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A conversation
Across the country and now, thanks to Internet magazines, around the world, there is a conversation going on over the heads of small towns. At the easy end is TED and at the hard end might be Edge or Google Talks. Unless persons in a small town have and use access to the Internet, they never know what's going on, even if they watch PBS, which is remarkably condescending much of the time.
Currently, people are enthralled with certain ideas — which are quickly shifting and surprising — about what human beings are, how they "work", what shapes them, and how they interact. This is moving so quickly that many reporters are too young to have caught up with it.
A shift I see that is pretty unidentified so far is one that I recognize from thinking about religion. It is the difference between what is immanent (coming up from inside and life in this world) and what is transcendent (coming down from some supernatural source of creation that is unknowable but absolute). This is deeply relevant when considering "nature" which we are forced to do when our climate become unbearable and our food becomes indigestible. People are rethinking consciousness, and even rethinking thinking itself, now that we can see brains in the act of doing it.
delanceyplace.com, one of my favorite online sources, was quoting today from How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett.
"The time-honored story of emotion goes something like this: We all have emotions built-in from birth. They are distinct, recognizable phenomena inside us. When something happens in the world, whether it's a gunshot or a flirtatious glance, our emotions come on quickly and automatically, as if someone has flipped a switch. . . .
"Emotions are ... thought to be a kind of brute reflex, very often at odds with our rationality. The primitive part of your brain wants you to tell your boss he's an idiot, but your deliberative side knows that doing so would get you fired, so you restrain yourself. This kind of internal battle between emotion and reason is one of the great narratives of Western civilization. It helps define you as human. Without rationality, you are merely an emotional beast. ...
"When scientists set aside the classical view and just look at the data, a radically different explanation for emotion comes to light. In short, we find that your emotions are not built-in but made from more basic parts. They are not universal but vary from culture to culture. They are not triggered; you create them. They emerge as a combination of the physical properties of your body, a flexible brain that wires itself to whatever environment it develops in, and your culture and upbringing, which provide that environment. Emotions are real, but not in the objective sense that molecules or neurons are real. They are real in the same sense that money is real -- that is, hardly an illusion, but a product of human agreement. This view, [is] call[ed] the theory of constructed emotion."
The writers on Aeon or Medium have not approached this thinking. Without questioning, Aeon values the reflective philosophy of classical reason, finding that method transcendent, and many Medium writers are totally committed to emotion, no matter how negative and unmanageable. They believe it defines their identity. As far as I see so far, no one has tried applying this idea of constructed emotion to morality.
Now that the media is giving us an unmasked version of the oligarchy that somehow has come to rule us and to use that rule to take all the wealth, how can we keep from trying to figure out what has "constructed" these people? They have made their narcissism transcendent, God-given, explicit proof that they are better than the rest of us. It's not that the Trumpists know they are doing bad things and don't care — it's that they don't have any idea that it's wrong to cheat, lie and steal. They don't know that's what they're doing. It's a kind of ignorant madness and it's even present in small towns. And on reservations, come to that.
Re-quote: "a combination of the physical properties of your body, a flexible brain that wires itself to whatever environment it develops in, and your culture and upbringing, which provide that environment. Emotions are real, but not in the objective sense that molecules or neurons are real. They are real in the same sense that money is real -- that is, hardly an illusion, but a product of human agreement."
In a small town in the West, a kid who grows up in a car-dealer's or shop-keeper's family — has a little more than other kids — can come to feel superior, esp. if the family has lost contact with the church congregations that used to keep middle-class successes aware that they have a responsibility to the other folks. That aspect of the transcendent morality is lost.
A kid who spends his time with electronic media, either the endless stories of successful semi-criminals pitched against heroes who break the law in order to catch them, or the many wailing tales of epi-cultures etched out in music, may never quite feel the reality of other people. The immanent side of morality which would otherwise arise from empathy, never does.
So morality is dissolved to be replaced by rules, regulations, and people who come out from the big cities to impose them: engineers, inspectors, consultants, the FBI. It's pretty natural to resent them and never think about how they work for the greater good. For the amoral there is no greater good than themselves.
In the city people sort themselves out by location and shopping, so one needn't see the extremely poor or the extremely different/foreign. In a small town that's not possible and in a rural place a certain amount of brute labor still needs to be done, stigmatized as it may be. Machines and big animals are not human and to some don't seem to have any moral relevance, so carelessness about their treatment creeps over to people. Carelessness about drugs, drinking, sex, driving, violence, is obvious to everyone — next morning everyone knows what you did last night. Some accept it as an entitlement and some condemn it as preventing any real achievement.
This is provisional, probably at least partly wrong, but exploratory in the way that conversation winds along in cities where people still talk to each other. It used to be part of university life.


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This past October 4, when we started our annual Montana trip, it seemed that the snow came early – at least, up in the hills it did. Driving toward eastern Montana, we wondered if we would be in for more snow and whether our little trailer was going to keep us warm enough. Should we maybe have brought our skis?
The stretch between Helena and Great Falls is always a beautiful drive along the Missouri River. Sometimes we've seen snow on the hilltops on our way home in later October, but this was the beginning of the trip and the weather was worrying the wimp in me.
The temperature was a chilly 4 degrees C. (or about 39 degrees, for those using Fahrenheit) and I tried to keep my trepidation in check. Would I enjoy this wintery trip when I had expected summer temperatures, at least in the daytime?
This herd of mule deer gawked at us as we drove by. I'm sure they were shaking their heads and thinking, "Tourists! What a time of year to come to Montana!" But they didn't know how much we love this state.

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Sampla – The Video Game Music Quiz29 Apr 2010
I am very confident in saying that you, dear reader, has played some Nintendo games in the past. Don't say you're not a geek, you might get surprised at how many songs you remember from retro games Still, you're not a geek, you're a video gamer. And 8-bit music is sweet!
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At the moment, as you may have noticed, the Republican Party is engaged in a particularly bitter internecine battle over whom to support in the 23rd Congressional District of New York. This upstate district, which has the distinction of not having gone Democratic in a House race since the Civil War [the real Civil War, not the one the Republicans are now waging], was carried by Obama something like 52-48 in 2008. After Obama named the long time Republican holder of the seat as Secretary of the Navy, a relatively moderate Republican woman won the seat for the remainder of the term. Now the fanatical right-wingers, frantic to shoot themselves in the foot, have thrown their support behind the nominee of the Conservative Party, with the result that in the latest polls, the Democrat is actually leading the three way race with barely one third of the declared voters.
Why do I allude to this obscure race, save for the schadenfreude it affords? Because as we come down to the wire in the epic battle over health care reform, countless ostensibly knowledgeable commentators are making absurd claims about Obama's wimpishness, or his betrayal of liberal principles, or his unwillingess to wield the hammer when it is needed. "The Democrats control both houses of Congress and have sixty votes in the Senate. Why, save for Obama's bizarre lust for bipartisanship, can they not simply pass the bill he says he wants?"
Let me connect up these two matters, as lawyers say. Howard Dean and the Democratic Party made a deliberate decision to broaden their electoral efforts in 2006 and 2008, contesting districts and even states that had previously simply been conceded to the Republicans. They went out of their way to find moderate Democrats, Blue Dog Democrats, who might actually have a chance of taking safe Republican seats. They sought out Iraq War veterans, military men and women with impeccable records of war-time service. They were under no illusion that these candidates, should they win, would morph into flaming liberals. But they made a judgment -- one which, I believe, was incontestably correct -- that it would be better to control both Houses of Congress with a broad coalition of left and centrist Democrats, among whom compromises would have to be struck, than to pare down their numbers to a core of reliably liberal stalwarts, and then try to make compromises with a more and more right wing Republican contingent.
Well, the strategy was a brilliant success. We won a commanding majority in both houses, even slipping into sixty votes in the Senate. And so the inevitable compromising began. Had the Democrats followed their customary practice of writing off supposedly Republican districts, we would be nowhere near 60 votes in the Senate, and we would probably have no more than a slender majority in the House. The Republicans, Lord love them, have opted for purity, and for their trouble, they now are a hairsbreadth away from being a regional faction in a permanent minority. America really is a center left country, which means that realistically, the most we can hope for, with all the skill and luck in the world, is legislation that is canted a bit more to the left than to the center.
How then can we get the truly progressive legislation we desire? The answer is obvious.
Friday, October 23, 2009
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Listen to I Don't Give A Fuck feat. Papa Duck, Ace Hood (Pro, the new track by Bali, which was dropped on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010. Bali's odds keep getting better with each new leak, and I Don't Give A Fuck feat. Papa Duck, Ace Hood (Pro will undoubtedly improve his chances of winning. It's a worthy addition to a respectable catalogue that has seen a lot of growth since Bali debuted in this game. We're looking forward to the follow-up.
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Can you appreciate the bars here?
Quotable Lyrics
"Betta recognize a real nigga when you see one
Look at my clique four niggas you don't see none
Had a job, fuck a job, nigga can't keep one
Headed back to the streets where a nigga is from
Pockets bulging, pistol totin, cocked and loaded
But you won't notice, cuz I'm a low key nigga
So I walk lightly, getting bucks so fuck any nigga who don't like me
No trust for a bitch, yeah they so trifling"


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Passive loss refers to financial losses that are incurred through business transactions that qualify as passive activity. In countries where passive loss is considered grounds for tax breaks of some type, there are normally rules that define the amount of the loss that can be used to offset gains or profits that are realized from other passive activity during the same tax period. Many countries also have regulations in place that clearly determine what is considered passive activity and what is not.
For the most part, countries that recognize a passive loss as a legitimate tax break tend to define passive activity as any type of revenue generation that does not involve the direct participation of the investor. For example, salary or wages would not be classified as passive activity, since the investor would be actively engaged in the process of earning those forms of income. However, a silent partner that invests in a business but assumes no managerial control and does not participate in the operation of the business could define this type of activity as passive.
In order to claim a passive loss, it is necessary to establish that the activity resulting in the loss was in fact passive. Only losses resulting from passive activity can be claimed under the provisions of this type of tax reduction; the losses cannot be used to offset any losses that may have taken place as a result of active involvement or earning endeavors. This means claiming a passive loss is only helpful when there is some type of profit or gain realized from other passive activities.
In the United States, the Tax Reform Act serves as the basis for evaluating the amount of passive loss that can be claimed in a single tax period. The act also helps to define the scope of acceptable passive activities while also identifying some forms of revenue generation that will remain subject to taxation even when a passive loss is claimed.
Whenever a passive loss is incurred, it is important to consult current governmental guidelines to determine how much of the loss can be claimed during any given tax period. In most instances, investors are well-advised to seek the guidance of a professional tax analyst in order to assure that the deduction is properly calculated and in full compliance with applicable laws.
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@alisha-- I'm not sure about this and I hope you get more answers after this one. But I think the difference is that bad debt does not imply passive activity. In both passive loss and bad debt, a loan is given to a business which is then unable to pay it back. But in bad debt, the person or institution who gave the loans may be active in the business.
Otherwise, you are right, they are pretty similar. I know both are business losses than can be written off.
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I'm working on an assignment and I'm confused about passive loss and bad debt. I don't really see the difference between the two. Can anyone please explain?
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I think that determining whether something is a passive loss also depends on the expectation of the investor. I gave some money to my sister to use in her business, but she ended up going bankrupt that year. Now that is not a passive loss because I never expected her to give the money back to me. It was like a gift.
So I think we can say that a passive loss is not just because of passive investment. It's because of a passive investor who expects a return on their investment.
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On the Baseline Tennis News
9.8.09FLUSHING MEADOWS, New York—Greetings from the US Open. It has been an amazing first week — record crowds, dramatic upsets, and incredible comebacks. And then there's that pint-sized, 17-year-old American girl, who can beat just about anyone, simply by believing that she can.
There's no doubt that American tennis is on the rise. But a few days ago, I found myself sitting over on the Grandstand, watching Australia's No. 1 player, Samantha Stosur compete against American Vania King. When I saw (and heard) the rowdy Aussie fans, I was reminded of a time when Aussie fans were regulars at tennis tournaments, cheering on the likes of Patrick Rafter, Mark Philippoussis, and Pat Cash.
In recent years, Lleyton Hewitt has been the one to give Aussie fans something to cheer about. But since Evonne Goolagong dominated in the 70's and 80's, very few Australian women have been able to climb to the top of the tennis ranks. Until Samantha Stosur. I had the chance to catch up with Samantha on Sunday, just after she won her 3rd round US Open match with doubles partner Rennae Stubbs.
Samantha Stosur (who goes by her nickname Sam) is experiencing one of the best years of her career, getting to her first Grand Slam singles semifinal at the French Open, and the final of Los Angeles. She's currently ranked No. 15 in singles, and No. 4 in doubles, and is possibly on her way to winning her second US Open doubles title.
Outside of competition here at the US Open, Sam says she's really enjoying her time in New York, spending time with her parents and brothers, who are in town to watch her play. Samantha has been staying in more often than not, enjoying her mother's homemade cooking. Sam and I had a chance to talk a little bit about her off-court hobbies (surfing and mountain biking), but our conversation quickly turned to her view on the state of Australian women's tennis.
Sam admits that Australian tennis simply isn't where it ought to be, or even where it could be. "For the last few years, we've struggled a little bit and haven't had too many players in the top 100," said Sam. "The men were always pretty strong, and now we've actually overtaken them. But on the whole, during the last 3-4 years, the women's side has been pretty unlucky with injuries and illnesses."
Alicia Molik, who retired in 2008 due to injuries, has recently made a comeback on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, playing doubles in New Haven as a wildcard. "It's unfortunate the last couple of weeks," said Sam. "Alicia didn't get through the match in the doubles, but it's one of those things that might take a while for her to find her feet again." Casey Dellacqua, a former top-10 doubles player, needed to have left shoulder surgery in February 2009, and is taking time off to recover. Even though she has not set a date for her comeback, she could return to the Tour sometime after the U.S. Open. Jelena Dokic was diagnosed with mononucleosis just after Wimbledon this year, and just recently made her comeback at the US Open.
Sam herself was sidelined in 2007 with Lyme disease, just after the French Open. She was forced to take the rest of the year off to recover. "We've all had something that's kept us out for quite a long time," Sam said. "If it wasn't for those few things, we could have had a really strong group of girls up there for quite a long time. But, that's the way things go. I'm back now, and Casey is trying to get back as soon as she can. So hopefully, in the next six months, it will be where it could have been a little while ago."
Sam also gives credit to Aussie players who came before her and set the standard for excellence. In particular, Evonne Goolagong Cawley. "Evonne was our Fed Cup captain about three years ago. I was lucky to play under her," said Sam. "She's an unbelievably genuine, nice person, and always tried to help wherever she could. Obviously, she's a great role model for all the Australian girls, whether they're playing tennis or not playing tennis. She's a huge icon in Australia."
I also had a chance to pick Sam's brain about the serve and volley playing style. Is it too late for a comeback, I asked? "I don't know if it will ever return the way it was," said Sam. "Nowadays, returns in general are a lot stronger than what they were. With the technology, the racquets, and the balls, it's pretty hard to come in off your serve. I don't know if it will ever return to what it was back in the day."
Sam Stosur and Rennae Stubbs will be playing their quarterfinal doubles match on Tuesday against Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Nadia Petrova. I fully expect to see (and hear) the Aussie fans having something to cheer about.


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Geek & Sundry Lineup
The Flog
Felicia Day's vlog (get it?) explores geek hobbies with stars and fans.
New episodes every Monday.
The Guild
Season 5 of Felicia Day's flagship show about unhinged gamer geeks.
Episodes every Tuesday.
Dark Horse Motion Comics
Indie publisher's animated showcase.
New episodes every Wednesday.
Wil Wheaton tackles games with famous geeks.
New episodes every other Friday.
Sword & Laser
Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt nerd out on sci-fi and fantasy books.
Premieres Apr. 13; new episodes every other Friday.
Written By A Kid
Rhett & Link and others bring youngsters' imaginative tales to life.
New episodes every Wednesday (starts July 18).
Learning Town
Paul & Storm's indie sketch musical.
Launches this fall.
Felicia Day is a rare media force blessed with brains, beauty and an amazing gift for attracting fans as well as creative partners in crime.
Now she's cementing her status as an internet media mogul with Geek & Sundry, her new YouTube channel that serves up a multiseries geek-out with a little help from her friends.
"We're not trying to make television," the prescient geek goddess Day told Wired in an e-mail. "We're trying to make web shows on steroids. Anything to build community, that's on our agenda."
For all Day's prodigious talents – she's an accomplished violinist who passed up Julliard, a math geek who became a National Merit Scholar, and the valedictorian of her graduating class – her boundless knack for community building has set her apart from the rest of Generation Xbox.
She parleyed engaging roles in fandom-igniting productions like Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog into her stunningly hilarious web series The Guild.
The multiplatform success and longevity of that rapid-fire gamer satire, itself a love letter to oddball communing, has positioned Day as a creative force to be reckoned with, in any medium.
But all of this hasn't gone to her adorably level head. Yet.
"No, I haven't gotten to the point where we have papier-mâché busts of me in our lobby," Day wisecracked.
Geek & Sundry's YouTube lineup, which features six new shows as well as Season 5 of The Guild, cleverly compounds Day's increasing cultural momentum.
It brings Day together with like-minded geek celebs including Star Trek: The Next Generation star Wil Wheaton, w00tstock musical phenoms Paul and Storm and others launching programs Day executive-produced with pals Kim Evey and Sheri Bryant. (Preview Geek & Sundry's lineup in our image gallery above and trailers below.)
Geek & Sundry's slate could expand next year, if Day and company's collective fandom is suitably energized and extended by new-found evangelists.
Wired discusses Geek & Sundry's unique online experiment, her Google+ book club Vaginal Fantasy, future plans for The Guild and Dr. Horrible and more with the amiable Day below.
Wired: Now you have your own YouTube channel. Have you gone power-mad yet?
Felicia Day: We actually don't even have a real office still, so I'm not power-mad yet, no. I am pretty thrilled that we've been able to build this whole network from scratch in five months, though. Can I say it's going pretty well? Oh, now I jinxed it.
Wired: What do you think Geek & Sundry says about the power of technological innovation, digital distribution, fandom and creative production outside traditional media power centers?
Day: I think web video is finally reaching a tipping point this year for sure. People are getting used to consuming video on all of their devices, and they want it whenever they feel like watching it. Appointment viewing is rapidly disappearing.
Wired: And with it, so too disappears network loyalty.
Day: People don't care about what network the show they like is on, and they expect more from entertainment than just passive consumption. That's why we designed our slate like we did.
Wired: Having a channel on YouTube opens social networking doors that traditional networks seem still too afraid to open.
Day: To really be a network that maximizes what it means to be a show on the web and not on television, we're aiming to give a social experience to each of these videos. So you're not meant to just watch one of the Sword and Laser shows, you're meant to pick up the book, read along and contribute to the discussion. TableTop is meant to inspire more hobby gaming. Dark Horse Motion Comics are meant to encourage comic reading.
Wired: What can you tell us to watch out for in your lineup? Does a rage-faced Wheaton overturn the table in TableTop?
Day: We have a huge surprise video on April 2, so look for that as a launch treat. I have to say that TableTop has some awesomely funny episodes and guests. Look out for The Big Bang Theory creator Bill Prady! And I dare you to not buy some board games after watching TableTop. Become addicted to Ticket to Ride and destroy your productivity like I did!
Wired: What's the coolest thing you did in The Flog?
Day: That's a hard one. Probably a tie between real-life blacksmithing, which is my first episode, and another video involving an electric violin, a tiny trumpet and a 2-foot wig. You'll have to wait for more details.
Wired: It's just getting started, but Geek & Sundry seems like it's the beginning of something bigger. Do you have any plans for what's next if all goes well?
Day: It would be amazing to expand Geek & Sundry beyond what it is now. Our six shows plus The Guild library make up the full slate for the year that we have planned now. But if we find enough audience and community quickly enough, I wouldn't rule out adding more to the lineup as the year goes on, or at least for our second year. I'm hoping we get renewed.
Wired: Can you please explain Vaginal Fantasy to the noobs? I'm afraid of accidentally crashing into double entendre.
Day: Vaginal Fantasy is my very tongue-in-cheek name for a paranormal-romance book club I do on Google+ hangouts once a month. It's my hobby video project where I celebrate all the awesomely smutty books I enjoy with my friends.
Wired: Speaking of projects, we're geeked on a Dr. Horrible sequel. Any news to report?
Day: Dr. Horrible is something I have no information on, but I'm thrilled that there have been more rumors about it. I'm crossing my fingers that this is the year that it happens!
Wired: Finally, your brilliantly deranged Knights of Good. A sixth season this year would rule.
Day: Season 6 of The Guild is No. 1 on my agenda after Geek & Sundry's channel launch. The where and how is still to-be-discussed. But as soon as I get a breath, I'm gung ho!


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Thomas J. Holgate Sworn in as Interim Chief Justice for the Navajo Nation
Published August 2, 2017
WINDOW ROCK – On Tuesday, Thomas J. Holgate was sworn in as the acting Chief Justice for the Navajo Nation following the retirement of acting Chief Justice Allen Sloan on July 31. Chief Justice Holgate is a former Navajo Nation district court judge who served for nearly 16 years for the Nation.
On Monday, the Navajo Nation Council's Law and Order Committee considered Legislation No. 0274-17, which designated Holgate as the acting Chief Justice for the Navajo Nation Supreme Court. The LOC voted 3-0 to approve the legislation and serves as the final authority on the bill.
Chief Justice Holgate is originally from Shonto, Ariz. and resides in St. Michaels, Ariz. His maternal clan is Lók'aa' Dine'é (Reed People) and his paternal clan is Naaneesht'ézhí Táchįį'nii (Charcoal Streaked Division of the Red Running Into the Water Clan). He is married to Esther Holgate and has two sons.
At the swearing-in ceremony, 23rd Navajo Nation Council Speaker LoRenzo Bates (Nenahnezad, Newcomb, San Juan, T'iis Tsoh Sikaad, Tse'Daa'Kaan, Upper Fruitland) welcomed Chief Justice Holgate and said he looks forward to working with him in regards to Navajo Nation issues and the upcoming budget sessions for the Nation.
"We welcome you to the Nation as our interim Chief Justice. We look forward to your participation in tackling the Nation's issues, especially when we convene for our Three Branch Chief's meetings. There is much work to be done and I am confident we can make significant progress during your term," said Speaker Bates.
Speaker Bates also thanked former acting Chief Justice Sloan for his service and said the Council commends the hard work he has completed for Nation during his term.
LOC chair and legislation sponsor for the appointment, Council Delegate Edmund Yazzie (Churchrock, Iyanbito, Mariano Lake, Pinedale, Smith Lake, Thoreau), expressed gratitude for the interim appointment made by his committee and said they will continue to work with the Judicial Branch on issues to improve services for Navajo citizens.
"I want to thank acting Chief Justice Holgate for stepping up to the plate. Our committee is looking forward to working with him and we appreciate his acceptance to serve the Navajo Nation," said Delegate Yazzie.
Chief Justice Holgate thanked the LOC, Speaker Bates, and President Begaye for considering him for the position and said he is ready to take on the challenges facing the Judicial Branch.
"I am privileged that the Nation has called upon me to take this opportunity to work again. It's a calling like the Honorable Allen Sloan once said, to come forth and serve our people in the most mindful and prudent way," said Chief Justice Holgate.
Chief Justice Holgate will serve until the Navajo Nation Council has confirmed JoAnn Jayne, who was appointed by President Begaye on July 11. The Council will consider Jayne's appointment at the next regular Council session in October.
Also in attendance at the swearing-in ceremony included President Begaye, Council delegates Nelson BeGaye and Davis Filfred, and Arizona State Rep. Jamescita Peshlakai.


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Ministry orders always-on cellphone service to save Israeli lives
In the middle of the desert, at the top of a mountain, or almost anywhere else, Israelis will no longer experience dropped cellphone calls
In a move aimed at enhancing the personal safety of Israelis — and interpreted by some to have political implications — the Communications Ministry has issued an order that will require Israel's five cellphone service providers to provide uninterrupted service throughout the country, including throughout the West Bank. The order would require providers to ensure reception almost anywhere — on hills and in valleys, in deserts and forests, and even inside tunnels.
The order is dependent on a hearing that will be held next month. Companies have until August 31 to file their objections to the rules. The regulations apply to 2G and 3G phone connections. The new 4G networks that are now being installed in Israel's large cities are exempt for now.
The order requires that all five companies – Pelephone, Cellcom, Orange (Partner) Israel, Golan Telecom, and HOT Mobile – provide full service in 95% of Israel and the West Bank; the municipal boundaries of towns and cities must be 99% covered. All intercity roads and highways, as well as the train system, must have 100% coverage; that includes tunnels that highways and trains pass through. In addition, companies must ensure that 99% of calls are able to go through, even in the case of heavy network use.
In a statement, Communications Minister Gilad Erdan said that the new rules for cellphone companies "are similar to the rules I imposed on Bezeq and Hot for landline phone service. I intend to ensure that cellphone service companies provide service throughout the entire country, including the center and periphery. A strong cellphone network can save lives, and it is our responsibility to ensure that Israelis can use their cellphones from anywhere."
Because the issue is one of personal safety, Erdan added, "the network must operate in all areas Israelis can travel, including in Judea and Samaria." However, according to talkbacks on news sites from several people who identified themselves as leftist activists, the order is another "excuse for the government to impose its rule further on the West Bank." According to those opposed to the orders, the rule "requires companies to make a political statement about the virtual borders of Israel, whether they support annexing the West Bank or not." Others wrote that the new rules were probably inspired by the attempts by Palestinian terrorists to kidnap Israeli citizens and IDF soldiers, climaxing with the June kidnapping and murder of Israeli teens Eyal Yifrah, Naftali Frenkel, and Gilad Sha'ar.
Another source of opposition to the rules could come from the cellphone service providers themselves, who are going to have invest significant sums in order to fulfill the Ministry's requirements. In a statement, HOT Mobile, one of the affected companies, said "the order entails a significant increase in the requirements for network coverage in Israel and in Judea and Samaria, in terms of area and quality of service. HOT Mobile is studying the order and will present its position within the provided period. Right now the company cannot estimate the investments and expenses that these changes will entail."
Bezeq issued a statement on behalf of cellphone service provider Pelephone, which said that "Pelephone intends to present its opposition to the order. In our opinion this is a significant change from the conditions agreed to by the company when its license was granted."
Yet another source of opposition is likely to be the many community groups that oppose the installation of new antennas that would be required to expand service to the level the Ministry requires. Over the past several years, many community groups have complained that cellphone antennas give off excessive levels of radiation, and have sought to remove already-installed antennas off the roofs of residential buildings, much less prevent the installation of new ones.
The Ministry is not required to adjust its order on the basis of objections by any partner. If the Ministry decided not to make any changes, the new rules could be implemented as early as September.


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While Fabian Olojede of Mnet's Jacob's cross fame dons the hat of the protagonist, other stars such as Nse Ikpe-Etim, Bimbo Akintola, Chet Anekwe, Damilola Adegbite, Kalu Ikeagwu, OC Ukeje, Gideon Okeke, Linda Ejiofor and Waje will be giving you nothing short of a stellar performance.
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We've covered everything from the best celeb Halloween costumes to the top 10 Halloween films, so now it's time to look at the best-ever celeb Halloween soirées.
If there was ever a Halloween party we would like an invite to, it would definitely be one of these spooktacular A-list bashes…
Heidi Klum's 2014 Haunted Circus
Why is it the party to be at?
No one does Halloween quite like Heidi, so it's not surprising that the supermodel has earned the title Queen of Halloween. She seriously pulled out all the stops in 2014, wearing an extravagant butterfly costume with gigantic wings and glittery body paint. A haunted circus set the scene as A-list partygoers sipped Halloween-special vodka cocktails, including Ringmaster's Revenge, The Chic Freak and The Slideshow Spectacular.
Who was there?
Joe Jonas, Ice-T, Zoë Kravitz, Alyssa Milano and Elisha Cuthbert.
Kate Hudson's 2013 GoT-Themed Bash
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Kate Hudson threw the party of the year at her LA home in 2013, with her then fiancé Matthew Bellamy. The couple chose to theme the star-studded do around hit HBO series, Game Of Thrones, with Matthew dressed up as GoT hottie, Jon Snow (played by Kit Harington). The hosts built an enclosed winter world (presumably resembling Jon Snow's journey beyond The Wall), which featured an ice bar for guests to enjoy.
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Jessica Alba, Orlando Bloom, Katy Perry, Fergie, Josh Duhamel, Bradley Cooper, Courteney Cox, Suki Waterhouse, Isla Fisher, Sacha Baron Cohen, and, of course, Kate's mum, Goldie Hawn.
Jonathan Ross's 2014 Magical Forest Party
Why is it the party to be at?
The TV presenter is known for hosting the most extravagant Halloween dos, and 2014 was his best. The chat show host transformed his three-storey London home into an enchanted forest, complete with fake trees, pumpkins, gravestones and fog.
Who was there?
Kate Moss, Rita Ora, Jack Whitehall, Nick Grimshaw and Daisy Lowe.
Bette Midler's annual Hulaween
Why is it the party to be at?
Bette Midler's annual party, Hulaween (Halloween with a Hawaiian twist, obvs), has been one of the biggest celeb bashes in the business for over 20 years, and has the added benefit of supporting good causes. Midler puts on quite the show for her A-list audience with a personal stage performance, which she no doubt injects plenty of Hocus Pocus spookiness into.
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Michael Kors, Blondie, Stevie Wonder, Dita Von Teese and Martha Stewart are all regular guests.
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's John Hughes-Themed Hollywood Do
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At the 80s movie-themed party in 2014, the star hosts dressed up in pig outfits in reference to those worn by the Griswolds in the 1985 classic, National Lampoon's European Vacation. The couple went all out with Halloween decorations, lining the walls of their home with cobwebs, and providing their A-list guests with a Kogi food truck, photo booth, beer pong tables and a bar serving JT's premium tequila, of course.
Who was there?
Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Bosworth and Chris Martin.
George Clooney's Casamigos Tequila Halloween party
Why is it the party to be at?
OK, so not strictly George Clooney's party, the Casamigos bash (which is thrown in association with a brand of tequila the actor co-owns) is co-hosted with George's pals Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman. Guests pulled out all the stops on the costume front this year, with Seth Rogan dressed as Super Mario, while co-founder Gerber and his family, including wife Cindy Crawford, showed up as punk rockers.
Who was there?
Channing Tatum, Serena Williams, Gwen Stefani, Lauren Conrad, Lenny Kravitz, Hilary Duff, Gerard Butler, Cindy Crawford and Paris Hilton.


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Master pastry chef Jean-Yves Charon crafts these treats using his buttery, award-winning puff pastry, cutting and shaping the dough by hand. Shipped frozen, they are a breeze to prepare – going directly from the freezer to the oven. After baking, the pastries emerge with flaky, golden-brown exteriors, irresistible buttery aroma, and a richly spiced apple filling. Delicious as a breakfast pastry, these treats are also ideal for a quick dessert on short notice.
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Rated 2 out of 5 by DeeDee from Second Time Not the Charm Second time ordering this product—very happy first time. Not so much this time. Arrived quickly, still frozen solid, dry ice still in container. HOWEVER, the item is mostly pastry dough now, only a minuscule amount of apple filling.Date published: 2019-05-02Rated 5 out of 5 by Cocosmom from Love them I ordered these and was so impressed, I ordered another box. All you have to do is heat the oven and put them on a pan. Very flakyDate published: 2018-07-10Rated 5 out of 5 by 2vinolovers from Apple Pastries - Yum! I purchased these after the holidays to try, and they were delicious! Full of cinnamon apple filling with buttery, flaky crust. Would buy again or give as gift!Date published: 2018-04-05Rated 5 out of 5 by Texas gal from Design flaw fixed!! I hesitated buying these forever because of the negative reviews on the pastries being broken. I am glad to report they took the feedback seriously and mine arrived with extra packaging both inside and out and they are perfect!! Additionally, they are very very good. I love that you can bake them straight from frozen as well.Date published: 2017-04-14Rated 1 out of 5 by CooksCheat from Design Flaw - Sounds Crazy As you see them photographed in their risen and beautifully baked state, the only thing you might wonder about is how much cinnamon did they use. But picture them much thinner with their sharp corners, frozen rock hard and delivered in a box that should be labeled as a 50 - 100 piece Apple Pastry Puzzle. I've never had a single issue in my years of repeat orders of Croissants, Morning Buns, Sticky Buns and so on. So until Apple Pastry 2.0, I'll be here dreaming of the perfect combination of apple, cinnamon and perfectly flaky confection (with nice rounded corners maybe) that comes delivered - each all in one piece - popped into the oven directly from the freezer and as lovely and tasty as that picture would have me believe.Date published: 2014-10-08Rated 5 out of 5 by Beachbear from Very Good Pastry These pastries are very good. easy to prepare. Just take out of freezer and place in oven. This is a real time saver, Freezer to Oven. They have good flavor and the pastry itself is flaky.Date published: 2014-10-07
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The first half was highlighted by the Raiders scoring five straight goals starting at the 22:04 mark to take the first half into their control. Brianna Plester scored her 18th goal of the season, Christina DeSantis scored her second of the year from Maddie Dugan and Sarah Connelly scored her second of the season unassisted to lead the Bulldog offense in the first 30 minutes. Plester scored the first goal of the game to give Adrian the early 1-0 lead, but Mount Union led the Bulldogs 9-3 after one half of play.
The Bulldogs battled back in the second half as they outscored the Raiders 7-5 for the second 30 minutes. Plester once again opened the half with the first goal as she upped her season total to 19 at the 28:12 mark. Mount Union followed this with two quick goals before Adrian went on a three-goal run to cut the Mount Union lead to 11-7. Plester scored her third of the game and 20th of the season, Christine Campbell scored her seventh and Maddie Dugan scored her 15th to give the Bulldogs the momentum with 13:46 left on the clock. The Raiders would once again respond but Adrian followed this response with two more goals as Campbell scored her eighth of the season and second of the game and Hannah Early upped her season total to 15 on a Dugan assist. The Raiders would score twice more split by a Bulldog goal from TaShina Salas as she scored her 15th goal of 2014 at the 5:58 mark. The Raiders would hold off the Adrian second half charge as they dropped the Bulldogs by a 14-10 final decision.
Jul Tehovnik (2-5) made the start in goal for the Bulldogs as she made six saves and grabbed one ground ball.
Brianna Plester scored three times and added seven draw controls. TaShina Salas scored one goal, recorded three ground balls, added three draw controls and caused two turnovers.
The Bulldogs will see action again Wednesday, April 2 when they host Alma at 4 p.m. for their MIAA opener.


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by Christopher Recouvreur
July 1, 2012
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So the only reason anyone would donate money to anyone else is for a tax exemption.
Finally, Inman fails to see that in order to avoid taking improper advantage of his misappropriation of the names of NWF and ACS, by means of which he led Bear Love donors to believe they were making tax deductible donations,
Seriously. Who the hell wants to pay taxes, and who cares about people with cancer? No one. So our government made it legal to claim any money you gave to the unwashed masses for their cancer could be deducted from your tax bill, that way cancer got its and you got yours. Now I only donated to Bear Love to get my goddamn tax credit, and I can't even get it because I didn't donate to the actual charity or something. What bullshit. See, I'm not suing to take all the money from Matthew Inman, all I want is my $10.00 tax credit and for everyone else to get their tax credit… man that sounded better in my head. I seriously need to buy better bullshit at the crazy market. No one is going to believe that's why I'm suing Inman.
Fourth, they did not disclose Indiegogo's fees at any time, since there is no "clickwrap" agreement to be signed digitally by donors at the time of contribution.
Maybe the whole part where I explain how they didn't clickwrap a disclosure on any fees IndieGoGo asserted will stick. I'm shoveling shit faster than I can even keep up on that document. I impress myself sometimes. I don't understand why we can't just settle this thing out of court, I'll accept $211,000 or one live Tyrannosaurus Rex. Let's be reasonable people. I will also be filing to change the lawsuit parties to this:
United States District Court
Northern District of California
Case No.: CV-12-3112-EMC
That will really hit home the point that I am a sane individual who can be trusted with a charitable trust. See they are the crazy people, The Illumianti. I am just a simple man, fighting for justice for all humans with the last name Carreon.
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These herbal lubricants are distilled from bark, flowers, leaves, roots, and other elements of botanical plants — creating the aroma found in beard oils. Once those aromatic chemicals are extracted, they are combined with a carrier oil to finalize the solution. Examine these usual suspects:
This article definitely hit home with me. Touched on things like sleep and nutrition which are affecting other facets of my daily life. It made me think about the changes I need to make anyways. Thank you for posting.
For a "corporate beard" I would aim for about 1 to 2 month of length. It will be good to keep everything trimmed and tidy as mentioned above. To keep the length, I'd recommend using scissors instead of clippers. This will help prevent against wrong guard mistakes and gives you more control. Use a comb to pull out hairs to the desired length and trim away.
If you are looking out for a multi-purpose trimmer, then this product might not fit in your demands. It can possibly work great on your beard, but for other trimming purposes, you might have to shuffle the market once again.
It not only smells great, but Honest Amish Classic Beard Oil also takes care of everything else a quality beard oil should: it takes care of itching and dandruff, promotes beard growth, moisturizes, and makes your beard easy to style.
But now that you have three months since you started, you realize that it's not such a piece of cake after all. Your beard has a decent length, but the quality is not the best? It's a bit wiry and difficult to manage?
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Beard conditioner is the first beard softening product every man should know about. Conditioner is what sets your beard on the path to softness. Like beard shampoo, you always want to go with a beard conditioner as opposed to whatever you're using on your head. The Art of Shaving's Beard Conditioner is a good example of the sort of conditioner you should be using on your beard. It's a very general beard conditioner that works with most beard types.
Use your trimmer and beard shaping tool to shave the outline of the style you have chosen. This is a good starting point because it gives you a good guideline to follow during the rest of the grooming process.
I see your plan. You intend to walk up to that pretty filly standing over yonder, tip your cap and offer her your calling card, with the promise of gentlemanly conduct and perhaps a warm meal. But she'll rebuff you, my good sir, because your beard smells musty. Fix this awkward situation with some beard oil, destined to make your beard smell manly, as it should. Beard oil is a leave-in conditioner that makes your beard look healthy and shiny, and adds a manly scent–think of it as a beard cologne. It's different from beard conditioner, which you wash out during a shower. Beard oil often comes with jojoba oil and other natural oils that mimic a man's natural follicle oils, making it easily absorbed by the skin to promote healthy, strong strands. I've also listed many other types below. Find a beard oil that suits you best, and it will become your new best friend.
Guard Fills Quickly: The guard tends to fill with hair very quickly, especially if you have a very thick beard. However, a quick tap will get most of the hair out of the guard and you can continue trimming as usual.
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Like with all things, this new routine may take some time to perfect. Every beardsman is different, so every beardsman will have their own routine that they grow to master. Be patient, and don't be afraid to experiment.
Male Rastafarians wear beards in conformity with injunctions given in the Bible, such as Leviticus 21:5: "They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh." The beard is a symbol of the covenant between God (Jah or Jehovah in Rastafari usage) and his people.
Beard balm is a product that every man with facial hair should keep in his medicine cabinet. It's a versatile conditioner, generally made from natural ingredients, that not only softens your hair, but also treats and prevents common conditions that beard-growers face, such as itchiness.
What exactly is a dry oil? The CanYouHandleBar team took their classic beard oil and added just enough beeswax to make the oil solid at room temeperature. This is definitely a thinner balm as a result, but won't leave your beard sticky as you don't need much.
Beard oils are designed to mimic the natural oils produced by the skin. They're grown hugely in popularity over the past several years but date as least as far back as early Native Americans. The quest for a moist, non-itchy, non-beardruff beard is nothing new, after all.
Português: Deixar a Barba Crescer, Deutsch: Sich einen Bart stehen lassen, Español: dejarte crecer la barba, Русский: правильно отрастить бороду, Français: laisser pousser une barbe, Italiano: Farsi Crescere la Barba, 中文: 留胡子, Nederlands: Een baard laten staan, Bahasa Indonesia: Menumbuhkan Jenggot, Čeština: Jak si nechat narůst vous, العربية: إطلاق اللحية, Tiếng Việt: Nuôi râu
I've been using a Norelco Multigroom 5100 for a while. It's fine, but the length/comb attachments aren't good at gathering the hairs, always leaving randomly longer ones behind and making the whole process take longer. What's the "even-ness" rating for any of the ones on this list?
Hi Raj. We would not recommend grapeseed oil as it could go rancid in your beard. Avocado oil can produce side effects so we wouldn't recommend that either. Either a beard oil or beard balm should do what you want, providing it contains a combination of jojoba and argan oil. Those are the two oils that best moisturize and strengthen facial hair. Try our beard balm + beard oil set:
As for the "how to" part, in order to get the most out of this product, just scrape a bit of balm with you nail and rub it between your fingers. It doesn't have to be more than a pea size. And that only if you have quite a mature beard already. Once melted, start massaging your beard from tips to roots. Now you're ready to break some hearts!
Hey Richard, here's the deal. With beard trimmers you don't want to go above 12 mm – 15 mm because at that point, hairs don't have enough strength to stand up on their own and you won't be able to produce a nice, even trim. You pretty much have to incorporate a comb at longer lengths. (Using a thick comb will be easier.)
I have had 3 wahl beard trimmers in under 2 years, all had the same problem they didn't last very long, the battery does not hold much charge even after all night charging. The cutting power is ok if the trimmer works, but a razor is superior. The stainless steel rusts so it's very poor quality. The life span of this trimmer is about 4 or 5 charges and not hold a charge at all. Keep in mind I've had 3 in less than 2 years. Next trimmer i buy will be a cheap $20 beard trimmer which will last longer and hold its charge therefore making it more reliable than the wahl. I will never buy american products if i can help it as I've had nothing but stress from them. I paid over $160 for the wahl, very very very dissapointed 3 times.
If you're not sure how evenly your facial hair is growing in, shave your entire face and look for stubble. Does it grow on the tip of your chin as quickly as over your lip? Does it grow under your neck at the same rate as it does on your sideburns? If so, you're ready for growing a beard.[1]
It's really quite simple to make your own beard oil with these ingredients. All you do is mix the various oils and you're good to go. The key is to simply experiment with various combos and find what you like best based on scent and desired skin and hair benefits. Follow the basic steps below, then create your own recipes! I provide a few sample recipes, but the options are limited only by your imagination.
One of the main causes of split ends in your beard is a lack of sebum oil, which is a natural oil produced by glands in your body. These glands can only be so big and produce the same amount every day. Every guy is different, but at some point, your beard will get so big that there won't enough sebum oil to cover it all. This causes the tips of your beard to miss out on those sweet nutrients. To help combat that, you can use some beard oil to keep the whole thing moisturized and help mimic what your body is already trying to do.
Another way to look at beard balm is this: it's a leave-in conditioner that is great for styling your beard and keeping stray hairs in place. Like beard oil, it also moisturizes and softens your beard – and is an essential tool in beard grooming kits.
Coconut oil seems to win the battle of natural oils. Due to its many properties that it comes with, the great scent and the ease to formulate, it is a great ingredient for an all natural cosmetic product.
Dehydration, has, unfortunately, an ugly effect, for our skin, but also for everything that is attached to it. As a general rule, not drinking enough water for a longer period of time can have some ugly consequences. Like a very tired complexion, full of spots or a very dull and wiry bear, lacking shine and health.
It's not what you do during the first week of beard growth but what you don't do. Indeed, it not only feels weird on your face, especially if it's your first time growing a beard, but it may also look weird. The temptation to scrap the project may become overpowering. But giving waving the white flag at this stage isn't how you grow a full beard.
Untangling your face blanket is all part of the beard care process. In fact, the best time to do so is after applying some beard oil, and once that's done, use this dual-sided facial comb for good measure. Contour-shaped teeth guarantee the beard receives balanced contact and supports different hair widths, perfect for grooming difficult brush spots such as the upper and lower lip. Look at the head of the comb and discover a set of smaller teeth designed for styling your 'stache and sideburns to precision.
i m 18 years old,,i've little but visible mustache and beard and i just want to grow it to the fullest..my question is that do beard oils increase the growth of facial hair and should i use to apply it on my face to grow beard ..??
Thanks for your question! Generally, you want to apply the oil and balm with your hands, and then massage it into your beard and skin using your fingers. However, we highly recommend that you use a good Boar's Hair Brush to brush the oil through your beard after you apply it. This will help thoroughly distribute the oils down the length of your hair follicles. Let me know if you have any other questions!
These beard oils are the best in the business. They have consistently high ratings, and are reliably available. I have personally sampled all of them, and my wife has given each her "it makes you smells good" stamp of approval.
One of the biggest complaints about beard balms, in general, is the smell. A lot of people aren't fond of the smell of beeswax, for instance (though others love it). Beard Balm solves this problem. This particular beard balm by Beard Balm is their "Original Scent," which they describe as a combination of lemon peel, eucalyptus leaf, and geranium. Geranium is indeed a flower, but it's a common ingredient in many of the better men's colognes. Meanwhile, lemon peel and eucalyptus offer a refreshing, somewhat zesty scent that's clean and masculine. The thoughtfulness behind the scent profile makes Beard Balm easily the best beard balm when it comes to smelling good.
Finally, when it comes to maintaining your goatee, you are going to want to trim it regularly to maintain the trademark clean edges goatees are known for. It's quite the commitment, but it's a good idea to shave your goatee's edges every day.


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Graduate students in history at Auburn University come from around the country to work with outstanding faculty in a range of fields. While the degree tracks and research topics vary by individual, Auburn prides itself on the collegial atmosphere among students and faculty as they share values of hard work, vigorous debate, inventive thinking, and rigorous scholarship. Graduates of our degree and certificate programs find employment at a range of schools and universities and in public history positions.
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Auburn has a strong tradition of graduate education and placement in several fields, most notably the History of the American South and the History of Technology. Faculty members have also gained national and international recognition for their work in American and European history more broadly, including African American history, the history of civil rights, the history of slavery, the history of the American Civil War, the history of religion, the history of transportation (including the history of aerospace and automobile technologies), the history of material culture, social and labor history, gender history, urban and spatial histories, and the history of Southeastern Native Americans. We particularly welcome applications to our Ph.D. program from students whose interests match our faculty strengths.
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Low Carb Basic Cream Gravy. What to say. You can put it on a brick and the brick would taste good. You can a sausage, mushrooms, cheese and probably a myriad of other flavor changers. It is the perfect thing for Chicken Fried Steak, chicken, turkey, and on Carbalose Flour Bread Stuffing or as shown with/on a Giant Baked Meatball.
Allow about ½ cup gravy per person per item. Example: Mashed Cauliflower=½ cup or a hamburger steak=½ cup and together would=1 cup. This gravy has lots of calories and almost no carbs so if you are eating LCHF this recipe is for you. The recipe uses 2 cups heavy cream to top 4 foods so all you have to do is multiply. Super simple, simple, simple. Here is another example: Eggs & Sausage Gravy for two. If you want brown gravy all you need do is substitute beef base for chicken base.
As I am a Type II diabetic, all recipes on this website are low carb and diabetic friendly.
- 1 C Heavy Cream
- 1 C Water
- 2 t Chicken Base
- 1 t Cracked Pepper
- Simmer all ingredients until slightly thickened and desired consistency is reached.
- 4 Servings
- 240 Calories, 0.0g Protein, 24g Fat, 0.0g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.0g Net Carbs
- Be sure not to let the gravy get too thick because as it cools it gets even thicker. just like any other gravy. If it gets away from you just add a bit more water.


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Amar Biamonte, New Voices Project 2013
Amar BiamonteWriter, Lyricist
New Voices Finalist 2013
Growing up with a big family, it was difficult NOT to find inspiration. As a result, I was a very active-minded kid. But, from it, I've learned a few things. I learned that something that you want is something worth fighting for. The work that I do is not a job, it is my life. I live for my craft and creating. I was taught to dream for the stars, only difference is I'm going to work harder in order to make it happen. Oceanside, NY, born and raised. Youngest of five children. We never had a lot of money. But we discovered appreciating family, and fighting for what's important to you.
My work includes, mainly, musical theater. I am an actor-singer but I also play guitar and piano. I have performed Off-Broadway in Flak House The Musical this past October, and am about to perform in a showcase at the June Havoc Theater for the acting company The Actor's Project NYC. This past August of 2013 I had the honor to represent musical theater writers around the country when I attended the New Voices Finalists Competition with my partner, Paul Vincent Pecorella. Currently receiving vocal lessons from Christiana Little, I am atuning more and more to my musical side and seek a dual career in both acting and music.
I am a Junior Year B.F.A. Candidate for Acting from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY, and I am to appear as the title role of Hopper in the upcoming spring musical. As well, I currently receive vocal lessons from Christiana Little, and throw in a Cabaret performance here and there at the West End Lounge. I am looking into taking film acting classes from the Stella Adler Company; recently printed new business cards, postcards, and recently got my website up and running! (feel free) Other than that, taking each day as it comes, keeping my dream within sight, and constantly improving my work to near excellence level, although I know that is simply wishful thinking.


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Friday, September 28, 2012
The most unholiest chemical reaction you`ll ever see
Remember those little black tablets you would light during the 4th of July, Canada Day or any other holiday celebration where fireworks were there a plenty?
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Watch quadrocopters playing catch
From the flyingmachinearena:
"This video shows three quadrocopters cooperatively play with a ball.
The quadrocopters are attached to an elastic net. The net allows them to catch the ball by moving such that they span the net under the falling ball.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Birth of a barrel
Birth of a Barrel from Paper Fortress on Vimeo.
The age old fine art of coopering is alive and well at the Jack Daniels distillery in Tennessee.
Watch as professional coopers ply their trade and create barrels for the world famous sipping whiskey.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Ukrainian logging truck action
This Ukrainian logging truck looks like it took the corner just a bit too fast on Sunday. Reports say that the truck's brakes had failed and that the accident was unavoidable. No one was seriously injured. The truck driver walked away with a concussion. But the car in front of the dash cam is pretty much toast.
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks turned lower Thursday after a regional manufacturing index sank for the second straight month.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks turned lower Thursday after a regional manufacturing index sank for the second straight month.
The Philadelphia branch of the Federal Reserve reported that manufacturing slumped this month, pulled down by drops in new orders and shipments. Economists had expected no change in the manufacturing index.
The Dow Jones industrial fell 36 points to 12,788 in the first hour of trading. Aluminum maker Alcoa was the weakest stock in the index, falling 16 cents to $8.76. The Dow remains up 0.2 percent for the week and 3.2 percent for the month.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 6 points to 1,349, and the Nasdaq composite index fell 18 to 2,912. All three indexes are still on track for their third straight week of gains.
The market got off to a weak start after the Labor Department reported only a small decline in weekly applications for unemployment benefits. Applications need to fall sharply to indicate layoffs are easing.
In Europe, finance ministers are meeting to figure out the best way to deal with Greece and a bailout for Spain's hobbled banks. Later in the day, Spain is expected to say how much money it needs to rescue its banks.
Among stocks making big moves:
— ConAgra Foods gained 3 percent, leading the S&P 500, after its adjusted earnings and sales topped Wall Street's expectations. ConAgra's stock climbed 76 cents to $25.36.
— Bed Bath & Beyond sank 15 percent, the biggest drop in the S&P 500. The retailer said it expects weaker earnings in the current quarter than analysts expected even though it reported better profits after the market closed Wednesday.
— Red Hat slumped 5 percent. The largest provider of the Linux open source operating system for computers reported weak figures for deferred revenue. Red Hat's stock dropped $2.60 to $53.89.


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Subscribe To WorldWinner Survey: Genders Equally Competitive Updates
WorldWinner, a provider of online game competitions, unveiled the results of a survey indicating that men and women are equally matched in their competitiveness in casual competition. The 2007 WorldWinner Gender and Competition Survey, which examined the attitudes of men and women toward informal contests, revealed that an equal percentage of men and women - 73 percent - describe themselves as competitive or very competitive.
Now, I'm a girl gamer, and I don't agree with most of the findings of this survey. Perhaps it is the atmosphere of the games I play and that most are MMORPGs, but I see cooperation leading over competition. Most players I interact with would rather help another player succeed than squash them like a bug. Take these results with all the grains of salt you need.


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Growers urged to monitor green bridge leading into 2018
Growers need to consider potential disease carryover into the 2018 season if wet conditions are experienced during summer resulting in weed and crop regrowth. This vegetation can serve as a 'green bridge' for diseases which need a living plant to survive, such as cereal rusts and viruses.
Rust spores are wind dispersed and can go through several cycles during the cropping season. This year, wheat leaf rust was found from Yuna to Esperance, and barley leaf rust and powdery mildew (wheat and barley) were common in central and southern areas. Barley and wheat volunteers can act as a 'green bridge' during a wet summer and autumn carrying inoculum of these diseases into the new cropping season.
Weed and crop volunteers can also act as a between-season host for root diseases and aphids. If weeds and/or volunteers are present at the start of the new cropping season, particularly in or adjacent to cropping paddocks, there is a greater risk of early spread of pests, viruses and diseases to newly emerging crops.
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If you are the parent of a somewhat attractive and fashion conscious teen you may find that they desire to be a fashion model. Even though most people think of girls as models, boys are employed in the field as well. I worked as a male model when I was in my teens so I have first hand experience. The thing you need to ask your self as a parent is should you allow them to be models.
There are many factors that come into play and must be considered when you are deciding whether or not to allow your teen to participate as a fashion model. One of the factors to consider is whether they would be modeling locally or working out of town or even abroad. In most situations I would have no problem with my teen working locally, this is what I did. Traveling and working with adults in environments that they may not be emotionally mature enough to handle is another story.
Another consideration is how your teen came up with the idea. If they just want to be a model you may not have anything to worry about anyway, modeling agencies are very picky about who they use. On the other hand if a local agency or a department store has actually asked your teen if they would be interested in modeling then you may want to sit up and take notice. This means that they may have a look that the agencies and stores are looking for and they could actually get work as a model. Even so, it will take a lot of work and ambition from your teen to actually make it as a model.
Still another consideration is what kind of fashions that your teen would be wearing while modeling. Depending upon the age of your teen there are some styles that you would not want them in. For example, many of the clothing styles today for teens are very sexy, revealing, and seductive. Do you really want your 13 year old modeling clothing like that? You also have to consider that there are pedophiles that could be watching the fashion shows which could set your teen up to being exposed to a dangerous stalker or child predator.
If you decide that you are okay with your teen taking a stab at modeling it is far easier for you to control the situation if you target local fashion shows and the shows put on by local department stores. This way you can maintain some control over the people that they come in contact with. Just be careful and do a little research, especially if you are using a modeling agency. Some agencies are just scams that take your money and never get you work.
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A few days after my last update it happened. I put the last few stitches in the quilt top of the baby quilt. I could go back and do a more detailed quilting, but I don't really think it needs it and I don't want to take away from the piecing and the fabric patterns so I'm declaring the quilting done.
There's not much left to do. I trimmed off the excess batting and backing fabric, and now all that's left is to deal with the binding. Then that's it. It will be done. I'm a little bit in awe of this, and even though it's just little it feels like a major accomplishment. Making a blanket has been on my life list since I was tiny, and I've almost done it.
Of course even though I'm nowhere near done this guy, my mind has already started jumping around to other projects. I want to finish up my Scrappy Trip top that I've been slowly plugging away at in the meantime. I'm working on block seven, and I think I'm aiming for 16 blocks for the completed top so it's four feet square. It's just a little throw quilt to go on one of our living room couches, so I think that's a decent size. My mind is also a little preoccupied with a traditional log cabin quilt I'd like to make with two of the same fabrics to go on the other couch when we finally move out. And I'm vaguely planning a quilt for my niece, as that seems only fair.
Then there's the orchid cross stitch that simply needs to be completed. Given how slow work has been lately, I just might take it in to play with on the downtime. Unless things pick up soon that will probably be a good call. I also need to finish up the pillows, but that's not really pressing as they have nowhere to go at the moment.


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Editor's Note: Guest blogger Zack Rosen is a Chicago native currently living in Washington, DC. A recently downsized reporter, he enjoys running, cheap puns and defending ELO and Steely Dan to non-believers. He currently lives in Adams Morgan with his dream guy. He is the first full-time employee of The New Gay, an online resource for alternative queer events and ideas.
"You do realize," my boyfriend said, staring aghast at the splayed-out body beneath me, "that if you go through with this it will be a long time before I let you kiss me."
I looked first at my boyfriend -- the beautiful brown eyes, salt and pepper hair, double-wide shoulders-- then back down at our point of contention, which was lying face up and legs in the air. The stench, hot and salty and sweet at the same time, tickled me somewhere deep inside. I'd known a time would come when the very core of our relationship would be tested like this, but there was still no easy way out. I wanted both. But I couldn't have both.


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