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Bad Romance: Legion of Super-Heroes
Valentine's Day is almost here! For many of you, that will involve finding that special gift for your sweetheart; for others, vodka and depression. But if you're a comic book fan, then romance has long been part of your life. Superman and Lois Lane! Spider-Man and Mary Jane! Daredevil and…okay, bad example!
Actually, let's face it: Many comic book romances don't end well. And some never should have started in the first place. And there are many that when you factor in various circumstances, come off as weird, unsettling or in some cases, very, very illegal.
Welcome to our new series, "Bad Romance" (topical!) that looks at some of these relationships. Over the next few days, we'll look at some of the most-wrong relationships in the history of superhero comics. And just to make sure it's not just our opinion, we've brought in some writers and super-fans to offer their commentary.
NOTE: Compiling these lists drove the author to the aforementioned vodka and depression. Reader discretion is advised.
Up first, we're taking a look at romance in the future with some of the strangest love affairs in the Legion of Super-Heroes. All, love in the 30th Century! Sure, the history has rebooted at least three times, but in all those hundreds of stories, love and marriage has often blossomed among the Legionnaires. And in some cases, it's been a very strange love indeed.
Offering expert commentary is Legion super-fan Barry Lyga, author of such novels as The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, Archvillian and a forthcoming graphic novel with Colleen Doran. Barry loves the Legion, and even wrote for the collection of Legion-themed essays, Teenagers from the Future. So let's see what Barry makes of our picks for the Legion of Super-Heroes' bad romances.
- Saturn Girl-Lightning Lad/Proty: Okay, bear with us. Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad were one of the original couples in the Legion. Early on, Lightning Lad was put in a death-like coma, and was revived by the sacrifice of Chameleon Boy's pet blob Proty. They later got married and had kids, though one kid was turned into the giant evil brain-thing Validus by Darkseid, but got better.
However, in the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths-pre Zero Hour "Five Years Later" continuity (comics!), it was established that Lightning Lad had never come back to life, and the revival ceremony put Proty's brain into his body. So for several decades, Saturn Girl was married to and had children with a pet ball of dough.
Lyga: "The best part of this was that she was a telepath. She was in some serious denial."
- Colossal Boy - Shrinking Violet/Year: So he married Shrinking Violet, who was really a Durlan impersonator. Though she was duped, she went a mite far with that, don't you think?Lyga: "And on top of that, Vi was dating Duplicate Boy when she was replaced. When 'Vi' started dating Colossal Boy, Duplicate Boy got pissed, fought Colossal Boy, then looked at Vi and said, 'You can have her. She's not the girl I was in love with.' At the time, it seemed figurative, but he meant it literally.
"Yes, that's right: Shrinking Violet's boyfriend realized she'd been replaced by a Durlan and did nothing about it. He later claimed he thought she did it intentionally, and Violet quite rightly gave him a black eye."
- Bouncing Boy - Duo Damsel: Thinking about this too much makes me feel sad.
Lyga: "Sad? That the hopes of chubby kids everywhere can come true?"
Laurel Kent: So I forget some of the details of this one, but while she's Superboy's descendant, didn't he initially have a crush on her?
Lyga: "Yep! Only to find out (at story's end) that she looks like the woman he's destined to marry. Eww..."
Tyroc: No weird relationship, I'm just appalled by the character himself.
Lyga: "Pixie boots and Afros were huge in the seventies!"
Some others worth mentioning:- Element Lad and Shvaughn Erin: Or should we say "Sean," after her gender changed. This salted things between them a bit. You'd think the 30th century would be more open-minded. - Supergirl and Comet the Wonder Horse: Supergirl had no idea that her pet and member of the Legion of Super-Pets was actually a centaur turned into a full-on horse, or that he romanced her as a cowboy whenever a comet turned him fully-human for brief periods of time. The Freudian implications of this are mind-boggling. - Wildfire and Dawnstar: A longtime couple slightly undone by the fact that Wildfire was a mass of energy in a suit. True love never did come easy.
- Saturn Girl-Cosmic Boy: More recently, in the post-Infinite Crisis-re-re-booted look at the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity (again: comics!), Paul Levitz revealed that Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy hooked up early on, but she erased his memory for the good of the team. That's not creepy. At all.
So, any we left out?
Lyga: "Hmm... You've hit the big ones that I can think of off the top of my head.
"One thing to consider: Especially in the Legion's early (Adventure Comics) history, stories tended to revolve around relationship misunderstandings. There were a least two issues, for example, in which the "girls" of the team kicked out the boys. And there was one where Ultra Boy had to pretend to marry Phantom Girl in order to stop some criminal.
"My favorite f-d up Legion love story, though, is sort of subtle, but fun: The Reflecto saga. This is when Ultra Boy was believed dead, but he had actually been hurled back in time and turned into a wraith-like form, which then possessed Superboy and ended up with some form of amnesia and adopted the name and disguise of Reflecto upon returning to the 30th Century to get help from the Legion.
"Reflecto was attracted to Phantom Girl for reasons he didn't understand and everyone assumed he was Ultra Boy come back to life...and then they found out he was Superboy...and then he got his Ultra Boy memories back...and was in love with Phantom Girl even though he was in Superboy's body...
"This was one of the first Legion stories I read as a kid and yet somehow I still ended up a fan for life.
"And let us not forget the sad story of Duo Damsel, in love with Superboy as the Legion fled to 20th Century Smallville to hide from Mordru...thinking of her unrequited love while crawling through his secret tunnel from the Kent house.
"Oh and then there's the weird (yet touching) platonic romance between the White Witch...and Blok, whose name is not a metaphor.
If there's any Legion relationships we left out, let us know!
Tomorrow: Bill Walko of TitansTower.com takes us through the strangest romances of the Teen Titans.
Have a drink handy.
And later: Kelly Sue DeConnick walks us through Spider-Man's strange loves and Joe Casey looks at the weirdest X-Team hookups! Be there!Also on Newsarama: PAUL LEVITZ Continues the ADVENTURE with LEGION ACADEMY


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This is our Summer Sport Preview Issue and this is also the best time to start getting your body swimsuit-ready. We all know that no matter how much we hope for the perfect body overnight, getting that body we want isn't an overnight or even a once-in-awhile proposition. Not every fitness trend works for every individual, however, and having a routine you enjoy is a major key to achieving your desired results.
Here are 10 top fitness trends in 2016 taken from a survey by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) of over 2,800 health and fitness professionals worldwide. Thanks go to Kylie Gilbert from Shape.com for breaking down a truly academic survey replete with facts, figures and charts into a list you can place on the side of your refrigerator.
Participants were given 40 possible trends from which to choose. Interestingly, many of their choices are the same from 2015 so you know these are trends that have staying power, even when you find your own staying power waffling from time-to-time. So to achieve your best results, choose one you know will not only engage and hold your interest but will also work for your schedule and budget and then get to it.
1. Wearable technology.
If you don't already know that fitness trackers are a huge trend, you could be living like a hermit. The survey says fitness trackers, smart watches, heart rate monitors, and GPS tracking devices from brands like Jawbone, Fitbit, Apple Watch, Garmin and other manufacturers, will continue to hold their place in 2016.
2. Bodyweight training.
Gilbert shares that it's no secret that the folks at Shape favor bodyweight training, noting that the use of minimal equipment makes it both a convenient and affordable way to do an "anywhere workout."
3. High-intensity interval training (HIIT).
HIIT she describes as any workout that alternates between intense bursts of activity combined with fixed periods of less-intense activity or even complete rest. And one of its many benefits is that the entire workout can usually be performed in 30-minutes or less.
4. Strength training.
Although you'll build muscle, strength training is a necessary part of any workout program because you'll also burn more body fat and calories while protecting your bone health and muscle mass.
5. Educated and experienced fitness professionals.
Gilbert notes that we've seen the rise of the personal trainer celebrity which she says indicates now more than ever, the importance of national fitness certifications and credentials.
6. Personal training.
Whether you're a "newbie" looking to learn the ropes or trying to reach a new fitness goal, personal trainers are still the smart way to get the most out of your gym time.
7. Functional fitness.
Functional fitness is a sensible approach that mimics and supports your everyday activities, like bending down, picking things up, walking up stairs and pulling or pushing open doors.
8. Fitness programs for older adults.
There are a number of studies showing that after 40, we begin to lose muscle mass and strength. So fitness programs that keep older adults healthy and active are crucial. Gilbert is happy to see that health and fitness professionals will continue to focus on creating age-appropriate and safe workout programs in 2016.
9. Exercise and weight loss.
While this may not seem like a trend, nutrition in addition to exercise continues to be a key component of weight-loss programs.
10. Yoga.
Yoga is now more popular than ever, coming up with creative names, like fat yoga and salty yoga to sound new and fresh. Even though yoga has slipped a few spots on this year's list, since the practice dates back between 5,000 to 10,000 years, there's no doubt that yoga—which includes Power Yoga, Yogalates, Bikram, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Kripalu, Anurara, Kundalini, Sivananda and others—remains in the top 10 trends for 2016.
Source: Shape Magazine. To read the ACSM's full report, go to http://journals.lww.com/
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I'll dig through my many many boxes of tattered children's books that have one or more qualities that make them just too cute to throw out.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Does not stimulate fish cravings
I like weathered gray Cape Cod style clapboard, but don't you think that the new Captain D's building design looks like an easter egg market or a baby shower gift shop?
They just went too far with the pastel theme.
If you can't really see what I'm talking about in this photo, just mentally remove the Captain D's logo on the gable and replace it with a big blue bow.
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- Appalachian Feminist Breeder said...
You better quite talking smack about The Capn'n! I love me some fried fish out on Chapman Highway.
- Sunday, 09 September, 2007
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MUNYA – Hotel Delmano
Saguenay, Quebec's Josianne Boivin, aka MUNYA, follows up her absolutely perfect North Hatley mini-EP with another, perhaps even more enchanting 3-song EP, coming very soon on Luminelle Recordings. Premiered this morning by Stereogum, exquisite lead single "Hotel Delmano" is a blissfully transportive dream-pop escape inspired by an actual dream. Josie has said of the radiant, self-described "new synth folk" she creates as MUNYA, "I don't really understand how I make music…I feel like it's coming from another world," and that might begin to explain her uncanny ability to always keep things light and full of warmth while elegantly tugging at your heartstrings. We're honored to be releasing such a special project on Luminelle, and we can't wait for you to hear more from MUNYA. Listen + check the wonderful cover art — also created by MUNYA! — below:
MUNYA's Delmano EP is out October 5th.


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Double - I'm sure Banjo would love to help another young rider. He's always been such a good boy. Take it Sugar has claimed Junior for herself and Banjo's kinda the 3rd wheel now? How will Sugar be by herself if you leave her at home when you go trail riding? That was my only big concern when we sold Rocket is that 1 horse would be left home for the whole weekend if we went camping since we were down to 3 and always take 2 with us. They were all ok with it since we've done the separation pastures plenty to get them less buddy bound, but I still kinda felt bad for the one left home to not have a friend. Connie - I hear ya on the wood. We get most of ours from a local pallet place now. It's the outside slabs anywhere from 3-8 inches thick and 8-18 feet long. They load the slabs on the trailer for a nominal fee and all that really has to be done when we get it home is cut it to fireplace or woodburner length and stack it. We've got a friend who is supposed to come out sometime this month to land a bunch of dead trees the horses picked out that they didn't like. He said he'd do it for just the wood. Took down our round pen so the trees won't land on it. Kinda weird to not see it up after 9+ years. Heading to TX next week for work. Not planning on camping this weekend, but would like to possibly ride somewhere on Saturday. We went to Wolf Creek last Sunday and had a good couple hour ride. They have really cleaned up the trails over there where it's enjoyable to ride again instead of having to duck and dodge tree limbs every couple seconds.
Hopefully the banamine helps. I've heard of wind puffs, but never actually known a horse that had them. Hope you are still able to go camping!! Thinking about meeting some friends to ride at Litchfield on Sunday. They said they are planning on it and my husband is working for his company picnic, so I may trailer over that way. Taking off next Thursday & Friday to use up vacation time. Not sure what I'll end up doing? lol
Oh the joys of pasture clean up. We did that on Sunday afternoon. I knew there was "a limb" that had fallen that needed to be picked up so took the Ranger out there to clean it up and take the sticks to the burn pile. A couple hours later... we now have a pretty large burn pile in one location and our bonfire area has a large stack of logs. I had forgotten we had a couple downed trees in the back corner that had been cut up and just needed hauled out and sure didn't realize we had that many sticks down around the edges. The pasture is now stick free for now. Had a good time at Wolf Creek. Can't believe how empty it was!! Friday night only 2 other campers and Saturday night it was just 1 other one along with a few day riders each day. The park has been busy cleaning up the trails. LOTS of limbs cut, they appeared to have taken a road grader or something like that through the bad areas and leveled the footing back out that was all pocked up from the horses going through when it was muddy. One of the trails we had to get off and walk on last time was now easy to maneuver without even ducking. They still had some of the limbs across the path in areas that needed to be cleaned up, but definitely an improvement from the last time we were there. The other plus was the lake is finally low enough to be able to get around on some fo the trails that were under water most of the summer.
Ugh on the cockleburs!! We've been very fortunate in that we don't have any that grow in the drylot and the grass field we mow frequently enough to keep them at bay. I remember giving up with my first horse and just chopping off her tail since we were heading into winter. Her's was so full it was like a ball bat. Have fun at the horse and car shows. Sounds like a full weekend!! Decided we are going to camp at Wolf Creek this weekend. It's one of our friend's birthdays and he decided instead of having a party at his house he's going to join us at the campground. Who knows how many others will follow. The guys were making arrangements last night. I'm really hoping that with the lake being lower now we can get around the beachside trails now. Last time we went a few were still under water.
Connie - I've been seeing a lot of posts about the ground bees being worse than usual at Shawnee this year. We've only encountered them twice out riding, once at Litchfield a few years ago and last year at Ramsey. Both times we were the lead horses so managed to get away without any stings, but others in the group weren't so lucky. You just kick the horse into high gear and run down the trail to try and get away. At Shawnee we've normally only gone out with 5-10 people. I've heard the larger groups going out are more likely to stir them up. Decided to take Friday off work so we can go camping this weekend and enjoy the cooler temps. Not sure where we are going yet, just know I already have the trailer hooked up and will start working on it probably tonight to start getting ready since it's been almost 2 months since we last camped!!! Trailer is hooked up already cause we had a worry Jewels may have been preggo. I've only owned her 10 months. Her teats have a clearish yellow liquid coming out and she chunked up kinda quickly. Talked to the previous owner last week and he said she had been pastured with the other mares and a yearling stud colt, but he swore the colt couldn't have done anything (ugh idiot). Took her to the vet yesterday and he said no baby (thank the lord!!). Guessing it's the hay that had more clover in it triggered her hormones to make her body fool us. I'm just relieved we don't have to modify our pasture to accommodate a new addition for the winter.
We had to carry individual coverage on the trailer due to it having a loan on it the past couple years. I just got it paid off. Going to keep it as it's own coverage going forward since unless it's hooked up to the truck away from home (we normally camp a lot) it's not covered unless it has it's own policy. Had a friend camping that had a tree limb come down and damage his trailer during a storm. Since his truck wasn't hooked up and he was away from home, neither his auto or home owners policies would cover it and he had to shell out a couple thousand in repairs. Have too much invested in our trailer to take the risk and since it only costs about $125/yr to have full coverage on it, worth the peace of mind.
I've heard progressive is really good. We got a quote from State Farm not too long ago where they could save us some money on the cars & horse trailer, but couldn't even compete with our house & rental house insurance. Just wasn't worth going through all the trouble to switch. I couldn't figure out how to get a quote on the horse trailer online from progressive, so I just put it off. Thinking that we will be trying again now that the trailer is paid off and we have a local agent. We've had Country Companies for the past 10+ years. They have always been amazing with claims assistance (deer ran into the side of my husband's truck and we had a check 2 days later for the repairs), but when our horse trailer was hit back in July, that was the worst experience I have ever had. The claims rep I talked to numerous times and every time it was like starting a whole new claim and every time I told her we were not fixing it since it would cause more damage than good for a couple small dents in the fender I could live with.
eeyore4176 replied to charliegirl's topic in General Horse TalkMy husband has a F350 and I have a F250 that we use for hauling our 3 horse aluminum with small LQ (and other farm work of course). We love Ford trucks. My husband works for a Toyota, Buick, GMC, Chevy, Nissan dealership as a technician. He won't own a Chevy/GMC truck after working on them for so many years. If Toyota made a heavier duty truck, we would have probably stayed with Toyota, but when I wanted to upgrade trailers, Ford was the best fit for the type of hauling we do.
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eeyore4176 replied to arielmarie's topic in General Chit-ChatThere are variables that would affect how much it would suck to me. When you lose anyone you care for too soon, it's hard. We lost my 2 year old to a fence accident while at the trainer last November. I cried for weeks over the loss and still get misty eyes when I look at her pictures. We had owned her since she was a weanling. I spent many hours on ground work with her, taking her out for walks to get her use to the sights and sounds in preparation for starting her on trail riding this year. She showed so much potential and was the best quality (bloodline wise) horse I had ever bought. I had just started riding her for short periods of time and sent her to the trainer to get more consistent saddle time before taking the winter off. When that call came in she was gone, my heart sank. My youngest horse I have only owned for 10 months. She was purchased right after we lost the other one. I believe we found her for a reason cause I really wasn't looking to move on that fast, but this one does everything I wanted the other one to do. I would not have bought her had my husband not gone along and pretty much said we weren't coming home with an empty trailer after a 4 hour drive to look at her. He saw something I didn't, but I'm very thankful he was the voice of reason cause she's my go to girl most of the time now. Absolutely love her. I would be devastated to lose her. We have 3 older horses we've had for 9+ years. I will be sad but ok when the time comes for 2 of them to go on to greener pastures. The other one I know I will take hard no matter if it's tomorrow or 20 years from now. He's saved my rump more than once, helped built my confidence back up, taken me all over on trails I wouldn't have dreamed I would ever attempt riding and overall just been my partner.
Things that affect insurance rates: gas vs diesel, what liter motor it is, V6 vs V8, how it's listed (daily driver versus recreational), how many miles you drive it (local versus commuter), who's listed as the primary driver, accident history. If all of that is pretty much the same, then they have something out of whack with your rates. I have a 2002 5.4 gas F250 and my husband has a 2001 7.3 diesel F350. Both are recreational only vehicles as we have a work car we use for commuting. Even though they are paid off we still carry full coverage. We were paying almost the exact same for insurance on both trucks until his truck slipped out of park while turned off and hit a tree at our house. Now his is $150 more a year.
Last time we went down, they were in the middle of redoing some of the trails (we didn't go last year due to scheduling conflicts) and that caused some confusion, but we never got too lost. They are supposed to be pretty well marked now and we've always been able to follow their maps pretty easily. We normally go out with people that have been going down there for years too.
The campsites on the west side are all on pretty level ground, but they aren't tucked in the trees like the north/east side. The north/east side camping spots vary where some are pretty level, some you can level out pretty easy with a board or two and a few that require little more work if you want to be level. I looked through my photo albums and don't have any pictures of camp. Here's a diagram of the campground though http://www.baycreekranch.com/diagram%20of%20camp.htm We normally have our group in campsites 29-32 and then the others sometimes camp down at 34-36 but a few times they have been on the other side of the creek in 10-12. 20-26 (I think) are all kinda on a downhill slant. One of those sites a friend of ours tried one year that we had a lot of rain and someone had to pull their truck & trailer out with another truck. 1-5 (I think) are on an uphill slant and require getting backed up the hill to get level. We've never camped on that side, so I'm not entirely sure on the campsite numbers, just going off memory of watching some of those big rigs getting manuevered and seeing one of the trailers with a stack of about 6 blocks under the jack of their trailer to get it high enough to be level. They had a really big trailer though, so I think that may have been some of the issue?
Sounds like you made the right decision that was in his best interest. Never easy. Last of our hay fields are baled, just have to pick it all up out of the field now and call it a year. I feel like we are surrounded by hay right now and if you go to uncles house he really is where he has round bales in his yard all around his house on 3 sides (his 12 horses eat more than our 4). I'm trying to help his granddaughter get some of their horses listed for sale so they can thin down the herd some. Need to help get good photos and figure out which registration papers go with which horses.
We have always gone to Bay Creek Ranch due to going the same week every year (week before Columbus Day) with the same group of friends and wanting to ride with them. Some of the campsites are on hills (dislike), but we've always gotten one right up by the lodge & showers that is on flatter ground. They are out in the sun during the day, but in October that's not really too bad. We normally highline instead of paying the extra for a couple pens (another downfall is that pens cost more). Plenty of attractions to go and see in various directions though.
Double - how are you doing? I was in total shock to read your update on FB last week. Actually still in shock, as I imagine you are. Hopefully having Buddy there is keeping you busy working with him. We are baling our final hay fields tonight. I'm so happy to be done for the season this early. Still have some time to enjoy riding on weekends now. Our barn is full of squares all the way to where you cannot walk in the door on the grass side plus I put another 100 in the carport as a safety supply. Nothing like short little 5'3" me trying to get bales stacked up 7 high (I did get it accomplished though). Got inventive with backing the car trailer in so I could stand on it. We have a little room for more alfalfa (field we are baling tonight) but what we get should fill that side up too. Feels much better than last year where we weren't sure we would have enough. Rode Jewels and then Indigo for a couple hours Monday. She was kinda off with a little attitude that got corrected after making her work a little harder than usual. Indigo was was super laid back and just went where I asked with no arguements. I even played with him a little on the barrels that he normally doesn't care for and he actually seemed to enjoy that for a while. Think he's tired of getting left at home? lol


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Senator Ted Kennedy SpeechesWednesday, August 26th, 2009
Senator Edward Kennedy died today. The following are videos of some of his speeches.
2008 DNC Tribute and Speech by Sen. Edward Kennedy
Sen. Edward Kennedy Iraq Speech at National Press Club
Ted Kennedy victory speech in 1994
Ted Kennedy Kennedy Declares Presidential Bid
Sen. Kennedy announces he's a candidate for the 1980 Democratic ticket. Read more about Sen. Edward Kennedy at ABCNews.com.


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With fantastic views and a wide range of wildlife, there are a variety of different walks and trails to enjoy on your visit to Attingham Park.
Attingham Park is home to a wide range of wildlife, don't miss the Deer Park, the Walled Garden and miles of beautiful walks.
Admire the changing colours of the landscape and skies reflected in the river Tern.
Explore the changing colours of the deer park with a walk taking in views over the open Shropshire landscape to the river, and of the orange-gold trees that mark the start of the woodland.
Discover the best places to try and spot the fantastic fungi displays among the changing woodlands, and admire the vibrant rainbow colours of the harvest in the walled garden.
Find hundreds of places to explore on foot on our walking map and lots more walking ideas. Whatever you want from a walk, we've got something special just for you.
Birds, insects, mammals and more have found their ideal habitat at Attingham. Take a closer look.
We welcome dogs at Attingham Park and there are acres upon acres for you to enjoy with your canine companion.


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Kaspersky Academy – Food For Thought
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Coco Sato is an award-winning Japanese artist based in the UK. Her work uses origami to change the way people see the world. The next part of the world she will be working in is here at Machines Room, as our newest Maker in Residence.
Born in Tokyo and graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Art from Central Saint Martins in London, her work is inspired by everyday life in her native Japan and her sincere desire to dissolve boundaries and foster understanding between different cultures. Her work explores the balance between nature and technology and is motivated by a belief in the power of individuals coming together to make a statement, create a movement or bring about positive change. She shares her art and skills through social media and video tutorials, and aims to encourage more women and young girls into the world of technology.
At Machines Room she will share her knowledge of origami and its intersections with technology. She has already participated in one of our Arduino workshops, where she began developing a new interactive meditative sculpture:
Her works have been featured by media around the world including Channel 4, Marie Claire, Creative Boom and Design Milk and she has created original, high impact marketing campaigns for global brands such as Victorinox, ASICS, Shiseido and House of Fraser.
Coco has also acted as principal artist at international cultural festivals, leading audiences to create evolving, large scale public installation art. In 2011, Brighton Festival commissioned her to create a Peace Lotus Installation. In addition to the public art installation, she created an origami video tutorial for the festival guest director, Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was living under house arrest in Burma. The tutorial showed Suu Kyi how to fold an origami peace lotus which was then sent to Brighton and included in Coco's installation.
She has travelled internationally to present her work and regularly speaks at events and lectures in art and creativity. Coco was one of the four main cast members of the Channel 4 TV craft show Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 2016. Her book Creative Origami and Beyond was published globally by Walter Foster Publishing, US in 2016.


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The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog is a very eager to please breed. Alapahas are highly trainable and responsible animals, guarding both family and property. The attitude is very sweet and loving.
Family/Child Friendly
The alapaha blue blood bulldog is excellent with children and family alike. They are eager to please, with playful romping at an all time high. They are also very protective of children. This pet would make a good pet for someone with a child.
Lifespan and Weight
The lifespan of this robust breed is around 12 to 15 years. However, with the advancement of veterinary medicine, animals have been known to live up to 20 years or longer. This breed of dog has an average weight of around 78 to 100 lbs.
Would Make a Great Pet?
Alapaha blue blood bulldogs would make the perfect companion for someone with children and lots of love and attention to give. Needs a yard to play in, preferably with children.
Common Diseases
This breed of dog doesn't come without its share of health problems. The most common condition is entropion, better known as inversion of the eyelids.
Shedding and Housebreaking Factor
This breed has a very thin coat of fur, so shedding is generally kept to a minimum. Grooming is required at least once per week though, with a bath around once every two weeks or so. Generally housebreaking is out of the question, as these dogs live to play outdoors.
Best Owner Compatibility
This is not the breed of dog that is appropriate for the apartment or condo dweller. Also not suited for the frequent traveler. This breed of dog needs lots of close attention from the owner or it will become neurotic. This breed needs to have a yard to play in. Being indoors makes it inactive which is bad for its health.
Where to buy
Reputable breeders, animal shelters, and rescue organizations.
Average cost
Owning this breed does not come cheaply. The average cost of these dogs is around $1,500 to $2,000 each. Routine veterinary care should be included in your budget.
Aggression Factor
Calm and friendly disposition. Loves to horseplay.
Noise Factor
Not Documented.
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Black spiders with glowing red eyes dangle from your earlobes with these halloween inspired earrings. Spider webs were captured, too, all done as copper enameled, one of a kind earrings. Wear your arachnids with pride like the original you are!
Copper ovals, about 1 1/8" tall, dangle from oxidized sterling silver handmade ear wires for a total length of about 1 1/2"
Vitreous enameling involves creating images with finely powdered glass. Layer upon layer is added, fired to about 1450-1500F in a small kiln, resulting in a durable bond between the metal and the smoothly melted glass.
A pattern of half pale gray and half dark gray is enameled on the back of each oval.
More original enameled art jewelry can be found at this link in my studio https://www.etsy.com/shop/WillOaksStudio?section_id=17175728
Sent in my signature WillOaks Studio packaging, ready to gift or to keep.
To see more original earrings check here https://www.etsy.com/shop/WillOaksStudio?section_id=5768146.
View more work in my studio here on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/WillOaksStudio
Please keep in mind that monitors and screens may show different colors from the objects themselves.
I use a macro lens for close up details, please refer to scale in photos and sizes listed in the description. Please drop me a note if you have any questions!
**Vitreous enamel is the ancient art of manipulating colored glass powders onto a metal base (copper here) and repeatedly heating it in a kiln to 1400F to 1450F to melt the glass and bond it to the metal.
Etsy direct checkout offers a range of secure payment methods. I reserve the right to cancel your order if payment arrangements are not made within 24 hours of your purchase and I will not ship your order until payment has cleared. Illinois shipping addresses will have local sales tax automatically added to their invoices.
Cancellations are possible within 24 hours or less by contacting me through my shop. Layaway and payment plans can be arranged by contacting me. Special orders are accepted with a minimum of 1/2 deposit when placing the order & the balance is due prior to mailing
I ship USPS first class parcel, with delivery confirmation to your address as entered on Etsy during check-out. Postage upgrades to Priority mail are can be added to most orders. USPS tracking codes are sent to you at the time your order is shipped so that you may track the shipment. These are useful in the event an order is waylaid, etc. Please contact me if there is any delivery problem and we'll work with the post office to solve the problem.
If your Etsy address and your PayPal address are different, I will default to your Etsy address. I'm happy to ship gifts from my studio for you. Simply enter the recipient's address when checking out, and add a "note to seller" with your note for the complimentary greeting card I'm happy to include.
Some of my pieces are ready to ship and bespoke pieces are made to order, which can include custom adjustments to sizes or other features, if you contact me to make these arrangements. I will give an estimate on shipping time and will try to keep you updated if there are changes in time needed to create your order. I'll contact you with tracking details and shipping information when your order is on the way.
International orders are shipped via US Mail First Class parcel with customs tickets attached and marked as "merchandise" with the value declared, any duties or taxes are handled by the country of destination & are collected from the shopper. I'm not responsible for delays in shipping or due to customs clearing. Please drop me a note if you have any questions or concerns about shipping.
Just contact me within: 7 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 14 days of delivery
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
I want you to be thrilled with my pieces and will exchange or refund items returned within 14 days of receipt provided they are in their original, unworn condition. Contact me within 7 days of receipt to confirm return procedure. Returns may require a 3.5% restocking fee and the refund does not include shipping charges. Custom work and bespoke orders are generally not returnable. Please photograph any shipping damages so I can file insurance claim forms.
Thanks again for visiting and for your interest in my work!!
Karen Stahlecker
WillOaks Studio
Woodstock, Illinois
Every piece ordered is sent in my signature packaging-velvet bag or box-with a satin tie & glass bead to embellish. A complimentary gift card-including your personal message-can be included (add info in notes to seller) & I can ship gifts directly to your loved one-use their name & address in "ship to" information.
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Heart of a Yoga Teacher – Essential Skills to Advance Your Teaching
Led by Alex Amorosi
Hosted by Artemis Yoga, Watertown Massachusetts
Starts January 2020 – 7 Weekends – 12:30pm – 6:30pm
Dates: Jan 11-12, Feb 8-9, Feb 29-March 1, March 14-15, April 4-5, May 2-3, June 6-7
No more than 15 participants
Deposit: $500 (non-refundable) required to reserve a spot.
Early Bird: $1,800 (paid in full by August 31, 2019)
Regular Price: $2,200 (paid in full by January 1, 2020)
Payment Plan: Deposit of $500, then 5 payments of $375
Join sought-after senior yoga teacher Alex Amorosi for an inspiring journey into the heart of what it means to be a yoga teacher in the modern world. We will explore yoga from the perspective of balance and healing, spiritual growth and development, and dive deeply into the tangible and intangible aspects of creating a powerful, safe, and inclusive yoga class space. This training will invigorate your role as a yoga teacher.
Building on your own teaching experience, you will have the opportunity to learn, practice and advance your teaching techniques supported by like-minded peers and under the guidance of a senior mentor. You will have the opportunity to delve deeply into the traditional spiritual ideas that form the foundation of modern yoga and learn how to incorporate these ideas into your classes in an accessible way. You will also learn about the elusive concept of "energetics" and how to use energetics (reading the room, intuition, seasonality, time of day etc.), in systematic ways to greatly enhance the effectiveness and healing power of your classes. This course will include significant opportunities for peer and mentor feedback so you can practice teaching techniques and expand your essential teaching skills.
Who should take this training?
Yoga teachers with 200 or 500 hours of training.
Teachers who want to revitalize their love and appreciation of yoga teaching.
Teachers who are looking to add more spiritual depth to their classes.
Teachers who are looking to revisit their teaching technique with feedback from peers and a senior mentor.
Teachers who want to learn more about the vital role of energetic balancing in yoga classes.
Teachers who want to establish their own authenticity and identity within the competitive market of yoga teaching.
Teachers who want to feel a sense of creative freedom in sequencing their classes.
This training will include:
Teachings from classical Indian texts and how to incorporate them accessibly into group yoga classes.
How to be yourself as a yoga teacher and cultivate your own authenticity and voice.
Systems for reading the energy of a room and how the balance the energy of any class.
Laws and rules of energetics and how to use them with classes and clients.
Advanced work with chakras, nadis, and energy centers in the body.
How to provide a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment in class with words, body language, and well executed assists.
The "Five Levels of Boundaries" and how to maintain them with students and clients.
How to incorporate Buddhist based concepts in classes and with private clients such as mindfulness, the Noble Eightfold Path, and The Four Noble Truths.
Advanced Pranayama techniques for classes and personal practice.
Developing a steady and daily spiritual practice to enhance your teaching and your personal wellbeing.
About Alex Amorosi
Alex Amorosi is a sought-after yoga and spiritual teacher who has been studying and teaching Buddhist meditation, yoga asana, yoga teaching, Usui Reiki, and various methods of energy healing for over 20 years. His deepest passion is leading yoga and spiritual teachers in their quest to discover their own unique path in the ever growing and competitive field of yoga and holistic wellness instruction. Alex has many years of experience in training yoga teachers and he has seen time and again the power of spiritual community formed by a group of teachers in common purpose. He is privileged to lead groups of teachers to bring an accessible spiritual practice to as many people as possible.
5-Week Private Teacher Professioal Development Course
(Also available remotely via Skype)
In the course of developing the craft of teaching yoga, questions and issues often arise that are best answered in a one on one coaching setting. Private Teacher Coaching is a valuable and necessary investment for yoga instructors who have such questions and wish to take their teaching to a new level. Some common topics include:
1. How to calm down, take a breath, and just be yourself
2. How to recognize and trust your intuition and marry it to technique
3. Advanced sequencing (both physical and energetic)
4. How to "read" a room and what that really means
5. How to throw a structured plan out the window and teach to what you see
For Private Teacher Coaching, Alex recommends that you have 6 months to a year of experience teaching and be teaching at least one regular weekly yoga class.
Teacher Coaching and Professional Development also available on an ongoing basis in weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly formats.


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With the recent news that Italy has banned Uber, here's an easy way to call a cab while in Rome or Florence by using a text message. This is a great tip when your language skills are limited to "Grazie" and "Prego".
Tag: Rome
Michelangelo Plays with Light
Rays of light fill the dome inside the Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano – St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in Rome. It is the tallest dome in the world and was built with the explicit instruction that it was to rival Brunelleschi's dome in Florence. Do you think he accomplished this?
It's a Caravaggio!
Do visit the Chiesa di San Luigi dei Francesi while in Rome. Take your time and marvel at the three Caravaggio paintings – including the The Calling of St Matthew , The Inspiration of Saint Matthew and The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew. I found them by happenstance, as I did the church. I ducked in while waiting for a walking tour to start and the Caravaggio paintings cascaded into my lap reminding me that this is the BEST part of visiting Italy – finding out what you don't know and then starting to understand how the pieces fit together. Magic.
What have you found lately?
Pentimento. A Roman Thing.
A photo of Rome I snapped late in the afternoon in the fading sunlight. The quintessential nature of this fascinates me. The old overlays the new – or is it the other way around? The past intertwines with the present. The word Pentimento describes it beautifully. I first read this word in a Lillian Hellman biography of the same name. It is defined as an alteration in a painting, evidenced by traces of previous work, showing that the artist has changed his or her mind as to the composition during the process of painting. The word is Italian for repentance, from the verb pentirsi, meaning to repent. Something for us to think about.


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Spinach Stuffed Tomatoes
These little tomatoes are such a colorful vegetable treat. They make a great side dish for any time of the year. They are also very beautiful to serve around the holidays. The presentation is beautiful and the effort to make them is very little. I know some of my recipes are a little more complicated but I promise these are very easy to make and if you don't like them, well sue me! We are counting down our days here in Michigan. Two more, boo hoo! We are stopping back in the town that Pete and I grew up in and first met, Bloomington Illinois. We have several friends that still live there and quite a few of our parents friends still make their home there. There are two couples that come to mind that I have very fond memories of. The Hoeferles, Nancy and Harold, and the Barkers, Arlene and Al. We were not going to stop in Bloomington on our way home because Pete needs to get back to work so we can do this again next summer, but I spoke on the phone yesterday to the two ladies mentioned above. I got very homesick and honestly life is way to short, you never know when you might see someone again. So, Pete and I decided we would go back for one day. Nancy and Harold Hoeferle were my Mom and Dad's best friends when I was growing up in Keokuk Iowa and then in Bloomington. They have a fairy tale love story, they met as teenagers and have been married for 52 years, they are such an inspiration to us. Not many people can say they have been married to one person for that many years. Pete and I would have to live to be in our nineties to make it. Harold, or Haredid, as I called him growing up had a stroke two years ago. Nancy has been taking such good care of him and it is just not his time to leave her yet. Just like my Grandmother did for my Grandfather it conjures up memories of love and devotion to the love of your life. The other couple that I grew up with, Arlene and Al, I also have many fond memories of, going over to dinner at their house with their daughter Nancy, and I always envied how clean her room was. As most people know I love to cook but have always hated to clean. When I was a teenager Nancy would come and clean my room, and her Mother Arlene bought me my first obscene poster, F Housework! We had many a fun vacation with them also, one of those trips was to the Cayman Islands when I was a teenager. Food was very expensive over there, as is everything else, and we brought our own food. Our lovely Mothers made us boxed mac and cheese for dinner, all of us kids were eating it and they were dying laughing. Evidently, the noodles had bugs all over them and they just washed them off! Of course they were not eating it! We also had a great time with the Barker family on a bareboat sail cruise all over the Virgin Islands. Arlene and Al are another inspiring couple being married for over 50 years! I so look forward to seeing these great people, friends, and really what I consider my family. Thanks for all the great memories over the years and hopefully we will meet up again soon! Here's to you guys that gave my childhood such happy times! Love, Stacey
Spinach Stuffed Tomatoes: This recipe is from the cookbook Sunny Side Up, The Junior League of Fort Lauderdale
2 pkgs. (10 oz. each) frozen chopped spinach
6 slices bacon
1 medium onion, chopped
3/4 cup sour cream
Dash Tabasco
6 medium tomatoes
4 oz. mozzarella cheese, grated
salt and pepper to taste
Thaw and thoroughly drain spinach. Cook bacon until crisp; drain, reserving 2 Tbs drippings. Crumble bacon; set aside. Cook onion in 2 Tbs drippings. Stir in spinach. Cook covered for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in bacon, sour cream, and Tabasco. Add salt and pepper to taste. Let cool. Cut tops from tomatoes. Remove centers, leaving only a shell; drain on a paper towel. Salt the shells; fill with spinach mixture. Place in baking dish. Bake 375 for 20 to 30 minutes. Top with grated cheese; heat until melted.


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Lymphoma is a form of cancer that affects the immune system - specifically, it is a cancer of immune cells called lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. There are two broad types of lymphoma and many subtypes.The two types of lymphoma are described as: Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's.Lymphoma can occur at any age but is the most common cancer in young people. It is often very treatable, and most people live for a long time after being diagnosed.
The symptoms typically involve painless swelling of the lymph nodes (glands), often in the neck or armpits where these nodes are concentrated. Swelling may also occur in the groin and abdomen, although some people do not experience any detectable swelling in any part of the body.You may be familiar with this sign because the lymph nodes in the neck (commonly referred to as "glands") can become swollen during infections such as the cold
Typically people with indolent lymphoma live for a long time and have a good quality of life Some people may not require any treatment In contrast, patients diagnosed with a high-grade or intermediate lymphoma will typically require immediate and intensive treatment to help slow down tumor growth and, eventually, to shrink the tumor Where indolent lymphoma turns into aggressive lymphoma this can be especially difficult as the tumors may be widespread, whereas an aggressive lymphoma may be caught earlier and still be somewhat localized.
the five-year relative survival rate for the total population with leukemiawas 34.2 percent, and from 2004 to 2010, the overall relative survival rate was 60.3 percent.From 2004-2010, the five-year relative survival rates overall were CML - 59.9 percent CLL - 83.5 percent AML - 25.4 percent overall and 66.3 percent for children and adolescents younger than 15 years ALL - 70 percent overall, 91.8 percent for children and adolescents younger than 15 years, and 93 percent for children younger than 5 years.


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Capercaillie's ambition is to remain a small winery which is focused entirely upon the creation of premium quality wines. To enhance the range of individual Hunter Valley Wines we select parcels of grapes from other proven regions of Australia, creating exciting multi-area blends which highlight climatic and varietal differences.
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However, the 833-page The Strategic Victory fail to reveal any new information, with the Cuban leader writing long-windedly about his childhood, university years and his life in his twenties.
The book is not meant to be a memoir but it contains an autobiographical section in the introduction.
The son of a wealthy landowner who educated his son at Roman Catholic schools, Fidel Castro writes that he had no choice but to carry a gun as a student when he joined a radical group while studying law at the University of Havana.
The group launched an ill-fated attack on a Cuban barracks in which nearly all his comrades were killed or captured.
Castro was eventually freed and exiled to Cuba but he returned and began a guerilla war in the Sierra Maestra mountains that eventually ousted the Batista regime.
He has written numerous books but publishers have apparently been keen to print his complete memoirs.
The book has 25 chapters and features maps, photos and illustrations of the weapons that his small band of rebels used in their fight.
Castro will turn 84 next week and, while he has not been seen publicly with his brother, Raul, the new president, he makes occasional appearances at events ranging from a meeting with ambassadors to a dolphin show at Havana's aquarium.
He appeared at the book launch in Havana's convention centre wearing a red-sleeved shirt and appearing relaxed. He took some questions from the crowd and then signed copies of the book.


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Biomimetic, Full-Arch Restorations with Pekkton®, GC Initial™ LiSi Press and anaxgum™ Pink Composite Instructor: Javier Vasquez, DMD, CDT When planning a dento gingival restorations, many factors influence a successful outcome, all aspects count! But the most important concept to understand is that the white structure is just as important as the pink structure. This course will focus in a wide range of clinical aspects as well as lab aspects based in research and the new advances in technology. When restoring these type of cases is a MUST to have a good understanding of : Contours in the white structure Embrasures, papilla position Highest contours Line angles Understanding how natural structures behave under different light conditions Understanding the different materials and their properties and the behavior of such materials During this course you will learn to plan your cases, and, by doing that, you will create a thinking process based in common sense, that will help you thru your design. The course, designed to apply to dentists and technicians alike, will cover: Function Treatment planning Biology of Pekkton material and biocompatibility Concept "From Value to Chroma" using Lisi Luster pastes Stain and Glaze technique (for chairside and lab) How to prepare various material structures for bonding Bonding protocol / technique Anatomical landmarks, facilitating reproduction of gum tissue Understand the different translucencies of the gum to be able to create different effects Techniques to emulate a broad range of gingiva colorations Understand that there is no "cook book." Each case is unique and deserves thorough evaluation Objective : Complete a 6-unit anterior implant case, using Lisi crowns cemented to a Pekkton Framework, and using anaxgum pink composite for pink esthetics. Lisi crowns will be pressed in colors MT B1, A1 and Zirconia A2 and at the end the final color of the whole restoration will be A1. All participants will follow along with hands-on practice, creating the demo model they will take home. Accompanying observer seats are available by request as long as space allows. Call anaxdent North America at 877.897.6598 for information.
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There are two ways of doing this: One is to find an SMS gateway that allows you to send SMS messages (used to be lots of them for free, but they all went broke. You'll probably have to pay for them now).
The other way, and I have no idea if it works in your country, is to see if your mobile phone provider allows you to receive emails as SMS. Using Telefonica in Spain, you can email email@example.com, and phonenumber receives it as an SMS, apparently for free.
P.S.: Don't make too much fuss over option 2 in case Telefonica find out about it and turn it off! ;)
Does that mean my only option is to find an SMS gateway?
I don't know anything about this subject.
- What is an SMS gateway?
- How do you find a good one?
- What do they typically charge?
- Does my site server setup matter? (Apache & php).
You can get also hook up with a reseller, who will buy SMS wholesale from the telecom networks and resell it. (Mobileway is directly connected into the network I believe). These guys work on the same theory as discount telephone call providers, they will buy a million SMS at a time. Which to go for depends on the quantity (lower amount reseller, higher amount gateway. Hey, get high enough, just become a reseller!)
The price would fluctuate from provider to provider, but is normally quite a bit cheaper than a normal SMS phone to phone.
And no, the server setup shouldn't matter - you are just sending the SMS to their network which receives it and resends it. We used to do simply by connecting the form action to their script and redirecting to our "thanks" page.
I just set up something that pings my web servers and if it gets no response for five minutes, it sends a text message to my cell phone.


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The colloquial names for the aster are starwort and Michaelmas daisy. (From Suite101 by Melissa Howard)(Blue aster by zizzy via flickr)
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Tutu & Blue Asters
7 comments:
- simon said...
thats interesting!
- September 28, 2010 at 7:41 PM
- Julie@beingRUBY said...
Hey Susan
Just back to say Happy Birthday again.. you could make it a Birthday week... I hope it was good??? I've been off radar again with lousy internet...
Take care and wish upon an 'aster'... xxx Julie
that first pic is so cute.. and good censorship!!
- September 28, 2010 at 9:07 PM
- A Thousand Clapping Hands said...
I never realized that asters were so beautiful. Thanks for the interesting word origins...I need to add a book of word origins to my library. Thanks.
- September 28, 2010 at 10:48 PM
- A Thousand Clapping Hands said...
Forgot to ask...Is that adorable child you?
- September 28, 2010 at 10:49 PM
- Giulia said...
Simon--yes, isn't it? I love this sort of thing.
Julie--no, sorry to report, not good.
Catherine--As I said to Simon, this is the sort of thing I love. Most writers, poets (& others, goodness knows) are suckers for reference books of all sorts. Love'em. And yes, that would be me. Don't remember when, which house. But we did have asters always.
- September 29, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- Mary-Laure said...
Thanks for this! I love learning about flowers. For instance did you know that ranoncula means "small frog" in Latin?
- October 1, 2010 at 3:48 AM
- Giulia said...
Mary-Laure--You have so many lovely flower photographs on AUREA. I only learned recently, I think, that ranunculus means 'little frog.' I think either on AUREA or on a Swedish blog (written in English). I just love them & only a few this year in the house. It's so cute, that word, isn't it?
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Editor's note: Constitutional Excesses? This is a controversial piece. I've decided to run it and get feedback. While I don't agree with all the writer's conclusions, I do think that Alexander Hamilton believed something similar or identical to what Broadus argues. And since Hamilton was an architect of the Constitutional convention, it is hard to claim that his understanding has no place in the document itself. I also think the way our history books treat the United States under the Continental Congress seems really biased.
However, others may (ha! will) disagree…
Most Constitutionalists seem to think that the Constitution limits the power of government in some way. It doesn't. The purpose of the Constitution has always been to expand the power of the National government, and it has done so since its ratification. The usual tactic, especially in an unchallenged environment, is to point to Article I, Section 8 (what they call "enumerated powers") as proof that these 17 or 18 powers constitute a comprehensive list of all things that the government is empowered to do. But by its very location, Article I, Section 8 which begins, "The Congress shall have the Power To…" can only apply to the CONGRESS.
Constitutionalists tend to be equally as committed to the somewhat arbitrary concept that there need to be separate branches of government, and the thoroughly inconsistent doctrine called the "separation of powers." There seems to be a little disagreement, depending on whether you're dealing with Hamiltonians or Madisonians as to whether the three branches should be "co-equal." The Madisonians tend to point to the size and detail of Article I as proof that Congress should be the most powerful. The President is given fewer powers by comparison, but few believe that Congress should be able to tell a President what to do in war once one has been declared. Likewise, Article III is curiously absent of specifics. It does not describe how courts are to be set up, how many justices are to sit on them, or even how juries are to operate. Very much that is not reserved to Congress is left to inference. Some have suggested this is proof the courts are supposed to be the weakest branch. But they certainly would not want the courts to be weaker than Congress when deciding laws are unconstitutional.
What remains are the powers which are not enumerated. One of the parts of the Constitution most abused by Leftists is the "necessary and proper" clause. They will say that Congress can pass crazy laws like Obamacare because they are "necessary and proper." Constitutionalists will usually counter by declaring that the Leftists did not read further into the passage, namely: "Congress shall have the power…To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers…" But Constitutionalists are just as guilty of failing to read the full context as the Leftists. The remainder of the sentence reads: "…and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof." This makes clear there are powers granted by the Constitution that are NOT in Article I, Section 8. All one has to do is comb the Constitution in a candid and thorough manner to find such powers.
Focusing on the last relevant term, "Officer thereof," we have to recognize that this section does not refer to members of Congress. "Officer" refers to any elected or appointed members of the Executive and Judicial branches, including members of the Supreme Court, the President, and his Cabinet, which would also cover the "Departments." Taken together, the "Government of the United States" Congress has power to do pretty much anything that is "necessary and proper" to carry out all powers granted to the Executive & Judicial branches as well as Congress. Needless to say, there are many—and most are not enumerated. This falls to the first of the relevant terms, "VESTED." Sadly, I never hear Constitutionalists talking about the "VESTED" powers.
So, what powers are VESTED in Congress? Well, where in the Constitution does it state that Congress is empowered to establish committees, decide how many people in each party should sit on each committee, and what the rules are which govern the committee's behavior? Where does it say how many staffers each Congressman or Senator gets, and how much their pay is? Nowhere. These are part of the vested "Legislative powers."
Likewise, Article II vests "the executive Power" in a President of the United States. Wherein does it state that he is empowered to dine with foreign leaders and go to the Olympics on the taxpayers' dime, attend State funerals, or have his cabinet members go and speak on women's issues and education? Where does it state that the President may enact the budget and decide how the money which Congress has appropriated is actually spent? Where does it state that he has a "bully pulpit," or that he may use the State of the Union (which is neither required annually, nor must it be a speech at all) to grandstand and showcase wounded veterans and homosexual activists, or to criticize the supreme Court? Nowhere. If legitimate, these are part of the "executive Power," and the Congress simply allows him to trample their authority in those which are not.
Article III vests "the judicial Power…in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." Where in the Constitution does it state that justices may instruct juries, or act as juries in their own capacities when a jury is not specified for such courts? Where does it state what rules of jurisprudence they are to use, or ideas such as "precedent" or the absurd notion that when Congress passes a law, they must have intended it to be Constitutional so that the court may re-define words as necessary to ensure the government's will trumps both the Constitution and the rights of the People? Again, nowhere. This is all to be assumed as part of "the judicial Power."
None of these powers are enumerated—they are VESTED, and at best can be traced back to tradition or Common Law. The Constitution fails us by not going into any detail on what these powers entail, nor in specifying the Common Law as the source of our legal tradition as many State Constitutions do.
Barack Obama thinks the Constitution is flawed because it doesn't go far enough to create redistributive justice and alter the fundamental vision of the American Patriots who fought, bled and died in 1776 so we could be free. I believe it is flawed because it goes too far, and has nothing to do with the vision of 1776.
The 11 years that transpired in-between the Declaration and the Constitution saw the States as their own sovereigns, and then united under a Confederation. We are taught to despise those 11 years, but to praise the 228 which followed. It is in those 227 years that the power of government has grown without ceasing. The solution is neither to keep it, nor to amend it, but to start anew.


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Jennie Garth, Melissa Rycroft land CMT reality shows
She's not particularly "country," but former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star Jennie Garth is headed to CMT. Deadline reports that Garth and her family will document their move to a seven-acre farm on an upcoming docu-reality series.
The actress, along with husband (and "Twilight" star) Peter Facinelli and their three daughters, will move from Los Angeles to central California. There she'll attempt a country lifestyle, away from the pressures of Hollywood (while starring in a TV show, we might add).
Eight half-hour episodes of "I Love Jennie" (a working title) have been ordered.
Jennie's not the only former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant to get a new series. CMT also ordered "Melissa and Tye: A New Reality" (also a working title), which stars Melissa Rycroft (of "The Bachelor" fame). While Jennie Garth is moving her family out of Los Angeles, Melissa is moving in.
The Texas native, who has a baby daughter and is married to her hometown boyfriend, will attempt to manage a long-distance relationship while chasing stardom in Tinseltown.
Both shows premiere in April.
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Inspired by the ancient engraving found at Apollo's Oracle in Delphi, "Know Thyself", Eye enlarges our understanding of our body and our mind by creating a simple and intuitive window that acts as a tool for unlocking the hidden characteristics of our personal data.
The device prototype collects data gathered by a diverse range of existing applications and wearable devices, combines these sources on one unique screen, and integrates them by displaying the information at a daily resolution. By fusing and analysing all such data, Eye reveals to its users the many subtle ways in which their daily behaviour affects their living, and causes, or eases fluctuating feelings of discomfort and stress. Eye captures individual habits, actions, and their patterns, and comes upon request with a user-tailored series of remedies that can aid them in finding balance, and peace of body and mind.
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The thesis that gives life to Eye has included extensive development work on the application's concept and its feature specifics. Work started through a phase of research and market analysis which included, in addition to ordinary due diligence on existing solutions, a user questionnaire that was designed to gather information on what individuals at large think of, and expect from, personal data. This recognition activity was followed by the project's concept development and implementation phases. This, is how Eye's running prototype for iOS was born.
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I've failed him as a mother, the child I'm supposed to love,
All because I wanted liquor in my system.
The liquor helped me escape into a world of my own,
My sense of where I am fades away when I taste the liquor.
Some days I drink it straight when no one is around,
Other days I put some juice in it to drown the smell of the liquor.
My son Steve must hate me and I'm the cause of it all,
My problems have affected him and torn our family apart.
He doesn't trust me and I don't blame him at all,
He's tried numerous times to help me but I'm intoxicated most days.
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In between towels in the closet, I'm a disgraceful alcoholic.
When Steve would find my bottles and pour them out,
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise appearance on NBC's "The Tonight Show" Wednesday night where she joined host Jimmy Fallon in a skit mocking President Barack Obama's weakness.
In the skit, Fallon played Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone conversation with Palin.
"You shoot bear? I prefer hand-to-hand combat," Fallon says, playing Putin.
"Well, you see, that's why everyone says you're such a strong leader," Palin replies.
"Well, I come from strong genes," Fallon's Putin retorts. "President Obama — he come from mom jeans."
Both Palin and the faux Putin then erupt in laughter.
The two also poked fun of Obama over the National Security Agency spying controversy.
"Wait, wait — I hear breathing on other end of phone. Maybe it's NSA spying on us," Fallon's Putin says, prompting more laughter from Palin. An Obama impersonator then appears on the screen listening to the phone call before quickly hanging up.


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In 2009, the truth took a beating
The Truth-O-Meter went red in 2009.
We mention red because that's the meter's color for our lowest ratings, False and Pants on Fire. Of the 432 fact-checking items we published this year, 26 percent were rated False and 10 percent earned a Pants on Fire .
That means more than one-third of all the claims we checked were incorrect.
Another way to look at it: The truth took a beating in 2009.
That was particularly true in the debate over health care , where nearly 40 percent of claims were rated False or Pants on Fire.
And if you're relying on pundits or talk show hosts for your facts, you might want to reconsider. More than 45 percent of their claims were False or Pants on Fire.
The social scientists on our staff (okay, there's just one) discourage us from comparing this year's ratings with last year, when we were focused on the presidential campaign. Our ratings are journalism, not social science, after all, and the items are chosen based on our news judgment and staffing, not randomly selected. But with that big caveat, it's still interesting to note that we had a lower share of False and Pants on Fire ratings during the 2008 campaign – 24 percent – than the 36 percent in 2009, when we rated the congressional debate and comments from the White House.
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Don't listen to the polls but only to Jesus except when he teaches about what will become of Jerusalem:
Q. Recent polls indicate that some 70 percent of Catholics in the United States (and 66 percent in Ireland) do not believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, but rather a symbolic presence.
I happen to be one of them. I am Jesuit-educated, and I have written to my pastor with my question but have been greeted with stone silence. If these polls are even halfway true, why is this elephant in the room never addressed or even mentioned in church? Are we all condemned to hell for this belief? (Duxbury, Massachusetts)
A. The beliefs of the Catholic Church are not determined by plebiscite. That is to say, what is fundamental in determining the core content of the Catholic faith is not how people feel, but what Jesus said. And for that, we go to the sixth chapter of John's Gospel.
Jesus has just multiplied the loaves and the fish to feed 5,000 people, and the crowds are in awe. The very next day, Jesus says something that turns out to be very controversial (Jn 6:35, 51): "I am the bread of life … the living bread that came down from heaven … and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." People are shocked and ask: "How can this man give us (his) flesh to eat?" (Jn 6:52).
Even his followers are horrified. Christ has every opportunity to pull back and explain. "Wait," he might have said, "I was only speaking figuratively."
Instead, he presses the point, watching as people start to drift away: "Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him" (Jn 6:54-56).
Later, at the Last Supper, Jesus reaffirms this teaching in language that is virtually identical.
Polling data varies widely regarding this teaching. The National Catholic Reporter, for example, found in a 2011 survey that 63 percent of adult Catholics believe that "at the consecration during a Catholic Mass, the bread and wine really become the body and blood of Jesus Christ."
But as I said at the start, polling data is largely irrelevant, except to this extent (as your question suggests): If a fair number of Catholics do not subscribe to a long-held and central article of faith, the Church should doubtless do more to proclaim and explain that teaching.
As to your last line, about the consequences of not believing, one thing is certain: No one is going to hell who sincerely follows the dictates of his own properly formed conscience. So why worry about that? Why not focus instead on determining what Jesus taught?
So bishops should teach what the Bible teaches or church members should follow their consciences? No wonder the polls' results and authority.


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Coach: Jamie Dixon, 215-59 overall, 215-59 at Pittsburgh.
Best win: Jan. 17 vs. then-No. 4 Syracuse, 74-66.
Best player: Junior guard Ashton Gibbs, 16.7 ppg, 2.8 apg, 2.3 rpg.
Weeks ranked No. 1 in the nation: 0.
NCAA Tourney matchup: No. 16 UNC-Asheville on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
For some, it was Pittsburgh — not Kansas, not Duke, not even Ohio State — that entered last week's conference tournament fun as the most complete team in the country.
But then the Panthers lost to UConn in the early rounds of the Big East tournament, and questions began to pop up.
Is Pitt really that good? Do the Panthers (27-5) still deserve a No. 1 seed? Should they be penalized for losing to the team that went on to win the Big East tourney? Should they be penalized for becoming the latest in a long line of victims harmed by Kemba Walker, the player many believe is the best in the country?
"One game doesn't change what we did the other 31," said Pitt coach Jamie Dixon, who led the Panthers to the regular-season Big East title. "We're obviously excited about the No. 1 seed, but honestly, at this point, it doesn't mean a lot. What we've done in the past is beyond us. I'm proud of what we did, but now it's a matter of going forward and being a better team."
In some ways, the loss to UConn actually might have helped the Panthers, who earned a No. 1 seed for just the second time in school history (2009).
For starters, they gained an extra dose of motivation out of hearing the cries from the doubters the rest of the week. And, the time off gave Pitt a chance to rest, heal and focus on what lies ahead. That, if you ask them, is making a deep run in the tournament.
"We're ready to come out and perform," Pitt center Gary McGhee said. "We know that we have to win games — no matter what seed that we are, we have to go out there and win games. We're looking forward to going out there, getting a win and starting it off right."
Added guard Brad Wannamaker, asked about his team's reaction to earning the No. 1 seed: "We thought we would drop to the No. 2 or 3 seed just because of how we went out in the first round of the Big East Tournament. We're excited to have the No. 1 seed, but we have to get the work done in the tournament. We thought things would work out, but we didn't think we would be the No. 1 seed. We had some faith that we would, but we had a lot of doubt that we wouldn't."
With the disappointment and drama now behind, Pitt seems focused on playing like the team that spent the bulk of the season ranked in the top 5. The biggest thing that can help Pitt do that is the one thing this team has hung its hat on since Dixon's arrival eight years ago.
"We pride ourselves on being the best in the country in rebounding," Dixon said. "And when we don't out-rebound people, it catches up to us. When we have done that, we've been pretty good, hence the No. 1 seed. I'm excited; the guys are ready and had a good practice (Sunday)."
With the top seed comes a little extra burden to perform. The Panthers struggled with that in the conference tournament. And they're looking for redemption now that the big one has arrived.
"I guess you can say that it puts pressure on you," McGhee said. "My sophomore year, we had the No. 1 seed, and we didn't get to the Final Four. As you know we got beat in the Elite Eight. It's definitely something that we want to accomplish. We like the pressure. We want the pressure on us. This is a very good team. We want to get to our goal, and that is Houston and the Final Four."
UConn coach Jim Calhoun, no stranger to Final Fours himself, is one of those singing Pitt's praises.
"Pittsburgh is one of the best teams in the county," Calhoun said. "Not only in the conference, but in the country. They're a terrific team. They're very, very good."
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It's the second day of the new year. I am enjoying the blue sky and the realization that there is so much winter gardening that you can do on a Tokyo balcony. This lavender continues to bloom under the clothes rack. I can enjoy the beautiful color from my kitchen desk, and my clothes can brush up against the scented leaves as they dry.
Tokyo has a special feeling during the first days of the year, when many residents are still celebrating the holiday with their families outside the mega-city. In this quiet time, I wonder about covering a Tokyo building with lavender plants, or creating small lavender city farms on a scale large enough to allow Tokyoites and international visitors to bring lavender gifts home to their families.