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My Ben & Jerry's belly ache
In the Sixties, Peter Schumann, a Jewish bread baker from the Lower East Side started the Bread and Puppet theatre to accompany his confectionary pursuits. Here's his mission statement that appears on the theatre's website:
We believe in puppet theater as a wholesome and powerful language that can touch men and women and children alike, and we hope that our plays are true and are saying what has to be said, and that they add to your enjoyment and enlightenment."
During the Vietnam war the plays and puppets became bigger and bigger. Perhaps alienated from all the college graduates who cheered the theatre's anti-war, anti-establishment, social justice oriented productions and who later became brokers on Wall St, Schumann and his theatre fled to Glover Vermont. Today, the theatre performs regular shows for anyone, especially latter day hippies and wanna be Weathermen that populate the area around Glover.
Last month, at the end of an intensely enjoyed weekend with friends in their off the grid cabin near a pristine lake in nearby Cabot, we had the mishap of stopping with them, on our way back to Montreal to catch our flight back home to Israel, to attend the Bread and Puppet Circus in Glover. My friend assured me that it was worth the experience and that Israel never merited more than a couple of snide remarks. But, it being the week of gay pride stabbings and Molotov cocktail attacks on Arab dwellings, I offered him a wager that Israel would be featured. Little did we know that BPC (Bread and Puppet Circus) would so closely resemble BDS.
Situating ourselves under a tree for shade, distant from the main staging area, we realized that the BPC had some pre-show warm-ups circulating around the site. One of these groups, all dressed in white, touting accordions and snare drums, planted themselves, as if guided by my premonition, right next to us. Before we knew it, they had unfurled flip pages, the first of which displayed a caricature of Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the ice cream moguls. The players proceeded to chide, or more accurately castigate, Ben & Jerry for abandoning their stated mission of "making the world a better place," by supplying ice cream in "Jewish trucks, travelling on Jewish only roads, to Jewish only settlements, all the while exploiting cheap Palestinian farmers for almonds used to make "strawberry shortcake ice cream."
Ben & Jerry, by doing business in the "shrinking State of Palestine, where Israeli soldiers armed with American tanks and rifles, cage Palestinians behind a wall that prevents them from reaching their homes," were clearly not what they claimed to be. The troupe ended with a rousing "no justice, no sweets," to a large round of applause. We had experienced the ice cream Nazis. Thankfully, my wife had the wherewithal to film this august performance on her phone.
My friend's jaw dropped as I jested to him that I had paid the puppeteers to win my wager with him. You couldn't make this up, I laughed. But he was visibly shaken. His wife tried to suggest that these young performers in white were of course taking things out of context. We retorted that, given the repeated use of the word "Jewish," and the constant bit of "is this one Ben, or is that one Ben," (i.e., hard to tell those Jews apart), one had to wonder whether the white shirts were taking things out of context the same way that the brown shirts did in another place and time. Our friends seemed to admit we had a point, or at least open to seeing the event differently than they might have if we Israelis weren't there.
I wondered out loud if Ben & Jerry's would be sold in the local general store. Of course, said my friend, most people around here aren't like this. After an emotional, and now somewhat bewildered, farewell, we headed into Glover to look for Ben & Jerry's. Indeed, they were in the freezer, (as they are, according to a quick internet check, at Max Mar's supermarket in Ramallah) and I chose a stick of "Half Baked," which seemed most appropriate. Texting this to my friend, he wrote back "my faith in Vermont is restored."
Vermont has been a special vacation destination for us for decades, but this time the splendid memories of loons on the lake and dining on fresh bass caught right off the dock were stained. My wife said it was the most anti-Semitic behavior she, who grew up in Catholic Montreal, had ever experienced.
Well, at least there was still Ben & Jerry's. Or was there? Just a few days ago it was reported that Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who sold out to Unilever a few years ago but remain on the company's board, encouraged their loyal consumers not to support or contribute to any Democratic member of Congress who opposes Obama's half baked Iran deal. Anything that prevents war should be supported, they say, following their mission to "make the world a better place." Too bad Neville Chamberlain never got to try Chunky Monkey, though Hermann Goering would not have joined him in eating something with that name, even to celebrate the Munich travesty.
What a conundrum. What do I do now? Do I gorge myself on Greek Froyo (fooling myself into believing that it's less caloric than Cherry Garcia), knowing that the idiots in Glover Vermont suffer torment with each of my mouthfuls, or do I now join them in boycotting Ben & Jerry? One solution would be to continue to eat Ben & Jerry's, but feel the same new bitter aftertaste that now adheres to our beloved Vermont.
But I think I'll save the calories for a less out of context, less historically naive and less anti-Israel brand. Please don't tell me that Haagen Dazs is in favor of the Iran deal. But if they are, Strauss ice cream makes great low fat ice cream treats, that, while lacking the rich taste of Ben & Jerry's, also lack the aftertaste of ignorance that tends to become a massive stomachache.


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Well, I can't really wait to complete the CNC router but I have no choice as there is still a lot of things need to be done. I still need to make the spindle bracket, the table top, buying a spindle and wiring. Today, I completed the driver and tested all the 3 motors are running smooth (no load). For the past 3 days, I am terrified as I blew 1 of the L298 driver chip. The diodes that I used is not suitable. I also discovered that diodes does not only short circuit or open circuit, it can also become "leaky" in both direction and may not be detected if measured using the diode test on your multi-meter. This can only be detected if measured using ohm meter. After replacing the burnt chip and changing the diode to a higher voltage, everything works well.
I also installed the ball screw and the cable tray for the moving axis.

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Little Big Show #20: Pickwick
To hear Pickwick tell it, their popular Myths 7-inch series was merely a group of rough sketches they'd been developing over the previous two years put to wax. That a CD collection of those "demos" held their hometown Seattle's Sonic Boom Records #1 sales spot for a period of weeks in 2011 shows those six songs amounted to something more than tossed off basement recordings. With a successful year of festival invites and an ever larger string of hometown sell-outs behind them in 2012 the band refocused on recording and have a year later emerged with Can't ...


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Dr. Saad Saad has practiced medicine in the United States for over forty years although he is a Palestinian who grew up one of eight children in a poor family in Kuwait. He is a Board Certified in Pediatric Surgery with a specialty in Laproscopic Surgery (Laparoscopy). He's also Board Certified in General Surgery. He's now in retirement, but served as Surgeon-in-Chief and Co-Medical Director of K. Hovanian Children's Hospital in Hackensack, New Jersey. He's affiliated with many hospitals in the area. He has offices in Eatonville and surrounding locations. He's also specialized in General Surgry.
At first, Dr. Saad wanted to emulate his two older brothers, who were engineers working in the construction field in Kuwait. However, in high school he decided he would rather be a doctor, and later realized he should become a surgeon. He graduated from college, then attended Cairo University Medical Hospital School, graduating in 1971. He completed a hospital internship at the University of Cairo, and then studied at the Medical University of South Carolina under the greatest pediatric surgeon in the United States, Dr. H. Biemann Othersen.
Saad has completed thousands of surgeries over the past forty plus years, on children ranging from infants to teenagers. He has developed many new surgical procedures, and has two patents for inventions. In 2014, he received the Patient's Choice Award and the Compassionate Doctor Recognition certification. Those are bestowed only to doctors who receive almost perfect scores in making a difference in the lives of their patients and their bedside manner, as voted on by their patients. Learn more: https://about.me/ssaad/getstarted
In his practice at Meridian Pediatric Surgical Associates he adopted the philosophy they would treat every boy and girl as their own son or daughter. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP). This verifies he is board certified and dedicated to a continuous process of lifelong learning to help his patients. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, another honor verifying his dedication to his profession.
In a recent interview on Idea Mensch, Dr. Saad the quality most important to his success has been organization. Being organized keeps him from procrastinating the tasks he needs to do today, making him more efficient and productive.
If he could go back in time to give advice to his younger self, he would tell himself that he could reach his goals if he insisted on it. Clearly, Dr. Saad did insist on it, as though his older self could actually communicate with his younger self. It's also a message he would like to see put on a giant billboard to tell everybody that if a poor Palestinian kid could become successful in the United States, so could everybody who worked hard and persevered.


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Many Podiatrists and Health Care Professionals that stock Archies Thongs recommend them as an 'in and around the house slipper'. Rather than walking around bare feet in and around the house, wearing Archies Thongs when you are not wearing your orthotics allows you to get substantial support through the day whilst giving your feet a much needed break and some fresh air!


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Mathematika III by IBA Mathematics and Astronomy Club
On the 2nd and 3rd of February, 2018, the IBA Mathematics and
Astronomy Club hosted the 3rd edition of its annual flagship
event - Mathematika III. 'Mathematika' is not the name of a
typical Mathematics Contest or an Olympiad where the
participants are required to solve a paper in given time;
rather, it's a blend of a series of competitions touching a
variety of genre in Mathematical Problem Solving, with logic,
cryptography, arithmetic, mental math and puzzles to name a few.
Mathematika embodies an ideology of taking Mathematics out of
the classroom to a broader canvas of open airs and playing
fields, where problem solving becomes a lot less stressful, if
not more pleasurable. This methodology naturally appeals to a
lot of bright, daring, young minds to come together to challenge
each other, and appreciate where they stack up against their
contemporaries from different institutes of the city.
Mathematika, therefore, hosted a sizeable crowd of around 180
math enthusiasts as it embarked on the 3rd of its edition this
The event got underway with a representative of SOL (School of Leadership), who were one of the sponsors of the event, taking the stage to deliver a few opening remarks and hence, motivating the participants and uplifting their spirits for what was yet to come. Next up on the stage was Acting Patron Dr. Raziuddin who welcomed participants and then Miss Nazia Jabeen, who briefed the participants on how the event would go about. Miss Jabeen is the Manager of the IBA Mathematics and Astronomy Club for the current year and was the person who spearheaded Mathematika III. Next there was a talk by Dr. Ahmad Raza on interesting topic "Mathematical Thinking". With the end of these talks, the geek- games officially began.
The first contest of a series of contests was 'RUSH 20', where teams were made to sit in circles, with participants' backs facing inwards so that no one could see any other person in the team. The first person was handed a list of 20 question, who'd began with question 1. They would record the corresponding answer and then pass the question sheet to the next participant, who would solve the question which the previous question's answer had pointed to. This went on until all 20 questions were answered. The participants were allowed a specific number of lifelines, to provide them with a breathing space, which made the contest all the more fun.
The 2nd and 3rd contests in line, 'Enigma' and 'Applied Problems', began simultaneously after the lunch and prayer break had ended. The teams were broken up in groups of 2s and 3s, for 'Enigma' and 'Applied Problems' respectively. In 'Enigma', teams were each given a riddle to solve and a code to decrypt, which were thematically based upon the popular story of Alan Turing's decryption of 'Enigma' during the 1940s. The correct solution of this riddle earned the teams a special key pertaining to the riddle they solved, which was then required to decrypt the code, and therefore, pass this round.
The 'Applied Problems' contest comprised 3 rounds, testing participants' skills in 3 different areas of Mathematics. In the first round, they were given a timeframe of 15 minutes to solve a mathematical puzzle called 'Kakuro'. The 2nd round was a test of how creative the participants could be when they were asked to measure an area of a region practically, using real-world objects. The 3rd round, Colour4Maps asked the participants to color a map of a country in such a way that two neighboring regions would not have the same color, which was a toned-down version of the Map-Coloring Problem, that has fascinated mathematicians for many centuries.
With a TED talk, the first day of the event was aptly wrapped up.
The proceedings for the 2nd day started off early in the morning. By 9 a.m. on the 3rd February, the event had swung in full gear as participants were handed over a 'Grand Equation', which they were supposed to solve and submit by the end of that day. The fact that the solution was a cohort of 7 answers, which had to be obtained by solving a system of 7 equations, and which in turn had to be formed using the statements given, made the Grand Equation one of the most mind- boggling competitions of the event. This was followed by 'Snooze it or Lose it', where mental math skills of the participants were put to test, within a time constraint of 4 minutes per team. One had to keep their nerve to suppress the intimidation caused by the pressure of being watched by everyone while solving those problems on the stage, something which made that round so much amusing to watch.
The ultimate round of the event, 'Scavenger Hunt', was the highlight of Mathematika III. Each team had to solve a question, whose correct solution would lead them to a place in IBA where they'd get another question. This would continue until they had solved all the questions. An incorrect solution meant being directed to a wrong place, and hence a time wastage leading to a loss in marks. The synergy with which the participants ran from building to building, solving and submitting questions, was a treat to watch. With the conclusion of 'Scavenger Hunt'and informative talk by Dr. M Shahid Qureshi on "Mathematics and Mathematicians' role in developing societies and the world at large", it was almost the time to say good-bye.
The closing ceremony of Mathematika III hosted the venerable Dr. M Shahid Qureshi, Dr. Raziuddin, and Dr Junaid Alam, as guests of honor. Before the results were announced, the efforts of the whole team of Mathematika III were acknowledged. The honorable professors shared a few words with the participants, expressing their joy over hosting such a math- enthusiastic crowd. 5 top teams were called onto the stage to make the anticipations much more intense. Dr. Junaid was then invited on the stage to announce the runners-up team and winners. The winning team and the runners-ups were awarded money prizes of Rs.25000, and Rs. 10,000 respectively. The euphoric chants of the winning teams were a melody of satisfaction for the team of Mathematika III, as they perceived their months-long hard-work taking its shape in someone else's happiness.


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We're sure you've heard the exciting news by now (and you likely read about it HERE on MRG), but Saks Fifth Avenue right here in Houston has gone under a MAJOR redesign, and it officially opens its doors this Thursday. However, on Wednesday evening you can get a sneak peek of the store at a cocktail party, which will benefit MD Anderson Cancer Center. You'll be able to check out the store, shop, eat, drink, and chat with the founder of Erdem.
Date: Wednesday, April 27th
Time: 7-10pm
You can purchase general admission tickets HERE.
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Emma Grant and Maddy Porter went the extra mile to get into the Fiona character they both play in the Suttons Bay Schools production of "Shrek the Musical."
Both students dyed their hair the same coppery shade of red.
Grant, a junior, plays Princess Fiona, while Porter, a senior, plays the ogre Fiona.
"Why not look the part?" Grant said. "I might keep it this way. I don't know what my mom will say."
In all, a cast of 60 students, including some from the Montessori School located on the Suttons Bay campus, are in the all-school musical, which takes the the stage at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school auditorium.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students.
In all there are four Fionas, with fourth-grader Mya Kohler playing young Fiona and ninthgrader Gwen Morris playing teen Fiona.
There are also young Shrek, grown-up Shrek and Shrek's parents — all of whom are outfitted with the ogre's signature tubular green ears.
"I love the community of Suttons Bay and when we do these musicals we open it up for all students from third-graders to seniors," said director Joel Hoard. "It's a great opportunity for the younger kids to see the seniors, to see the juniors, to see how they handle themselves."
"Shrek The Musical" was written and scored by American composer Jeanine Tesori and playwright and lyricist David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the DreamWorks film "Shrek" and William Steig's book with the same name, written in 1990.
The musical follows the now-beloved hulking green ogre who, after being mocked and feared his whole life, lives in a green swamp where he is happy to be left alone. That is, until Pinocchio, Cinderella and the Three Pigs show up, telling him they've been evicted from their homes by the vertically challenged Lord Farquaad.
Shrek strikes a deal with them, promising to get them their homes back if they will leave him in peace.
But Farquaad has ideas of his own, saying he'll give the fairy-tale characters their homes back if Shrek rescues Princess Fiona.
Shrek obliges, finding something appealing — yet strange and different — about the pretty princess, though he can't figure out why she runs off when the sun goes down.
Why Shrek?
Simple. Because it's fun, Hoard said.
"It's a fun show," Hoard said. "The music is great and it's got a great message behind it."
That message is that everyone has layers, Hoard said, and what you see is not always what you get.
"That's no different than everyday life and people you're going to meet along the way," he said.
Shrek is played by Ryan Memberto, a senior; Donkey is played by Will Faught, a senior; Dragon by Paty Nuño, a senior; and Gingy by Idalia Cuellar, a junior.
This is Hoard's second year with the Suttons Bay drama department. One of the biggest challenges with this production was the costumes, he said.
"The Shrek costume in particular was a challenge, with all of the appendages and making sure that he looked like an ogre," he said.
A squadron of parents and others have been working on the costumes, but Hoard has also hired Sarah Koontz, of Interlochen, who specializes in making costumes for Star Wars Cosplay (costume play).
Koontz was instrumental in getting the Farquaad costume right. The character is played by sophomore Jayce Konopka, who will be walking on his knees to give the illusion of being short, while artificial legs have been created and attached to the front of the costume. Konopka's legs will be covered by a cape.
The orchestra pit is made up of parents, community members and students, all of whom are musicians. Music was coordinated by Kaylie Hutcheon, director of bands, and community member David Faught.
It's the second year that the music is been underwritten by a member of the pit, Steve Gilbreath, whose late wife Lauren was also a musician. The Gilbreaths were long-time supporters of the school's band program.
"We're so fortunate to have so many people available to work for us and make it great for the kids," Hutcheon said.
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Monday, March 30, 2009
169- Crobat
Crobat always confused me. Is it always flying? How is this possible? Nevertheless, it is still one of my favorite pokemon. It just looks cool.
I helped my cousin with some posters, programs and tee shirt designs for her upcoming charity concert thing. It came out pretty nice. I may post the stuff, if I feel ambitious enough to resize it for web format. Maybe not... We'll see. That's all. Peace out!
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My daughter is in Year 11 at our local school, Community College Whitstable. She will take her GCSEs this year and is working incredible hard with her revision. She is predicted to get mostly As.
She was judged 'not suitable for a grammar school education' in the Kent Test and I still don't know what this means. It seems Kent's 11-plus test tries to judge academic potential, but takes no account of something as important to attainment as a hard working attitude.
These days all children must stay in education until they are 18, and in Kent our 15 year olds are directed to find information at the council's 'Kent Choices 4 U' education portal. My first reaction was to write to the council to and ask them to change the program's name. I don't want to encourage our county's school leaver's to write, 'I am applying 4 this job with U.'
When I'd got over the name I looked at the site and discussed school options with my daughter. If she stays at her current school there are four pathways available at sixth form which range from 'Insight' which offers GCSE resits, to 'Inspire' and 'Intuition' which offer BTEC qualifications, the top level is 'Infinity' which offers 2 A Levels and a BTEC.
But I want 'Infinity and beyond' for my daughter… The A level choices at her current school are limited, just 4 academic subjects are offered, Psychology, Sociology, History and English. There's no Maths, no English Literature and no languages. The other A level choices are subjects like Textiles and Photography.
So it is clear my daughter needs to move school next year. The school will not be pushing her enough if they give her just 2 A levels. Her university prospects will be reduced by choosing from this limited subject range.
I am interested in the differences between secondary education in selective Kent and other counties. I do try to be open minded about selective education, but I grew up with comprehensive education and feel positively about it. The three secondary school comprehensives I encountered in my youth each offered a sixth form with an academic A level curriculum. I checked these schools today, and they still do. My daughter would have an easier life in comprehensive Yorkshire.
It is certainly the case that the majority of children at CCW will be fine with the options on offer, the assumption is that the Kent Test gets things right. I guess children judged 'not academic' don't need schools to push them towards A level and a university path at 16.
But I worry that it's not working. Nationally 49% of children go to university, but Kent is only sending 20 – 25% of children to its academic grammar schools. How are the rest of the children reaching university? I hope it is not via a path as tortuous as the one my daughter is now experiencing.
The old fashioned ideal of grammar schools is based on university being the aim of the academic minority; but these days most parents aspire to a university education for their children. Don't we want the same opportunities for all? In Kent we try to judge a university future for each child at age eleven.
The obvious option for any child is to stay in their current school sixth form. But due to the divide of pupils in Kent we have academic sixth forms at grammar schools, and mostly vocational sixth forms at non-selective schools. I'm concerned that many children go to non-selective schools based on parental preference and don't try for grammar school at all, so their university chances are limited by their parents choice. Also many children develop later, like my daughter, and need an academic syllabus at 16 but find their school doesn't offer one. I am sure many children will simply stay at their current school because it is easy to do so. So I feel many children will not be getting the opportunities they need to reach university.
I love a good statistic or two, and the DfE performance tables offer sortable data on every aspect of every school. There's even a filter for admission policy so it's easy to compare 'selective' and 'non-selective' schools in Kent. So I will have a look at post-16 education in our county. I will try to find out:
Are Kent's A level results better or worse than the national average?
Is Kent sending as many children to university as the national average?
Is Kent entering as many children for A levels as the rest of the country?
Is Kent's sorting it's children correctly? The DfE data lists High Attainers in each school based on 'Pupils assessed as being above level 4 at the end of key Stage 4.' I can check the percentage of above average ability children who are not attending Kent grammar schools.
How many children from non-selective schools enter grammar school at 16? (I made a FOI request.)
How many children from non-selective schools try to get entry to grammar schools at 16 but don't get places?
Is Kent better or worse for post 16 education for its disadvantaged children? (I think this is relevant because we know these children are rarely attending grammar schools.
I think a selective education system can be justified if it is working well for all its children. I know it hasn't worked for my daughter. She will be moving to the third school of her secondary school life next year. Her first school went into special measures and closed down, CCW has just suspended it's head. It is clear that many Kent non-selective schools have troubles as the Ofsted results prove.
My family now have the stress of trying to find a school that offers Computer Science at A level, which pretty much means looking for a place at a grammar school. My daughter is a shy girl and her confidence is low, two of the three local grammar schools interview pupils when they apply. They are not supposed to use those interviews to select pupils, as places must be allocated based on results and distance from school. The interviews are just another stressful hoop to jump through. I know my daughter will be nervous, and feel that she's not good enough. Who's to blame her? She was told she wasn't good enough for these schools when she was ten, now they want her to give a confident interview and tell grammar school teachers they were wrong.
Kent's selective education has made me angry because it's hurt my daughter. If it hurts her again my anger is going to reach critical levels. I have a bright daughter who wants to study Computer Science at university. Why is Kent education system making it so difficult for her to fulfill her potential and achieve that?


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Damien Hirst's Band Aid cover banned
Despite having reportedly been given a free reign as to how to adorn the single's sleeve, Hirst's work has been rejected on grounds of unsuitability. The potential artwork in fact seemed very appropriate. On one side it depicts the Grim Reaper cradling a starving African child in his arms, set against a blue sky with fluffy clouds, and on the other is a white child flaunting money.
There is to be a child with some baby reindeer (see picture of cover - in previous post here).
A spokesperson said: "The design Damien produced was for the front and back of a CD but we were later told they only wanted something for a front cover. It's a shame. Damien really wanted to do his bit.
"People have said it's a bleak picture but starvation and death are bleak subjects and there's no getting away from that."
Damien now plans to sell limited edition of his rejected work in order to raise money for Sudan."
Good. No doubt they will sell like hot cakes - his original cover design would have sold well too. I was looking forward to seeing his design. They should have let it go ahead. But, on second thoughts, maybe not. The Disney style cover is perhaps more inviting to the masses. Parents would probably not buy Damien's cover for their children's Christmas stocking even though it would have become a collectors item.


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The 2008 "Cookies & Calling Cards" project culminated Monday at the Petoskey Post Office when 248 cases of Girl Scout cookies were shipped to nine destination points in Iraq.
The number of cases shipped exceeds this year's project goal of 200 cases.
The project is a joint effort of Petoskey Girl Scout Troop 379 and Emmet County VFW Post 2051, with the support this year of the Bay Harbor Foundation.
For the past five years, Troop 379 has undertaken the cookie project along with its partner VFW Post 2051, sending Girl Scout cookies and pre-paid phone calling cards to local American soldiers on the ground in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Iraq.
In year one, the project donated 10 cases to Guantanamo Bay; the second year, the project provided 44 cases to soldiers in Iraq; and in year three of the project, the VFW Post and the Girl Scout troop donated 85 cases to soldiers serving in Iraq and a battlefield hospital. Last year, the project gave 180 cases to six destinations on the ground in Iraq.


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Be happy
I'm sure everyone and their dimwit brother has called this film "quirky" and, well, they're right. A lot of time is spent exploring interesting territory between characters.
So I sit here contemplating the ending, which strikes me as a backslide into the ordinary, usual hollywood way to wrap something up. There's touches to it that work as part of this film, but it still misses somehow. I'm not sure what else to offer up though that's not the point. To be fully "quirky", it needs to follow through all the way.
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By Wole Mosadomi
MINNA -Â Nemesis has caught up with a top civil servant in Niger State government who specialises in issuing fake employment letters to innocent job seekers.
Malam Mohammed Baba Wachiko, aged 36, was said to have collected over N1.5m from eager undergraduates seeking employment.
It was reliably gathered that Wachiko was charging not less than N25,000 from each job seeker, depending on the power of negotiation.
An employer in the computer unit of the State Secondary Education Board was said to have perfected the art of signing the signature of Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Shuaibu Barde, thereby making the employment letters look faultless.
Already, no fewer than 97 job seekers have been issued with the fake letters and posted to different secondary schools across the state to teach.
The fake "secretary†was said to have taken advantage of the Graduate Employment Scheme introduced by the present state government to engage many of the undergraduates who are desperately looking for job.
The shady deal, however, blew into the open when most of those posted out with the fake letters were rejected in their various schools and consequently denied salaries for the past five to seven months since the programme kicked off depending on when they got their letters.
The aggrieved job seekers were said to have stormed the Education Board to formally protest over their non payment of which the secretary of the Board immediately intervened.


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The Medical Practice and Business Overhead Expense Disability Insurance Coverage: Claim and Legal Issues.
George Thompson. Esq.
Hundreds of medical practices through out New England have a form of insurance coverage that is known as Business Overhead Expense ("BOE") disability insurance. The purpose of BOE coverage is to provide a reimbursement to the practice owners, up to a specified dollar benefit amount identified in the insurance policy, for the incurrence of "usual and customary overhead expenses" related to the "running" or "operating" of the practice prior to the onset of the disability of a physician/practice owner ("the Doctor"). Example of typical medical practice expenses insured against would be rent, taxes, employee salaries, utilities, lease payments. What Doctors and their business/practice managers typically do not appreciate, however, is the risk of not receiving any BOE benefit payments from the disability insurance company because of the unique circumstances associated with each BOE claim. The purpose of this article is to high light some of the typical BOE insurance claim disputes and to better educate Doctors and Practice Managers about some of the potential pitfalls associated with BOE claims.
- Is the Medical Practice Owned By Only One Doctor Who Is also the Person Insured Under the BOE Policy?
A frequent denial theme for a medical practice BOE disability claim involves a medical practice that is a "one Doctor shop." In other words, one individual wears the hats of Doctor, sole business owner, and the individual insured against disability under the BOE policy. Typically this is seen in medical practices organized as a Sole Proprietorship or a "S" or "C" corporation for federal income tax purposes. The pitfall for the unwary is appreciated if the insured/Doctor is totally and likely permanently disabled. In such a situation insurance companies have denied BOE benefits under the rationale that the business is no longer functioning as a medical practice since the Doctor can't provide medical care and nobody else in the practice is providing medical care. Many Courts have accepted this rationale and have concluded that once the core function of the practice is eviscerated by a total disability, the business is no longer being "conducted" or "operated" as a medical practice and hence benefits are not payable for continuing run off expenses such as a property or equipment lease, accounts receivable activities, secretarial or clerical salaries associated with transferring patient files. Consequently, the totally disabled sole business owner/Doctor gets the worst of both worlds: he/she is totally disabled, can't practice medicine, and could becomes liable for run off overhead expenses since the BOE policy won't pay.
- Was the Medical Practice Sold or Did the Doctor/Owner Sell His Practice Ownership Interest to His Medical Group?
Another basis used by disability insurance companies for denying a BOE claim revolves around the incorrect assumption by the insured/doctor that so long as the liability for the overhead expense was incurred before his disability, i.e. an equipment lease payment, the BOE policy will always pay a benefit to cover the expense. Once the Doctor/Owner sells his interest in the medical practice, however, the insurance company is likely to deny the BOE claim because the Doctor is neither contemporaneously engaged in the conduct or operation of the medical practice and/or is no longer responsible for those continuing overhead expenses assuming the new owner takes all of the assets and liabilities of the medical practice. Similarly, unwary purchasers of medical practices from disabled Doctors sometimes under value the overhead expense liability they are acquiring because they fail to appreciate that the business overhead expense payments will end when the disabled Doctor sells his/her ownership interest.
3. Words Matter: Business vs. Profession
The words used in BOE policies typically vary between insurance companies and also can vary within different BOE policies issued by the same insurance company. One example of the significance of different words and different results concerning a benefit payment conclusion can be appreciated by focusing on the difference between "business" or "profession". "Business" is a narrower term than "Profession." One may not be providing health care services (the business) but still be incurring expenses such as licensure fees and association dues related to his or her broader " profession." Accordingly, if a disabled doctor closes or sells his business but has a policy that provides for benefits associated with the conduct of his "profession," he may stand a better chance of qualifying for some BOE disability payments.
Next Article: The author will discuss some possible solutions for medical practice owners confronting the BOE issues above. Questions or comments about this article can be emailed to George Thompson at[email protected]
About the Author: George Thompson works with the Westborough, MA. Law firm of George Thompson (508-366-1304). His practice focuses on representing insurance policyholders, both individuals and businesses, through out New England, in insurance disputes with their liability, disability and health insurance carriers. He has worked as an adjunct Professor of Insurance Law at the University of Massachusetts School of Law and is a past Co-Chairman of the Massachusetts Bar Association Health Law Section. The article above is intended to be educational and informative and is not legal advice to any particular reader.


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1. GCRA is going to the Michigan Club Invitational on July 20th. Registration opens on June 1st on Regatta Central: https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/index.jsp?job_id=2556
Rowers are responsible for their own registrations. For this regatta, list Laurel Odronic as Club Contact on your registration (Regatta Central will prompt you for this before you can submit your entries.)
2. Other upcoming regattas - in the next couple days, there will be a set of "Regatta Interest Sheets" posted in the boat bay. If you are interested in participating in an upcoming regatta, put your name, email, and whether you have a lineup or are shopping for a lineup. From these interest lists, a GCRA Point of Contact for the regatta will be identified and made known. This point of contact will help coordinate trailering and other communication leading to the event.
Here is a link to a very helpful list of regattas, entries and fee analysis provided by Nicky Fried.


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Series: The Animated Series
Episode: S01E04
Air Date: September 29, 1973
Written by: Margaret Armen
Directed by: Hal Sutherland
All the men of the crew fall into the hands of life-sucking women, so the female crew takes over!
While buzzing through space, the Enterprise picks up a signal from a distant planet. And the guys are all like "Oooo! It's so pretty! It's like it's calling to us! Beckoning us!" But the girls are all like "What? What are you talking about? It's just some kind of sound." So, since there's a man in command, they follow the signal. While on their way, all the men start hallucinating. They see beautiful women doing sensual things in serine places. It's like they have softcore porn on in their mind, except it's dumbed down for a cartoon viewing audience.
When they arrive at the planet where the signal is coming from, Bones, Kirk and Spock all beam down and find an ancient city filled with beautiful women in gold dresses. Naturally, they try to establish communications. But no sooner do they start to enjoy themselves than they are knocked unconscious by the alien women. And when they wake up, they have a band around their head and have aged quite considerably. Meanwhile, back on the ship, Scotty sings an old Scottish sea shanty.
|While Uhura and Chapel look on with concern.
Meanwhile, back on the Enterprise, Uhura has taken command, recognizing that all the men are behaving irrationally. She and Chapel put together a crack team of women to beam down to the surface and save the men! So, they beam down, confront the native women and learn that they had fled from a dying planet only to arrive here where they encountered a life-draining force. The women developed a biological resistance to the force, effective only if they can replenish their own life-force every 27 years. So they use the lorelai signal to capture men to drain their energy.
|Because they're worth it!
Overall Thoughts
I kind of wish there would have been a women-taking-over episode of The Original Series... but I guess it's fine that we have it here. By this point I'm learning to live with the animation and just suspending disbelief in order to follow the story. (Even though in this episode Nurse Chapel's sleeve becomes red for an instant.) The story here, however, leaves a little to be desired when it comes to believability. There is only so far my disbelief can be suspended. And it has nothing to do with the women taking over, it has to do with how the women on the planet are able to call their victims and drain their energy. Oh well. ONWARD.


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- Network: CBS
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 1, 2002
- Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Eric Close, Poppy Montgomery
Without a Trace is a fast-paced procedural drama about the Missing Persons Squad of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The sole responsibility of the special task force is to find missing persons by applying advanced psychological profiling techniques to peel back the layers of theWithout a Trace is a fast-paced procedural drama about the Missing Persons Squad of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The sole responsibility of the special task force is to find missing persons by applying advanced psychological profiling techniques to peel back the layers of the victims' lives and trace their whereabouts in an effort to discover whether they have been abducted, been murdered, committed suicide or simply run away. The team reconstructs a "Day of Disappearance" timeline that details every minute of the 24 hours prior to the disappearance, following one simple rule: learn who the victim is in order to learn where the victim is. Senior agent Jack Malone (Anthony LaPaglia) heads the dedicated team that knows too well that every second counts when someone vanishes. His squad includes Samantha Spade (Poppy Montgomery), an agent who doesn't let her good looks get in the way of being tough; Vivian Johnson (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a no-nonsense investigator; Danny Taylor (Enrique Murciano), an intense and private agent; and Martin Fitzgerald (Eric Close), the newest member of the team, considered a lightweight by the squad because his only experience involves fighting white-collar crime.
In six seasons, much has happened. Martin Fitzgerald is no longer considered the lightweight he once was, having earned the respect of the team through his solid work. Jack Malone has been through many ups and downs and now finds himself in a bad position following the mishandling of a case. Vivian Johnson has proven herself, and a new agent has been welcomed into the ranks -- Elena Delgado (Roselyn Sánchez), a Hispanic female agent who came on in the program's fourth season as the squad faced ever-increasing demands on its time and resources. A former member of the NYPD, she is already known to Danny and their connection grows as the series progresses.
Without a Trace aired Thursday nights on CBS from its premiere in 2002 until the 2006-2007 season. CBS moved it to Sunday nights for one season, before moving it back to its regular Thursday slot for season six. The program now airs in its new timeslot of Tuesdays at 10 P.M. Viewers can catch the seventh season of the program in this timeslot beginning September 23, 2008. Repeats of [i]Without a Trace[/i] also air regularly on TNT. The first and second seasons of the program have been released on DVD in the United States, with latter seasons available only in other markets.… Expand
- Genre(s): Drama, Suspense
- Creator: Hank Steinberg
- Season 1 premiere date: Sep 26, 2002
- Episode Length: 60
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
Positive: 26 out of 29
Mixed: 2 out of 29
Negative: 1 out of 29
Without a Trace uses the gimmick of having the missing person drop in and out of scenes like a ghost as the agents ponder evidence. The device sounds hokey; the way it works, it's stylish and involving. [26 Sep 2002]
As good a new drama as there is this fall. [19 Sep 2002]
As uneven as it is, the series is now showcasing some of the best acting on television.
A show that does what it's supposed to do -- keep you riveted and entertained. [25 Sep 2002]
'Without a Trace' adopts the requisite cop-show clipped pace and poker-faced acting, but the procedural approach is catchy. There's something irresistible about a forensic drama that hooks you with hints at the ending and works backward from there.
Attractive but not arty, intelligent but not brainy. [22 Sep 2002]
This is essentially CSI without the microscopes, petri dishes or Marg Helgenberger. Yawn. [26 Sep 2002]
Score distribution:
Positive: 0 out of 1
Mixed: 1 out of 1
Negative: 0 out of 1
Apr 2, 2013Trying to list all the procedural crime dramas that have graced our screens over the last twenty year would be a difficult task indeed withTrying to list all the procedural crime dramas that have graced our screens over the last twenty year would be a difficult task indeed with every angle from forensics to cold cases being covered somewhere along the line.
Without a Trace focuses on an FBI team whose primary focus is missing persons' cases. With a strong cast and well written scripts it is certainly amongst the best of its genre, unfortunately it still suffers from many of the same issues as other procedurals. With cases having to be introduced and solved within the 45 minute time period each week we are never able to get the sort of in-depth look at the subject matter that shows such as The Wire and The Shield provide. This problem also applies to the characters themselves with the writers only ever making half-hearted attempts to delve into the personal lives and motivations of the law enforcement officers involved, why must two of the characters always have to had some sort of romantic past in this type of show?
Too many cases also seem to involve a 'leap in logic' whereby someone will make a link they could not possible make based on a seemingly innocuous piece evidence or an irrelevant conversation in order to wrap everything up before the episode ends. Anyone that enjoys procedural crime dramas like CSI or Law and Order will certainly enjoy Without a Trace but with no ongoing plot to draw me back I have found there are far more interesting dramas, crime based or otherwise, available on DVD.… Expand


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I do not play undeads myself, especially not males. Hence the reason that I made this set in WoW-Model Viewer. After finishing this set, I pretty much feel sad for undead males, since its so difficult to find a goodlooking transmog set for them. Maybe its the fact that you cannot cover up all the bones, or colour them in a way so your transmog-set would match even better. Hurray for tabards! I went for a hint of brown in this transmog set since there's a bit of brown on the bottom of the shoulders, and they arent really black (they are a bit grey-ish) I personally think it goes kinda well together with the colour scheme.
I ended up with pieces that would seem not overly difficult to acquire, except for the shoulders that are from WotLK raids. There's about two or three alternatives so that increases the chance of obtaining a pair.
List of items that I used (no wrists since they do not show on an undead) :
- Upstanding Spaulders
- Merciless Gladiator's Chain Armor
- Belt of the Ardent Marksman
- Frostscale Gloves
- Leggings of the Tireless Sentry
- Nephrosis Treads
- Wyrmcultist's Cloak
Headpiece (optional) : Wrymstalkers's Headguard (LFR)
Weapon : Vengeful Gladiator's Longbow
Tabard(s) : Undercity Tabard or Tabard of the Ebon Blade
I hope you will enjoy the set :-)


text: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711396098826909299.post1098035413276001607..comments2019-02-22T14:44:31.576+00:00Comments on Inside Martyn's Thoughts: Where I've been and Whats been going on!Martyn firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-711396098826909299.post-23759030905224414072015-07-15T13:33:50.575+01:002015-07-15T13:33:50.575+01:00Thanks Sarah. And thank you for always checking up...Thanks Sarah. And thank you for always checking up on me. I don't know fully what's going to happen or what the future holds. She's a string woman and could cope and deal with a lot. Just don't think she thought that. But that wasn't the problem. It's more what she feels and what's the risk worth. But we'll see. Time is good for many things :)Martyn Kitneyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-711396098826909299.post-29097098436515418012015-07-15T13:25:17.772+01:002015-07-15T13:25:17.772+01:00Ah Martyn I'm so sorry to hear that things hav...Ah Martyn I'm so sorry to hear that things haven't worked out. I could thing of every cliche in the book but it means sod all. You have the right attitude - have some time, get back into routine and you will move on. Perhaps if she could not deal with things and how you are sometimes, she is not the one. I hope things get back to normal for you soon and I'll keep checking in. Lots love xxSarah Howe - Run Jump Scraphttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Shopping Cart Hero is a simple launcher game about a guy driving a shopping cart down a hill and towards a jump. Click here to play the game.
Many have tried. Many have failed. Do you have what it takes to be a hero?
Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.
In Shopping Cart Hero you push a shopping cart down a hill jump in and try to go as far and as high as possible while carrying your insane passengers and doing tricks. You start with a standard shopping cart with the typical junk wheels and nothing else. At the end of each jump you are given points depending on how well you did which you can use to buy upgrades for your cart. The object of the game is to have fun trying to beat your friends jumps as there is no storyline or set goals.
Update Feb 5: Points for flip tricks! Update Feb 12: Fix some upgrade store glitches.
Right arrow to run, Up to get in, Up to jump.
You are scored at the end of each jump by a combination of: Distance: The distance you traveled, including rolling after landing. Height: The maximum height you reached on the jump. Tricks: Any tricks you did, tricks can be bought from the store or you can simply do a flip. These three scores are added together and multiplied by your Style multiplier. The style multiplier depends on the number of passengers and if you landed safely. The default is 1. You can have up to three passengers which would give you a multiplier of 4.


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Fantastic finds, Roni!! Yes, the price of embellies makes me shudder sometimes! I actually have those little heart pins... now I'm going to have to roam the sewing aisle, too. Thanks for the tips! :)ReplyDelete
really neat Idea to look in the other sections!! thanks for sharingReplyDelete
Awesome ideas Roni. I often buy the cheapo pack of bulk straight pins and glue on a small button for the decoration.ReplyDelete
Also dont forget to check the office stores for some really neat clips and doodads. Ribbon is also way cheaper in the sewing section.
I often make little shrink plastic goodies and glue them on my pins.ReplyDelete
- Carol MetullyJuly 29, 2010 at 7:18 PM
Like I said the other day...You offer so many things on your blog!! I am all for saving $$. I shop all over stores for embellies or things to use in place of the high dollar stuff! Thanks again, Roni!!ReplyDelete
I have a BIG saver to share. I bought the Stampin' Up sanding blocks to rough things up a bit on my cards. I was really happy with them until I went to a beauty supply store. In the manicure section, I could buy sanding blocks of all kinds of roughness for around a $1.00 -- no one near the $2.50 I paid at Stampin' Up.ReplyDelete
So, yeah, keeping your eyes open everywhere you go will save you boodles!


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I'll be taking a little road trip this weekend down to PA visiting my boyfriend's family and I'm very excited to get out of the city for a little. {I'm also excited for a long weekend, woot woot!} I've found that whenever I get out of NYC I always want to do the same things: Go to Target {the closest one to NYC is 'all the way' in Brooklyn, chuckle}, go to a 'normal' grocery store where I can actually push a shopping cart down the aisle, go bowling and pay only $2 for a game, take in the quietness of being in the suburbs, and of course, enjoy a beer for less than $8 a pop! What will you be doing this weekend? See below for some snippets from around the web.
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Nautical/Pirate. nautical theme and pirate themes are great, because they only need white or blue furniture, which is widely available without having to pay a premium. Seashells and other seaside items can be collected by your children when they are at the beach, to make them feel like they are having a positive impact with the decoration. If you have a wooden floor in the room, you can paint most of the floor blue, like the water, and then have one play corner decorated like the sandy beach of a desert island paradise.
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Lee Hongki, a member of South Korea's idol rock band FT Island, took extreme measures against some intrusive fans by blocking them from leaving comments on his Instagram.
"Im just vocal,actor,dj. not your boyfriends. dont tell me your fantasy," Lee wrote on his Instagram, blocking comments from some fans. The 27-year-old has been constantly harassed by over-enthusiastic fans trying to interfere with his private life in a systematic move. Sometimes they have treated the singer like their boyfriends or left malicious comments.
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Coaching the Heart - Nov. 8-10 Redding, CA
What You GetCoaching the Heart includes:
- Three full days of workshop sessions
- Course manual
- Eight weeks of structured peer coaching afterward
- Opportunity to get credit toward your LMI certification
PrerequisitesIn order to take this course, you must have completed one of the following:
- Completed the LMI Transforming the Heart course (recommended)
- Read the book, The Invitation by Tony Stoltzfus
- Video Review
- Author Bio
Video Review
About the Author
Tony Stoltzfus is a master coach and trainer, author of 10 books and an expert on the ways of God with the human heart. After experiencing deep suffering and betrayal in his own life, and meeting Jesus in it, he helps leaders become aware of their own hearts and find life in meeting Jesus there. Tony offers training in heart engaging and transformational leadership through The Leadership MetaFormation Institute in Redding, California.


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About Me
Katrina specializes in customized Massage Therapy and Bodywork in Oakridge Oregon. She intuitively blends Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release and Swedish Relaxation Massage based on your individual needs. She is also trained in Chinese Cupping. In the coming year, she will be adding Ashiatsu and Thai to her practice. She graduated from the incredible massage program at C.O.C.C. in Bend Oregon in 2012. Since then she has continued to expand her knowledge with amazing instructors, including Bill Musser, Amber Clark, and Til Luchau . A small town girl at heart, she recently relocated to Oakridge from Bend. She is an avid mtn. biker, a recent fly fishing student and also loves spending time with her big dog, Opal.


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Mutinati is the perfect partner for anyone who wishes to get a complete result without worrying about the construction site complexity and the suppliers and workers relationship.
Co-operation, technical and managerial experience, control of construction phases are the basis of our business both in assets of furniture and managing of "turnkey" works where besides furniture, fixed or not, we provide building works of interior, engineering, finishing materials and decorations.
Each step matches specific skills of our team.
The concept is boosted to achieve a perfect execution in all its details. Leading the whole process, such as quality guarantee and achievement of the target are the analysis and the detection of the mood, including technological research and fine attention to detail.
Directing the activity of interior contractor Mutinati Officina d'Interni explores the feasible dimension beyond habits.
In dialogue with architecture and project's requirements, thanks to our specialized workforce, we manufacture prestigious furniture on design, fully customized and even handmade.
Our long-gone partnerships with Italian leading design companies allow us to provide products on catalogue or customized.
Alongside the stock of products, we give an articulated series of useful services to obtain the best result, from the definition of a concept to the research of materials and finishes, from the realization of samples to budgeting, from the executive design to logistics, from installation to after-sales support. Everything is in respect of budgets and deadlines.
Our project management starts with the analysis of the idea's feasibility and follows a timetabled and shared approach.
The monitoring tools offered to the customer are simple and intuitive, built with an immediate and direct language.


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20 Most Hated Companies in America
Specifically, they can't stand Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, US Airways, American Airlines and Continental Airlines â€" in that order. With 5 airlines in the top 10, the industry flew away with top honors.
1. Pepco Holdings (54)
2. Delta Air Lines (56)
3. Time Warner Cable (59)
4. Comcast (59)
5. Charter Communications (59)
6. United Airlines (61)
7. US Airways (62)
8. American Airlines (63)
9. Continental (64)
10. UnitedHealth (65)
11. Long Island Power Authority (65)
12. LA Department of Water & Power (66)
13. Facebook.com (66)
14. AT&T Mobility (66)
16. JPMorgan Chase (67)
17. DISH Network (67)
18. Cox Communications (67)
19. Bank of America (68)
20. AT&T (U-verse) (68)
I asked the ACSI's managing director, David VanAmburg, to share his thoughts on the losers.
"Just about all of the very bottom companies â€" those scoring below 65 -- are airlines and cable companies, which industry-wide are challenged to provide satisfying experiences for a number of reasons," he says. Those reasons include the "high perceived cost coupled with low perceived service reliability," he explained.
How about Pepco, an electric service provider to customers in Washington and Maryland?
"Pepco makes the list this time because of its reliability record over the past year, which was particularly troublesome for the utility," VanAmburg told me. "But it should be noted Pepco's never before been in this territory and was a 70 as recently as a year ago."
Just to put these scores into some perspective, if these companies were students, they'd be getting "Ds" â€" or failing the class. The companies are under performers in every sense of the word.
But the way, I'm not the first to call these companies America's most hated, and I probably won't be the last.
It is truly remarkable that the airlines can under perform every other industry, including cable TV, wireless, public utilities, and sleazy banks. It takes a lot of work to distinguish yourself as America's most hated industry, but by golly, I think the airlines have done it.
Of course, now that Continental Airlines has merged with United Airlines, there will be one less carrier on this list.
Perhaps another airline will rise â€" or fall â€" to the occasion?
Related:On Your Side wiki. He's the author of the upcoming book Scammed: How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in a World of Schemes, Swindles, and Shady Deals, which critics have called it "eye-opening" and "inspiring." You can follow Elliott on Twitter, Facebook or his personal blog, Elliott.org or email him directly.
Photo: redwood 1/Flickr


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Random thoughts on several topics:
1. War in Afghanistan. Well, I have to give credit where credit is due. The Obama administration has made some gains in the Afghan war. Drone attacks have been significantly stepped up in the past year, and seem to accomplishing goals. Quite a few Taliban & al Qaeda targets have been taken out. This week's revelation that the #2 Taliban leader was captured in Pakistan further illustrates progress there. Mind you, it's probably driving the "bring 'em all home" crowd nuts, but they haven't been as vocal about Afghanistan as they are Iraq. This is probably the biggest (only?) area where Obama is leading from a centrist position compared to his campaign.
2. Special notes on Capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. What makes the capture of this Taliban military commander especially noteworthy is it happened in Pakistan, with the help of Pakistani forces. I have long felt that Taliban influences in Pakistan government and military were hindering our efforts there–at least by not disclosing all information and possibly tipping off Taliban and al Qaeda insurgents. Guess they have finally figured out they are going nowhere as long as they align with the Taliban.
Also, officials have publicly stated that Baradar is providing valuable intel. I'm sure this is because he is being held by the Pakistani government. The Obama administration has made sure that no terrorist fears an American interrogation, but they will be very aware of the techniques available to the Pakistanis!
3. Biden & Iraq. This information is from Gary Bauer's email of yesterday (16 Feb 2010), as I try to avoid listening to Joe Biden's comments. Last week he predicted that success in Iraq would be one of Obama's "great achievements." This comes after both Biden & Obama voted AGAINST the Iraqi surge in 2007. It is that very surge (proposed by General Petraeus) that Bush put into place that was the turning point in the military efforts in Iraq. Another moment of "audacity" for this administration . . .
4. Anniversary of the so-called "stimulus." I'll just include this, courtesy of Lori Ziganto.


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Thor Babe by nerdyliciousdiva featuring floral tops


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"Allegiant" Film Review by Van Roberts
The second sequel in "The Divergent Series" entitled "Allegiant" (**1/2 OUT OF ****) finally lets our non-conformist heroine Tris Prior and her quartet of companions escape from Chicago. The Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate franchise kept Tris and company confined to the ravaged Windy City metropolis in both "Divergent" (2014) and "Insurgent" (2015), while the five factions vying for dominance collapsed after Jeanine's conspiracy to destroy another group Abnegation. "Divergent" did a first-rate job of forging the franchise, formulating those antagonistic five factions, and furnishing us another gorgeous gal with gumption. The audacious "Insurgent" ensued and shattered the quasi-peace that existed among those five factions. Actually, one faction had been obliterated by "Insurgent" so four remained, but the cohesion of those factions was coming apart at the seams. Now, in "Allegiant," with only two groups of survivors locking horns and a civil war threatening, our heroine and her pals take it on the lam, scale the wall, and plunge beyond Chicago into an irradiated wasteland to confront the Founders control the city and its inhabitants. Although I read the novel "Divergent," I skipped both "Insurgent" and "Allegiant," so I have no idea how faithfully the filmmakers have adhered to author Veronica Roth's post-apocalyptic, young adult trilogy. Predictably, nothing happens to either Tris or Four, and this constitutes a problem with "Allegiant." After the superb "Divergent," where both of protagonist's parents perished, and then "Insurgent" eliminated two major villains, "Allegiant" struggles to maintain sufficient tension despite its plethora of action scenes. Indeed, the loss of Jeanine—an awesome adversary by any standard in "Divergent" as well as "Insurgent"–and the two lackluster substitutes for her—Evelyn and David—undermines this less above-average sequel. Moreover, neither Jeff Daniels nor Naomi Watts as David and Evelyn respectively can overshadow for Jeanine's villainous presence. Further, the loss of a second villain, Eric (Jai Courtney of "Terminator Genisys"), in "Insurgent" proves almost as irreplaceable. Strong sci-fi action scenes mustering futuristic aircraft and infantry hardware bolster the storyline, but the absence of dastardly villains diminishes the friction.
"Insurgent" director Robert Schwentke knows how to stage adventurous action with computer generated special effects, and he flaunts his expertise with a crackerjack opening sequence. Initially, we learn (as if we didn't know) Jeanine and her oppressive regime are dead and gone. Jeanine's lieutenants aren't alive for long. A defiant Max (Mekhi Phifer of "Dawn of the Dead") suffers the wrath of the downtrodden that he rode roughshod over for Jeanine. Chicago's new leader, Evelyn (Naomi Watts of "King Kong"), stages tribunals to punish the guilty. Evelyn's chief lieutenant, Edgar (Jonny Weston of "Taken 3"), caps Max in the back of the head after the crowd gives a thumbs-down signal for Max to bite it. Of course, we hear the explosive blast of Edgar's revolver, but Schwentke doesn't show the bloody obliteration of Max's noggin. After all, the Motion Picture Producers Association rated "Allegiant" PG-13 "for intense violence and action, thematic elements, and some partial nudity." The next candidate awaiting execution is none other than Tris' brother Caleb (Ansel Elgort of "Carrie"), and he pleads for mercy. Four (Theo James of "Underworld: Awakening") uses his position as Evelyn's son to haul a cowering Caleb out of jail, fake his death, and then spirit him out of the city. Tris (Shailene Woodley of "The Descendants"), Christina (Zoë Kravitz of "After Earth"), Tori (Maggie Q of "Priest"), and Peter (Miles Teller of "The Maze Runner") accompany them. The suspense in this scene you make you squirm. Too late, Edgar discovers Four's treachery and mobilizes manpower to pursue Tris and company. Evelyn warns Edgar to bring back her son alive. Our heroic quintet imitates Batman and Robin from the 1960s era "Batman" television show. After they fire grappling hooks at the fence atop the wall, they hoist themselves vertically up the wall by means of wires that reel them in to the top of the barricade. Unfortunately, nothing is a picnic, and Tris has to brave a barrage of gunfire from Edgar and company after she learns that Evelyn electrified the fence at the top of the wall. Indeed, Evelyn has become every bit as autocratic as Jeanine; she has sealed off Chicago so nobody can set foot outside of the city. If you missed "Insurgent," you should know Tris received a message from the Founders on the far side of the wall inviting her to visit them. Tris blows up the truck pumping electricity into the fence, and our heroic horde crosses the wall. Tragically, one of the quintet doesn't survive. Later, our weary warriors find themselves trudging through a bleak, forbidding, Martian-like landscape. As it turns out, humanity waged a nuclear war some 200 years ago. The skies shower them with toxic red rainfall, and then they encounter trigger-happy Edgar again as he careens after them in gleeful pursuit. Edgar gets the surprise of his life when the landscape in front of him magically changes, like a huge mirage, to reveal an army of infantry and aerial assault craft hovering on the other side. The soldiers welcome our heroes and transport them back to a glittering city on the site of what once was O'Hare International Airport. Tris meets the well-dressed head of the Bureau of Genetic Welfare, David (Jeff Daniels of "Gods and Generals"), who claims that he has been watching her with an elaborate surveillance systems since her birth.
Mind you, "Allegiant" is another example of those novels that the studio split into two parts to boost box office receipts. Consequently, it may be presumptuous to criticize "Allegiant" for lacking the tenacity of its predecessors, since the third sequel will finalize everything. Indeed, like previous franchises, including "Harry Potter," "Twilight," and "The Hunger Games," studios were reluctant to conclude their cash cows. Unlike the second lackluster "Hunger Games," "Allegiant" propels the narrative forward, pits our protagonists against perils galore, and introduces new obstacles, without giving away entirely everything left to come in the final film.
"Your imagination can take you where nothing else can." Van Roberts