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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
What: Shares of ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd (UNKNOWN:CKSW.DL) rose 12% Wednesday after the automated mobile-workforce-solutions company released mixed fourth-quarter results.
So what: Quarterly revenue climbed 12% year over year, to $34.5 million, helped by the addition of 22 new customers during the quarter. Of those, 15 were cloud subscriptions, bringing cloud subscription revenue to $5.7 million, compared to just $0.5 million in the same year-ago period. As a result, recurring revenue from cloud subscriptions and support reached 41% of ClickSoftware's total. This translated to adjusted net income of $3.6 million, or $0.11 per diluted share.
Analysts, on average, were expecting earnings of just $0.08 per share on slightly higher sales of $36.1 million.
"I am pleased to report the tremendous progress in our efforts to grow the Company while we and the market transition to a cloud subscription model," said ClickSoftware's founding CEO Dr. Moshe BenBassat. Despite its transition to a could-centric model, ClickSoftware's full-year 2014 revenue climbed 22% year over year, to $126.2 million.
Now what: For the full fiscal year 2015, ClickSoftware expects revenue of $140 million to $145 million, which should result in adjusted per-share earnings of $0.09 to $0.15. Wall Street was only modeling earnings of $0.11 per share on roughly the same sales of $142.5 million. While I personally prefer watching from the sidelines to monitor ClickSoftware's progress in its continuing transition, it's no surprise the market is bidding up ClickSoftware stock today.
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Frank Castle brings the pain in first The Punisher trailer
You've been begging; you've been crying and; you've been pleading. Now it's here for you in all its awesome glory: the first official trailer for Netflix's and Marvel's THE PUNISHER. Edited perfectly to some sweet Metallica, Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle a.k.a. The Punisher dispenses justice and brings hell to the scum of the criminal underworld with all the bloody violence you expect.
Here is the synopsis for the bloody show:
After exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children, Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York's criminal underworld. Now known throughout the city as The Punisher, he must discover the truth about injustices that affect more than his family alone.
I want so bad for this to be among the best of the Marvel/Netflix shows, or at least the most unique. By the end of THE DEFENDERS I found myself a little bored having seen the same heroes in the same scenario, and with THE PUNISHER we will hopefully get something wildly different and R-rated.
There is still no confirmed release date for the show, but expect it sometime in November, or possibly December.

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Welcome to New Northside's Christian education learning community! This virtual community is a living environment that has been design especially for you. We encourage self-expression, creativity and spirituality. Our goal is to promote spiritual growth, biblical knowledge, leadership/management skills concerning daily circumstances and Christian fellowship. (Matthew 18:20–KJV) "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
Friday, June 5, 2009
Called Out of Egypt
Sunday, June 7 is fast approaching. The adult Sunday school lesson entitled, "Hearing Requires Listening," is about Moses, from Exodus 3:1-12. In hope of getting you to respond, I am asking a series of questions: 1. God's call can come in unexpected ways, where was Moses when God called him and what were the circumstances? 2. God calls humans to participate in the redemption of others, what was the situation when God called Moses to help save the Israelites? 3. There is a calling on every Christian's life. Each of us are given gifts and talents to be used for the purpose of furthering the kingdom of God, do you know what your gift is and are you using it? Christians are interdependent, not only do we depend on the Holy Spirit, we depend upon each other. God assigns us the appropriate gifts so we will be successful at His work.
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Our Mission: "We adopt and cultivate lives fascinated by Jesus."
Worth Love Ministries, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) ministry of the church founded by Phil and Christy Carlson in January of 2012. We want to see Jesus Christ, the Lamb that was slain, receive the reward of His sufferings through men, women, and children rooted and grounded in the love and knowledge of Him, radiating with continuously burning love for Jesus on earth.
Currently, our work at Worth Love Ministries includes:
- Mentoring both believers and non-believers into a relationship with Jesus
- Engaging in and providing assistance for outreaches to the student body of SMU.
- Training people in the place of personal devotional prayer, corporate intercession, and lifestyle evangelism that follows the pattern of the evangelistic witness of the early church while participating in acts of community service in partnership with God that line up with Biblical standards.
Long term, we envision Worth Love Ministries expanding to include a direct outreach to widows and orphans. We believe that America's greatest "widow population" is actually comprised of single mothers, the sexually trafficked and post-abortive women; the greatest orphan population includes the brokenhearted and unwanted, unborn babies at risk of being killed before they are born. For this reason, Worth Love Ministries' vision for the future includes sharing the Gospel with, healing, housing, and training the modern-day widows of America, while also rescuing and saving unwanted babies, raising each one as our own children unless suitable adoptive parents are found.
At the center of this vision is having a thriving on-site "house of prayer" (a community and place of day and night devotional prayer including Scripturally driven worship and intercession), around which all other activities proceed. We envision having an orphanage, living facilities and a prayer room on several acres of land to accommodate a beyond-organic farm that provides food and income for the women and children living with us. Additionally, the farm would be a family-based outreach to the greater Dallas-Fort Worth community, providing an opportunity to spiritually feed thousands on the food of the Gospel while also feeding physical bodies sustainably and responsibly.
On this website you'll find our monthly ministry newsletters and testimonies. You will also find various teachings, inspirational and thought provoking media among other resources for the partnership team of this ministry. You can find our statement of faith HERE. And through clicking the following words you can also find our strategy for reaching people at SMU and elsewhere, and the mission, vision and values of our ministry. Also, here is a video we produced in 2012 to describe what we were doing as a ministry at that time:
Thanks for visiting and God bless!
-Phil and Christy Carlson
Intercessory Missionaries and Co-Presidents
(1 John 4:10, Ephesians 3:14-19)
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Sandy Soil Causes Basement Water Problems in Northwest Indiana
Northwest Indiana is famous for, among other things, the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore – big heaps of sand on the south shores of Lake Michigan. With the presence of all that sand on the lakefront, it's not surprising that sand is a key ingredient of the soil in all of northwest Indiana.
Sandy soil is great for some things, like growing crops, and not so great for others, like, well, building houses. Actually, sandy soil has both positive and negative characteristics when it comes to keeping your basement dry.
How Sandy Soil Affects Basement Waterproofing in Northwest Indiana
Great Drainage – Ground water passes through different kinds of soil differently, depending on the porosity of the soil. With clay soil, such as is found in much of the Chicago area, the soil particles are packed densely together, leaving little room for water movement and resulting in poor drainage. In soil with a high concentration of sand, the soil particles are packed more loosely, leaving lots of space for water to move easily between them.
Little Saturation – With such great drainage, it follows that sandy soil rarely gets saturated. However, the weight of sandy soil is greater when wet than other wet soil mixtures so it still exerts lateral pressure against foundation walls and may cause the same cracking and inward bowing that plague foundations situated in denser soils. On the plus side, sandy soil doesn't hold quantities of water next to the foundation, which eliminates some sources of seepage.
Sand Shifts – Because sandy soil is loosely packed, it shifts and compacts more easily. This can cause foundation footings to drop and foundation walls to shift outward. Along with serious structural problems that can result, this movement will also cause foundation wall cracks that will allow ground water seepage.
Rapid Drainage can be Too Much – All those wonderful drainage properties can also cause you some problems. In a heavy rainfall, water will seep into the ground and down through the sandy soil at a very high rate. This water will end up in your drain tile system and flow to your sump pump, which could easily be overwhelmed by too much water. This is why back-up sump pumps, particularly of the AC/DC variety, are highly recommended for homes built on sandy soil.
Additionally, the sand caught in this flowing water can take years off the life of a sump pump so a smart basement waterproofing company will install a catch basin between the drain tile and sump pump. This will allow the sand to drop out of the water and prolong the life of the sump pump.
It's also important in these situations to manage yard drainage properly, particularly extending downspouts away from foundations to reduce the amount of water flowing into drain tile.
We can't do much about the soil on which your northwest Indiana home was built, but the experts at U.S. Waterproofing have helped thousands of your neighbors eliminate basement water problems since our founding in 1957, so why not ask for our free advice?


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Friday, May 27, 2011
Romi Dames is going to voice Musa
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I'm not. I'm SUPER FREAKING EXCITED!!!!!ReplyDelete
I really hope I'll be able to recognise the character's voices after all of this changing... I was hoping that some of the 4kids or rai voices would be back, they seem to to care about us old fans, just getting new fans.ReplyDelete
anyone else kinda scared that nick is going to mess up the winx? I'm certainly going to miss the old voices and the old version of the show :(ReplyDelete
I trust Nick, but honestly... her voice sounds too... off. Not at all what I expect to hear in a music fairy. I too am very excited, but...ReplyDelete
Keira, I think it'd be way hard to get the old voices back. I mean, we can assume that 1. the Rai voices are European, and 2. This production is likely American based. I don't know much about voice acting, but it could be hard to get them to voice the Nick version.
And I can see Nick wanting to break free of the 4kids mantle. The dub wasn't especially liked by a lot of people (though most of the voices WERE very good. IMO, at least).
@Tabby: The RAI voices are Canadian.ReplyDelete
Ah. Tabby feels dumb. I knew that. I swear I knew that.ReplyDelete
*goes into the staff room and facepalms repeatedly*
- HayleeMay 27, 2011 at 10:38 PM
I think her voice sounds pretty fit for it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 27, 2011 at 11:10 PM
soooooooo...Who's left to voice ALSO. NEXT MONTH!!!!!! *FAOMS AT MOUTH*SEAZIUE OF PURE JOY*ReplyDelete
You people need to stop complaining!!!!ReplyDelete
Nick knows what they are doing!
Just be thankful of what they have done and ow much they invested on to Winx!
Stop moaning and just be acceptive! ok!
Jeez! They are not imbeciles! THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING!
- AnonymousMay 28, 2011 at 6:55 AM
How can you just know that they know what they are doing?they can make mistakesReplyDelete
I saw the trailer for the 1 especial hour and I loved!now they are making good,but they may get the jump.
Anyway...I'm so freaking happy about that.
- BuizelCreamMay 28, 2011 at 7:40 AM
I hope the voices are really elegant and very fitting to hear with the scene, background music and it's hit and emotionReplyDelete
Ugh, I hear her and I see Musa doing the Traci voice from Hannah Montana.ReplyDelete
Well, we'll see on the day the first special airs.
- GuardianOfEarthMay 29, 2011 at 12:40 AM
27th June and we'll seeReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 1:44 PM
OMG, that annoying girl from Hannah Montana???? O_oReplyDelete
Ummmm, I trust Nick, but I'm unsure of this as well...
- AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 4:25 PM
Tracy... I thought she was hilarious.ReplyDelete
I honestly think they should of kept the voices from the 4Kids version. In my opinion, i liked that version better than the RAI version. I kind of feel like Nick is going to mess up the show. I wish that all the seasons and the movies had the same voices as the 4Kids ones! They just seem more fit for the characters. (in my opinion again- no offense the others who think differently) I was kind of disappointed in the last movie. Stella seemed all wrong. Her voice was wierd and she seemed like a really preppy princess :(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 31, 2011 at 5:21 AM
You think NICK is going to mess up the show, yet you prefer the 4kids version?ReplyDelete
I.. what..
- Aisha n AmentiaMay 31, 2011 at 4:20 PM
All I can say is...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 1, 2011 at 4:33 AM
i think nick is going to mess with itReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 1, 2011 at 6:39 AM
Uh, her voice on Hannah Montana is not her real voice.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 1, 2011 at 7:58 AM
-off topic-ReplyDelete
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-She is a female,and her real name is Tatiana,so this where the nickname TaTa came from.
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- AnonymousJune 1, 2011 at 12:34 PM
Why are you unsure of Musa's voice Tabby?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 1:24 PM
If u like the 4kids version better, we could have it back1 i have an online petition and you all should sign it! here is the link http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/winxclub_4kidstv/ spread the word!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2011 at 1:25 PM
spread the word is not part of the linkReplyDelete
Personally I prefer the 4kids version as well. I think Nick will miss some things up for instance the voices. I like the new animation style though. It seems interesting. Yeah go ahead and yell at me for voicing my opinion. Go yell at your wall.ReplyDelete
~Kairi~ :D
I hope her voice is good.........ReplyDelete
Rai had a gud voiceReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 3, 2011 at 11:43 PM
I found the winx club movie 2 online in english, the wonderfull believeinwinx uploaded it. Here is a link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SVt_qRX7ksReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 5, 2011 at 12:11 PM
uhh guys, her voice isn't actually all nasal-laike like on hannah montana. she just knows how to change her voice. you should look her up on youtube and check out an interview, to hear her real voice. i don't think she's bad for musa, i think she would be good. but i must say, i am pretty hook on the 4kids and rai version so it's gonna take me some getting used to, but i'm defenitely not complaining.ReplyDelete
oh and this is kinda off topic, but don't you guys ever wonder what the theme is going to be? or the enchantix song? of the believix song? or even the little backround songs that they play in every episode?! i hear a song inthe backround of the nick commercial, and it sounds good, but i don't know if it's the new theme song. it probably is though. but either way it still means that i've got soome new song to memorize, and know by heart, like the rai and 4 kids version.
sorry i'm just thinking stuff but, do you guys know if there is an english version of siamo noi? i know the italian one by heart, but i really want to know the english one. i hear the english version in the rai version when their transforming in to their basic transformation, but i don't understand some of what they are saying. plus i want to know the whole song. not just some mini clips.
thanks. sorry i just have a habit of typing what comes into mind
- AnonymousJune 7, 2011 at 2:52 PM
Ahhh...! So much new voice castings! In my point of view I prefer if they kept the 4kids voice castings, although I don`t know why everyone hates it -_- if its because of the words or lyrics they used in the 4kids style, then maybe they can change it. The Rai voices to me were pretty terrible...o.O I tried watching one episode of it and I`m pretty sure its just me since I grew up with the 4kids channel and all but I couldn`t stand it! Their voices were so squeaky and all that I couldn`t bear watching it. I hope Nick can do better, but I`m always going to prefer the 4kids style and their music lols. Well this is my opinion basically you can bash at me all you want to since it looks like I`m 4kids biased but I did grew up with it so you can`t really change that.ReplyDelete
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We are now inviting applications for new TEP proposals. The number of proposals approved will depend on the amount of funding that is available once the legislative session concludes and other resource decisions are finalized.
Because resources are likely to be limited, we are implementing a two-phase proposal process this year. Brief proposals (2-3 pages, content outlined below) plus short memos of support will be reviewed in Phase 1. The top proposals from Phase 1 will be invited to submit a more detailed proposal in Phase 2.
Proposals – both Phase 1 and Phase 2 – will be reviewed by a committee of senior campus leaders. The committee's review will evaluate the current level of strength in the target area, cross-department/cross-college support for the cluster effort, the strategic importance of the focus area for Utah and beyond, and the likely impact of the cluster hire on enhancing the existing strength and prominence of the area. The aim of the program is to support new/emerging areas of excellence, rather than areas that are already well supported through interdisciplinary centers and institutes. This year's program will not accept proposals for additional hiring from those TEPs that were funded.
As with all faculty appointments at the University of Utah, all faculty recruited as part of this program will be full contributors to all aspects of the educational mission of this institution and will be appointed in existing academic units.
Anticipated Timeline
|Phase 1 Proposals Due:
|Friday, March 10, 2017
|Phase 2 Proposals Invited:
|Friday, March 31, 2017
|Phase 2 Proposals Due:
|Friday, April 14, 2017
|Phase 2 Proposals Selected:
|Friday, April 28, 2017
TEP Proposal Template – Phase 1
- Describe the area of focus and provide a brief summary of why the area is important for the University of Utah at this time. Indicators of existing or emerging strength should be included (e.g., scholars on campus who are leaders in related areas, external grant support in the area, existing scholarly and pedagogical collaborations), as well as why the focus area will enhance our national reputation and contribute to the state of Utah.
- Outline specific areas for faculty hiring that would advance impact and visibility. Also indicate the potential departments where recruited faculty would most likely hold primary appointments.
- Summarize the ideal make-up of the new cluster, recognizing that this will need to be dynamic as scholars are recruited. Faculty recruited through the TEP mechanism may be at the assistant, associate, or full professor level. If assistant professors are recruited, appointments will be made to a single academic unit. Tenured associate or full professors may be jointly appointed.
- For the cluster hires requested, please provide an estimate of the salary and start-up requirements for each hire. Note that at least half of the base salary for new hires will be provided by the home academic department or departments, and at least half of the start-up costs will provided by the home academic unit.
- Proposals should be reviewed and endorsed at both the department and college levels, and support should be reflected in a brief memo from the cognizant chair(s) and dean(s).


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Director - Disaster Management, World Vision India
Mr. Kunal Kumar Shah has been associated with the humanitarian sector for more than 25 years in fields as diverse as Audit, Finance and providing leadership to World Vision India's development programmes in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Bihar and Jharkhand. He currently holds the position of Director – Disaster Management and is based at their National Office in Chennai. His current roles include providing leadership to Emergency Response, Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment & Climate Change programmes of the organisation.
He studied Commerce at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and has a post graduate diploma in Business Management.He also has a graduate certificate in Humanitarian Leadership Programme (Deakin University, Australia). He has traveled and worked extensively at the grassroots level in India. He also represents his organisation in several coalitions and consortium's that are involved in emergency response.


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Xiaomi had released the Mi 6 flagship phone in China in April this year. Even though India had received the Xiaomi Mi 5 in 2016, the company did not launch the Mi 6 in the country. In August, reports started claiming that instead of releasing Mi 6, Xiaomi will be bringing another handset with flagship specs later this year. Today, the company has unveiled the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 bezel-less phablet in India. The same handset was introduced in China in the previous month.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Specifications and Features
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 boasts a premium design as it features a ceramic back panel that is curved on all the four sides. A 7000-series aluminum alloy frame is placed between the front glass and rear panel of the phone.
Apart from the slightly thick bottom bezel, the other three bezels that surround the display are very thin. It measures 151.8 x 75.5 x 7.7mm and weighs 185 grams. It does not feature a 3.5mm audio jack. The rear side of the phone houses a fingerprint reader. The earpiece is located on the thin top bezel of the phone.
The Mi MIX 2 features a 6-inch display that offers a Full HD+ resolution of 2,060 x 1,080 pixels. It offers an aspect ratio of 18:9. Xiaomi claims that the Mi MIX 2 delivers an incredible screen-to-body of 93 percent. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4.
Even though China has received the Mi MIX 2 in multiple RAM and storage options, India will be getting the smartphone with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. It does not feature a microSD card slot. China has received a Special Edition of Mi MIX 2 that includes a ceramic unibody chassis, 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB RAM. However, Xiaomi will not be releasing this variant in India.
The Android 7.1 Nougat that is customized with MIUI 9 is present on the Mi MIX 2. The Snapdragon 835 chipset powers the phablet. It is equipped with a 3,400mAh battery that supports Quick Charge 3.0.
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Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Pricing and Availability
On 17th October, Xiaomi will be holding a special preview sale of Mi MIX 2 on Flipkart and Mi.com. It will be available with a price tag of Rs. 35,999. The online and offline channels including Mi Home stores are going to begin the sales of the Mi MIX 2 in the first week of November. Apart from zero percent EMI, there are no promotional offers available for Mi MIX 2 buyers.


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It was a pretty big deal when an unknown Calistoga winery upset the French in a 1976 blind tasting, electrifying the world and putting Napa Valley wines on the international map. Winemakers have known since the late 1800s that this part of the valley is a spectacular wine-growing region.
It was a really big deal in 2009 when winemaker Bo Barrett from the same Calistoga winery that beat the French (let's say it again!), Chateau Montelena, won another landmark victory: this time getting the government to officially recognize Calistoga as its own designated grape-growing region, or AVA (American Viticultural Area). The Calistoga winemaking community is immensely proud to be the 15th Napa Valley AVA, but they've known this official measure of respect for their superior product was long overdue.
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With each Flat Aggie report, I'll be putting together a list additional resources, websites, recipes, books, and activities. Use this and farmer math from A Kansas Farm Mom to bring Flat Aggie's Agmazing Adventures to life!
Use with Flat Aggie Learns About Beans and Cows or Flat Aggie Visits the Burrs' Farm
Classroom Materials
Check with a local farmer, farm bureau or grain elevator to get soybeans to show your students.
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Hillary Clinton Wins The 2016 Nevada Democratic Caucuses
Hillary Clinton didn't have to go to Las Vegas to feel like a winner, because the presidential candidate won the Nevada Democratic caucuses on Feb. 20! She's back on top after losing to Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire!
For Hillary Clinton, 68, a victory in the Silver State feels as good as gold! After a close race, Hillary came out on top in the Nevada Democratic caucuses, leaving Bernie Sanders, 74, feeling the burn!
Hillary and Bernie were both gambling that the Nevada voters would double down and pick them as the winner during the Feb. 20 caucus. Bernie was hoping to have a pair of aces up his sleeve, but Hillary wanted to prove that nothing beats a Queen. Well, Hillary prevailed in Nevada, CNN projects.
As with the previous primary elections, Bernie and Hillary were neck and neck! But Hillary hit the jackpot with a projected 52.14% of the vote, smashing Bernie's 47.69%! Hillary and her staff were celebrating from the get-go after her win, as she posted on Twitter: "To everyone who turned out in every corner of Nevada with determination and heart: This is your win." So is she going to go hit the slots and catch a show next?
To everyone who turned out in every corner of Nevada with determination and heart: This is your win. Thank you. -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) February 20, 2016
Bernie was riding high after securing a major win in the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 9. Bernie seemed to bounce back from his loss in Iowa to trounce Hillary by double-digits. However, if Hillary can endure an 11-hour Benghazi hearing, she can handle a Primary loss.
While things didn't get as nasty as the fight between their Republican counterparts, Hillary and Bernie did trade a few insults leading up to the Nevada caucus. While they were fighting for New Hampshire, Hillary said that Bernie would "dismantle" Obamacare, while accusing the Vermont senator of running an "artful smear" campaign against her.
At least Hillary was able to get Bernie's name right. When Bernie won the New Hampshire primary, MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes, 36, flubbed Bernie's last name, calling him "Bernie Sandwiches." The Internet responded the only way possible: with hilarious memes.
With Nevada's voters making their choice, it's onward to South Carolina. The Palmetto State will holds its Democratic Primary on Feb. 27, just days before Super Tuesday on March 1. Super Tuesday is when more than ten states hold their primaries, and the results might give a candidate the party's nomination.
Are you happy with the winner, HollywoodLifers? Who do you want to be the next President of the United States?


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Ah, I see. (just wondering, as I was in someone's place this weekend and those were the only music they owned...)
― dowd, Sunday, 14 October 2007 12:46 (eleven years ago) Permalink
weird that the lighthouse family's long-player was called 'ocean's drive', after the location of numerous hits in the miami crack wars of the early 80s.
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Sunday, 14 October 2007 13:01 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Most everything I said there was rong.
― Noodle Vague, Monday, 15 October 2007 09:13 (eleven years ago) Permalink
― blueski, Monday, 15 October 2007 10:35 (eleven years ago) Permalink
No answers, no solutions... just further-gloom-inducing inconclusions that all point towards to that bigger sense of impasse and social/cultural deadlock.
(Still at least it has inspired the best ILM thread in many, many a moon)
Posted by simon reynolds at 9:39 AM
kudos guys
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Sunday, 21 October 2007 12:05 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Sounds like someone hasn't seen Results 1 - 10 of about 256 for gaydiohead. (0.28 seconds)
― Dom Passantino, Sunday, 21 October 2007 12:35 (eleven years ago) Permalink
"kudos guys"
Ha ha you wish. This would surely be SR's top ten most hated "loonies getting loonier" thread.
― Tim F, Monday, 22 October 2007 00:16 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Reynolds will come around to Danny Wilson in time.
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 22 October 2007 08:23 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Virgin Radio still has a lot of Deacon Blue on its daytime playlist
― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 09:29 (eleven years ago) Permalink
So is someone gonna compile the Mondeo Pop rough guide?
― admrl, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 15:58 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Also this thread has made me feel like listening to Dubstar (I used to drive a micra)!
Counting Crows. Mondeo, yes?
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 23 October 2007 16:57 (eleven years ago) Permalink
^^^My job for this evening
― Dom Passantino, Sunday, 11 November 2007 17:42 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Public response: MEH.
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Sunday, 11 November 2007 17:48 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Public response: Dom, you're one of those guys who whines that people are better/fitter/more networked/richer than you as if there is a vast metropolitan conspiracy against your sorry, provincial, undervalued arse. Your solution: the only way to become memorable is to be hateful. Public response: MEH. When they find you as a pensioner, freeze-dried to a chair three months after your lonely death, wearing a bathrobe and dried remnants of excreta, and with more unpublish/ed/able work than Colin Wilson to burn off, nobody who was here will be very surprised AT ALL.
― Dom Passantino, Sunday, 11 November 2007 17:49 (eleven years ago) Permalink
"Hooray for middlebrow" says Simon Reynolds in "Bring the Noise". Is Mondeo Pop the logical conclusion of what he's desperately groping about for over the course of his writings, the spark he tries and fails to find in dancehall, rave, and grime?
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 12 November 2007 10:49 (eleven years ago) Permalink
His problems with homophobia in dancehall are similar to the problems Mondeo Pop fans have with the misogyny of the Beautiful South, but in the end we have to overlook these things to appreciate an overall beauty of product.
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 12 November 2007 10:53 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Birthplace of Mondeo Pop?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JJ7oGHwMTI
― Dom Passantino, Sunday, 9 December 2007 13:52 (eleven years ago) Permalink
Fiction Factory.
― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 22 April 2008 12:51 (ten years ago) Permalink
has balearic stolen mondeo's thunder?
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Sunday, 19 April 2009 18:38 (nine years ago) Permalink
One of the songs on the new Paul Heaton album has a 60-second burst of what seems to be the big man's attempt at 'rave music', which I found to be one of the more upsetting things I've listened to in 2010 so far.
― Melodic Man - I Need Geir (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 12 August 2010 14:49 (eight years ago) Permalink
Were Microdisney Mondeo Pop y/n
― that is how ghosts laugh (bends), Saturday, 28 September 2013 20:36 (five years ago) Permalink
― that is how ghosts laugh (bends), Saturday, 28 September 2013 20:37 (five years ago) Permalink
related videos of the youtube page for 'Town to Town' by Microdisney:Curiosity Killed the Cat- Down to EarthThe Commitments- Mustang SallyNew Order- True FaithChina Crisis- Wishful ThinkingPhil Lynott- Old Town
― that is how ghosts laugh (bends), Saturday, 28 September 2013 20:47 (five years ago) Permalink
Feel like Car Share - specifically the episode that ended with "Oh Patti" - is, in a funny way, the apotheosis of Mondeo Pop.
― Stevie T, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:28 (one year ago) Permalink


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|This is an article about an episode in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy .
- "What in the name of the galaxy is this?!"
- --- Furio , exclaiming the reveal of the Galaxy Power Rangers.
"Quasar Quest" is a 2-part season opener episode to Power 'Rangers: Lost Galaxy, which aired between February 7, 1999 to February 13, 1999. The episode introduces Leo, Kai, Kendrix, Maya, Damon, Mike, Furio, Scorpius, the Stingwingers, the Galaxy Rangers, the Quasar Sabers, and the space colony Terra Venture.
Episode SummariesEdit
Part 1Edit
In The Not-Too-Distant future, next Sunday A.D. Earth begins it's search for a new world, and we get sucked into a vortex to a place called Mirinoi. It's a pretty much simple place, the natives live in huts and dress in rags and other jungle like apparel. The elderly tribal leader, who's name is never stated, so we'll call Jera, tells the story of 3000 years ago, when the five Quasar Sabers that are lodged into the rock in the center of their village were placed there. For countless generations, people of their world have attempted to remove the Sabers, ala Excalibur, and if they are worthy, shall possess the great powers within, becoming mighty champions of good. The newest batch steps up to the task, and all the strapping buck men and confident women fail to even budge the Sabers from their permanent residence. As this occurs, several sneaky creatures called Stingwingers, begin to invade the village! Being a race of wimps and crybabies, the people can do nothing but scream and run while the Stingwingers set fire to their huts and harass their peoples. One such person, a buxom female named Maya, is focused upon simply because we all know she's going to be a ranger later anyway. She runs around, and soon the first nonStingwinger monster of the series appears, and his name be Furio, despite not being called that this episode. He chuckles and walks amid the blazes of the village, finally reaching the Quasar stone. He tries his hand at removing one of the Sabers, but just gets a hernia.
High above Earth, orbiting at any given made up speed, is Terra Venture. Built rather conveniently while we were in reruns, it's one huge momma. The main captain of this baby is Commander Stanton, and he gives orders left and right for final preparations for TV to leave Earth. The search to boldly go where no man has gone before has to get it's start somewhere. We meet Kendrix Morgan right off the bat, she's developing some kind of hybrid plants. Once on the bridge, Stanton's right hand lackey, Mike Corbett, gazes down on Earth's majestic surface. Odds are he'll never see it again, because there are just too many plot holes from previous PR series' back there. Speak of the devil, back on Earth, the shuttleports are jammed with people trying to get on Terra Venture. Only a certain select amount of any given number of people are screened and deemed fit to go. It seems, Professor Phenomenus pulled some strings, so he and Bulk will be going. Bulk thinks he may have forgot something, but it totally escapes him at the moment. Meanwhile, back in Power Rangers continuity, Skull oversleeps in a peaceful slumber. Security at the spaceport toss out our new hero, Leo. Seems the punk doesn't have a pass to get on Terra Venture, so he's outta here! He wanders out to the back alley and kicks some garbage around, and sulks up a storm.
Here comes some old lady walking through the alleyway, thinking "Hey! Alleys are always safe!" when she's confronted by three unarmed thugs. They want her passport to Terra Venture, and will take it by force even if unnecessary (One passport, three guys, Hello?! Dumb brutes...) Luckily, Leo is wallowing in self-pity nearby, and jumps into the ruckus. He defends the old woman, takes her passport, shows it to the thugs and quickly slips it out of it's holder and into his own pocket. The thugs are all nearsighted and don't even notice this obvious move, and what do you know, they all get in a fight. Leo bounces around on a couch, throws a chair, and tosses a thug into a shopping cart. The old lady would do a flying drop kick and end the fight, but that'd be too easy. Anyway, the thugs overtake Leo, and snatch the passport holder and run off. The old broad believes she lost her pass, but Leo surprises her with the actual thing which he saved by sleight of hand. She's pleased as a punching bag, but wonders why he isn't going, since the new world needs young men like him. Elderly Woman wanders off, ready to go die out in space away from her loved ones, probably hoping to stop off on Aquitar to visit their fountains of youth, as the last shuttle is preparing to leave for Terra Venture. Leo checks out some flyers pasted to the alleyway's wall, "Terra Venture: Adventure... for a Lifetime!" The old lady haunts him with her words, and we find ourselves back on Terra V. Mike, Kendrix and our new buddy Kai are suiting up for the final training mission on the moon, before the space station takes off for outer space. Back down on Earth, the final Space Shuttle prepares for departure, and some guys are checking all baggage to make sure everything is secure. Leo sneaks around, hoping to hitch a ride, but brings attention to himself by knocking something over. The baggage men give chase, but Leo hops inside a pickup cart and is loaded onto the shuttle without anyone finding. I could be wrong, but that main baggage guy looks like Ed Neil, whom we all know as Lord Zedd. Is Zeddie working menial jobs now? The shuttle lifts off from the third rock from the sun, as we end up in Mirinoi once more. Furio is furious and quite cheesed he can't get the Sabers out of the rock. He pitches a fit and we watch Maya sprint through the jungles, being chased by Stingwingers.
Ever see "2001: A Space Odyssey"? No? The go do it now, i'll wait... Now you can see for yourself, this scene is either a great rip-off or a great homage to said film. The shuttle is slowly gliding out of the atmosphere, to the same classical tune used in 2001 when the shuttle was docking with the space station, called "Blue Danube" or something like that. It's much shorter a scene here, as Leo creeps out of the luggage compartments and into the main cabin. Judd Lynn can't get enough of this 2001 thing, though, even the flight attendants are dressed alike! (no antigravity walking, though) Leo sits near a little girl, and soon scopes out the view from her window, as the shuttle successfully docks with the massive Terra Venture space colony. Soon, Bulk & Professor Phenom are among those passing through the final terminals into Terra Venture. Bulk is racking his and the Prof's brain as to what they forgot. Prof checks his bag, and once they get to the anti-alien gel, it hits them like a ton of bricks on the skull. Back on Earth, Skull awakens, chest exposed, dumbfounded to the alarm that's been going off. He just as quickly goes back to sleep, new world? He's got the bed to himself for a change, yippee! Anyway, on Terra Venture, Leo is traveling the same area Bulk & Prof just came out of, whom he passes. Bulk & Phenom are crying their eyes out, having forgotten their longtime pal, much like the producers have forgotten the PRIS cast. Leo is at awe over the rich and expanse surroundings of the incredibly expansive city of Terra V. As he rides the escalator, security spots him and he makes a quick about face, running for his freedom and future, Bonk! He accidentally slams into Kendrix, and as he helps her up, everyone can easily tell this is going to be the first Pink/Red Ranger romance since Tommy & Kat. Security is on his stowingaway tail, so he makes a break for it. The guards ask Kendrix & Kai if they saw Leo come this way, but she shuts Kai up and gives them no help in finding him. More chasing, and finally Leo finds a helmet and slips it on, hoping to disguise himself. It works, he loses the guards, but the suit he chose just happens to be that of the defense soldiers, and he's quickly whisked into lineup with the rest of the men and women going to the moon for defense exercises. Reluctant to do anything but go with the flow, he ends up inside a craft along with Kai & Kendrix. He attempts to keep himself unseen by them, and soon the craft arrives on the moon (which now has air, or always did, or not, I don't know anymore) and the troops all pile out for their final defensive drill. Within moments the soldiers are spreading out and flanking all over the lunar surface, which is littered with live explosives. Leo & Kendrix end up together, and sparks fly as Leo gets her moving upon seeing an explosive right near them. There's a huge fireball and they barely make it out without getting their uniforms smudged. Kai rushes over to see if she's all right, as Leo takes off his helmet. Kendrix is giddy to see him, and Kai is ready to smash his stowaway face in. Remember Mike? He runs over to check up on the group, and TA-DA, reveals Leo is his little brother. Big Bro is not happy to see his Little Bro here, as Terra Venture is never coming back to Earth, but they both share the same need for adventure so Leo doesn't care.
Back on Mirinoi, Maya is still being chased by Stingwingers, whom have begun firing at her with their eyeblasts! She's desperate for help, which she gets suddenly as she rushes into a conveniently placed vortex portal! It spits her out, even more conveniently, right in the same place on the moon our gang of new friends are standing. She rolls down the hill, and ends up between the brooding brothers. She attempts to get away, but they block her in, hoping to get some answers. Stingwingers following in formation, and the fighting begins. The brothers get tossed aside by the buggy baddies rather quickly.
Maya is targeted by the Stingwingers, and defends herself as best she can, before the others start to help out. Finally, after punching and kicking does no good, Kai fires a laserblast across their path and the three Stingwingers show off how they got their names, spouting wings and taking off back into the vortex. Maya introduces herself, and mentions her planet Mirinoi which nobody has ever heard of. Leo wants to go into the portal with her, but Mike sends him with Kai back to Terra Venture, which is leaving in a few hours. Mike & Kendrix go with Maya by themselves, but Leo proves to be slippery as ever, escaping from Kai's clutches and making a leap into the vortex right behind them.
Part 2Edit
Kai shuffles slowly along to the transport back to Terra Venture. Worried he did the wrong thing by letting everyone else go, and not staying with them. The lunar troopers quickly hustle to the ship and take off back to the space colony. Meanwhile, on Mirinoi, Kendrix & Mike follow Maya through the jungles of her homeworld. Kendrix is still shocked that Mike had a brother he never told her about, but Mikey has good reasons, given that Leo does some crazy things. They continue on through the scenery, as Kai sits aboard transport and being haunted by Commander Stanton's words of never leaving a team member behind. Finally realizing he made a mistake, he feels all is lost, until he glances down at a flyer on the ground of the ship. It's for the Astro Megaship Museum aboard Terra Venture! Talk about blast from the past. He knows the only way to right his wrongs, is to steal the old decommissioned Astro Megaship.
Kai heads over to the museum, and rushes everyone who's taking the tour out of the bridge. Alpha 6 wonders what's going on, and Kai dishes out the bull, saying the Megaship's being recommisioned for a top secret assignment. Alpha buys into it, ready for some action after those long, what, five to ten years since "Countdown To Destruction"? Kai attempts to take off, but mechanic supreme Damon Henderson shows up, with word that this old rusty vessel isn't going anywhere. It seems that offscreen during the time between PRIS & PRLG, the Astro Megaship collected dust and is nothing more than a relic. Kai's story comes into question, so he tells the truth about the dimensional portal and his friends inside. Damon doesn't believe it, knowing this hunk of junk can't fly and walks away. Kai doesn't give up, asking Alpha & DECA's help in getting the engines started. He doesn't do much but overheat the accelerators, cause the ship to wobble and the lights to flash, and make Alpha have a roboheart attack. Damon stuck around, and knowing he'll regret it, decides to take over and get things moving. Having spent [fill in the time here, Judd Lynn] working on the Megaship, he knows just how to handle her. Asserting total control, and after a few bumps into nearby buildings, the Astro Megaship is operational once more and ready to fly on out of there. Somehow it makes it through the access dome, and once out in deep space, a similar but larger portal to the one Kai's buds went through appears. Kai questions if they'll survive the energy flux, which Damon is worried about. Still, the crew presses on, and into the vortex the Megaship soars.
Back on Mirinoi, Leo wanders around aimlessly, and stumbles upon a gang of Stingwingers. He thinks he can take them on, but of course they outnumber and outmaneuver him, he goes flying into the bushes, right into his brother's lap. They lay low, and the Stingwingers lose sight of them, giving the gang of four a chance to run for it. Over in Maya's village, Furio is still peeved about not being able to release the Quasar Sabers from the rock. Old Dude, whom we call Jera, states the obvious, that he isn't worthy to possess them. Before Furio can put the smack down with his Furisword on Jera, Maya literally hops over the crowd and puts a halt to Furio's rage. She's joined by Kendrix, Mike & Leo, but Furio scoffs at such a small group tempting to take him on. Suddenly, Kai & Damon appear from the background, ready to show Furio no fear. Stingwingers attack, and it's your standard fight scene. The humans hold their ground, some, but are outnumbered by the horde of bugboys. Mike is taking on Furio, hand to sword, but when he's tossed against the Quasar Rock, he hesitantly pulls out the center Saber! Using it to block Furio's attack, everyone in the village is aghast at the sight of one who is worthy. Mike is surprised himself at the Saber's incredible power, and soon his friends press their luck by attempting to pull out Quasar Sabers on their own. Each one does, and with corresponding Ranger color coursing through them, they gain the Sabers. Leo pauses from his Stingwing tango to watch his comrades bask in their choiceness. Furio is furious and decides not to play fair. If he can't have the Sabers, no one will. He smashes his sword into the ground releasing a wave of gray, turning everything it encounters, from person to dirt, into stone. Our heroes makes a dash for it, but most of the villagers aren't as lucky. Maya wants to save Jera, but the old coot goes stone cold like that Austin fellow before her eyes. The group sprints ahead of the rockwave, taking their Sabers with them. As they appear to be making some distance, Furio & Stingwingers teleport ahead of them, and with sword a-charged, he smashes against the ground again. This time, Furio's power causes the ground to open up, with the Venture crew barely getting out of it's way. All but Mike, who is swallowed up by the chasm. Leo beats off Stingwingers and runs to his bro.
Leo reaches for his brother, but Mike is too far down. Climbing is futile, and Mike begins to give up hope. Leo tries to save his big brother, but instead Mike hands him the Quasar Saber, telling him how proud he is of him and to carry on in his place. Despite Leo's screaming objections, Mike lets go and falls into the bottomless pit, just before the ground closes up. Kendrix, Maya, Kai & Damon scream in shock at Mike's apparent demise, and Leo weeps but for a brief moment in mourning of his sibling. Standing up to Furio's evil threats, he is joined by his partners, and without realizing, the Quasar Saber he holds begins to surge with power! The other Sabers also begin pulsating with energy, as Furio can't believe his monstrous eyes! Each of the chosen ones hold their Sabers to the sky, letting the energy bolt out in lighting streaks, and it's a Morphin Time once more! The Morphing Sequence resembles the big budgeted one from the Turbo Movie (with Helmets forming over their faces, etc) and with their Galactasymbol behind them. With each of the five morphed and powered up, the new team of Power Rangers face Furio, whom if he had a jaw it would be dropping! They can't believe the power they possess, or quite grasp what's going on, but Ranger instinct sets in, and they rush into battle with Stingwingers, in the name of Mike.
Pink Ranger attacks first, slashing with her Quasar Saber at the insectious baddies. Red Ranger takes on Furio, giving the monster the first run for his money in his village trampling life! Leaping back and forth on trees, rolling with punches, Leo quickly gains control of the Powers, even if he can't take Furio down so easily. Blue Ranger throws some power punches at the Stingwingers and Damon demonstrates a flying attack move in which he jumps into the air and glides down, slashing all the way. Maya takes to the trees like only she knows how, and despite lacking a skirt, she does some sweeping kicks, taking plenty of Stingers down for the count. Red Ranger won't give up against Furio, and when the Furster fires some explosive charges from his hand, Leo returns in kind with a Quasar Saber Energize Slash! The blow sends Furio into damaging sparks, taking him down for only the moment. Kai is loving this, but once he spots the Rockwave spreading their way, he and the other Rangers begin their exit. The Stingwingers float around, not immune to the stone effects like Furio is. The Rangers rush for the Megaship, Leo wanting to stay behind to somehow find Mike. Kai won't let him, and the entire team makes a break for the parked Astro Megaship. Leo still believes his brother is alive, but has no choice but to get inside the Megaship and close the doors (just in time for a few Stingwingers to go splat against). Once on the bridge, Alpha is back to his Ay-yi-yi self upon seeing Power Rangers, not understanding where the power came from (possibly hinting at the notion that the Space Ranger powers were no more after the Zordon Wave) but glad the Rangers are back. Maya, Leo & Kendrix walk around the bridge in awe over the layout, and the Megaship takes off from Mirinoi. Furio sends his Stingwingers back to the Scorpion Stinger, not ready to accept defeat by not letting himself believe the battle quite over. Maya watches in depression as her beautiful green planet quickly turns to a lifeless ball of rock as she watches from the viewing screen. More pressing matters are at hand, as the portal between Galaxies begins to close! Damon tells everyone to hold on, and it's time for a Hyper Rush in the nick of time. Barely making it through, the team breathes a sigh of relief, and Maya retells the legend of the Quasar Stone. 3000 years ago, the Sabers just appeared there in a flash of blue light. Since then, everyone from all over the lost galaxy has tried to free it and claim it's powers. Of course, it turns out they are the chosen ones, chosen to defend that which is just and right, chosen to be Power Rangers! As they try to take this Ranger reality into their minds, Leo holds his Saber, dedicating his powers to his lost brother.
The Astro Megaship comes in for a docking landing on Terra Venture (with no mention how they explain swiping it in the first place) and soon Kai & Kendrix slip into Commander Stanton address the crew of TerraV, as they are about to embark on the quest for a new world. Thrusters powered up, the massive space colony departs Earth's orbit, leaving many questions behind. Oh, well, toodles, Earth! See ya on the flipside of the Galaxy! Meanwhile, not far away, the Scorpion Stinger, a ship of incredible evil and resembling Serpentera's tail, slinks through space. Inside, Scorpius makes his first appearance, looking as slimy and ugly as his arachnid namesake. The Stinger has entered our Galaxy through the portal, and it's up to Scorpius' General Furio to get the Quasar Sabers and destroy those who have them.
- February 7, 1999 (Part 1)
- February 13, 1999 (Part 2)
- Archie Kao - Kai Chen/Blue Galaxy Ranger
- Reggie Rolle - Damon Henderson/Green Galaxy Ranger
- Danny Slavin - Leo Corbett/Red Galaxy Ranger
- Valerie Vernon - Kendrix Morgan/Pink Galaxy Ranger
- Cerina Vincent - Maya/Yellow Galaxy Ranger
- Russell Lawrence - Mike Corbett
- ????? - Commander Stanton
- Tom Wyner - Furio (voice)
- Kim Strauss - Scorpius (voice)
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- ???? extras - Mirinoi Warriors
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- The story element of Furio turning Mirinoi (both the planet and its inhabitants, sans Maya) came from Gingaman episode 2, "Return of the Starbeasts (星獣の再来 Seijū no Sairai?)". Though in the original Sentai version, it was Steerwoman Shelinda who turned the Ginga Forest into stone.
- Damon appeared in part 2, though he appears in the opening credits for both parts and in the remains of all 45 episode of this series.
- Part 1 of the episode marks the final appearence of Eugene "Skull" Skullivich, until his recent cameo appearence in the final episode of Power Rangers Super Samurai, "Samurai Forever".
- Most of the footage in this episode is 100% original.
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- To be added.
See AlsoEdit
- Seijuu Sentai Gingaman Episode 1 - " The Legendary Blades " (japanese title needed) - (Story Elements only)
- Seijuu Sentai Gingaman Episode 2 - " The Starbeasts Return " (japanese title needed) - (Story Element - Furio turning Mirinoi into stone, only).


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Guys. November hit me like a ton of bricks. Since we have the week of Thanksgiving off, all of my professors have decided to double down on the amount of work they give us to make up for it, the weather can't make up its mind whether to be warm or cold so my allergies have kept me in a constant state of misery, and my sweet little Squish is going to be one next week. NEXT WEEK. Luckily, I'm resilient and I've gotten all my schoolwork done until the first week of December, my allergy meds are keeping me on my feet, and I'm starting to get a regular reading rhythm again. So let's talk about that.
I'm not going to overload you with Squish pictures like I did with Bean because we haven't had her birthday yet to share pictures and I'm already getting all teary eyed over my baby growing up. She's walking and babbling and way too big! There's no way she can already be a year old! I digress…
Since it's Squish's month, we will start with what she's been "reading" (aka-being read):
She has really been into "participation" books lately: touch and feel, lift the flap, etc.
Peek Into Space -it's a pretty cool book that lets you glimpse inside a spaceship, dress an astronaut, explore the planets. She loves all the peek-a-boo windows and flaps that she can lift.
A is For Animal -This is a touch and feel book that finds its way into our car for dinners at restaurants, doctor's appointments, and trips that are longer than normal. She loves it!
Llama Llama's Little Library -These are the baby board book versions of the always popular Llama Llama books. Squish loves the rhyming and repetitive words!
Bean has been all over the place with his choices lately, but it's great!
I'm Not Santa! -This one really tickles him because it's about a baby Owl who gets mistaken for Santa because of his red stocking cap. It's super silly and a really quick read. It went back to the library today and he was a little distraught.
Can I Join Your Club? -This is an Usborne book I've had my eye on for a while because Bean is getting to the age where kids are starting to section off into "clubs" and "friend groups." He has such a big heart for everyone that it's hard for him to understand that this is part of life and that yes, it sucks, but that he doesn't have to be exclusive like that. This book helps with that.
Paint Me a Picture -He loves this one because he's gotten very artsy over the past few months and loves all the colors and describing words associated with them. It's another Usborne book purchase. I love our collection of Usborne!
I Wanna Be A Great Big Dinosaur! – This book is really cute! It's about a little boy who consults a dinosaur on the proper way to "dino" and a dinosaur who learns it might be cooler to be a little boy! It's a good subtle way to teach kids that you can be whatever you'd like.
I'm afraid my list is a little dismal…I'm six books behind on my goodreads challenge as well!
The Runaways – Rainbow Rowell
This comic coming out was like a dream come true. I've recently fallen back into my comic book devouring (I've been out of the loop since High School) and Rainbow Rowell is one of my favorites so it just seemed like kismet that she would put out a Marvel comic! Not to be too nerdy, but I do enjoy Marvel leaps and bounds above DC. DC has its good qualities, but there's just way too much angst happening over there. Marvel knows how to weave the comic relief in. If you remember, last year I sang the praises of Ms Marvel. Now it's the Runaways time. I'm actually buying the issues as they come out but not reading them because Rowell starts off pretty much right in the middle of a plot line, so I really need to go back and read from the beginning. I got the first issue at Free Comic Book Day last month and I happen to know that I'm getting the complete collection for Christmas because my husband gets too giddy about presents and spills the beans almost every time.
The Wrath and The Dawn duology – Renee Ahdieh
These books were really good! I've had them on my to read list for quite a while and managed to finally snag them at the library. I actually think I'm going to buy them for a family member for Christmas. Luckily, enough of my family members read for enjoyment and read this blog that they can try to guess for themselves who I'm referring to, ha. I also appreciate that the second book ended neatly and tied up most loose ends. I plan on checking out more of her work once I get free time. So either winter break or summer break!
Vanishing Girls -Lauren Oliver
I hate to say this, but I was a little disappointed by this one. It wasn't bad, it just didn't live up to my expectations considering how long it took to come in at the library and how much I've loved her other stuff. I guessed the twist about a third of the way in and after that I couldn't really get into it. I wouldn't say not to read it but lower your expectations of it.
I'm currently reading Girls Made of Snow and Glass with The Couple Next Door up to bat. There's a rare sports metaphor for you.
As far as my netflix queue, I've been on a read "True Crime" bender lately:
Alias Grace, Manhunt: Unabomber, Mindhunter, and Killer Kids have all dominated my feed. But there is "Classic Angie" in there as well: Call The Midwife, Stranger Things, Schitt's Creek, Anne with an 'E', and The Great British Baking Show. We have a 50/50 choosing rule in our household so my husband gets to choose every other show or movie. This puts Brickleberry, Family Guy, American Dad, Bob's Burgers, and Lock Up in my feed as well. He's in his final semester of his degree (we both put school off to work when we were younger and newly married which was a dumb idea) and he prefers something light and super dumb to decompress.
I've also finally watched We Need to Talk about Kevin and it was really good!
Also Happy Thanksgiving to all my american readers! I'm looking forward to stuffing my face full of food (my sister in law makes the best sweet potato casserole in the world) and enjoying an extra long weekend with my family. Hope the rest of you have a great day as well and for my international readers, I hope you guys also have a great week!
Happy Reading!


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First Impression: Aimee Carter rocked my world The Goddess Test, the first book in this series. I was left in complete awe of Carter's re-imagining of the Greek Gods and Goddesses. And I could not wait to see what awaited Kate and Henry. The good... the bad... and the ugly.While Reading: Goddess Interrupted... now that is what I call a sequel! The Goddess Test introduced readers to Henry and Kate, the God of the Underworld and his new queen. Despite all that they have gone through to be together, it is only the beginning. Alas, Henry still carries the mega baggage of his first Queen, Persephone. And to make matters worse, Henry and Kate have upset the Queen of the Gods, Calliope (aka Hera). So much so that she will do anything (and I mean anything) to be rid of Kate. And that includes waking her darling father, Cronus, to destroy everything. Well, I guess if she can't have Henry... no one will. Goddess Interrupted is filled with ups and downs. Moments that make you root for our main characters. Moments that will break your heart. Aimee Carter, you sure do know how to keep me on the edge of my seat. Ever since I found out that we were finally going to meet the elusive Persephone, I have been on pins and needles wondering how much this girl would rock the boat. The answer: a hella of lot. Even now after contemplating Goddess Interrupted, I am not sure how I feel about Persephone. Sure, I don't love her because of her back story with Henry. Nor did I really care about her personality. But I had hoped that I would at least sympathize with her a little. But I am not sure that I do. Yes, she did have a few redeeming moments... but I am not sure if was even close to being enough. As for our new Queen of the Underworld, Kate, I love the girl, but I wish that she had not been so hard on herself the entire book. Henry is Henry. A moody guy that definitely does not wear his heart on his sleeve. Heck, we are lucky to ever see any emotion out of him. But their relationship in this book about killed me. It was definitely a take one step forward then like twelve steps back type of romance going on here. And every time we had one of those take twelve steps back moments, my heart fell to the floor. Aimee Carter, why did you do this to me? It was insane how emotionally invested I felt by Goddess Interrupted.Verdict: Goddess Interrupted is a knock out. A simply amazing sequel that kept me on my toes from the beginning to end. Brilliant characters continue to astound me with their depth and range of emotions that carry outside of the pages. It felt like I was going through every agonizing ordeal right along side Kate. And an ending that I did not see coming a mile away. Wow!
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After the kids grow up...
>> Wednesday, March 12, 2014
So, it's been about eight months since the "legal" relationship with the ex ended. How's it been?
Not too bad.
We don't get bills from her in the mail anymore (yippee)!
We don't get crap from the court anymore (yippee)!
I don't have to track the support payments the court always messed up and argue with them over their inept bookkeeping (yippee)!
My husband has daily contact with his son. I have no idea how regular his contact is with his daughter. I don't ask. The kids and I periodically pass on Facebook but otherwise, they know where I am if they want a relationship. I generally only hear from my SD when she wants something so I don't go out of my way. They're adults and it's up to them.


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Monday, November 30, 2009
Sovereign Default: Absolutely No Bail-Out... Perhaps...
Within the EU, for at least a year, Latvia has been permanently on the verge of default by virtue of its Argentina-like combination of: the commitment to a hyper-fixed exchange rate tied to a strengthening currency, managed by a Central Bank acting as a Currency Board; large scale twin deficits, fiscal and commercial; rising foreign indebtedness; decreasing external competitiveness; increasing interest rates; lower FDI and financial capital outflows.
During the same period from time to time other EU members have seen the lowering of their credit ratings and the rise of their interest premiums above the German benchmark – early warnings of possible default. At the beginning of 2009 eurozone bond spreads suddenly widened. At some point Ireland had its credit-rating downgraded by Fitch from AA+ to AA-, while the OECD and the European Commission demanded drastic budget cuts, and its GDP accelerated its decline. Greece is the most recent EU candidate for default since mid-November, after the discovery of a government deficit suddenly rising to 12.7% of GDP, instead of the expected 6%, and public debt-to-GDP ratio headed for 135%, amply overtaking that of Italy while nobody was watching (gross external debt, public and private, was 149.2% of GDP at the end of 2008; the real exchange rate has appreciated by 17% since 2006, losing competitiveness; see Munchau, FT 30 November).
Suppose an EU member state, whether or not a euro-zone member, experienced a serious financial crisis to the point of default. Would the European Union and its financial agencies, and/or the other Member States, come to its rescue?
Art. 103: No Bail-Out
The possibility of a bail-out is considered and specifically forbidden by Article 103, section 1, of the Treaty establishing the European Community (TEC; ex-Article 104, currently in force and directly applicable from 1 January 1994; see the latest consolidated version of the current treaties, Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) 29.12.2006 C 321 E/84).
"The Community shall not be liable for or assume the commitments of central governments, regional, local or other public authorities, other bodies governed by public law, or public undertakings of any Member State, without prejudice to mutual financial guarantees for the joint execution of a specific project. A Member State shall not be liable for or assume the commitments of central governments, regional, local or other public authorities, other bodies governed by public law, or public undertakings of another Member State, without prejudice to mutual financial guarantees for the joint execution of a specific project."
It should be stressed that Article 103 rules out not only any obligation to bail-out, but also any unilateral, voluntary and generous "assumption of the commitments of central governments, regional, local or other public authorities, etc.", whether on the part of the Community or a Member States. No bail-out, period.
On 18 February 2009 the then German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück speaking in Dusseldorf "signalled that [Germany] would support emergency action to protect the eurozone if one of its 16 member-states found itself in such serious difficulties that it could not refinance its debt." (FT, "Germany ready to help eurozone members", by Bertrand Benoit and Tony Barber). Mr Steinbrück noted that "We have a number of countries in the eurozone that are clearly getting into trouble on their payments", adding that "Ireland is in a very difficult situation". "The euro-region treaties don't foresee any help for insolvent countries, but in reality the other states would have to rescue those running into difficulty" (EU Observer, 18 February 2009).
One might be inclined to say that Mr Steinbrück is no longer the German Finance Minister; and that in any case he had no authority to make that statement. And if the state of California can face the prospect of bankruptcy without any of the other federal states or the Fed or the US government turning a hair, why should an EMU country, especially if small, be bailed out in a considerably looser Union which is not even a Federation? Except that Steinbrück was not alone in his pronouncement, and there are two other clauses in the TEC that could plausibly be interpreted as providing for a bail-out, not only for EMU members but also for non-EMU member states. Not an automatic provision, but a possible course of action that could be taken on a majority decision.
Steinbrück's statement was echoed shortly afterwards by Angela Merkel, speaking to foreign journalists in Berlin. Der Spiegel commented that "If Germany were to pay into a bailout based on its size relative to other eurozone countries, it would be forced to cover one-fourth of the entire tab. Peter Bofinger, a member of the German Council of Economic Advisors, actually quantified in €1.5bn a year the likely cost to the German taxpayer of a rescue operation within the eurozone. Then, in March 2009, Joaquín Almunia, then European Commissioner for Monetary Affairs and usually a tough custodian of fiscal and monetary rigour (the man who single-handed tried – though failed – to reduce the ERM-II band of exchange rate variation around the entry parity from 15% to 2.25%, just by his saying so), said: "If a crisis emerges in one eurozone country, there is a solution before visiting the IMF. Don't forget we are equipped to interact politically and economically to face the crisis, but these kinds of things should not be explained publicly." In March, the Irish Times reported that: "Unofficially, leading figures in Berlin admit that assistance for several EU members, including Ireland, is all but inevitable." In June 2009, Times columnist Anatole Kaletsky wrote: "Germany is at the heart of a huge plan to prop up crippled EU economies - not that the German people would ever know" (these quotations are taken from Openeurope.org, 17 July 2009).
Articles 100 and 119: discretionary bail-outs
How could the unambiguous No-Bail-Out provision of Art. 103 be circumvented? Almunia did not say, at first, invoking discretion. One way in which it could be done with impunity is via the EU or its member states giving credit guarantees rather than subsidies or credits. A guarantee costs nothing if it is not called upon, though in case of default it may cost up to 100% of the sums guaranteed; but in any case such a contingent, quasi-fiscal, future liability does not usually appear in the current budget. After all, this is how the EU supported eastern European transition economies beyond its budgetary constraints in the early 1990s.
But there no need for such an escamotage. There is always the possibility of the Council granting financial assistance to a member state experiencing exceptional difficulties (Eurointelligence, "Did you know that there is an explicit bailout clause in the Maastricht Treaty?" 18.02.2009). Art. 100, section 2, states that:
"Where a Member State is in difficulties or is seriously threatened with severe difficulties caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences beyond its control, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may grant, under certain conditions, Community financial assistance to the Member State concerned. The President of the Council shall inform the European Parliament of the decision taken." A similar provision for eurozone non-members is provided in Art. 119.
This provision was specifically referred to by Der Spiegel magazine in connection with the German Finance Minister's statement. Angela Merkel also specifically referred to Art. 100 procedures. The possibilities were also mentioned of Germany issuing 'bilateral bonds' to raise money for struggling countries; or groups of several member states collectively floating a bond; Jean-Claude Juncker had proposed issuing a common euro zone bond for the 16 countries sharing the currency, a revolutionary idea that was supported by Almunia but met opposition from Germany. The source and therefore the scale of financial assistance would be affected, but clearly Art. 100 and 119 are sufficient to drive coach and horses through the No Bail-Out clause of Art 103 of the TEC.
Moscow rules
It is bad enough for EU member states to be subject to the fiscal straitjacket of the so-called Growth and Stability Pact, without those members that comply being subjected to the cost of bailing-out those who do not comply. It is bad enough for the ECB to provide emergency financial assistance to banks at its own discretion, without being subject to rules as a Lender of Last Resort; now the Council is to provide financial assistance to member states at its own discretion.
It used to be said that Soviet Law could be summarized by three basic rules: 1) Everything is forbidden. 2) Everything is allowed in special cases. 3) Special cases are decided by the Party. There is enough of that in Brussels already. Mutatis mutandis, this model is being replicated exactly by EU rules on financial assistance to member states: 1) Bail-outs are forbidden. 2) Bail-outs are allowed in special cases. 3) Special cases are defined by the Council.
Without rules, assistance may be provided not only on economic but on broadly political grounds: clearly the prospect of European assistance was used blatantly as an offer that Ireland could not refuse by failing for the second time to ratify the Lisbon Treaty. In March 2009, the German Ambassador to Ireland, Christian Pauls, warned that Ireland would "throw away its future" if it voted No to the Lisbon Treaty for a second time. He said, "A second No would have horrific consequences for Ireland and I am not the first to say it. I don't think there is anything particularly new in that." On 25 June, German MEP Jo Leinen said the Irish must vote "Yes" if they wish to continue to benefit from the "protective umbrella" the EU provides (Openeurope.org, cited). Political pressure now is also being exercised on Greece: it is presumed that Greece would not enjoy EU financial assistance unless it complied with EU demands for budgetary cuts (as in the no-longer-secret letter by Eurogroup President Junker reported today in the Greek press).
Unsettled State of Play
With Moscow rules, there can be no foregone conclusion.
German taxpayers expressed their opposition to using public money to bail out other countries that have got into financial difficulties: 70.9% were against "helping countries like Ireland or Greece", 24.8% were in favour, 3.4% did not know (Open Europe in collaboration with the Institute for Free Enterprise, Berlin; published by Openeurope.com cited). One could argue that opposition to bailouts was also implicitly expressed in the German elections.
At present, EU borrowing is against the rules, but would be necessary to fund financial assistance to member states. Almunia recognizes that "a common bond" "is not politically viable today because some important member states said 'no'. This requires a political decision that is not in the hands of the Commission."
Doubts have been expressed about the possibility of intra-EU bailouts. The Former Chief Economist at the ECB, Otmar Issing, told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that it would be a catastrophe to water down the 'no bailout' clause in the EU treaties, arguing that it would spell an end to "the political stability of the monetary union". He said that in order for financial discipline to prevail every member state must be responsible for its own debt and deficits: "without this there would be no end", he said (Openeurope.org, cited).
But the best comment on bailouts was by Karl Otto Pohl, former President of the Bundesbank. He said that if Germany decided to bail out other members of the eurozone it would open a Pandora's Box, adding "It would be like jumping in a swimming pool without water".
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You saw what happened in the US and worldwide when Lehman Brothers was not bailed out in mid-September 2007. Are you sure you want to repeat that mistake by not bailing-out an EMU member like Greece, or simply an EU member like Latvia?
- December 4, 2009 at 9:32 AM
- chilosi said...
This is a comment to Robin comment.
If the other EU countries (or the European Central Bank) do not bail out a EU member this does not mean that the member will not be bailed out anyway. There is always the IMF to do the job. After all it is the job for which the IMF is specialized. Of course the IMF will put conditions, but this is the positive side of the IMF role. We do not want a situation where EU members will be induced to act irresponsibly just because they will be certain to be bailed out in the end. Moreover the consequence of a Eurozone risking to default on its foreign debt could be a weakening of the exchange rate of the Euro, an occurrence not entirely unwelcome under the present economic circumstances, and a further increase in the risk premium on Eu bonds, especially of the more indebted Eurozone countries, forcing some degree of fiscal discipline. The increased risk premium could reduce the degree to which Eurozone countries will be able to reflate through a more expansionary fiscal stance, which could be a negative feature under the present circumstances. But some greater degree of forced fiscal discipline on countries such as Greece or Italy could be welcome, and could increase longer run financial stability, both of those countries and of the Eurozone. After all, as far as those countries are concerned, to be prone to run excessive public debts is not a feature justified by the present recession, but rather a long-run consequence of the weakness of their institutions, which they should be induced to cure, in their own interest.
Of course all this will be not the end of the story and one may speculate on what the various consequences could evntually be. But simply to compare Lehman with Latvia is like to compare potatos with pears. For instance, in case of bailing out a bank or a big company such as GM, some conditions on replacing the top management of the bank apply. No such conditions could be envisaged as far as a government of a democratic country is concerned. To make a perhaps more suitable comparison: the reason of the financial problems of the US and of the weakening of the dollar are not the financial difficulties of the state of California, whose economy is one of the largest of the world, for which no federal bail-out is envisaged, and there was no financial bail-out in the past for the city of New York, if I well remember.
- December 4, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- D. Mario Nuti said...
Robin: time flies – but only half as fast as you feel: Lehman Brothers was mid-September 2008.
When a bank defaults, especially a giant one like Lehman Brothers, confidence in the entire credit system is shaken, possibly beyond the borders of the country where the bank is based; the entire financial infrastructure is damaged. When a country defaults, it is primarily a problem for its creditors and – unless it negotiates debt reduction with creditors – for the country's continued access to credit; it is not a collapse of the financial infrastructure whether in the country itself or internationally.
It has been said – probably by Fritz Machlup, but I cannot remember for sure: "No bank should believe that it might be bailed out in case of default, and every bank should be bailed out to prevent default". If only our old friend Moral Hazard went away. The case for countries is not as strong as for banks, but the Moral Hazard problem is there as well.
Alberto: Yes, the IMF can and does engage in bail-outs: think of Russia in August 1998 – though subsequent Russian recovery has allowed the IMF to get its money back. Arguably the function of the IMF should be preventing government bankruptcy rather than supporting bankrupt governments after the event.
- December 5, 2009 at 11:11 AM
- D. Mario Nuti said...
Update: see The Economist of 3 December, on precisely "What would happen if a member of the euro area could no longer finance its debt?". http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/economicsfocus/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15016124
and my comment on The Economist's blog http://www.economist.com/user/generated1446082/comments
as well as my follow-up on my Blog http://dmarionuti.blogspot.com/2009/12/non-bail-out-bail-out.html
- December 6, 2009 at 10:44 PM
- M.G. said...
I still do not understand why we should bail out a country whose government fudged the accounts in various occasions.
- December 12, 2009 at 9:52 PM
- D. Mario Nuti said...
From a moral standpoint you are absolutely right, Massimo. But often financial institutions have been bailed-out in spite of similar mis-reporting and false reporting. If you believe that there would be dire consequences from default - whether by countries or financial institutions, or industrial companies - the case for a bailout is still there.
I expect that probably you will agree with me that sovereign default, even by a country like Greece, would not be as explosive as that of Lehman Brothers. And I do not believe that the EU is ready to do anything except forcing Greece to take unpopular measures to improve its financial position.
- December 13, 2009 at 9:08 AM
- M.G. said...
Indeed I agree. There is a certain degree of moral hazard in the system to purse any lack of accountability and transparency. I am one of the few convinced that it was the right decision to let Lehman fails, but also others institutions should have. Along the same lines Greece should not be helped, while actually the cheap financing from ECB is already doing that or has even been contributing indirectly to the deficit. So let the markets solve Greece's problems and no bailout.
- December 13, 2009 at 11:58 AM


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This weekend will be a fun weekend for our scout families at Summit Lake State Park. The troop trailer will be on site With all gear that you will need to cook. You will be responsible for your own food for the weekend but feel free to work with other families to coordinate meals together if you like. We will have the Best, Brennan, Kelley, Stockton, O'Connell, and Mulvey Families with us plus Mr. Lund. There is the standard State park entry fee. Bring your fishing poles if you wish, however being a state park you may need a fishing license. We'll have some scout skill family competitions and activities as well as some free time for boating and hiking. Please let us know if you need to use troop tents. We will have them on site but only have so many. We will meet up at the legion at 6pm Friday and caravan over. The state park is located at 5993 N Messick Rd, New Castle. It will take us about an hour to get there. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.


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