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How fast does it work?
You never rush a BooZi. BooZi is a lifestyle. A better time. For hard alcohol, a minimum of 24 hours but 48 hours is best. For wines a minimum of 4 hours but 6 is best. Take a little wine out, put in the BooZi, recork and then put back from once it came until consumption. For water 12 hours.
Is it reusable? How many times?
Yes indeed the BooZi is reusable. For large 1.75l bottles of Hard Alcohol you can reuse a BooZi 4 times. For small bottles 750ml, you can reuse it 6 times. For wine you can use it up to 12 times. After that time, the BooZi is full of toxins can can't absorb anymore and you will notice its not pulling anything out anymore.
Can you use it in wine? How long?
Yes, its quite delightful in wine. It pulls the sulfites and removes what I like to call the "sulfite bite" which is that nasty tinge left on the back of your tongue. I recommend 4-6 hours ahead of your wine drinking occasion.
Do I have to use it in the same liquor?
It is preferred to reuse a BooZi in the same liquor, however if you want to switch to a different kind, simply rinse the BooZi with warm water for best results.
How long can I use it in my Coffee pot?
When using in a coffee pot reservoir you can keep it in for 90 days. Simply keep the reservoir full after coffee making use and the BooZi will work on the water for your next cup or pot of coffee.
Where can I buy this?
BooZi is currently available online at www.BooZi.net. and at select retailers on the Retailers page of this website.
How should I store it?
If it is completely dry, put it in a sealable bag or container ready for the next use. If recently rinsed, let the BooZi air dry and then follow above.
How do you keep track of how many times you use?
Notes work. I take a sharpie and write the use number, like on my bottle of vodka there is a 2 on it because its the 2nd bottle I treated.
Will it clean water?
BooZi has been shown to remove chlorine, fluoride, and other compounds which are generally neuro toxins out of tap water to improve the taste and make better coffee or tea. It is currently not recommended for the water purification intended for outdoor survival (ie ponds, drainage ditches, sewage, you get the picture). A BooZi will work for 90 days of constant use for up to 2 gallons at a shot. Simply refill when empty. The full instructions with volume and times for toxin removal are included with each BooZi.


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Introduction to Short Vowels
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Welcome to Seattle Learning Academy's video pronunciation series.
Of the 26 letters of the alphabet, 5 letters--a, e, i, o, and u--are considered vowels. Those 5 letters (a, e, i, o, and u--plus the letters w, y, and gh) are used in the spelling of the 15 vowel sounds of English.
To make the 15 vowel sounds easier to learn, we break them into the categories of
When talking about the sounds of English, I'll use a name (such as long a or short a), and the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol.
We're including the names for sounds because non-native English speakers often can't hear the difference between sounds. For instance, (long e) and (short i)--that was the long e sound and the short i sound--or (short e) and (short u)--the short e and short u sound--are easily confused. So we use the sound's name, long e, short i, short e, and short u, and not just the sound itself (long e, short i, short e, short u).
We include the symbols because that's what pronunciation dictionaries use, and those specialized dictionaries can be very helpful when talking about pronunciation.
Today, we're going to talk about the 5 short vowel sounds and the most common spelling pattern of those sounds.
Before we begin, let me clarify that short vowel sounds aren't said for less time than long vowel sounds, though it certainly would be convenient if that were the case. These are just names historically given to these sounds.
The 5 short vowel sounds are:
We begin the study of vowel sound pronunciation by using key words. The five words I just used as examples are key words for the short vowel sounds. All 5 of our short vowel key words--cat, bed, sit, top, and sun--follow the most common phonetic pattern for short vowel sounds.
Phonetics is the connection between letters and sounds. It's the relationship between a word's spelling and its pronunciation. Our short vowel key words follow the consonant-vowel-consonant phonetic pattern. When a vowel occurs alone between two consonants we can expect a short vowel sound.
In the word 'cat,' c-a-t, the vowel letter a is between two consonants, the 'c' and the 't.' It isn't surprising, then, that the word 'cat' is pronounced with a /æ/ sound (/æ/).
If a word begins with a vowel letter that's followed by one or more consonants, we can still expect a short vowel sound pronunciation. If I take the 'c' off of the word 'cat,' I get the word 'at,' still pronounced with a short vowel sound.
If there's only one consonant after the vowel, and that consonant is followed by the letter 'e,' the formula changes, and we can expect a long vowel sound instead. For instance, if I take the word 'hat' h-a-t, and add the letter e I'll get the word 'hate' instead. The change in pronunciation from the word 'hat' to the word 'hate' is caused by the addition of the letter 'e.'
While common phonetic patterns like consonant-vowel-consonant (as in the word 'hat') and vowel-consonant-e (as in the word 'hate') and can help learners understand the pronunciation of English words, individual spelling patterns often exist for each sound.
There are also words that aren't pronounced in a way that we'd expect based on their spelling. We call these non-phonetic words. Common phonetic patterns and non-phonetic words are covered in each sound's individual video lesson.
Now that you know what the five short vowel sounds are, and their common phonetic pattern, it's worth studying each sound individually.
Thank you for watching this Seattle Learning Academy video lesson.
EXIT: (short a, short e, short i, short o, short u) cat, bed, sit, top, sun.

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The first two game releases from game inventor, Reece Arnold, are 8 All-In™ and Number Kruncher™. These two games are included in one set. He has many more planned along with puzzles, stories, music and much more!
The goal of Reece-Cycled Fun is to make fun products made from sustainable or recycled materials as much as possible. We also want to benefit autism related charities, so we will donate a portion of the proceeds from Reece's products to them.


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I'm Laura Losmozos, and I'm now entering my senior undergraduate year at UC Davis. I'm pursuing a major in geology and a minor in education. My prospective career path has been shifting in my mind for a while, although I've always loved science and learning about the natural world. I took my first MAST course last year, Teaching High School Mathematics and Science, and had the opportunity to intern in Mr. Barne's Earth Science classroom at Winters High. The experience has greatly piqued my interest in becoming a science teacher.
The MAST (Math and Science Teaching) program was created to address California's need for quality educators in STEM subjects. MAST connects students, like myself, to the wonderful world of education through classes and hands-on internships. I was so fortunate to receive a MAST Fellowship that allowed to me to study at Bodega Marine Laboratory this summer. Hands down, it has been one of the best educational experiences of my life.
I first heard about Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML) my freshman year from some very enthusiastic BMLers from the SEEDS Ecology Club. My second year, I toured the facilities with my Sedimentology and Stratigraphy class; what a marine science wonderland! As a child, I spent summers searching for coastal critters on rocky jetties and dreamed of being a marine biologist. Needless to say, I was pretty ecstatic to become a BMLer myself.
This summer, I took classes at BML: Experimental Invertebrate Biology, Coastal Marine Research, Global Change Ecology and Marine Environmental Issues. The classes included a great combination of lectures, labs, discussions, field trips, and hands-on research projects. I completed a research project on The effects of body size and group density on phytoplankton clearance rates of the mussel Mytilus californianus. There is ongoing research on how filter-feeders like mussels and oysters might improve water quality by clearing out particulate matter. My awesome research partner, Arnie Shah, and I wanted to explore different patterns for efficient phytoplankton filter-feeding in the local mussel. I've worked as a lab tech for over a year, but this was my first time planning out and implementing my own project. It was a supremely creative endeavor. We delved into scientific literature, collected our organisms, designed our experimental set-ups, and learned through trial and error. We also grew quite weary of counting phytoplankton cells on the hemocytometer. For the first time, I really felt like a scientist.
While the scenic views are a plus, the best part about BML is the people who make it great. My professors and TAs (Eric Sanford, Tessa Hill, Brian Gaylord, Erin Satterthwaite, Josh Chow) were so incredibly knowledgeable, helpful, and supportive in our classroom discussions and activities. I'd like to sincerely thank everyone for the amazing experience I've had at BML, and to the MAST program for making it possible. I really could go on and on about the experience and how valuable it was to me. This Fall I'll be working with Tessa and other MAST students on designing a curriculum based on real marine research data. Hopefully, we can spark student interest in ocean and climate science! When I become a teacher, whether I teach Earth Science, Biology, Physics or Chemistry, I'll be sure to inject some ocean appreciation into my classroom.
~Laura Losmozos, August 2016
See below for other recent student blog posts!
March 2019
- Mar 23, 2019 Kimberly: Following a path to science Mar 23, 2019
- Mar 23, 2019 Katherine: Caught in a rip current of research Mar 23, 2019
October 2018
- Oct 5, 2018 Sawyer: The problem of hypoxia Oct 5, 2018
- Oct 4, 2018 Michael: For the fur of an animal Oct 4, 2018
- Oct 4, 2018 Yuri Asks: What is Ghost Fishing? Oct 4, 2018
December 2017
- Dec 18, 2017 Ocean Optimism: People Who Bring Us Hope Dec 18, 2017
- Dec 15, 2017 Ocean Optimism: Special Ocean Habitats, and Our Pledges... Dec 15, 2017
- Dec 15, 2017 Ocean Optimism: Hope for Coral Reefs Dec 15, 2017
- Dec 12, 2017 Ocean Optimism: Endangered Species Making A Comeback Dec 12, 2017
November 2017
- Nov 29, 2017 Ocean Optimism: Marine Protected Areas Lead the Way Nov 29, 2017
- Nov 25, 2017 Ocean Optimism: Leadership from communities, states, and countries Nov 25, 2017
- Nov 16, 2017 Ocean Optimism: Raising Awareness Nov 16, 2017
- Nov 6, 2017 Ocean Optimism: The Problem of Plastic Pollution in the Ocean Nov 6, 2017
October 2017
- Oct 26, 2017 Jonas: Exploration, innovation and collaboration in marine science Oct 26, 2017
- Oct 3, 2017 Ocean Acidification: Problems & Solutions Oct 3, 2017
- Oct 3, 2017 How do we protect ocean animals that drift with currents? Oct 3, 2017
July 2017
- Jul 31, 2017 Jackie: Following stepping stones to environmental conservation Jul 31, 2017
May 2017
- May 11, 2017 Linda: Understanding sea level rise in the past & future May 11, 2017
- May 5, 2017 Gabi: A personal legacy of commitment to marine science May 5, 2017
April 2017
- Apr 7, 2017 Mimi: Dissolving Intertidal Organisms & Effects of Ocean Acidification Apr 7, 2017
December 2016
- Dec 3, 2016 Adam: Studying past climates through (micro) fossils (Part I) Dec 3, 2016
- Dec 3, 2016 Adam: Studying past climates through (micro) fossils (Part II) Dec 3, 2016
October 2016
- Oct 15, 2016 Priya: Happy 50th Birthday to Bodega Marine Lab! Oct 15, 2016
- Oct 9, 2016 Wendy: Mussel-ling My Way into Marine Biology Oct 9, 2016
September 2016
- Sep 18, 2016 Walker: Reflections on a summer of research Sep 18, 2016
- Sep 12, 2016 Grace: Exploring research in marine science Sep 12, 2016
August 2016
- Aug 23, 2016 Laura: A future teacher experiences marine research Aug 23, 2016
- Aug 17, 2016 Adam: Reflecting on the Past, in Years & Kiloannums Aug 17, 2016
- Aug 13, 2016 Amanda: Testing the waters in ocean chemistry Aug 13, 2016
- Aug 1, 2016 Grace: Carrying on a tradition of environmental stewardship Aug 1, 2016
July 2016
- Jul 21, 2016 Walker: Seagrass, sediments, and a future in marine science Jul 21, 2016
- Jul 19, 2016 Welcome to the student research blog! Jul 19, 2016


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We had the pleasure of photographing Christian and Rikki's wedding at Eden Gardens in Moorpark. To say it was amazing is putting it lightly. It was as elegant as it was festive! The guests were ready to celebrate & get down on the dance floor! I loved how Rikki spent months collecting all the decor for her wedding. All the antique china plates were bought thrifting here & there. Lots of hard work paid off for this wedding! We decided to interview Rikki to get more details on the wedding!
Venue: Eden Gardens, Moorpark, CA | Florist: Noble Four Designs, MyLinh Miles | Caterer: Command Performance | Accommodations: Best Western Plus, Posada Royale Hotel & Suites
Q: What is your favorite memory of your wedding?
A: Walking down the aisle and getting butterflies when I looked at Christian for the first time.
Q: Where did you get your dress & accessories?
A: I got my dress at David's Bridal.. it was an Oleg Cassini. I got my accessories at Nordstrom's and I got my veil at a cool bridal boutique that was going out of business. It was my dream veil very old school catholic mother Teresa looking it should have been very expensive but I got it for such a great deal!!
Q: How would you describe the theme & vibe of your wedding?
A: I would say it was a summer tea party theme. Lots of light pinks and champagne colors.. I tried to put an Alice in Wonderland twist to it.. My seating cards were old mail tags attached to brass keys and the table numbers were little doors with key holes my husband and I made.. I set up a croquet set on one of the venue's lawns and incorporated it into my photos.
Q: Where did you find those amazing bridesmaids dresses?
A: At a store on Main Street in Ventura ( it is no longer there) but it was called Wild Planet.. They were like $35 and I took them to a tailor to have a belt that was originally attached to them taken off which cost $10.. it was really important to me that my girls could be a part of my wedding without feeling like they had to spend a fortune because that's not what its about.
Q: What inspired you most while planning your wedding?
A: Hmmm.. I just wanted everything to be light and pretty and summery.. if that makes sense LOL
Q: How did you select your venue? What was your most important deciding factors.
A: My husband selected it!!! I was a little hesitant because it was kind of pricy but he put his foot down!! We wanted an outdoor venue where we could bring our own alcohol and not have to turn off the music too early and this venue met all those demands and was beyond beautiful!
Q: Your florist (Noble Four Designs) was amazing! How did you decide on the florals for your wedding decor?
A: She (MyLinh Miles) was!!!! In my head I knew what I wanted, but I am not super artistic and creative and so it was hard for me to verbally convey to her my wishes. I also had a budget I needed to stick to, so what I did was I made a Pinterest board special for her and pinned pics of flowers I loved.. she took my pics and created arrangements that almost exactly matched what I had pinned and what fit in the budget we had discussed!! She was a magician!! Everything looked amazing!
Q: What made your weddings unique?
A: I know everyone thinks their wedding was the best wedding ever but I KNOW mine was lol!! And I think what made it that way was really our family and friends and loved ones.. we are so blessed to have such awesome people in our life. They really made the party and really took being a part of our special day seriously! Everyone danced and partied all night! It was the best.. the feeling of love that surrounded us that day was literally tangible…
Q: What were your favorite details?
A: I loved the music we picked.. every song was handpicked and meaningful.. I loved my dress and veil so much.. We bought cigars for the guests to smoke with my husband in honor of his father.. that meant a lot to everyone and was really special..
Q: What is your favorite image from your wedding?
A: Have you seen Chelsea's work?!?!?!?!? How could I pick just one LOL!! Literally every photo was amazing.. one sticks out in my mind though!! It's actually this one picture of me standing outside of my bridal suite.. it's from behind so you see the embellishments on my dress and veil.. it was taken after everyone had already left to line up to start the wedding.. I was waiting for my dad to come get me and I was all alone except for the photographer.. I have my vows in my hand and I could hear "November Rain" playing from the ceremony area ( one of my favorite songs and a signal to me that it was just about time to go) .. it was a surreal moment.. Really a special picture to me.. I remember it super vividly and its cool to have a picture that captured it..
Q: If you could give a bride one tip what would it be?
A: Just be calm and don't be a a jerk. LOL honestly it will make your entire process so much smoother.. a wedding is NOT about everything being perfect, or impressing people.. its really about 2 people committing their lives to each other ( cheesy I know but true!!)
Q: If you could give a groom one tip what would it be?
A: Haha ummmm most likely your fiancé won't actually want you to help with the details and prep for the wedding but at least PRETEND you want to. Offer her help ( she will probably say no) but just the offer means the world! My husband was great about offering his help constantly.
Q: What new trends do you see for next year?
A: oh god who knows.. girls will be "twerking" down the aisle??
Q: What was your grand entrance song?
A: "Mother" by Danzig for the bridal party, and "take my breath away" the top gun song ( verrryyy important movie to my husband hahah) for us!
Q: What was your first dance song
A: "Leather and Lace" by Fleetwood Mac.. I was so blessed because 2 of my best friends, Brad and Julia, actually sang it live for us. Julia came all the way from Mexico to be a bridesmaid and to sing us our first dance!
Q: What was your father/daughter song?
A: "The way you look tonight" by Frank Sinatra. I had my sister and husband join us in the middle of the song which was super fun and a personal touch. My sister adores my husband and he adores her so it was a really special part of the wedding for us!
Q: What was your mother/son song?
A: We actually didn't do one, his mom is so sweet and gave us the most beautiful speech at our rehearsal dinner but is a little shy when it comes to big crowds.
Q: If you could do it over again, what would you do different?
A: I really don't think I would do anything different! It was a perfect, love filled day.. it was really my dream wedding!!


text: The carryover NPC from Diablo 1 and 2 has returned. From the trailer and the opening cinematic, the return of evil shatters Cain's home, leaving him lost to an infernal hole. His ultimate fate will remain a secret here but there is something refreshing to his aged face. Cain offers gamers information about the current adventure and his memoirs appear with every new beast encountered. Cain and his niece Leah are the stability to the shifting land of jungles, burning towns and hellish ash. It is worth the next zombie, spider or demon just to get Cain's wizened take on what you're battling.


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Autumn Wedding Fayre
Event Date : October 19th 2019
Congratulations on your engagement! You have found the perfect partner, now let us introduce you to your perfect wedding venue!
Join us for our Annual Autumn Wedding Fayre on the 19th of October. This is your opportunity to view The Limes and the facilities we have to offer for your big day. Our specially selected local suppliers will also be showcasing their wedding services from 11.30am till 3.00pm. It's free entrance but please register your attendance to receive a complimentary goodie bag & glass of fizz We look forward to welcoming you.


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I have a feeling this will be a recurring post. Earlier this week I told you about Jott.com, my new favorite personal assistant. There are so many other free innovative web services out there, and I wanted to share a few more of my favorites: Google Bookmarks Google Bookmarks are a feature of the Google Toolbar. The feature allows you to add and view Bookmarks from any browser on any computer at any time (as long as you are logged in to your Google Account). You can start by importing your existing bookmarks from Firefox or IE (or any other browser). The other nice feature is that each bookmark can have more than one label, so you can find your bookmarks in multiple categories.
Doodle.ch Event Polls Welcome to the democratic version of Evite. Doodle.ch allows you to create a poll (in under five minutes) that you can send to guests before an event to gauge who is available and when. For example, you provide three options for the day/time of your party, then Doodle will keep a running tally of the most popular choice as people fill in their name. Once the poll is complete, you can make a much more informed decision about when to hold your event.
Mint.com In their own words, Mint.com is a "free, automatic way to manage your money." If you don't already have a system for keeping track of your finances, I highly recommend this one. It can help you see where your money goes each month, complete with beautiful graphs and easy-to-read reports. For those worried about privacy, when you create your account they never ask for your name or bank numbers, just the log-in info for your online accounts.
Got a web service you love? Add it to the comments so we can all benefit!


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Tarot by Christiana Weekly Newsletter May 9, 2012
Hello Folks! Happy Mother's Day! I have many great events for you this week. Remember, too, that a reading with me is a great gift for Mom! Please call me at 561-655-1160 to order your gift certificate.
Events This Week
(Tonight) Wednesday, May 09, 2012
7:00- 8:30 pm
Free Class at the Harvey Building
The Four Elements and the Minor Arcana
For more information, visit here.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
12 pm Noon – 1:30 pm
Premium Webinar
Personal Tarot – Reading for yourself
This class is designed for serious tarot students who want to develop their tarot skills. Self-reading is the best way to learn to understand the cards. It is also an important practice for personal and spiritual growth.
Christiana's virtual classroom is accessible using your computer or your telephone.
This online presentation will teach you good practices for self reading. You will be able to identify and interpret your specific personal cards. You will be able to use self-reading to enhance your tarot studies. Christiana will help you explore specific techniques for self-reading that will help you derive all the information you need.
For more information and to register, visit here.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Special Mother's Day Events
Tune in to hear my guest appearance on Tarot Today Radio with Dax Carlisle at 1 pm Eastern.
Visit Tarot Today at BlogTalk Radio for more information.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Global Tarot Circle
Join us for a special Mother's Day edition of Global Tarot Circle! This is an on-line opportunity to learn tarot, share reading and fellowship with likeminded people all over the world!
Today we will be talking about all things tarot-and-mother-related. I will be offering to connect psychically with mothers who have passed on for anyone who attends.
For more information and log-in info, visit here.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
7:00-8:30 pm
Premium Tarot Class at the Harvey Building in West Palm Beach
An In-Depth Journey into the Major Arcana – The Material World
Tarot Grandmaster Christiana Gaudet has developed a system for learning and understanding tarot that will help each tarot seeker use the cards not only as potent tools of divination, but also as tools for spiritual growth.
With this system, card meanings are easy to remember, and the lessons of each card are easy to understand.
Beginners will develop a solid foundation for their tarot study. Experienced readers will discover new ways to utilize tarot.
In this class, students will develop an understanding of The Fool, and the first seven cards of The Major Arcana. These cards hold the secrets of career, relationships and personal mastery.
Students will learn the astrological, numerological and elemental associations for each card. Students will contemplate the Fool's Journey through these seven cards, and discuss how the lessons of each card apply to common experiences in modern life.
The first seven cards are a map for mastering the material world. Students will learn the invaluable philosophies inherent in these cards.
Armed with a complete understanding of each card, students will have an easy time learning ways of interpreting the cards when reading for themselves and others.
For more information, visit here.
Please feel free to call 561-655-1160 for more information about any of these events.
Check out the full calendar at http://tarotbychristiana.com.
This Week's One –Card Reading
This week our one-card reading is not drawn, but chosen. Sometimes tarot works equally well when we choose a card on which to focus our attention. That is what I have done this week.
In honor of Mother's Day, I chose The Empress for our focus.
The Empress reminds us to honor our mothers, and reminds us to nurture those around us. It also reminds us to nurture ourselves.
The Empress teaches us to be creative, to enjoy nature, and to hold the abundance around us in gratitude.
Even if you are not feeling as abundant as you would like, focus on the image of the Empress and know that your needs will be fulfilled. Have gratitude for what you do have, and have faith that you will have what you need without struggle.
This Week's Special Read
In honor of Mother's Day, this week's Special Read is my poem about The Empress, from my 78 Poems Project. Read it here.
I will look forward to seeing you or speaking with you soon!


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The safest route for military to come to castle- Steven's Lane. James' Street., Thomas Street, High Street, Cornmarket, Christchurch, Werburgh Street, Little Ship Street, you get in at Ship Street. There was a rumour that rebels were in St Catherines Church, James Street, I have caused enquiries to be made.


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Jealous much?
We all suffer from this, whether you are a seasoned artist or beginner, we all have moments of doubt, and with today's Social Media it's even harder because we are surrounded by everyone else doing the same thing we are doing and we just can't get away from our phones. It's an addiction really.
I've been there, deep in the sinkhole of envy, and let me tell you, it took a long time and a good slap in the face to climb out of there. Let me tell you how I did it.


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Fernando's Favorite Movies of 2012/
I am not a huge fan of lists, so this is not a top 5. The following movies are the movies that I enjoyed the most in each respective genre. I have split up the genres into Comic Book, Drama, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, and Action. This year was full of great movies and some moves that could be in multiple genres, but I chose the best fit for each category.
Best Comic Book Movie
Marvel's The Avengers was hands down the best comic book movie of the year. This year had some good choices. The Dark Knight and The Amazing Spider-Man were both noteworthy. However, The Avengers manages to accomplish the perfect balance of fanboy lip service and general audience acceptance. This delicate balance was combined with Joss Weadon's gift of ensemble cast writing. The Avengers is action packed, filled with smart dialoged, and has a plot that never drags and most importantly: Hullk SMASH.
Best Drama Movie
I called it long ago when I saw the trailer for Steven Speilberg's Lincoln. Lincoln did not disappoint. It was a flawless Daniel Day Lewis performance and a supporting cast that helps breathe life into this period movie. Spielberg paints a picture that few other directors would have been able to capture. Lincoln is a movie that will live on as a staple of both Abraham Lincoln's life and the end of the Civil War.
Best Sci-fi Movie
Looper was a huge surprise that should not have been. Looper is a smart time travel movie that doesn't ignore the viewer's intelligence. This movie seems like it would be action packed, and it is, but the action is not the main draw-the plot and the two heroes are. Both Joseph Gordon Levitt and Bruce Willis deliver fantastic performances that help bring the audience into this world, where time travel is used to kill the mob's garbage.
Best Supernatural Movie
Another surprise this year was Chronicle. This low budget movie demonstrates that a good plot does not need a big budget. The story of high school acceptance told though the lens of three high school boys who get supernatural powers shows the audience the dangers of misused power and the addiction that comes from that. This movie manages to blend high school angst, sharp supernatural effects and action without sacrificing story.
Best Action Movie
Skyfall - Daniel Craig has been rebuilding the Bond legacy and this movie culminates all those efforts. Skyfall brings back the iconic James Bond character without all of the cheese and laughable action sequences that plague many of the other Bond movies. In the end the audience is left with a hero that is flawed, aged, and magnanithemous. I hope that the James Bond movies to come employ even half of the intelligence, action and humanity that was in this one.


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Prosecutor to Investigate Costa over Faulty Lifeboats and Incorrect Orders
Prosecutor general Deidda reminds public prosecutors that Schettino was appointed by company
Prosecutor to Investigate Costa over Faulty Lifeboats and Incorrect Orders
Prosecutor general Deidda reminds public prosecutors that Schettino was appointed by company
GROSSETO – The inquiry into the wreck of the Concordia is now focusing on top Costa executives. The new line, laid down by Tuscany's prosecutor general, looks like one the Grosseto public prosecutors will take into account. Prosecutor general Deidda makes explicit reference to "problems and incredible acts of irresponsibility regarding safety and organisation" and notes: "The employer is guarantor and has responsibility. Decisions taken by the shipping company should be under close scrutiny". Officially, Beniamino Deidda denies it but his message looks like an explicit invitation to the magistrate in charge of the case, public prosecutor Francesco Verusio, to formally involve company managers by adding their names to the register of individuals under investigation. So far, magistrates have refrained from doing so despite Captain Schettino's statement that he had told Roberto Ferrarino, the head of the crisis unit, about the seriousness of the situation and, above all, that he had been encouraged by the company to perform sail-pasts as a publicity stunt.
Mr Ferrarino, who could be interviewed by magistrates today, spoke to Captain Ferrarino at least three times on the evening of the tragedy and reassured him that he would send helicopters as requested. The Costa executive will have to explain why evacuation of the liner was delayed even though it had been confirmed that the vessel was out of control. Mr Deidda goes further and explicitly refers to Costa's top executives when he lists the offences committed. The prosecutor general says: "Magistrates seek cause and effect links for events. Up till now, attention has focused on the negligence of the captain, who was tragically inadequate. But who selects the captain? Decisions made upstream by his employer, the shipping company, need to be scrutinised. There is also the fundamental issue of safety organisation – lifeboats that could not be lowered, crew with no idea of what to do, poor emergency management training and incompetent orders like the absurd instruction to return to the cabins. The confusion shows incredible negligence in applying safety regulations. This is an area that should be organised in advance with exercises and simulations. Actual emergency management comes later". Over the past few days, the procurator general has pointed out that rescue operations showed that "crew members assigned to the task were unprepared and bereft of any specialist knowledge. Passengers left to their own devices received conflicting messages from the captain and other officers".
The prosecutor general has gone on the attack but Captain Schettino's defence is also distancing itself from the company. The statement lodged by lawyer Bruno Leporatti with the magistrate before the evidentiary hearing to examine the ship's black box is tantamount to an accusation of complicity directed at Mr Ferrarino but it is also a request to verify the functioning of the ship's instruments. Captain Schettino has said that various instruments remained non-functional despite efforts to activate them manually. Mr Leporatti stresses that "the statements made by Schettino about his conversations that evening with the head of the crisis unit have opened further lines of investigation that could reasonably point to a broadening of the subjects involved in the inquiry". The gist is clear. Captain Schettino will supply further details to prove that his decisions were approved by Costa executives, which will inevitably involve them in the investigation.
It could also throw light on why Captain Schettino met the blonde woman, a company lawyer, who joined him on the morning after the disaster. On Friday, magistrates will question Chief Officer Ciro Ambrosio – in the presence of lawyers Salvatore Catalano and Mattia Lamarra – and the Moldavan woman Domnica Cermontan. They, too, may be able to provide new details on the wreck of the Concordia ten days ago.
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Russia arms Syria and Iran with advanced weaponry, the US arms Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and other Arab Nations with Sophisticated and advanced arms.
Islamic terror grows everyday as do attacks on non-Muslims and Western targets throughout the Islamic world.
The "Quartet" insists that Israel does not let any Jews build in Judea and Samaria. Salaam Fayyad and Abbas say the Judea and Samaria must be ethnically cleansed of any Jewish presence.
A close-to nuclear Iran says that Israel's time is up. Salaam Fayad and Mahmud Abbas are on their way to the US to chum up to as many Jewish "leaders" as possible, to convince them to pressure Israel to place itself in the most "uncompromising" position as possible since the rebirth of the Jewish nation in 1948.
So lets see, pressure Israel to get into a one-sided peace agreement with the "Palestinian Authority" (who are the minority and barely represent themselves), arm the rest of Israel's enemies to the hilt.
Again, I might have missed something…. Call on Israel to make every possible compromise and arm the nations that have been fighting against Israel since its creation even more than before.
Is it just me, or does anyone else see something wrong with this picture?
As we approach the Holiday of Succot we are taught how the walls of the Succah should remind us of the "Clouds of Glory" that protected us against all odds as we traveled through Sinai. We had no other allies in the world, it was just we and Gd and a dream of being in our own land, a dream that was fulfilled... not just once.
As I build my Succah this year I am reminded we Jews (Thank Gd) brought the dream of Israel back to this earth in this time. We had to depend on ourselves as no one came to defend us as the Arab armies descended on Israel with the intent to wipe us out, time and time again. Throughout other wars, we weren't offered arms to defend ourselves, we paid, and we paid a lot and with more than just money. There were no favors… the Middle East was the playground as the "Super" powers looked on to see just whose "toys" were better. Today it seems to be almost the same playing field, yet the rules have been changed, as has the game, now it's whose toys and whose methods will bring down Israel first.
I look at my succah walls and I look at Israel today and despite the challenges and ever-growing adversaries that we continue to face, I am proud and feel strong. No nation on earth has come so far in such a short time. No nation on earth has given so much back to the world.
This Succot, as you look at the walls of your Succah and are reminded how our forefathers were protected by the "Clouds of Glory" in Sinai, and as you bring together the Lulav (Palm), The Etrog, Hadas (Myrtle), Aravot (Willow), the four different species to make a single entity, and keep the Mitzvah of the Holy Day, think of Israel today, how together despite our own differences, we have fared against all odds, we are in our land and we are strong, Thank Gd.
We still have quite a walk in front of us, and together we will do it as a strong and good people in our land, all of our land and in peace.
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Student achievement, school funding and teacher retention were among the near dozen topics that Jeffco school board candidates sparred over Oct. 17 at a candidate forum co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County and Together Colorado at Jefferson Unitarian Church in Golden.
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The 2016 Craft Guild of Dallas Board of Directors is very excited to present an outstanding slate of nominees for next year's board. Please read about them before casting your votes. Thank you!
Laura Easterling
Laura has been an instructor for the book binding department of the Craft Guild for the past three years, and workshop coordinator for the last year. She also taught and assisted with the Guild's summer kids' camps for the past four years and stepped in this summer to fill in for one of the coordinators. During the Guild's move to Valley View Center, Laura helped with any department in need and helped optimize the storage area for the Guild. Her artistic interests lay in bookbinding, leather work, oil painting, and dabbling in glass fusing pottery. Laura makes and sells books under her own company name (Loon Libri) at renaissance fairs and other venues.
Her professional work started at UNT where she worked in the library doing cataloging, restoration work, and organizing special events and exhibits while she finished her degree. She later worked for a major entertainment corporation, where she was the staffing coordinator, training organizer, and in charge of team morale for a staff of 125, which often included organizing special events.
Jessica Evans
Jessica has been active in the drug and alcohol recovery community for many years. She served several years on the board of Drug Prevention Resources Incorporated, and currently works for the Burning Tree Recovery Ranch in Kaufman where she is the online program administrator and special project coordinator. Her volunteer work also includes organizations supporting disabled veterans.
Jessica is a glass artist and began taking classes at the Guild last year to further her craft. When not spending time in her glass art studio at home, Jessica can be found scuba diving, riding motorcycles, or travelling. Her family includes a son in college in Mississippi and four rescue dogs.
Rob Lieberman
Ron is a senior staff software engineer for Qualcomm, where he leads a project developing Halide, an image processing language compiler targeting the hexagon vector instructions of the hexagon digital signal processing chip. Ron has participated in two standards bodies in his technical career: OpenMP Architecture Review Board, and the Spec High Performance Group.
He has been a clay artist since 1971, studying Ceramics at Central Michigan University and working as a potters apprentice and as a studio potter for a few years. Ron first joined the Guild in 1992, then moved to Austin where he studied pottery at ClayWays. He rejoined the Guild in 2015 after relocating from Austin. Ron continues his ceramic education with the Guild's ceramics classes and has exhibited in the Guild spring and fall shows. Ron maintains a very small studio at home, with a small cone 10 crystalline kiln in his garage which he uses to create his crystalline pottery.
Ron took on a leadership role on the Guild's Clay Relocation Committee this year, spearheading the dismantling of the gas and salt kilns at our old location and preserving the bricks to build a new kiln at our future home.
Patrice Miller
During her nearly thirty year career as an enforcement officer at EPA and an engineer at NASA, Patrice gleaned experience as a contract specification writer, contract manager, contract and grant proposal evaluator, and investigator. She is a skilled researcher and an effective communicator, having routinely assisted the Department of Justice with case development and witness preparation. Patrice's significant practical experience as an organizer and manager of records has rendered her an expert at information distillation and analysis.
A life-long writer, now that she is retired, Patrice has time to assist with the completion of the Edward Gorey bibliography, to serve on the board of the Edward Gorey House in Yarmouth Port, MA and to pursue her interest in the creation of books. She began bookbinding classes at the Craft Guild in 2015, and volunteered at the spring sale as cashier.


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Friday, August 21, 2009
Since we're on the topic of parking.
If you're interested in getting one of the few bike racks in Omaha given back to bikes, write Hy-vee, the store is Omaha #1, 51st and Center. I thanked them kindly for providing a bike rack and asked that they allow it to be used for it's intended purpose.
Needless to say the trip was still a success. Fresh veggies from local farms (corn and bell peppers are looking good), chicken breast and a bottle of 10 year Speyburn Highland single malt.
RD, you might need to swing by after the ride Sunday.
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- Scott Redd said...
Right on.
When I first started utility cycling, I emailed Hy-Vee and thanked them for their rack. I got back a nice response thanking me for the contact.
Recently I snapped a similar photo and planned to write a blog post, but never got around to it.
It's sad that the use as "bike parking for customers" is secondary to securing the smelly outdoor cooking equipment. Especially, since I've seen as many as half a dozen bikes at Hy-Vee at the same time on occasion.
So, I think I will write them back and let them know I'd like to be able to use the rack again.
- August 21, 2009 at 6:12 PM
- Scott Redd said...
Done. Friendly note sent via their web form. Thanks for bringing this up, Mark.
- August 21, 2009 at 8:51 PM
- RD said...
did you say single malt and then something about some store?
- August 22, 2009 at 11:46 AM
- Scott Redd said...
Hy-Vee corporate seems very responsive. I've already received a reply from their offices, along with a short email exchange with some more comments and ideas for a solution.
Let's see if the local management works the same way.
- August 24, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- Steve said...
I wrote them as well. Quick and courteous response.
- August 24, 2009 at 4:27 PM
- Scott Redd said...
I got a response back from the local manager. They said they were ordering a better rack that could hold nine bikes.
- August 24, 2009 at 6:30 PM
- MOD said...
I got a similarly quick response back. Cruised by today and one of the grills is gone so two bikes can now park.
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"Plantar fasciitis (also known as plantar fasciopathy or jogger's heel) is a common painful disorder affecting the heel and underside of the foot. It is a disorder of the insertion site of ligament on the bone and is characterized by scarring, inflammation, or structural breakdown of the foot's plantar fascia. It is often caused by overuse injury of the plantar fascia, increases in exercise, weight, or age." - Wikipeida
The thing that amazes me is just how long most of them have been suffering with PF and it's pain. "I've had this for 2 years, it's chronic". Some of them tell me that they have a custom orthotic from their podiatrist. Beyond that there are only a very few who are doing any thing else to recover from this injury. I don't know how they do it... living with that kind of pain for so long.
"If your first few steps out of bed in the morning cause severe pain in the heel of your foot, you may have plantar fasciitis (fashee-EYE-tiss), an overuse injury that affects the sole of the foot. A diagnosis of plantar fasciitis means you have inflamed the tough, fibrous band of tissue (fascia) connecting your heel bone to the base of your toes."
"You're more likely to develop the condition if you're female, overweight or have a job that requires a lot of walking or standing on hard surfaces. You're also at risk if you walk or run for exercise, especially if you have tight calf muscles that limit how far you can flex your ankles. People with very flat feet or very high arches also are more prone to plantar fasciitis." - American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
I've had bouts of plantar fasciitis over the years. The quicker you do something about it the sooner you can get through it. The Internet is filled with great information and videos on self treatment of PF, "New Techniques for Treating Plantar Fasciitis" is just one of many good ones that I have found. It frustrates me that most of them have not taken the time to find out anything about what they can personally do to treat the pain, and most of them can't even pronounce it properly. I sit with them and explain that in order to recover from this they have to be pro-active. Wearing a "custom orthotic" is rarely going to fix the problem. Pretty much without fail after giving them a list of things to do and "not do" I get the wide eyed response of "I had no idea.......". Now, how many go home and actually put anything I've told them into action is another thing altogether. Sometimes it's easier to just complain about something than rather do something about it.
So just what do I tell them to do? Well here is a list:
- NEVER walk barefoot. You must keep support of the fascia all the time. This even means when you get out of bed in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom you must put on some kind of supportive shoe or sandal. (This always gets me the look of are you kidding me?).
- Stretch your calf muscle before taking one step out of bed. Put a hand towel by the side of your bed and stretch your gastrocnemius and soleus muscles prior to standing up. The gastrocnemius is stretched by pulling your toes back with the towel wrapped around the forefoot with your knee straight. The soleus is stretched with the knee slightly bent. Here is a great blog post that I found: "A Little Soleus Stretch Goes a Long Way!" by Allyson Sunderman, DPT.
- Body work on your lower leg. This may be by using a foam roller, or actually putting your hands on you leg and doing some deep tissue massage. Concentrate on the soleus muscle more than the gastrocnemius. The soleus is exposed below the gastroc, use cross fiber work on it to spread out the muscle and allow for increased blood flow into the muscle. You can also get to the belly of the soleus, you'll have to brace your fingers together, and work in between the heads of the gastrocnemius. In this picture I have weight on my foot (I had to prop up the camera), you will want to work on your leg with it non-weight bearing. Dig around and you will find a very tender spot, the trigger point, work on this in a cross fiber direction for 6-8 strokes in about a 1 inch size, then leave it alone and go back several times during the day and repeat. You will find that each time you go back and work on it there will be less tenderness.
- Body work on your foot. Don't forget to do some work on the bottom of your foot itself. A simple way to do this is with a little hard rubber ball on the floor under your desk. Some people recommend a golf ball, but you want something with a little flex in it.
- Taping. This is what I personally do immediately when I feel any hints of PF. I use Rock Tape H2O, I've tried several other brands but this one stays adhered much better and lasts longer. Taping you arch will hold the fascia up and allow it to heal and not get re-stretched with every step. Here is a Rock Tape video with instructions on taping for Plantar Fasciitis.
- Arch sleeves. There are products on the market that are compression arch sleeves, I know that Feetures makes one. I've used these before and had moderate success, you can't wear them in the shower, and I've found that it really doesn't do as good a job as the taping.
I hope this sheds some light on this common problem with runners and non-runners. Good luck and keep training! See you at the races!!


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(CNN) — Two undocumented immigrants will get to serve on city commissions in Southern California — drawing outrage from some residents.
Julian Zatarain and Francisco Medina are longtime residents of Huntington Park, a city of about 58,000 near Los Angeles that is 97% Hispanic or Latino.
In appointing them to city commissions, Huntington Park councilman Jhonny Pineda said the two men have a track record of volunteering in the community.
But the decision infuriated some residents who spoke out at a city council meeting this week.
One woman told CNN affiliate KCBS/KCAL that the decision sets a terrible example.
"We're sending the wrong message: You can be illegal and you can come and work for the city," she said.
But the councilman defended his selections.
"I am proud to appoint both Julian and Francisco to the Parks and Recreation Commission and Health and Education Commission, respectively," Pineda said on his website.
"Huntington Park is a city of opportunity and a city of hope for all individuals regardless of socioeconomic status, race, creed, or in this case, citizenship. Both these gentlemen have accomplished a great deal for the city."
Pineda emphasized that the two undocumented commission members would not get paid, as that would be a violation of federal law. They also won't have any power in determining city policy and will serve only advisory roles.
He said according to a city ordinance, "Zatarain and Medina are eligible to serve on the city commissions as long as it is solely volunteer work and both individuals do not receive financial benefits from the city."
Mayor Karina Macias supported the appointments, KCBS/KCALreported.
Volunteer history
During his run for office, Pineda promised voters he would create opportunities for the city's undocumented immigrants, the affiliate said. Some have accused him of appointing the two men because they helped with his campaign.
But Pineda pointed to the two men's history of volunteer work.
He said Zatarain, who arrived in the United States in 2007, graduated from Huntington Park High School with the highest GPA in his class. Zatarain now attends Santa Monica College and hopes to attend law school.
Zatarain also created the Huntington Park Red Cross Club "to make sure the community is ready in case of any emergency, and as president of Red Cross, organized multiple blood drives," Pineda said.
Medina graduated from California State University, Dominguez Hills and was an intern for the office of former California State Assembly member Gil Cedillo, Pineda said. He helped students with information about college admissions requirements and financial aid opportunities, the councilman said.
Medina said he would rather focus on his new position than argue with critics.
"I'm not going to say anything negative," he told KCBS/KCAL. "I just happy for the opportunity that I have, and I'm going to do my best to represent every single resident in Huntington Park."


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Why shouldn't there be one objective rule for all counties, and if there isn't, why isn't it an equal protection violation?
—Supreme Court Justice David Souter in oral arguments, Bush v. Gore, December 9
Having voted unapologetically for Ralph Nader, I did not have a horse in the Florida sweepstakes. I have no respect for Texas's chief executioner or for Al Gore. Neither gives a damn about civil liberties, the poor or the working class, human rights violations abroad—or at home in our ever expanding prisons.
My concern in the Florida balloting was for due process, which, in that context, meant "equal protection of the laws" under the Fourteenth Amendment.
The unabashedly partisan New York Times' front-page headline on December 13 was: "By Single Vote, Justices End Recount, Blocking Gore After 5-Week Struggle." The 5-4 decision ended any further counting, but in that same decision, there was a 7-2 agreement by the justices that this case involved a federal constitutional issue of equal protection of the laws. It was not a simple 5-4 decision.
The four dissenters in the 5-4 dispositive ruling wanted a recount to continue—under new and uniform statewide standards until December 18. But, said the other five justices, to establish those standards and implement them, do the count, and allow for judicial review of the inevitable appeals, could not be done in six days.
Furthermore, to do more hand counts, even under objective standards, would further degrade the already handled, rehandled, and diluted ballots—even if the deadline were extended for weeks. Indeed, if months from now a total recount of Florida's votes were made, it would be impossible to get a credible count from these debased ballots.
The core of this fierce debate can be found in an exchange between justices Antonin Scalia and John Paul Stevens when, on December 9, the Supreme Court vacated the Florida Supreme Court's decision to recount the disputed ballots in selective counties.
Stevens said, in consonance with the Gore legal team, that "every legal vote should be counted." But Scalia noted that since Election Day, November 7, the controversy had been over which votes were indeed legal. Therefore, Scalia responded: "Count first and rule upon legality afterwards, is not a recipe for producing election results that have the public acceptance that democracy requires."
I would have, in addition, reminded Justice Stevens of what the Queen of Hearts said as a trial began in Alice in Wonderland: "Sentence first—verdict afterwards!"
If you were watching the counting on television, you could easily see that the standards for including and excluding votes varied not only from county to county, but, in some of the counting rooms, from table to table. Some counters, for instance, required that all dimpled ballots be counted, but other counters decided to exclude them.
In the December 10 Daily News, Greg Smith reported on the chaos before the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the counting: "In Tampa's Hillsborough County, officials voted to count chads dislodged in 'at least two corners' and maybe one corner. . . . On the other hand, Escambia County officials mentioned chads not at all, stating only that they would rely on the vaguely worded guidance of the Florida Supreme Court to count only ballots where the 'clear intent of the voter' is evident."
Obviously, voters in those counties were not being treated equally under the federal Constitution's Equal Protection Clause.
That was Scalia's forcefully logical point; and on that issue, six other justices have agreed with him. I only met Scalia once, at the taping of one of Fred Friendly's television sessions on constitutional law. Both of us were on the panel. Scalia was rather surly. "I read you sometimes," he said to me. "Don't always agree with you." As he knew, we disagreed with each other most of the time. But he was right on this one.
In stingingly disagreeing with Scalia on December 9 when the counting was stayed, Stevens had said, "On questions of state law, we have constantly respected the opinions of the highest courts of the States. . . . Preventing the recount from being completed will inevitably cast a cloud on the legitimacy of the election."
Three days later, in one of the most bitter dissents in recent Supreme Court history, Stevens declared that in the 5-4 decision effectively making Bush the next president, the "perfectly clear" loser "is the nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of the law."
But the very same Justice Stevens wrote differently for a majority of the Court in Anderson v. Celebrezze (1983)—one of a number of important cases in which the Supreme Court directly and vigorously involved itself in election decisions by state courts. In that decision, Stevens made the unarguable point that presidential elections are federal elections, thereby involving the federal Constitution.
"The president and the vice president," Stevens wrote, "are the only elected officials who represent all the voters in the nation. The state has a less important interest in regulating presidential elections than statewide or local elections because the outcomes of the former will be largely determined by the voters beyond the state's boundaries." (Emphasis added.)
So, despite those law professors and even lower court federal judges—as well as such commentators as Tony Lewis of the New York Times—who kept instructing us that there was no reason for the federal Supreme Court to get involved in what the Florida Supreme Court had done, it could not be clearer that Florida voters were denied equal protection of the laws—as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
As reported in the Voice and elsewhere, there were black voters who were also separately deprived of equal protection; and intensive investigations by civil rights organizations of these violations are continuing.
But the specific question before the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore was whether the further recounting of the ballots, ordered by the Florida Supreme Court, totally without uniform standards, would have resulted in denying basic fairness—equal protection of the laws—to all the voters involved in that recount.
In its December 12 decision, the Supreme Court referred to a landmark 1964 decision, Reynolds v. Sims, in which a previous Court had radically changed a state court's election procedures. The 8-1 opinion by Chief Justice Earl Warren stated that under the Equal Protection Clause, the right to vote "can be denied by a debasement or dilution of the weight of a citizen's vote just as effectively as by wholly prohibiting the free exercise" of the right to vote.
It is not the credibility of the Supreme Court that has been diminished by this decision. As you listen to the backlash, the candidates for that distinction will readily and volubly make themselves known, as they join Jesse Jackson.
The vilified Supreme Court knew that in every state, Americans who voted in the presidential election were involved, whether they knew it or not, in ensuring that the results of the Florida balloting met equal protection standards with regard to whether Al Gore or George Bush would be the next president.


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In Gameloft's Littlest Pet Shop, the old Field of Dreams saying rings true. If you build it, they will come, and by they, we mean a Flower Corgi, Pink Kitty and Purple Hound Dog. The more homes you put up in this free-to-play world builder, the more animals will appear, to the tune of 150 different critters. On that note, be sure to get the most from the game with this Littlest Pet Shop cheats and tips guide.
Earn Free Kibble
Over time, you'll see items appear on the street, things like tea kettles, paint buckets and mirrors, to name a few. Tapping these things not only removes them from the screen, but also results in one free piece of Kibble each.
In addition, you'll score free Kibble each time you tap an animal driving a car or plane. In fact, you should keep tapping them until they disappear off screen.
Also, don't forget to collect Kibble from the mailbox. Basically, whenever the Kibble symbol (it's a gold coin with a paw print) appears over something.
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When it comes to Littlest Pet Shop, every player can use more Bling. That said, you'll earn one free piece by watching a video. Press the Bling icon on top of the screen, then tap the Free Bling button on the left. The best part? You can watch multiple videos.
Earn Free Hearts
You need Hearts to spin one of the capsule toy machines; 100 Hearts per spin. To get more, first make sure your device is connected to the Internet. Then tap the Tools button on the bottom right corner of the screen. From there, click Social, then select the town you wish to visit. Once there, tap those same mirrors, teat kettles and paint buckets to score free Hearts. Invite your friends to see their towns as well.
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