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Posted on 10/15/2013 7:59:03 AM PDT by TigerClaws
Sobering is right - but many have indicated Obama would do this.
Congressman: 'Constitutional Crisis' if GOP Caves on Debt Ceiling
Given the ruthless and vindictive way the shutdown has been handled, I now believe that this president would willfully act to destroy the full faith and credit of the United States unless the Congress acquiesces to all of his demands,
Glenn Beck Explains The Debt Ceiling Showdown Using "The Deer Hunter"
"Better to avoid all the drama if/when they riot in/around the walmart. Stay home, check defense preps and sip peppermint tea."
I can lock my front door right now and not come out for a year and have a good standard of living. Before I would lock my door, I would move my car from the front of my house. I have a small public footprint, looks like a house as small as mine would have nothing of value, plus I live behind a gate. Large homes with no gate are in the area so they likely have "good stuff".
Call up my libinlaws and say "told ya".
I think we will be shopping locally more than ever. The HEB Plus may still be a safe shopping area.
We need to figure out if this is real or just a threat.
Good plan.
I recently moved to an almost completely 'non-diverse' area in the mountains of NC. I have 6 months of food, a solar system that can handle lighting, computer, charging USB devices, and the fridge, enough firewood and kerosene to operate a sauna through the winter, shortwave, 2 meter, and CB communications, and I can hit a pie-plate size target at 50 yards with my pistol, 300 yards with my iron-sight rifle, and over 600 yards with my scoped rifle.
Let the "fundamental transformation" begin ...
I recently moved to an almost completely 'non-diverse' area in the mountains of NC. I have 6 months of food, a solar system that can handle lighting, computer, charging USB devices, and the fridge, enough firewood and kerosene to operate a sauna through the winter, shortwave, 2 meter, and CB communications, and I can hit a pie-plate size target at 50 yards with my pistol, 300 yards with my iron-sight rifle, and over 600 yards with my scoped rifle.
Let the "fundamental transformation" begin ...
Mr. claret is currently searching the web for .22 ammo. There is none to be had.
You mean that parents will have to feed their own children?
What a concept!
I hope the media doesn't report this. That might cause a panicky stampede to the grocery store that would empty out the shelves before I get a chance to do a little more prepping.
Prince Fielder.
I've been on of the one's saying this was coming. There won't be a deal, if there is I'll be shocked, but everything still seems to be pointing in the direction of an intentional failure.
I'll very honest, while some say there is nothing to worry about, I am scared nearly out of my mind. Why? Because what a President should be doing he isn't and is actually doing the exact wrong things. We will "default" and they will use it to inflict maximum terror and pain.
They control everything and this will destroy any kind of opposition party.
Can I move in with you?
I agree -- of course -- we do the same.
Unfortunately, there are people even here who seemingly can't wait to lock and load the first round, and even get a shot off.
Some, it would appear, are looking forward to the entertainment value of inner city people tearing each other apart, limb by limb, disemboweling and the rest.
I agree with DJF -- the sentiments of some of these people -- and I don't necessarily mean the poster of the original comment that started this who possibly was making a flippant comment or merely discussing prudent prepping -- are entirely unacceptable and a detraction from the rest of us.
Government employees and retired government employees.
(but you knew that, didn't you?)
"As opposed to going looking for a job"
One problem: Most of our jobs have already been exported.
Congratulations. You just won the "Sanest Post Of The Thread" award.
I had to come to terms with the idea of becoming a "survivalist" back in the 1980's. I had an epiphany one day.
The bible says that where your tresure is, there your heart will be also. It's why, if you have money in the stock market you want it to go up, but if you've shorted a stock, you want it to go down. And with survivalists (similar to todays preppers) you can cross a line from "being prepared, just in case" to "all of my time and money are invested in survivalist supplies and training". At that point, you are at strong risk of HOPING it happens.
There are two reasons for this, both based on your heavy time and resource investment in it. First, you are so invested that if it doesn't happen you will be perceived as investing in the wrong thing and being "wrong". Nobody likes to be wrong. Second, you don't want to have wasted all that time and money on something you really don't need.
So you kinda, if not just plain strongly, hope it will happen.
The only way I hope it will happen is that I think there is no human solution and our only hope is a strong phoenix rising from the ashes. But it means there has to be ashes first. And the sooner there are ashes, the sooner the phoenix can rise.
"I need my CCW NOW!"
You already have it. You may not have registered it with the state though. That COULD be a good thing.
"Are democrats evil?"
Is the Pope a . . . Oh, wellll,
Does a bear sh!t in the woods?
You can bet those card holders know where the Krogers is and will be their second stop.
Go to gunbroker . com. You can find it, but you will pay a price for i5.
I was kinda being snarky. But I hear you. If I had the means I'd probably have an underground bunker with provisions and lots of beer 'cause survival is the keyword in the new frontier.
oh shut up... you know what I mean
oops I think I meant the other guy
I'm absolutely certain it wasn't accidental.
No, YOU shut up! ;-)
Well, well, well. I guess things will get very interesting very fast.
Let the parasites riot in MY neighborhood. I can guarantee that, when it's over, there'll be a hell of a lot less of them able to collect "benefits".
>>We need to figure out if this is real or just a threat.<<
The shutdown was just a threat until it became real.
Hu is on First. Who is on second. No, Watt is on second...What...?
I don't know...
Right, but CPB (PBS, NPR, etc) got 455 million because of how their funding budget is dated. My question will these SNAP funds also be disbursed or is there really a chance the EBT cards won't be loaded Nov 1?
Guess I have to wait for Drudge to put it up to know if it's a real possibility.
Hope its true.
They show me just how ill-prepared I am!
I know I am short on ammo.
"What is an EBT anyways?"
You'll find out soon :-(
I saw this October 1, 2013 memo from Audrey Rowe
but not the OP's October 11, 2013 memo on the USDA website.
What can I say other than....Just Damn?
From Zerohedge:
Foodstamp Program Shutdown Imminent?
That's where I'd go, if I wasn't an ocean guy. Damn right.
But the website hasn't been updated at all.
The natives are restless,
Underneath Stetsons
What're these cowboys doin' in the Congo?,
Look like cows but they're water buffaloes,
Ropin' and a ridin' in the Watusi rodeo.....
-Guadalcanal Diary
Please see my response #293.
Geez, I just made a comment. Get over yourself.
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Orisinal Games:
The Orisinal website has a great collection of Flash games with very simple mechanics that can be copied. http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/
I especially recommend Winter Bells, A Daily Cup of Tea, Bugs, and Hold the Rope!
The Wikipedia entry for video game clones also lists some ideas.
UPDATE: If you'd like to make some more advanced games, I highly recommend you watch the talk Juice it or lose it - a talk by Martin Jonasson & Petri Purho on some simple tweaks and tricks that turn a simple pong game into a really polished looking pong game.
Games from "Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python" and "Making Games with Python & Pygame" books:
These games are described in these free Python programming books and their source code is available. However, you can make your own variants.
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Variations: Have enemies fall at different rates and be different sizes. Have enemies fall from more than one side of the game. Have power up pickups that grant invulnerability for a while, slow down bad guys, give the player a temporary "reverse bad guys" power, etc.
This game is covered in Chapter 20 of "Invent with Python"
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Description: A board full of overturned cards. There is a pair for each card. The player flips over two cards. If they match, then they stay overturned. Otherwise they flip back. The player needs to overturn all the cards in the fewest moves to win.
Variations: Provide "hints" in the form of four possible matching cards after the player flips the first one. Or, quickly overturn groups of cards at the beginning of the game.
This game is covered in Chapter 1 of "Making Games with Python & Pygame"
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The bucket list
Robin Brownlee
January 29 2009 03:51PM
The morning after the night before at Rexall Place didn't provide the puke-inducing bag skate many fans of the Edmonton Oilers, not to mention some players, expected from coach Craig MacTavish today.
In that regard, the Oilers -- still shame-faced after the humiliating stain on the franchise that was a 10-2 loss to the 1957 Montreal Canadiens, I mean the 2009 Buffalo Sabres -- were spared the need to reach for the bucket, even if those who pay the freight weren't afforded the same courtesy Tuesday.
What MacTavish didn't do in rehashing the worst home defeat in franchise history with a stench still hanging in the air was sugar-coat the abomination or take issue with fans who jeered his team.
At least the Sabres gave the faithful what they wanted, answering chants of "We want 10, We want 10 " by putting up double digits, capping 60 minutes of buffing their boots on Oiler backsides with a shorty.
Got a problem with that, MacT?
"Our fans, I give them a lot of credit," said MacTavish. "They're very appropriate in their reactions. When they're unhappy, they're good hockey fans, they know the game and they know the expectations.
"They don't fly off the handle prematurely. I thought last night, they weren't bad. They weren't as bad as what it could have been. We deserved it all."
But coach, "We want 10?"
"We would have joined in the chorus, too," MacTavish said of the coaching staff, trying to lighten things a bit. "We were disappointed, too. They were very appropriate in their commentary."
The saying goes that the first step in solving a problem is admitting there is one. Maybe so, but I'm not sure the Oilers deserve that much credit, given how the Chicago Blackhawks waltzed into town not so long ago and drubbed them 9-2. That said, MacTavish faced every question.
"I don't feel compelled to say anything, other than we'll be better, which isn't a stretch," said MacTavish when asked what he'd like to say to fans.
Revenge of the nerds
Tuesday's "debacle of monumental proportions" was like watching a schoolyard bully yank a kid out of algebra class by the pocket protector, drag him down the hall to the boys washroom, shove his head in the toilet and flush until his arm got tired.
At some point, even the nerd decides he's had enough and fights back, even if it's to no avail and the bully throws in a Stanfield's-stretching wedgie for good measure. Where was the fight from the Oilers? And, no, Craig Rivet accidentally getting kicked in the groin by Dustin Penner doesn't count.
What part of getting embarrassed by the Blackhawks Dec. 16 didn't the Oilers understand? I know it wouldn't have changed anything, but, failing salvaging some pride by coming out and winning the third period, doesn't somebody have to get punched in the mouth or two-handed?
At some point, doesn't somebody, anybody, say, "I'm not going to take this. I've had enough?" Apparently not.
"At that point, what's it going to prove?" said Sheldon Souray. "You're already getting embarrassed. We don't need to embarrass ourselves further. We were getting beat fair and square on the score board."
I've got all the respect in the world for Souray, who at least took a hack at a Buffalo forward in front of clay pigeon Jeff Deslauriers in frustration, but I disagree.
Until last night, it was fair to argue Chicago was a one-off, but to sit back and watch the Sabres light it up virtually unmolested?
Sorry, call me Scribe-osaurus-Rex, but somebody needs to get poked in the nose when it's 7-1 or 8-1 or 10-2.
"We were getting humbled and humiliated by that team," Souray said. "I think we would've embarrassed ourselves had we taken the game to a different landscape. I just don't think it would have served a purpose."
Now what?
- With a three-game winning streak and their tidy 5-1 roll done, the Oilers have to gather themselves and face the Minnesota Wild, who'll arrive Friday eyeball-to-eyeball in Western Conference standings. Both teams are 24-20-3 for 51 points, but Minnesota sits seventh and the Oilers eighth based on goal-differential. Not to worry, the Oilers always light up Nicklas Backstrom like a cheap cigar...
- Expect MacTavish to go back to Dwayne Roloson against the Wild despite his shaky start against Buffalo (three goals on eight shots).
- GM Steve Tambellini and president of hockey operations Kevin Lowe took in today's marathon practice, which ran about one hour and 45 minutes and included a break to re-flood the ice. Both looked on for most of the session, with each stepping out occasionally to answer the phone -- no doubt lots of GMs out there are calling to help them out.
- The next six games are particularly important to the Oilers playoff hopes. In order, they'll face Minnesota, Nashville, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit and the Wild again.
-- Listen to Robin Brownlee every Thursday from 4 to 6pm on Just A Game with Jason Gregor on TEAM 1260.
January 29 2009, 08:44AM
Greg MC wrote:
It looks like Coach doesn't have a clue about how the team will perform day to day.
A little unfair. No coach in the league today would bet his salary against his team winning that night (Rick Tocchet doesn't count). While there are good teams and bad teams in the NHL, the talent spread isn't as wide as people like to think. Parity and the salary cap have ensured that any team of professionals in this league can beat any other night to night. If you want to win at this level, you have to show up with every one of your guys ready to play hard. One unfinished check or one puck that you fail to clear out of the zone can spell the difference.
MacT can't promise wins. He can and should promise that his team will show up and work their ass off next game. Show me where he's said that he's not sure that will happen.
January 29 2009, 08:59AM
RobinB wrote:
The Oilers took Hemsky 13th and Pittsburgh took Armstrong 21st.
Dodged a bullet there.
@ OB: I usually am a Moreau supporter but out of all of the Oilers I at least expected him to get a little pissed off and show some emotion during Buffalo's practice the other night. He'll take a stupid slashing penalty at a bad time in a close game but he doesn't even make an effort to throw a body check or push a guy away from the net after a whistle? His comments after the game weren't as surprising as his lack of emotion. There used to be a tangible level of pride with being an Oiler and I'm just not seeing it lately. It's disappointing and frustrating.
All I wanna know is where is the "PRIDE"???????
I didn't see any.
Does anyone else have a sick feeling in their stomach about friday's game against the wild? I think monday was more detrimental than just "the worst home loss in FRANCHISE HISTORY". As an outside observer, it feels like the locker room chemistry suffered a major hit. I just hope they can get motivated to play for each other tomorrow. And I sure hope the fans show up in their corner because we need all the help we can get right now!
Milli wrote:
All I wanna know is where is the "PRIDE"??????? I didn't see any.
We will see what if any pride this team has Friday, if they come out like bulls in a china shop great BUT if they come out throw a little hit here and a little hit there I will be looking for answers somewhere. They must come out and set the pace of the game Mac NEEDS to get at the Boogieman right off the start, The Captain NEEDS to man up and throw a friggen hit, Cole should try and play with BOTH hands on his stick, and the D well try to stop some cross ice passes to give the goalies a chance, This is a middle of the road team, there are only 3 teams in the west that are pulling away the rest will battle it out till the end.
shakey wrote:
I usually am a Moreau supporter but out of all of the Oilers I at least expected him to get a little pissed off and show some emotion during Buffalo's practice the other night.
Last year when Moreau came back from the broken ankle I really thought that he did a fantastic job at injecting the needed emotion and leadership into the room through the right kind of physical play. I was thinking that if this was what he brought as the new captain then the team is in good hands.
What he brought last year in his 25 games just hasn't translated to this year though. I know that some of the stats they record are unreliable at best but given that they are the only ones available it's all we have.
Gregor has made mention of Moreau taking aggressive penalties and that those aren't necessarily a bad thing. Looking outside the minor penalties I find it interesting that in comparing the first half of this year and his 25 games from last year his hits per game is down by .4 and he has 1 less fighting major in almost twice as many games as last year.
He isn't nearly as aggressive this year on a team that needs a guy to play that way more than ever before.
Milli wrote:
All I wanna know is where is the "PRIDE"??????? I didn't see any.
I don't really care how much jam or emotion they have at the practice... or what they say with a Micrphone in their face.
The test of their pride and jam will be on Friday. If they go down to the Wild without a fight, then I will get on my soapbox and condemn them.
Until then I reserve judgement about their reaction to this thumping.
@ swany: You beat me to the punch.
I think the things I hear people saying have alot to do with the compete or emotional level that our team performs at.
I have heard MacT say numerous times, "Don't let your highs get too high and your lows get too low."
I think that might be part of the problem?
What is worng with smashing your body into the glass when you score a goal or breaking your stick over the crossbar when you get scored against?
It is funny how the television brodcasts always show MacT after we get scored on now. MacT better be getting paid a sponsorship deal from Disani. Every time we get scored on they show MacT calmly taking a sip of Dasini and showing no emotion what so ever!!!
Maybe if the coach showed a little intensity and fire - our players would follow suit???
Ender the Dragon wrote:
Greg MC wrote: It looks like Coach doesn't have a clue about how the team will perform day to day. A little unfair. No coach in the league today would bet his salary against his team winning that night (Rick Tocchet doesn't count). While there are good teams and bad teams in the NHL, the talent spread isn't as wide as people like to think. Parity and the salary cap have ensured that any team of professionals in this league can beat any other night to night. If you want to win at this level, you have to show up with every one of your guys ready to play hard. One unfinished check or one puck that you fail to clear out of the zone can spell the difference. MacT can't promise wins. He can and should promise that his team will show up and work their ass off next game. Show me where he's said that he's not sure that will happen.
Pardon my wording. I don't expect guarantees on wins, just effort. My opinion, right or wrong, is that a majority of Edmonton Oiler players want a coaching change.
@ rindog: That look on Mac T's face after we get scored against is like finger nails on a blackboard for me.
The coach should not have to motivate the team. It comes from the core leadership of the vets which maybe where the issue lies. Staois, Moreau, Pisani, Horcoft, Hemmer have been here as long as MacT. Anyone think maybe THEY have lost the room? Still think Souray would be the best choice for captain.
January 29 2009, 01:13PM
MacT needs a bagskate more than anyone else.
I can't stand hearing or even looking at him anymore, his post game talks with his witty intellect blended with his dry and sarcastic sense of humor.
He's just an idiot and I'm sick of him running this team period.
Of course the players aren't helping his or anyone's (including their own) case for that matter, but really... I just can't wait for the moment this guy is gone from the team FOREVER. Haha
@ Kevin:
It is the coach that decides who the leaders of the team are.
When the coach decides to make supporting players (except Hemsky) the leaders - he is indirectly responsible for the identity (or lack thereof) for the team.
Without question, Souray was the best choice for captain at the time - but MacT would never allow a proven (2-time allstar) come in and be a leader. He would need to make sure he had his type of guys put into the roles, that they are not capable of.
It's one thing to sit and face the media time and time again after disappointing performances, etc. Our leaders need to take the bull by the horns and actually DO something on the ice (like Hemsky did his first 2 games back).
The problem is - the guys that MacT has chosen to be the leaders DO NOT have that ability...
January 29 2009, 05:07PM
Let me know if any of you agree with this:
Players to keep and players to trade or just waive
PLAYERS TO KEEP(not included goalies)
1.Hemsky, Cogs, Souray, Lubo, Gags, Brodziac, maybe Gilbert
LOSER SONG NOT A HIT WITH OILERS . . . I think the Loser Song the Calgary radio station churned out to the Kinks "Lola" after the Sabres sliced and diced the Good Guys is pretty funny and well done, but the Oilers don't agree. While Jason Gregor and I were on the air today, we played the song and had a good laugh over it. Hey, if the Flames got lit up that bad and somebody here came up with a parody that slick, I'd laugh at it, too. Not long after, we got a call from producer Will Fraser at TEAM 1260 and he told us Allan Watt, the Oilers vice-president of communications and broadcast, had phoned to complain and that he'd also contacted several other stations demanding they not play it. Last time I checked, the Oilers didn't have a rightsholder agreement with Astral Media and have no right to try to dictate what goes on the air at TEAM 1260 and other Astral stations. Strike another blow for the Department of No Fun.
January 29 2009, 08:33PM
@ RobinB:
Holy crap that is beyond belief. It's like this kid I went to school with in elementary. His Mom called my Mom one time and told her to make our crew of buddies stop picking on her kid and his friends. Know what we did the next day? Rumbled with her kid and his weiner friends.
Just you wait for tomorrow Alan Watt.
@ RobinB:
So does that mean you guys have to stop playing it?
This reminds of a time when Patrick Roy still played for Colorado.
The Oilers brass got all bent out of shape when Colorado designed a set play from a faceoff in their own zone (when the Oilers had their goalie pulled for the extra attacker) so they could try to get Roy an empty net goal.
The Oilers claimed it was disrespectful,etc.
I say if the oppostion is that weak - why not try something like that. We deserved it!!!!
My father always told me,if you don't want to lose (and be embarrased), PLAY BETTER!!!!!
@ rindog: I don't know who'll play the song and who won't. That's bickering between guys wearing suits that I don't get involved with. It just seems very thin-skinned. No?
The game is won and lost on the ice. Getting indignant enough to start calling radio stations and trying to lean on them over a gag song seems a little over-sensitive.
@ RobinB:
I agree totally!
If nothing else the song is a wake-up call (as if it was needed) to the organization that all is not roses in OIL COUNTRY.
You don't win the Stanley Cup by winning 5 of 6 in January.
You're right! The Oilers management should be more concerned with the product on the ice. If they don't want to be fun of (off the ice) - PLAY BETTER!!!!
January 29 2009, 09:24PM
I thought that sopng was hilarious and ironic. Ironic in a sense that it is a parady done about a team that is a parady of an NHL team. Our team is a joke, that song is a joke, both are equally laughable for all the wrong reasons.
January 29 2009, 09:26PM
Do the Oilers really expect to shut down The Fan 960 from playing this bit? It was a very well done piece of comedy (as is alot of the bits they do), and for the Oilers to react this negatively makes me question this organization moreso than a 10-2 spanking.
January 29 2009, 09:41PM
Jas in Red Deer wrote:
Do the Oilers really expect to shut down The Fan 960 from playing this bit?
Quiet you illiterate flame fan fool. Go back and read Robin's post again...
** Pause **
No that you read it again you can clearly see the Oilers were trying to stop Team 1260 from playing the song, an EDMONTON radio station, not the Calgary station that started to play it. Now I doubt the Oilers can truely stop any station from playing it, but they don't think they are god like enough to boss around Calgary stations.
Now Jas, go back to reading your comic books and wishing your ears were as big as Robin Regehr's. But thanks for reading the site.
@ RobinB:
Any truth to the rumor that MacT is thinking of using Gilbert on the wing on the PP?
I haven't even heard parody yet so I can't comment on the song specifically. But I do find it ironic and embarrassing that the strongest reaction from any Oiler over their spanking from Buffalo comes from the guy who overlooks the Media Relations department. How weak!
January 29 2009, 10:18PM
Hockey Gods wrote:
Now Jas, go back to reading your comic books and wishing your ears were as big as Robin Regehr's. But thanks for reading the site.
Holy Crap Hockey Gods. Bring the thunder! I like that kind of talk. Spicy!
The Oilers had the Zamboni block the CBC truck after Crawford told the straight dirt on the ice conditions at Rexalls.
So, crap like this doesn't surprise me in the least.
The Oilers have long been super sulks.
p.s - a quick google search reminded me of some of Watt's foot to mouthing such as calling out Pronger on the crib burn fiasco and the banishment of certain bloggers from the Rex. Now he's calling radio stations and crying about songs. WEAK!!
January 29 2009, 11:36PM
And this organization wonders why its considered a joke throughout the league?? I think thats a question for our fair reporters/radio guys to ask "So Kevin, considering free agents would rather play in Bangladesh than play for your team, what do you think about your media relations people acting like school yard bullies? Dont you think that reflects on your management team?"
January 30 2009, 12:26AM
"It's like Communism here..."
-Mike Comrie
January 30 2009, 12:34AM
Wanye Gretz wrote:
Just you wait for tomorrow Alan Watt.
Good call Wanye you sexy beast.
January 30 2009, 01:21AM
The Fan 960 is going to absolutely LOVE that they got under the skin of Oilers management. The whole point of making the song is to get attention. Rather than just letting the fire die down, the Oilers themselves just threw on a bucket of gasoline.
@ nullterm:
No kidding - like Moreau said if they win nobody has REALLY negative things to say. Getting beat 10-2 you will get a bit of ribbing. Mr Watt is over the top.
I think you 'Stauffer Haters' get it now. He can't be old bob, he has to be vanilla Bob. My guess is that is part of the reason he is working for the Oilers now...
Wow, I can see Oiler's management not being too happy with that little ditty, but they should be more focused about fixing the problems with the team than external shots to the organization. Look in the mirror, boys! Who in management is accountable right now to the ticket purchasers?
January 30 2009, 08:05AM
BUCK75 wrote:
@ nullterm: He can't be old bob, he has to be vanilla Bob.
How about Chocolate Bob, or Neapolitan... is it too early for ice cream?
@ OvenChicken8:
It's never to early for a trip to DQ.
I heard the song on my way home from work yesterday on Gregor's show. I thought it was pretty clever and funny. Big deal, someone else is picking on the Oilers because they got their ass handed to them. Boo Hoo!! I know very little about this Watt but he seems like a real whiner, even if this was the first time he tried to 'control' the message, which I understand it isn't.
You're the media relations guy and you should be trying to put a positive spin on the sh*t-show the other night. Have some fun with it because you look like a douche right now. If you can't laugh at yourself...get out of the way because someone else will.
One simple way of not having that song played or even made up, SHOW UP FOR THE FRIGGEN GAMES, if they stink tonight I hope the guy in the booth plays it, that would be priceless.
January 30 2009, 10:35AM
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Skip to comments.Kerry/Edwards Voted Against Funding the Hunt for Bin Laden
Posted on 10/06/2004 3:35:41 PM PDT by Go Gordon
All along the campaign trail Kerry and Edwards have complained about the "$200 billion" being spent in Iraq. Kerry and Edwards have also complained that the Bush administration "took its eye off the ball in Afghanistan and the hunt for Bin Laden by going to Iraq".
In the debate last night, VP Cheney slapped down Edwards' allegation that the US was spending $200 billion in Iraq by pointing out that the $187 billion appropriation (I'm sure everyone remembers this one - its the one that Kerry vote for, before he voted against it) included $60 billion to fund our efforts in the WOT in Afghanistan.
Cheney also remarked that Kerry and Edwards voted for the war, but against the funding for the troops. However, the real gotcha in the Kerry/Edwards' position is that in not voting for the $187 billion, THEY VOTED AGAINST funding the efforts in Afghanistan - including efforts to capture/kill Bin Laden.
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Moreover, in the debate last night, Edwards made a specific effort to inform the viewers that he was in favor of, and approved of the war in Afghanistan. But what does it say about Edwards that he approved of the war in Afghanistan, but voted (along with Kerry) against the funding of continued efforts to fight the remnants of the Taliban, Al Quaeda and insurgents?
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But I do think that the more serious question going forward is, what are we going to do? I mean, we have three different countries that, while they all present serious problems for the United States -- they're dictatorships, they're involved in the development and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- you know, the most imminent, clear and present threat to our country is not the same from those three countries. I think Iraq is the most serious and imminent threat to our country. And I think they -- as a result, we have to, as we go forward and as we develop policies about how we're going to deal with each of these countries and what action, if any, we're going to take with respect to them, I think each of them have to be dealt with on their own merits. And they do, in my judgment, present different threats. And I think Iraq and Saddam Hussein present the most serious and most imminent threat.
got a working link on this?
Sounds like Kerry.
Yes, sir.
Not George W. Bush or Dick Cheney.
Yes I noticed that "little" tidbit too. The lack of coverage on this is further evidence of the ignorant leftist MSM.
Cheney brought many great points out yesterday like the non-funding. Notice, the media is ignoring it today with the exception of Limbaugh and Hannity.
The RNC PR team could do a better job, as well.
At least I had the right team...lol
When did he say this?
The MSM is not ignorant. They are not covering the news against Kerry on purpose. They know exactly what they are doing, in undermining our country.
I know that its been pointed out before that Kerry/Edwards voted against the $187 Billion, but nobody has pointed out that this funding also included the WOT in Afghanistan. It would destroy Kerry if laid out properly by Bush Friday night and the major networks will be force to comment on it afterwards.
I agree, they have made the point about the supplies for the troops, now they need to hit the Afganistan point....hard.
$187b? You mean $87b, Mr. Author...
Did they point out the funding votes with regard to funding the efforts in Afghanistan? If not, which Freeper has an inside connection with Sean and/or Rush?
Ofcourse they are ignorant (uninformed or unaware). They probably don't have a clue as to where the money is being spent.
I don't think so. I think it was a total of $187 BILLION. $60 Billion was for Afghanistan. Of the remaining $127 Billion, a large chunk was for re-construction. Thats what Cheney was pointing out when he mentioned the contributions from other countries: $14 Billion in pledges for the war, the cost of other countries military efforts which they are eating, and the huge amount of forgiven Iraqi debt (I forget the total, but I thought it was $60-80 Billion.
My point is that the networks NEVER covered that issue last night or today.
Hmmmmm. Interesting . . .
Dang...sure makes me wish I hadn't been suspended from DU (for asking for a link to the party platform!!!). I sure would love to post that one!
Actually, you are right....they are ignorant of facts, but facts aren't what they are after, unless it hurts Republicans.
Very true
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Waked A, Khoueiry G, Dunne E, Smith M, Lafferty J, Goldman M, Geara A, Maarouf O, AbiRached J, Ayoub I, El Charabatty, El-Sayegh S. High Fiber Diet and Coronary Artery Disease in Hemodialysis Patients. - Abstract presentation 15th Congress Renal Nutrition & Metabolism 2010, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 24-27, 2010.
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Maarouf O, Geara A, Ayoub I, Shtaynberg N, AbiRached J, Rizk S, Israel E, Samarneh M, El Sayegh S, Kleiner M. Correlation between glycated hemoblobin and mean plasma glucose in hemodialysis patients. - Poster presentation ASN Renal Week 2009, 10/31/09, San Diego, CA.
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I was helping with a labor and birth several years ago. I'll call the couple Adam and Eve. They were working well together. Labor was advancing and the contractions were getting stronger.
It was part of Eve's birth plan to use an epidural for pain management. Between contractions, Eve let me know that she still wanted an epidural — but not quite yet.
Adam was puzzled and asked Eve why she didn't get the epidural now since she knew she wanted it. Eve and I looked at each other and I finally told Adam that he really wouldn't be able to understand it.
Eve had set a goal for herself about when she would get the epidural. She might not have shared that goal with anyone. It was her personal target — what she wanted to achieve during this labor and birth. It was important to her for a reason that she couldn't put into words.
Eve will carry this birth story for the rest of her life. You'll carry your birth story, too. It'll shape you in ways you might not have imagined.
Your birth story will also earn you positive strokes from other women, from grandmothers and aunts to friends and strangers. You'll experience a certain amount of admiration when you describe the 10-pound baby born without an epidural — and an equal amount of sympathy when you tell the tale of the 36-hour labor with an epidural that didn't work followed by a C-section or stitches out the wazoo. And believe me, other women know where the wazoo is!
If you've given birth, you're likely to have an understanding of those things that are unsaid during labor — such as why Eve wanted to wait for her epidural. I don't say this to disrespect men. I believe that sharing in the birth process changes them, too. I'm afraid I just understand women better.
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I was a forceps delivered baby who is now 39 years old.I was told when I was young I had muscle spasms.damage to the right side of my head happened during birth .this resulted in every type of seizure know to exist,which with only some of the best specialist doctors in the world which we have at st.Vincent's and brain surgery has helped fix ? Who will ever really know, so make up your own mind ,would you want to live with a major brain malfunction
I had a pretty normal pregnancy, I loved it. But then I was 9 days over due when I went in for the first gel at 8am on a saturday, was in pain all day went back for 2nd gel at 8pm. Then come sunday morning went back to hospital to be induced. By 7pm they were going to send me home for not dilating much then my water broke and I finally got to 10cm. I pushed hard for over an hr with no progress baby's hrt rt increased and I had a fever so I had a csection. That went fine its what happened next that didnt go so well. After they got baby out (3:57am mon)they started to work on getting my uterus to contract back down it wouldnt. They worked on me for 2hrs injecting me with the max they could of anything they could to help with no success I had lost a 1&1/2ltrs of blood and the dr looked over the drape and said they have to do hysterectomy so I was put out. I woke up to find out the dr that came in did B-lynch compression suture instead to save the uterus. Long story short I ended up with endometriosis, infection in uterus & incision a hematoma under incision, bled for over 9mnths straight after and now its been over 2yrs and I'm still in major pain in the uterus and the drs wont do a hysterectomy or scopes to see how much scar tissue damage there is and tell us not sure if it would be safe to have another baby. Lets just say its been an emotional/painful rollercoaster ride for 2yrs and we dont have any answers as to why. But our baby is happy and healthy so thats the main
This is my 3rd baby and with the other 2 I didn't wear any kind of support or post-partum support, anything, no wraps, nothing and I can remember being somewhere with my son when he was like a week old and someone asked me oh you're due again with your other baby? and it was horrifying so with this baby I swore that it wouldn't happen and with the postpartum girdle I purchased, it did not happen. My boy is 3 months old and I still wear it. If I'm going to go out and do something or I want to make sure that I look nice and skinny, I put it on. The first 2 months that I had it I wore it constantly day and night. And i can tell you within probably the 1st week of wearing it, I was post-natally a week out, probably where I was with my kids 3 months out, in terms of aesthetically the way that I looked. I mean, it really really really saved my life and really sucked my stomach in. I had a natural birth and using a postpartum girdle works. That's all I can say, it works and people were amazed with the results. My husband is always like "Babe you're looking great", this is awesome. So I highly recommend this to any new moms. I'm just so happy about the speed of my postpartum recovery. I love the one without the zipper on the side, it's super easy to get on, it's comfortable, you can wear it for long periods of time and helps with support, helps with everything and most importantly, it gives you confidence.
With my oldest daughter, the first 8 months of the pregnancy were great,other than struggling with the heat and humidity in Virginia! Around the 9th month,every time she moved she had me almost doubled over in pain! The doctor said that because I didn't have much fluid not only were her movements restricted, but I would feel EVERY one of them! As long as it wasn't a constant pain, all was good. Coming into my 38th week, we faced a huge move,from Virginia to Washington state. My doctor gave me special permission to fly,as he did not want me to go into labor in the middle of nowhere,crossing the country. That was the WORST flight experience I have ever had! It felt like I had a severe cold,and my side was constantly in pain. I had an appointment with the family doctor in WA an hour after I landed, and he said I did have a cold,but everything looked fine. 40 weeks: 3 days after my due date, my water broke @ 9:50am. In bed. I'm sure many of you know that feeling! At the hospital my labor was progressing normally. When the pain was getting really bad,I asked for an epidural. My doctor said no,he doesn't believe in them!!Don't you think that is something that he might have told me when we discussed the birthing plan?! So all I was able to get for pain relief was some Demoral. Didn't even take the edge off! She was born at 10:20pm, was blue/black as the cord was wrapped around her neck. With the aid of several dr's, she came back and is a wonderful, obnoxious teenager now!!!
My first was a planned home birth. My water broke on a Thursday night, contractions got stronger, my midwife came to check on my Friday morning. I had not dilated so she manually dilated me to 1cm. I labored the rest of the day and finally having contractions every 2 minutes called for my midwife to come again. She came and stayed the night with me. She and my husband never left my side. When I was ready for her to check my progression I was still 1cm! I got in the bathtub for about 5 hours to try and relax because I was having contractions more than 2 minutes apart. Finally Saturday morning she checked one last time, I was only 1.5cm and my cervix was swelling from the baby's head repeatedly hitting and not getting anywhere. At this point I had conceided to going to the hospital as I was utterly exhausted (36 hours!). The car trip was excruciating and when I got to the hospital I got a (compasionate)epidural and took a few hours to nap. I woke up refreashed and ready to go! The nurses checked me frequently (at least 8 times in the 8 hours I was there). I dilated to 4cm within a couple hours, and after a total of 44 hours of labor I felt a different pressure and said, " I think it's time," and my son was born after 2 solid pushes.
17 months later I went into labor with my daughter when my water broke again. 4 hours of good strong contractions, 6 minutes of pushing, she was born in a birth pool in my kitchen and we cuddled in bed all night together. Amazi
Cindy that is a terrific story. Many women do not enjoy pregnancy at all. My sister was one who hated pregnancy but labored quickly and delivered without any issues. The babies always made up for the awful labor. Thanks for sharing your story.
My Story Part II
My second daughter was born 2 years and 4 months after the first. The pregnancy was very similar to the first, EXCEPT this time I was sick from 5 weeks to 14! I never dreamt it was possible to be even sicker than I was the first time. I also lost 20 lbs and then only regained 20 during the pregnancy so was very thin on the rest of my body. Months 4 - 6 were not too bad, months 7 - 9 were awful but no more 18 hours of sleep per day, I had a 2 year old to look after! In a sense it made it better because I was forced to carry on no matter how awful I was feeling. I also forced myself to stay more positive.
Again the birth was very easy, labor and delivery were over within about 6 hours, when I arrived at the hospital, not even sure if I was in labor, I was already open 6 :) ! This time they put me directly into the Birthing Room and the baby was born not long after (I had already decided against an epidural). She had the cord around her neck several times but thankfully with skilled midwives and doctors everything went smoothly. This time the baby weighed 3.9 kilos which is considered HUGE here! Still no stiches this time either, our God is full of tender compassions and mercies. Again I was so full of positive energy after not enjoying the pregnancy one bit. My advice to pregnant women: stay positive, expect pain in delivery, you can't even imagine the joy you will have after giving birth to your baby: truly a gift from God. And, share your story!
2 weeks from being 24, I gave birth to my first baby, a girl weighing 3.580 K, which is considered a very good sized baby here. I was at 42 weeks, they used gel to soften the cervix and from there it proceeded like a normal labor and delivery. Labor started at about 1:30 in the morning, I slept until 4:00am, then was woken up with contractions getting a little more intense. This being my first baby, the midwives thought there was no rush but pretty soon I was '10' and I could finally push. She was born at 6:03am, in the Birth Prep room (no time to go to the birthing room or have an epidural) no complications whatsoever. I didn't even need stiches! It was only God's mercy that everything went so well and I have a healthy and normal little girl. However ... the pregnancy was HELL. I was totally SICK from 7 - 13 weeks, I vomitted several times a day, I lost 20lbs in 6 weeks. During the pregnancy I only regained the 20lbs so I was quite thin on the rest of my body. Months 4 - 6 were okay, not sick anymore and not so big I could still manouvre. Months 7 - 9 were terrible, my tummy was huge (I'm short so the baby had nowhere else to go but out), I slept 18 hours a day, had terrible leg pains, dizzy spells, was very depressed, even suicidal. I HATE PREGNANCY but giving birth was so easy by comparison, by the time she was born I had so much positive energy I felt like I could have cleaned the hospital from top to bottom and looked after all the other babies in the ward!!
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Hispanic and millennial marketing messaging will continue to make huge gains in brands' budgets. Domino's and Pizza Patron are ahead of this trend with bilingual campaigns, websites, mobile apps, etc. There will also be a greater focus on millennial-friendly programming such as Funny or Die, Comedy Central and MTV.
Mobile and tablet technologieswill continue to accelerate at a staggering pace, with QR codes, augmented reality and robust ordering apps taking center stage. Brands will start to see a bigger percentage of orders coming from the mobile space and as a result, carry out orders will increase from people on the go. Also, the mobile payments industry is expected to account for $670 billion worth of global transactions by 2015, and the fast-paced pizza segment could find an opportunity in this market. Sit-down establishments will continue to add tablets for tableside ordering and payment.
Top your own/fast casual conceptswill take off. Already a growing subsegment of the pizza and fast casual spaces, brands such as Pie Five Pizza Co., Uncle Maddio's and Top That! are poised for rapid growth as customers demand being in control of their food.
Competition will be intensified as the bigger players jockey for market share in international markets, and as smaller chains expand their domestic footprint. Domino's is expanding in new markets such as Nigeria, Germany and Macedonia, while Papa John's has an international pipeline of about 1,500 units planned within the next six years, and Pizza Hut is growing in Canada, Africa and Thailand. Papa Murphy's is planning 100-plus new U.S. stores in 2013. Retail and c-store brands are also stepping up their pizza offerings, adding to the competition.
Digital menu boards will become the rule rather than the exception across the restaurant industry, as the technology's cost starts to come down, and as chains prepare for the Obamacare provision that mandates the display of nutritional information.
Online and social media marketing will continue to pick up. Expect brands to crowdsource their social network for menu ideas, use fan photos and quotes for marketing messages, jump into newer channels such as Pinterest and Instagram, and pick up the frequency of social promotions. Also, expect more brands to add Facebook ordering options so customers don't have to leave the popular site to order a pizza. NPD Group reported that 6 percent of restaurant visits in Q1 2012 were influenced by online marketing, with that influence expected to increase. NPD Analyst Bonnie Riggs said, "It's no longer a question of if online marketing should be a part of a restaurant operator's overall marketing plan; it's a must-have."
Customer convenience demands will require some new operational efforts. Services such as catering will increase, pizzerias will add drive-thrus and some will even add more hours, like expanding into the breakfast daypart. Uncle Maddio's, Detroit Style Pizza Co. and Rosati's recently added catering, for example. Pizza Patron introduced a new drive-thru model while CiCi's is increasing its carry out footprint. Pie Five Pizza Co. just debuted its breakfast menu, while Domino's has been testing breakfast in the Dayton, Ohio, market.
Protests over low wages (and the right to form a union) in the restaurant industry will spread into markets beyond New York and Chicago. This movement is just getting started, and we anticipate it to pick up speed in 2013 as the minimum wage rate remains stagnant.
Commodity pressureswill continue to be a concern, particularly as wheat and cheese prices increase.
Obamacare costswill also be a concern, as well as a possible deterrent for operators wanting to expand their footprint and technology platforms.
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At least four individuals were arrested Monday in police sweeps of Grass Valley and its homeless camps.
Monday marked the first day of the Grass Valley Police Department's sweeps of known homeless refuges that are expected to continue over the coming days, said GVPD Cpt. Rex Marks.
"Our intent is to go to the areas where they are known to congregate or camp," Marks said. "The intent is to make contact with as many as possible as fast as possible."
Nicholas Bell and Richard Potter were arrested at a homeless camp on East Bennett Street on warrants in Monday's sweeps, according to Sgt. Alex Gammelgard.
"If we find criminals with outstanding matters before the court, our intention is to bring them before the court," Marks said.
Two individuals, Michael Madonna and Edward Stephenson, described as homeless, were also arrested in downtown Grass Valley on warrants, Gammelgard said.
"We are sensitive to the fact that not all homeless are problematic," said Chief John Foster at a meeting with business owners Friday.
"But if you are one of the ones that is spoiling it for everyone, you need to move on."
However, Foster noted that evicting homeless people can result in them simply moving into another jurisdiction. Foster said he hoped the sweeps would encourage problematic transients to vacate the community altogether.
Officers' first priority in the sweeps is to connect individuals to available services, Marks said.
"Taking individuals to jail is not the best answer," Marks said. "However, when there are services available, it is important for them to take advantage of those."
Officers also advised individuals they come across that there is a no-camping ordinance within the city's borders.
Working in tandem with the police department are members of Hospitality House, the area's leading shelter and services provider, as well as mental health professionals from the county, Marks said.
Nevada County has an estimated homeless population of more than 500 people, according to estimates of Hospitality House officials.
"We don't want to displace," Marks said. "We recognize there are homeless individuals that have no (alternative); however, at the same time, we have a number of homeless individuals involved in criminal activity."
Four officers will continue to sweep on a day by day basis, Marks said.
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Sale started their year with a workmanlike 16-8 Aviva Premiership victory over Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park on Friday.
Sale Sharks started their year with a workmanlike 16-8 win over Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park on Friday.
Tom Brady's first-half try was the difference as the Falcons' frustrating season continues.
Trailing by just five points at half-time, they failed to fight back and seal just their fourth win of the season.
Sale will feel they have had a strong season, with this win pushing them up to sixth position until Exeter and Leicester play over the weekend.
Newcastle's search for a league success continues, having not gained victory in a Premiership game since their triumph over London Irish in October.
After Phil Godman and Danny Cipriani had traded early penalties, they both then missed one apiece in a game of limited chances.
The game's first flash of quality resulted in a try for the visitors. The Sharks moved the ball from the left wing to the right with speed to find Brady on the overlap who skipped over for his second try of the season.
Falcons, the lowest scorers in the Aviva Premiership so far this season, managed to get a score for themselves soon after. Andy Saull was the man in possession when Newcastle drove over the line from a rolling maul.
Dean Richards' men went in five points behind after Cipriani's penalty on half time.
Sale were going in search of their sixth win of the season and looked good value for their lead.
The rain began to pour as the second-half kicked off. Unfortunately though, tries didn't. Dan Braid's sin-bin was the only notable talking point as the game ticked towards the hour mark.
Sale's chance to gain what could have been an unassailable lead was squandered when Cirpiani sent wide a kick from a fairly central position, as the second half looked more and more likely to end without a point being scored.
Cipriani's replacement, Nick Macleod, continued Newcastle's woes. His penalty ended any hopes of a Newcastle losing bonus-point.
The scorers:
For Newcastle:
Try: Saull
Pen: Godman
For Sale:
Try: Brady
Con: Cipriani
Pen: Cipriani 2, Macleod
Newcastle: 15 Alex Tait, 14 Noah Cato, 13 Danny Barnes, 12 Adam Powell, 11 Sinoti Sinoti, 10 Phil Godman, 9 Mike Blair, 8 Ally Hogg (c), 7 Andy Saull, 6 Mark Wilson, 5 Scott MacLeod, 4 Carlo del Fava, 3 Kieran Brookes, 2 Scott Lawson, 1 Rob Vickers.
Replacements: Replacements: 16 George McGuigan, 17 Franck Montanella, 18 Oliver Tomaszczyk, 19 Sean Tomes, 20 Richard Mayhew, 21 Warren Fury, 22 Rory Clegg, 23 James Fitzpatrick.
Sale: 15 Robert Miller, 14 Thomas Brady, 13 Jonny Leota, 12 Sammy Tuitupou, 11 Mark Cueto, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Dwayne Peel, 8 James Gaskell, 7 David Seymour, 6 Dan Braid (c), 5 Michael Paterson 4 Jonathan Mills, 3 Vadim Cobilas, 2 Thomas Taylor, 1 Ross Harrison.
Replacements: 16 Marc Jones, 17 Eifion Lewis-Roberts, 18 Henry Thomas, 19 Andrei Ostrikov, 20 Viliami Fihaki, 21 Will Cliff, 22 Nick Macleod, 23 Phil Mackenzie.
Referee: Andrew Small
Assistant referees: Kevin Stewart, Robin Goodliffe
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G by GUESS Hyderi Riding Boot
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Item # 255967
Kickstart your fall wardrobe with the G by GUESS Hyderi. This chic riding boot is right on trend and will carry you through the season in fierce style.
- Faux leather upper
- Buckle accents
- 14½" shaft height, inside zipper
- 14" calf circumference with inside stretch panel
- 1¼" stacked heel
- Synthetic sole
- Imported
- View more Women's G by GUESS Shoes
By: Chitownshu
Location: Chicago, IL
March 01, 2013
"Love the way these boots fit, look, feel...loved them enough to buy them in black and brown, however, they are not very well constructed. The zipper on my brown boot broke after only a few wears."
By: GreenEyesIrish
Location: North Carolina
January 07, 2013
Favorite Boots
"I own these in Brown and Black and LOVE them!!!! I found the calf on the brown pair to be slightly more narrow than the black pair, however they both fit, even with socks under them. They run true to size and I am sooo glad they have a zipper because I can't wear pull on riding boots (ie the SM Laurent). These are great!"
By: suzyq222
Location: Wisconsin
December 19, 2012
Great Comfy boot
"super comfy boot, and its great for everyday wear. My only complaint was the quality is not quite what i would expect some of the black part on the bottom was already coming off after only a few wears but overall i love these!"
By: MelissaAnn
Location: Madison heights
December 19, 2012
My Daughter LOVES her boots!
"I got these for my daughter for Christmas, but gave them to her early because they were so cute! She loves them! I was happy with the quality and the style was totally her! Very satisfied customer!"
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