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Wildin' at WAM!
This weekend I had the privilege of attending the Women Action and the Media Conference sponsored by the Center for New Words in Boston. It was a great opportunity to hear about feminism from a global perspective, but more importantly, I just loved hearing the voices of some of my fellow women of color activists, mothers, organizers, and social media mavens loud and clear. Here are the highlights:
Keynote: Women at the Global Frontlines
Iraqi Journalist Huda Ahmed talked about her experiences with reporting on the Iraq War here in the states. She told us a story of how, while working as a translator for the Washington Post, the very first question reporters wanted to ask Iraqi citizens were, "Are you Shi'ite or Sunni?" " Why was that always the first question?," Huda thought. She explained that it is not a common question in Iraqi culture, but American reporters "had to know."
She talked to us about being passed up for stories in favor of male journalists, and her experience with McClatchy (formerly KnightRidder): "They treated me as a journalist, not a woman." She had the opportunity to write for a woman at the Baghdad Bureau, which she says was one of her best experiences as a reporter.
Next, Jenny Manrique Cortes tells her story about reporting on trauma survivors in Colombia. She has interviewed terrorists in Colombia as well as rape and kidnapping survivors. "Women are the first victims in this war, and in the worst way," Jenny explained. She also discussed covering a story about mothers looking for the corpses of their assassinated sons, and the importance of mental health assistance for trauma reporters.
Peta Thornycroft gives us an picture of Zimbabwe. She chose to stay in the country to give hard news reports on the political and social landscape in Southern Africa. "Zimbabwe is looking for how they can survive each moment, how they can buy even half a loaf of bread." Since November, 4,000 Zimbabweans have died of cholera, a preventable disease, and yet foreign press has not done anything. In the excitement over the 2008 election in America, "[Foreign press] failed to tell the story," she said.
"It is that other kind of war. Zimbabwe has the highest literacy rate, and yet no streetlights."
I will say that I loved the keynote presentation by all of the journalists, but I do wish there was a native Zimbabwean woman there to tell her story…Perhaps this can happen at next year's WAM!.
Keynote 2: Cynthia Lopez, Vice President of PBS American Documentary | P.O.V.
Cynthia Lopez gave some incredible statistics about women working in TV and Public Broadcasting:
- In 2008, 37.6% of women worked in the newsroom 14% of them were women of color. How many men were deciding the news of the day? A whopping 62%.
- Radio: 22.7% of women work in radio
- Entertainment and Primetime: Women over 40 account for less than 10% of all program, and yet they are the largest demographic for money and income.
- Our 5 major media organizations in public tv are run by women, including NPR (Vivian Schiller) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (Pat Harris).
- Oh and by the way: PBS is the most trusted news source, followed by CNN and Fox News (!) respectively.
When hearing these stats, I couldn't help but think about my own sorors, friends and colleagues who work in the newsroom, most of whom are women of color. How many of them will be passed up for a man when it comes to who will write that next big story?
I also couldn't help but think about my mom, a fly woman over 40, who can barely find a woman besides Angela Bassett on ER who really speaks to her own experiences on primetime television.
Blogging for the Man: Challenging the Commodity of Online Communities
Joanne Bramberger of PunditMom, Veronica Arreola of Viva La Feminista and media analyst Diane Farsetta discuss how to manage PR people when they want you to, in essence, sell a product on your blog. They talked about the ways in which corporations become "part of the community." The Walmart Mom model was discussed as an example of how mommy bloggers were targeted by PR representatives . Joanne discussed the importance of creating campaigns that are socially conscious and then finding bloggrs who write about related topics.
So what happens when you do agree to review, say, a new eyeshadow from MAC or Sephora? "You can be honest, but be careful of panning a product completely, Joanne explained. "Give the company a head's up if your review is going to be [a bad one]."
Feminist Blogging during Election 2008 and Women in Political Media
Cyn3matic discusses her experiences group blogging with PFLAG and Feminists for Obama along with Veronica Arreola. Jenn Ponzer from Women in Media and News discusses the way that mainstream media perpetuated the tensions between gender, race and a lack of attention to intersectionality.
Lisa Stone of BlogHer and Salon's Rebecca Traister talk about the lack of women in political media and what the media talks about when they talk about women before, during, and after the 2008 Election. They discussed the lack of influence of women on our major news networks and Michelle Obama's stigmatization as an "angry black woman" at the beginning of the campaign.
Art, Activism, and Motherhood
Jeannine Cook, founder of Positive Minds, discussed balancing being a mother with the work she does in interactive media literacy with Philadelphia youth. "I make my kids a part of my work." What a great example Jeannine becomes of her son and daughter, who will no doubt grow up to become change agents in their own right.
Sasa Ynoa, a registered nurse and doula talks about homebirth as an option for women of color and poor women. "Feminism has not tackled motherhood as a choice and as something that should be framed as a healing experience, as empowerment."
Women of Color and Social Media
Where are all the women of color social media mavens? Chances are she's right in front of you. Shireen Mitchell and Glennette Clark discuss the importance of a social media policy in the workplace and the factors for the lack of women of color in Top 50 and Top 100 listings of the best and brightest social media professionals and developers. "[Women of color] should be masters of social media because we are experts at community building," said Shireen, who also pointed out that our offline behavior and attitudes should not be much different from what we do online.
For instance, if I write about Black women in the media (which I do) then offline I should be doing work that reflects that (and in fact, I do!). Many people on Twitter for instance have thousands of followers but never engage with them online….@iamdiddy anyone?
Thus, many of the "social media experts" are white males. Through sometimes pompous self-promotion, they position themselves as key influencers. Glennette and Shireen explain that women, especially women of color, don't do this as often as we should. There's no reason why Corvida Raven shouldn't be on next year's Top 50 list. Shireen and Glennette also launched SocialMediaWOC, an online community that will highlight the great work of women of color in social media today.
And finally….
Tweets is Watchin: Of course no wrap-up of mine would be complete without the conference Twittter Feed (#wam09) for those who want to join in.
I had an absolutely great time. For those of who you I had the pleasure of meeting…good to see you. For those who weren't there, I hope you can make it to WAM 2010!


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Anyways, thanks for your emails. I've been alright.
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Sean is handsome, 5'10, has short brown hair, blue eyes and bro-y style. Think high black socks and grey vans. Sounds pretty good, but he's twenty-fucking-one. Goddamn all these young dudes. I do not seek it out, trust me. Ideally I'd like someone my age or a little older.
Sean only had one prior experience with a guy: his friend's brother blew him one time. That's all. Despite this, he ditched his bros and secretly met me on the top level of music venue. Surreptitious as fuck, y'all. It was pretty dark, but we immediately were into each other and, given we were effed up, we went ahead and made out in public a bit. No one really seemed to notice. Or at least I didn't notice that they noticed, namean?
Regardless, we liked each other and hung out a bunch over the summer while he was here for an internship. We hooked up on my roof, had sex in the shower, etc. Good times. He also made much faster progress than I did at his age (dude, I know—STFU) and has already told his sister (she thinks I'm hawt!!~) and his frat bro roommate at college. Still, he's four hours away and five years younger. Both are unchill.
He's weird about our relationship because he has said there is "no way he would come out in college". I think it's mostly because he's really involved with his fraternity. And I felt exactly the same way. And I totally see shit from his perspective. That said, I don't really want to long distance date a guy in college. I don't think he really wants to date either, but I think he kind of expects that when he comes home I'll be around. And maybe I will. But maybe I won't. I just started up grad school so I'm pretty damn busy myself, but that does not mean I don't get horny
If he lived in the same city as me I would probably give dating him a shot. But he does not. He also doesn't know what he is going to do after graduation, but is thinking about moving to LA. So I really don't think it's going to work out. He gets pissed off at me if I bring up any of this real shit. I don't know, he's a youngin'. I do miss him though.
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5/19/12 Treadmill 8 miles. Some inclined with some speed and heart rate concentration sprinkled in. It was a tough week prior with sleep, work, etc. so this was not ideal conditions coming into the new week.
5/26/12 South Mountain 6 miles, 1,200'. After a few nights of decent rest I had an open day to myself so after getting some errands done I headed out in the late morning for what I had hoped to be a 6 mile+ run at SMP. The relentless temps from the week prior I knew were going to relent so I knew that if my fitness held up that this could be a pleasing day on the trails. After realizing the park was quite busy due to the cooler temps I decided to do a reverse of my normal loop which would normally give me some time to myself but with the reversal I figured I may be able to avoid even more of the crowds which lined the roadway like the lines found at Disneyland. Luckily I was right. After gearing up for what I had hoped to be an hour to hour and a half trot, I headed out at a little bit slower pace than normal because I knew that even the low 80 degree temps could catch up with me soon in the somewhat weary state I found myself in. But, to my surprise I was able to hold my own throughout the first few miles, keeping both my breathing and my mind in the right place. It really was a pleasant day with breezes creeping in at just the right moments and the nice rolling terrain played well with my limited energy levels and fitness. I somewhat surprised myself with carving up a new trail that I had never laid foot on, this was not intentional, and found it to have a prolonged inclined stretch which lasted just a shade over a mile which seemed daunting at first but yet I found myself able to settle in at a decent climbing pace and tackle this stretch quite effectively. I was a bit astounded at my energy levels and found this to be quite endearing to my confidence moving forward.
After a speedier decent off the back half of the loop back to the truck I rounded out the day by a good meal and a good flick with the old lady, Moneyball.
5/27/12 Papago Park 5 miles, 700'. I felt like I had some momentum on the heels of my last few runs so I headed into the closest set of tall rocks I could find in my immediate area, Papago Park. I have always found the Papago Park area of Tempe to be quite mysterious and astounding in that it gives the runner/hiker/walker a taste of all that a wilderness or state park has to offer in terms of flora and fauna as well as all that comes along with a water source and yet it is situated literally in the middle of a metro/dry desert area in the outskirts of north Tempe. I really do sometimes like to let my mind wander while I run under cottonwood trees and over rushing meadows all while being no more than 20 feet from a busy freeway linking Tempe to the local international airport. It was a treat. I was still a bit tired from the day prior's outing so I rounded out a sluggish 5 miles and headed east to my hut.
I really do feel like I made some progress in my health and fitness this past week. I cannot say that I have found a remedy for my insomnia other than just positive thoughts. I will try to post from across the pond in Great Britain over the course of the next few weeks. 'Til then, cheers.


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Frustrations (18w2d)
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So, I've been going along quite swimmingly with this pregnancy until a couple of weeks ago. First there were headaches, then there this whooshing-pounding started in my ears any time I moved or sat up, then I saw my general practitioner on June 26 and she was concerned about my blood pressure because it was 134/88. She made a bunch of adjustments to my meds (asthma and allergies) and recommended I see my obstetrician sooner than my already scheduled appointment.
So,I went to my obstetrician last Monday (June 29) and my blood pressure was completely normal (121/79). He was concerned about the headaches and has me taking my blood pressure 3 times a day to find out if there is a connection. There isn't. My blood pressure isn't higher when I have a headache and the numbers are all over the place from one reading to the next. Frustration.
Until we work out this problem with the headaches and blood pressure , my ob doesn't want me traveling. Which meant canceling the RWA conference (which I was waffling over for a variety of reasons already) and postponing (again) a trip to Chicago to see Sheri. More frustration.
I go back to my ob on July 20th. I had hoped to have a solution to this problem by the time I saw him. The good news is that the headaches and the blood pounding in my ears has mostly subsided. I'm still getting the occasional headache, but it's not the horrible debilitating pain it was a couple of weeks ago.
The bad news is that my blood pressure is still all over the place. My big fear is that it will be an ongoing problem and I'll end up on bed rest. I can't even imagine that and I'm quite willing to do whatever it takes to prevent it, but we don't know what's causing the high blood pressure. I had hoped it was the overuse of my asthma meds, but now that seems to be better controlled but the bp numbers aren't falling. Sigh.
My ob had mentioned referring me to a neurologist if the headaches persisted, so I don't know if that's still a possibility or not. I'm hoping for some easy fix—a prescription that won't cause any side effects that will lower my blood pressure and let me avoid bed rest in the coming months. Maybe that's wishful thinking.
So, we'll see. Stressing over it isn't going to help my blood pressure, but I had hoped to avoid any bumps in the road with this pregnancy—other than the one I'm carrying around, of course.


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Iddat, a Scientific Concept in the Islamic Law to Identify the Paternity.
Though Muslim Law may seem quite rigid, conservative and complicated, many of its concepts are logical, reasonable and above all they are scientifically based and have withstood the test of time. It is even more astonishing to note that the entire Islamic Law including these concepts was born out of the Islamic sacred text Quran.
Ever since the marriage as a social institution was developed and accepted in the Islamic society which was predominantly patriarchal, many Islamic principles like Dower, Mehr, Talak and Iddat etc were also adopted for governing the institution of marriage.
Of these, Iddat is quite scientific and it is helpful to identify the paternity of a child. Iddat is nothing but a period of probation a Muslim woman has to undergo immediately after she was divorced by her husband or on his death. In other words, she has to remain under seclusion during the period of Iddat for a specific period.
When a Muslim woman was divorced by her husband by pronouncing Talak and if the marriage has been consummated, she has to undergo Iddat, for a period of three lunar months, before getting remarried.In other words, she should not get remarried without undergoing the period of Iddat.
The purpose of remaining under Iddat is to identify the paternity of the child, if she is conceived at the time of her divorce or when her husband is died.During the period of Iddat, that a woman undergoes immediately after she is divorced by her husband, if the woman's pregnancy is confirmed during the period of Iddat, the period of Iddat will get terminated only after she delivers a child or when she suffers a miscarriage or abortion.
During the Iddat period undergone by a woman immediately after the death of her husband, she has to remain under seclusion for a period of four months and ten days.
However, there are certain exceptions to the Iddat.
When a Muslim wife below the age of 8 who is under the menopause stage, even if her marriage is consummated, she need not undergo Iddat, when she is divorced or when her husband died.
When there is an irregular Muslim marriage which can be dissolved at will by the couples concerned, if consummated, the woman has to undergo Iddat, even after separation, as per Hanafi Law.However, such irregular marriages are not recognized under the Shia law.
When a Muslim woman was divorced by her husband and the news of divorce reached her only after the completion of three lunar months, she need not undergo Iddat afresh, since the period of Iddat had already commenced immediately after her husband executed the Talak deed.
If a Muslim woman undergoes Iddat for a revocable divorce and during the Iddat period, her husband dies, she has to undergo a fresh Iddat for a period of four months and ten days.
If a woman delivers a child, immediately after her divorce or on her husband's death, her Iddat period gets terminated immediately.
Thus Iddat is one of the characteristic features of Muslim Law which is quite useful in identifying the paternity of a child beyond reasonable doubt and with a solid scientific base.
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How many 8-year-olds have undergone menopause? I hope the author meant 'puberty'. I admire Rama Iingam's courage to expose Islam's allowance of consummation of prepubescent marriage.
The Sharia Law scares me profoundly. That there have been moves to have it adopted in the United States is an abonation to the U. S. Constitution and the founders of this nation. If Muslims want to live under Sharia Law they need to choose a country where that law already prevails.
This is supposed to convince me that Sharia law is scientifically based and sound, even though you mention that an 8 year old may be married and have the marriage "consumated" (you mean raped) and though you mention that a woman may be divorced and not "hear of it" for over 3 months because a husband can just divorce a wife and be done with her, without her knowledge,. consent, or involvement. Wow.
I too agree with you.There is no problem as long as we write only factual and authenticated information.In particular, when we write anything pertaining to Islam, we should see that it is not blasphemous.Hence,there is no problem.Thank you.


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I finally took life into my own hands and took the plunge.
Been following this guy on Instagram with an amazing physique and personality. He was way of out my league, but I still sent him a message. Imagine my surprise when he responded and we got talking.
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I was jumping up and down and panicking at the same time. I have never done something like this before but my goodness did I want to.
This guy was built like a God, had a beard (swoon), amazing personality, was my religion and seemed like a genuinely cool person.
So what gave me the guts to contact this Adonis? His account mentioned depression and social anxiety. If you saw what he looked like you wouldn't believe it either.
Fast forward. We met up for coffee at Starbucks. I was super shy and nervous at first but the thought of his social anxiety put me at ease.
He was pretty easy to talk to. There was a lot of question asking as this was our first meet, and we talked for 2hours!
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3rd attempt at spinning Merino top
All three spun tops knitted together
So I knit starting with the 3rd attempt and finishing at the 1st. You can see I've gone from a horribly overspun yarn to a ridiculously slubby, underspun yarn. Arrgh!
I'm looking for a sock pattern that I can knit using Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock yarn and 4mm bamboo DPNs. Ha! WHY did I buy 4mm bamboos when socks are knit (for the most part) on 2.75mm or 3.25mm? A *headdesk* moment, for sure. Well it's a good excuse to buy more bamboo DPNs *cough*.
Mum currently has, I quote, "scarfitis" – she's on her fourth scarf in two weeks. I don't know how she has the patience to knit K2P2 rib for two weeks… I keep telling her to get a blog (because she spends so long reading blogs) but noooo. Cuh, I can't even persuade her to get Bloglines.
I've been asked to knit two Kitty hats and two pairs of Cheat Gloves which should keep me busy for a while. I'm so bad at starting projects, especially when they're for other people and they've asked me to make them. Oops.
I received a KoolAid dyeing kit in Round VI of the DIY Kit Swap on Craftster.
I'm too scared to ruin this gorgeous yarn…
Oh, mum's been moaning at me, saying that the pictures on my blog haven't been big enough so comments would be appreciated on which size is better, this or the previous post. Cheers m'lovelies!


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Hello everyone here is the new version of CPU core parking utility. I will not go into details about the core parking mechanism itself (read my previous post: http://coderbag.com/Programming-C/Disable-CPU-Core-Parking-Utility ) and for now will only explain application functionality.
Note: this is BETA version of the CPU core parking manager application, so I'm still working on it and will continue to make improvements. I'm also planning to add more functionality to it. With this version you don't have to restart your computer anymore after you apply core parking settings.
Before explaining how to use this application, I would like to list currently known issues that I'm planning to fix:
On this screen shot you can see an indicator that represents CPU base frequency (not including turbo boost or overclocking settings)
On the screen shot below you can see "Current CPU speed" indicator that will show actual CPU speed. You can see on the picture that my CPU is running only 1.2GHz (some cores are parked), however the base frequency is 2.7 GHz and with turbo boost it should be ~3.4GHZ. So if I change 'slider' to 100% and hit Apply button, my CPU speed will always be between 3.2 and 3.4 GHz. However, indicator will only go up to 2.7GHz which is the base frequency of my CPU. (I'll try to fix this later)
"Current min CPU speed" indicator will show your current CPU parking settings. If you'll change slider position to increase/decrease min CPU speed percentage, make sure you hit apply button to apply changes. As I already mentioned after applying changes you do not need to restart your computer.
To run this application you need to have .NET 4.0 installed on your machine (same as for the old version). In case you don't have it yet, you can download it from Microsoft web site: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17851
CPU Core Parking Manager V3
Package contains: (Last updated: 11/30/2013 - 2:05PM)
CoreParkingManager.exe - Compiled for .NET 4.0
CoreParkingManager45.exe - Compiled for .NET 4.5
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4.5 - Release compiled for .NET 4.5
Current version 22.214.171.124 BETA
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Halifax school board wants to know all teachers' sexual orientation
Outrageous. The Halifax Regional School Board apparently wants to understand the diversity of its workforce, and it plans to ask teachers to list their sexual orientation in an upcoming survey.
"The survey, which will be distributed Thursday, contains the question, "Are you heterosexual, bisexual, gay or lesbian?"
The school board expects its teachers to sign the survey once it's completed. However, respondents have the option of refusing to answer some questions."
Board spokeswoman Shaune MacKinlay says: "We understand that there could be some reluctance on some people's part to do this."
No, really?! This coming just weeks after the same school board was ordered by the Human Rights Board to apologize to a teacher who was discriminated against by her principal, another teacher, and the school board after she was labelled a lesbian.
The school board has refused to collect the information anonymously.
Sexual orientation is none of the school board's business. I hope no one answers that question on the survey.
Update: The Nova Scotia Teacher's union has told teachers to consider not filling out several sections of the survey.
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text: I installed Pete's GPA13 ROM and LOVE it. Super smooth, super nice, super stock gingerbread awesomeness. Except... my phone has no call audio. Everything else works perfectly except when I place a call, I cannot hear the other person and I cannot hear brrring brrring. The other person gets my call because they call me right back... but I still can't hear them. At first I thought it was because I used Titanium Backup to restore my market apps (not system) because I heard that could be a little funky. So I reinstalled the ROM wiped, etc with ROM Manager, but the problem didn't go away. I figured it might be ROM manager, so I did it manually, wiping data/cache/system/boot/dalvik cache then installing the ROM, but STILL I have no call audio. This isn't majorly important since I honestly use my phone very, very little for calls, but it could be aggravating if my boss calls me or someone similar. If anyone has any ideas please let me know!


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Michael Dunn Center empowers the people who work in its recycling program and, in turn, they have made others in the community aware of the importance of recycling.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Actors' plea to Obama: End our exile!
Actors John Goodman, Lenny Henry and Robbie Coltrane have joined forces to write an open letter to President-elect Barack Obama, asking him to end the exile they have endured for years as a result of three comedy films the trio made in the 1990s.
The films in question are the Robbie Coltrane film "The Pope Must Die" - the title of which caused outrage amongst the Catholic community; "King Ralph" in which John Goodman played an American slob who became the British sovereign - and which outgraged Brits; and finally "True Identity" in which Lenny Henry portrayed a black man who changed his skin colour and became a white person in order to get a job - enraging blacks.
All three actors suffered as a consequence of these films. Coltrane was barred from entering any Catholic country and was threatened with prison if he entered the Vatican; Goodman was declared a persona non grata if he entered Britain, while Lenny Henry was disavowed by the black community.
Now all three are asking the new US president to intervene on their behalf. "End our unjust shame," states the letter "We misjudged how far 90s comedy could go, but we have learned our lesson." The President-elect's office has declined to comment on the matter.
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Headshots only, specific heroes and more crazy modifiers revealed.
Posted By Ravi Sinha | On 25th, Mar. 2016 Under News
Blizzard Entertainment recently patched its closed beta of Overwatch to include a bevy of new features, including Weekly Brawls. Much like Hearthstone's Tavern Brawl, Weekly Brawls bring custom games with intriguing modifiers.
Thanks to datamining, we now have some kind of hint as to what those modes could be. Keep in mind that these aren't final and could very well change on the way to Overwatch's release.
As per Overpwn, the Brawls include: Mystery Heroes (dying spawns you as a random hero), We're All Soldiers Now (all heroes are apparently Soldier: 76 on Control Maps), Show Your Support (Support heroes only and two of the same hero per team), Head's Up (can only score headshots with Widowmaker, Genji, Hanzo and McCree), Girl Power (female heroes only) and much more.
Overwatch is out on May 24th for Xbox One, PS4 and PC with an open beta announced for May 3rd. What are your thoughts on the Weekly Brawls? Let us know in the comments.
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- In a heavy medium saucepan combine the sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Stir in the milk and the peanut butter pieces. Cook and stir over medium heat until peanut butter pieces are almost melted and mixture is thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. (All peanut butter pieces may not be melted.)
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It was one year ago today that I signed off on the paperback edition of Again in a Heartbeat, my memoir. I had self-published the book. So much has changed in one short year about how self-publishing is viewed that it has felt like riding a huge, cresting wave. What was once considered risky is now becoming mainstream as more people hop on the self-publishing bandwagon.
The rise of eBooks and the reader's love of paperbacks - now prompting traditional publishers to abandon the hardback and go for the paperback, sometimes less than four months after the book's initial release - all point to one thing. Self-publishing. Why? Because eBooks and paperbacks are the bread and butter of self-publishing.
Things I have learned this year about being a self-published author:
Do your research before you select a self-publishing company.
Pay special attention to working with your design team so that the cover is simple, beautiful and expressive of the book's central theme.
Take advantage of publishing packages that offer eBook formatting at little additional cost.
Do not expect huge sales once you hold the product in hand. Instead, believe in your book and view marketing it as a lifelong endeavor. Your book has unlimited shelf life this way. So what if you only sell 200 books the first year? Who cares as long as the book continues to sell and you recoup your initial investment, which you will if you take the time to market your work.
Keep remembering why you wrote the book in the first place. You had a story to tell and you believed that story would resonate with readers.
Get over the fact that self-promotion can feel uncomfortable. Promote, promote, promote, but do it with sensitivity. No overkill. Talk to the people who read your book. Thank them for buying it.
Tie your book into other initiatives. Sign up for a table at a local book festival, blog about writing your book, attend Open Mic nights. Provide a link on your blog or website that makes ordering your book easy.
Convince yourself that self-publishing is no longer looked down on. Why? Because it is true. This has been one of the most dramatic changes I have noticed in the last year. Self-publishing has become increasingly credible in the changing marketplace of Internet sales and the (unfortunate) demise of many bookstores.
Be counterintuitive. If you still fear POD (print-on-demand) has a bad reputation, turn it around. Announce early on that you love never having to worry about a garage full of books.
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I'll have to admit, this WikiLeaks hysteria has been amusing me more than a cabinet full of Eddie Murphy movies. Every time you look up, they've got some high-level official squirming. And this stuff is tough to deny, it's right there on cyberspace. Before, the principals involved could merely go into complete denial, reasoning "those ain't my clowns and this ain't my circus." Now, they're stepping up to the plate with an 0-2 count and a fastball coming right at their heads. Can't blame agenda journalists for trying to spin the story. There own words are the story!
Whether a bunch of high-level Russian hackers and some Australian internet enthusiasts can actually effect the American presidential election remains to be seen. But could you imagine if these folks brought their fun-loving software to the Southeastern Conference? Good Lord, all cards would be on the table! Here's some of the stories we might be looking at:
WikiLeaks Discovery: Alabama and Auburn coaching staffs regularly gambled at Rick's Cafe
CASABLANCA, MOROCCO–Julian Assange, founder of the international email disclosure website called WikiLeaks, has reported that both the Alabama and Auburn coaching staffs spend an irregular amount of time playing blackjack, baccarat and three-wheel roulette at Rick's Café, an upscale nightclub and gambling den in Morocco.
"It astounds me how they make all the trips from Tuscaloosa and Lea County," said Assange. "They must spend a helluva lotta time in the Lisbon Airport."
Assange reports that the coaches regularly lose their asses at every endeavor they try. "No wonder the coaching salaries are so high in the SEC," he said. "The way these guys go through money you'd just about have to be making a million dollars a year."
"I know I have a reputation for being cynical, but I love it when the coaches come in," said club proprietor Rick Blaine. "I always look at those guys and say something like, 'Here's to looking at you kid' or "We'll always have Oxford,' and they just love it."
Nick Saban regularly skyped with women's rights attorney Gloria Allred
MELBOURNE, AUSTRAILIA–Julian Assange, the Australian computer programmer and editor-in-chief of the organization WikiLeaks, is reporting on his website that Alabama head football coach Nick Saban regularly skyped with women's rights attorney Gloria Allred following the arrest of Tide offensive lineman Cam Robinson last summer in Louisiana.
"I don't know the content of their conversations, but it has been confirmed to us through multiple sources that they were communicating on a regular basis," said Assange.
Assange said the communication between the two completely dissipated when the district attorney in Monroe, Louisiana announced he would not pursue criminal charges against Robinson.
"That led me to believe the problem had been resolved, and Nick no longer needed Gloria's advice, so they stopped having regular conversations."
WikiLeaks Discovery: Auburn softball team had professional kickboxer Butterbean give motivational speech before playing in national championship.
QUITO, ECUADOR–Julian Assange, founder of the international organization WikiLeaks, claims he has come across two emails in the Clinton Foundation which offers irrefutable proof that Auburn softball coach Clint Myers had the renowned kickboxer known as "Butterbean" give pep talks to his team before the national tournament in Oklahoma City.
"It really is pretty bizarre how we stumbled across this," said Assange from a cottage in Ecuador. "We were tracking down a story on political favors given to donors of the Clinton Foundation, and lo and behold, come across this goofy story of Coach Myers using Butterbean to motivate his team."
Myers steadfastly refused to comment on the story.
"I imagine plenty of questions will be asked about this one," said Assange. "Questions like, why Butterbean? How much was he paid? Who paid him? Does this violate any NCAA rules?"
WikiLeaks Discovery: Former Alabama governor Guy Hunt suspected Wimp Sanderson was conducting strip poker games at an all-night Tuscaloosa restaurant
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRAILIA–WikiLeaks, a controversial website which publishes highly confidential emails, has posted a story claiming former Alabama governor Guy Hunt highly suspected former Alabama basketball coach Wimp Sanderson of running a strip poker game at an all-night Tuscaloosa restaurant, and even had state troopers raid the building looking for evidence.
"This information was found on the server of former US congressman Anthony Weiner, so you have to take a little of it with a grain of salt," said WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. "But this much does make sense: Hunt was being investigated by a grand jury at the time for theft and ethics violations, so it would be believable that he might want to set Wimp up to create a bigger headline in the state of Alabama."
Former Tide basketball star Latrell Sprewell said he has no recollections of Sanderson ever participating in strip poker games.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Gus Malzahn always brings a Shetland pony with him when he goes on the road recruiting
STOCKHOLM, SWEEDEN–WikiLeaks, a non-profit organization that publishes Facebook posts of Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables, has uncovered a series of emails on the server of a corrupt Middle Eastern drug dealer believed to be on the CIA's payroll, which indicates Auburn football coach Gus Malzahn never goes on the road recruiting without bringing a Shetland pony with him.
"We were actually looking for information which would establish a link between the Obama Administration and the brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and the information about Gus came up," said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
WikiLeaks offered no information on why Malzahn always brings a Shetland pony with him, where the horse sleeps each night, who feeds the horse or how the horse is fed, but claims the report is accurate.
"It's actually airtight," said Assange.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Alabama purposely closed restrooms at halftime of the Texas A&M game to get more people to the concession stands to generate revenue to pay Jalen Hurts more money under the table
LONDON, ENGLAND–WikiLeaks, a whistleblowing website designed to expose corruption on all levels, is reporting that the closing of restrooms at halftime at Bryant-Denny Stadium during the Texas A&M game, was nothing more than a scam by Alabama to generate money to pay freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts the kind of cash he deserves.
"The premise was there was pressure problems in the water pipes, and that was pure malarkey," said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. "What the Tide administration was actually scheming to do, is get those tens of thousands of people who ordinarily would have gone to the restroom, going to the concession stand. And the money they would spend buying things like hamburgers and soft drinks is money they could use to increase the under-the-table payments the freshman sensation Hurts."
"It obviously makes sense financially, " said Huma Abedin, top aide to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. "I'm sure when Alabama was recruiting Jalen they didn't anticipate he'd be able to contribute so much so soon. So the money they offered him under the table was no where near fair market value. And the original price must be increased."
WikiLeaks Discovery: The Alabama athletic administration considered claiming Jay Jacobs was involved in a plot to shut down the restrooms at halftime
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND–Julian Assange, founder of a website which publishes classified government documents called WikiLeaks, has told diplomats in Norway that he will soon be releasing information which proves the Alabama administration, embarrassed by the closing of the restrooms at halftime of the Texas A&M game, was planning on concocting a news story that Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs and a few of his interns in his ticket office, sabotaged the plumbing at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
"They were going to actually say Jay and this gang of Goobers got out a bunch wrenches and pliers and tubing cutters and snuck into Bryant-Denny Stadium the night before the game and discombobulated the pipes in the restrooms," said Assange.
Assange said the plot was nixed by Alabama president Stuart R. Bell, who feared a full-scale investigation by Alabama governor Robert Bentley and his reliable top senior political adviser Rebekah Mason.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Hillary Clinton advised Cam Newton to advise Goldman Sachs he has to have a "private" and "public" position on following NCAA rules
STOCKHOLM, SWEEDEN–Julian Assange, editor of WikiLeaks, a website which publishes confidential emails, is reporting he has uncovered emails in which Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton advises former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton to tell officials at Goldman Sachs, a monolithic finance company with a net income of over six billion dollars, that he has to have both a "private" and "public" position on following NCAA rules.
"It's very similar to what Hillary told those old boys at Goldman Sachs about Wall Street tax reform," said Assange. "To be successful in this world, you have to talk out of both sides of your mouth. So publically, Cam had to persuade everyone the NCAA rules are sacrosanct and must not be violated at any cost. But publically, he had to explain to the big-money boosters at schools in the major conferences the millions of dollars a top-flight recruit can mean to that program, and get them to shell out under-the-table payments accordingly."
"Cam's speech was just scintillating," said Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. "Our employees learned much more from Cam than they ever did at Harvard Business School!"
WikiLeaks Discovery: Pat Dye detained Bo Jackson against his will and could have been charged with false imprisonment
EMBASSY OF ECUADOR, ENGLAND–WikiLeaks has obtained some video from a AH-64 Apache Helicopter which seems to show former Auburn football coach Pat Dye actually detained former Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson, and held him against his will on Dye's Macon County hunting property, and could have been charged with false imprisonment.
"It is turning into one of those he-said she-said deals," said Julian Assange, editor of WikiLeaks. "From the video we have, we can't tell if Coach Dye is actually holding him against his will, or offering him a bottle of Jack Daniel's. The problem is there was no sobriety test given, and in Coach Dye's case it is always essential a sobriety test be given."
Dye recruited Jackson out of McCalla High School, where he hit 20 home runs for the baseball team, rushed for 1,175 yards for the football team, and was the two-time state decathlon champ.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Dabo Swinney authorized payments to Albert Means when he found out Hollywood studios were offering Means employment to be a stunt double for Fat Albert
GUAYAQUIL, EQUADOR–Julian Assange, editor for the document-disclosing website "WikiLeaks" is reporting tonight that current Clemson head coach and former Alabama assistant coach Dabo Swinney was the one who approved the illegal payments for former Memphis high school standout Albert Means, and authorized Alabama booster Logan Young to make a six-figure payment to Means' high school coach.
"Coach Swinney was really in a tough position there," said Assange. "When you recruit in the SEC, you are always aware you're competition might be up to some hanky panky. But Dabo found out the producers at 20th Century Fox were casting Kenan Thompson as Fat Albert in a romantic comedy movie, and wanted to make Means a lucrative offer as the stunt double. That's when Dabo realized the only chance they'd have of signing Means was to offer him more than 20th Century Fox was, and it was a very sizable sum."
20th Century Fox did not disclose the amount offered to Means, but did issue a statement saying they thought he'd be a great stunt double for Kenan Thompson.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Harvey Updyke poisoned several trees in Monica Lewinsky's backyard in preparation for Toomer's Corner
LONDON, ENGLAND–WikiLeaks, a website which has gained international recognition by disclosing confidential documents, is reporting that Harvey Updyke, who served six months in prison for poisoning the trees in Auburn's Toomer Corners, practiced for his crime against Auburn, by making test runs in Monica Lewkinsky's backyard, poisoning the rhododendrons when Lewinsky was over at the White House having an "inappropriate relationship" with US President Bill Clinton.
"Harvey really used his time wisely," said WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. "He timed things perfectly, so just as Monica got back from the White House, he had completed his test runs, getting the practice he needed to proceed to Toomer's Corner."
Assange claims Updyke called The Paul Finebaum Show each time he poisoned the rhododendrons in Lewinsky's backyard, but the producers refused to let him on the air, reasoning he was a crackpot looking for airtime, and the Finebaum Show has stick rules about giving airtime to crackpots.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Vladimir Putin idolized Bear Bryant and each year does everything he can to manipulate the SEC in Alabama's favor
STOCKHOLM, SWEEDEN–Julian Assange, founder and editor of the muckraking information website "WikiLeaks" claims he has unearthed emails on the server of Anthony Weiner, a former New York politician who resigned when it was discovered he was sexting a porn star named "Pineapple," which indicate Vladimir Putin, current president of the Russian Federation, was a big Bear Bryant fan.
"It was a pretty fundamental thing," said Assange. "Paul Bryant's nickname was The Bear, and Russia's nickname is The Bear. For that reason and that reason only, Putin always rooted for the University of Alabama."
Assange said Putin was planning on ordering a Houndstooth hat through Federal Express but was worried about security clearance.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Kirby Smart requested permission to try out for "Impractical Jokers" in the Spring of 2013
MELBOURNE, AUSTRAILIA–Julian Assange, while investigating a claim that a Pakistani nuclear reactor might have enriched uranium in its possession, claims he has uncovered emails from a high-ranking Pakistan official that indicate former Alabama defensive coordinator and current Georgia head coach Kirby Smart considered trying out for a spot on Impractical Jokers, a practical joke reality series.
"Nick Saban was furious," said Assange, who plans on putting this information on his website, WikiLeaks, within the next few days. "This was right after the Kick Six at Auburn, and Nick really looked foolish after that. And if one of his top assistants turned around and joined the staff at Impractical Jokers he would have really looked silly."
Assange claims Smart eventually came to the realization that hanging out with a bunch of guys from Staten Island might not be all it's cracked up to be, and withdrew his application.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Alicia Machado claims Gene Stallings used to refer to her as "Mark Mangino"
KOPAVOGUR, ICELAND–WikiLeaks, a non-profit news organization which publishes secret documents, is reporting that 1996 Miss Universe Alicia Machado, who represented Venezuela, was furious because former Alabama football coach Gene Stallings used to refer to her as "Mark Mangino" every time he saw her.
"Alicia regarded that as a real insult," said WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. "If he had just referred to her as 'Miss Piggy' she probably wouldn't have been too mad, but she felt calling her 'Mark Mangino' went way over the line."
"The girl went from 105 pounds to 160 pounds in a very short period of time," reasoned Stallings from his ranch in Paris, Texas. "What was I supposed to call her? Nicole Richie?"
Machado said she thinks Stallings also used to refer to her as "Miss Housekeeper," but didn't go public with the accusation because she could not confirm it with a second source.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Cecil Newton was paid $750,000 to give two speeches to the Clinton Foundation
STOCKHOLM, SWEEDEN–Julian Assange, an internet activist who operates a corruption-exposing website called "WikiLeaks," has published information which definitively details how Cecil Newton, father of Auburn Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton, was paid close to a million dollars for giving two speeches to the Clinton Foundation, a non-profit organization with a mission of helping people around the world achieve global interdependence.
"Cecil spoke once at the foundation's headquarters in Little Rock, and once at the foundation's headquarters in New York," said Assange. "He really entertained the audiences. He spoke about how one way to attain global interdependence is to have a son in the 6-5, 250 pound range who can throw a football 75 yards and run a 4.5 forty. Then, auction this son off to the highest bidder and reinvest the proceeds in your church. That works a hell of a lot better than selling clothes to developing nations or selling oil to nations that need it."
Assange pointed out Newton's travel arrangements to Little Rock and New York City were made by Huma Abedin, who was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, whose local economy centers around beer breweries.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Lane Kiffin applied for a position with the Lingerie League after the public "ass chewing" from Saban
LONDON, ENGLAND–WikiLeaks has released 33,000 emails which clearly show Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin applied for a position with the Los Angeles Temptation of the Lingerie League following Alabama's 38-10 win over Western Kentucky, in which head coach Nick Saban excoriated Kiffin on the sidelines, expressing his displeasure in Kiffin's play calling.
"The emails clearly show Lane had a definite interest in moving back to the Los Angeles area to coach with the Temptation," said WikiLeaks founded and editor Julian Assange.
Ironically though, the emails show the public "ass chewing" by Saban was not a primary motivation for Kiffin's interest in a position with the Temptation.
"The Temptation had just revealed some new, provocative uniforms they planned on wearing next summer, and Lane, like hundreds of other college coaches, put in an application," said Assange.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Auburn attempted to use David Housel's thespian career to cover up "Jetgate"
STOCKHOLM, SWEEDEN–According to a story published last evening on WikiLeaks, a non-profit organization known for publishing confidential documents, Auburn University planned on covering up "Jetgate" by utilizing the thespian ability of former athletic director David Housel. "Jetgate" was a controversial issue where Auburn officials, including the president and athletic director as well as board chairman Bobby Lowder, flew to Louisville and secretly met with Cardinal coach Bobby Petrino about the Tigers' head coaching position, even though Pitrino was under contract to Louisville, and Auburn was under contract to then coach Tommy Tuberville.
"It was a diabolically convoluted plot that all went haywire," said WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. "The Auburn entourage went up there under the pretense they were in Louisville to watch David Housel perform in 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' which was playing at the Derby Dinner Playhouse, in the Louisville area. This smokescreen had credibility because David is a renowned thespian. But the plot started unravelling when Pat Forde, who was working for the Louisville Courier at the time, confronted the group to investigate their presence in Louisville. When Bobby Lowder explained they were in Louisville to watch David perform in 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' Forde wanted to know what part David was playing. When Lowder responded that David was playing the role of Ephraim, Forde was sharp enough to realize that Ephraim is very prominent in 'The Barn Dance" scene. So he asked David to perform some steps to 'The Barn Dance.' And when David couldn't do it, the hijinx was up, and the group had to admit their reason for being in Louisville was to interview Bobby Petrino."
WikiLeaks Discovery: Charles Barkley first started using the phrase "knucklehead" listening to Donald Watkins equate the Eric Ramsey tapes to the Rodney King beating
CAIRO, EGYPT–Julian Assange, editor of the document-disclosure website "WikiLeaks," has come across an interesting trend which he intends on reporting shortly.
"Charles Barkley has become internationally renowned for using the phrase 'knucklehead,'" Assange told a group of historians at The Hague in the Netherlands. "Well, we have conducted in-depth studies on this and have extensive data which clearly shows he first started using this phrase when Birmingham attorney Donald Watkins was representing former Auburn defensive back Eric Ramsey. Right after Donald said, 'The Eric Ramsey tapes will have the same impact on college athletics that the Rodney King video had on law enforcement,' Charles started using the term 'knucklehead' all the time."
Assange said his firm is still conducting studies to see if there is any correlation. who has been indicted by the Securities and Exchange Commission for defrauding profession athletes out of millions, was not immediately available for comment.
WikiLeaks Discovery: LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron turned down a chance to appear in the movie "Animal House"
LONDON, ENGLAND–WikiLeaks, a controversial organization which publishes top-secret documents, is reporting that high-level Russian hackers have unearthed irrefutable evidence that LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron was offered an opportunity to appear in the comedy movie "Animal House."
"Ed was going to play the Faber College football coach, who makes an appearance toward the end of the movie, when Delta was kicked off campus," said WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. "The producers at Universal Pictures felt Coach O would be great at firing up the Delts the way Bluto did. But Coach Orgeron looked over the script and rejected it. He felt it was just too disrespectful toward college administrators in general, and didn't want to be portrayed as a rebel rouser who is disobedient toward college administrators."
Assange said the top brass at Universal Pictures eventually settled on John Belushi to deliver the "never-say-die" speech which Bluto became iconic for.
"Some of those lines were just too corny for me," said Orgeron from his home in Baton Rouge.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Winston Churchill wanted Coach Orgeron to speak before the House of Commons during the evacuation of Dunkirk
STOCKHOLM, SWEEDEN–Kristinn Hrafnsson, a reporter for WikiLeaks, claims he has seen emails which confirm England prime minister Winston Churchill kicked around the idea of getting LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron to give a motivational address to the House of Commons during the Allied forces evacuation from the beaches and harbors of Dunkirk, France.
"It was one of the most troubling moments of the war, and England needed motivation any way it could get motivation," said Hrafnsson. "800 boats were trying to rescue 300,000 soldiers who were trapped, and no one really knew how it would all turn out."
This is when, according to Hrafnsson, Churchill entertained the idea of utilizing Coach Orgeron's booming voice to get before the House of Commons and assure them the war was still winnable," said Hrafnsson. "Drawing on his experience of taking over for Lane Kiffin at USC and going 6-2 would show that even during the bleakest hour there are still positives."
WikiLeaks Discovery: FDR wanted Coach Orgeron to address Congress following the Doolittle Raid
LONDON, ENGLAND–WikiLeaks, an international website which discloses classified documents, has released emails from Hillary Clinton to top aide Doug Band which clearly shows former United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt wanted to recruit LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron to address Congress following the Doolittle Raid, to assure American lawmakers that the tide had turned and a war against Japan was winnable.
"The raid itself was a real morale booster for America people," said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. "But to get Ed up before Congress in that Cajun voice of his bellowing about the greatness of America would have been a one-two punch that would have been marvelous."
"I was all for this plan," said Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. "But somehow things got tangled up in red tape and we never were able to pull it off, but it would have been incredible."
WikiLeaks Discovery: Dwight Eisenhower wanted Coach Orgeron to lead the D-Day invasion
MELBOURNE, AUSTRAILIA–Julian Assange, founder of the whistle blowing website WikiLeaks, is reporting that Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe, contemplated utilizing LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron to lead the D-Day invasion on Normandy.
"He did mention it to me," said General Omar Bradley. "I don't know exactly what his thinking was, but it was an idea."
"I imagine he wanted someone with Ed voice barking out orders," said Assange. "That way people like Rommel or Hitler wouldn't have any idea what hit them."
"I can not definitively remember him saying anything about Coach Orgeron, and I can't definitely remember him not saying anything but Coach Orgeron," said General Bernard Montgomery.
WikiLeaks Discovery: JFK wanted to send Coach Orgeron to Havana to rough up Fidel Castro during the Cuban Missile Crisis
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND–WikiLeaks, an international website which publishes top-secret documents, is reporting that gangsters Johnny Roselli, Salvatore Giancona and Santo Trafficante recommended to president John Kennedy that the United States send LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron to the island of Cuba to handle Cuban prime minister Fidel Castro, who was trying to import inter range (R-14) ballistic missiles from the Soviet Union.
"The evidence we have indicates Kennedy wanted the mafia to kill Castro with all kinds of goofy methods, ranging from exploding cigars to poison pills," said WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. "But Sam Giancona told Kennedy he needed to just cut through the jive and send Coach Orgeron down there, because Coach Orgeron would put Castro in his place immediately."
Assange said much of Giancona's belief stemmed from the 6-2 record Orgeron posed as interim coach at USC.
WikiLeaks Discovery: General MacArthur wanted Coach Orgeron to accompany him when he returned to the Philippines
LONDON, ENGLAND–Julian Assange, editor of a lightning rod website called WikiLeaks, claims he has unearthed emails from the private server of former LSU basketball coach Dale Brown which clearly shows five-star general Douglas MacArthur wanted LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron to walk onto Blue Beach Dagupan on the island of Luzon in the Philippines with him, to demonstrate to Hideki Tojo, general of the Imperial Japanese Army that the United States meant business in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
"Based on what we were able to piece together, General MacArthur figured Ed's booming voice would scare the living hell out of Tojo, and he might have surrendered right then and there," said Assange.
"Can you imagine the fear that would have gone down the spines of the people in Tokyo when Ed walked onto the island next to Mac?" said United States admiral Billy Mitchell.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Pope Urban wanted Coach Orgeron to join the Crusades
MELBOURNE, AUSTRAILIA–WikiLeaks, drawing on information obtained from emails on the server of Hillary Clinton campaign Chairman John Podesta, claims it has obtained "smoking gun" proof that Pope Urban II wanted LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron to be in an effort to capture the Holy Land.
"It was about this simple," said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, "Pope Urban was a French guy, from Lagery, and he wanted a guy of French ancestry he could depend on for this all-important mission. And when he found out that Coach Orgeron was of Cajun French ancestry, he was all for sending Ed on this pilgrimage to Jerusalem."
Sources close to the situation said all the knights, peasants and serfs travelling to Constantinople had reservations about Coach Orgeron.
WikiLeaks Discovery: General George Patton wanted Coach Orgeron to assist at the Battle of the Bulge
BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG–WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange is claiming his organization has obtained highly-sensitive emails which they've concluded indicate "Old Blood and Guts," General George Patton, who commanded the Third Army in France and Germany, wanted LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron available and ready to go, in the event the Battle of the Bulge got out of hand.
"General Patton thought Coach O would be perfectly at home in the Ardennes forest," said Assange.
"The main benefit we would have gotten out of Ed, is utilizing that thick, heavy French Cajun accent to yell at the German soldiers," said Dwight Eisenhower. "Those guys would have retreated to the Siegfried Line immediately!"
WikiLeaks Discovery: Ronald Reagan wanted Coach Orgeron to accompany him on the Berlin Wall
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND–WikiLeaks, a controversial organization that publishes classified media from anonymous sources, has discovered information indicating that US President Ronald Reagan, in a speech at the Berlin Wall calling for Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to open the barrier that had divided East and West Berlin since 1961, wanted to be accompanied by LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron.
"Actually, President Reagan wanted Coach Orgeron to bellow out, 'Mister Gorbachev, tear down this wall!'" said WikiLeaks section editor Sarah Harrison. "Mister Reagan felt that Coach Orgeron's booming voice would really drive the point home!"
"What we were a little concerned with," said Vice President George Herbert Bush, "is that Ed's voice might scare the hell out of the Russians so bad they'd immediately make all their nuclear weapons war ready, which could have led to a sticky situation."
WikiLeaks Discovery: Pericles requested Coach Orgeron speak to Greek warriors before Peloponnesian War
LONDON, ENGLAND–Julian Assange, an Australian computer programmer who has become renowned for his investigative reporting which has uncovered monumental corruption on the highest levels of government, claims he has inside information which would appear to indicate LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron was contacted by Greek statesmen Pericles about giving motivational speeches to the soldiers of Athens before the Peloponnesian War.
"We (WikiLeaks) were actually looking over Anthony Weiner's server to find some corruption on the Clinton Foundation," said Assange, "and low and behold, we come up with some concreate information about Pericles requesting Coach Orgeron talk to his boys."
Assange claims Pericles knew that Orgeron, more than any man his history, is well aware that you don't trust Greeks bearing gifts, particularly after going 6-2 at USC and still getting passed over for the job.
WikiLeaks Discovery: Thomas Jefferson wanted Coach Orgeron to deliver the "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech in lieu of Patrick Henry
LONDON, ENGLAND–WikiLeaks, an international website that has caused the Hillary Clinton campaign more damage than Japanese beetles cause to corn crops, is reporting tonight that emails discovered on the server of former United States Congressman Anthony Weiner offer clear cut proof that former US President Thomas Jefferson favored letting LSU interim coach Ed Orgeron deliver the iconic "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.
"Patrick Henry was a great communicator for his time, but let's face it, compared to Coach Orgeron he's a ham and egger, and Thomas Jefferson sensed that," said WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange.
"The speech Patrick gave is without doubt one of the most animated pieces of eloquence ever spoken in the English language, but I still feel if Ed had said it in that gravely French Cajun voice of his, it would have been so stunning the British would have pulled all their troops out of North America on the spot," said Jefferson.
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Tomorrow at 11AM Pacific Time, Revolution Analytics' Chief Scientist Mario Inchiosa will present a live webinar on Scalable Cross-Platform R-Based Predictive Analytics. Here's the abstract:
In this webinar we will take a quick tour through an end-to-end predictive analytics session. We will start by exploring our data with summaries and histograms.
Using the knowledge gleaned from data exploration, we will create transformations to clean our data and prepare it for model building. Next, we will establish a prediction baseline by performing linear regression.
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It seems that I have only just come home from NSW and I'm off again. This time I'm heading to Melbourne to teach two workshops at http://www.bearessence.com.au/. The Newcastle and Castle Hill workshops went well and I sold quite a few bears too, so I'm pretty happy with my recent trip. The weather in NSW was very hot while I was there, with temperatures climbing into the high 30's in Western Sydney (where I was). This poor little Tassie girl really felt it.............thankyou, thankyou, thankyou to the inventor of air conditioning!
I taught a one day, head only, class in Newcastle and I was really pleased with how it went. It was a very busy day and I completely forgot to take any photos, which is a shame as the bears were all looking fabulous at the end of the day. This was a new venue for me with a couple of familiar but mostly new faces. Jeanette has a great set up, with her craft room occupying the original dwelling on the property which is a very well appointed space for workshops Anyway, they must have enjoyed the class as I've been asked back for a two day workshop, which will probably be in March.
The two day workshop in Castle Hill was Kiko, which is a bear packed full of new techniques and kept the girls busy. All of them were very happy with their achievements at the end of the class. When I got home to Tasmania it seemed that winter had revisited, with a cold Southerly blowing and a dreary few days.
On Tuesday, a package arrived all the way from Sweden and inside was this gorgeous tree ornament made for me by Ann-Marie Dodd (http://www.bearmetoo.se/) as part of the Teddy Talk Christmas ornament swap. Ann-Marie is so organised! I'm yet to start mine.........I'd better get cracking as it has a long journey to make :) This fellow has an amazing needle felted face with the typical "goofy" look of Ann-Marie's bears, I'm so lucky to have received it, and I'm looking forward to hanging it on the tree. I was actually thinking of giving the tree a miss this year, since neither of the children will be here, but I guess I'll have to change my mind about that :)
I'm on the very early morning flight to Melbourne tomorrow, ready for a busy four days of teaching and catching up with some beary friends.........I'll be sure to get pics.........


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Horses with Hearts would not be what it is today if was not for our volunteers!! Each one brings something different to the table but the one thing that they all have in common is their dedication to the participants. Our volunteers come from all walks of life. Some come at the beginning just wanting to be around the horses, but it does not take long before it's all about the participants.
When we started in 2005, we had approximately 10 volunteers. In 2014, we had over 70 volunteers ranging from ages 14 to those in their 70's. Volunteering does not just stop at helping provide the lessons, it extends to office help, making sure all the forms are completed and filed, developing and maintaining the database and website, fundraising, even cleaning out the arena.
We are always looking for those who want to join our team. All volunteers must be 14 years of age or older. We do require those who are helping with the lessons to participate in our volunteer training.
Currently we hold our volunteer training during the month of March, just prior to our first session. All volunteers new and returning are asked to attend this evening of training. As the year goes by we hold additional new volunteer training to individuals as the need arises.
We are extremely proud of our volunteers and are committed to providing them the training they need to be successful land safe.
If you are interested in volunteering, please feel free to contact us!
Below you can enjoy some of the testimonies from our volunteers.
Cathy Dodson Co-Founder, Horses with Hearts
PATH Intl. Certified Riding Instructor
A LOT OF WORK, but soooo much more LOVE. The idea of Horses with Hearts started with Kay Barkwill. She wanted to help children and adults ride horses; and receive the enjoyment she had seen her daughter get from horses. Not just any children and adults but those that would not normally be able to enjoy horses. The disabled/handicapped, physically or emotionally challenged individuals that would benefit from interaction with the horse.
Kay and I talked about this for a long time, researched the idea as best we could, and went to NARHA (which is now PATH Intl) conferences. Then we asked each other if it could really happen, could we make it work. We said sure, why not? We didn't know that as hard as it sounded, it would be even harder to make it all happen. But it is worth all the time, energy, frustration, and stress when we watch the kids ride.
The eyes and smiles of the riders (any age – child or adult) can't help but to infect your heart and make you smile when you see them. Sometimes it takes nothing to get the students on the horses, actually you have to hold them back to make sure the horse is ready, their helmet is on, and the volunteers are ready. Other times it could take several weeks to get them near the horse and willing to mount. But in the end, once they are on the horse, something changes, they don't want to get off, and can't wait to come back. The families will tell us that they don't tell the riders it is horseback riding day until they are ready to leave for the barn, because if the lessons are cancelled it is too disappointing for them. The parents say the student may be having a bad day – physically or emotionally – but that's no reason to cancel riding. The student will do whatever it takes to get to the barn. We have learned that the confidence they gain from riding transfers to many of the tasks of their life. Families tell us they are more willing to try new things, try things they had given up on before, and physically they gain balance and strength.
I can tell you there are days when I've thought, maybe it will rain and I won't have lessons today. I'm tired and don't know if I can keep up with lessons all day; or its hot and I'm just not sure I can be outside walking for several hours. Then I get to the barn and the first of the students arrives. They are so excited it is infectious. I can't disappoint them, and I don't want to. I really love seeing them ride and enjoy the horses. I have loved horses all my life and I always want to be able to share that love with others. This program gives me an extra special way to do that. If the program would stop, and I didn't get to share my love of horses with these students anymore there would be a big hole in my heart. Not only do these riders get to experience and hopefully share my love of horses, I get the privilege of helping them to find the confidence and strength to be around this big loveable animals.
When I watch videos of the riders from lessons, their show classes, or demonstrations; it makes me smile and sometimes cry. While I'm instructing I enjoy the riders, but when watching them later it brings up so much emotion to see, that it's overwhelming. Horses with Hearts will always be a big part of my heart. As a program it has come so far, but has so much further to grow and expand; so much potential. I will always be proud of the start we have given to Horses with Hearts. I think it has made me a better person and given me a new appreciation of my beloved horses.
Jennifer Brown
Volunteer Instructor In Training
I back ride with a little boy named Brodie. He is truly my inspiration. Every time I see him, I get the biggest smile on my face. He has come such a long way. His first ride, he was sitting on the horse and I had to pretty much keep him up but after the first couple sessions, his back was straight and he was sitting up.
Isabelle (Issy) Siebert
I enjoy watching the children, like Sophie, learn to ride and seeing their faces light up when it is time for them to get on their favorite horse. Watching their confidence grow weekly has been very rewarding.
Kelly Dotson
Horses with Hearts has changed my life quite a bit. It's a combination of things I like to do: Horses and helping people. I always have something to look forward to on Wednesdays besides homework. I love working with the children; they always make me smile. And of course I enjoy the horses! I have been able to meet many wonderful people and sweet kids. It definitely makes me feel good to know that I am touching the lives of children. We are all blessed to be able to do this and I am proud to say that I volunteer at Horses with Hearts.
Bobby Harrison
As a volunteer watching the young man Chris that I help walk has been a blessing for me. He gets a kick out of riding and interacting with the horse. Also it gives him a chance to interact with other riders and the volunteers. This young man's face lights up when he sits on top the horse. It helps with social skills as well as helping him with his balance.
Horses with Hearts does a lot for many disabled people that otherwise would have little or no other outlet. Proud to be a part.


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Sunset At Ikea Tampines
Sunsets are just lovey.
More so while having dinner. I took these shots at IKEA Tampines.
And oh, IKEA's Swedish meatballs are to die for. A heavy meal composed of 10 meatballs, potato, gravy and lingonberry jam, this all-time favorite Swedish dish is priced at $5.80.
We bought a kilo of the meatballs at the frozen section to cook at home. Amd we didn't forget the ingredients for the gravy — some special kind of powder and cream, but we did skip the lingonberry jam and potatoes. Still yummy!


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A safer Newell Highway through the Pilliga
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Member for Barwon, Kevin Humphries was pleased to see work is progressing well on the $1.9 million upgrade of the Newell Highway through the Pilliga State Forest.
Roads and Maritime Services started work last month to improve safety for all motorists travelling along the State's longest highway.
"Work is under way to provide a new road surface and to widen a section of the highway where the terrain near the road is quite steep. The work aims to provide motorists with more room to leave the road if necessary," Mr Humphries said.
"This work follows a $4 million upgrade completed by Roads and Maritime Services on the Newell Highway earlier this year to provide a new northbound overtaking lane near Andys Creek Bridge."
Work is being carried out Monday to Saturday from 7am to 5pm.
During work, one lane is closed for the safety of motorists and workers and alternating traffic conditions are in place.
Motorists should allow extra travel time and follow all signs.
A reduced speed limit of 40 km/h is in place through the work site during work hours, and 60 km/h after hours.
Work is expected to be completed in November, weather permitting.
For the latest traffic information, visit www.livetraffic.com, download Live Traffic App or call the Transport Management Centre on 132 701.
Media: Penelope Merriman (02) 6752 5002
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My nine year old daughter is growing up so fast… transforming right before my eyes. I have this urge now to keep documenting her small accomplishments and to just keep taking pictures of her cause I want to be able to hold on to her childhood for as long as I can.
I took this shot of her at a beach while we were on vacation in Hongkong and I used Maja Papers for the layout. The classic floral patterns and soft colors were perfect for the layout. I then used Shimmerz Texturez and Dazzelerz as well as some mists and paints to add texture and color to the page...
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