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Follwing my Twitter profile or the GWS Facebook Page is better for you than a daily dose of vitamin C.*
* According to the scientist I have chained up in my lair.
- If someone had to take me down, I'm glad it could be Batman. With a lightsaber. http://bit.ly/aAm1By
- FACT: Adamantium beats steel. http://bit.ly/a8g8jc
- Luke Skywalker bathrobe. Strangely, not based on his Jedi Knight attire. Or on any of his more-attractive outerwear. http://bit.ly/dtIiC6
- Watch this remix of the Iron Man 2 trailer and fall in love all over again. Or in lust. Whatever. http://bit.ly/bH3ZnX
- You've seen steampunk Professor X wheelchair already, right? 'Cause I know how you are w/ yr "steampunk" Google Alerts. http://bit.ly/9WPmQM
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Wanted to drop a comment and let you know your Feed is not working today. I tried including it to my Google reader account and got absolutely nothing.
i hate surprises. actually, i love them, but i hate not knowing something. i guess it's the natural curiosity and nosiness in me (hey, the nosiness is what makes good journalists!;)
during the last week i managed to ruin two surprises. last week i had a really rough day. everything that could go wrong did. isn't that how it always is? while i was talking to joe on the phone i told him it would be nice if he brought me flowers every now and then (and yes, he has done it before:). he got quiet and said, "actually, i was planning on bringing you flowers tonight since you've had such a hard day." sigh. that was ruined surprise no. 1.
ruined surprise no. 2 happened tuesday night. i met joe at his parking deck to go to the braves game. they were expected to clinch that night (and did. yay! but this is for another post), so we were both excited. we started talking about our upcoming wedding (hopefully next year!), and i said it would be cool if he brought up wedding plans sometimes instead of me. he said, "actually, i've been putting things together and i was going to show you a whole package of stuff in a few weeks. i wanted to surprise you."
sigh. he's so sweet. i hate surprises, but i hate ruining surprises even more.

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Celebrity Birthdays In 1965
Steven Adler (January 22, 1965-)Steven Adler is an American musician. He is best known as the former drummer and co-songwriter of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s. Adler was fired from Guns N' Roses over his heroin addiction in 1990, following which he reformed his old band Road Crew and briefly joined BulletBoys, which... Wikipedia
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Susan Akin (August 12, 1965-)Susan Akin is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Meridian, Mississippi who was Miss America 1986. Akin was a member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women at the University of Mississippi. Wikipedia
Meridian, Mississippi
Ted Allen (May 20, 1965-)Ted Allen is an American writer, cookbook author, and television personality. He was the food and wine connoisseur on the American Bravo network's television program 'Queer Eye' and has been the host of the TV cooking competition series 'Chopped' since its launch in 2009. As of April 13, 2014, he is also the host of another Food Network show,... Wikipedia
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Mathieu Amalric (October 25, 1965-)Mathieu Amalric ; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. Amalric is perhaps best known internationally for his performance as the lead villain in Bond film 'Quantum of Solace', his performance in Steven Spielberg's 'Munich' and for his role in 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly', for which he drew critical acclaim. He has also won... Wikipedia
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Miguel Arteta (1965-)Miguel Arteta is a Puerto Rican director of film and television, known for his independent film 'Chuck & Buck', for which he received the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, and for the films 'The Good Girl' and 'Cedar Rapids'. Wikipedia
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Said Atabekov (1965-)Said Atabekov is an Uzbekistani artist in the fields of installation, performance and video art, and photography. Wikipedia
Bes Terek
Yvan Attal (January 4, 1965-)Yvan Attal is an Israeli-born French actor and director. Wikipedia
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Dave Attell (January 18, 1965-)Dave Attell is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor, best known as the host of Comedy Central's 'Insomniac with Dave Attell' and 'The Gong Show with Dave Attell'. Born in Queens, New York, he grew up in Rockville Centre, New York and now lives in New York City. Wikipedia
Queens, New York, U.S.
Roger Avary (August 23, 1965-)Roger Avary is a Canadian film and television producer, screenwriter and director in the American mass media industry. He worked on 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction', for which he and Quentin Tarantino were awarded the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards. He wrote the screenplays of 'Silent Hill' and 'Beowulf'. He also... Wikipedia
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
Jay Bell (December 11, 1965-)Jay Stuart Bell is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and second baseman who played for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets. He is currently the bench coach for the Cincinnati Reds, and was the bench coach for the New Zealand national baseball team that competed in the 2013... Wikipedia
Eglin AFB, Florida
Tito Beltrán (July 1, 1965-)Ernesto Beltrán Aguilar better known as Tito Beltrán, is a Chilean-Swedish tenor. In October 2008, an appellate court in Sweden sentenced Beltrán to 2.5 years in prison for rape and sexual molestation of an underage child. Beltrán was released from prison in Sweden on 25 February 2010 and served the rest of his sentence under electronic... Wikipedia
Doug Besterman (February 3, 1965-)Douglas "Doug" Besterman is an American orchestrator, musical arranger and music producer. He is the recipient of three Tony Awards out of six total nominations and two Drama Desk Awards out of six total nominations, and was a 2009 Grammy Award nominee. Wikipedia
Vishal Bhardwaj (August 4, 1965-)Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer, known for his works in modern Hindi cinema. He produces films under his banner VB Pictures. He has received six National Film Awards. His directorial debut 'Makdee' was screened in the 'Spotlight on India' section at the 2003 Cannes Film... Wikipedia
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Craig Biggio (December 14, 1965-)Craig Alan Biggio is a former American professional baseball player. Biggio spent his entire 20-year baseball career, from 1988 through 2007, as a second baseman, catcher, and outfielder for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. Considered to be one of the best all around position players in club history, the Astros retired the number 7 in... Wikipedia
Smithtown, New York
Seema Biswas (January 14, 1965-)Seema Biswas is an Indian film and theatre actress from Assam who shot into prominence with the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film 'Bandit Queen'. She has a reputation for performing strong character roles. Wikipedia
Nalbari , Assam, India
Björk (November 21, 1965-)Björk Guðmundsdóttir, known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic experimental singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and occasional actress. She initially became known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes, whose 1987 single "Birthday" was a hit on US and UK indie stations and a favorite among music critics.... Wikipedia
Reykjavík, Iceland
Keith Boykin (August 28, 1965-)Keith Boykin is an American broadcaster, author and commentator. He was editor of The Daily Voice, a CNBC contributor, and a co-host of the BET TV talk show 'My Two Cents'. Wikipedia
United States
Augusten Burroughs (October 23, 1965-)Augusten Xon Burroughs is an American writer known for his 'New York Times' bestselling memoir 'Running with Scissors'. Wikipedia
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Carrot Top (February 25, 1965-)Scott Thompson, better known by his stage name Carrot Top, is an American comedian, known for his bright red hair, prop comedy, and self-deprecating humor. Wikipedia
Rockledge, Florida, United States
Cris Carter (November 25, 1965-)Graduel Christopher Darin "Cris" Carter is a former American football and Hall of Fame player in the National Football League. He played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Minnesota Vikings and the Miami Dolphins. Wikipedia
Troy, Ohio, United States
Kyle Chandler (September 17, 1965-)Kyle Martin Chandler is an American film and television actor best known for television roles on 'Early Edition' and notably as Coach Eric Taylor in the television series 'Friday Night Lights', for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011. He has also appeared in supporting roles in films like... Wikipedia
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Crystal Chappell (August 4, 1965-)Crystal Chappell is an American actress. She played Carly Manning on 'Days of our Lives' from 1990 to 1993, Maggie Carpenter on 'One Life to Live' from 1995 to 1997 and Olivia Spencer on 'Guiding Light' from 1999 to 2009. On October 2, 2009, she began reprising the role of Carly Manning. In May 2011, Chappell revealed that her contract was not... Wikipedia
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain (October 11, 1965-)Juan Ignacio Cirac Sasturain is a Spanish physicist. He is one of the pioneers of the field of quantum computing and quantum information theory. He is the recipient of the 2006 Prince of Asturias Award in technical and scientific research. Wikipedia
Manresa, Catalonia, Spain
Lawrence Clay-Bey (December 14, 1965-)Lawrence Marvin Clay-Bey is a retired American heavyweight professional boxer and one-time United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion. Wikipedia
Bloomfield, Connecticut U.S.
Darva Conger (September 21, 1965-)Darva Conger is a former emergency room nurse who in 2000 was selected as the winner of the reality television show 'Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?'. Wikipedia
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Seán Cullen (August 29, 1965-)Seán Cullen is a Canadian voice actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for combining improvisation with mimicry and music. Cullen has been described in 'Time' as the "vanguard of comedy's next generation". He also is best known for providing voices of characters in shows like 'Best Ed', 'Seven Little Monsters' and 'Almost Naked Animals'. Wikipedia
Peterborough, Ontario
Alan Cumming (January 27, 1965-)Alan Cumming, OBE, is a Scottish-American actor, author, and activist who has appeared in numerous films, television shows and plays. Wikipedia
Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland
Viola Davis (August 11, 1965-)Viola Davis is an American actress. Beginning her career on the stage, Davis won a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for her role in August Wilson's 'King Hedley II'. She won a second Drama Desk Award for 'Intimate Apparel', followed by a second Tony and a third Drama Desk Award for her role in 'Fences'. Wikipedia
St. Matthews, South Carolina, United States
Evan Dorkin (April 20, 1965-)Evan Dorkin is an American comics artist and writer. His best known works are the comic books 'Milk and Cheese' and 'Dork'. His comics often poke fun at fandom, even while making it clear that Dorkin is a fan himself. Wikipedia
Brooklyn, New York
Robert Downey, Jr. (April 4, 1965-)Robert John Downey, Jr. is an American actor whose career has included critical and popular success in his youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles, and a resurgence of commercial success in middle age. Wikipedia
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Annie Duke (September 13, 1965-)Anne LaBarr "Annie" Duke is an American professional poker player and author. She holds a World Series of Poker gold bracelet from 2004 and formerly was the leading money winner among women in WSOP history. Duke won the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2010. She has written a number... Wikipedia
Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Phil Dwyer (musician) (December 17, 1965-)Phil Dwyer is a jazz saxophonist, pianist, composer, producer and teacher who is now pursuing a law degree at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Dwyer has been nominated for Juno Awards six times and won Best Mainstream Jazz Album in 1994 with Dave Young for 'Fables and Dreams' and Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year in... Wikipedia
Duncan, British Columbia
Harris Faulkner (October 13, 1965-)Harris Kimberly Faulkner is an American newscaster and television host for Fox News Channel. Faulkner is the anchor of 'Fox Report' and a co-anchor on 'Outnumbered'. Wikipedia
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Greg Fidelman (September 4, 1965-)Greg Fidelman is an American music engineer, producer and mix engineer. He has worked with many renowned and highly regarded bands in various genres, many in the heavier rock or metal genres, including Metallica, Slayer, Black Sabbath, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bush, Audioslave, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, and System of a Down, but has also worked on... Wikipedia
Maile Flanagan (May 19, 1965-)Maile Flanagan is an American actress, best known for her roles as the protagonist ninja Naruto Uzumaki in 'Naruto', as Terry Perry on 'Lab Rats', and as Janet in 'Yes Man'. Wikipedia
Honolulu, Hawaii
Matthias Fletzberger (August 24, 1965-)Matthias Fletzberger is an Austrian classical pianist and conductor. Wikipedia
Thomas Frank (March 21, 1965-)Thomas Carr Frank is an American political analyst, historian, journalist and columnist for 'Harper's Magazine'. He wrote "The Tilting Yard" column in the 'Wall Street Journal' from 2008 to 2010, and he co-founded and edited 'The Baffler'. He has written several books, most notably 'What's the Matter with Kansas?'. Wikipedia
Cees Geel (March 13, 1965-)Cornelis Pieter Geel is a Dutch television, radio and film actor. His notable credits include in the TV miniseries 'Anne Frank: The Whole Story' and in the film 'Simon'. Wikipedia
Schagen, Netherlands
Natalia Germanou (June 22, 1965-)Natalia Germanou is a Greek lyricist, television hostess, radio producer, DJ and journalist. Wikipedia
Athens, Greece
Valeria Golino (October 22, 1965-)Valeria Golino is an Italian actress and director. She is best known to English-language audiences for the 1988 film 'Rain Man', and the 'Hot Shots!' films. In addition to David di Donatello, Silver Ribbon, Golden Ciak and Italian Golden Globe awards, she also won a Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival. Wikipedia
Naples, Italy
Gong Li (December 31, 1965-)Gong Li is a Chinese actress. Gong first came into international prominence through close collaboration with Chinese director Zhang Yimou and is credited with helping to bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States. Wikipedia
Shenyang, China
Sylvie Guillem (February 23, 1965-)Sylvie Guillem CBE is a French ballet dancer. Wikipedia
Dominik Hašek (January 29, 1965-)Dominik Hašek is a retired Czech ice hockey goaltender. In his 16-season National Hockey League career, he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and the Ottawa Senators. During his years in Buffalo, he became one of the league's finest goaltenders, earning him the nickname "The Dominator". His strong play has been... Wikipedia
Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Tim Hawes (April 30, 1965-)Tim Hawes is an English born songwriter, record producer and music publisher who has achieved in excess of ten million record sales including five number one singles. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Ivor Novello award for songwriting. Hawes is known for his work with the Spice Girls, Five, Hear'Say, Sugababes, Mutya Buena, Monrose, Aaron... Wikipedia
Álex de la Iglesia (December 4, 1965-)Alejandro de la Iglesia Mendoza, more known as Álex de la Iglesia is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist. Wikipedia
Bilbao, Spain
Kevin James (actor) (April 26, 1965-)Kevin George Knipfing, better known by his stage name Kevin James, is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Wikipedia
Stony Brook, New York, U.S.
Alexandre Jardin (April 14, 1965-)Alexandre Jardin is a French writer, film director and winner of the Prix Femina, 1988, for 'Le Zèbre'. Wikipedia
Jayaram (December 10, 1965-)Jayaram Subramaniam, better known as Jayaram, is an Indian film actor who predominantly acts in Malayalam films, and at times in Tamil films. He is also a chenda percussionist and mimic artist. Wikipedia
Perumbavoor, Kerala, India
Vinnie Jones (January 5, 1965-)Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones is a British actor and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1984 to 1999 notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Chelsea. Wikipedia
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Shaji Kailas (August 15, 1965-)Shaji Kailas is an Indian film director best known for his hard-hitting Malayalam commercial films. He got a break in the industry with the comedy film 'Dr. Pasupathy'. He's known for his collaboration with screenwriters Renji Panicker and Ranijth. With Renji Panicker, Shaji made popular political thrillers such as 'Thalastaanam', 'Sthalathe... Wikipedia
Trivandrum, Kerala
A. L. Kennedy (October 22, 1965-)Alison Louise "A. L." Kennedy is a Scottish writer of novels, short stories and non-fiction, and stand-up comedian. She is known for her characteristically dark tone, a blending of realism and fantasy, and for her serious approach to her work. She contributes columns and reviews to European newspapers. Wikipedia
Dundee, Scotland
Yuri Khanon (June 16, 1965-)Yuri Khanon is a pen name of 'Yuri Feliksovich Soloviev-Savoyarov', a Russian composer. Prior to 1993, he wrote under a pen name 'Yuri Khanin', but later transformed it into 'Yuri Khanon', spelling it in a pre-1918 Russian style as 'ХанонЪ'. Khanon was born on June 16, 1965 in Leningrad. In 1988 he became a laureate of the European Film Awards, and... Wikipedia
Leningrad, Russia
Bouli Lanners (May 20, 1965-)Philippe "Bouli" Lanners is a Belgian actor, author and film director. His film 'The Giants' was nominated for twelve Magritte Awards, winning five, including Best Film and Best Director. Wikipedia
Moresnet-Chapelle, Belgium
Martin Lawrence (April 16, 1965-)Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and stand up comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films 'Bad Boys', 'Blue Streak', and 'Big Momma's House'. Lawrence has starred in numerous film roles and his very own highly-rated... Wikipedia
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Dennis Lehane (August 4, 1965-)Dennis Lehane is an American author. He has written several novels; the first several were a series of mysteries featuring a couple of protagonists and other recurring characters, including 'A Drink Before the War.' Of these, his fourth, 'Gone, Baby, Gone', was adapted as a 2007 film by the same name. Wikipedia
Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
Claude Lemieux (July 16, 1965-)Claude Percy Lemieux is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He last played for the San Jose Sharks before announcing his retirement on July 8, 2009. He is one of only ten players in Stanley Cup history to win the Cup with three different teams. His 80 career playoff goals are the ninth-most in NHL history. Lemieux is also a former... Wikipedia
Buckingham, Quebec, Canada
Mario Lemieux (October 5, 1965-)Mario Lemieux, OC, CQ is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons with the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2006. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest players of all time. A gifted playmaker and fast skater despite his large size, Lemieux often beat defencemen with... Wikipedia
Montreal, QC, CAN
Tracy Letts (July 4, 1965-)Tracy Letts is an American playwright, screenwriter and actor who received the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play 'August: Osage County' and a Tony Award for his portrayal of George in the revival of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' He wrote the screenplays of three films adapted from his own plays: 'Bug' and 'Killer Joe', both directed by... Wikipedia
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Lennox Lewis (September 2, 1965-)Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE is a retired boxer and the Last undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship. As an amateur he won gold representing Canada at the 1988 Olympic Games after defeating future heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe in the final. Lewis is regarded by many as one of the greatest... Wikipedia
West Ham, London, England
Fátima Lopes (March 8, 1965-)Fátima Lopes, ComIH is a Portuguese fashion designer. Wikipedia
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Sergi López i Ayats (December 22, 1965-)Sergi López i Ayats is a Catalan actor. Wikipedia
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Catalonia
Paul Mac (September 17, 1965-)Paul Francis McDermott, who performs as Paul Mac, is an Australian electropop musician, singer-songwriter, producer and music re-mixer. He was classically trained at Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Mac has formed various bands including Smash Mac Mac, The Lab, Itch-E and Scratch-E, Boo Boo Mace & Nutcase, and The Dissociatives. Mac has released two... Wikipedia
Sydney, Australia
Manish Malhotra (December 5, 1965-)Manish Malhotra is one of India's most successful fashion designers. Malhotra has designed for many leading actresses in Bollywood. He is known in the Indian film industry for his different style and his ability to envision a 'look' for the character. He is known for designing the costumes for Urmila Matondkar in the film 'Rangeela'. Stars... Wikipedia
Westminster, London
Kirt Manwaring (July 15, 1965-)Kirt Dean Manwaring, is a former Major League baseball catcher. He played thirteen seasons in the major leagues, from 1987 until 1999. Wikipedia
Elmira, New York
Melina Marchetta (March 25, 1965-)Melina Marchetta is an Australian writer and teacher. Melina is best known as the author of novels, 'Looking for Alibrandi', 'Saving Francesca' and 'On the Jellicoe Road'. She has twice been awarded the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers, in 1993 and 2004. For 'Jellicoe Road' she won the 2009 Michael L. Printz Award from the... Wikipedia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Catherine Martin (designer) (January 26, 1965-)Catherine Martin is an Australian costume designer, production designer, set designer, and film producer. She won two Academy Awards for 'Moulin Rouge!' in 2002 and another two for 'The Great Gatsby' in 2014. Having won four Oscars, she is the most awarded Australian in Oscar history, having overtaken 1950s costume designer Orry-Kelly. Wikipedia
Lindfield, Sydney, Australia
Marlee Matlin (August 24, 1965-)Marlee Beth Matlin is an American actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for 'Children of a Lesser God', and is both the only deaf performer to win the award, and, at 21, the youngest to date. Her work in film and television has resulted in a Golden Globe award, with two additional nominations, and four Emmy... Wikipedia
Morton Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Jefferson Mays (June 8, 1965-)Jefferson Mays is an American theatre and film actor. Wikipedia
Connecticut, United States
Brian McCann (actor) (August 16, 1965-)Brian McCann is an American Emmy and WGA award-winning writer, actor, and comedian best known for his sketch comedy work on the late night talk show, 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien', and more recently on 'The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien' and 'Conan'. Wikipedia
Colum McCann (February 28, 1965-)Colum McCann is an Irish writer of literary fiction. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and now lives in New York. He is a Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing in the Master of Fine Arts program at Hunter College, New York with fellow novelists Peter Carey and Claire Messud, and has visited many universities and colleges all over the world,... Wikipedia
Dublin, Ireland
Todd McKenney (May 31, 1965-)Todd McKenney is an Australian entertainer. He is best known for portraying Peter Allen in the musical 'The Boy from Oz' and as a judge on Australian television show 'Dancing with the Stars'. Wikipedia
Craig McLachlan (September 1, 1965-)Craig Dougall McLachlan is a Gold Logie award winning Australian actor, musician and singer and composer. He has been involved in film, television and music theatre for 25 years. He is best known for appearing in the soap operas 'Neighbours' and 'Home and Away' and the BBC One spy drama 'Bugs'. Wikipedia
Long Jetty, New South Wales, Australia
Maria de Medeiros (August 19, 1965-)Maria Esteves de Medeiros Vitorino de Almeida, DamSE, known as Maria de Medeiros, is a Portuguese actress, director, and singer who has been involved in both European and American film productions. Wikipedia
Lisbon, Portugal
Sam Mendes (August 1, 1965-)Samuel Alexander "Sam" Mendes is an English stage and film director. He is best known for directing the comedy-drama film 'American Beauty', which earned him the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the crime film 'Road to Perdition', and the 'James Bond' films 'Skyfall' and the upcoming 'Spectre'. He also is known for dark... Wikipedia
Reading, Berkshire, England
Reggie Miller (August 24, 1965-)Reginald Wayne "Reggie" Miller is a retired American professional basketball player who played his entire 18-year National Basketball Association career with the Indiana Pacers. Miller was known for his precision three-point shooting, especially in clutch situations and most notably against the New York Knicks, for which he earned the nickname... Wikipedia
Riverside, California
Radha Mohan (November 20, 1965-)Radha Mohan is an Indian film director of the South Indian film industry. He has, to date, directed six films, four of which have been critically acclaimed and box-office hits. A good friend of actor-producer Prakash Raj, he has directed five films for Prakash Raj's Duet films: 'Azhagiya Theeye', 'Mozhi', 'Abhiyum Naanum', 'Payanam', and 'Gaganam'. Wikipedia
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Frederikshavn, Denmark
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Mullingar, Republic of Ireland
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Sandeep Pandey (July 22, 1965-)Sandeep Pandey is an Indian social activist. He co-founded Asha for Education with Dr. Deepak Gupta and V.J.P Srivastava while working on his PhD in Mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Currently he is working as a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Varanasi. Wikipedia
Sarah Jessica Parker (March 25, 1965-)Sarah Jessica Parker is an American actress, producer, and designer. She is best known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series 'Sex and the City'. She was also an executive producer on the show, and won two Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2001 and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2004. Wikipedia
Nelsonville, Ohio, United States
Chris Penn (October 10, 1965-January 24, 2006)Christopher Shannon "Chris" Penn was an American film and television actor known for his roles in such films as 'The Wild Life', 'Reservoir Dogs', 'The Funeral', 'Footloose', 'Rush Hour', 'Corky Romano', 'True Romance', 'Short Cuts', 'The Boys Club', 'All the Right Moves' and 'Pale Rider' and in the video game 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'. Wikipedia
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Dominik Perler (March 17, 1965-)Dominik Perler is a Swiss philosopher. Wikipedia
Leonardo Pieraccioni (February 17, 1965-)Leonardo Pieraccioni is an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter. Wikipedia
Scottie Pippen (September 25, 1965-)Scottie Pippen is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. He is most remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls, with whom he was instrumental in six NBA titles and their record 1995–96 season of 72 wins. Pippen, along with Michael Jordan, played an important role in transforming the... Wikipedia
Hamburg, Arkansas
Jeremy Piven (July 26, 1965-)Jeremy Samuel Piven is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Ari Gold in the comedy series 'Entourage', for which he won one Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Emmy Awards. Wikipedia
New York City, U.S.
Kevin Poulsen (November 30, 1965-)Kevin Lee Poulsen is an American former black hat hacker and a current digital security journalist. Wikipedia
Pasadena, California
Patricia Racette (1965-)Patricia Lynn Racette is an American operatic soprano. A winner of the Richard Tucker Award in 1998, she has been a regular presence at major opera houses internationally. Racette has enjoyed long-term partnerships with the San Francisco Opera, where she has been a regular performer since 1989, and with the Metropolitan Opera, where she has... Wikipedia
Manchester, New Hampshire
Prakash Raj (March 26, 1965-)Prakash Raj is an Indian film actor, film director, producer and television presenter who mainly works in the South Indian film industry. He acted in back-to-back stage shows for 300 a month in the initial stages of his career when he joined Kalakshetra, Bengaluru, and he has 2,000 street theatre performances to his credit. Wikipedia
Puttur, Karnataka, India
Peter Rauhofer (April 29, 1965-May 7, 2013)Peter Rauhofer was a disc jockey, remixer and producer who formerly went under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen. A native of Vienna, Austria, he was famous for a variety of his remixes including Cher's "Believe" and a number of Madonna's songs including "Nothing Really Matters", "American Life", "Nothing Fails", "Nobody Knows Me", "Get... Wikipedia
Vienna, Austria
New York, New York, United States of America
Alex Reid (screenwriter) (September 25, 1965-)Alex Reid is an American television producer and screenwriter. Wikipedia
John C. Reilly (May 24, 1965-)John Christopher Reilly is an American actor, singer, and writer. Making his film debut in 'Casualties of War', Reilly is one of several actors whose careers were launched by Brian De Palma. To date, he has appeared in more than 50 films, including three separate films in 2002 that were all nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has... Wikipedia
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Trent Reznor (May 17, 1965-)Michael Trent Reznor, known professionally as Trent Reznor, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and film score composer. As a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, he has led the industrial rock project Nine Inch Nails since 1988. His first release as Nine Inch Nails, the 1989 album 'Pretty Hate Machine', was a commercial and critical... Wikipedia
Mercer, Pennsylvania, US
Keith Ridgway (October 2, 1965-)Keith Ridgway is an Irish novelist. An award-winning author, he has been described as "a worthy inheritor" of "the modernist tradition in Irish fiction." Wikipedia
David Robinson (basketball) (August 6, 1965-)David Maurice Robinson is a retired American professional basketball player, who played center for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association for his entire career. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". Wikipedia
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Side note:
When I mentioned that some people had asked about hats/shirts/etc., he said that for the short-term, they might not happen because there is only so much he can take care of right now. Basically, what I think I'm getting from him is that "Piecelock70" was a great concept, but there wasn't enough hours in the day to juggle both that and PUTS and the rest of his life, so he had to stop after a while, and doing things like merchandising was some of the hardest work to finish.
He could've delegated it out, but he was concerned about the integrity of the product, which is hard to maintain when you're a smaller group trying to do things independently. Even OM couldn't get Carried Away vinyl pressed right (remember the skip in All Good Things?). It's unfortunate that the fans only see the end product and whether something gets released because there's always a monumental effort behind even something as simple as a T-shirt. I think this also holds true for getting other things pressed, like AMV2 or other things. When he's ready, I'm sure he'll be contacting the right people, but he'll probably be a stickler for oversight and want to give it the time it deserves. He's just in full TGOS2 mode right now.
He DID mention after the Oakland show that he is still COMPLETELY serious about getting Wonderful Radio finished and out. He said that they have so much from those sessions that he wants to share with everyone. So his eye is still on the ball... BUT... one thing at a time.


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I'm a sysadmin who has recently been landed with some SQL DBA responsibility. Not reluctantly I might add, this is a world I'm very much looking to get immersed in.
I am curious about one of the aspects of our existing setup (where DBA tasks were previously largely left to the developers), namely the update mechanism for one of our production databases.
Essentially what happens is that any time the underlying data changes, one of the developers creates a new database in the dev environment and restores it onto the production environment. To facilitate this the development team have been given dbcreator permissions. This happens once or twice a week.
Can any of the more experienced DBAs spot any flaws with this approach? Should I insist on handling all the restores myself (I have written out the T-SQL commands for the dev team to use instead of SSMS which required sysadmin rights to browse the available media)? Could something go wrong during a restore that would knock the database offline?
We're using SQL Server 2008 R2 standard edition.
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Seduction of Ythac (Day 42)
Oil Quest
I didn't take Llredh's suggestion to have the drakes get me oil. Too embarrassing. I put on the Esrret-Sky-Painted, flew back to Drupe-ek-Kavash under cover of eclipse, and looted them myself. Drupe-ek-Kavash has three grocery stores. These are pretty unusual places, by my rather parochial Mhel-reared standards. I am used to a farmer's market sort of place, a big public square where farmers (that means small people, of course. Dragons never go farming) bring their crops and sell them out of their carts, or piled in big pyramids on the stone benches.
Drupe-ek-Kavash doesn't have that, probably because half of everyone is a farmer there. Instead it has a Magnificent Central Shopping District consisting of two blocks in the main street lined with shabby little stalls selling … well, in Mhelvul, they would be the most amazing wonders, but here they look somewhat battered and a little bit sad. One shop sells music. That's music that's been wrapped up and squished flat somehow and pressed into black circles. Which would be a most delectable wonder by itself, really. The music store keeps its music in battered dingy cardboard boxes with faded pictures of hovens with wearing Traditional Hoven Costumes using Traditional Hoven Instruments. Or maybe they're radically unusual both, I don't know. The cardboard boxes look so out of keeping with the miracles inside of them though.
I didn't poke much at the music shop, just a little bit because it was so strange. I am a very practical dragonness. I went next door to Awolfo's Fine Foods and Confectionary shop. The store was about as big as I am with my wings folded, so I turned into a hoven-sized verson of me. The store had a lame old hoven at the counter, who might never in a whole life have wished that he could run nearly as much as he could just then. A thousand scents prickled my tongue: spices, fermented vegetables, spices, preserved meats, spices, flour, alien candies, and spices. And, here and there, the sticky dull scent of old cooking oil — the treasure I sought!
Well, Awolfo wasn't my hoven or anything, but he wasn't anybody else's either. No reason not to be polite. I asked him, "Hallo! Do you have any oil?"
He left off muttering his death-prayer, and blinked at me. "… Oil?"…"
"Yes. Slippery oil from seeds, that you can use for, um, making things slippery." I was embarrassed. I am not used to buying marital supplies.
"Cooking oil? I have cooking oil. Groanseed oil, mustard-seed oil, ghee…"
"Whichever is the mildest," I said. Mustard-seed oil doesn't sound nice for unarmored bits of dragon. It would probably hurt the drakes more than dry dragoness, and maybe injure me too.
"That would be ghee. How much ghee would you like?" Awolfo waved his hand at a two-gallon metal box marked "Marthu-ek-Krasnou Brand Supremmly Pure GHEE" with a picture of a a rather ridiculous Hove-style cow painted next to it. It was spelled wrong, but it smelled right: rich and buttery and only the barest touch rancid.
"That should do nicely!" I flickered my tongue about, and thought that I might as well do some shopping for myself too. "Oh, and some spices. Can I have some spices?"
"Yes, yes, of course, I have spices, many spices…" He indicated three battered wooden shelves covered with bags and boxes and jars and jugs, with many assorted labels.
"Wonderful!" I had no idea what they tasted like, and with all the scents in the room it was hard to tell which one came from which box, so I picked a dozen at random. Then I smiled at him, and said, "I don't have any money today." Which wasn't true, but I don't have much of a hoard and don't want to use it for things like this. And it's not any kind of Hoven money. "But you can ask me a favor and if it's quick I might do it."
Awolfo looked at me, smelling that complicated mix of scared and brave and devious that small people sometimes smell when they're trying to trick or exploit a dragon. "You're the monster who ate chickens from Blemia the other day?"
"Across town from here? Yes, that's me."
"You spit fire?"
"Sure! Want something burned?"
"There's a big new building on the edge of town. It's got a blue roof. It's marked 'Trestean Occupation Forces.' I wouldn't miss it if it were gone." His words were tinged with the rotten lavender of understatement. I didn't think that was much of a trick or an exploitation.
"It's a deal!" I politely snatched the can of ghee, collected my spices, and waddled outside. I turned into my real size, so that I could
waddle more impressively hide my loot under my neck-scales and destroy the military base conveniently. One big fireball left the building burning nicely, with angry Trestean soldiers running around shooting inadequate weapons in my general direction. I decided that they were celebrating the liberation of Drupe-ek-Kavash, since Awolfo and his friends were. So I let them live, and flew home mostly wondering how I could use the ghee without my drake of choice — Csirnis? Ythac? — being any the wiser.
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Being a little too musically obsessed for my own good, a flood of tunes — ranging from the awesome to the downright shameful — flooded my head as a I tried to wrap my brain around the Giants most recent road trip.
The playlist ranges from "You Wreck Me" by Tom Petty to "Hailing from the Edge" by Apparat.
Heck, I can't be the only person in the Bay Area that's wanted to throw on Backstreet Boys' "Quit Playing Games With My Heart" when the Giants come so close to a victory and drop the a ballgame by one run.
It was another wild roadie characteristic of the Giants 2013 season, with the Orange & Black going 3-3.
So close to being pushed over the edge into oblivion in Washington D.C. before mounting a comeback, winning three straight, then falling just short of a series sweep in Miami.
And when I say "falls just short," yes, I'm talking about their late-game 6-5 loss to the Marlins and the many lead changes in that game.
The bizarre play is bound to continue this week as interleague play returns to McCovey Cove. The Boston Red Sox (73-52) visit AT&T Park for a triplet followed by a four-gamer against the Pittsburgh Pirates (72-51).
Neither series is going to be a cake walk. Here are a few tunes that I am currently humming when I think about the home team:
"Where Do We Go From Here?" by Charles Bradley: After Sunday's game, the Giants have 68 losses on the season, the total number of losses they had for the whole 2012 season.
There is still, roughly, a month-and-a-half of regular season ball left.
If San Francisco wants to clamber back to .500, they'll need to go 26-13, at the very least. Which means a consistently solid starting rotation — which has been competitive, take away Chad Gaudin's lackluster performance in Saturday's 14-10 victory — and fighting for those timely hits.
And while we're on the subject of hits …
"The Kids Are Alright" by The Who: Looking for a silver lining, San Francisco's offense got hot on the road, and nobody worked harder in the batters box than the Brandons.
Brandon Crawford came alive in the second spot of the batting order, hitting with the same zeal that Marco Scutaro did when he batted behind Angel Pagan in 2012.
Crawford made contact 11 times in the past 10 games, raising his average back towards .300 on the road trip.
Brandon Belt is a whole other story. The 25-year-old first baseman has raised his average from .266 to .341 after tallying 14 hits and scoring 13 runs with 9 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Critics be damned, the kid is on a roll.
Stats like those have to keep coming in order to keep from leaving 11 runners on base during a game, like the Giants did on Sunday.
"Anything Could Happen" by Ellie Goulding: When talking baseball with my Dad this past season, he continues to remind me:
"You know, that's the great thing about baseball, it always gives you another chance."
But that's also followed by how cheap tickets and beer were at Candlestick in 1985 — the season the Giants lost 100 games.
The point, though, is that despite having the bizarre season that they have had, the Giants continue to keep fans interested by finding ways to pull out wins when we least expect them to.
The odds are stacked against the Giants this week, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they won't put up a fight. Anything can … well, you get the idea.
San Francisco Giants baseball returns to AT&T Park Monday night, with Tim Lincecum taking the mound against Dustin Pedroia and the visiting Boston Red Sox. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15 p.m.
Follow @SFBay and @ChelenaGoldman on Twitter and at SFBay.ca for full coverage of the San Francisco Giants.


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There is a real chance that Hillary Clinton will have clinched a majority of delegates — and the Democratic nomination — before polls close in the California primary late in the evening of June 7.
But losing one of the country's most diverse and Democratic states to Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont would be such a damaging way to end this tumultuous primary season that Clinton is planning to spend millions there over the next two weeks.
This isn't exactly what Clinton had hoped to be doing as her party's July convention in Philadelphia approaches and Republicans ramp up for the general election.
Sanders is pouring a mountain of time and resources into the Golden State in an effort to claim as many of its 475 pledged delegates as possible. He has been crisscrossing the state on and off for a week, attracting tens of thousands of supporters to rallies in Los Angeles, San Diego, Carson and other places. The resonance of his message of economic populism — and his unwavering promise to stay in the race until July — have made it all but impossible for Clinton to turn fully to a general-election contest against presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
"We believe we are going to do something in this campaign that has never, ever been done in the modern history of Democratic politics," Sanders told reporters after a rally in Los Angeles this week. "We will be holding rallies up and down the state, the central part of the state, that we think will bring out at least 200,000 people. We expect that roughly speaking, some 5 million people will be participating in the Democratic primary on June 7. To win that, you're going to need about 2.5 million people. And we think we stand a good chance, above and beyond everything else we're doing, to communicate with about 10 percent of the votes that we need to win here in California."
[Sanders wins greater say in Democratic platform; names pro-Palestinian activist]
In response, Clinton has deployed a massive effort to keep a once-loyal state from slipping from her grasp. She arrived in California late Monday for a four-day blitz of campaign events and fundraising. She has opened eight offices in the state and filled them with dozens of volunteers and paid operatives. She is running phone banks in seven languages.
Clinton has called in some of her most famous and effective surrogates — beginning with former president Bill Clinton, who has been barnstorming the state since Saturday and will remain through Tuesday for at least seven events. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) has worked the African American community. Former representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, have focused on gun control. Labor leader Dolores Huerta has campaigned on Clinton's behalf in the Latino community.
"We have to deal with this election, which is being fueled by the anger of people who feel left out and left behind," Bill Clinton said during the weekend in Chula Vista, in a clear attempt to address the wave of voter anger that has helped Sanders and Trump more than his wife this year.
[Under the radar, Bill Clinton finds his voice as a supporting actor]
A victory in California would surely strengthen Sanders's resolve to keep fighting through the convention and further delay Clinton's ability to unify the party. More significant, losing the nation's most populous state would deal an embarrassing blow to Clinton that could haunt her in the general election against Trump — even if she clinches the nomination with a victory in New Jersey.
California voters, who rarely experience this kind of political attention, probably will see a lot of both candidates between now and June 7 for a simple reason: Appearing is cheaper than advertising. Neither campaign is airing television ads, and Clinton's allies say she probably will spend on television only if Sanders forces her hand.
That means relying on as much earned media as possible by saturating the state's 11 media markets with candidate and surrogate appearances.
"A rally in California is three people in front of their living-room TV," said Bob Mulholland, a longtime California Democratic operative and Clinton supporter. "A smart candidate will be hitting two or three media markets a day and getting on TV as much as possible."
But Clinton and Sanders won't be participating in another televised debate. Clinton's campaign announced late Monday that she had declined a Fox News invitation to debate in California next month.
[Hillary Clinton declines invitation to debate Bernie Sanders in California]
Clinton and Sanders say they have run aggressive ground games focused on registration, voting by mail and turning out voters. The Sanders campaign has experienced upheaval in recent weeks. Four top campaign officials — including Sanders's state director, Michael Ceraso — left the campaign. Ceraso cited differences over the campaign's organizing strategy.
California's demographics and economy make it a proxy for much of the rest of the nation — or at least of the nation's demographic future. About 1 in 9 Americans lives in California, and it is by far the most diverse state in the nation. The state is majority minority, with Latinos making up about 40 percent of the population in addition to a large Asian population and smaller black population. A majority of the Asians in California are immigrants or the children of immigrants.
[Even supporters agree: Clinton has weaknesses as a candidate. What can she do?]
Clinton intends to focus heavily in California on minority communities, which have been loyal to her in other states. The campaign has focused intently on the state's large Asian American population; five of the seven languages spoken at Clinton's phone banks target Asian voters.
"She's got a long-standing relationship with a lot of these communities," said Buffy Wicks, who was President Obama's state director in 2008 and is reprising the role for Clinton. "They view her as someone ultimately who gets up and fights every day."
Sanders thinks that he can appeal to the state's progressive roots. According to his campaign, the numbers he has been able to draw at rallies — about 16,000 at a recent Sacramento rally — are proof that his message is resonating.
"It's a heavily Democratic state, it's a progressive state that likes him on a lot of issues like minimum wage and campaign finance reform, or breaking up banks," said Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs. "He's got the boldest proposals on all of those areas."
Sanders has also weighed in on several statewide issues, including a ballot initiative that would prohibit the state from paying more for prescription drugs than the lowest price paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana.
Sanders supporters have filed suit in California courts to extend the state's voter registration deadline — which was Monday — until Election Day, citing confusion about the rules. For Sanders, the issue is crucial.
California has a somewhat open primary that allows voters unaffiliated with a political party to vote in the Democratic primary. Sanders has often performed best in states with primaries that allow independents. But those registered with another political party, including the state's largest third party, the American Independent Party, will be shut out.
California also allows voters to submit their ballots by mail, which means that the state's Election Day is a weeks-long affair. From an organizing perspective, the system benefits candidates who have a stronger ground game and can target and track voters who need to return their ballots. It may also give Clinton an advantage because early voting tends to skew toward groups that favor her: older voters and the party faithful.
There is a silver lining for Clinton in a long and difficult primary that forced her to spend more time in California than she expected: a fundraising advantage that should serve her well in the fall, said Clinton backer Chris Lehane, a Democratic strategist who works for Airbnb.
Lehane said the campaign has carefully paired campaign work with meetings and other outreach activities to cultivate two big gold mines of Democratic money in California: the entertainment and tech industries.
"The Clinton campaign has put pieces in place for successful fundraising in the fall, using the primary," he said.
Democratic strategist Garry South said that the state's demographics favor Clinton, but the open primary could bring Sanders within a few points of her on June 7.
The Clintons have a long and fruitful relationship with California. Bill Clinton won the state's Democratic primaries in 1992 and 1996, and in 1992 he began a Democratic general-election winning streak that has continued.
"This is a Clinton state," South said. "Bill Clinton came to California 60-some times as president. He knew California like a county supervisor."
Still, although Clinton and her allies hope to win California, they are less concerned about the final outcome, Mulholland said. Clinton won the state in 2008 — and didn't win the nomination. He also noted that ahead of the 2008 convention in Denver, Clinton won six of the final 10 primaries and caucuses. Sanders probably will rack up a similar track record ahead of the Philadelphia convention.
"Sure, if you don't 'win' a state, for a day or two the press says, 'She didn't win a state,' " Mulholland said. "We went to Denver and nobody was thinking that."
David Weigel in Los Angeles contributed to this report.


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Skip to comments.Attorney General hopeful Bill Barr WON'T fire Mueller and doesn't think he's on a 'witch hunt'
Posted on 01/09/2019 1:26:33 PM PST by GreaterSwiss
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Mr. Barr. If we want a "witch-hunt" we know where to find them, the Clinton Crime Family and Scammers Foundation.
Oh, she's not a "witch"? Then how about a "Bitch-hunt"? That would increase the bag and capture total exponentially.
Bagged "bitches" would include Pelosi, Hillary, Sheila-Jackson "My hat is too tight" Lee; Maxine "Yellow" Waters; Ocasio-Cortex Deficiency; any Democrat congressthing named Murphy or Murray; Kamala "I slept my way to the top" Harris; Elizabeth "Just call me Princess Wampum" Warren; and any Democrat congressional female member from Oregon, Washington State, California, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, New York, DC, and Arizona.
You know who they are. You can hear their braying, even without a microphone. The Democrat Party's choice of a "jackass" as their symbol was most appropriate, and is today.
What do you call a braying herd of women politicians - Democrats!
Bitch-hunt. Witch-hunt. Just the difference of a letter but the people remain the same.
I missed that.
As if the 'daily Mail' ever knew anything.
I have to give Linda some sort of doubt here but we should be thankful what the stuff he did for Trump to get the Senate votes for Kanavaugh. Without him, Kavanaugh wont be sitting at SCOTUS..
Lou Dobbs show Dec. 19 2018, Newsweek had an article also about this show on Dec. 19 2018, I googled Digenova Lou Dobbs and it was there the date of Dec. 19
Riiiight, he'll just get Mueller drunk and talk him into quitting, then.../s
I give up on trying to make sense of all this...
Why does Trump continue to hire establishment folks opposed to him and his agenda? Why hire the best friend of the man who has been targeting you while letting Hillary, FBI, etc. slide for months?
I'm ready to kick off a nasty fentanyl habit...
OMG you are the most AWSOME person EVER, I dont know how to link anything THANK YOU, you are simply the bomb!!!!
lol...It's simply a matter of copy and paste. Search restricted to a certain date ;)
Bar the Barr.
So it is to be expected that he is associated with a lot of people. Some of them such as Manafort & Cohen may have done shady acts, but none of those acts were ordered by Trump.
Yes I don't like Sessions, Rosenweasel & Mueller either. They all "deserve" to be fired. But that would give establishment politicians excuse to brand that firing as obstruction to justice.
Trump is doing the right thing to let Mueller spin his wheels in place as far as Russian collusion is concerned. Note that Mueller one reports to other bosses than Rosenweasel.
I want to throw up!
ICYMI, Trump's presidency has been neutralized/nullified by the corrupt state, both parties, corrupt courts and fakestream media.
This is/was an IN YOUR FACE COUP by the corrupt state. There is no hope unless Trump goes full pinochet on these bastards
I don't know what to make out of this.
["I met Elvis in the automotive equipment aisle of Wal-Mart and now I'm gonna have his baby"]
I want to read that story! LOL
Cut a deal. Pure and simple.
In the 1950s, Eisenhower made "Deep State" appointments too.
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Cherry book rack #2: Hours in Photo Shop
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Thought I would share this find
I buy my veneers from a lot of different places but came across this gem at B&B and bought th...
Keep sake box #1: First Marquetry Post since AFSM
I'm real rusty and haven't had a chance to do a project I wanted to do since I return...
I have to have one of these. #1: Goes to the job not the other way around
Wish I had this before I sold my inlay flooring business. HANDIBOT
I just looked at my page which I never do and noticed that I will be here on LJ as of tomorrow 2,...
What to do with badly deformed veneer #1: I have some QUILTED MAKORE Veneer
If it looked this good I would not even post this question. This is a picture of one of many shee...
Cherry book rack #1: My wife wanted to build it herself
My wife has always been a supporter of my wood working and even got involved with building a picn...
Got me a Pot #1: eBay score
I have been looking for a glue pot for some time now and finally found one so this post is a two ...
Work Bench #2: I have been busy building a new work bench
In between jobs I have been building a new work bench milled from 8/4 and 12/4 maple hard and...
A week at AFSM as well as meet some Jocks #1: This is about how the week went
Me some of the exercises The vault. Stacks of veneer of the highest quality Patricks Sh...
My shop #4: I may even have a ceiling soon
I spent the day finishing up the cribbing and putting up the six electrical boxes for the lightin...
Thank you my friends on LJ #1: Its looking a lot like Christmas
Thank you for the good wishes to my wife and my self from LJ's and AFSM. My wife's su...
Work Bench #1: What parts of a work bench are most important?
Now that I have finished the CHEVALET I need desperately to get the work bench done so here are m...
ASFM applications are in
I sent in our applications for ASFM today for Feb 11th for both me and my wife. It will be good t...
New router table for the new shop
When I moved to my new shop I gave my old router table to someone in Florida that really need...
Table Saw Cabinet with router incert and lots of draws. #2: Whats an out-feed table without a Panel Sled?
As I mentioned in the last comment of part 1 I am not going to place the router into the ...
Table Saw Cabinet with router incert and lots of draws. #1: Torsion Box Top
Here is my idea of a ultimate work station for and around my cabinet saw. Here is a progression o...
My shop #2: Cabinet system for the Shop
Sorry this is so longNow that all the electric is done, insulation, walls up and painted I ca...
My shop #1: Shop update - Two months gone by since last update.
Its been two months since the last update and five months since I started to build the shop. Its ...
The electric is done and the inspection passed now on to the sheet rock.
Almost done with the electric. I forgot to replace the outlet for the garage door..duh. But the ...
You never know until you do it.
This has been a big project for me to do at my age but I really do enjoy the fact that it will be...
Part 3 - Project update Electric is just about done and equipment is placed.
Two of the videos I posted here I go back and watch over and over because of the insperation they...
A little puzzle about grounding feed back is welcome
As you can tell in this video I am a little puzzled and working to a solution for grounding of eq...
My shop #3: Join me as I try to work out the details of building a new shop
Here is the new shop skeleton with only 120VAC outlets and two lights. I am hoping that any of yo...
Anyone know about this Bench
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Arts & Crafts Living room #1: Short update on two projects
I shot this little video to give an update on the two projects I have been working on between run...
Sam Maloof inspired rocking chair #2: First try at the Maloof joint **Project on hold pending move**
Not having done this before it was a bit of a challenge to do I hope the joint is tight enough af...
Sam Maloof inspired rocking chair #1: Part #1 My most complicated project to date
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I give up looking for
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I have a question about something not related to wood #1: Can anyone give me any guidance on this?
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Estate sale find #1: Are they worth rebuilding?
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Bedroom Set #4: Last stages og the night stands
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Sorry for posting this but it needs to be addresses #1: Do you have the need or the room
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Thickness Planer or Drum Sander #1: Would you do this?
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First video- DON'T GIVE UP MY DAY JOB
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Bedroom Set #3: Finally after changing my mind 3 times!
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Bedroom Set #2: Side panels allmost ready for assembly
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New to Wood Carving #1: I have never attempted to do wood carving.
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Blanket chest #1: Three blanket chests for my grand Daughters
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Just added a PinnAcle fence and dust ports
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Quarter Sawn White Oak
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Exotic Wood
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Ceramic band saw guides; do they really work better than conventional bearing type? #1: I will be installing ceramic guides and a 1" re-saw blade let's see if it makes a difference.
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Attack in Nice: Condolences
Consulat Général de France à Chicago
Thank you very much for sending us your message of condolences regarding the attack perpetrated in Nice on July 14, 2016 to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Merci beaucoup de nous adresser votre message de condoléances suite à l'attaque perpétrée à Nice le 14 juillet 2016 à firstname.lastname@example.com
Letter from Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to Consul General Vincent Floreani. July 15, 2016
As Mayor and on behalf of the City of Chicago, I wish to extend congratulations to you and the French Community as you celebrate Bastille Day and express my deepest condolences on the loss of innocent lives in the Nice terror attack.
Bastille Day is very important to French independence, as it marks the beginning of the French people's journey towards democracy. Using the motto of "liberté, égalité, et fraternité", the French demanded many of the sentiments we value so much in the United States. These values remain even more important in light of the events this week in Nice, last November in Paris, and last year at Charlie Hedbo.
The French Community has always been a powerful force in Chicago, and we are grateful for the cultural and economic impact they have had. Additionally, Chicago and France have shared a wonderful relationship, one that was accentuated when Chicago and Paris became Sister Cities in 1996. Most recently, Paris and Chicago were connected through the agreement between MATTER and Paris&Co, MATTER's first international agreement. This agreement will continue to bring these two global cities closer together as they work toward innovation and development together.
I am grateful for your service to the French Community of Chicago. The City of Chicago is heartbroken by the loss of so many lives and my heart goes out to the families of the victims. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and the French Republic on this Bastille Day.
Rahm Emmanuel, Mayor of Chicago.
« En tant que Consul Général d'Italie, j'exprime toute la solidarité et l'amitié profondes du peuple italien pour les amis français, frappés à nouveau par la violence odieuse d'un fanatisme meurtrier. Nos condoléances pour les douloureuses pertes humaines. Giuseppe Finocchiaro, 15 juillet 2016 ».
Avec amitié,
Giuseppe F.
«I have no words to express how deeply sorry I am for the recent tragedy that the people from France have suffered. The senseless murder of innocent people at Nice was a crime against decency and humanity. I convey my condolences and the solidarity of my Government and the Salvadoran community; my thoughts and prayers are with you, your community and your country. With deepest sympathy,»
Consulado General de El Salvador en Chicago
I wanted to let you know how sorry I was to hear about what happened in Nice yesterday. I am sending this to you on behalf of the Hyde Park Art Center.
Please know that my heart goes out to the families killed in such a senseless act.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and the people of France.
Gregory S.
What do you say when your friends are hurting? At least 'say something!' Dr. Martin Luther King said "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." When I read of the recent tragedy in Nice, I immediately thought of you and wanted you to know that "France Matters To Me, My Family & Community." Since I've met you and developed a relationship with you, my knowledge, love and concern for France and those closely connected to it has increased significantly. This genuine feeling of connection and compassion has spreading through my congregation/community in amazing and tangible ways.
Me, My Family & Community agree that in times like these, we should be standing together with one voice against all vicious and barbaric acts of violence. Terrorism in any form should not be tolerated anywhere and the voice of the international community should be heard in solidarity when perpetrators choose to commit such atrocities.
In my opinion, saying something is good but doing something is even better. My community stands poised and ready to do whatever we can do to send a strong message that 'you are not alone.' We look to you to educate us on how we can best be of service to heal the wounds and know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and those (directly/indirectly) affected by this recent tragedy. If there are any of your constituency here that would like for my church and I to pray with them, please let me know.
We are open to praying for them this Sunday during our service. Please feel free to reach out to me if there is anything else I and the Bright Star Family can do to help in this difficult time.
God bless you and may God bless France!!! "Doing What I Can; While I Can; With What I Have; Within HIS Will."
Pastor Chris Harris
Sincere condolences to the people of France in Nice, in all of France and everywhere in the world, and especially in Chicago. Our hearts are heavy with your loss. We send love to fill the void left by the violence and terror. Our thoughts are with the families and the victims at this time of sorrow.
Kay B. & Eric E.
Please accept my condolences on the terrible attack in Nice. One after another, these events are devastating. Please know that local French teachers are continuing to travel to France with their students in the face of these attacks and have been circulating on social media the video of Rick Steves specifically encouraging people to keep traveling to France and emphasizing the values that our two countries share.
American Association of French Teachers.
Je pense très fort à vous. Bien que j'habite aux USA depuis 21 ans je n'oublierai jamais mes racines. Je suis très touchée pas cette tragédie et j'envoie tout mon soutien aux familles. Je pense à vous et compatie à votre douleur.
Lidia S.
Quelle impitoyable tragédie, Quelle tristesse, Quelle angoisse, O Nice, chère Nice.
Jeff K.
Many thoughts and prayers from the Fritz family !
Bonnie F.


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Lutheranism, branch of Protestantism that arose as a result of the Reformation, whose religious faith is based on the principles of Martin Luther, although he opposed such a designation. When Luther realized that the reforms he desired could not be carried out within the Roman Catholic Church, he devoted himself to questions of faith rather than form in the new Evangelical churches that developed. His was the conservative attitude, as distinguished from the views of the Reformed (Calvinistic) communions.
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I bought a kindle 6 inch Wifi recently, I was dying to get a kindle, but the price seemed to be a out of my reach for some time, the taxes and stuff was too confusing, until I hit the indiatimes shop and sulekha.com shop, where I was not confused about the taxes.
I booked my kindle (sponsored) on indiatimes shopping. The sponsored is a couple of grands cheaper and advertising supported.
Lets me highlight a few points on why this kindle is a must buy.
1) The price which I got was a bargain, which makes it totally worthwhile and you can carry 1500 books on this device is what I know.
2) a)The E- ink display is what makes it truly reader friendly. The back lit display of Ipad and other tablets can give you fatigue and stress.
b) (On the downside, the device is meant purely for text, no multimedia or color) It has though a built in browser (B & W) which is useful sometimes.
c) The keyboard is a virtual and is a pain to use, though you can sign into your FB and twitter accounts and comment or share an article.
d) There are other versions like the touch or the Keyboard version DX which you can try. Kindle fire is backlit so i wouldn't
recommend it atall. (Sorry for digressing on point d)
e) It is feather weight, lighter than most books.
f) There is no backlight so no reading in the dark, you need an external light source or sunlight. (Yes it you can read in bright sunlight)
1) One of the problem is you are stuck with Amazon for ebooks and they are pricier like the physical books. (unless you can break the DRM code, which takes about 15 mins) . You can upload books on the kindle by email, by whisper-sync from amazon, or by automated apps like Instapaper.
( I have a couple of PDF documents on the kindle and they are not great to read, as some of the ebook features cant be enabled, so don't expect to read lot of technical papers, unless you can convert them to ebook format.)
The battery is outstanding, my first recharge was after 11 days, I have read on some websites that the battery can go upt to 15 days.


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There's no art to looking good in clothes, everyone looks good in clothes, but not everyone looks good naked, now that's the art of training.
Hi Everyone! I do pride myself in being a slight fitness fanatic and it's definitely something I don't shy away from. In my mind, there's nothing sexier than a girl who can run, kick, jump, swim and is flexible. Putting the physical benefits aside, you feel great from the inside out and exercising on a regular basis energizes your body, mind and soul.
When it comes to gear, I know this may not mean a lot to many people but if you don't even wear an ugly loose t-shirt to buy groceries, why should you while you're exercising? I feel that my 1 hour or so of exercise is the most important hour of my day, where I really get to focus on nothing but myself guilt-free. Not only do I want to feel comfortable in what I'm wearing but I also want to feel good about myself in my training gear, it keeps me motivated.
I get many questions about my exercise routine and the correct training gear so hopefully this is post will manage to answer your questions, if not, please feel free to email me, tweet me or comment below 🙂
1. Shoes shoes shoes
If you're more than happy to splurge on a pair of sexy stilettos (like myself) then why don't you invest in a great pair of shoes that's right for your type of training? If you're a runner, invest in a pair of good running shoes. I recently purchased a pair of Nike Free Fly Knit 5.0 , and I'm absolutely loving it! It's comfortable, it's flexible and it literally feels like I have a pair of socks on because it is so light. If you're more interested in attending aerobics classes or doing your workout on the machines at gym, then get a good pair of training shoes, I personally enjoy the Nike Dual Fusion, they're still running shoes which makes it light, comfortable and have just the right amount of padding on your sole so you don't feel the impact.
2. Choose the right fabric
Its important to look for a fabric that allows your skin to breathe and absorbs sweat so it keeps you cool. Try Nike Dri Fit or any light synthetic fabric that is sold in sports stores. After a good work out, the last thing I want is a wet patch or having to worry about a wet patch so in order to avoid that, make sure your training gear is in the right fabric.
3. Pay special attention to fit
Like I said previously, if you don't wear a loose old t-shirt to buy groceries, why would you wear that while training? Not only will you get extremely uncomfortable because most old loose t-shirts are not made in the right fabric so when you sweat, it drags you down. If you do prefer something loose, make sure your t-shirts are in the right fabric (again!) so that your sweat is absorbed and it won't leave you heavy and hanging.
4. Change up your gear depending on your work out
I personally keep very versatile pieces in my wardrobe, especially the bottoms. I prefer tight fitting versatile training tights that can be used for pilates, yoga, running and spinning. I generally prefer body hugging training clothes in any event because they're good for all types of exercises. If you feel more comfortable in loose clothing, remember that it may interfere with your poses for yoga.
5. Use good support
If you take anything from reading this post, let this be the one (ok and also number 1). Make sure you wear the right supporting under garments. When I first started training 4 years ago, I used to wear my normal everyday bras, bad idea! Not only does it restrict your movement to a certain extent because of the wiring, it also doesn't allow flexibility in the chest area, which makes it much harder to breathe when doing cardio. Make sure you get a few sets of good supportive training bras!
6. Get rid of all jewelry (or at least try)
Because I normally go to gym straight after work, I end up taking off all my jewelry and just leaving it in the boot of my car or my bag. I feel that wearing jewelry when training can be really distracting, such as earrings, heavy bracelets and necklaces. Plus they get stuck to you when you're sweaty and it sometimes gets in the way.
So these are my top tips for choosing the right training gear. Hope it helps and happy training! Remember, summer bodies are made in winter! 🙂
With love…xxx