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The U.S. Supreme Court just upheld a key component of the Affordable Care Act – guaranteeing the law will be here to provide affordable insurance for decades to come.
While this is good news for Georgia, Gov. Deal's Medicaid blockade continues to drag our state down.
While many Georgians are benefiting from increased access to affordable, quality health insurance, our poorest neighbors have been struggling in the coverage gap. Instead of acting to fully implement the Affordable Care Act, Gov. Nathan Deal and Tea Party legislators have been playing political games and trying to score cheap points.
It's true that 412,000 Georgians will be able to keep their health care insurance because of today's Supreme Court ruling, but there are still more than 600,000 who are uninsured because of Gov. Deal's stubborn, partisan refusal to act.
Gov. Deal has blocked Medicaid access for these 600,000 Georgians even though we've already paid taxes for the coverage. In essence, Georgia's tax dollars are being spent in California, New York and other states that have provided Medicaid access to people who aren't poor enough to earn a federal subsidy but don't earn enough to pay 100{21a0f2e682527d5e15328a793158bcc0a9b8955c1b60e5cb556db3e7991c3fc5} of health insurance costs.
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Despite the national political rhetoric and the shouting from conservative talk radio, health care is not a partisan issue.
In Georgia, Republican State Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, has made the case for bringing Georgia's tax dollars for health care back home.
Hufstetler points out that Georgia's legislature approved accepting additional Medicaid money before reversing the policy a year later.
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Shocking 47 Ingredients in a McRib
People around the internet are comparing a photo of a frozen McDonald's McRib patty to housing insulation. The photo, shown below, was allegedly taken by a McDonald's employee somewhere in Quebec, Canada, although this isn't confirmed.
Photo source: The Inquisitr
After checking the composition of the McRib as listed on McDonald's own website, some of the different ingredients sound like something that might be more suitable for insulating houses than for food.
Under McDonald's "Transparency Campaign" they've listed the ingredients of their products on their website. At first glance, the McRib looks like it is comprised only of a "homestyle bun, McRib patty, McRib sauce, pickle slices, and slivered onions." That doesn't sound so bad. But here are the combined 47 ingredients (after accounting for duplication between items) you'll find in every McRib:
Homestyle bun: enriched wheat flour, water, glucose/fructose, yeast, salt, vegetable oil (canola oil), calcium sulphate, calcium propionate, corn flour, sorbic acid, vegetable mono and diglycerides and/or sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium dioxide, dicalcium phosphate, phosphoric acid, diammonium phosphate. Canola oil is almost entirely genetically-modified.
McRib patty: pork, water, salt, dextrose, spices (salt, dextrose, natural flavor, silicon dioxide). Dextrose is a form of sugar. "Spices" can actually mean any number of ingredients, including herbs, but it can also include monosodium glutamate (MSG), which is commonly found in most fast, processed, and even restaurant foods. Monosodium glutamate is frequently used in laboratories to create obese animals for testing. Here's an example of this practice. And another. Silicon dioxide is used in the construction industry in the manufacture of cement. So maybe we should be comparing frozen McRibs to cement, rather than insulation?
McRib sauce: water, high fructose corn syrup, tomato paste, distilled vinegar, molasses, natural smoke flavor, modified food starch, salt, spices, sugar, soybean oil, xanthan gum, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, sodium benzoate, caramel color, dehydrated beets, corn oil. High fructose corn syrup, which is almost always derived from genetically-modified corn and has been linked to obesity. For more information on the obesity link, refer to 60 Seconds to Slim. Sodium benzoate is known to form benzene in the body in the presence of vitamin C. Benzene has been linked to leukemia.
Pickle Slices: cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, potassium sorbate, potassium aluminum sulphate, natural flavors, polysorbate 80, extractives of turmeric. Potassium sorbate has been shown in human studies to be both genotoxic and mutagenic. That means it damages the genetic material and can cause mutations linked to disease. Polysorbate 80 is a suspected carcinogen.
Slivered Onions: onions. Finally, an ingredient that sounds like it belongs on a rib sandwich.
Other than the onions and cucumbers, it might be better to keep McRib out of your body and home. I'm still NOT Lovin' It!
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- Ingredients in McDonald's French Fries
- 25 Ingredients in McDonald's Chicken McNuggets
- Disgusting Ingredients in McDonald's Burgers
On top of the questionable food they sell, McDonald's doesn't pay their employees a living wage. Instead they offer their low-wage workers a "McResource" webpage with tips that include going to church, singing, chewing gum and taking smaller bites to feel more full. Tell McDonald's to make real change and pay their employees a living wage by signing this petition below.

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3. Don't mask the beauty that God has gifted you with by painting your face.
4. Resist the temptation to show off every curve and cranny; dress modestly.
5. A neat and tidy image is far superior to the latest fads and trends. Seek functionality more than fashion.
6. Often a woman seems comely until she opens her mouth. Keep your speech pure and limited.
7. Walk like an heir of grace and not of death. Ditch the cocky carriage for a stride of confidence and humility.
8. You are what you eat. Fill up on nutritious fuel and it will show on the outside.
9. Treat others with kindness and consideration. Do not look down on others but consider them more important than yourself.
10. Spend adequate time in prayer and Scripture before the start of each new day. The time you spend in the presence of Yeshua is never wasted, but flows from within you to touch the lives of each person you meet on your way.


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Among Others by Jo Walton
Jo Walton's Nebula award winning and Hugo nominated novel Among Others is not the sort of book I would generally read. It came to my attention because it was nominated for the Hugo and as someone who is eligible to vote for the award I thought I should read all the nominated novels.
It's a very personal story and it's hard to classify. The inclusion of the fairies and the magic makes it fantasy, but their existence is rather ambiguous and the reader is left at the end of the book wondering if in fact they do exist or they were something that the story's protagonist; Morwenna Phelps, came up with as some sort of coping mechanism in order to deal with the loss of her twin sister, her mother's descent into insanity and the rather joyless existence she has at her strict and anachronistic boarding school.
Among Others is extraordinary for a fantasy novel, it doesn't concern any great quest or really have a conventional plot, there are no heroes or heroines as such. The book is presented as Mor's diary written between September 1979 and February 1980 (with the exception of the prologue which is set in May 1975).
Mor is a precocious, bookish girl, she's highly intelligent and reads voraciously, almost exclusively science fiction and fantasy. During the period the diary covers Mor tries to deal with the loss of her twin sister Morganna, an injury which leaves her lame in one leg and the life at her school, which she hates. Most of the students don't much like her and those that she is close with she really only tolerates because they're outsiders like her.
Aside from the fairies, which only Mor can see, and the magic that only Mor knows how to perform, she escapes into books, largely classic science fiction and fantasy. I saw a lot of myself in Mor, which may be why I connected so much with Among Others. I read a lot of science fiction and fantasy at her age. It was weird enough for me to read unassigned work for pleasure, but to compound it by reading SFF, well that just made me into an oddball. Even my parents; keen readers themselves, always referred to SFF as 'that stuff you read.' Mor's in a very similar situation, although her estranged father, with whom she is trying to build a relationship, is also a fan and understand's his daughter's interest.
When the town library tells Mor that they have a Tuesday night book club, and that they discuss SF work, the girl's life changes and for the better.
Among Others is a love letter to classic SF and to the libraries and librarians that stock it and recommend it to people. It is a book written by a reader for readers. I hadn't read a lot of the books that Mor had and talked about in rapturous tones, but I understood where she was coming from and her love of reading and books.
This is one for the fans and I encourage anyone who likes reading, and especially SFF fans, to read this and fall in love with it as I did.
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I think my favorite thing about Among Others is all the bookish convesrations that she has with people at the book club. Us scifi/fantasy fans are a pretty rare bunch, so to have a dozen of us in one room (every week!!) sounds heavenly!ReplyDelete
You're right, this book is very hard to classify. I think it's an excellent gateway book for people who aren't into SciFi because it's a wonderful coming of age book that's about scifi, but not in a scifi environment.
Thanks, Red. Another thing that I loved about the book was the fact that Mor was a very different heroine, even for a teen and she was remarkably like a real teenager, rather than someone's idealised version of one. I thought her naivete about sci-fi and fantasy conventions was charming and when she got all fan girly because she was with someone who had actually spoken to Robert Silverberg, I laughed out loud and thought 'I've spoken to Robert Silverberg!'ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2012 at 12:55 AM
This is the favourite of the Hugo noms this year (haven't finished one of them yet, but I can't see it being more favourite).ReplyDelete
I loved all the stuff avout the classic (to us now) Sci-fi and fantasy books, and the conversations she had with both herself in the diary, and other people. The one that made me laugh the most was the Stephen Donaldson being compared favourably to Tolkien, which she had a couple of fits over (I have very similar reactions).
I'd read - or at least heard of - most of the books she talks about, which was even more fun to read about. And it has inspired me to read/reread the ones she wtalks about.
And I'm definately going to look out more of her work to read!


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China's President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's leader Ma Ying-jeou will meet in person this Saturday, marking the first time since before the Communist Revolution of 1949 that the leaders of the two countries have convened. The leaders will meet in Singapore, a country with whom both nations have good relations.
Zhang Zhijun, Taiwan's director of the Affairs Office of the State Council, called the meeting "a pragmatic arrangement, given the situation of the irresolution of cross-strait political differences."
The two leaders will have dinner and address each other as "Mister," a compromise given their disagreement over the validity of their titles as state leaders. They do not plan on signing any formal agreements, though the talks will focus on diffusing tension across the strait.
China and Taiwan, officially the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China, separated in 1949 during the Communist Revolution when the Chinese Nationalists retreated to the island. China has never recognized Taiwan's sovereignty and still considers it a rogue province.
Xi's decision to meet with Ma reflects his bold approach to foreign policy compared to his predecessors. For example, he has met with Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, despite China's support of the ruling military party.
Although relations have long been tense, China remains Taiwan's biggest trade partner, with some Taiwanese companies maintaining factories on the other side of the strait. Still, the fortification of ties between the two countries is divisive, with opponents gathering outside Taiwan's parliament Wednesday to protest the meeting.
While many experts on China-Taiwan relations advise the meeting is largely symbolic, it is a huge move in the direction of diffusion of the longstanding tensions between the countries.
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Gross, P., Laurens, N., Oddershede, L. B., Bockelmann, U., Peterman, E. J. G., and Wuite, G. J. L. Quantifying how DNA stretches, melts and changes twist under tension, Nature Physics 7, 731-736, (2011).
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van Mameren, J., Gross, P., Farge, G., Hooijman, P., Modesti, M., Falkenberg, M., Wuite, G. J. & Peterman, E. J. G. Unraveling the structure of DNA during overstretching by using multicolor, single-molecule fluorescence imaging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106, 18231-18236, (2009).
Peterman, E. J. G. & Scholey, J. M. Mitotic Microtubule Crosslinkers: Insights from Mechanistic Studies. Curr Biol 19, R1089-R1094, (2009).
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Oh…Holiday Time! It's when we, as photographers, are amped up and super busy! I did have my studio last year, but was still completing renovations. I was still focused on making my space the creative space that I felt comfortable in to create art.
This year? WHOA! Suddenly, I had Santa come in for a day. I shot corporate parties, private parties, a Bar Mitzvah, I had families coming in, I was designing custom Christmas cards, I was creating canvases and wall art for gifts, for homes and for reminders of times. I created memories. I was living my bliss.
I have spent the last two weeks, among the last minute shopping, last minute decorating, and having the "down time" to play games with my family, have a "Meems Day" with my grandkids where we created ceramic gifts for their parents…just absorbing THIS side of my bliss. Down time is blissful, also. It's been nice to reflect, learn, re-visit and set new goals.
I realized, in my "busy" that I'd not gotten my CPP (Certified Professional Photographer) which expires this year. Yep. I'd taken and passed the rigorous exam. I'd not shot and submitted the images necessary. Oops. I'd bought software to make my reveal and ordering appointments much more professional and easy…I'd not even downloaded it, much less learned it and implemented it. I had studio management software that I'd bought, which sat in some abyss with the ordering software. Who had time?! I WAS MAKING MEMORIES FOR PEOPLE! I neglected getting contracts and communicating as effectively as I should with the people who were trusting me to capture their memories. Oh, they were happy, but it could have been so much BETTER and MORE!
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So I'm five days out of detox.
That is such an utter mindfuck to say. But damn, it feels good. I am at peace in heart and soul. And now I will find peace in my head.
I've learned so much. About myself and my demons, about how strong my support system is and about how strong I am to be able to pull myself back
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Duncan, Malone (both of em), Shaq, Kobe? to fill out the top 10.
Russell, West, Robertson, Wilt...I din't see them play with my own eyes (well lots of replays but...) so I can't honestly say where I would put them in the top 5 or 10.
Its pretty tough to base comparisons on stats because its a team sport, so the other guys influence the numbers as well. I'm a HUGE Bird fan, but know that he was great because of the people around him. I also know that he could have had bigger numbers had the people around him not been as good.
With respect Red, putting Kobe ahead of James, makes me question what you are ranking (just rings?). IMO he barely makes the top 10 from 1975 to now so if you add in the older guys, I don't even see him in the top 10.
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Round one to Romney
Romney flashed his teeth to the audience, and took some large bites off the president's aura. Obama, meanwhile, once again bolstered his conservation credentials by recycling promises that were used by him in 2008, Anirudh Bhattacharyya writes.columns Updated: Oct 05, 2012 23:06 IST
Four years ago, I was invited by the University of Mississippi to appear on a panel discussion about the 2008 US presidential election, one of the events that were to precede the first presidential debate that year between then Senator Barack Obama and still Senator John McCain. As I arrived in the college town of Oxford, news broke that McCain was threatening to cancel the debate. As the American economy had its meltdown, so did the Republican candidate. He wanted to be in Washington to resolve the crisis. The crisis did well enough without McCain's assist, and he finally turned up on the Ole Miss campus for his first encounter with Obama.
At the second debate, a town hall type question-and-answer session with an audience, McCain appeared hot under the collar as Obama stayed cool. By their close encounter of the third kind in upstate New York's Hofstra University, McCain's campaign was burnt out, seared by the heat generated by the candidate. By keeping calm, Obama smoked him.
Those debates may have decided an election that had appeared close till then.
Therefore, as the series of 2012 debates commenced on Wednesday night, most political junkies argued that Obama's challenger Mitt Romney needed a game-changer at upending the incumbent. That telling blow, low or otherwise, may not have been landed during this round, but at the end of the 90 minutes, Romney had certainly given himself a sporting chance. But rounds two and three still remain. Plus, of course, one between Vice-President Joe Biden and Romney's running mate Paul Ryan.
Somewhat ironically, the man named Mitt was expected to take the gloves off, the kid gloves he's sported since he captured the Republican primary; to go on the offence without being offensive. Romney flashed his teeth to the audience, and took some large bites off the president's aura.
Obama didn't use one of his favourite phrases — 'Let me be clear' — but his words were transparent enough. You could look through it and at four years with unemployment scaling the 8% peak, a record deficit that gets you wondering what comes after trillion. Unfortunately lacking was a sense of sunniness that marked 2008, but then Obama had to defend a track record that seemed stuck in a groove of underachievement. As Romney made his attacks in lists, the president appeared listless. At least in this case, histrionics didn't repeat itself. Perhaps he was experiencing separation anxiety due to the absence of his beloved teleprompter. Even sworn (and often swearing) comedian and Obama donor Bill Maher noticed, as he tweeted: "Obama made a lot of great points tonight. Unfortunately, most of them were for Romney."
Fortunately for Romney, his debate preparation may have been helped by Biden, who recently said that the middle class had been "buried the last four years". Romney happily made that point. In fact, he made several points, counting them off on his fingertips like an adept bean counter.
Obama, meanwhile, once again bolstered his conservation credentials by recycling promises that were used by him in 2008 but left untouched since so they retained their freshness into 2012. Like getting rid of tax breaks for oil companies or tax loopholes for companies shipping jobs overseas. This was the digitally remastered edition of his greatest hits.
The US president's best line may have come as the debate opened and he wished First Lady Michelle Obama a happy 20th anniversary. But this was not a night the Obamas will want to remember.
As the debate ended, the American press pool accompanying Obama hopped on to the waiting van, to be surprised when its driver said, "I think that Romney did real good." It took some time before realisation dawned they were in the wrong motorcade. However, as a CNN poll after the debate showed, many voters may have been voluntarily getting on the Romney bandwagon.
Currently based in Toronto, Anirudh Bhattacharyya has been a New York-based foreign correspondent for eight years
The views expressed by the author are personal
First Published: Oct 05, 2012 23:01 IST


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WFW: The Importance of ThanksgivingPosted by Hercules Mulligan at 8:23 PM
A recent and prominent theme in sermons at my church has been the importance of giving thanks to God, and remembering to always have an attitude of gratitude for His promises, blessings, and oversight, in good times, in bad times, and in difficult situations.
I recently maintained on my FFQF post that America is indebted to God and God alone for her existence, and her success. When our politicians eloquently praise the virtues of the people, and laud man's accomplishments in creating our country, and then perhaps give a little credit on the sidelines to God (and they insure that their identification of the Deity is amorphous and undefined -- can't offend anybody, you know), they are reflecting their own ingratitude, as well as the ingratitude of our nation in general. If you challenge that statement, all you have to do is look at the way the nation responds to God's standards, both moral and spiritual.
But I think that even we Christians can fall into ungratefulness; things don't go the way they should, or they way we want them to. We become wrapped up, so to speak, in our little problems, and we forget all about the One who is to be the center of our attention. And furthermore, we miss out on what God has in store for us, if we just humply called upon Him, and waited for His answer, and His provision.
As we are finding out in our investigation of the Scriptures, God intentionally places a great emphasis upon calling upon His name in the time of our troubles, for thanking Him in advance, and for thanking Him after we have seen the answer, taking no credit to ourselves. Here are some passages of Scripture that bring this truth out:
First of all, it tells us that it is because of the choice of men to be ungrateful to God that they have fallen away, and that God has given those who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, when they should know better, up to unrighteousness:
Romans 1:18-23:
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who supress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, beause, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man ..."
Next we see the importance of giving God thanks, from the beginning to the end of the day.
Psalm 92:1-2
It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,
And Your faithfulness every night ...
Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 5:1-4, 18-19
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. ...
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one anoter in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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5 comments:
May 6, 2009 at 7:22 AM
What a thought-provoking post, Herky. Maybe I'll need to visit your church. :)
Whether it's good times or bad, just like little kids we are prone to that rebellious independence that makes us the center of the universe.
And just like little kids, when our politicians or our parents or our church declare how wonderful we are, instead of speaking the truth, they encourage that rebelliousness.
But God's word says we are to grow up, speaking the truth in love, and the truth, as you've stated, is that God deserves all the glory, not man.
Thanks for this, my friend. I'll be chewing on it today.
Jim Wetzel
May 6, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Good post!
This reminds me of what I was reading in 1 Corinthians a couple of weeks ago, in which Paul is discussing eating meat that was sacrificed to idols (1 Cor. 10:30). "If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?" The gratitude is very, very important.
Hercules Mulligan
May 18, 2009 at 12:44 AM
Hello all! Thanks for reading and leaving your comments. I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you.
Jean -- Going to my church isn't a bad idea. :) I think you have made a good point here, about speaking the truth in love -- how interesting, we also studied that passage in Ephesians.
Jim -- Welcome to the blog! Thanks for reading and leaving your comment. I had forgotten about how the importance of thankfulness related to that passage in 1 Corinthians, but I think that when I last read it, that truth occurred to me. Thanks for sharing and refreshing my memory. :)
Thank you all again. Happy (late) WFW!
Fida Abbott
May 20, 2009 at 5:18 AM
I have been learning about Thanksgiving since first time I celebrated my 1st Thanksgiving in USA.
It was very interesting to me as a part of American tradition and then I have been learning how it reflected in the Christianity life. That is why American appreciate it in their life.
Thanak you for sharing with us.
Btw, I have an award for you at here:
- Hercules Mulligan said... September 7, 2009 at 7:20 PM


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Pilgrim Profiles: Your guide to the freshest faces in grass-roots music
By: Tim Newby
Band: Jonathan Scales Fourchestra (Official Webpage)
Hometown: Asheville, NC
Members: Jonathan Scales (Steel pan drums), Chaisaray Schenck (Drums), Cody Wright (Bass)
Sounds Like: A highly-inventive Miles Davis acid-trip led by steel-drums.
For Fans Of: Bela Fleck, Toubab Krewe, Medeski Martin & Wood
Bio: Jonathan Scales first the started the band in 2007 upon graduation from college. The band went through various line-up changes until it solidified with the addition of bassist Cody Wright in 2011. Drummer Chaisaray Schenck, a college friend of Scales, joined in 2014 to round out the current line-up. Prior to the addition of Wright, Scales released three solo albums. Since the addition of Wright, The Fourchestra has released two albums 2013's Fourchestra and 2014's Mixtape Symphony a "dense half-hour long-form album inspired by and dedicated to Roy "Futureman" Wooten." The album peaked at #6 on the iTunes Jazz Charts.
Albums: Fourchestra (2013), Mixtape Symphony (2014)
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Aubry Kaiser doesn't like people—actually, that's not right. She loathes people. With her crippling anxiety, there's no way she can demo her favorite video game at a convention with five thousand other people. Maybe if she brings someone to act as a shield…
But the only person available is the sexy cowboy she can't stand.
Quinn Baldwyn is in a mess of his own. He's been dodging his wealthy family's matchmaking attempts—and life advice—for years, but with his sister's wedding on the horizon, he needs of a shield of his own.
He and Aubry can barely hold down a civil conversation, but in bed…fireworks. And the closer they get to Quinn's sister's wedding, the more he realizes that he might actually like Aubry.
Now it's up to him to convince her she might actually like him, too.
I absolutely loved this book! These two together were amazing! I loved them! They had amazing off-the-charts chemistry.
Aubry is my kind of girl; she has tattoos, play's video games and doesn't really like people or socialising. We're literally twins! Aubry is the kind of girl I could be besties with, she is just simply amazing.
I loved Quinn. He was such a little softie. I loved everything about him. He was such a little cutie-pie. Except when it came to Aubry. I loved how he wound her up, got under her skin. He was incredibly funny and made me laugh so much.
As soon as I got up to the gamer's convention it was all I could do to make time pause or slow down so I could take my time. But I just couldn't. Because this book is amazing. I was flicking pages incredibly fast.
This book is simply amazing. A must-read! Enjoy and read it guys!
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I've always written, but I started writing seriously for publication when I was in Germany with 2 children under 3. It was write or go absolutely crazy, and that's how I got started.
2) When you're not writing, what do you like to do?
I play a lot of Call of Duty, and I've also started selling LuLaRoe because it's a different mental exercise than writing is (also, pretty clothes!)
3) What was the most memorable book you have read?
The Girl From the Well by Rin Chupeco. It's one of the most compelling books I've ever read, and it stayed with me for months afterwards and I still think about it on a regular basis. I basically thrust that book into people's hands because not nearly enough have read it. I cannot recommend it highly enough!
4) What advice could you give to an aspiring writer?
Finish the damn book. It's been said, and probably been said in a prettier way, but the thing that sets writers apart from people who want to be writers is finishing the book. You do that and you're really on your way. The length of the journey depends on the writer, but refusing to give up and finishing the book (and the one after that, and the one after that) is the single most important thing.
5) How do you balance your love of writing your own novels and reading other author's novels that you love and enjoy?Sometimes it's really tricky. I've found that I can't read in the genre I'm writing because I either get a complex (reading a finished product and working on a first draft will do that) or I accidentally start to mirror that author's voice. So I read in different genres and I also read a lot more nonfiction now than I had before. Current reads include Church of Spies (about the Pope in WWII's secret plans to take down Hitler), and The Devil in the White City (about the World Fair in Chicago and H.H. Holmes, who built a murder house and killed a truly outstanding number of people before he was caught).


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Quick note, if you get the chance, check out the movie 127 Hours. I saw it last night and thought it was fantastic. The story is truly inspirational.
Beer #90 is Hopslam by Bell's Brewery, Inc. From Michigan by the way of fellow blogger Scot, http://blog.twobeerdudes.com, comes this American Double/Imperial IPA. The ABV of this DIPA clocks in at 10%.
The color was a slightly hazy copper with a nice two finger width foamy white head. That head left some excellent lacing in my pint glass. The aromas I got from opening the bottle made me smile. There was some nice grapefruit, pine, a bit of lemon, & floral aromas along with something sweet. After reading the label, I think the sweetness comes from the honey. The bitter hops kick in first in the taste followed by the grapefruit/lemon flavors with a nice bitter hoppy bite at the end. There was a slightly sweet taste going on in here also. It had a nice medium body with some nice carbonation that sort of coated the tongue. The 10% ABV was hidden really well but it will bite you if you enjoy this too quickly.
Delicious…this was right up my alley. DIPA FTW. Good stuff from Bell's…enjoy it if you can get a hold of it.
Rating: A


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It's that time of year again — the Miss America pageant is back. It's our favorite of all the beauty pageants because it has a talent competition. Fingers crossed for a yodeling ventriloquist like Alyse Eady from two years ago, or someone who plays the water glasses like in "Miss Congeniality."
The preliminary results are in from the first three days of competition. Miss Oklahoma Alicia Clifton, Miss Maryland Joanna Guy and Miss North Dakota Rosie Sauvageau have topped the first round of talent competitions. Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers, Miss Illinois Megan Ervin and Miss Washington Mandy Schendel have won the first round of swimsuit competitions.
It'll remain to be seen if any of those early winners will advance to the Top 10. Check back here at 9 p.m. ET/PT for our live blog of all the teeth and tiaras.
9:00 — We kick things off with the National Anthem and an Air Force fly-by. We were unaware they started this like a football game. Can they even hear those jets inside the facility?
- During these intros, some of the dresses are highly suspect. We're looking at you, Miss Delaware and Miss Hawaii.
- Miss Georgia name drops Honey Boo Boo, which — no. Just no.
- Idaho is known for Bigfoot sightings? That's the best you could do?
- Miss Iowa is named Mariah Cary?! That's unfortunate.
- We aren't sure mentioning the "first runners-up" is the way to go, Miss Michigan.
- Miss Nebraska cites a "Rocky Mountain Oyster" festival. Yes, cow balls are definitely what you want people to think of when they think beauty pageant contestant. Sorry, scholarship program.
- Miss Ohio is here to prove "they're not all nuts" in Ohio. Good luck with that.
- Miss Oregon mentions "Sasquatch." That's two Bigfoot references too many.
- Miss South Carolina brags that they use "sushi as bait" in her state. Way to make it sound like you're all hicks who won't eat sushi. Sushi's good.
- Miss Wisconsin talks about "cutting the cheese," so at least we got a farting reference included. Wouldn't be Miss America without one, right?
America's Choice
The America's choice contestant is Alexis Wineman, who is the first autistic Miss America contestant. Good for her.
RELATED: Meet the Miss America contestants
The Judges
Before we get to learn the rest of the semifinalists, we have to meet the judges. Zzzzz. Though it's fun that McKayla Maroney is there. Hopefully she'll be unimpressed by something and make her face.
The Semi-finalists
The 14 women who join Miss Montana are: Miss Texas, Miss Utah, Miss Oklahoma, Miss Wyoming, Miss South Carolina, Miss Tennessee, Miss Alabama, Miss Maryland, Miss Illinois, Miss Indiana, Miss New York, Miss Florida, Miss Kentucky and Miss Iowa.
And now the judges get to add one more contestant to the semi-finals. Cue the judges looking "excited." They have the commercial break to decide. You know, all these twists are kind of getting out of hand. By Miss America 2020, they'll let the final semi-finals spot go to the mud-wrestling champ. The mud-wrestling competition will be streamed online as a way to raise money for the winner's platform. Heh.
The contestant the judges choose to join the semi-finals is Miss Washington. Now, quick, RUN! Get changed!
Swimsuit Lifestyle & Fitness Competition
We love how they make the contestants who didn't make the semi-finals sit on stage and smile throughout the rest of the competition. That's fun for them, we bet. Too bad they don't let them drink.
Miss Utah picks a bikini that covers a bit more than some of the others, which we really dig. Very tasteful and still sexy, whereas Miss Oklahoma's walk is just a smidge too sexy for our taste. It has crossed the line from sexy to a little skanky. And then Miss Wyoming gets on stage with what appears to be a chandelier hanging from her neck. That is horribly ugly and very distracting, who let you on stage with that on?
Miss Alabama makes kind of an unfortunate swimsuit choice, both in cut and color. Miss Maryland needs to not suck it in so much, her ribs aren't just visible, they're protruding. Miss Illinois has two tickets to the gun show. Miss Indiana and Miss New York both walk like they're mad at the ground.
Miss Florida is a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen. Miss Kentucky chose to wear the snakeskin print? Um, yikes.
The Top 12
Miss Washington, Miss Maryland, Miss Texas, Miss Alabama, Miss New York, Miss South Carolina, Miss Indiana, Miss Tennessee, Miss Oklahoma, Miss Wyoming (really? With that obscenely ugly necklace?), Miss Illinois and Miss Iowa. Wow, they've called Miss Iowa last both times she was selected. That just seems mean. (Especially since we find out she finished third overall.)
The Evening Gown Competition
One year, we'd really like to see someone model a really fancy pantsuit. Heh. Anyway, Miss Washington kicks things off in an absolutely gorgeous black gown — sexy, simple, elegant. She is followed up by two we aren't crazy about. Don't love the sheer part of Miss Maryland's gown, or the cut-outs on Miss Texas' gown. Miss Alabama definitely takes a step in the right direction with her evening gown (as opposed to her swimsuit).
Speaking of cutouts, Miss South Carolina's gown is a little scary. And then speaking of scary, Miss Indiana's dress appears to have timewarped from 1994. Miss Tennessee looks gorgeous in white, but somebody got a little bedazzler-happy on the neckline of her dress. Love, love, love Miss Oklahoma's gray gown, very elegant. Miss Wyoming has a weird top going on and walks like she's got a pole up her butt.
Miss Illinois's mermaid gown with the huge bottom is a miss. The gown, if the bottom was smaller, would be great. But that's too much. Miss Iowa looks very elegant in a very simple black gown.
After we learn the Top 5 — wow, Miss New York is killing it. She won both the first two competitions, right?
The Talent Competition
This is our favorite part. Though it's kind of mean they make two girls sit there and then they don't end up performing. Heh.
We don't care if it makes us huge dorks — we love baton twirling. Love it. And Miss Texas is very good at it, though it's a shame when she drops one. Bummer no flaming batons, though. You're no Cheryl Frasier, Texas.
Miss Tennessee (wearing another gown that has been WAY too bedazzled) takes on Adele's "Turning Tables" — and it's a little rough. Sorry, Tennessee. We love that you're tall, though!
Miss Illinois picks a great song in "Faithfully" and does some rather mediocre modern dance. It's OK, but it's not making our socks roll up and down.
We take a pause so that Brooke Burke can bring donuts to the losers. Ummmm, OK.
Next up is Miss Oklahoma — and guess what? We love tap dancing almost as much as baton twirling. Don't care who knows it. And guess what else? Miss Oklahoma is crazy good. Crazy good. Did you see those pirouettes? Holy c
ow. And the a capella section was awesome. Also, cutest parents ever.
It's very cool that Miss Wyoming is playing an original composition, though it certainly doesn't sound as hard as many classical pieces.
Miss Maryland takes on "I Dreamed a Dream" from "Les Miserables." And it's surprising she didn't choose opera. She has one of those very thick operatic voices. Though it's probably better to go with a song people know.
If Miss New York had tap danced and there was no Miss Oklahoma to compare her to, she'd look pretty great. However, she's doing a lot of basic tap moves and infusing it with a lot of personality and sass. Which is great, but it's not anywhere near Oklahoma's routine. It's probably good for New York that she won the first two rounds.
[It is at this point that my husband sits down, sees Chris Harrison is hosting and goes, "Hey …. [long pause] it's the rose guy!]
Miss South Carolina plays "I Want You Back" on the piano, which — interesting choice. Especially since you are really helped by the backing music. Hmm. So, is this what one does when one does not excel at a "talent"? This is like cheating. I call shenanigans.
So Miss Iowa is the third tap dancer. She's pretty good — definitely better than New York, but not in league with Oklahoma. Love her choice of song, though. And the gymnastics add a lot to the routine.
Miss Washington sings "My Wish" and — whoa. Yikes. That is NOT in tune. My husband, a non-singer, goes, "Oh my god, if I can hear it. This is like karaoke night."
The Top 5
Ernst and Young has determined the top 5 questions are equally challenging? What qualifies Ernst and Young to do that?
Miss Oklahoma is up first (woo, she's great!). Her question is about sensational reality shows and the pageant world. Oklahoma kind of skirts the question, but her answer isn't a total trainwreck.
Miss South Carolina gets a question about Brent Musburger and Katherine Webb. Huh, how current. South Carolina doesn't really know what to say, but at least she doesn't pull another Miss Teen South Carolina.
Miss New York gets a gun control in schools question. She gives actually a very thoughtful answer, so good for her. Also, who the heck thought that question was on par with the stupid Brent Musburger question? That is not the same at all.
Miss Iowa is fourth, she gets a question about marijuana. WOW. Gun control and marijuana versus reality shows and Brent Musburger?! Are you kidding me?! And then Miss Iowa … oof. She misspeaks. She meant to say not recreation use and only for medicinal purposes, but she said marijuana should be used for both. Oops. Sorry Mariah Cary.
The last is Miss Wyoming, who gets a question about ADD and childhood medicating. She gives a great answer about alternative options. But still — Miss New York and Miss Iowa got way harder questions than the other three. So, well done, Ernst and Young.
The Winners
Nobody cares about last year's winner. Let's get on with it.
The fourth runner-up is Miss Iowa, followed by Miss Wyoming and then Oklahoma. Wow, that's a shame. We were pulling for Oklahoma. At this point, though, New York deserves it over South Carolina.
And Miss New York wins! Congratulations to her and all the ladies. Thanks for joining us here tonight at Zap2it.


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"a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation" ( Mark 7:26 ), i.e., a Gentile born in the Phoenician part of Syria. (See PHENICIA .)
When our Lord retired into the borderland of Tyre and Sidon ( Matthew 15:21 ), a Syro-phoenician woman came to him, and earnestly besought him, in behalf of her daughter, who was grievously afflicted with a demon. Her faith in him was severely tested by his silence ( Matthew 15:23 ), refusal (24), and seeming reproach that it was not meet to cast the children's bread to dogs (26). But it stood the test, and her petition was graciously granted, because of the greatness of her faith (28).
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Syrophenician". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".


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Urban fox sightings are on the rise in the last few years in the cities of Ames and Boone.
Urban fox sightings are on the rise in the last few years in the cities of Ames and Boone.
Vince Evelsizer, furbearer and wetland biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said calls have been up in the last two years in both the central Iowa cities.
Although he�s only received two to four calls each of the past two years of foxes in the city of Ames, Evelsizer said it�s difficult to pinpoint how many foxes are in Ames because no one does any surveying inside city limits.
�This is not a big trend,� he said.
There has been a rash of sightings of red foxes in Boone lately, both day and night. One was seen trotting down a sidewalk in broad daylight, crossing South Story Street near the Kum & Go on Fourth Avenue in the heart of the city.
A photo of a fox just five feet from a girl on a Boone lawn was emailed to the Boone News-Republican.
In Ames, litters have been reported. One den was nested under a backyard wooden deck of a northside home.
Red foxes are coming from the countryside into Iowa cites and towns for a number of reasons, Evelsizer said.
There is less prime habitat, such as grasslands, for them to raise their young.
�Two, they�re doing this because they are finding success in avoiding coyotes� and they are taking advantage of �the suburban cover to avoid coyotes,� he said.
�Coyotes are the number one predators of foxes in Iowa,� he said. �Coyotes kill foxes at every chance they get. They really like to find litters, too.�
An abundant food supply of mice and rabbits may also be contributing to their move from the country to urban areas, Evelsizer said.
�It�s not like our cities are crawling with rodents,� he said, �but they happen to have a nice population of rabbits and maybe a few mice.�
Evelsizer said foxes inside the city limits rarely pose a threat to humans, and pets, but people should still take precautions. For example keeping small animals inside.
�It wouldn�t hurt to take some simple precautions with small pets, such as small dogs or cats, to keep them indoors a little more often or on a leash,� he said.
It�s important not to feed the foxes. Feeding foxes not only emboldens them, but also takes them off their natural diet of mice, rabbits and other small rodents and �creates more problems,� Evelsizer said.
�In general,� he said, �these foxes go about their daily business and simply slip around and avoid humans. It reduces the critters in town.�
Fox pups are born in the spring, �usually in May,� according to Evelsizer, with litters usually consisting of three to six pups.
If anyone is concerned about a den with pups, don�t worry, Evelsizer said, as a parent will most likely soon move the pups to another den somewhere else to protect them from predators.
By the end of the summer, early fall fox pups are half grown and �are largely independent by then,� Evelsizer said.
�You can enjoy watching them,� he said. �They�re hilarious to watch. The pups play all the time. In a few weeks the parents will move them. The predators learn they are there.�
If people do get nervous, Evelsizer suggested trying to scare the foxes away, to get them to move their litter sooner.
Jon Lloyd of the Boone News-Republican contributed to this report


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As far as pressed flowers go, I'd have to say that Mimosa is one of my favorite yellow flowers to press. Mimosa, with its beautifully rich golden-yellow color, still looks as fresh as the day it came out of the press decades later. Besides "Mimosa" this is commonly called, Thorn-tree, Whistling Thorn, or Wattle. This is a shrub in the Mimosa family and has a very nice fern-like foliage, as seen in the picture below, so press the entire plant!
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Heirloom Flower Press
We all have presses that we use and have to put away when visitors come because they are just not pretty. However this press is such a work of art in itself that I'd be proud to display it where all can see, even if I'm not pressing anything in it at the moment. Knowing the full history, I imagine this beautiful flower press would be a great conversation starter. Using this press, you would be using art to create art and what could be better! I encourage you to take a look.
Pressing Palm Areca
I really like this palm, but unfortunately it's too big for my 18×24 botanical press. These palms can measure up to 22×30. Time to improvise…My husband cut two pieces of plywood sized 28×36. I had a couple of old thick wool blankets from my grandpa that he got during WWII which I cut to size to use in my new press. Time to start pressing…
From experience with this particular foliage, I know that just putting it in the press doesn't work… as the fronds dry they fold up in the middle and there's no stopping it no matter how much pressure you use.
So I made a "bootie" for my iron with heavy cotton fabric cut to fit with elastic for easy removal and reuse. I then individually ironed each frond open (wool setting, no steam) and they ended up looking good and open with no damage at all from the heat; they were then nice and flat, so into the press. Working in layers, I placed a piece of wool over the wood, then wool, then palm, then wool, then palm and so on till they were all nicely in the press. Then the top board went on weighted with a cement block.
One week later, the palm is flat and dry; ready to mount in a frame as a pressed botanical specimen or as a background for an exotic pressed flower art piece. This is what the palm looked like fresh out of the press. A nice vibrant green… this has not been color enhanced.


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I picked up this plane at an antique store today. I thought it was an old Stanley, but I'm thinking it may be an Ohio plane. It looks almost identical to my No. 4 Type 5 Stanley Bailey, and the blade clearly says Stanley. However, the lateral adjustment lever is different (one piece with a twist at the end instead of a "surfboard rudder") and the toe says "No. O4" instead of "No. 4". Can anybody fill me in? Thanks.
Looks like a Stanley at first blush:
No. O4, not No. 4:
The blade stamp says Stanley, looks like a Type 11. The frog looks like a Stanley Type 5.
Right-hand threads, typical of Stanley Type 5 and earlier:
Adjustment lever looks like a Type 5 Stanley at the bottom end. Frog shaped like a Stanley Type 6 to 8:
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Aw shucks. You lost the Avengers. Again.
It happens to the best of us. We channel our inner infomercial person and lose track of the people in capes, throwing around shields and performing reality manipulation.
We've all been there.
So what do you do if it's time for the Avengers to assemble and you have no idea where they are? Well, it's a little different for everyone...
(This is adapted from a Tumblr meme. I hope you enjoy!)
Steve Rogers (Captain America):
*Steve is lost in a crowd*
Natasha: Bucky Barnes is a villain!
Steve *crashing through people*: Bucky Barnes is a war hero how dare you-
Natasha: There he is.
Tony Stark (Iron Man):
*Tony is lost in a crowd*
Happy: Pepper Potts doesn't deserve to be CEO of Stark Industries!
Tony *crashing through people*: Pepper Potts is a perfect cinnamon roll, too good for this world, too pure-
Happy: There he is.
Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow):
*Natasha is lost in a crowd*
Steve: She probably wants to stay that way.
Sam: Yeah I'm not messing with her.
Clint: She can find her own way home.
Bruce Banner (The Hulk):
*Bruce is lost in a crowd*
Tony: Science is stupid.
Bruce: HULK SMASH.
Tony: There he is.
Clint Barton (Hawkeye):
*Clint is lost in a crowd*
Kate: I made coffee!
Clint *crashing through people*: I need coffee more than I need to live.
Kate: There he is.
Logan (Wolverine):
Phil Coulson: I'd like to talk to you about the Avengers Initiative-
Professor X: Logan, I think you would benefit from a visit to the institute-
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Trucha full of flavor, patrons
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Cuban food shines authentic in Lincoln Square
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How is everyone handling customer returns? Getting them destroyed or getting them returned to you? If returned what are you doing with them? Selling them used (if you can)? Sell on ebay or another platform?
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Get them sent back to me. Most of the time they are fine and can go right back. Some are opened and I sell them used on eBay and Bonanza.
- Alison answered 3 years ago
We have Amazon determine if its sellable. If its opened and they determine it to be unsellable, we have them returned.
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I wouldn't trust Amazon to determine if it's sellable
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So far so good, otherwise they'd return things that were never opened.
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6/8/2018 at 6:00 PMThe 2018 Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead program culminates in three concerts on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, June 7–9 at 6 p.m, in which the graduates will perform original compositions. The free performances are open to the general public, and will be broadcast live on the Kennedy Center website and archived for subsequent access.
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I'm feeling much better. Thanks to everyone for their well wishes.
The tag sale went pretty well. We got rid of a lot of big bulky stuff. People who came tended to buy quite a few things at a time. I think the way we grouped things together helped with this. I've already freecycled some of the leftovers.
We did yard work yesterday when it was slow, which was often. We stacked wood, weeded the flowers and trimmed the hedges. Everyone pitched in. We had music playing which helped immensely.
Jim had good results when he called the metal salvage place. They'll take the dryer and the old bike frames and they'll pay 2 1/2 cents per pound. I don't think we'll be buying dinner with the proceeds but it sure beats paying to have it taken away! He'll be taking them over on Wednesday.
I made Cindy O's "Chicken" and Rice Soup for the Soul on Friday as planned but I tinkered with the recipe a bit and it was really delicious. The recipe calls for mixing equal amounts of vital wheat gluten and water together to make the "chicken". They should pick up the flavor from the broth they cook in. I'd found them to be a little bland in the past so I added a little vegtable broth powder and 2 Tbs of tamari (FYI, I quadruple this recipe so in the grand scheme of things its a tiny amount of tamari.) We also had a lot of tomatoes in the house so I added a few chopped tomatoes to the soup portion of the recipe. These few changes made a pretty good recipe into an unbelievable recipe.


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Demi Moore treated for substance abuse?
Demi Moore, who split from her younger husband Ashton Kutcher in November last year, was rushed to a hospital reportedly due to substance abuse. The actor's publicist said: "Demi has chosen to seek professional assistance..."entertainment Updated: Jan 25, 2012 13:44 IST
Actor Demi Moore is being treated for "exhaustion," her publicist said Tuesday, after a media report said she had been rushed to hospital due to substance abuse.
Moore, who split from her younger husband Ashton Kutcher in November after reports he had been unfaithful, had been placed in a facility to receive treatment, the TMZ celebrity news website said.
It cited police as saying that a 911 call was placed late Monday evening. Paramedics responded to her Los Angeles home and, after checking her for half an hour, transported her to a local hospital.
"Because of the stresses in her life right now, Demi has chosen to seek professional assistance to treat her exhaustion and improve her overall health," said a statement issued by her publicist, Carrie Gordon.
"She looks forward to getting well and is grateful for the support of her family and friends," it added. The publicist did not immediately comment on the details reported by TMZ.
Moore, 49, and 33-year-old Kutcher announced their separation in November, after months of media reports about problems between the couple, who married in 2005. She had earlier been married to actor Bruce Willis for 13 years.
The actor made her name in movies like Ghost (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993) and G.I. Jane (1997).
Kutcher is best known for TV shows including That 70s Show and Punk'd, and last year replaced troubled actor Charlie Sheen in the popular comedy Two And A Half Men.
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The cat exercise toy has a cozy padded mat bottom for your cat to lay down on.
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Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) with a Design Thinking Focus, Sydney - December
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Event Details
Learn from a highly experienced Scrum Trainer and Practitioner, and the only Certified Scrum Trainer in Australia who has worked as a Scrum Product Owner! The workshop will be small and hands-on
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Dates: Wednesday 2nd - Thursdy 3rd December for this training workshop with certification
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This workshop is run as a small group with some hands on practical exercises and simulations, discussion and lecture with real world examples.
Learn the skills of great Product Ownership. Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Training is specifically intended for those individuals who will become, work with, or select Product Owners from an experienced Product Owner & Trainer. The CSPO course only covers Scrum from the point of view of the Product Owner Role, and then goes into more detail on this role as well as spending time on "skills training" such as Roles Workshops, Project Chartering and User Stories.
This course is most suitable for Product Owners, Business Owners, Producers, business-focused Project Managers and staff assisting with requirements and their priority (e.g. Business Analysts and Subject Matter Experts), solution architecture (e.g. Solution Architects and Tech Leads), planning and coaching (e.g. ScrumMasters and Agile Coaches). Whilst there is some overlap in material between the CSM and the CSPO, many students, especially those going into the ScrumMaster role have found it valuable to attend both classes as the perspective the material is approached from differs.
This course is taught by the highly experienced Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer Simon Bennett. Simon has over 20 years real-world experience in software and hardware development, and Chair of the Product Owner Panel at the Munich Scrum Gathering. From 2008 through 2010 Simon was also the Product Owner for the Scrum for Team System TFS process template.
Simon has considerable experience in organisational agile adoption, large scale Scrum and using Scrum in an offshore environment, as well as successfully blending Scrum with other methods including UCD. Over the last 12 years have been focused on using Agile frameworks and methods including Scrum, XP, Crystal & Kanban. His wealth of experience and passion for Product Ownership brings a unique depth and flavour to the course, as students will learn from real world case studies rather than only theory and simulations.
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At a time when cultural relativism seems to dominate Western political discourse, it is rare to find individuals who unashamedly stand by their principles. Anne Bayefsky is one such person.
Bayefsky has emerged as one of the most trenchant critics of the United Nations, which she has called "morally depraved" and "unfit for leadership". A Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, she has written a number of scholarly texts on the application of human rights in international law, including an exhaustive study of the human rights treaty system. In 2005, she founded Eye on the UN, a joint project of the Hudson Institute and the Touro Institute for Human Rights, dedicated to holding the UN accountable to its founding principles.
Her evolution into a confirmed UN sceptic was hardly that of an isolationist right-winger. Born in Toronto in 1953, she completed her legal training at the University of Toronto and studied constitutional law under Geoffrey Marshall at Oxford. Bayefsky returned to Canada to become a professor at the University of Ottawa Law School, subsequently working as an adviser to the Canadian delegation to the UN and an advocate for women's and refugees' rights.
Bayefsky's father was an artist and an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force who visited Bergen Belsen shortly after its liberation. She maintains that her father's descriptions of the camps were a formative influence in her commitment to universal human rights. She also cites Emil Fackenheim as a key figure in her intellectual development.
This spirit of defiance pervades Bayefsky's written work, as well as her frequent testimony to UN bodies such as the Human Rights Council (UNHRC). When she attended the Durban World Conference Against Racism in 2001 as a delegate for a Jewish organisation, Bayefsky was disturbed to find that many of her colleagues in the human rights establishment were decidedly hostile towards the state of Israel. Following the release of the infamous "Zionism as racism" declaration at the conclusion of the NGO conference, and the official governmental Durban Declaration's singling out of Israel as guilty of racism, Bayefsky concluded: "It is now officially acceptable to use the cause of anti-racism to foment anti-Semitism."


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Britain's first Japanese-style "pod" hotel rooms were launched in London last week, but unlike the Japanese hotels which are full of drunk businessmen who have missed the last train home, the Piccadilly is full of drunk foreign travellers who want to miss their flight home. I'm here to try it out for one night, I too am drunk and expect to miss my home... .
But when I'm shown to my pod, which is rather like locating a library book - third floor, room 311, top shelf, cubbyhole C - I'm pleasantly surprised.
There are half a dozen pods in my room, three of which are on a shelf above the other with wooden ladders leading up to them, and though it's essentially a dormitory, the thick walls between each bed space lend a smidgeon of privacy.
Thankfully, it isn't too much like a drawer in a morgue and there's space to sit up. The room is spacious, with a sink and cupboards you can padlock, and is painted funkily in orange with abstract stencilled shapes in khaki. Searing tangerine dominates the corridors, which, if you'd flown to London on Easyjet, would be orange-overload.
The hotel is more of a hostel really, with private rooms as well as dorms, and is rather shabby and tired, but new owners took it over last year and set to work renovating the third floor. It now features 70 pods across 33 rooms, each individually designed and painted by young artists with wacky Japanese cartoons, graffitied slogans ("Wake up and live" etc) or London street maps, and eventually the other four floors will follow suit.
For most guests, the cool decor is probably an inconsequential extra, as the hotel is merely a cheap place to doss at the end of a busy day's sightseeing, and after a few obligatory drinks in the rowdy Midas Touch bar up the road, where every Piccadilly guest receives a free shot.
After a few hours there I could have slept anywhere, but still, my shelf proves cosy and quiet, perhaps because I have only one roomie not a full house of snoring lumps.
I wake refreshed and with a rumbling belly, but it transpires that the "continental" breakfast is a flabby slice of white toast and a plastic cup of coffee, which you must queue up for as if you're in a prison canteen, but it does the job; the showers are hot, with curtains, the staff are helpful and there's a laundry.
Best of all, on the hotel's doorstep, past the roll-up-smoking teenagers, is central London, and for £18 a night (£17 for internet bookers) you can hardly complain.
Price: pod rooms from £18 a night
We liked: funky style, great location
We didn't like: meagre breakfast
The verdict: near-stylish budget option in central London... not for claustrophobics


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The Nebraska Coaches Association basketball All-Star games were played Monday night at Lincoln North Star. The Boys Red team tied an All-Star game record with 17 three-pointers, including 13 in the first half as the squad pulled away with a 103-89 win over the Blue team.
The Red team attempted 46 three's, finishing at 37%. The Red team was 13 of 25 (52%) at the break and owned a 62-43 halftime lead. Keithan Karn of Elkhorn South made 4-of-8 three-pointers, Trey Bardlsey of Beatrice was 3-for-4, and Dylan Travis of Omaha Gross went 3-for-7.
In the girls game, the Blue squad had 14 steals and never trailed in the second half of an 88-71 win. Lincoln Northeast's Brianna Craig led the Blue squad with 16 points. Alicia Armstrong of Beatrice, who is actually a Nebraska softball recruit, finished with 15.