artists stand as a testament to Tolkien's plan, message and scope for a creative continuity of individual minds and hands to participate in a complex and beautiful world. A world Tolkien himself set the foundation for us all to build upon.
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Canadians should be upset and insulted that China's biggest grab for control of a major resource company anywhere in the world is the $15-billion Nexen deal. Clearly, China is testing whether this Boy Scout of a nation will roll over.
This is just one of many reasons why Canada must reject this takeover. Another is a warning by CSIS against foreign buyouts of strategic assets, and yet another is that polls show public opposition to the deal.
One compromise that's been suggested is that the Nexen deal goes ahead but no more. That's crazy. Canadians have no obligation to feed China's appetite for resources just because it invited itself to our dinner.
In addition, Canada has no obligation to Nexen shareholders, directors and management because they knew, or should have known, foreign transactions are always at the pleasure of Canadian governments.
There should be no compromise and a turndown need not be difficult, won't burn any bridges and can be done elegantly in this way:
1. The Chinese must be told that this transaction is premature given that negotiations between Canada and China have just been announced to deepen the trading relationship and outline rules of engagement. This process will take years.
2. The buyer, CNOOC, should be told that it cannot buy control, but can own up to 20 per cent of Nexen if it wishes. Foreigners taking small positions in transparent, Canadian-based public companies are not a problem.
3. The Chinese should be told the deal is premature because Canadians must have a national conversation about this. A Parliamentary committee, proposed by independent MP Peter Goldring, is a good idea and would study all the ramifications and potential pitfalls of allowing state-owned enterprises to invest and operate within Canada. Nexen will be studied as will Sinopec, the workplace accident that took place in Alberta three years ago and other cases.
4. China must realize that Canadians must evaluate properly the reasons behind the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service warning that stated "certain state-owned enterprises and private firms with close ties to their home governments have pursued opaque agendas or received clandestine intelligence support for their pursuits here."
5. Ottawa should reiterate that Canada is open for business, but is a democracy and the people have spoken through polls that demonstrate enormous opposition to Nexen's takeover.
6. Ottawa must instruct Chinese entities that they cannot acquire control of Nexen or other resource and strategic assets on a collective basis either by, for instance, having five state-owned or state-controlled enterprises each buy 20 per cent of something. This is a critically important point, and interlocking ownership by all state-owned enterprises from all nations must be disclosed and tallied on an ongoing basis.
Nexen's suitor, the Chinese National Offshore Oil Company, is simply one of hundreds of corporate appendages of China Inc. Others include Sinopec, Chinmetals, PetroChina, the China Investment Corporation. Thousands more unknown Chinese corporations are owned by lower levels of government and are beginning to venture abroad to buy assets. One city Tsingtao is hunting for oil companies in Calgary.
The high profile Chinese companies may be listed on stock exchanges, or not, and they may have small foreign shareholdings. But in all cases effective control ultimately rests with China Inc., China's government and their controlling shareholder. And China remains a dictatorship.
This is why the collective holdings of China Inc.'s entities must be taken into consideration when determining whether a company has been taken over by a foreign entity. If five Chinese entities each own 20 per cent of Syncrude that amounts to de facto control.
Similar concerns would be raised if Rosneft, Gazprom and other oligarchs, with licenses to operate from the Kremlin, were to collectively launch a buying sprees in Canada. The same applies to companies like TAQA of Abu Dhabi and others who are ready to pounce here.
Syncrude is a case in point as are widely-held corporations like Suncor (Canada's largest non-financial corporation). This oil sands giant produces 350,000 barrels of oil a day, more than most nation-states produce and twice as much as OPEC member Ecuador.
Syncrude is considered a Canadian-controlled entity, but there's already sizeable foreign ownership with the Chinese being the most aggressive. Here's the breakdown: Canadian Oil Sands Partnership 36.74 per cent (a collection of investors); Imperial Oil 25 per cent; Suncor Energy 12 per cent; Mocal Energy (Japan's Nippon Oil) 5 per cent; Murphy Oil 5 per cent; Sinopec 9.03 per cent and Nexen with 7.23 per cent.
If Nexen is bought that would bring China Inc.'s collective ownership in Syncrude to 16.26 per cent. And given China Inc.'s strategy of "overpaying" for things, it's easy to imagine another 22 per cent up for grabs, if not more. You get the point. Canada cannot be naïve about all this. A Nexen approval will unleash a buying frenzy among foreigners already to pounce. But if turned down, Canada still has a great deal of work to do.
Canadian disclosure requirements lag those in other developed nations. Foreign ownership positions should be reported in real time and so should relationships with other investors. Reporting thresholds must match best practices: The Canadian Investors Relations Institute has recommended public disclosure be lowered to 5 per cent from 10 per cent. This would match requirements in the U.S, France, Germany, Japan, Australia and even India. The U.K. requires disclosure at the 3 per cent level.
In a way, China Inc.'s audacity has done Canada a favour. Turning down Nexen should be mark the beginning of a Canadian conversation about governance. Canada must decide what kind of table will be set to encourage investment here, who will be invited to dine and how guests must behave. Otherwise, Canada itself will become dinner.
This post originally appeared in the Financial Post.


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Republicans, Democrats play political dare ahead of more fiscal talks this week
Democrats and Republicans elevated their political brinkmanship Sunday on fiscal negotiations in Washington, with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner challenging Republicans to improve on his offer -- which Republicans dismissed as "non-serious" and an attempt to undermine negotiations.
Geithner, now President Obama's chief negotiator with congressional Republicans, told "Fox News Sunday" the White House plan has "balance" and "detail" but he's willing to hear suggested improvements.
"But what we cannot do is figure out what works for them," said Geithner, who appeared on all five major TV talk shows. "The ball really is with them now."
House Speaker John Boehner, appearing later on Fox, called the offer "non-serious."
The Ohio congressman also said he was "just flabbergasted" when Geithner presented the plan last week.
"I looked at him and I said, `You can't be serious,'" Boehner said.
Should the White House and Congress fail to reach a deal, a $500 billion mix of tax hikes and austere cutbacks on federal spending will kick in January 1.
The tax cuts are a holdover from the George W. Bush administration. And the spending cuts are part of a pact between Democrats and Republican after they failed to reach a more measured agreement on how to reduce the county's estimated $16 trillion debt. The cuts would amount to an estimated $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years.
Republicans are being asked to accept tax increases to generate revenue, to cut the deficit, while Democrats are being asked to cut government spending, particularly entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security, to reduce the deficit.
South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said on CBS' "Face the Nation" the country will go over the so-called "fiscal cliff" next month should the parties fail to reach a deal.
"It's pretty clear to me they've made a political calculation," he said. "This offer doesn't remotely deal with entitlement reform in a way to save Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security from imminent bankruptcy."
The president's plan essentially calls for $1.6 trillion in tax increases, $600 billion in savings from changes to mandatory spending programs, including Medicare, and $200 billion in spending.
Geithner told ABC that Democrats might be willing to make deeper cuts but Republicans "need to tell us what these things are."
He also said his party realizes Republicans are having a difficult time garnering support for tax increases to generate revenue.
Boehner, the chief negotiator for congressional Republicans, scoffs at the idea of $1.6 trillion in additional tax revenue – roughly double what was previously suggested.
"What do you think would happen if we gave the president $1.6 trillion of new money? "He'd spend it," said Boehner, who wants to close tax loopholes to generate revenue.
The president's plan also includes new stimulus spending and gives him the ability to raise the debt ceiling without congressional approval.
Geithner told Fox that Republicans "are in kind of a tough position," and that Democrats might need to give them more time to reach consensus on a plan.
"But what we cannot do is figure out what works for them," he said.
Geithner said the country could go over the so-called "fiscal cliff" by next month and that it could be "very damaging" to most Americans.
Boehner agreed that no deal would hurt the economy but said, "We are not going to kick this can down the road."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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In last month's Esquire, there's an interview with George Clooney where he briefly discusses Twitter:
"So one drunken night, you come home and you've had two too many drinks and you're watching TV and somebody pisses you off, and you go 'Ehhhhh' and fight back. And you go to sleep, and you wake up in the morning and your career is over. Or you're an asshole. Or all the things you might think in the quiet of your drunken evening are suddenly blasted around the entire world before you wake up. I mean, when you see, like, Ashton Kutcher coming out going, you know, 'Everybody leave Joe Paterno alone,' or whatever he said, you just go, 'Fifteen minutes longer and a thought process and probably you wouldn't have done that.' "
Granted, most of us don't live in a world where everything we say can and will be used against us in the court of television infotainment, but it still applies. I'm sure we've all said something publicly on the net that we wish we hadn't.
I think it's especially true for those of us who live in the little echo chamber of the world of open source. Maybe it's a snarky comment in a Perlmonks thread, or a flippant remark at a conference, or something rude in a bug report. These things get remembered and hurt us.
"I have often regretted my speech, but never my silence" — Publilius Syrus, 1st century BC, well before Twitter.


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Wildfire burns in Rocky Mountain National Park
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK (AP) — A wildfire burning on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park has prompted evacuations of a nearby campground, along with backcountry campsites and trails in the area.
No structures are threatened, and no evacuations have been ordered in the town of Estes Park to the east.
The fire was reported around 2 p.m. Tuesday about 2 miles west of the Fern Lake trailhead. It had grown to about 300 acres by 5 p.m.
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Cloudy, turbulent conditions kept a single-engine air tanker and heavy helicopter from fighting the flames from above Tuesday.
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Catherine the Great
|Catherine the Great Statue in St. Petersburg, Russia, May, 1997, Photo by Michael M. Miller.
Catherine described her reign as the 'thornless rose that never stings'. Along with autocratic power, she ruled with virtue, justice, and reason. By the publication of books and newspapers, and instruction by Western-trained tutors, education spread throughout the provinces, where before much of the learning originated from the Church. This allowed Russian culture to cut loose from its religious roots. Paper money was introduced, along with vaccinations, the day of Catherine's smallpox vaccination became a national feast day.
Scientific expeditions were sent to far eastern lands and hundreds of new cities were built in Russia's newly conquered territories. Along the coast of the Black Sea, the cities of Odessa, Azov and Sevastopol were constructed on the sites of old Greek settlements. With the formation of the Academy of Sciences, Russia now contributed to the Renaissance Age and would never again stand in the shadows. One of the most important figures of the time, Mikhail Lomonsov, scientist, poet, and historian, later helped to establish Moscow University.
Catherine spared no expense to redecorate St. Petersburg in the classical designs of the time. Wanting a home for the art that she began collecting from abroad, Catherine built the Hermitage. It was connected to her private apartments and also served as a conference chamber and theater. Besides the exquisite treasures kept within, the Hermitage itself was constructed of jasper, malachite, marble and gold. the Empress also had an extravagant reputation which filtered into her love life as well; she had 21 known lovers.
Unfortunately it became increasingly difficult for Catherine to maintain her autocratic rule while at the same time implement large-scale reform. Her sweeping plans for change planted the seeds for much more of a blossoming than she bargained for. The education of the aristocracy created a greater schism between them and the working class and her reforms further worsened the conditions of the peasantry. As the city took the center of culture away from the Church, more and more Old Believers were left disillusioned with her rule. Catherine tore down monasteries and torched the old symbols of Moscovy. In an Age of Reason, she had a deep suspicion of anything mystical.
Huge sums of money were also spent on constructing elaborate palaces for her favorite relations and advisors. One of these was Prince Grigory Potemkin, her foreign minister, commander-in-chief, and greatest love for almost two decades. It was he who organized a trip for Catherine down the Dnieper River to view the newly accessed Crimean territories. The prince had painted facades constructed along the route to camouflage the degree of poverty of the peasants. These "Potemkin Villages" were also to give the appearance of real towns in the otherwise uninhabited areas. Finally in 1773, Pugachev, a Don Cossack, led a rebellion of impoverished Cossacks, peasants, and Old Believers against the throne and serfdom. Pugachev was captured and sentenced to decapitation, but ended up in exile in Siberia.
It was not only the peasantry and the Church that felt alienated. The aristocracy too grew dissatisfied with the new European truths and philosophies. Those who yearned for more considered themselves a new class, the intelligentsia. Searching for their own identity amidst a surge of French principles, the intelligentsia proceeded not only to understand Voltaire's logic, but to incorporate the heart and the spirit as well.
By grasping the ideals of a foreign Enlightenment, Catherine II unknowingly gave birth to Russia's own. The catalyst of change, along with teaching people to think for themselves brought despotism into deeper disfavor and paved the road to revolution. After the fall of the Bastille, Catherine turned her back on France. In a panic, she tried to dispose of all that she had helped create. Censorship was imposed throughout Russia, and Catherine attempted to slam shut the window to the West less than a century after Peter had opened it. But from this period of discontent and new search for meaning, Russia would give birth to some of the greatest writers and thinkers of all time. The West would be captivated by the works of Pushkin, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy, and Lenin would later lead Russia out of five centuries of autocratic rule. Peter the Great had built the wheels and Catherine set them in motion; there was to be no turning back.


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*Rdi's proprietary 6 step upcycling process produces a smooth, level edge. The specifications used for our glassware were developed by testing our repuposed glassware at local trendy restaurants. We used guest feedback to determine the perfect height to maintain aesthetic appeal without compromising functionality. Individual glass inspections ensure that the only imperfections are those inherent to the original recycled bottle.
*Recycling, Upcycling and Repurposing is just what we do. Many of the hand tools used in our shop were designed and crafted by us, by hand, using recycled and repurposed materials. Our hand crafted glassware is Proudly Made in the USA
Our hand crafted glasses are made by Rdi, by upcycling and repurposing used, discarded bottles. Rdi and all Rdi repurposed products are in no way affiliated nor endorsed in any way with the manufacturers whose trademarks may be seen on the final products.
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Glass: Cedar Ridge Whiskey
Original capacity: 750mil
Quantity: 2
Height: 3 3/4"
Width: 3 5/8"
Weight: 18oz
Capacity: 13oz
Color: Clear
Thickness: Thick
Dishwasher safe? Yes!
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All our glassware have been tested using a high temp dish machine. Most varieties hold up as well as store bought glasses. The few exceptions should be gently hand washed to preserve the artwork. In each listing description there is a "dishwasher safe" indicator.
I do produce enough glassware for nearly any setting. I stock many more than what i list. If you would like to use them in your bar, restaurant, or purchase them for resale, there are wholesale pricing options. Contact me for details.
All glasses are individually inspected. You'll find no burrs, rough edges, jagged spots, or chips. The inspection includes a physical inspection as well as a visual. The glasses you get will be virtually identical to the pictures you see in the listings. See our guarantee below.
All glasses are hand washed before shipping. To be safe, I do insist that you wash them before use, to dispose of any residue that may be left behind.
***Rdi Glass Quality Upon Delivery Guarantee***You must wash, then inspect each glass for cracks & chips before use. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE OR REPAIR BROKEN ITEMS. If damage occurred during shipping, We will replace them at no cost to you. Here's how: Upon delivery, TAKE PICTURES of the broken item still in the packaging (showing the breakage), the outside of the package as it arrived, and a picture that shows how much packaging material we used overall. Forward the pics to us immediately through Etsy along with a message from you. AFTER we investigate and respond, dispose of the broken items, and your replacements will be shipped out within a few days. Why all the pictures? They allow us to recover our costs from the shipper.
Yes! It is not my wish to try to increase my sales figures by charging too much for shipping. But I do like round numbers. Normally I'm within 50 cents on shipping. If you are placing an order, and the shipping seems high, please contact me before you finalize your order. I'll gladly review and make any corrections necessary to give you the best deal on shipping.
RDI Upcycled Glass is not endorsed, sponsored, nor affiliated in any way by the manufacturers of the products in their original form. Our products are all handmade by RDI. The raw materials we use come from collecting used, discarded empty bottles, then transforming and repurposing them into new products.
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When everyone knew what a quince was. Our ancestors baked, stewed and "put up" quince preparations almost as much as they used pumpkin and apple.
Quince looks like a cross between an apple and a pear. If you have ever seen old-time recipes for jams and jellies, you will see at the onset that quince jelly was prepared more than any other. That's because quince is very high in pectin and our fore-"mothers" didn't need a thickening agent to "put up" jars of this aromatic fruit. If you have ever cooked with quince, or plan on it, you will notice that if you cook it long enough either in the oven or on the stove top, the flesh turns red. Don't worry, it is just a natural cycle and does not ruin the taste. FYI, do you know what 'Marmalade' really means? Hahaha, look it up(as my father ALWAYS told me). In the meantime, enjoy my version of a Baked Stuffed Apple. A little different but oh so sticky!
Yankee, Sticky Quince
If quince is not your thing, this recipe is easily incorporated using fresh apples instead. The sweet sap of fruit and scent of cloves will make you feel as though you are in your grandmother's house, with the woodstove burning hot and the sound of her shuffling across the kitchen floor while "grampy" climbs the steps of the cellar, having just taken a swig of his hidden bottle downstairs. (Of course, Grammy let on she didn't know a thing, but her quick glance and even quicker grin to us kids told a different story). Those are the memories I cherish.
4 quinces
1/4 cup fresh cranberries
1/4 cup apple cider or juice
1 cup mincemeat
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Preheat oven to 375-degrees F. Cut quince in two pieces. The bottom should be about 3/4 of the fruit, with the top being a quarter, where the stem is. Discard the top. In a small saucepan, add the cranberries and apple juice. Put over medium-high heat with a lid ajar to let steam out but stop the splattering while cooking. Boil 2 1/2-3 minutes, or until cranberries have become soft. Remove from heat, stir and let sit for 3 minutes. Remove the cranberries from the liquid into a bowl. Add the mincemeat, stir to combine. Set aside the cooking liquid from the cranberries. In another bowl, combine and mix the brown sugar, ginger and cloves; set aside.
With a paring knife peel, core and empty most of quince flesh, leaving half an inch wall around the outside on both top and bottom pieces. I carved my quince straight down each side just for decorative purposes but I recommend(at least the first time you do this) to leave the quince in its natural shape. Spray the outside with cooking spray and roll in brown sugar mixture. Spray a baking pan or pie plate with nonstick cooking spray. Place the sugar-coated quinces in the pan and fill each with the mincemeat/cranberry mixture. Sprinkle any remaining brown sugar mixture over the top and bake for 40-50 minutes until quince/apple is nicely browned but still firm to the touch. Remove from oven and onto serving plates. Pour some of the cranberry liquid and maple syrup over the top of each and serve war.


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Publications on the internet
The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1
As at 22nd October 2012
VAZ, Keith (Leicester East)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: Arcelor Mittal
Address of donor: Berkeley Square, London W1J 6DA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Tickets for myself and my wife, for opening ceremony of the London Olympics, with no value given
Date of receipt of donation: 27 July 2012
Date of acceptance of donation: 27 July 2012
Donor status: company, registration no. 03335595
(Registered 24 August 2012)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA)
Address of donor: 7000 Peachtree, Dunwoody Road, NE Building, 7 Atlanta GA 30328, USA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): return business class flights to Atlanta and hotel accommodation for 4 days; estimated cost £5,649.89
Destination of visit: Atlanta, USA
Date of visit: 2-6 May 2012
Purpose of visit: to attend AAHOA conference
(Registered 13 June 2012)
8. Land and Property
I own a property at 144 Uppingham Road, Leicester, which is used as my constituency office.
Flat in London, from which rental income is received.
I own a house in Leicester which is part rented.
11. Miscellaneous
I am invited from time to time into the directors' box at Leicester City Football Club to watch matches. The annual value of this benefit is below registrable value.
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text: (3) Fri Feb 12 2010 07:50 A Little Spotlight: Yesterday we were at the park with our friends when a news reporter came to get the local buzz on potential snowfall. I thought I'd share the link . Even though we didn't get snow this morning, we were on TV last night at 11pm (you can watch the video at the right). Samuel's response to being a star: "Hey, they changed my voice!"


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A timeless tool, it works with a simple technique that is fast, easy and doesn't require any stooping. Simply center the claws over the head of the weed and step on the foot lever to push the claws into the ground. Tilting the handle levers out the weed without breaking the root near the surface.
Like most weeders, it works best after a rainfall when the soil is moist. Appropriate for deep-rooted weeds such as dandelions, as well as shallow, densely rooted weeds such as plantain.
With a cast steel head and lightly varnished bamboo handle, its total length is 43". The satisfaction of cleanly pulling an intact taproot makes weeding with this tool almost a pleasure.


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text: Media Contact: Howard Witt, 434-924-6051 White House Congressional Affairs Symposium On September 12–13, 2003, the Miller Center's Presidential Oral History Program sponsored a roundtable symposium on White House congressional relations. The featured guests at this group oral history were seven former White House congressional liaisons, representing every president from Richard Nixon through Bill Clinton. This first-of-its-kind symposium was intended to supplement the Center's continuing work on individual presidents by providing a forum for considering White House congressional relations comparatively, over a significant span of modern American political history. The results were approximately eight hours of candid insider accounts of how presidents attempt to extend their influence on Capitol Hill. The seven former assistants to the president for legislative affairs in attendance were: Max Friedersdorf (Nixon, Ford, Reagan); Frank Moore (Carter); William Ball III (Reagan); Frederick McClure (Reagan, Bush 41); John Hilley (Clinton); Lawrence Stein (Clinton); and Charles Brain (Clinton). The lead interviewers for the symposium were Richard Neustadt (Harvard University, emeritus); Russell Riley (Miller Center, Virginia); James Thurber (American University); and James Young (Miller Center, Virginia). Symposium Schedule Photographs Conference Audio and Video Friday, September 12, 2003 Session I: The Job Description: The Scope of the Congressional Liaison Responsibilities Moderator: James Young, Leading off: Charles Brain Audio: Session 1 Part 1 Get Flash to see this player. Audio: Session 1 Part 2 Get Flash to see this player. Video: Session 1 Part 1 | Video: Session 1 Part 2 Saturday, September 13, 2003 Session 2: The Partisan Dimension: Working with Your Party — and the Other. Moderator: James Thurber, Leading off: John Hilley and Frederick McClure Audio: Session 2 Get Flash to see this player. Video: Session 2 Session 3: Bicameralism: Working with the House and Senate. Moderator: Russell Riley, Leading off: Max Friedersdorf and Lawrence Stein Audio: Session 3 Get Flash to see this player. Video: Session 3 Session 4: Working with and for the President: The President's Own Style, Political Circumstances and Priorities. Moderator: Richard Neustadt, Leading off: William L. Ball and Frank Moore Audio: Session 4 Get Flash to see this player. Video: Session 4 Wrap-up Session Moderators: Russell Riley & James Young Audio: Wrap-up Session Get Flash to see this player. ← Return to Oral History home