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Bush's wife, family issues key to 2016
If Jeb Bush decides to run for president, he'll have to defend his family's controversial political name.
But more immediate family concerns might keep him from running at all.
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Republican donors and operatives are chattering about Bush's publicity-shy wife, so worried she isn't on board with a 2016 White House run that they're urging people in the family's orbit to make the case.
Columba Bush has long been deeply averse to the spotlight, especially after an embarrassing encounter with U.S. Customs while her husband was still in office.
( PHOTOS: Republican 2016 contenders)
Donors also wonder whether Bush is willing to subject his family and their personal lives to the inevitable scrutiny that comes with a national campaign. Two of his children have been in the news in past years for arrests linked to drug problems and public intoxication.
So while the buzz picks up around Bush, the donor class's new questions about old issues are a sign of not only the dynamics of a potential Bush campaign, but of how seriously a key establishment group is taking the idea of a Bush bid.
"The issues have been brought up by the press and others in the past, and the family issues may well be brought out again," said Al Cardenas, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, who headed the Florida GOP while Bush was governor. "If these matters are brought up, it would hurt him, not politically but personally. He has to make up his mind whether that's a burden he wants to bear."
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A top Republican bundler with ties to the Bushes described the rising concern among those lobbying Jeb Bush to enter the race that his wife's opposition will keep him from running.
"One of the things on the list of why he won't run has always been the belief that she is opposed to it," the bundler said. "As you're moving closer to when people have to make decisions and Jeb is doing some of the things he has been doing, there has been more chatter around it, if for no other reason than there is a huge number of Bush Rangers, Pioneers — whatever the hell we were called along the way — who remain effectively frozen waiting on Jeb to make up his mind."
People in the Bushes' inner circle are being lobbied to make the case directly to Jeb Bush's immediate family, the bundler added.
( PHOTOS: The art of George W. Bush)
The former governor's concerns about his family's privacy are thought to have played a role in his decision to skip the 2012 presidential race. One Republican donor recalled that the chatter back then among GOP rainmakers was that Bush would ultimately skip a run because his wife didn't relish the idea.
"They thought he wouldn't do it because of Columba…[that] has not changed," the source said.
Bush, the son of one president and the brother of another, would be a favorite with the GOP establishment, though he faces steeper odds among grassroots activists who detest his moderate views on immigration. He has said that he will likely make a decision on whether to run for president by the end of this year, and that he will pursue it only if his family signs off and if he can run "joyfully."
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Comparisons are often drawn between Bush and former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. The latter was popular with Republican elites in 2012, but ultimately chose not to run for president, citing the "interests and wishes of my family" amid a complicated situation with his wife and children.
Bush's spokeswoman did not offer comment for this story. But just last week, Bush spoke movingly of his 40-year-marriage and his relationship with his wife, whom he first met while on an exchange program in Mexico, her native country.
"I saw her face, and I fell in love. I can't explain it, but that's the way it is," the 61-year-old said at a Connecticut GOP dinner last week. "You're going to have to trust me on this one. And for 40 years we've been married and it's (been an) incredible joy. She doesn't get much attention in the political world because she's pretty normal, actually…"
He added,"Forty years of marriage for me is a big darn deal, and I love her very much."
Ann Herberger, who has served as a Bush family fundraiser and remains close with the former governor and his family, said Jeb Bush would no doubt make sure his immediate family is on-board with a run, while also talking to his parents and other close relatives.
"Gov. Bush, he has a tough spine," Herberger said. "Really the first hurdle he's got to get over is, he's got a very good life now back in Florida, Mrs. Bush is loving being back in South Florida. Can he do this joyfully?"


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For their fourth year, Flowmaster returned as Official Muffler of the Ultimate Adventure.
While the guys from Northern California have yet to attend the UA in a vehicle, it sure doesn't mean their presence has not been heard.
Of course, Flowmaster product once again adorned the Ultimate Adventure Official Vehicle. This year was a set of 50 series SUV mufflers installed by Greg Gallegos at the Flowmaster facility. For a touch of irony, we finished off the 2 1/2 inch full dual system with a shiny set of polished stainless tips. While they were tucked up out of harm's way, a few wayward rocks did their best to hammer them shut. It would have been tough to do that to the mufflers themselves which are pretty resistant to such abuse. Many folks who run Flowmasters proudly show theirs replete the battle scars of rock crawling.
The Ultimate K-10 was not the only vehicle on the trip shouting out that unique tone. John Hughbanks 460 powered monster Bronco wailed away the entire trip with a short set of Flowmasters on an even shorter exhaust system. Tom Boyd's custom red Bronco (image: Bronco Boyd) has run dual Flow's for years and Jeff Nasi's runs a single 3" Flowmaster underneath the camo'd M715 support rig.
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Jack Osbourne Getting Married?
According to the New York Post, Jack Osbourne, the son of rocker Ozzy and The Talkco-host Sharon Osbourne will tie the knot with his baby mama Lisa Stelly this weekend.
According to The Post, the nuptials will be low-key, and the ceremony held in Hawaii.
Osbourne, who has a 5-month-old daughter Pearl with Stelly, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis shortly after the baby was born April 24.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Dan Auerbach moved from Ohio to Music City, he found a local rock 'n' roll scene populated with bands that not only like each other, but also work toward a greater good. The Black Keys guitarist sees it as an uncommon harmony.
"It's really pretty cool and it's very much its own thing," Auerbach said. "There doesn't seem to be too much ego involved, which is surprising. I remember there was that whole Detroit scene and it was just like ego city. The same thing is happening in Nashville, but you throw Southern hospitality in the mix."
That all-for-one attitude is stripping away Nashville's country music veneer to reveal the nation's hottest rock 'n' roll scene. Think rock is dead? Not in middle Tennessee, where multiplatinum transplants like The Keys, Jack White and Kings of Leon have teamed with a vibrant menagerie of young homegrown bands like JEFF the Brotherhood, Turbo Fruits, The Features, PUJOL and Natural Child to expand what the word Nashville means to music fans.
"We've done a lot of positive work to make something that's really big and great," Turbo Fruits lead singer Jonas Stein said. "Who knows how long it's going to go on for? But it's Nashville's rock 'n' roll time."
Rolling Stone has called it the nation's best music scene. A headline in The Guardian of London proclaimed "there are more thrilling new bands in East Nashville than anywhere else on Earth." And most major music magazines and bloggers are mining the scene to bring news of Heavy Cream, Diarrhea Planet, The Weeks, D. Watusi and dozens more to hungry fans.
The secret's out, and all this attention is a significant change.
The town regarded as the capital of country music has had a few stellar rock 'n' roll moments. Jimi Hendrix, first as a frequent visitor from nearby Fort Campbell, then as a resident, learned how to really play guitar while in Nashville during the early 1960s. Bob Dylan fell in love when he recorded one of nascent rock's defining records, "Blonde on Blonde," before returning to cut his country album, "Nashville Skyline." And Elvis Presley and Paul McCartney spent time here recording.
But the rock scene wasn't bright enough for outsiders to see past the city's rhinestone glitz. Matt Pelham of The Features remembers his band getting a little interest for a brief time in the mid-90s. But it didn't last long.
"I think the fact that we came out of Nashville almost hurt us at that time more than helped us," Pelham said. "I think they automatically had the association with country music and I also felt there was sort of this shadow over Nashville."
What changed?
"To be honest, when Kings of Leon came along, I think they sort of broke through that stereotype or whatever was holding it back. I think they definitely broke through something and a lot of doors opened up for bands in Nashville," he said.
Originally from Oklahoma, KOL's Followill family has formed the record label Serpents and Snakes to help bands like The Features and Turbo Fruits gain wider exposure. White also has adopted the locals, putting out 7-inch and live concert releases by bands like JEFF the Brotherhood and PUJOL with the hip Third Man Records' seal of approval. And Auerbach recently produced JTB's latest album, "Hypnotic Nights."
"They're amazing," Auerbach said of JTB's Jake and Jamin Orrall. "They're just like absolute characters, and they're definitely the heart of that scene with those younger bands."
The Orralls run Infinity Cat Records with their dad, Bob, who also was an early Taylor Swift producer and songwriting partner. Like Swift, he's helped nurture the local scene — almost literally. The label has put out 74 releases in its 10 years and many on the roster are childhood friends of his sons.
"We've got Cy Barkley's first full-length coming out and the funny thing about it is I used to drive him and Jamin around in like car seats," Bob Orrall said. "Jonas (of Turbo Fruits), I coached Jonas on the hockey team and Jake and Jamin and a bunch of other kids. ... So like all this history goes back a long, long time because Infinity Cat really grew out of wanting to put friends' records out."
The Orralls formed JEFF the Brotherhood while in their mid-teens and over time, they've laid down a blueprint for other DIY-leaning bands.
"I think running a small label like this is definitely maybe helped a lot of kids out, just realizing they can do this stuff," Jake Orrall said. "Like a lot of kids have asked me how to start a record label and started doing their own thing. And we'd started building up contacts and relationships with promoters in other cities after years and years and years of just touring basements. When our friends start touring, it's a huge jumping off point for them."
Do all these good vibes mean Nashville's the next Seattle or Montreal? With buzzy bands moving to town every day — Deer Tick's John McCauley moved here recently from Rhode Island, The Whigs migrated north from Athens, Ga. — everyone's sure it's just a matter of time.
"I'm sure a band is going to come along and just blow up," Stein said. "Maybe it's one of us. Maybe it's a band that's a little younger. You just never know. In the meantime, I think everyone's always going to support each other. I think everyone's just really happy and stoked on each other. Maybe that's the way Nashville is in general. People have open arms here."


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Those glitches came back into the public eye when officials admitted to losing a call that could have potentially saved the life of four-year-old Ariel Russo, who was struck by a car in Manhattan on June 4.
In released internal email exchange between EMS workers days after the accident, they wrote that roughly one-third of all incidents transmitted from I/CAD were either lost or transmitted without complete addresses.
One of the emails was sent by Lt. Carl Nunziata, an overnight shift boss who was contracting Clara Muprhy, head of computer programming for EMS.
He wrote, "Why are these jobs coming in this way and what are we supposed to do with these type of jobs?"
The new system is responsible for processing and sending out roughly 3,000 emergency crews a day.
"We need to know when they call 911, help is on the way," said Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley. "There are serious concerns about the city's 911 upgrade, and New Yorkers deserve the truth about the system and how the administration is working to improve it."
Crowley sent a letter to Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway requesting a face-to-face meeting with him to discuss the issue.
Following Susperstorm Sandy, Crowley grilled Holloway about incidents where emergency crews were sent to the wrong addresses. Holloway responded that the system is functional, however it became inundated with phone calls making it difficult to keep track of the information.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has also been an advocate of the system, claiming that while it has "bugs" it works.
"We need to get to the bottom of this immediately," said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio after the emails were mad public. "City Hall, NYPD and the FDNY have denied problems every step of the way, and we cannot expect their own investigation to unearth truth."


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Jon Benson needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 32 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Need a cover design for a book entitled "Low Pressure Sex." Subtitle (very important): "How To Radically Increase Your Sexual Drive And Energy By Lowering Blood Pressure Naturally"
Author titles:
By Frank Mangano
Author of "The Blood Pressure Miracle"
With Jon Benson
Author of "Fit Over 40"
- Book cover design only... no spine or back
- Clean and strong look
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Jesse Harding Pomeroy's Tea Party Poem
Of 'seventy-three the tale we sing,As poetry, it's nothing special. What makes this verse unusual is that Pomeroy was serving a life sentence for a murder he'd committed at age fourteen.
That famous brew whose taste did sting:
The deed on winter's night was done, Sir.
A noble pot to make our brew
From Boston port the waves to strew.
And Johnny Bull
Did drink his full,
For relish to his taste, Sir!
The monarch proud of England's shore,
Thought tax on tea was pence in store:
But soon his tone was changed, Sir.
For Yankees bold will pay no tax,
Where principles are found too lax:
King George did taste
And made a face,
That never yet was straight, Sir!
Not all the strength of English might,
Nor coming years in fame so bright,
Could wash his mouth of tea, Sir.
It shook his nerve as never yet,
Into his pate new ideas let:
J. B. may strive
On pence to thrive:—
We served his, piping hot, Sir!
From small beginnings much may come:—
Across the years we view their sum.
Our stamps were not for George, Sir.
Our gallant sires undaunted were,
In fight for Freedom sweet and pure.
For Johnny Bull,
Could pull no wool,
Across the Yankee's eyes, Sir!
Their noble fame to us e'er brings
A trust and hope wroth more than kings;
A quenchless flame to guard, Sir.
In courage tried our Temples rear,
With mem'ries true to shield from fear,
Fail we do not,
(Nor rights forgot)
To twist the Lion's tail, sir!
That brand of tea should now be named,
For spicey flavor justly famed:—
The Hub's exclusive brew, Sir.
Pekoe, Hyson, Bohea, Oolong,
May find some praise in other song.
But for its vim,
And snap so grim,
Gundpower be its name, Sir!
In an autobiographical account published around the time of his trial, Pomeroy wrote of reading Benjamin Franklin's autobiography. As his alibi for killing another child, James told a long, detailed story that included walking past the Granary Burying Ground and seeing what he thought was Franklin's grave. The court convicted him anyway, and authors who researched his case think he was responsible for two other murders as well.
The governor of Massachusetts refused to sign a death warrant for such a young murderer, and eventually Pomeroy's sentence was changed to life in prison—in solitary confinement. In 1916, when he wrote this poem, he had been serving that sentence for forty years. His signature in The Mentor, the prison magazine, was "Grandpa," reflecting his relative age.
The following year, the state allowed Pomeroy to mingle with other prisoners. In 1929, he was transferred to a mental hospital, where he died.
The poem was transcribed by Jarett Kobek (scroll down this page to 2002).


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A winner was selected from 242 designs submitted by 67 freelance designers.
We're launching a startup website that's based around articles of underrated music, products and anything random (eg. foodfights). We're looking for a funky, iconic logo that is immediately recognisable and original.
so underrated (sounderrated.com)
The design should be a graphic that will be instantly recognisable, edgy and representative of the brand. Although it will be utilised as a tag on places, poles and things around town it should NOT be reminiscent of graffiti. The logo for sounderrated.com with words separate from the image.
Use of vector graphics and all submissions as psd files.
- I'm quite lateral with the logo. An image that conveys humour and discovery of something new.
- The brand is "So Underrated" so the site name must have the two words easily identified rather than one word "sounderrated.com" in one style.
- Aiming for 18-35 demographic men and women.
- Musical notes,
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Bucs and Lady Bucs begin Saturday in semifinals
MACON, Ga. (April 14, 2013) – The field is set for the 2013 Atlantic Sun Tennis Championships, hosted by ETSU at the newly built ETSU Tennis Complex, as the conference office unveiled matchups and times following Saturday's regular season finales.
The 74th-ranked ETSU men (11-6, 7-1 A-Sun) earned the No. 2 seed and will begin play on Saturday in the semifinals against the winner of No. 3 Stetson (15-3, 6-2 A-Sun) and No. 6 Lipscomb (7-11, 3-5 A-Sun). The Hatters and Bisons close out the tournament's opening day, competing on Friday at 5 p.m.
The top-seeded ETSU women (13-5, 8-0 A-Sun) ran the table to earn the regular season championship – its sixth such championship and third perfect A-Sun season. The Lady Bucs serve up Saturday's semifinal round at 9 a.m., against the winner of No. 4 seed Stetson (10-9, 5-3 A-Sun) and No. 5 FGCU (10-7, 4-4 A-Sun). The Hatters and Eagles kickoff the tournament Friday in the quarterfinals at 9 a.m.
The men's and women's finals are scheduled for Sunday. The ladies' championship begins at 10 a.m., followed by the gentlemen's at 1 p.m.
A complete list of matchups and times are available by visiting the men's and women's championship pages on AtlanticSun.org. Brackets will be available when released.
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I hope you find great value in these Quotes about Opponent from my large collection of inspirational quotes and motivational sayings.
Beating an opponent is not a goal,
but a by-product of success.
- John Wooden
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The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
If you stand up and be counted,
from time to time you may get yourself knocked down.
But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again.
A man flattened by conformity stays down for good.
- Thomas J. Watson
Life is a constant opponent,
and an overpowering adversary if attacked directly.
The successful and happy ones dance lightly with life -
a parry here, a feint there - always engaged,
but never in the direct line of life's heaviest blows.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score.
- Darrell Royal
Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat
short of being impressive,
owing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows
what we are talking about.
- Robert Benchley
The strength of the playing ability is much more important.
Only if the strength of the opponent's playing ability is comparable,
does the game develop.
- Vladimir Kramnik
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Before impugning an opponent's motives,
even when they legitimately may be impugned,
answer his arguments.
- Sidney Hook
If you call your opponent a politician,
it's grounds for libel.
- Mark Russell
Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success,
it enables you to ignore the minor hurts,
the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures.
- Vince Lombardi
Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent.
- Marvin Gaye
Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because
your opponent has taken the right side.
- Baltasar Gracian
Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting
pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an
opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.
- Lance Morrow
To injure an opponent is to injure yourself.
To control aggression without inflicting injury in the Art of Peace.
- Morihei Ueshiba
Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.
- Paul Begala
I don't like to show my emotions at the board,
not because they might give something away to an opponent,
but because that's my style: I like to keep it to myself.
- Vladimir Kramnik
If you're not out front defining your vision,
your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you.
- Donna Brazile
Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent
does not know what to defend;
and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
- Sun Tzu
I never rooted against an opponent, but I never rooted for him either.
- Arnold Palmer
When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him;
if he wants to pull back,
send him on his way.
- Morihei Ueshiba
If you're going to try to win an election,
you can't be 80 percent.
You can't say, I'm for what my Democratic opponent is,
for but not quite so much of it.
- Pete du Pont
I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent
or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never,
ever your uniform.
- Ryne Sandberg
The big secret to winning elections is to get more
votes than your opponent.
My friend Representative Robin Hayes is a good example to study.
- Jesse Helms
Management must speak with one voice.
When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral
opponent to the team's mission.
- Pat Riley
A campaign is about defining who you are -
your vision and your opponent's vision.
- Donna Brazile
My opponent called me a cream puff.
Well, I rushed out and got the baker's union to endorse me.
- Claiborne Pell
Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's
can destroy the entire beauty of the game.
- Vladimir Kramnik
The idea is not to block every shot.
The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.
- Bill Russell
Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.
- Ovid
A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound
but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.
- Nigel Short
The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming
that an opponent cannot be both honest and intelligent.
- George Orwell
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
- James M. Barrie
Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of
giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player.
- Max Euwe
When you find your opponent's weak spot,
hammer it.
- John Heisman
The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when
it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.
- Konrad Adenauer
Science rests on reason and experiment,
and can meet an opponent with calmness;
but a belief is always sensitive.
- James Anthony Froude
To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent.
- Johan Cruijff
When your opponent is drowning, throw the son of a bitch an anvil.
- James Carville
The key to a winning season is focusing on one opponent at a time.
Winning one week at a time.
Never look back and never look ahead.
- Chuck Noll
You have to make lots of birdies and give your opponent no chance.
- Michelle Wie
Self-improvement is the name of the game,
and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself,
not to destroy an opponent.
- Maxwell Maltz
I feel old when I see mousse in my opponent's hair.
- Andre Agassi
Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there.
Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you
draw that misdirected force into your own sphere.
- Morihei Ueshiba
Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war,
in fact, one of those who went door to door to my colleagues
and thus achieved 60 percent of the Democrats voting no against this war.
- Jan Schakowsky
I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess,
when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.
- Soren Kierkegaard
Every dictator is an enemy of freedom,
an opponent of law.
- Demosthenes
Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness.
Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness.
Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.
- Sun Tzu
It goes way, way back when we were under Sweden's rule.
We always think they are better than us.
We played against them so often for so many years.
Every country has one opponent they want to beat and for us,
it's Sweden.
- Saku Koivu
Arsenal have won that advantage, nobody gave it to them.
By playing fantastic football and by winning matches and by winning trophies,
they won that respect that the opponent has for them.
- Jose Mourinho
The opponents and I are really one.
My strength and skills only half of the equation.
The other half is theirs.
An opponent is someone whose strength joined to yours
creates a certain result.
- Sadaharu Oh
I have voted to make tough decisions in budgetary times,
I've served on two recessionary budgets,
my opponent has never served on any a budget committee
where there was less money to spend than the year before.
- Matt Gonzalez
I readily admit I was not an expert on foreign policy
but I was knowledgeable and I didn't need a man who
was the Vice President of the United States and my
opponent turning around and putting me down.
- Geraldine Ferraro
The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone.
No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest,
you still do not create beauty.
Your opponent must react at the same highest level.
- Vladimir Kramnik
Newt Gingrich's job to capture the Congress was to
give Republican candidates an edge and a distinction
from their Democratic opponent.
That required a very high profile, some very strong language.
- Pete du Pont
If the opponent offers keen play I don't object;
but in such cases I get less satisfaction,
even if I win, than from a game conducted according
to all the rules of strategy with its ruthless logic.
- Anatoly Karpov
And it sends an important message to me,
because I am sick to death to hear my opponent saying
Republicans don't trust me.
They do trust me, in landslide proportions,
and they're proving it tonight.
We're going to bury that for good.
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell
I would argue that the next President,
either Bush or Gore, should strike a 'national' posture,
exhibiting generosity toward the defeated opponent,
but proceeding with determination to implement an agenda.
- Richard V. Allen
this opponent, this collaborator against your will,
whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and
whose means are often too limited for active assistance to your intentions!
- Alexander Alekhine
I'd take precision any day over power;
as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's
going on in there and also understand that for every
punch that you or your opponent throws there's always
a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend.
- Alexis Arguello
The most important thing in an argument,
next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent,
so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without
too much apparent loss of face.
- Sydney J. Harris
You know, we - if, for example, Jerry Brown can withstand,
you know, what will probably end up being $200 million
of spending by his opponent and get elected governor of California,
that will be a big victory in the nation's largest state.
- David Axelrod
I see it all the time in politics.
If a candidate gets caught in a lie,
he quickly tries to change the subject by throwing
more mud at his opponent.
The mud keeps flying until some of the slanderous material sticks.
- Joe Scarborough
I said during the course of the campaign I didn't like
it and I don't like the idea of having an opponent's
picture on your ads and it would be nice to see candidates sign a pledge like that.
- Scott McCallum
I am an opponent of Saddam Hussein, but an opponent also,
of the sanctions that have killed a million Iraqi children
and an opponent of the United States' apparent desire
to plunge the Middle East into a new and devastating war.
- George Galloway
When I played Bobby Fischer, my opponent fought against organizations -
the television producers and the match organizers.
But he never fought against me personally.
I lost to Bobby before the match because he was already
stronger than I. He won normally.
- Boris Spassky
Because you basically won a close re-election,
your first task is to unify the city.
And it's done not with words but with actions,
by reaching out, to the supporters of your opponent
as well as to reassure your own supporters.
- Marc Morial
In the investigation of a neurotic style of life,
we must always suspect an opponent, and note who suffers
most because of the patient's condition.
Usually this is a member of the family.
- Alfred Adler
You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.
- Bobby Knight
If you pour oil and vinegar into the same vessel,
you would call them not friends but opponents.
- Aeschylus
Steroids are for guys who want to cheat opponents.
- Lawrence Taylor
My most resolute opponents believe that I am too visible,
that I am a little too alive, that my name echoes too
much in the texts which they nevertheless claim to be inaccessible.
- Jacques Derrida
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The Obama administration will host a high-level meeting to discuss ways to mobilize hundreds of billions of dollars in annual international global warming assistance, State Department Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern said in a recent speech.
Speaking to the State Department's Foreign Affairs Policy Board, Stern warned that there will be "enormous pressure" on donor countries to show they are making progress on a vow to generate $100 billion annually by 2020 for clean energy and adaptation.
The United States and other countries, he said, need to turn the focus toward ways of unlocking vast quantities of private-sector dollars and also "develop a narrative" of how nations intend to fulfill the pledge made at the 2009 climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark.
"The key here will be to combine limited public funds with smart policies and instruments to leverage significant private-sector investment in clean energy and infrastructure in developing countries," Stern said.
"Given the slow pace and fraught nature of the U.N. negotiations, it is important to drive real action among willing partners that doesn't depend on treaties, negotiations, et cetera," Stern said. "This makes sense substantively and can also send a positive signal that concrete international action in the immediate term is possible and can deliver results."
Analysts and environmental activists praised the early spring meeting as a time to negotiate practical ways of unlocking private-sector dollars for climate change. Several said it is also a badly needed signal to other nations that the United States is thinking constructively about climate finance instead of continuing to reject others' ideas and avoid the discussion.
It also comes as the Obama administration considers several proposals that might signal a renewed domestic commitment to climate action, including a proposal for a White House summit (E&ENews PM, Jan. 9). Bob Doppelt, executive director of the Oregon-based Resource Innovation Group, who pitched the summit idea to the Council on Environmental Quality this week, said that whether the White House chooses that option or another, he's seeing a significant change in attitude and approach from the administration in this term.
"I'm pretty convinced, and I can be pretty cynical, that the administration is serious about how to figure out how the president can take a leadership role on climate change," Doppelt said.
Beginning of an international conversation
A State Department spokeswoman declined to offer details about the climate finance meeting preparations or its goals. But those familiar with the United States' intentions described it as the beginning of an unfolding conversation with finance ministers and others about the best ways to leverage private funding from limited public dollars.
"This sort of meeting can be valuable. It's part of an ongoing process, and I think it can be quite productive," said Gilbert Metcalf, an economics professor at Tufts University who led the creation of the Green Climate Fund at the U.S. Treasury Department before returning to academia this year.
Metcalf praised some ongoing work, like an effort to develop more private-sector involvement in the burgeoning Green Climate Fund. Still, he noted, climate negotiators are not generally experts in finance, and if nations are serious about raising big bucks to protect low-lying islands from sea level rise, to develop distributed solar generation or to do other much-needed work toward both mitigating emissions and building resilience against weather disasters, the conversation needs to shift.
"Bringing together smart people from ministries of finance might actually help work through how to deal with some of these ideas," he said.
Other experts echoed that but said the administration needs to think even more broadly. Michael Liebreich, chief executive of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said he thinks the best way to generate fresh ideas that will actually work is to have the big banks be part of the discussion. Moreover, he said, the focus should be on understanding what companies need to provide financial backing to potentially risky projects in developing countries, rather than on just raising the cash.
"Who will go? You can almost measure the success of the thing by who is there and who is not there. Until Goldman Sachs is sitting around the table, then you haven't created an investment that is going to be at scale," Liebreich said.
"There's a lot of thinking on climate finance that focuses on the supply of money, but actually you need to think about the demand," including what the money should be used for and why the private sector isn't already doing a particular project. "What the private sector needs to do is surgically fill gaps rather than fill a pool," Liebreich said.
Barbara Buchner, head of the Climate Policy Institute Europe, who has written some of the leading policy papers on climate finance, noted that the $364 billion that went to clean energy activity globally last year is a pittance compared to the $1 trillion that the International Energy Institute says is needed annually. That, she noted, doesn't even take adaptation into consideration.
Moving nations out of 'comfort zones'
The scale of the need, combined with the unlikelihood of big increases in taxpayer-funded aid from the United States or Europe, she said, makes private-sector participation all the more important. From feed-in tariffs to risk guarantees, she said, governments need to talk out the different types of policy incentives that could unlock private capital in various parts of the world.
"There is a need to make progress in this area, and it is one area where we can make progress. But there's no one solution fits all," Buchner said. She called the proposed meeting "a positive signal that there are some policymakers that are going to drive the agenda."
Some activists, though, said they are concerned that the United States will focus entirely on private-sector funding and will once again sidestep ways of raising public money, including from "innovative sources," like a tax on bunker fuels or airline emissions.
"This needs to not just be a perceived conversation where everyone is trying to duck the issues that are complicated to them," said Jake Schmidt, international policy director for the Natural Resources Defense Council. While developing countries will need to move away from some ideological positions that demand public dollars as a form of retribution for climate damages, he said, the United States, in turn, will also have to move out of its comfort zone in order for any finance meeting to be productive.
"The U.S. needs to be prepared to have a discussion about what the public finance component looks like. What innovative finance measures would work for them?" Schmidt said.
Athena Ballesteros, who leads work on climate finance for the World Resources Institute think tank, said, "If this meeting will help contribute to the goal of coordinating countries plans and actions to mobilize the $100 billion pledge, that would be most welcome, and part of the conversation is to find innovative sources of finance that would complement the scarce public resources being made available."
What that conversation will look like remains unclear. Metcalf, the Tufts University professor, said he does not believe the United States or other governments should even be held to a minimum level of public funding to build up the $100 billion.
"Why would you do that? ... Anytime you start putting restrictions -- say, X amount must be public -- all it does is tie your hands so that you lose flexibility, which undermines your overall effectiveness," Metcalf said. "What's important is addressing climate change. That's what we need to keep the focus on."
Reprinted from Climatewire with permission from Environment & Energy Publishing, LLC. www.eenews.net, 202-628-6500


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All of my past relationships were with religious people, and I know in the back of my mind it always bothered me.
Now Im wondering if there will ever be a chance that if I give up and date another religious guy, would there be a way that I could make it work?
"Love" can only be a good excuse for so long.
I was wondering if anyone else is wondering the same thing?
Do you care if your person of intrest is religious or Atheist?
and why?
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You would think, Scott. Christianity was introduced to Africans in this country thru slavery. But, they are so brainwashed.
There's this book called the Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy Leary. I went to a lecture of hers. She talked about the things that have effected Black folks rooted in slavery. Then she began her lecture with a prayer! As if the African American in this country didn't learn Christianity from their slave master. What a maroon (in my bugs bunny voice). lol
For me I would not have a problem with it but at the same I would never date someone who is very religious. It just simply amounts to how important your views and their views are to each other. I would certainly not have a problem dating someone who believes in god but if it actual related to a specific religion maybe cause they would more than likely have issue with my viewpoint, or at least that's how it has been in my experience. The people I typically meet it is not usually an issue because most of them are non-religious, agnostic or atheist.
Ha! Just ended yet another relationship with a theist not but a few hours ago. I'm so fucked in the south . . .
Things got too "serious" for her and she couldn't see herself moving on with someone she couldn't marry. I had brought up the topic earlier on (since I believe in being fair up front), asked her if she had a problem with my Atheism, and she said she didn't. We continued to see each other for a couple weeks, then she gets ideas in her head, and now yet another attempted compromise for companionship lay in ruin.
I definitely care if the girl I'm interested in is religious or Atheist. Unfortunately, I have NEVER met an Atheist to even try to start something with!
Also, I don't think I could ever really "love" someone who wasn't Atheist or agnostic about gods. I haven't met one of those "softer-believing" theists.
Move to the Atlanta area, man. Plenty of atheists there. Savannah is horrible. Or try to get stationed at Fort Bragg or something. That puts you vaguely within driving distance of the Triangle. Lots of atheists here.
What are these ideas that she got into her head? Was she one of the type who thinks she can bring you back to Jesus? That you just haven't had the right experience in a church and just need to find the right one (hers)?
I've never had a girl break up with me over religion, though. I've always been the one to cut the cord, after they glommed on and attempted to use their emotional leverage to bring me back to Christ. When they start that nonsense, it's time to go.
Apparently things were getting too serious too quick, and although we were having a great time up until that point (had a lot in common, both athletic, libertarian-ish, convulsed laughing simultaneously at the random comedians on Comedy Central) she decided she couldn't be with a guy she couldn't see herself marrying.
As far as the religion thing this time I didn't let it go at the outset and brought it up in conversation on our 2nd date (think I said "I'm a big fan of evidence" when we were talking about something else, and she said "Well there are some things you have to believe without evidence . . .) and we had a talk. I told her that unless someone comes up with a god claim that can be evidenced, I will die an Atheist. She told me she didn't want me to die an Atheist but she wouldn't force her beliefs on me. I asked her how devout she was, she said "not very", and we went on from there.
I don't think it would ever have occured to her to try to convert me. I'm a reasonably imposing figure in person, and while my preferred manner is that of the jovial goofball, about this topic I slipped back into serious mode (which everyone that knows me tells me is "scary" mode - I just stop joking, look you in the eye, and tell you exactly what I am thinking in a clear, concise manner) because I wanted there to be no mistake about what I was saying, as this is a topic that is rather dear to me.
During the breakup conversation, I told her she is not looking nearly hard enough, that there are plenty of god-fearing guys all around her (that can honestly be said with NO hyperbole down here!), but she had the nerve to tell me that they weren't as "nice a guy" as I am. I bit my toungue hard to continue to be polite and didn't tell her that there is probably a reason why the first Atheist guy she had met was the first one she had serious thoughts about settling down with . . .
I've gotten something similar to that a few times, myself. Effectively, I'm nicer than any of the Christian guys she had dated, so if I would just become Christian, I'd be perfect.
I know what you mean about all of the god-fearing types, yeah. The Triangle area is very liberal, but if you go more than 5 or 10 miles outside of a major city, NC is conservative, fundie central.
My ex was a Catholic, and we lasted 5 years and we have 2 kids togeather. I told him up front that my kids will all be raised atheist, and he said he was ok with it. But now, he has a new girlfriend, and they have gotten serious, and she is a Jahovas Witness, and she is pushing for him to bring my kids to church with them. To top things off, she was one of my friends!!
I will have to give her a warning that she will mess up the "still good" relationship we all have going, if one of my kids are forced to attend.
Yeah, that highlights my concept of the layers of delusion that await a relationship with theists.
First off, they may just be flat out lying about it, and they go into the relationship thinking they can bring you back to God. Then, they could be lying to themselves, and once the relationship gets serious, they start thinking about it more and realize that they're not okay with it. Finally, they could be okay with it, but once they have children, and the fear of Hell starts taking hold, suddenly they're not okay with it.
Personally, I don't see how any theist who believes in a literal Hell that non-believers go to could be okay with having a real relationship with an atheist, except through self-deception. It's different with the less rabid Catholics and faiths like that. They believe in salvation through works, so I can see how a liberal Catholic could adopt a belief that atheists can get into heaven, too.
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As I did last week, I am sharing this week's post with one of our newly ordained priests, Father Frank Campo, who was assigned to St. Mary Parish in Franklin.
But before I leave you with Father Campo's account of his first experiences as a priest in Franklin, I want to share with you the following photos I just received from the Regina Cleri's 4th of July picninc.
I was told it was a great success under the direction of Stephen Gust, the newly named Interim Director of Regina Cleri and Father James McCune, recently named chaplain for the retired priests of the Archdiocese and the priests living at Regina Cleri.
Looking at the cake below and the community spirit that was evident among the residents and guests, I regret not having been there, but unfortunately I was out of town at the time.
Cook David Oliva made a homemade cake
in the design of the American flag.
Now, as promised, I leave you with Father Campos's remarks:
The day of Father Campo's ordination to the priesthood
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Since I arrived at St. Mary's in Franklin a little over a month ago as the new parochial vicar and indeed as a new priest, the church and town have captivated me.
The late Giaconda "Jackie" Cataldo used to say there is no better place to live than Franklin and there is no better church anywhere than St. Mary's, save for St. Peter's in Rome. Originally a native of Italy, Jackie became one of the matriarchs of Franklin. She was certainly a very convincing lady.
Any new priest has a certain amount of anxiety about his first assignment. On Memorial Day, as I drove down Main Street which forms a promenade to St. Mary's, a calmness overcame me as I was struck by the commanding view of the church.
At the same moment, I noticed a prominent shrine to St. Therese of Lisieux on the left front lawn of the church. St. Therese, the Little Flower, has long been my patron saint. She is also the patron of my 2009 class from Blessed John XXIII Seminary in Weston. Thus, I knew instantly Therese was taking charge.
A few moments later, I sat with Father Brian Manning, the new St. Mary's pastor, yet a seasoned pastor of considerable wit, compatibility, and experience. After that, my new priest anxiety was mostly gone.
Giving God's Blessing after the ordination
It disappeared entirely when I met the St. Mary's parishioners and staff, who form a true parish family: active, committed, faithful to the Church's liturgy, welcoming, emanating Christian graciousness and joy at its finest. Whether it be a delicious dish of trippa (tripe) or ricotta pie arriving at the parish, or an array of other kind gestures, Jackie Caltado's observation that Franklin is a gem of a town and St. Mary's a jewel of a Church becomes more and more convincing.
Father Brian Manning, Pastor, with parishioners Donald and Betty Ranieri
St. Mary's, one of the busiest parishes in the Archdiocese, has the full and undivided attention of Father Brian and myself. We regret not having been able to meet long-time parishioners such as Jackie Cataldo before they were called home by the Lord. However, we have been able to preach at their funerals and have to come to know them in a special way, through the light of eternity.
Speaking with Ed and Joan Cannon, parents of two other Boston priests, Fathers Richard and Ken Cannon
The joy of administering the sacraments — especially as a new priest — creates a sort of unreality which is, in actuality, the greatest of realities. Baptisms, weddings, reconciliation, anointing, as well as funerals, visiting hospitals, nursing homes, private homes, attending civic events and ecumenical gatherings are Father Brian's and my overall service to the parish of St. Mary's. Above all, of course, is the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, which leaves one in wordless wonderment. As a new priest, I feel that the Lord is truly spoiling me by giving me the gift of the priesthood.
Celebrating my first Mass at St. Bridget in Framingham
One of the questions that parishioners ask me is what seminary course, in particular, has had the most influence in me. I respond that all the courses at Blessed John XXIII are influential; however, liturgical singing is particularly striking to me and immediately relevant. As 4th year seminarians we were taught how to sing various parts of the Mass in an impeccable liturgical manner. Msgr. Francis Strahan, a consummate pastor and musician of St. Bridget's in Framingham, teaches the course. It is putting into practice St. Augustine's famous saying, "Those who sing, pray twice." The parishioners have kindly voiced their approval of my humble attempts to sing the sacred melody, the various acclamations, prefaces and the like of the Mass, even the highest prayer of praise and sacrifice, the words of the consecration.
Meanwhile, the 31th anniversary of St Rocco's "festa" is fast approaching! Franklin is all aglow from August 13-16, the high-water mark of the festival. The opening Mass is on the 9th. It is well-known that any trip to Italy should be postponed for those days, for Italy comes to Franklin during the festival.
St. Rocco, the 13th century saint and miracle worker who spared Italy from the worst ravages of the plague then rampant throughout Europe, is given due honor sacramentally and in festive celebrations. The Italian food, cooked to a degree of perfection during the St. Rocco's Festival, is famous not only in the Archdiocese of Boston, but also in the adjoining dioceses of Worcester and Fall River.
Msgr. Strahan delivered the homily at my First Mass
The festivities are held on the grounds of the old convent of Bernadine nuns, and later the St. Joseph nuns, who served Franklin for so long, so lovingly, and so well. It all takes place a very short distance from the great St. Mary's itself in the great town of Franklin.
Jackie Cataldo, the best publicist of church and town, was indeed a very convincing lady.
An aerial view of
"the great St. Mary's in the great town of Franklin"
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Next week we will resume our regular postings, so stay tuned.
In Christ,
Cardinal Seán


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I run almost every day into recipes on other blogs that I want to make, and one day this week I found two that sounded delicious and healthy and, luckily, I had on hand all the ingredients I needed to make them.
The great thing was, although I bookmarked them from two separate blogs, they sounded like they'd make a perfect meal together.
So Latha's Spicy Potatoes and Supriya's Methi Malai Matar it was for dinner, and they were both as delicious as they sound.
I made very few changes to the recipes– in fact, I didn't make any to the potatoes except to add a coriander garnish in the end– I love the lemony freshness of coriander with any spicy potato dish. Latha had used fingerling potatoes but I just went with russet potatoes which I had on hand.
In case of the methi curry I did need to come up with a substitute for cream, although it was an easy choice– cashew paste. I soaked 2 tbsp of cashew nuts with 1/2 cup of water for about an hour, and then blended it to a smooth paste and added it in place of the cream in Supriya's recipe. I'd say you can go with coconut milk too, if you'd rather, and it'd be delicious.
We scooped up all this goodness with some fluffy phulkas.
Thanks, ladies, for a lovely dinner!
If you read this blog, you know I love the Mahatma. A few weeks back, when I put up this cynical post, many of you wrote in to me to say that Gandhi's ideas are not dead and that there are many around the world who are striving, against all odds, to keep them alive.
One reader, Deb, sent me a page of Gandhi's quotations. Now I love inspiring quotes and I have read most of Gandhi's, and looking over the ones Deb had sent I thought maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to share some of those as well as other favorites with all of you.
A lot of what Gandhi said remains so topical and so current, including his thoughts about the treatment of animals. His words offer a powerful lesson: learn from your mistakes, think about the consequences of your actions before you act, and believe in yourself when you know you are on the right path, even if the rest of the world seems to not agree with you. Eventually, they will.
So here they are, as inspiring and brilliant as they were the day he said them.
"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth."
and my favorite:
"We must be the change we wish to see in the world."
And, finally, a weekend treat: pictures of my delicious Opie. As the last of the snow melts down in our area, Opie– who adores the snow– is clinging to every last bit that dots our yard and the neighbors'. Literally.
Each day, when we walk him, he will race toward any bit of snow he sees and plonk himself right over it. And then he'll refuse to budge for the next 15 minutes at least. He doesn't just sit there either. He rolls over on his side, slides on it, and does some really silly stuff that's just wonderful to watch.
Funny guy.


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Team: A Transportable Natural-Language Interface System
by Grosz, Barbara J.
Technical Note 263R
Institution: AI Center, SRI International
Address: 333 Ravenswood Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Note: ANLC '83. Proceedings of the Conference on Applied Natural Language Processing Santa Monica, Feb 1-3, 1983.
A major benefit of using natural language to access the information in a database is that it shifts onto the system the burden of mediating between two views of the data: the way in which the data is stored (the "database view"), and the way in which an end-user thinks about it (the "user's view"). Database information is recorded in terms of files, records, and fields, while natural-language expressions refer to the same information in terms of entities and relationships in the world. A major problem in constructing a natural-language interface is determining how to encode and use the information needed to bridge these two views. Current natural- language interface systems require extensive efforts by specialists in natural-language processing to provide them with the information they need to do the bridging. The systems are, in effect, hand tailored to provide access to particular databases. This paper focuses on the problem of constructing transportable natural-language interfaces, i.e., systems that can be adapted to provide access to databases for which they were not specifically handtailored. It describes an initial version of a transportable system, called TEAM (for Transportable English Access Data Manager). The hypothesis underlying the research described in this paper is that the information required for the adaptation can be obtained through an interactive dialogue with database management personnel who are not familiar with natural-language processing techniques.
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Apple will resolve its patent squabble with Creative by paying the Singapore-based company $100 million for a licence to use a recently awarded patent.
The deal announced on Wednesday ends all legal disputes between the companies, including five currently pending lawsuits, according to a statement. In return for its payment, Apple will get a paid-up licence for use of the patent in all its products. It can also make some of that money back by licensing the patent to other companies. In addition, Creative will make iPod accessories under Apple's Made for iPod program starting later this year.
Creative is a leading competitor to Apple, in Cupertino, California, which dominates the portable media player market with the iPod. In May, Creative asked a U.S. court to block sales of iPods, saying they violated a patent that covers the user interface software in most portable media players, including the iPod. Creative also asked the US International Trade Commission to block the importation of iPods into the US.
The settlement "removes the uncertainty and distraction of prolonged litigation," Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs said in a statement. The payment will add about $0.85 per share to Creative's earnings in its current quarter, ending 30 September, the companies said.
Creative was a pioneer of portable digital media players in the late 1990s with its Nomad products and currently sells the Zen line of players as well as the popular Sound Blaster PC sound cards.
The deal should be a boon to both parties, according to Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group, in San Jose, California.
"Apple gets out from under what could have been a major problem," Enderle said. "Creative had a reasonable chance of stopping iPod imports." Apple's stock would have "cratered" if it had, he said.
The iPod accessories market could be a lucrative new business for Creative, which hasn't been growing much in the media player market, Enderle said. The strongest challenger in that space today is SanDisk Corp, he said.


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Miley Cyrus has dispelled rumors of a rift between herself and dad Billy Ray Cyrus by reaching out to him on Father's Day.
The pop singer appeared to slam Billy Ray in a tweet last week shortly after her mother Tish filed papers to end her 19-year marriage to the country star, citing irreconcilable differences.
In a post on Twitter, Miley wrote to her father, "Billy Ray Cyrus, since your text and email obviously aren't working would you like to talk like this?" The "Achy Breaky Heart" hitmaker did not respond, and Miley proceeded to share a photo of herself with her mother and younger sister Noah, along with the caption, "The baddest b– in the world."
However, Miley put aside any drama on Sunday and sent her love to Billy Ray, writing, "Happy Daddy Day Billy Ray Cyrus."
Billy Ray previously kicked off divorce proceedings in 2010, but the couple – parents to five children, including Miley and Noah – quickly reconciled and he later dropped the request.


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No. 91,129
1. Under the Kansas Child Support Guidelines, where income is imputed to the custodial parent but the generation of such income would necessitate child care expenses, the district court may impute such reasonably necessary child care expenses for purposes of determining support obligations of the noncustodial parent.
Appeal from Bourbon District Court; HARRY E. WARREN, judge protem. Opinion filed July 16, 2004. Affirmed.
Jon A. Blongewicz, of Leawood, for appellant.
Randy M. Barker, of Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, of Topeka, for appellee.
Before GREENE, P.J., McANANY, J., and BRAZIL, S.J.
GREENE, J.: Ronald Paul appeals the district court's modification of his child support obligation, claiming that imputation of estimated child care expenses when imputing income to the custodial parent is in violation of the Kansas Child Support Guidelines (Guidelines). We affirm.
Factual and Procedural Overview
Ronald (Father) and Lucy Paul (Mother) were divorced in 2000, and Father was ordered to pay monthly child support of $700. In January 2002, SRS filed on behalf of Mother a motion to modify child support, claiming a material change of circumstances. The motion indicated that Mother's part-time employment monthly income had declined to $893 and Father's monthly income had increased to $3834. The district court modified Father's child support accordingly, ordering monthly support of $906.
Father then moved for relief from the order, claiming that Mother was "deliberately unemployed" and that annual income consistent with Mother's prior earnings history and ability should be imputed to Mother. The district court then modified its prior order, imputing income to Mother based on full-time employment at her current hourly wage.
Father then moved for reconsideration, claiming that the imputed income was insufficient; Mother responded with the suggestion that "[i]f we are to assume that [Mother] is capable of earning a significantly higher income, isn't it also appropriate to assume that she would be faced with much higher day care costs?" The district court once again modified its prior order, imputing annual income of $25,000 to Mother, and ordering the parties to submit new worksheets reflecting this ruling.
When the parties were unable to agree upon "new worksheets," the matter was set for an evidentiary hearing. Following the hearing, the district court filed its memorandum decision imputing to Mother an annual income of $25,000 together with monthly estimated child care expenses of $601, the midpoint between amounts suggested by the parties. The court reasoned that "[i]t just appears logical to treat the situation where a Court says a party could be earning a certain amount of money in a way where the expenses normally associated with earning that money, like child [care] costs, are also calculated into the equation."
Father appeals.
Standard of Review
Generally, we review an order modifying child support for an abuse of discretion. In re Marriage of Shannon, 20 Kan. App. 2d 460, 462-63, 889 P.2d 152 (1995). Where, as here, the issue requires interpretation and application of the Kansas Child Support Guidelines, our review is unlimited. In re Marriage of Hoffman, 28 Kan. App. 2d 156, 158, 12 P.3d 905 (2000) rev. denied 270 Kan. 898 (2001).
Should Child Care Expenses Be Imputed to Custodial Parent When Imputing Income that Cannot Be Earned Absent Child Care?
The Guidelines allow "[i]ncome [to] be imputed to the custodial parent in appropriate circumstances." See Guidelines, Supreme Court Administrative Order No. 128 § II.E.2 (2003 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 102). However, the Guidelines are silent on imputed child care costs. The Guidelines state under the heading of work-related child care costs:
"Actual, reasonable, and necessary child care costs incurred to permit employment or job search of a parent should be added to the support obligation. The monthly figure is the averaged annual amount, including variations for summer. Projected child care expenses should be reduced by the anticipated tax credit for child care or child care reimbursement before an amount is entered on the worksheet, adjusted using Table 1 in Appendix VIII, page 147.
"The court has the discretion to determine whether proposed or actual child care costs are reasonable taking into consideration the income and circumstances of each of the parties." Guidelines, § V.D.5 (2003 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 109).
Father argues that the Guidelines are specific in allowing only "[a]ctual, reasonable, and necessary child care costs incurred to permit employment or job search of a parent" to be considered, and that imputation of fictitious child care expenses, which are neither "actual" nor "incurred," is a deviation from the Guidelines that should not be permitted. Mother argues that the Guidelines do not expressly prohibit consideration of such expenses and that imputation of expenses under these circumstances should be considered a permissible deviation from the Guidelines. We agree.
Although the Guidelines do not specifically address the issue framed by this appeal, Mother argues that they contemplate consideration of "proposed" as well as "actual" child care expenses. We agree with Mother that the Guidelines' language does not restrict the court to consideration of only those child care expenses that are actually incurred, but rather contemplates consideration of "proposed" child care expenses where circumstances warrant, and requires discretionary adjustment for reasonableness.
We conclude that the district court did not err in imputing child care expenses that were a necessary incident to the income imputed to Mother. Where income is imputed to the custodial parent and the generation of such income would necessitate child care expenses, the court may impute such reasonably necessary child care expenses for purposes of determining support obligations of the noncustodial parent. To impute fictitious income without an estimation of the expenses necessary to its generation would defy common sense and work an injustice to the custodial parent. Obviously, where child care is not necessary to the income imputed, such costs may not be considered whether incurred or estimated. See In re Marriage of Scott, 263 Kan. 638, 642, 952 P.2d 1318 (1998). Moreover, the only such expenses appropriate for consideration are those required for a child or children for which the parent has legal responsibility. See In re Marriage of Jones, 23 Kan. App. 2d 858, 861, 936 P.2d 302 (1997).


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Inflation in Hong Kong is becoming severe recently. Food prices rocket and we have been suffering. However weekend dim sum brunch is one of my strategies to enjoy good food at VERY LOW prices. Most restaurants in Hong Kong are offering special prices for bills being settled before 12.30pm.
Here's a summary of my dim sum brunch yesterday. The dishes were at half price or even lower comparing to peak hours.
Shrimp Dumplings HK$16.8 (US$2.15) 蝦餃皇
Breakfast Combo 早茶孖寶
Congee + dim sum of our choice HK$24.8 (US$3.18)
Breakfast Combo皮蛋瘦肉粥 / 义燒腸粉
millienium egg / pork congee and roast pork rice roll
Typical Hong Kong Cantonese breakfast
Deep Fried Dace Fish Balls 生炸鯪魚球
Only HK$9.8 (US$1.25) (Super Value!!)
Pan Fried Turnip Cake - HK$9.8 (US$1.25) 煎蘿蔔糕
Fried Rice with Chicken and Vegetables 生炒雞絲飯
Only HK$48 (US$6.15)We just couldn't resist to order a dish of fried rice to wrap up our dim sum brunch. It is really of Super Value!! Nowadays even fast food shop will sell fried rice at HK$40-50. $48 at a dim sum restaurant is unbelievably cheap. (It will cost around HK$80 at peak hours) However we didn't have to compromise on portion and quality. It was a regular size, cook to order and very delicious dish of fried rice.
So our anti-inflation Saturday dim sum brunch sumed up at HK$39 (US$5) for each of the four of us, inclusive of tea and 10% service charge.
Alhtough I notice a bit of price rise recently, such as the dace fish ball used to be $8.8 and dim sum combo used to be $23.8 and the fried rice used to be $38, but our dim sum brunch was still at a very attractive price.
At readers' requests, here is the restaurant I went:
Mega Red
6/F Hopewell Centre
183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong
Tel: 852 - 2528 1680
6/F Hopewell Centre
183 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong
Tel: 852 - 2528 1680
Hong Kong Food Blog - Anti-Inflation Dim Sum Brunch


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Pavement and Surface Texture - Fact of Friction?Activity by Jacqui Colgate | added on Jul 04, 2011 | United Kingdom
This seminar will run rhough various national and international reviews and specifications for skid resistance
The topics are the mechanism of the supply and demand of
skid resistance; the relationship between texture depth and
tyre tread depth, research being carried out on the effect of
particle size on skid resistance jointly for the Highways Agency,
Mineral Products Association and Refined Bitumen Association;
a trial on the M8 in Scotland and the resulting specification;
trials of German (low air voids content) stone mastic asphalt
in Norfolk; the French view on texture; the Swedish approach
where the accident rate is good and the Police's approach to
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students aged four and five.
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Clue: Aegean Sea region
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