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Aimee started designing web graphics in 1996 using Photoshop 4 and got her first glimpse of how HTML was coded. Since then, her skills have grown with different projects and clients she's gotten to work with.
Since 2002, she has taught HTML courses extensively, along with other web design and graphic design courses at Vancouver's top continuing education schools, such as UBC, BCIT, Langara and VCC. She is confident about hand-coding in XHTML/CSS and HTML5.
In addition, she is also well versed in using Adobe Dreamweaver as a web editor to design websites with. She's stayed current with these and other design applications because her teaching requires her to stay current with latest application versions. Aimee is also feels very competent in using Photoshop and Illustrator to design supporting web graphics.
On LinkedIn, she has been greatly endorsed in her skills of these main programs from individuals she's worked and taught. With the staggering growth of mobile websites, she's become very interested in expanding her existing web development skills into this new domain of mobile web web ecosystem.
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- Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows 8 Touch UI
- Graphics/Web Applications: ADOBE CS6 - Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
- Productivity Software: Micrsoft Office – Work, Excel & Powerpoint
- Typing Speed: 65+ WPM
- Confident in hand-coding websites in XHTML/HTML5/CSS3
- Understands how to add javascript snippets & jQuery interactive slider galleries
- Understands the web site building process from planning, to development to implementation.
- Knows how to FTP files, set-up web hosting and understands the directory structure on web server.
- Understands SEO (search engine optimization) concepts and techniques in helping websites improve ranking on search engines.
- Understanding of mobile design best practices / web design for mobile / mobile SEO concepts
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LinkedIn: ca.linkedin.com/in/aimeechung
+ balsamiq wireframe samples
The planning process of building a website always starts with discussing the needs of the clients and their audience for a website. From there, once the scope of the site has been determined, then we can begin designing what the the UI of the website will look like. Balsamiq has been a great tool that I use to create these quick and fairly accurate wireframes. Here are some examples of wireframes I've built.
MINI Mobile Website (BCIT Educational Use Only)
Mobile websites in particular, are more challenging due to the space restrictions. At BCIT Mobile Design Course, we used a set size of 320 x 480 to design within. Having a wireframe helped to figure out how much space could be allowed for different elements in the UI.
Harry Gunawan Wireframe Mockups
This realtor found the wireframes to be a useful stage in the development of his site. He could then tell me how in the layout he wanted his most information to be. This was then proceeded with a visual mock-up of the header banner.


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Oskar is a PhD student in Computer and Information Science with an orientation in Computer Science at Linnaeus University (LNU). He has been affiliated with LNU for quite some time completing his undergraduate studies before he started his PhD education.
The current focus of Oskar´s ongoing research is related to reuse aspects of TEL projects and Software Ecosystems.
Oskar recently successfully defended his licentiate thesis "Towards a Mobile Learning Software Ecosystem", which put forward a reference model for approaching software ecosystems in the domain of mobile learning.
Mail: oskar.pettersson(AT)lnu.se
Mobile: +46 (0)703622449
Address: Emil Lindells Väg 14B
Pettersson, O., Andersson, J. and Milrad, M. (2013). Understanding Software Ecosystems for Technology-Enhanced Learning: a Case Study. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2013). November, 18-22, 2013, Denpasar Bali, Indonesia, pp 457-462.
Pettersson, O. and Vogel, B. (2012). Reusability and Interoperability in Mobile Learning: A Study of Current Practices. 2012 Workshop on Scalability and Interoperability Dimensions for Mobile Learning Applications (SID-ML 2012), In Proceedings of the Seventh IEEE WMUTE 2012, Takamatsu, Japan, March 27th-30th 2012.
Vogel, B., Pettersson, O., Kurti, A. and Huck, S, A. (2012). Utilizing Gesture Based Interaction for Supporting Collaborative Explorations of Visualizations in TEL. Proceedings of the Seventh IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technology in Education WMUTE 2012, Takamatsu, Japan, March 27th-30th 2012.
Sollervall, H., Gil de la Iglesia, D., Milrad, M., Petersson, O., Salavati, S., Yau, J., & Peng, A. (2011). Designing with mobile technologies for enacting the learning of geometry. "Technology-transformed learning: Going beyond the one-to-one model?" Workshop, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2011).
Sollervall, H. , Gil de la Iglesia, D., Milrad, M., Petersson, O., Salavati, S. & Yau, J. (2011). Trade-offs between didactical and technological design requirements affecting the robustness of a mobile learning activity. Proceedings of The International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011
Yau, J., Gil de la Iglesia, D., Milrad, M., Petersson, O., Salavati, S. & Sollervall, H. (2011). Identifying the potential needs to provide mobile context-aware hints to support students' learning. Proceedings of The International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2011.
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13 diciembre 2018 Developing the industrial assembly station for Industry 4.0 environment
"Developing the industrial assembly station for Industry 4.0 environment" is the title of the seminar that was held by Fiam at its premises in Vicenza on 5 December. The director of Industria Italiana magazine, Filippo Astone, has moderated the work. The seminar has been a training occasion for production companies wishing to improve their assembly processes to achieve enhanced productivity and competitiveness by using strategies that involve the adequate design of flexible production systems, the study of machine tending logics and the provision of tightening stations with a view towards the use of new robot technologies.
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By Mattijn Franssen
Be Ruthless with Debt
The third principle I learned was to rid myself of debt. There are benefits to this principle beyond just the financial savings.
If you missed lessons one and two click here
By Mattijn Franssen
The third principle I learned was to rid myself of debt. There are benefits to this principle beyond just the financial savings.
If you missed lessons one and two click here
How are you doing with your saving for retirement? How many more years do you have before you would like to retire? Not sure, well one fact for sure is you have one less year than you did last year.
A large percentage of the population does not save enough for retirement. Gone are the days when you have a pension and social security guaranteed to be waiting for you when you retire. You have to take control yourself.
But how? Even though your income may go up every year, you can't seem to scrape enough "extra" to put aside for savings.
There is a way to do it though that is not as painful as you might guess.
One of the best pieces of information I have learned is to replace bad habits with good ones.
We all have bad habits, especially in the area of money. We overspend, we save too little, we owe too much, we don't make enough income. All of these problems are seemingly impossible to tackle. But all big problems can be addressed by working on them a little at a time. If bad habits got you into the mess, then good habits will get you out of them.
By Namphuong Van
Spring is Here… I think.
Winters in Chicago require the ability to endure extremes, both in temperature and the hassles of snow. The winter of 2013-2014 was the fourth worst in Chicago history. If you have been alive since 1960 you have lived through all four of the worst. I have.
In the previous post, I wrote about why we should start a blog LINK.
Here in this post I will talk about what to write about it and where to find ideas.
Start by asking yourself a few questions.
Photo by MKHMarketing
If you're like me, you hear about all the change in this world, especially in the world of technology and it seems overwhelming at times trying to keep up with it all. Younger people seem to adapt really well.
Even though blogging isn't something new, I would guess the percentage of those blogging over 50 must be quite small. I work in IT, and I only started doing it last year.
Seven Ideas for 2014 Resolutions – Your 2014 Makeover
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Here are seven ideas for 2014 resolutions to make this a year that you will look back on 12 months from now with pride, fondness and a sense of accomplishment. Everything we will talk about in this post, the actual daily tasks are small and easy to do. But they are like puzzle pieces that put together a picture of a better life for you. Or a thread that weaves into a beautiful tapestry that depicts your life. A lot of what we talk about here only take seconds to do, some maybe ten minutes. But they are worth so much. Forget the past and start 2014 off with a bang.
1. One Big Goal (OBG) – Focus Follow One Course Until Successful.
It is easy to become distracted. What one BIG thing would you like to complete or start in 2014? Make a list of goals you'd like to accomplish over a lifetime and break them down into categories; health, relationships, money, spiritual, career, hobbies.
Identify those that are really big and will take you multiple years to complete. Break those goals down into yearly goals. For example, if you want to publish a book in ten years, where do you need to be in five years, two years, and the end of this year? Maybe this year you could start a daily journal, take a writing class, buy some good writing books and read five classic books.
After you have your list of goals for the year, by category, review them to determine which is the most important one – your OBG. Focus on that one daily. Schedule a task early each day and finish it first before anything else. You can still work on your other goals, but only after the work on your OBG is done. In our example, say you decide to work on your goal to have your book published. In 2014, your want to read five books. List out the books you want to read and buy or checkout from the library. Research how many pages they have. Then use a little math and figure out how many pages you have to read each day (five books x 350 pages = 1750 pages divided by 365 days = 5 pages a day to read).
Schedule a day to run up to the office supply store and buy a bound journal.
Set your alarm clock for five minutes earlier and use those five minutes to write in your journal. Increase the amount of time, a couple of minutes a week so that by the end of the year you're writing for an hour per day.
Research online for a good writing class. Schedule 15 minutes a day to do this until you find a good one.
As you can see, you can break your BIG lifetime goal down to really small daily tasks that are easy to complete. Your day one tasks could be reading five pages from "Farewell to Arms", write five minutes in my new journal, research 15 minutes online for a writing class, and brown-bag my lunch to save $7 towards my writing class. Simple. Anyone could do those tasks.
By the end of the year you will have read five good books, found a writing class and saved money for it, and developed a habit of writing for an hour per day. You could be very happy with a year like that. Keep that up for several years, and you will have the talent to complete your lifetime goal to publish a book. By focusing on this one big goal, you will be concentrating on what you are passionate about, what really motivates you and what drives you.
You will find that success in this one area will rub off into other areas. You will develop a different mindset with a confidence to know you can do it. But, FOCUS on your OBG, your One Big Goal this year, do it first thing in the morning, summarize it in one word and stick the word where you'll see it every day; a post it note on the mirror, a reminder on your outlook calendar, take a sharpie and write it on your coffee mug. You will be surprised how big an impact this will have on your life.
2. Health – We all know our health is important. Neglect in this area impacts every other part of our life. Start your year by scheduling a physical exam with your doctor. I have previously written a post HERE on medical exams to schedule when you're over 50.
Write out everything you would like to improve; lose weight, workout more, more flexibility, get rid of nagging back pain. Even if it seems impossible, put it down.
I lived with horrible pain in my left arm for months. It was so bad I couldn't sleep or concentrate on work. My regular doctor said it was carpal tunnel, and it would need surgery. Instead, I researched other people who had the same pain, and they frequently cited problems with their neck. I checked on the best orthopedic surgeons in the area in Chicago magazine. I found one that happened to be five minutes from my house. He did an MRI and found a bulging disc in my neck that was squeezing a nerve that ran down my left arm, causing the pain. Six weeks of physical therapy and I was back to normal. Amazing!
Look at your list and determine which is the most important. If you're over-weight or have high cholesterol, address those before deciding to run a marathon. And similar to the OBG, divide it up into small tasks that you can do daily and feel good about it.
If it is trying to lose weight, cut out one can of pop and do a ten minute walk when you get home each day. Make your goal to lose just one pound a month. By the end of the year, you will have dropped 12 pounds. If you achieve your goal before the end of the year, grab the next one on your list and go after it too. Remember that the goal of exercise is to change something. If it isn't changing, then change what you are doing as it isn't working.
3. Relationships – Relationships matter. Think about all the people you have in your life; your family, friends, neighbors, people you work with, and even the casual acquaintances like the people at the train station, or coffee shop.
Write down an assessment for all of them. Some people might be poisonous to you and you need to distance yourself from them. If it happens to be your spouse, then it will take a lot of work. People give up too easy in their marriage and forget that it does take work to make it a good one.
If somebody annoys you, what about them does? Start by forgiving them. Not necessarily to their face, but silently to yourself. Some things that bother you may actually be quite small and insignificant.
Laugh at the person who just cut you off in traffic. Smile at the person who complains all the time at work. Say, "I love you," to yourself, at your neighbor who never waves back to you. Grab your wife and do a quick dance when she nags you.
Yes, some of these are ridiculous, but they work. Would your rather be miserable around everyone, or have a lot of fun? I'd rather have a good time.
Another area to look at is who are your friends. They saying goes, "you are the average of the five people you surround yourself with." This year try to develop a friendship or mentorship with someone who can be a positive influence on your life. Eat lunch with the guy at work who has had two promotions in the last two years. Talk to the guy at the train station who always seems to be in a good mood. Email that author who wrote the book you love.
Above all, don't neglect the family. Do something good for them every day. Little things like writing "I love you" on a napkin in the morning, or telling your kids you're proud of them are huge and will have lasting benefits for them and you.
4. Money – Your goal here could be a simple one, like get a 2% raise, or it could be complex like start a new business.
Here are some ideas; start earning a side income to use during your retirement years, payoff your debt, start tracking all your spending, diversify your savings, start an emergency fund, move to a smaller home or to an area with a cheaper cost of living, cut back on some expenses like eating out or cable, increase the amount you save each month and have it transferred automatically so you can't touch it, save each month for large expenses like Christmas or real estate taxes so you'll have the money when the time comes.
That should be enough to get your creative juices flowing. The important thing is to make each year better than the year before. Start small and build. Make an extra payment towards the principal on your debt. Start with $50/month this year and increase it to $100/month next year, and so on. This one task will take you five minutes at the end of the month (set a reminder).
I'm also an advocate of tracking your money and assets. You do a better job of managing what you measure, just don't make it complicated. Break your expenses down into broad categories, like housing, food, medical, fun, auto, and insurance. Enter the amounts once per week and review at the end of the month. Keep track of your net worth (assets minus debt) and watch it grow. Take two minutes to log into your retirement account and jot down your account totals. Keep them on a spreadsheet. This will give you a good feel for how you are doing, just don't panic and buy and sell on a whim. Slow and steady wins. Subscribe to a good financial newsletter. I recommend the Palm Beach Letter.
5. Spiritual – This can mean different things to different people. For me, I want to work on my Christian walk of faith and my relationship with God. I do this by studying four books in the bible per year, memorizing 24 bible verses, attending a weekly men's bible study and serving/supporting my local church.
For others, this can mean working on your mind with things like meditation, getting rid of negative thoughts, surrounding yourself with positive people, not regretting the past, or worrying about the future, but focusing on now and what is real. You have a mind, a body, a soul. Don't neglect any of them, each needs attention. Look for some good books on Amazon.com for self-improvement. You will find that a better "you" will rub off on other areas of your life; your relationships, your health, your creativity, productivity. This area is probably the most neglected area for the majority of men.
6. Simplify/Declutter – I started a program in 2013 to simplify. Part of the process was to declutter. I use a spare bedroom in my home as a combo workout room, music room and office. There was stuff everywhere; on the floor, the closet was jammed, and my desk had so much stuff on it I couldn't put my laptop on it. All of these piles smother you, each is a to do list, and subconsciously they are weights that drag you down. I had to get rid of it, and I did by starting small. I did one area each week. I would lay out the pile and sort it into three categories:
a. Don't need it/Never use it/No value – throw it away
b. Don't need it/Never use it/Could be used by someone else – Donate it or Sell it
c. I need it/I use it – Find a place for it and store it
Some of the projects were not easy. My closet was jammed with stuff. It required me to install shelves, both on the walls and units that sat on the floor.
I sold books and unused music gear and made over $300. Nice!
I bought an L-shaped desk from Staples, around Christmas, for $49 and threw the old one away. This new desk gives me plenty of room.
This process is far from over and I will continue it in 2014. I have clothes to get rid of and a crawlspace to thin out. And you know, it does feel better to walk in my office when it is all clean and organized.
You can do it too. Each week find one tiny area to declutter, maybe one square foot of space. Don't overwhelm yourself. Once it becomes a habit (see below), it will be easy to do and you can tackle big projects like the garage or basement. We save so much stuff that we don't need. Less stuff, less distractions, less worries, and you become more productive due to a clear mind.
7. Habit – This was another area that I worked on in 2013 that I will continue for a lifetime. I first read about this in a book called "The Greatest Salesman in the World" by Og Mandino. It's only about 100 pages, and you can read it in one day. In it, a man learns ten things that changed his life. The first one was to develop good habits and become their slave. Most of us do the opposite, we develop bad habits and become their slaves. In 2013, I developed the following habits:
a. Wake up at 4:30am
b. Practice Spanish lessons daily
c. Practice my bass daily
d. Practice ear training every morning
e. Write for one hour before work
f. Great dental care (see this LINK)
g. Memorize bible verses
h. Learn new vocabulary words daily
i. Learn/review grammar lessons daily
j. Review my retirement fund and market performance daily
k. Track what food I eat and break down the grams of fat, carbs, protein and total calories (Free App)
l. Jot down anything I am grateful for that happened during the month
m. Keep a small notebook with me to note any ideas that come to me during the day
Most of these habits are done before I go to work, or before I go to sleep. They are routines that I have actually written out. For example, wake up at 4:30am, make breakfast and feed cat 4:45am…After a month of doing this, it just becomes habit.
I know that I will work on my Spanish next and log on to vocabulary.com to test myself on ten words after that. They've become habits, good habits. Each helps in areas I have down as lifetime goals. By making them habits, I do them daily and doing them daily improves me daily and gets me closer to my goals. It only really cost me getting up an hour and a half early each day.
Leo Babauta wrote about habits on his blog. He wanted the habit of flossing. Why is it so easy to brush your teeth each day and so hard to floss daily? Well, it becomes easy once it is a habit. Leo started by flossing just one tooth each day. Then two teeth, and so on. After a month, you're flossing without even thinking about it. You just walk into the bathroom and grab the floss and go to it. And it works that way with all of the tasks you want to be habits. Do a small bit each day and at the end of the month…boom it's a habit. The nice bonus is that the more good habits you develop, the less time you have for bad habits.
Hopefully you have found this list helpful, and it has given you some ideas for 2014 resolutions. Make this year a great one, small changes done daily add up to huge changes later. Don't regret your past or worry about the future. Focus on today and do your small tasks, making sure to do the OBG (One Big Goal) first. Do that and your future will take care of itself.
Please leave a comment letting me know what you'll work in this year.
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Can anyone in the world come up with a perfect diet? A diet that will help you lose weight, in all the right places – fat no less – gain muscle, tastes great, easy to fix, and not overly expensive?
I know I've tried, and have been unsuccessful. My diet in 2013 was one of my few disappointments – one I hope not to repeat with my 2014 diet. While I did lose weight, I lost too much and lost muscle. Instead of looking fit and healthy, I looked sickly. This was not what I was after.
For 2013, I reduced my weight to a low of 139 pounds (at 5'10") and my body fat percentage was a low of 9.5%. By year-end, I was able to bring my weight up to 146 and keep my body fat around 10.5%.
My goal for a 2014 diet is to bring my weight up to 150-155 pounds and maintain my body fat % close to 10%. And I'd like most of the weight gain to be in muscle in the upper body.
1. Man 2.0 by John Romaniello – This was a very good book written by one of the top trainers in the country. He is helping Arnold Schwarzenegger get back in shape too. He has formulas to calculate the number of calories to consume and breaks it down into grams of protein, fat and carbs. The science was well-researched and has been successful for John and his clients. I liked it, but it was too complicated for me to carry out. I don't want to spend a lot of time during the week crunching numbers. What I did like was use his method of varying calories depending on whether you were working out or not. For me, my daily calories should be around 1800 on non-workout days and 2500 for workout days. Also carbs are kept low on non-workout days.
2. Zero WillPower by Mike Chang – This guy is big on YouTube and he has a great physique. I didn't like his workouts as they were geared more towards a guy in his 20's and 30's (I thought) and too much risk of injury for a guy my age. I stuck with it for the twelve weeks and learned a few things but ultimately decided it was not for me. I did like some of his ideas for diet though. I tried a couple of the intermittent fasting diets (see below) that state that the 'six small meals a day' method is old-fashioned, and you need a period during the day to fast. This cuts calories and trains your body to burn off its fat stores by reprogramming your cortisol levels. I think for my needs and life style that the six small meals a day will work better and this is what I will try for 2014. I liked some of Mike's recipes and his method of using the George Foreman grill (large size) to cook all of his 42 meals for the week (six per day x seven days) all at once and storing in containers that he can heat up as needed. I liked the spices he recommended, especially the McCormick Grill Mates. All of his meals were warm though and required that you have a microwave handy to cook them, or keep them warm in an insulated bag. This was impractical for me.
3. Eat Stop Eat by Brad Pilon – If losing weight and making it simple is your goal, this is the book to get. Brad's method involves fasting for a period of time thereby cutting calories over the course of the week. This worked really well for me, but too well. I could not eat enough calories during the small window of time allowed each day. Surprisingly, fasting was only hard the first week or two. It might not be for everyone, as fasting can have effects on you mentally. I fasted 24 hours once per week and sixteen hours on other days. Every other week I did a cheat day and ate whatever I wanted. I also tried the Renegade diet, which is a variation of this diet. Both worked really well for losing weight and were simple to use. If you need to lose more than 20 pounds, and want an easy method to do it, and not have to cut out a lot of the foods you like, this is a great diet to try. You will need discipline and willpower, but it does get easier after one to two weeks.
4. Low Carb – I didn't follow any one book or person's diet for this. The theory is to cut as much carbs out of your diet as possible. For me it was cutting down to like 50 grams per day. So no cereal, pasta, rice, bread or white potatoes. Carbs from green veggies like broccoli don't count towards your totals. Also, all simple carbs like sugar need to be avoided. This was the first diet I tried, and it worked. It is great to get rid of the spare tire, and to shed those final ten pounds of weight off your body. It was too impractical for me to follow every day for an extended period of time. I could see using this for a couple weeks before vacation, or if you were a model/actor and needed to look good for something.
5. Scooby Diet – Scooby is a guy on Youtube who does videos on fitness. His exercises and information are good – his diet, while healthy, is not (at least for me). The diet he recommends scores points for being inexpensive and easy to fix. The taste is not great and you get bored with it quickly. I am not a picky eater, and I could only last two weeks on it. He also uses a lot of beans which wreak havoc on your system. If canned salmon and beans are your all-time favorite foods, this could be the diet for you. I only lasted two weeks. I did like his recommendations for using flavorings (salsa, balsamic vinegar, dried garlic/onion, no salt seasoning), frozen veggies and dried fruits, and shopping at Costco. So it wasn't a complete waste of time.
I liked bits and pieces of all of the above. So for my 2014 diet I am going to create my own borrowing from all of the above. Here's my rules:
1. Effective – must allow me to gain muscle and maintain my bodyfat of 10%
2. Easy – I don't have the time to weigh foods, chop vegetables, cook six meals. My wife and daughter don't want to follow my diet, so I am on my own.
3. Economical – I require that the diet be easy on the checkbook. I don't want to spend $400 per month on supplements, or $200 per week on produce and meat.
4. Edible – Life has to be enjoyed. We spend a chunk of our lives eating, and I don't want to spend that time eating foods that make me nauseous, or give me bad side effects. I also want the flexibility to eat foods I enjoy, but are not necessarily good for me – just not that often.
For my 2014 diet, I am going back to six small meals per day. This works better for me. The fasting diets are great to lose weight, but I could not eat enough during my "eating window" to build muscle. I will have an occasional fasting day of 16-24 hours if I notice a gain in body fat, or if I binge the day before.
I wrote to Lean Cuisine last year about suggesting they produce a line of low carb meals. They said they would note my suggestion. A year later, and nothing new from them. However, I did see a line of low carb foods from Atkins (yes the same as the Atkins diet). These are frozen meals that consist of a protein source like chicken or beef, with veggies. These are actually quite tasty. They also make protein bars and protein shakes. All are high in protein and low in fat and carbs. I have decided to use these at work and for snacks. They will provide four of my six meals. My first meal of the day on workout days will be rolled oats with protein powder and fat-free yogurt. It takes a little to wolf this down. But it is loaded in protein and really fills you up. The second meal of the day is a new snack I tried that I like. It is a tortilla with almond butter spread on it, and then you roll it up around a banana. This tastes great and it is a healthy snack. This two options are only on workout days. Non-workout days will be protein and veggies only.
My 2014 diet will also incorporate some other recipes I use in the slow cooker, as well as, using my grill in the summer to cook meat with a side of veggies.
So six meals per day that are high in protein, low in fat and carbs and I'll mix it up a bit now and then with a cheat day and some fasting. This combined with my total body workouts will be my 2014 diet and exercise plan – simple, safe and effective. I will give a quarterly update of how this is working.
Please share your comments for your 2014 diet and what you hope to accomplish.
2013 was a great year for my fitness.
I was able to bring my body fat % down to 9.5%. I had a goal to bring it down below 10% and was able to do it. Diet was the key to achieving this goal. I did a combination of low carb and intermittent fasting. See these blog posts for more information LINK1 LINK2 LINK3. I was also able to remain pain and injury free. The key being I shifted to new routines that while still effective, they were geared more towards a guy over 50 rather than someone in their 20's and 30's.
While it was great to bring my body fat down, I didn't reach two of my goals in 2013; six pack abs and to bulk up my upper body. I have a nice development going with my abs but there wasn't much difference between 9.5% body fat and 11% body fat. And my upper body withered away to where I looked sickly. My weight reached a low of 139 at 5'10". In December I started eating more, especially around the holidays. My weight came back up to 146 and my abs looked the same. My muscles also felt fuller, not deflated like they did.
So for 2014 my goal is to refine my diet and exercise program and bulk up while staying cut, or becoming more cut.
I will break this down to two posts; one for exercise and one for diet.
Exercise changes – I will stick to working out at home in 2014 using body-weight and dumbbell exercises. My workouts will focus on the whole body and I will do these three times per week on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. These three days work well with my schedule. On Wednesdays and Fridays I will do cardio interval training. Sunday will be my Ab Blast and Tuesday will be a rest day. I have been using this for two weeks now and my weight has not decreased (good thing) and my body fat % has been in the 10-11% range. Time will tell if I can gain some muscle while keeping my body fat around 10%.
The exercises I use on my total body workouts are varied to shock my muscles and prevent boredom. I use 10-15 exercises per workout; 2-4 exercises for the large muscles (chest, back, legs), one exercise for each arm muscle (bicep, tricep, shoulders) and two for abs. Rest is as little as possible and reps are kept in the 10-15 range. For exercises like planks I will do those for 60 seconds. Exercises like pushups and pullups I will do to failure. Here are some of my favorite exercises for each muscle:
Standard Pushups**
Decline Pushups**
Incline Pushups
Incline DB Press
DB Flys
Bent Over DB Rows**
DB Swings**
DB Woodchops
Band Rows
DB Deadlifts
Body-weight Squats**
DB Squats**
DB Lunges**
Ball Curls
Bench Step ups
Ball Wall Sit
DB Press**
DB Laterals
DB Front Raise
DB Rear Laterals
DB Extensions (lying or standing)**
DB Kickbacks**
Bench Dips**
Band Kickbacks
Band Pushdowns
Close Grip Pushups
DB Curls**
DB Hammer Curls**
Ball DB Preacher Curls
DB Concentration Curls
Side Planks**
Roller Wheel**
Leg Raises from Chinup Bar**
Double Crunch**
DB Seated Twist
Band Crunch
Bench Crunch
Cardio Intervals
Exercise Bike**
Running Hills**
Jumping Jacks**
Jump Rope**
Jump Ups**
Bench Step Ups**
Run in Place**
Mountain Climbers**
Burpees (Half and Whole)**
Regular Bike
** Note these are my favorite exercises
Now that I'm over 50, the emphasis is on maintaining my health and staying injury-free. Gone are the days of trying to look like Arnold and the pursuit of 18 inch arms. I want to keep the weight off, maintain the muscle I have and keep it toned. It is far more important to me to not throw out my shoulders or hurt my back then it is to be huge. In a lot of ways I am in better shape now in my 50's than I was in my 20's. 2014 will be all about perfecting, or coming close to perfection with, my diet and exercise. I would love to hear from anyone else over 50 and what routines you do.
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A month ago, I sat in the airport terminal with time to pause and think about a question that nagged me the previous day. I was on my way to Texas to care for a family member who was seriously ill. My relative had been released from the hospital, but no one was there to care for her. What could I do? I am not qualified to be a caretaker. I was concerned, depressed and felt hopeless. How could I find the courage to break through the trouble?
Awkwardness greeted me upon my arrival in Texas. I decided to use a technique that had worked many times in the past when I faced a terrifying situation. I closed my eyes, took a few deep breaths and smiled. With suitcase in hand I set off for my relative's home.
I remember blunder around my relative's home for the first few days, not knowing what to say or do. But carrying on the normal daily activities soon erased the awkwardness of the situation. I quickly realized that being there is what is needed. I didn't have to do a thing. I didn't have to say a thing. When I felt useless, I cleaned a room. When I felt inadequate, I spent time with her watching a TV show. When I felt ineffective, I cooked a meal. I felt useful. I acted useful. I was useful.
With perseverance, hard work and maybe a miracle or two, recovery arrived. I could hear it, see it, sense it. But for fear of a setback I didn't want to cease worrying and helping and praying. You focus on the good and forget the bad. Bad will diminish allowing the good to flourish. Like putting a weed killer on your lawn that chokes out the weeds allowing the grass to grow unencumbered. The grass can stretch its feet and enjoy the warmth of the sun. Recovery is contagious. With each sign of improvement the mind becomes convinced it can recover and armed with those subconscious thoughts, my relative wanted to recover.
My trepidations were calmed. I could return home knowing my trip was a benefit to someone I loved. The simple prevailed.
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Compensation running as high as $67,392 plus money for hearing aid(s) and related expenses may be available. If the statute of limitations has run, the State of Wisconsin has a fund known as the Barred Claims Fund for which employees may be eligible for lesser amounts. Overall, compensation in the range of $5,000 – $10,000 plus some payment for hearing aids is common. Compensation between $15,000 and $20,000 is not unusual.
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You don't have to wait unless you plan to return to work for the same employer. If so, then you will have to wait 6 months says the state law.
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There seems to be a lot of confusion with social media tools, so many of them out there, and using LinkedIn as a business tool.
The lack of understanding what LinkedIn is all about vs. how to post through social media and create awareness and interest.
LinkedIn members are interested in issues and solutions that aid their business needs. Social media can cross all areas of life. When posting through LinkedIn, anything related to your personal, social or family interests/needs is unacceptable and can be risky to post or email to your list.
How would you suggest one to promote something that relates to businesses as well as personal through LinkedIn?
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The State Department cannot find Hillary Clinton's IT guru's emails
Back in April Bryan Pagliano, the man who set up and maintained the personal email server Hillary Clinton used to conduct all State Department business on, was granted immunity by the Department of Injustice but despite this he is still refusing to testify in front of the Congress on the email scandal.
Now the State Department is claiming, surprise surprise, that it cannot find any of his emails. Here is more:
The State Department said today it can't find any of Bryan Pagliano's emails from the time he served as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's senior information technology staffer during her tenure there.
Pagliano would have been required to turn over any official communications from his work account before he left the government. State Department officials say he had an official email account, but that they can't find any of those records and continue to search for them.
"The Department has searched for Mr. Pagliano's email pst file and has not located one that covers the time period of Secretary Clinton's tenure," State Department spokesman Elizabeth Trudeau said today, referencing a file format that holds email.
"To be clear, the Department does have records related to Mr. Pagliano and we are working with Congress and [Freedom of Information Act] requesters to provide relevant material. The Department has located a pst from Mr. Pagliano's recent work at the Department as a contractor, but the files are from after Secretary Clinton left the Department," Trudeau added.
Coincidentally the only emails the State Department has been able to recover just happen to be from after Hillary Clinton left the State Department. It would also appear to me that Bryan Pagliano did not turn over all his emails as required when he left the government, perhaps this is why he is refusing to testify in front of the Congress…
Of course we should take this news with a grain of salt because the State Department has already been caught trying to hide some Benghazi related emails by "mistakenly" sending them to other government agencies even after they were subpoenaed.
Despite this obvious attempt to stonewall the investigation Hillary Clinton's allies are blasting the Congress for dragging out the investigation. And sadly they will probably get away with this charade…
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"A former federal prosecutor on Tuesday called for a special counsel to be appointed to investigate Hillary Clinton, after, as part of the scandal over her private server and the government emails she ran through the relatively unsecured network, it was revealed workers at the Department of Justice have given her campaign almost $75,000."
Don't worry Hillary those emails are as good as gone forever
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2016/05/doj-workers-donate-75000-to-hillary/#lHAtbZiulyDRVzyE.99


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Well, no need to pant with anxiety. The boarding and sitting options for pets these days are plentiful and in some cases rival the luxuries enjoyed by their traveling owners.
The American Pet Products Association (APPA), estimated that pet owners would spend more than $5 billion on boarding, grooming and other services, excluding food and medical care, in 2016. As more and more pet owners treat their pets like surrogate humans, so do pet caretakers humanize their market offerings. Big business means big perks, and doting pet owners have their option of pet "spas," "resorts" and "hotels" that offer a variety of luxury amenities such as solar-heated "suites," human-size beds, 24/7 webcams, and organized hikes and play sessions.
The Paradise Ranch Pet Resort in Sun Valley, Calif., advertises itself as the originator of the "cage-free" boarding concept, adhering to the principles of pack socialization. Says Paradise co-owner Brian Kneier, "we let all the dogs sleep slumber-party style with human caretakers. The more dogs the merrier." And the dogs at Paradise tend to sleep well given the plethora of outdoor exercise options, which include a canine water park complete with waterfall and dock diving pool. Nightly stays usually run $74, with prices increasing to $89 during the holiday season (rate subject to change).
Should you really want to pamper your pooch, D Pet Hotels, with locations in Chelsea and Hollywood, as well as Scottsdale, will make sure your pet curls up in the lap of luxury. Perks include a choice of doggy suites, three indoor dog parks, and the full-on spa treatment where dogs receive baths, massages, aromatherapy, and "pawdicures." Don't feel like having a tearful goodbye with your furry little one? The hotel's D-Chauffeur service will pick up your dog celeb style in a car from its luxury fleet, which includes Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Porsches.
If your dog is the outdoorsy type, Fitdog Sports Club in Santa Monica offers off-leash outings such as canyon hikes and beach excursions. And after a long day in the great outdoors, dogs can kick back in their private suites that feature special elevated and orthopedically designed dog beds as well as a minibar service that provides doggie snacks.
No matter how pampered, some dogs simply don't do well when taken outside their normal environment. Fortunately, there is a booming industry of at-home pet-sitting services such as Rover.com, which essentially serves as an online matchmaking service between dog owners and pet sitters. Rover spokesperson Elena Caldwell says the Rover "provides your pet with the personalized attention it needs," and each stay booked through the site comes with insurance and 24/7 customer support. Sitters set their own rates; some may charge slightly more around the holidays.
However you choose to take care of your pet while you're out of town, here are a few basic tips:
1. Book in Advance
This is pretty much the golden rule when it comes to securing a facility and/or sitter for your pet over spring break, summer vacation time and the holidays. Resorts like Paradise Ranch typically book up months in advance of busy seasons, and don't want to have to put your pooch on the waiting list.
2. Do a Health Inspection
Any kind of pet boarding facility can become an incubator for animal illnesses. Before boarding your pet make sure your pet's caretakers require proof of immunizations and inquire whether there is an in-house veterinarian or on-call health resource.
3. Word of Mouth
According to online pet sitting and services community DogVacay, it's important to get personal feedback from other pet owners. Visit pet stores and especially dog runs and ask pet owners for their personal recommendations. Lots of high-end kennels have terrific PR, and every at-home pet sitter can make him or herself sound like the canine's answer to Mary Poppins. As with everything, dig past the hype for that bone of truth.
4. Do a Sniff Test
Since dogs have a more advanced sense of smell than you do, allow your pooch to perform an evaluation of the boarding facility or a meet and greet if you are using a pet sitter. You can judge by your dog's reaction whether or not it's a good match.
5. Make It Feel Like Home
High-end amenities are great but more than luxury, dogs crave familiarity and routine. Check with your doggy spa or resort that your dog can bring its favorite blanket and toys, enjoy its regular food – this is extremely important if the animal is on a special diet – and take walks and naps during its accustomed schedule.
6. Tail Up or Down
Use a very basic litmus test to see if your dog's boarding or pet-sitting experience has been a success. After you return from your trip, ask yourself "is your dog happy, agitated, angry, relaxed…?" If they're not acting like themselves, it may be time to look for another pet-sitting option.
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NEW DELHI - Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing into the hands of Pakistan by pitting Hindus against Muslims since it came to power, Hindustan Times has reported.
"Pakistan's biggest dream is to divide India on religious lines," Kejriwal said, while addressing workers at the party's national convention to mark the fifth year of its foundation at Ramlila Maidan. The convention was held at the same venue where the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement, led by Anna Hazare, had started. The movement later led to the birth of the AAP in 2012.
"Those fake patriots who want to weaken the nation by pitting Hindus against Muslims are actually agents of Pakistan's Inter-services Intelligence (ISI). BJP has done in last three years, what the ISI could not achieve in 70 years," Kejriwal said at the convention, which was attended by party workers from 22 states.
Leader of Opposition Vijender Gupta termed Kejriwal's comments were a reflection of tits frustration.
"They have nothing else to do except criticising the BJP and abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is reflected in their below-the-belt comments by giving religious colour to everything," the BJP leader said.
BJP's Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari too said, "The last five years of the Aam Aadmi Party have been disappointing. The party which came up as a symbol of alternative politics lowered the standard of political discourse."
On Sunday, party leaders, including Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, senior leaders Gopal Rai and Ashutosh, Punjab MP Bhagwant Mann and founder-member Kumar Vishwas, among others, spoke during the occasion. AAP MLAs from Delhi and Punjab as well as AAP corporators from Delhi were present on the occasion.
Kejriwal along with other activists of the then India Against Corruption movement had launched Aam Aadmi Party on November 26 , 2012, on the occasion of Constitution Day, following differences with Anna Hazare over whether to float a political party or not,
With 20 MLAs, AAP is the principal opposition in Punjab Assembly and overall has four MPs, 86 MLAs and 52 councillors.
Kejriwal also pledged that his party will continue its anti-graft movement, no matter how many hurdles other parties created. He also listed the achievements of the AAP government during the second stint besides going down memory lane by recalling how the anti-graft movement led by Anna Hazare had taken the shape of a political party.


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Elephant Stream New Single 'Elusive Youth'
Elephant aka Amelia Rivas and Christian Pinchbeck have spent the last couple of years working on their upcoming record, which resulted in the breakup of their relationship, painting a tale for their sobering lyrics .
The South Londoners recently streamed online 'Elusive Youth' the first release from their upcoming record. The retro-inspired track is both poignant and enthralling with beautifully produced-upbeat melodies, that provide the back drop for Amelia Rivas heart on sleeve lyrics: "This girl, she wishes, This girl, she wonders, Time is on her side, But love can still come." that would sound perfect on any rom-com soundtrack.
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CEC Awarded Certificates to 9th Cycle Candidates
Candidates, who successfully completed the test at the end of the language course, were awarded with certificates on January 21, 2015.
Continuing Education Center (CEC) organized a small ceremony in order to congratulate the candidates, and hear their experience of learning during the course of English, and Bosnian Language.
Mr. Sc. Edin Smajić thanked the candidates for choosing the CEC courses, and introduced the new standards the CEC acquired, derived from the collaboration with British Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
During the discussion, candidates expressed their desire to continue to the next level, and thanked the CEC team for decent organization of the course, including the competence of professors.
In February, German language course candidates, and English A2 groups are expected to complete the course.
To remind, 10th cycle of CEC courses starts in the second half of February, and all applicants in January have 10% off. For more information follow the Continuing Education Center Facebook, and web page http://cec.ibu.edu.ba/


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Sick Kid in there Somewhere... (May something)
This is random....I don't remember when in May Karissa was sick, but I just wanted to share this happy sick tray with smiley ketchup eggs......
Karissa thinks its the coolest thing to be sick so she can eat in the bedroom on a "trail" (tray).
This is proof that blogging has made ninnys of us all. Who would have dreamed 10 years ago that we would actually take the time to stop and take a picture of something like a sick kid's breakfast tray? It think it's a good thing. It helps me to capture the moments every day in a new way.


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Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
We're teamsters and we will never vote for Barack Obama
This is one of the blizzard of Obama brochures my Teamster husband gets every day. Inside are separate photos of the 110 total Teamsters who are voting for Barack Obama. But I'm thinking the other 1.4 million are not so sure.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which includes my husband who is certainly NOT voting for His Highness OprahOsama Hussein Obama, appears to be absolutely terrified that it can't deliver the Teamster vote for Obama, at least judging from the panicked mailers which arrive every day.
This particular union, renown for its mob ties that land its leaders in jail or cement overshoes every five years or so, has screwed us so many times through outright lies and manipulation, that I'm just wondering if someone like McCain couldn't stir this pot a little bit. I think there is a deep and abiding hostility to the Teamsters on the part of its members and, if not for the Teamsters, certainly for Obama.
For one thing, teamster drivers who dream of their own rig,don't have to do a lot of math to see that a tax on $250,000 gross receipts pretty much puts them in a higher tax bracket.
And contrary to the Teamster Magazine, not every Teamster is a socialist, a single mother, or an oppressed minority looking for a shortcut to a job at UPS. Most Teamsters are at least as suspicious of the assholes running that bunch as they are about any oppressor.
Time for Republicans to mine union membership a bit more. While some unions -- the autoworkers come to mind -- consist of a fairly brainwashed bunch, others include a variety of views. -- Walker
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Chicago Thug Politics You Can Believe In
Ohio's Head of Job and Family Services Approved a Child-Support Search on Joe Wurzelbacher Immediately After Third Debate; Her Excuse? "Oh, We Always Do That."
This is one thing we will all have to fear with an Obama presidency. We won't have to worry about Obama coming after us for speaking our minds.
His minions are going to do that for him, without him saying a word. They already are.
Labels: Helen Jones-Kelley, Joe the Plumber
Monday, October 27, 2008
Kevin Willis: Will we see radical 'change'?
It's not impossible that he will govern as a pragmatist (not likely, but not impossible), in a sort of Bill Clinton mode, so as not to immediately alienate the crucial portion of the electorate that he got to vote for them, and work his magical '60s radical magic where he can do the most damage without looking like he's doing anything radically leftist at all. He will populate the courts and the federal bureaucracy with radicals. William Ayers won't be given a government position. But everybody in William Ayers rolodex will. The most liberal state judges will be elevated to the federal circuit, the CIA and FBI and the Pentagon--already infested with lefties--will be saturated. All the time, Obama may govern with a liberal-lite strategy that leaves his biggest lefty supported disappointed, but keeps the left-of-center and "moderates" firmly in his camp.
The reason I think he may govern like that is because (a) I don't believe the lesson of 1994 is lost on him. He doesn't want to have 2 years as president omnipotent, and then suddenly face a Republican house and senate in 2010. Which, if he unveils his new plan for nationalizing private business and re-establishing the Fairness Doctrine, is what will happen. 8 years of a moderate, pragmatic, charismatic Obama will give him the opportunity to stack all the courts at every level, including the supreme court, with Marxists and radicals, as well as pack every federal bureaucracy and GSE with liberal cronies.
(b) is how he has run his campaign. He's smart enough to know he can't run as a Marxist or a Chicago thug and hope to win the Whitehouse. He's been all hope and change and good times, because he knows if he put reparations in his campaign platform, he'd lose. I think he may govern with that in mind, too, wanting a full eight years to Democrat "advise-and-consent" to rubber stamp every radical communist he wants to put in every position of government. So, while he won't look as bad as conservatives generally fear, he will end up being much, much worse.
I think there are short term goals, but this is a long term strategy. Real lefty ideologues in the Bill Ayers mode have learned to think in very, very long terms. While throw the frog in boiling water, when he'll just jump out? Put him in cold water and slow turn up the heat until he's boiled.
I hope I'm wrong, or that the house and senate Democrats get too drunk with power to let Obama reign them in, and they start with taxing everything that moves and nationalizing 401ks and sending billions to ACORN and bringing back the Fairness Doctrine. Given the records of folks like Pelosi and Reid and Frank and Rangel, this is pretty likely. So if the grand Obama strategy is what I expect, the democrats in the house and senate may still screw the pooch, and get the big boot in 2010.
But I'm not counting on it.
Time out for Toot
When farmers must become field hands
That is how hard it is to impose "change" on a population.
We don't know what this change is. If change means spreading your money around to other people, then perhaps Obama is indeed a Marxist/Islamicist plant.
If the pattern follows, when Obama does get elected he'll begin making his agenda known. When farmers don't want to become field hands, when business owners don't want to become bureaucrats, then he'll have to resort to what every other Marxist has had to go to: Force.
If it comes to that, it won't be easy. We're still armed.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
"WHO IS WRITING YOUR QUESTIONS?" I know and I'd like to shake her hand.
I know you had to see this on the Drudge Report, but, are you amazed to see, for the first time in memory, a television news person actually asking questions you want to know? Actually pressing Preening Joe for answers? And Joe is totally amazed!
The newscaster is Barbara West of the ABCTV affiliate WFTV in Orlando. She is utterly unruffled by Biden's insults like: who is writing your questions? At one point, Biden says: Is that a question and she goes on point: Yes. That's a question.
According to Fox News, the Lord Messiah OprahOsamaObama cut off interviews with the television station. Hard questions won't be tolerated. Word to the brown nose media:
Obama's chicken shit campaign
"This cancellation is non-negotiable, and further opportunities for your station to interview with this campaign are unlikely, at best for the duration of the remaining days until the election," wrote Laura K. McGinnis, Central Florida communications director for the Obama campaign, according to the Sentinel.
Here's what West says:
"We are given four minutes of a satellite window for these interviews. Four precious minutes. I got right down to it and, yes, I think I asked him some pointed questions. These are questions that are rolling about right now and questions that need to be asked. I don't think I was rude or inconsiderate to him. I think I was probing and maybe tough. I can't believe that in all of his years in politics, and all of his campaigning and such, that he hasn't run into some tough questions before. He's certainly up to it in giving good answers."
Why don't we have more people like this on the national level?
Thursday, October 23, 2008
The Lord Obama's new theology
I've been wondering since then exactly what scripture that is. I've been pretty sure it wasn't the Bible but just to be sure, I decided to consult the eminent theologian Dr. White who is a SubtleOakFlavor contributor on matters of theology.
This is what the eminent Dr. White wrote:
It is nowhere in the Bible. He is either making it up or, most likely, following someone's (Jeremiah Wright) interpretation of one or more passages of Scripture"
According to Dr. White, Ephesians 4:11 asserts that that God has equipped certain individuals as apostles, evangelists pastors and teachers, but that passage is talking about the ministry of the church and building up believers, not about holding hands with welfare cases.
"Though social service is a vital part of the Chuch's ministry," Dr. White says, "it cannot be reduced to that, as liberal Christians and theologians are wont to do."
In other words, what would Jesus do? One thing is for sure He wouldn't be worshipping the poor and pretending indolence, sloth, and every manner of behavior offensive to him can be cured by a new house with a free mortgage. No sir, God did not give every believer works of service to the Democrat party.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Democrats Want Sarah Palin to Take Her Clothes Off
And not for the same reason's I would. It's because they cost a lot of money!
Republicans have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Palin's wardrobe, and it's a scandal.
Some women's Oscar night dresses alone cost that much, and don't look nearly as good as Palin's wardrobe. But never mind that.
It's a scandal! More Republican hypocrisy!
How much does Hillary spend on her wardrobe? How much does Michelle Obama spend on hers? What, nobody cares about that? Huh.
After the campaign, the McCain campaign plans to donate Sarah's pricey duds to charity. Who doesn't think an auction of designer duds, worn by Palin herself, won't raise more money for charity than the clothes originally cost?
But it will probably be some sort of church charity. Or something that goes to farmers or plumbers, and not to the government. So it's not really charity.
I know I'm supposed to be shocked the GOP has spent so much on Palin's clothes, but I'm not. I'm just nauseated by the unending attacks, and hypocrisy, from the Democrats, the left, and the media in this country.
I'm sorry, Katie Couric shops off-the-rack at the Dress Barn?
Labels: palin clothes, sarah palin
The Democrat's History of Racism
Just a few pull quotes from an article full of excellent historical examples:
It was the Republicans who fought to free blacks from slavery and amended the Constitution to grant blacks freedom (13th Amendment), citizenship (14th
Amendment) and the right to vote (15th Amendment). Republicans passed the civil rights laws of the 1860's, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Reconstruction Act of 1867 that was designed to establish a new government system in the Democrat-controlled South, one that was fair to blacks. Democrats fought against anti-lynching laws, and when the Democrats regained control of Congress in 1892, they passed the Repeal Act of 1894 that repealed portions of laws designed to help African Americans.
Too far in the past? Not relevant to the parties of today? Well, what about what was happening in the 1950s and 1960s?
After Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt received the vote of African Americans due to his "New Deal" appeal and took office in 1933, he rejected both anti-lynching laws and the establishment of a permanent U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Democrat President Harry Truman not only rejected Republican efforts to enact anti-lynching laws and establish a permanent U.S. Civil Rights Commission, but also failed to enforce his 1948 Executive Order designed to desegregate the military. It was Republican President Dwight Eisenhower who established the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, enforced the desegregation of the military, sent troops to Arkansas to desegregate the schools, and appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren to the U.S. Supreme Court which resulted in the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision ending school segregation. Eisenhower also supported the civil rights laws of 1957 and 1960.
He goes on to explain how the Republican party did not become the home for racist Democrats, how Democratic Party Socialism hurts black Americans, and how Democrats act to keep blacks in poverty.
As Walker said: this is history, bub.
Labels: black republicans, democrat racism, history
Monday, October 20, 2008
History of Democrat racism found in riots
1968 Baltimore
The perennial DEMOCRAT governor George Mahoney, ran on an ANTI-INTEGRATION TICKET. For the liberals in the audience born before, say, 1980, this means the Democrat was against integration. Integration means mixing. You know, blacks and whites living amongst each other. The Democrat DID NOT want that to happen.
It was the REPUBLICAN Spiro Agnew who finally beat the anti-integration governor Mahoney to start open housing laws, repeal anti-miscegenation laws (for the youngsters... so you don't have to look it up...that means laws against interbreeding. Democrats hated interbreeding. OOOOOOh! Without that we wouldn't have the Messiah OsamaObamaOprah Hussein)
Sprio was ahead of his time. He pissed off local black leaders by calling on them to repudiate racist black leaders. Oh. Oh. Can't do that even then. When riots broke out after MLK's death, Agnew criticized black leaders for not doing enough to stop it.
Here is a history of the Democrat regimes that inspired riots.My guess is that before OsamaObama is finished you'll have more Democrat inspired riots. But this time, it's gonna be white people.
I should preface this by saying that I don't care about racism. Really. You think you're discriminated against: Go jump in the lake. (a much nicer instruction than I actually had in mind.) I care about people being polite to others. I care about people having the sense of courage it requires to blame their problems on themselves not other people. None of these qualities I see in OprahObamaOsama black culture today. But I see ALL of the in white culture and Asian culture. (I suspect Hispanics are not insane but I'm not sure.) Oh my. I said something good about white people. That's illegal isn't it? Maybe Obama will get his lawyers after me.
I looked up these facts on riots to shove in the face of a misinformed little twerp who doesn't know he's been brainwashed. I share them with you because... hell... I have a blog. Here.
Democrat Lyndon B Johnson President during these riots.
Harlem Riot of 1964, NYC mayor was a Democrat, Robert F Wagner, Jr., who appointed the police commissioner, Michael J. Murphy, (d 1997), a Democrat. Murphy is noted to have presidedover NYC in a time when people were so terrorized that 38 people watched a woman stabbed to death and said nothing.
Philadelphia 1964, Mayor James Hugh Joseph Tate, Democrat, to 1972. Riot involved police action. Police commissioner, a Democrat, appointed by Mayor.
Watts, 1965, Wagner, A Democrat, was mayor.
Hough Riots, 1966, Cleveland, Ralph S. Locher, Democrat.
North Omaha Neb, 1968,
Ernie Chambers, (b1937) African American civil rights leader listed his party as Independent until he retired in 2008. Although a liberal, he was not a Democrat.
Texas Southern University riot, Louie Welch, Democrat, mayor.
Detroit 12th street riots 1967, Mayor Jerome Cavanaugh, Democrat, hailed as great progressive. Presided over the city's most serious riots.
Buffalo New York riot, Mayor Frank A Sedita, Democrat.
1967 Milwaukee Riot: Henry W. Maier, DEMOCRAT.
1967, Minneapolis riot, Mayor Arthur Naftalin, DEMOCRAT Farmer Labor.
1967 Newark Riots, Hugh Joseph Addonizio, Democrat
1968 Orangeburg Massacre, Orangeburg South Carolina, Governor Robert McNair was a lifelong Democrat.
I didn't go through all the riots... but it seems that DEMOCRATS were totally in charge of racism, segregation and police actions during the whole of the civil rights period. Indeed, you have to look to Republicans to find someone opposing them.
Friday, October 17, 2008
They HATE Sarah Palin. This is why.
Palin is lazy, ill-informed, contemptuous of policy, and way too convinced that everybody in the country is dazzled by her folksy energy and thousand-watt smile . . . on November 5th she'll disappear to Wasilla for good.
Labels: kevin drum, palin shops at wal-mart, sarah palin
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Bank Affirmative Action
A little long. A little Dry. But worth watching. The end covers Fox News connecting Obama to ACORN. Take a peek.
Labels: acorn, anrew cuomo, barack hussein obama, financial crisis
Joe the Plumber for president
The ABC blog the quote came from proceeded to show just how wrong Joe is, explaining B Hussein's plan to tax people who make $250,000 or more. The blog also asks Joe what SOMEONE ought to ask B Hussein: Is that gross profit or net?
== Walker
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Last debate
However, I thank God JM articulated our position on babies born alive and partial birth abortion.
== Walker
Rick Moran At Right Wing Nut House Explains How Everything We Do Is Racist
Boy oh boy. If we white folks think we're racist now, just wait until we've had four years of Obama.
Some days, I don't think our country is all that far away from having separate water fountains for us white crackers, so noble African-Americans don't have to sully themselves by drinking from the same spigot as congenital racists.
I guess I'm as paranoid as Walker.
Labels: obama, race and the election
MSM and Democrats Worry That the Palin/McCain Crowds Are Getting Too Nasty And Angry
Labels: angry democrats, republican hate, sarah palin
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Are you voting for Barack Hussein Obama because he is a good looking black man? Great! You are just like most of his supporters!
If you wonder why Barack Hussein Obama switched from Barry Hussein Obama (the name he used throughout most of his life), here is a theory. He looked white, 'talked white', and thought just like guilty, angry, elitist white professors at Harvard and, hey!, this wasn't going to play to the Harlem crowd! If he couldn't sound stupid and ridiculous, how was he supposed to prove he was black enough. Well, easy, adopt a weird name and flaunt his Muslim credentials. Muslims are considered way black enough. And they all talk white.
But what about whites? Barack Hussein Obama gambled, correctly, that shallow, guilty white leftists would fall in line and support him no matter how much he appeared to hate whites. In fact, he thought hating whitey would really help him with the white Democrat vote.
And he was right.
Lee County Sheriff Under Investigation For Using Obama's Middle Name
It this is the approach The One's political enemies are having used against them before the election, just wait until Obama is in the Whitehouse.
Hat tip to Ace of Spades.
Labels: barack hussein obama, mike scott
Monday, October 13, 2008
Tim Mahoney Hush Money To Ex-Mistress Is Fine
Labels: campaign 2008, mark foley, tim mahoney, tom rooney
What A Relief! McCain Will Steal the Election!
Gotta love the left. He recites the popular Republican "myth" of the 1960 election being stolen by Kennedy, and says none of it is true, without offering evidence to support this assertion.
McCain will do the same thing, by accusing poor, put-upon ACORN of voter fraud, even though this guy says ACORN has never done a single thing wrong, ever.
What happened to all the Diebold Voting machines the Republicans were using to steal elections? Why is there no real, recent discussion of how Republicans plan to steal the election with all their rigged machines?
Sounds like this is a set up to discredit (or prevent) any Republican lawsuits against obvious voter fraud, via ACORN, that helps to ensure Obama wins the election.
Labels: diebold, election, obama, voter fraud
Bet you didn't know I was a business mogul
My friends, let me tell you that if I am now classified as rich, the rest of you are doomed.
The Economy Trumps Race
Ezra Klein puts it in interesting terms, saying explicitly that McCain will win whites but lose the presidency. If this happened, he would be the first candidate in US history to do so.
Given that Non-Hispanic whites are 68% of the popluation and African Americans are 12%, with Asians and Hispanics coming in at 5% and 15% respectively, how, exactly, does that work? Figures from Wikipedia, but feel free to use your own sources, you'll come up with similar numbers. Even if you throw in ACORN registering dead voters, much of the zombie vote will still consist of white people.
Obama may well win the election, if current tracking polls are any indication, and given the bi-partisan Communist agenda going on with congress and the current administration, I'm not sure it'll be that much different one way or the other (Walker may disagree). But he will have to win the white vote to do it. A president may well be elected without a majority of the white vote in 2050, but in 2008, you still have to win the caucasians to become president.
Labels: election polls, mccain, obama, time magazine
There is still a place like this in the world
Saturday, October 11, 2008
The Paranoid Express.
I'm afraid to put a McCain sign on my lawn. Really.
See, I agree with Democrat activist James Carville that if McCain wins blacks will become violent. And, unlike the relatively innocent 60s, I think there is an actual, direct threat to white people from black culture that celebrates violence.
The other day my cousin wrote me that her son, whose wife is a doctor, said that 'all the rich people' around them (apparently that wouldn't include her son even though he lives in the same neighborhood -- whatever) threw poop on their Obama sign!
If true, which I doubt, this constitutes the pinnacle of white riots. (At least to date. I imagine if BO screws with 401Ks too much, you might see Republicans in the street.)
See if you think -- off the top of your head -- that black riots will be quite so benign.
Paranoia Point Number Two:
A friend told me recently that he was watching to see if Obama chose the obvious candidate for VP: Hillary. If he didn't, my friend said that it just suggested to him that Obama was a Muslim plant. Whoa.
Not sure I'd go that far,but Farrakahn does think Obama is Jesus.
Friday, October 10, 2008
L.A. Times Inserts Grammatical Errors Into Palin Quote
Have any doubt that Palin's interviews were edited to make her appear less informed and more incoherent? Look no further than the L.A. Times knowing re-writing Palin quotes--though the actual transcripts are available--to try and make her look stupid, and easily dismissed.
Imagine what they're doing when alternative transcripts aren't available for the general public to fact-check their "rigorous" reporting.
Of course, I'm sure the Katie Couric and Charles Gibson interviews weren't edited or skewed in any way to make Palin look bad. Not at all.
Labels: la times, sarah palin
Obama's Job Interview Doesn't Go Well . . .
Why isn't this hit hard in the campaign?
As you see in the above video (HT memetrics even Bill Clinton says the Democrats were responsible for the current economic crisis. EVEN BILL CLINTON SAYS THAT. BILL CLINTON.
Why isn't it part of the presidential debate? Is it because they made a deal? I think so. I think the GOP and the Dems made a pact not to tell the truth because the crisis is so severe.


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Samsung faces a sales ban in Iran, not because of a patent dispute, but because an advert for the company's Galaxy Tab has been considered insulting by authorities.
The advert (below, begins at 0:49) was shown on an Israeli cable TV network and features four male comedians from a sitcom dressed as women in the vicinity of an Iranian nuclear facility. They bump into a Mossad agent who is watching a video on a Galaxy Tab device but when one of the comedians grabs it he accidentally triggers an explosion.
Samsung has denied that the advert was of its own creation, saying that it was "produced by HOT cable network without Samsung's knowledge or participation", according to the Wall Street Journal.
Nevertheless, Iranian officials are not happy, with a government spokesman telling the state media agency that the advert was insulting as it portrayed Iran as a "primitive society" and that the government could pose some kind of ban on the sale of Samsung products.
As the WSJ suggests, there could be political motives at play here - Samsung is a South Korean company and the country is under pressure to join multinational efforts to starve Iran of oil revenue.
Samsung, though not directly responsible for this advert, has also targeted rival tablet and smartphone maker Apple in its advertising this week, using its slot at the Super Bowl to poke fun at Cupertino.