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April 13, 2009: I Came Here to Kick Ass and Chew Bubblegum
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Mon. 4/13/09 12:00pm
Pearly Sweets:
Diddley! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:01pm
Jøe Steele:
First, boo ya. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:01pm
Jøe Steele:
Oh now I just feel silly. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:02pm
hola, liz! nice start ;) hi everyone! (hi pearly) no way to assert "firsts" here, js... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:03pm
This doesn't sound like Bo Diddley. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:05pm
This does sound like Bo Diddley. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:05pm
Liz B.:
Sorry everyone, couldn't resist. It will go a little further downhill before we come back up again! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:05pm
Pearly Sweets:
Oh you saucy minx! This is bringing up my day! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:06pm
Pearly Sweets:
Aloha, Gerardo! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:06pm
Now I'm intrigued. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:08pm
Jøe Steele:
Do your worst. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:08pm
How bout something from Snoop Dogg's "Doggystyle" | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:08pm
you've read "me mind", liz :D and then the powers talk about plagiarism... idiots! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:08pm
Sean Daily:
Not even close to first comment! Woo hoo! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:09pm
No, wait... "Paid tha Cost to Be that Boss" Because the dog paid the cost. And now he's the boss. Of dogs. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:10pm
Gotta have the shave-and-a-haircut beat. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:11pm
Sean Daily:
Is anyone else's Web stream skipping? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:12pm
My WMP is clear as a bell. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:13pm
still b/p:
WMP = White Man's Privilege? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:13pm
World Monkey Population | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:14pm
Pearly Sweets:
The playlist and the chat is going in and out of lag, but the audio is fine for me and my Willie Mays Pitch | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:14pm
"i want candy" versions?, i love this one (preparing some new material to send soon ;)) | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:15pm
Walter Mitty:
Perfection! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:16pm
Jay from Scotland:
Sublime | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:18pm
I'm missing something. Long may Eddie Grant wave. Up to about Electric Avenue. Which I still like. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:18pm
Wicked Marmoset Plasma. obviously. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:18pm
Walter Mondale's priest:
When malcontents post, wise men parry. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:20pm
Well, without Electric Avenue, where wouldst one rock down to? And then, from whence to take it higher? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:20pm
is this Tafo track from the 50s, 60s? - gorgeous! (cecile! :D) | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:21pm
Liz B.:
The Tafo track is from 1976, from a film called "Aj Da Badmash" | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:22pm
I have to agree with Cecile on that one. And no skipping here. AAC+ is sounding great on Foobar. And Foobar crushes the lame-o Warbly Mush Plank. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:23pm
I have been listening to the beta player because WIMP is being a bit of a bastage these days.. A little bit buggy, but the sound is amazing. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:24pm
that's exactly right, Joe. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:25pm
Mariposa means "butterfly" but, I found out recently, is also a slur. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:27pm
Agreed about the Wonderful Mongolian Pedestrian. But you gotta understand, I'm just a workin' for the Man. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:27pm
Liz B.:
Never heard of mariposa as a slur, maybe you are thinking "maricon"? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:27pm
thanx, liz! ;) - you can never derive recording dates from that kind of material in this song's case, the allusion is literal, joe great song! - r u dancing, cecile? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:27pm
Nope. Definitely a slur. Means the same thing, however. Don't ask me how I found out. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:28pm
Jøe Steele:
Holy crap, this is freaking awesome. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:28pm
Butterfly, as in "one who is not faithful". | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:29pm
Or likes Mariah Carey a lot. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:30pm
According to my high-school spanish teacher, 'mariposa' would be a butterfly, but also a term of certain abuse towards male humans who prefer the romantic company of other male humans. ... one of the few things retained in the memory from school... oh, and thursday was plastic square pizza day. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:30pm
liz, is this oorutaichi album out in the US?? haven't been able to find hard copies of his stuff anywhere! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:31pm
"maricón" is a strong word for gay males, literally meaning "poco hombre" your assertion is right,. carm, but I insist, in the case of the song it was literal your comment reminded me of ken's last marathon performance, cecile... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:33pm
Liz B.:
Apparently the Oorutaichi CD can be purchased at Other Music and/or CD Baby. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:33pm
i c the usage of "mariposa" BSI mentions is common in central america countries ;) | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:34pm
Liz B.:
Thanks for the slang lessons, Gerardo! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:35pm
lmao, gerardo! Don't tell me he did "vision of love"! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:35pm
Needs some reclamation - it's such a fun word to say. Wonderful cadence. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:35pm
Golly gosh, I can't believe that Prince Rama of Ayodha would rip off Bo Diddley the way he did on that last cut. A clever and subversive set, Ms. B | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:37pm
That very 1st track sounded more like King Khan or Mojo Nixon. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:41pm
Animal Planet:
WMP = When Mariposas Pounce! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:47pm
anytime, liz! ;) yes, cecile, ken sang 'vision of love', and i presume he was wearing some boobs that finally fell down or something (talking about maricones...) btw, when will those videos be on the blog, liz? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:52pm
Liz B.:
Yes, I hope those vids from the Marathon Finale will be up soon. Though I'm not so sure you want visions of Ken from that night! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:54pm
dc pat:
WHOA! Nice song title! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:55pm
a couple of girl friends of mine are regulars at a krsna temple here, and they say there are some jam moments when the guys playing instruments start mixing chants and mantras with their folk rhythms. that would explain the diddley -prince rama liaison ;) long live plunderphonics! and yes, liz, i want to see ken, and you with keili, and bethany, and brownyn and every hoof & mouther there! (i would've love watching bronwyn during her "pledge drive" trance! :D) | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:57pm
Great show Liz! I can actually listen in real time this week! K is loving Japan - wants to move. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 12:59pm
Liz B.:
Hey Lisa, good to hear from you and glad that Keili is having a blast in Japan! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:02pm
dc pat:
thee oh sees have such a killer guit sound... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:10pm
Now we're talking. Something about Thai/Viet pop that just grabs me. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:13pm
carm.. i've learned it's no use having expectations on 'fmu's playlists. this sense of permanent surprise is a plus no other station in the world has! :D | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:17pm
Gerardo, the name of my new band will be Permanent Surprise. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:19pm
cool, carm! - wanna hear that | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:19pm
dc pat:
does anybody else fined boingboing.net and their obsession w/ star wars-type crap a little too cute and fekkin annoying? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:22pm
Yeah, there's an Alvin and the Chipmunks vibe I can live without. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:24pm
i trust you liz. i'm happy to walk beside you thru this musical maze. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:25pm
i'm with u, p² | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:26pm
liz, do u have "elevar la producción" around, to mix it with MIS pals? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:27pm
That's not to say the show isn't sounding great. It is. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:30pm
WOW, this sucks...........Hi Liz and all! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:32pm
dc pat:
alright, guess it's just me then...sometimes it seems like "Xeni" and the gang need to grow up some | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:34pm
Popcorn. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:36pm
hi, d² more candies, liz? ;) so it's disco time starting... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:37pm
Liz B.:
I think this is the most discolicious song I have planned for the show today... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:38pm
yep - it's sexy and sensuous... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:41pm
Marshall Stacks:
Grandmaster Liz B. on the wheels of steel! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:41pm
Hi Gerardo, so Liz..........you PLANNED disco for the show today?? Hmmm, strange days indeed! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:43pm
Liz B.:
I'm no disco-hater. Last week I had an unplanned space disco escapade, to boot! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:45pm
Pearly Sweets:
Space disco escapade was wonderful! This song makes me think of the propellerheads, a group I haven't thought about for at least 10 years. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:46pm
yeah, great time indeed! - everybody dancin' around... "corn weenies on the ceiling"... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:47pm
Pearly Sweets:
I saw a pretty gnarly accident on the way to lunch (which made the lunch part go away) so I need more fun in my diet to take away the imagery! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:48pm
Pearly Sweets:
Also I have a question I've asked a few times, but no one has been able to provide an answer. So I'll see if this group knows. Is the first OCS album worth trying to track down? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:50pm
what is OCS? Or is it OhSees | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:53pm
Pearly Sweets:
OCS was the Ohsees before the were the ohsees. Their first four (five?) album | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:55pm
Afternoon y'all. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:55pm
Pearly Sweets:
It sounded like John doing folk music mixed with noise dirges. 2,3,& 4 are all pretty great. 5 was when they started going towards the current Thee Oh Sees sound. Then Sucks Blood came out which was the first one under The Ohsees... for like two albums? Then it changed to Thee Oh Sees. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:55pm
I have my tickets in MN. You don't have to like them. I like them enough for both of us, Liz. And probably this entire board. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 1:59pm
Pearly Sweets:
I wish the meatmen and dead milkmen would play together and just do versions of the "milkmen/meatmen stomp" for the entire show. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:00pm
Rachid Taha is stunning live. He is so great. Soooooo great. He is an Algerian sex machine - his own words! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:01pm
dc pat:
did you just say the Meatmen? holy crap... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:01pm
oh, my!, is rachid james brown prodigal son or sth? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:03pm
Liz B.:
Yeah, the Meatmen!! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:03pm
Pearly Sweets:
Tesco Vee finally came out of hiding a few years back. There is a good interview with him at markprindle.com from a year or so ago. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:04pm
I don't know. But as they might say in New Zealand, he is viry sixy. And the band never lets up! War of the Superbikes! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:08pm
Is scalping the guru the same thing as going gunning for the Buddha? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:14pm
Now THIS set has much better appeal. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:26pm
YAY....... Cheater Slicks!!!!!!! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:26pm
Pearly Sweets:
I want to live in a city that affords me an alliteration with my name. But there aren't many good "R" cities around. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:26pm
Sean Daily:
They say, Cecile, that when you find the Buddha, kill the Buddha. Who says that? Why, those bastards who hate Buddha, of course. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:29pm
Lousy Buddhaphobes. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:29pm
dc pat:
Sweets: tell me about it... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:29pm
So to clarify Sean,......do we hafta hate him before we go gunnin fer im? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:35pm
Blingy Buddah:
Don't be a hata yo Peace, out and all dat. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:35pm
I think you kill him out of love. Like some kind of spiritual Lifetime movie. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:36pm
Most Dangerous Game dude:
we love you, so you must die. Get runnin' | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:37pm
Pearly Sweets:
Black Randy! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:38pm
Pearly Sweets:
This song should always be followed by PacMan Fever. Any version of it. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:39pm
Actually I don't hate Buddah........he's one of the more popular incense burners. Sets are gettin lovable Liz! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:39pm
I slept in a monks tune | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:39pm
Douchey Promoter Guy:
Tuxedomoon will draw 400 people. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:39pm
2nd vote for Pacman Fever! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:41pm
Black Randy:
I think you should book The Mentors, they're great. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:41pm
Douchy Promoter Guy:
what about the Go-Gos? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:43pm
Pearly Sweets:
I would have loved to see the go gos on the same bill as the mentors. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:45pm
My favorite comment board in-jokes: 1. Ray Manazarek 2. Please Call Stella 3. Black Randy phone call with the promoter 4. AIG 5. Cupcake Dog. 6. Budgie | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:47pm
Pearly Sweets:
Now is that in order of enjoyment or no order? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:48pm
dc pat:
hey, I missed out on 1 and 2... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:48pm
wow - lunch time activates the playlist to the most!... i was asking myself the same question, cecile... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:48pm
No order, really. You call this food? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:50pm
dc pat, kenny ran this horrible, self-serving interview from Ray Manarek about 3 weeks ago. It was astonishingly narcisstic and quite hilarious. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:51pm
And he had this recording of a phone script to teach English that started with "Please call Stella" and the rest of the piece was the things she would bring which were all completely random. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:53pm
no, i was literal - i left the desk around 20 minutes, in order to have lunch ;) i liked that manzarek stuff, and i was surprised that kenny played john oswald's o'hell - considering that oswald's no "doors fan" whatsoever... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:53pm
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Mon. 4/13/09 2:53pm
And he's been posting ever since. We can't get rid of the bastard. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:54pm
Pearly Sweets:
I kinda want a cupcake for dinner. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:55pm
dc pat:
oh, yeah, Manzarek-talk about douchey... I still like the doors though...thanks for keeping me up on the jokes.. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:55pm
that's right! Him and those leather pants and the Central Park apartment and "I want to see Jim Morrison dead" | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:56pm
Pearly Sweets:
Liz, do you have a favorite accuplaylist in-joke? | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:57pm
And incessant drivel about "those jazz cats". | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:59pm
Liz B.:
You guys MUST listen to Irene's show today... John Goodman is actually here!!! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 2:59pm
but, as a storyteller, manzarek sounds great i think it's like blaming the beatles for being egomaniacal at interviews... | |
Mon. 4/13/09 3:00pm
Willie Nelson is great! | |
Mon. 4/13/09 3:00pm
so it's "the" john goodman! - i'll stay tooned, then | |
Mon. 4/13/09 3:01pm
Pearly Sweets:
Manzarek has a good voice, I'll agree with that, but it only adds to how big of a douche he sounds with what he is saying. And I make fun of the Beatles interviews just as much. | |
Mon. 4/13/09 3:02pm
Naked willy new playlist favorite! | |
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Nature Does Colour-Blocking
My husband just took these pictures of a spring-inspired tulip bouquet on the dining room table. Can't you see the Roksanda I. in them?
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Miss C: I know, they do make me feel grown up. Like I have enough maturity to know where to find them and money to pay for them (not that I spend a lot) and skills to arrange them in vases which I own...
Riz: So glad I'm not the only one. And happy to get your comment. Can't wait to see your next post.
Poppy: What a perfect name you have for this post! :-) I have this great place I go to every Thursday and I can get 3 bunches of flowers for approximately 20 bucks.
Enc: My husband thanks you for the compliment. Thank you so much for saying something nice about my house. I really love this house, which is more than 100 years old. I should write a post on it (The Fashion of Homes?) because it's got so many stories and so many fine architectural features. It's not all "designed", but I think it reflects my and my husband's personalities (moderated by one another). K


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Mar 15, 2007
The "strange" worker in Israel (funny video)
I am posting this video against my better judgement. It is a bit crass in the middle, but is very funny...
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- AnonymousMarch 15, 2007 12:20 PM
I think (OK, I'm being modest, I know) that the word "זרים" in the title of the video doesn't mean "strange", but it means "foreign." Apparently this guys is explaining to foreign workers in Israel all about Israeli culture, one three-minute-soundbite at a time.
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Thread: My $50 a week budget
My $50 a week budget
My grocery bill has gotten completely out of control. It came to $139 a couple of weeks ago and so now I'm saying no more. We are a family of four. My new budget will be $50 a week. My budget will include food and toiletries. I live in the land of no doubles so there will be no getting $500 dollars worth of stuff for 50 cents. Anyway here is what I bought today:
2 boxes of buttermilk waffles
1 box of Delimex beef taquitos
1 box of Tyson hot and spicy wings
1 carton of pineapple orange juice
1 carton of organic milk
1 bag of shredded parm cheese
1 bag of dinosaur chicken
1 3lb bag of frozen chicken breasts
1 jar of alfredo sauce
1 3lb bag of gala apples
1 head of lettuce
1 head of cabbage
salad tomatoes
serrano peppers
1 bunch cilantro
1 bunch of green onions
1 4pk toilet paper
1 pack of toilet wipes
1 pack of spaghetti
1 pack of goldfish shaped flat bread
1 bag of regular potato chips
1 bag of sour cream and onion flavored potato chips
1 18 count carton of eggs
1 pack of whole wheat french rolls
Total: $50.03 I went over by 3 cents which I wouldn't have if they told me the right price on the chicken breasts.
I saved 14.33 with the coupons I did use. Having a calculator with me really does help. - 10-05-2011, 11:27 AM #2
I do not mean to sound silly, but how many/what kind of meals will be made with what you just bought? Do you have a menu plan for these items? Im curious becuase my grocery spending is out of control as well and I also use coupons.
10-05-2011, 12:35 PM #3Please know that I truly mean this in a helpful rather than admonishing manner: There are very few ingredients on your shopping list; most items are processed, convenience items.
In my opinion, you could cut your grocery budget considerably simply by cooking from scratch instead of focusing on using coupons.
The food and recipe forums here are a great resource for cooking from scratch.
KaraSponsored Links Remove Advertisements10-05-2011, 01:32 PM #4I have a stocked pantry and freezer. Sorry but I am not a complete health nut. I do like some processed stuff. I know that's not a popular thing to say but it's true. My pantry is stocked with basics and my freezer is, too. I don't make a menu for the week I go by day. I'm not much of a planner. I usually post what I am making in the what's for dinner thread. Tonight will most likely be chicken alfredo and steamed broccoli. A lot of the convenience things you see are for the nights time gets away from us or I'm too tired to make something. All of those things won't get eaten this week, obviously.
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10-05-2011, 01:44 PM #5No apologies necessary. Everyone has their own priorities and that's the way things should be. I didn't say anything about health anyway. We were talking about keeping the grocery budget down, and I feel that cooking from scratch is a great way to do that.
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50.00 a week if you can sustain that your really good . however you said your pantry and freezer were stocked I think the real challenge is if you can eat for 50.00 on just what you buy that week If you can do it your awesome There are only 3 of us and I could never pull that off and I pretty much cook from scratch every night granted both ds and dh are hefty eaters but between lunches i make for them everyday and gatorade alone I think I use at least 25.00 a week I wish you luck
10-05-2011, 02:27 PM #7I wish I could live on $50 a week for every meal. It's gotten to where I should only have to spend that to replace what I need and to add to a stockpile. Breakfast, lunch and dinner can cost a bit. Unfortunately I live where there is only HEB, Walmart and Super Target. I wish I had an Aldis, Publix or any other store but HEB and Walmart pretty much own my town. The kids love gatorade but I don't buy it often. A lot of the stuff I bought today I don't buy often either but there were some store coupons and combos where you got stuff for free so I picked up some stuff I haven't bought in long time. DS will be happy to see the taquitos. He loves those but they are so expensive. I got them for half off today.
10-05-2011, 02:34 PM #8I have to say your Gala apples caught my eye those are our families favorite.
10-05-2011, 03:47 PM #9I think you can do it. Meals might not be as interesting or fancy but it can be done. Good luck!
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I have found, lately especially, that you do save money by cooking from home, not buying expensive items, etc. When there is a "GREAT DEAL" it is always gone, thanks to extreme couponing. If I do have a coupon, I use it, but don't take lots of time to try to use them. I use them when Harris Teeter has a super coupon sale, but that is it. We have set new guidelines for what we buy. Even ham lunch meat is expensive when you see the price per pound (3.29 for 6 oz. is 8.77 per pound). We eat lots of chicken, rice, potatoes, local (hopefully garden) veggies, all of which usually don't have coupons!
10-08-2011, 10:34 AM #11Way to go on $50 a week on feeding your family. My household is just me and in setp it is hard for me to keep to $50. That being said i did pick up stockpile items and trying to buy more local products. I also keep convenient freezer items for night when i don't feel like cooking.
10-08-2011, 10:42 AM #12Let me just say I tried the 50$/wk on a family of 3 (to males & me)... and initially it was hard b/c there were the basics to stock up on & "ooh look our fave such&such is on sale"... but after stocking on basics, it was entirely do-able! In fact, I spent usually around 40$ (to pick up eggs, milk, lots of produce & a little meat). Now it's just the two of us (kiddo @ college), it's much less!
I think a family of four (depending on age/gender/activity levels) 50-60$ is reasonable.
AND within that budget, when I came in a little under (say only needed 30$ of food), I'd splurge on a bag of chips or cheezits or maybe buy some baking chocolate for a special dessert/treat.
Sure saving money is great, but if you're under budget, what's the harm in treating the family to a little something fun.
Keep up the good work carlitasway! It'll get easier the more you do it.10-08-2011, 12:50 PM #13I agree with PerSue. We normally spend about 50$ for the three of us. Granted I have a pretty good stockpile on general items. We buy some processed items for nights that are hectic. We even take our own picnic lunch to our son's football games so we don't have to purchase food and beverages at home games. This morning I basically only bought soda for DH and baking products for the holidays. Brown sugar and powdered sugar were on sale for .99 as well as marshmallow creme. Bought eggs, milk, cheese and a few other things and spent around 35$. Once you have a well stocked pantry you can do 50$ a week or less in my opinion and get very good healthy options with sales and coupons. Of course, I am from the midwest and our cost of living is significantly lower than a lot of other places. Keep at it and it will become easier. We have had this unwritten rule of 50$ per week for about a year with occasional overage spending maybe every three months or so when meat is on sale. You can do it. Good luck.
10-08-2011, 03:22 PM #14Originally Posted by carlitasway;1565892My new budget will be $50 a week. My budget will include food and toiletries. Anyway here is what I bought today:
The juice is more cost efficient if you purchase the no sugar added frozen concentrate and make it up yourself.
The parmesan cheese is MUCH cheaper to buy intact and shred yourself...only takes a few minutes-even less if a food processor is used.
As far as the dino shaped chicken, even with a coupon, usually regular shaped frozen chicken nuggets are less expensive, specially in a generic/store brand.
With the saving on the above, a 12 pk tp could have been bought instead of the 4 pk, and you would have still been way below your budget...10-08-2011, 03:23 PM #15Similar Threads
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The Red Elvises are an energetic band that are a lot of fun to see live. I like to describe their music as Russian surf rock crossed with Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry. Their music isn't about art, it's about entertainment. They are great showmen, performing in wild costumes and always cracking jokes. They take their roles as entertainers seriously -- I've seen them in subdued and unhappy moods prior to a show, but they don't let that carry over into their performance. Their recorded material is enjoyable, but pales in comparison to hearing them live. When seen live, their songs are catchy and get people dancing in a hurry.
Although one of their taglines is "Kick-Ass Rock 'n' Roll from Siberia", the band actually formed in Los Angeles in 1996. The original lineup consisted of Igor Yuzov, Oleg Bernov, and Zhenya Kolykhanov (aka Zhenya Rock). Igor and Oleg had previously performed together in Limpopo, a Russian folk rock band that achieved fair success. Unlike Limpopo, most of the Red Elvises songs are in English, although they have recorded a Russian version of one of their albums, and their latest album is primarily in Russian. In concert, they sing in English unless someone requests a Russian song.
Sometime between 1996 and 1998, Avi Sills (from Austin, Texas) joined the band on drums. He left the band in December 2000. The reasons for this have not been made clear. When I asked the band about it at a concert, they were evasive and would not give a straight answer. They appear to be on somewhat good terms now, but I sense that the split was not entirely amicable. My theory is that Avi was frustrated with his lack of creative input in the band. The songs are all written and sung by the other three members, I was a disappointed about the departure of Avi -- when he was with the band, their encore set usually included Avi singing Play That Funky Music, White Boy, which was a lot of fun.
The band usually consists of drums, guitar, bass, and the electric balalaika. When Avi was with the band, he would always play drums, and the other three would switch among the rest of the instruments. Zhenya is recognized as being the superior guitar player, and so he frequently plays lead guitar. Now that Avi is no longer with the band, they each take turns playing the drums.
The three of them also take turns singing the songs, usually with the person who wrote the song being the one to sing it. It appears that their songs are not written as a collaborative effort. This became particularly clear in 2001, when they released two albums: Bedroom Boogie and Welcome to the Freak Show. Bedroom Boogie was eseentially a solo album by Zhenya, while Welcome to the Freak Show was basically a solo album by Igor. Despite this, both albums were released as Red Elvises albums, and songs from both albums are played regularly at their concerts.
Most of their time is spent touring, both within the United States and around the world (most often in Russia). When they're not on the road, they play frequently in California, most often at Rusty's Surf Ranch in Santa Monica, California.
The Red Elvises received their greatest public exposure in November 1998, when they appeared on the television show Melrose Place. They appear in a couple of scenes. Parts of the songs Stewardess In Red and Gypsy Heart (both from I Wanna See You Bellydance) can be heard.
Also in 1998, the Red Elvises provided a number of songs for the soundtrack of the movie Six String Samurai. Many of the songs used came from their other albums, but the songs Love Pipe and Boogie on the Beach appear only on the soundtrack. The band also appears in the movie itself.
Contrary to popular belief, the Red Elvises did not cover the Kit Kat jingle. In fact, Limpopo did this. Likewise there have been rumors connecting the Red Elvises and Ed McMahon. Again, it was Limpopo that won the international band competition in Star Search 1993.
The Red Elvises have released many albums over the years, and it is clear that they've learned and improved their craft over the years. If you enjoy live music, you should definitely go see them. Their current tour dates can be found on their web page, www.redelvises.com.
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PLAYER OF GAME: Arron Afflalo was 8 of 11 from three-point distance and sank seven triples in the second half to lead the Magic's comeback victory. Afflalo scored a career-best 36 points and added eight rebounds and six assists along with his 8 threes, becoming the first NBA player to reach those numbers in a game since Jason Kidd in 1995.
BIG NUMBER: 8. The number of available players for the Bucks, all of whom saw action. But backup center Miroslav Raduljica played just 6 minutes, so Bucks coach Larry Drew basically went with seven men.
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MAGIC WOES: Sanders will be missing from the Bucks lineup after tearing a ligament in his right thumb in an altercation at a downtown Milwaukee nightclub.
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Davis was angry when he could not book a room at 4 a.m. Saturday and threw a computer keyboard against the wall.
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Yoshiaki Nohara and Toshiro HasegawaJapan's Topix index fell for a sixth day, capping its biggest weekly slump since June, after the yen rose yesterday and a selloff in technology stocks resumed. Fast Retailing Co. tumbled.
"As market sentiment worsens in the U.S., investors tend to focus on negatives, creating a downward spiral," said Juichi Wako, a Tokyo-based equity strategist at Nomura Holdings Inc., the nation's biggest brokerage. "We're seeing a necessary correction in technology shares."
SoftBank Corp., a mobile-phone operator and the largest investor in online-portal site Yahoo Japan Corp., was the biggest drag on the Topix today. Yahoo Japan slid 2.1 percent. Fast Retailing tumbled 7.9 percent, extending its weekly drop to 13 percent, after Asia's biggest clothing retailer cut its forecast for annual profit as costs rise and demand weakens for the company's casual wear in Japan. Nissan Motor Co., a carmaker that gets about 80 percent of revenue abroad, lost 1.4 percent.
The Topix sank 1.3 percent to 1,134.09 in Tokyo, its lowest close in seven months. The gauge has fallen 6.7 percent this week, the biggest such loss since June. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average slid 2.4 percent today to 13,960.05, dragged down by Fast Retailing, its heaviest-weighted constituent. The measure's 7.3 percent decline this week is its largest since the five days after the March 2011 earthquake. The yen fell 0.3 percent today to 101.81 per dollar after climbing 0.5 percent yesterday.
The Topix slumped 7.6 percent in the quarter ended March, the worst performance in the developed world, as the yen strengthened and concern grew that an April 1 sales-tax increase would stall Japan's economy.
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Fast Retailing tumbled 7.9 percent to 33,820 yen, its steepest drop since June 13. The company pared its profit outlook after spending more on salaries and expanding overseas to boost sales as the tax increase damps demand.
Net income will be about 88 billion yen ($865 million) for the year ending August, lower than its previous forecast of 92 billion yen, the Yamaguchi, Japan-based company said yesterday after the market closed. That compares with a 94.5 billion yen average of 19 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.1 percent today after the equity measure tumbled 2.1 percent yesterday. The Nasdaq Composite Index slumped 3.1 percent, the most since 2011, amid concern valuations may be too high at the start of earnings season. The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index plunged 5.6 percent.
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"This week's move shows how vulnerable Japanese stocks are to overseas conditions because there's a lack of domestic players," said Akihiro Tsunoda, a senior investment manager at Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Asset Management Co. "We are paying more attention to the earnings outlooks for Japanese companies than usual because of the tax increase. I have a feeling that they will put forward conservative estimates."
Foreign investors accounted for 66 percent of Japanese stock transactions in the week ended April 4, according to data from the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
SoftBank lost 3.8 percent to 6,900 yen, sliding 13 percent this week. Nomura cut its target price on the company's shares to 10,740 yen from 10,880 yen. Yahoo Japan declined 2.1 percent to 467 yen. Rakuten Inc. slipped 2.2 percent to 1,274 yen.
Exporters retreated after the yen surged yesterday. Nissan fell 1.4 percent to 904 yen. Komatsu Ltd., a maker of construction machinery that depends on overseas markets for 80 percent of its revenue, dropped 1.2 percent to 2,128 yen.
Aisin Seiki Co. sank 2.6 percent to 3,435 yen. The car-parts maker is among suppliers involved in Toyota Motor Corp.'s recall of more than 6 million vehicles, a person familiar with the matter said. The company made the seat rails and will discuss the costs with Toyota, the person said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private. Toyota fell for a seventh day, sliding 0.1 percent to 5,314 yen to cap an 8.3 percent drop for the week.
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Robert Morrissey is changing the tune at Campbell Soup Co., where he was promoted to senior vice president and chief human resources officer on April 1.
The new tune at his first meeting with 100 top HR executives worldwide was fellow New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road." Dissecting the song's themes—about facing challenges and pursuing aspirations—was one of the exercises at his first summit with them. He has met with 300 Campbell executives in an effort to align the company's strategy with its culture, an area that is important to him.
Morrissey has a finance background, but, when it came down to a career choice between finance or HR, he chose HR.
"I thought I could have a lot more impact and influence in HR. I love the culture end of it and the people end of it," he says. His finance background lends HR credibility and helps him focus on metrics that affect business outcomes.
Morrissey oversees talent acquisition and management, organizational effectiveness, compensation, benefits, and diversity and inclusion for 18,000 employees globally. He reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Denise Morrison.
HR Magazine talked to Morrissey recently about his plans to shape HR at Campbell.
Former Chief Human Resources Officer Nancy Reardon retired from Campbell earlier this year. What is the greatest lesson you learned from her?
The importance of building and maintaining strong relationships across various stakeholders, including senior leaders and our board.
Describe your first 100 days.
Putting my senior HR leadership team in place was first. We combined our Global Talent Management and Global Talent Acquisition groups into a single, integrated team caring for the entire employee life cycle from candidate identification and onboarding to assessment and development. Creating a shared vision and culture for the global HR function is another priority for me. We are talking a lot about aspiration, optimism, taking risks and holding each other accountable.
Measuring the characteristics of high performance along with engagement is a top priority.
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Measuring the characteristics of high performance along with engagement is a top priority. We are in the process of implementing high-performing work systems in our manufacturing plants. The systems are really changing how we think about organizing our work and empowering our people.
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We focus on manager and leadership development. That will be key to higher levels of engagement and to unlock performance. Our newest offering—The Campbell Way for Managing program—is a mix of classroom and virtual learning experience for new managers. Robust succession planning helps ensure that we have a deep pipeline of talent. Managers are transparent with employees regarding their strengths, development gaps and how the organization views their potential.
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Current position: Senior vice president and chief human resources officer, Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J.
Education: 1980, B.S. in business administration from Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J., 1994, MBA from Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Career: 2006-12, vice president, HR, North America; 2004-06, vice president, HR, Campbell USA; 2003-04, vice president, global HR; 2003, vice president, global sales, Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J. 2001-02, senior director, HR, Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, N.J. 2001, senior director, HR, technical operations, Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, N.J. 1999-2001, director, HR‑Europe, ConvaTec division, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Uxbridge, U.K. 1997-99, director, HR–North America and Headquarters, ConvaTec divison, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Skillman, N.J. 1987-97, held several HR positions as well as roles in finance and treasury, Unilever Home and Personal Care, New York, N.Y. 1984-87, senior accountant and business analyst roles, Exxon Corp., Florham Park, N.J.
Personal: Born in Rahway, N.J.; age 54; married; two sons.
Diversions: Fitness and sports, music (especially Bruce Springsteen), grilling, and the beach.
Favorite soup: Chicken gumbo.
Connections: http://careers.campbellsoupcompany.com, email@example.com
As a food company, how does Campbell support a healthy workforce?
We try to make it easy for people by having on-site health fairs where employees can get biometric screenings and receive on-the-spot health coaching. We also run on-site programs such as our 10K-A-Day walking program as well as contests to encourage participation in our health assessment.
What are the most popular work/life flexibility programs and benefits?
Our offerings include:
Summer hours—employees work extra time Monday through Thursday and head out early on Fridays.
Flexible work arrangements, including job sharing and telecommuting.
An on-site Family Center at the world headquarters that provides day care, full-day kindergarten and a Summer Fun program.
Also, employees at world headquarters enjoy a discount at the company store on all of their favorite Campbell brands, including Pepperidge Farm, Campbell's Soup, V8, Pace and Prego.
How does Campbell integrate corporate social responsibility and sustainability into performance measures?
Campbell's commitment to what we call "The Way We Work" is "building and sustaining a safe, diverse, inclusive, engaged and socially responsible workplace focused on delivering business results with integrity
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It took some convincing for me to use the tiles as cutting boards, but I have ended up loving it. My husband's reasoning behind the tiles was germs. Germs seep into those plastic and wood cutting boards, contaminating the next food you use them to cut. Food particles can't seep into the tile. I was worried about the tile dulling my knifes, but I haven't had any problems on that front either. I have to sharpen my knifes at the same intervals I did before.
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I think most cameras allow you to update the firmware but simply putting a file on your memory card and sticking it in your camera. As far as updating an older model, there may not be anything to update, as the updates stop coming out fairly soon after release. They want to you buy a new camera, not get more mileage out of the camera you already have.
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thanks! i'm all out of film right now, but gonna try to run to Freestyle on my lunch so i can put this sucker to good use.
My buddy's dad recently came across some camera equipment he bought in a storage auction. Yeah...like Storage Wars. Since I know a little about cameras, he put me in charge of trying to sell it. Does anyone know the proper channels are places to sell used equipment? I have the stuff here and it looks like it's in pretty good shape. Looks like scored with this find. Here is the list of items I'm looking at:
Nikon D3x Camera Body
AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm 1:2.8G ED Lens
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Tropical Fish Keeping - Aquarium fish care and resources
- Beginner Freshwater Aquarium
- - Very HIgh GH in new tank
Very HIgh GH in new tank HI everyone, Just starting with this hobby with a small 35L aquarium. Currenty putting it through a fishless cycle as I dont want to make any fish suffer. I have added Nutrafin Cycle plus to introduce some bacteria that I need, and will be putting a couple of drops of ammonia in to try and kick start it, however I will be waiting a few weeks forthe correct levels before I even consider introducing fish. Current problem I have at the moment is very high GH when I have done an early water test. It is currently showing at 500ppm, and possibly more as the strip does not go any higher. Ive looked at a few options, either buying an addtive that will soften the water, or using the peat method. If I could ask a few questions please: 1) Can peat be purchased that can be placed in the HOB filter to reduce the GH? 2) Is it a good or bad idea to use an additve for GH? 3) What product is best to use to introduce bacteria to the tank? (i do not know anyone else who owns an aquarium to pinch a bit of gravel off them to get the bacteria going) Many thanks |
Problem solved. Just done a 50% water change with de-ionised water and thats reduced it to 125ppm from 500+. When the fish are in and established. Ill mix tap and DI accordingley to get the same ppm reading. Our water is has a ridiculously high mineral level. Hope its not bad on my health when I drink it lol. |
This is the best solution, diluting hard water with some type of "pure" water. Yu can read more on how this works long-term here: http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/f...quarium-73276/ On the bacteria for cycling issue, I recommend either Tetra's SafeStart or Seachem's Stability. Both are 100% live nitrifying bacteria. They act to "seed" the tank with bacteria. And welcome to Tropical Fish Keeping forum, and the hobby.:-D Byron. |
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Make an animal friendly New Year's resolution!
Happy New Year! Please make a New Year's resolution that will help animals in 2009. Here are some ideas.
1. Adopt; don't buy. Animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats waiting for a home. The economic crisis has forced some families to give up their pets. Adopting from shelters and rescue groups saves a life and prevents the misery of dogs housed as breeding stock at puppy mills. Most animals for sale at pet stores and online come from these abusive puppy mills.
2. Get involved in efforts to protect animals. Go to humanesociety.org to sign up for email alerts and to learn more about the needs of animals in your community and around the world.
3. Making even small dietary changes can make a big difference for animals. Resolving to not eggs from caged hens can improve the welfare of countless birds. Or commit to eat meatless meals more often.
4. Don't buy fur or fur-trimmed garments.
5. Join The HSUS's boycott of Canadian seafood to end Canada's cruel seal hunt.
6. Learn more—subscribe to Wayne Pacelle's Humane Nation blog, for updates on animal issues, and how you can help.
7. Spay or neuter your pet to reduce pet overpopulation, and tell your friends and family about the benefits of this simple and life saving procedure.
8. Volunteer your time to help your local animal shelters and rescue groups.
9. Donate to The HSUS. Becoming a monthly sustainer allows us to continue to confront animal cruelty and celebrate animals.
10. Be prepared for when disaster strikes. Have a plan to evacuate with your pet if natural or human-caused disaster hits your community.
11. Be cruelty-free: purchase only cosmetics and personal care products that have not been tested on animals. You can take the pledge and learn more about cruelty free products here.
12. IM/Email to save animals: check out Microsoft's i'm initiative


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Packing for Your Destination Wedding
by Paris Permenter and John Bigley
Home :: Articles :: Packing for your Destination Wedding
Are you planning a destination wedding? Congratulations! Before you head off to your dream wedding and honeymoon, don't forget the packing for the wedding itself. Much will depend on where you're having your wedding and your own personal style.
If you're getting married in a formal wedding dress, be sure to carry it with you - don't trust your dress to checked luggage. Most airplanes have coat closets and will allow travelers to hang garment bags. Check with your airline.
Grooms should also carry the clothing needed for the ceremony. If you're getting married in the Caribbean, you won't find many tuxedo rental shops in the islands. It is easiest to bring clothes with you. We recently saw a panicked groom in the Bahamas wearing a tuxedo shirt, coat, cummerbund -and a pair of jeans. The stressed-out groom was racing for the lobby door to meet a clothier who had located a pair of tuxedo pants after the groom's were lost in his luggage. Don't let this happen to you!
Also, carry all original documents--including birth certificates and divorce papers, if applicable--in your hand luggage. Don't pack these in checked luggage!
Many resorts have on-site beauty salons, so you can make sure your hair is perfect for your wedding day. (If you plan to do your own hair, be sure to check first on the electrical current and plugs at your destination. You may need to bring converters for hot rollers and other appliances.) Many resorts also have on-site spas which can pamper the two of you with a massage to work out the kinks from your flight.
For the wedding, you'll want to pack some of these items, depending on your plans:
Husband and wife team Paris Permenter and John Bigley have authored over 20 guidebooks and also edit the FREE Lovetripper.com, a romantic travel magazine featuring worldwide destinations.
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Dragons and Snakes are symbols for human DNA. Fire representing soul sparks of light emanating from the flame of creation.
Dragons are winged beings portrayed in the ancient mythologies of most cultures. They link with winged gods from the heavens who came to Earth to create the human race and are very important symbology in the creational blueprint of our reality.
Much of dragon lore tells us that dragons were loathsome beasts and evil enemies to humankind. But dragons were born of a time other than men, a time of chaos, creation out of destruction. The dragon is a fabulous and universal symbolic figure found in most cultures thought the world.
Symbology of the dragon:
Gnostics: "The way through all things."
Alchemy: "A winged dragon - the volatile elements; without wings - the fixed elements."
Guardian of the 'Flaming Pearl" symbol of spiritual perfection and powerful amulet of luck.
Chinese: "The spirit of the way"' bringing eternal change. The early Chinese believed in four magical, spiritual and benevolent animals; the Phoenix, the Tortoise and the Unicorn and the Dragon, the most revered of all. It holds an enormous magical pearl (DNA symbol), which has the power to multiply whatever it touches.
Many legends say dragons were fabulous animals usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws represented usually as a gigantic reptile breathing fire and having a lion's claws, the tail of a serpent, wings and scaly skin.
The various figures now called dragons most likely have no single origin, but spontaneously came to be in several different cultures around the world, based loosely on the appearance of a snake and possibly fossilized dinosaur remains. Mythology about dragons appear in the traditions of virtually all peoples back to the beginning of time - though dragons appeared in various forms.
Among their earliest forms, dragons were associated with the Great Mother, the water god and the warrior sun god. In these capacities they had the power to be both beneficent and destructive and were all-powerful creatures in the universe. Because of these qualities, dragons assumed the roles taken by Osiris and Set in Egyptian mythology.
By the time of the early Egyptian period a considerable dragon- and serpent-worshipping cult had developed. This cult gradually spread to Babylon, India, the Orient, the Pacific Islands, and finally the North American continent, as more and more cultures began to recognize and appreciate the special powers and intelligence of dragons. The cult reached its peak during the days of the Roman Empire and disappeared with the advent of Christianity.
The dragon's form arose from his particular power of control over the waters of the earth and gave rise to many of the attributes singled out by different peoples as the whole myth developed.
They were believed to live at the bottom of the sea, where they guarded vast treasure hoards, very frequently of pearls.
Rain clouds and thunder and lightning were believed to be the dragon's breath, hence the fire-breathing monster.
The significance of the dragon was its control over the destiny of mankind.
As dragon mythology developed in the western world, dragons came to represent the chaos of original matter with the result that with man's awakening conscience a struggle arose, and the created order constantly challenged the dragon's power. This type of dragon was considered by many to be the intermediate stage between a demon and the Devil and as such came into Christian belief.
However, in the Eastern world the dragon adopted a rather different significance. He was essentially benevolent, son of heaven, and controlled the watery elements of the universe.
Dragons have been an integral part of the culture of the Chinese, Koreans and Japanese peoples since the beginning of recorded history. In China they are used to mark the stairways over which only the Emperor could be carried. In Japan they are used in Buddhist temples both as decoration and as fountain heads for purification before worship. In many cases the dragon is combined with the phoenix to symbolize long life and prosperity. It is also combined with the tiger to represent heaven and earth or Yin and Yang.
The male dragon holds a war club in its tail while the female dragon holds a sensu or fan in its tail. One of the problems lies in that you cannot always see the tail or tell the difference between the fan or the war club.
The Chinese dragon is a central figure of both good and evil in their fables and legends. According to the Chinese the dragon originated in their middle kingdom and has always had five toes. The dragon by nature is a gregarious creature who wanders the earth.
However, the farther it goes from China, the more toes it loses. Hence, when it reached Korea it only had four toes and by the time it got to Japan it only had three. This also explains why it never made it to Europe or the Americas in that by the time it got that far it had lost all of its toes and could not walk.
The Japanese account of the dragon is very similar to that of the Chinese. The Japanese also believe that the dragon had its origins in their country. Again they know that the dragon has a tendency to travel and the farther it travels, the more toes it grows. By the time it reached Korea it had four and by the time it got to China it had five. Again this is the reason it never made it much farther than China. It kept growing toes and could not walk any further.
The Koreans tell a similar story of the dragon. They of course know that the dragon began with them. Probably just like they know that karate began in Korea. The Korean dragon has always had four toes. When the dragon travels East or North, it loses toes. When it travels South or West it gains toes. This explains why the Japanese dragon has three toes and the Chinese dragon has five toes. It also explains why the dragon never made it to Europe or the Americas. As it traveled West to Europe, it grew so many toes that it could no longer walk. As it traveled East to the Americas, it lost all of its toes and could no longer walk.
The Western type of dragon has been variously described, and individual dragons had their own unique forms. They appeared to be created from parts of various creatures, with the result that in general, they were described as having eagle's feet and wings, lion's forelimbs and head, fish's scales, antelope's horns and a serpentine form of trunk and tail, which occasionally extended to the head.
In parts of Africa where the dragon is also considered as an evil power, the monster was believed to be the result of the unnatural union of an eagle and a she-wolf.
The destructive powers of the dragon derived from it's fiery breath, which can devastate whole countries. Dragon's eyes also have this fiery red quality, sometimes believed to reflect the treasures they guarded.
Later traditions believed that misers would assume the form of dragons by constantly gloating over their treasure.
The dragon fears nothing except the elephant with whom he will engage in battle, entwining himself around the elephant and inflicting fatal blows. However, as the elephant finally collapses, his fall crushes the dragon to death.
The dragon is supposedly the enemy of the sun and the moon, both in Eastern and Western mythology, and is believed to be responsible for eclipses. These occur when the dragon is attempting to swallow either of the heavenly bodies; which accounts for the dragon's appearance in primitive astronomy.
In Armenian traditions, the fire and lightning god had powers to stay the dragon's control of the heavens, as could thunderbolts in Macedonian myth. A dead man was thought to become a dragon, while dragons were believed to be the guardians of treasures in burial chambers.
Because the dragon was the natural enemy of man, his death became the ultimate goal, consequently there are innumerable battles between gods and dragons, saints and dragons, and in the medieval world, knights and dragons.
In Greek legends, the dragon fought on the side of the Titans and attacked Athena, who flung him into the heavens, where he became a constellation around the Pole Star.
Hercules encountered, and killed the dragon Ladon while fulfilling his eleventh labor.
In Scandinavian literature, Beowulf was slain by a dragon.
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The Syrian Kurds and Allegations of War Crimes
Critics respond to Roy Gutman's special report on the Syrian Kurdish militia. Published in The Nation Feb. 21, 2017
In a two-part investigation for The Nation, published here and here, Roy Gutman has accused the Syrian Kurdish militia, the YPG, of systematically violating human rights in the area it controls. Below is a response from critics, followed by Gutman's rejoinder.
By Meredith Tax, with Joey Lawrence and Flint Arthur
Photographer Joey Lawrence, who has spent time embedded in both the Free Syrian Army and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), calls the Syrian civil war "a war of disinformation." Roy Gutman's two Nation articles accusing the YPG of war crimes can be seen as a salvo in that war. Gutman charges the YPG with
- Political expulsions that forced out "Tens, possibly hundreds, of thousands of Arabs"
- Creating refugees: "over 500,000 Kurds fled rather than submit to YPG rule and abuses"
- Collusion with ISIS; Gutman sees "a surprising pattern of seeming collaboration between the YPG, ISIS, and the Assad regime with the purpose of expelling moderate rebel forces." He says that in case after case, ISIS gave villages and cities over to the Kurds without a fight.
- Gutman also says that "Iran is the primary funding source for the PKK" and accuses them of "forced conscription."
All these charges are false, except for what he calls "forced conscription." But isn't all conscription forced? Isn't the draft usual in wartime, particularly in existential battles on home ground like that of the Syrian Kurds against ISIS? I wonder if Gutman also considers the Turkish draft a war crime. It should also be noted that people drafted in Rojava are not sent to the front lines—the YPG is a volunteer force. Draftees serve as border and civil police.
Political expulsions or ethnic cleansing: Gutman alleges that the YPG has committed massive expulsions in Syria, replacing Arabs with Kurds. Similar allegations were made in a 2015 report by Amnesty International. Gutman says that the YPG "don't acknowledge any of this, haven't investigated, haven't punished anyone." In fact, the YPG has acknowledged the charges, investigated, and decided they were bogus; they published an extremely detailed report on Oct. 16, 2016, refuting them case by case. The charge of ethnic cleansing was also rebutted by Rami Abdulrahman, head of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in an interview on July 2, 2015; he said the allegations originated in Turkey.
Creating refugees: Gutman states that 500,000 Kurds have become refugees to get away from the YPG. Did none of them flee because of war, terror campaigns by ISIS and Turkey-sponsored jihadis, and the impossibility finding food, housing or security in a destroyed economy under constant threat? To back up his accusation, Gutman quotes Fabrice Balanche of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy: "He estimates that 500,000 Kurds—half the population—have fled northern Syria rather than submit to YPG rule." But Balanche himself denied this in a tweet on February 13: "yes, most of the 500,000 left for economic problems, not political. Gutman's sentence is false."
Collusion with ISIS: Gutman believes the YPG has been colluding with both ISIS and the Syrian regime. The Syrian Kurds' relationship with the regime is too ambiguous and conflicted to deal with in the space I have been given. But the YPG's hatred of ISIS is extremely well-documented. Gutman tries to build a case for a YPG-ISIS deal by focusing the battle of Kobani.
Kobani city is surrounded by outlying villages that came under sporadic ISIS attack for months before the main battle began. Gutman alleges that the YPG forced people to leave in order to give these villages to ISIS. "According to former residents, the YPG abandoned the outskirts of Kobani to ISIS without a fight, ordering residents to leaves the villages they were eager to defend." His source is Ibrahim Hussein, a regime judge in Hasakah who defected to Turkey. But, like Balanche, Hussein has publicly disavowed Gutman's attributions, saying he misquoted and took things out of context.
In fact, these villages were evacuated to save the lives of the people who lived there. In September, 2014, ISIS attacked Kobani with tanks as well as heavy artillery and thermal missiles they had captured from the Iraqi Army in Mosul. They had a force of thousands, while the defenders had a much smaller force and no equipment except ancient Kalashnikovs bought on the black market and Rube Goldberg tanks. Under these circumstances they were hard put to defend the center of the city—they lost half of it before it was liberated—let alone outlying villages. They evacuated them so the villagers would not suffer the same fate as the Yazidis had the months before. The idea that the YPG is colluding with ISIS is beyond offensive to anyone who knows how many lives they lost and how they have continued to face ISIS suicide attacks.
Gutman also says the battle of Tel Hamis was a fraud and that ISIS turned it over to the YPG without a fight. Photographer Joey Lawrence was in Tel Hamis during the period discussed by Gutman. He says, "I saw several ISIS corpses in Tel Hamis after the battle with my own eyes, as well as the funeral for British volunteer Erik Scurfield, who was killed in the battle. There are videos easily Googled online showing various stages of the offensive." In fact, the one documented fake battle that has taken place so far was the supposed liberation of Jarabulus by Turkish backed FSA troops, which I wrote about for The Nation last September.
Financial support from Iran. Gutman also alleges that the PKK and YPG get financial support from Iran. Since Trump was elected, similar Iran-PKK allegations have suddenly popped up in several other places—did someone in Turkish intelligence decide that the way to separate Trump from the Syrian Kurds is to link them with Iran? Gutman's assertion that the PKK is financed by Iran is backed by no evidence except a statement by Mahmud al-Naser, a Syrian spook who defected to Turkey. His willingness to believe this shows how little research he has done on the PKK, which, much to the chagrin of Turkish intelligence, is largely financed by a huge network of supporters in Europe.
Readers who want more of this debate should check out the detailed dissection of Gutman's arguments by Benjamin Hiller and Michael Cruickshank, two freelance journalists, in the blog Backstreet Blues. One thing remains to be said.
People are inevitably affected, in one way or another, by the political climate of the place where they live. Gutman lives in Istanbul. Since July's failed coup, Turkey has descended into a dictatorship marked by the arrest of national and local leaders of the second-largest opposition party, the HDP; more than 100,000 people losing their jobs, including school teachers, university professors and civil servants; more journalists in jail than any other country in the world; and endless atrocities in the war against the Kurds.
Not only are Turkish journalists at risk, including eminent media figures like Can Dündar, who was arrested for blowing the whistle on Turkish arms shipments to jihadis and is now in exile. Foreign journalists who report sympathetically or even neutrally on the Kurds may be kicked out of Turkey. Two British journalists for Vice were arrested in September 2015, held eleven days and deported, while their Iraqi fixer Mohammed Rasool was jailed for 131 days before he was finally released in January 2016. Danish, Dutch, French, German and Spanish journalists have also been deported or denied visas. Wall Street Journal correspondent Dion Nissenbaum was arrested at the end of December, held for two and a half days, then deported without explanation. And on January 17 New York Times reporter Rod Nordland, who covered Turkey's ongoing war on the Kurds, was put on a plane to London. Such repression has a chilling effect.


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The West Wales rugby region are due to entertain European champions Leinster in round one of the Magners League.
That means his international signings such as wing Sean Lamont (Scotland) and prop Rhys Thomas (Wales) could be pitted against Lions heroes such as Rob Kearney (full-back) and Jamie Heaslip (No 8).
Davies said: "To have Leinster first up on home turf is a great prospect. Everybody connected with the Scarlets will be relishing the early challenge.
"Anything can happen on day one of the competition and I know that the squad will be up for it in a big way. New players such as Sevens World Cup winner Richie Pugh and stars of the future such as Tavis Knoyle will be eager to get early plaudits.
"With Lions talent such as Brian O'Driscoll and Luke Fitzgerald in the Leinster squad there's a great deal to look forward to on that first weekend in September. We have our own Lions, of course, in Stephen Jones and Matthew Rees and I know our Scarlets supporters will want to give them a warm welcome home after their tremendous efforts in South Africa."
If the round one challenge wasn't enough for the Scarlets, operating under new skipper Mark Jones and vice-captain David Lyons - round three of the championship brings Magners League title holders Munster to Parc y Scarlets.
Davies said: "That'll be another exciting fixture. There were only two points in it when we played them at home in November and we will hope to be in a stronger position than then, with young talent such as Jonathan Davies and Daniel Evans picking up a great deal of invaluable experience last term."
Other stand-out Magners fixtures at Parc y Scarlets include a Christmas weekend cracker against local rivals the Ospreys and a mid-April showdown with the Cardiff Blues.
Davies said: "These are games that our supporters quite rightly look forward to with great anticipation. To have the Ospreys here a day or two after Christmas will make for an outstanding occasion in front of what we hope will be a very large crowd.
"In advance of all this, of course, we have much work to do in pre-season. The group has been back together now for two or three weeks and there's a good feeling and atmosphere around Parc y Scarlets."
Celtic Rugby today released details of fixtures for the 2009-10 Magners League campaign and the 18-round regular season starts the first weekend in September and runs through until the weekend of May 7. However, with the introduction this year of play-offs to decide the Magners League champions, there is the exciting prospect of semi-finals on the weekend of May 14. with the season concluding in the first Magners League final on the weekend of May 28.
Munster start the defence of their title with a trip to Scotland to face Glasgow Warriors at Firhill Arena whilst Anglo-Welsh cup holders Cardiff Blues welcome Edinburgh for the opening match in their new home at Cardiff City Stadium.
These fixtures are weekend-only dates; specific dates, kick-off times and in some cases venues, will be released later after consultations with broadcast partners and the individual teams.
Already announced are fixtures in the revamped Anglo-Welsh Cup. The Scarlets face Harlequins (a) and Worcester Warriors (h) in November followed by London Wasps (a) and Cardiff Blues (h) in January and February.
Their Heineken Cup pool pits the Scarlets against Leinster, English big guns London Irish and French club Brive.


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Dining with imaginary friends is more difficult than dining with real friends because you can never tell who ate the last roll. Enjoy a meal with people you can see with this Groupon.
Choose Between Two Options
- $20 for $40 worth of dinner for two or more
- $40 for $80 worth of dinner for four or more
The dinner menu includes entrees such as crispy-skinned duck breast with pomegranate molasses ($24), filet mignon ($25), or roasted-vegetable ravioli ($17). The selection of desserts includes caramel-apple-bourbon bread pudding, thick chocolate mousse, and the chef's tasting of ice-cream flights.
The District
People around the country may be able to enjoy filet mignon, crab cakes, and other elegant American cuisine, but not with the same flavors as The District. That's because the restaurant crafts its seasonally inspired menus with ingredients from more than 15 local farms. Aside from delighting taste buds with pan-seared local cod and bourbon-glazed pork tenderloin with plum barbecue sauce and house sauerkraut, the chefs hand cut their fries and pair them with housemade ketchup and create ice-cream flights made from local snow people. Handcrafted cocktails allow clients to imbibe local flavors, such as the cider-press cocktail—made with absolute pear and house-mulled NH cider—or The District's local rhubarb mojito.


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Many entrepreneurs think of philanthropy as something to consider way off in the future when their businesses are mature and profitable. There is a better approach. Philanthropy works best when it is included in a company's business plan from the very start — when it is part of a company's actual DNA, growing and prospering over the years as the company itself grows and prospers.
Each month, more than 500,000 people create new businesses in the United States. Some founders dream that their ventures will become high-tech giants like Google or Facebook, while others pursue more modest goals. At the very least, they all hope to make a living. At the very best, they hope to strike it rich.
By inserting philanthropy into the very DNA of a startup, entrepreneurs make community engagement an organic part of the organization. This simple step enhances recruitment, productivity, sales and ultimately the bottom line. At the same time, it builds stronger and healthier communities in which to live and work.
Excellent resources are available to assist entrepreneurs who want to make philanthropy an intrinsic part of their business plans.
The Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado is a network of 53 Colorado companies who have pledged 1 percent of either their founding equity or annual profits to the community. When an EFCO member startup succeeds (by attaining profitability, an initial public offering or by selling itself), the community benefits from its equity interest.
EFCO is affiliated with and benefits The Community Foundation of Boulder County. It also benefits the Rose Community Foundation and The Denver Foundation. Foundations using the EFCO model can be found across the United States and in Israel.
So far, EFCO has raised more than $500,000 for local charities. It expects a large infusion this fall when proceeds are realized from the successful $84 million IPO of Rally Software, one of its founding members.
"Business is the only force on the planet large enough to correct the environmental and social justice problems we created in the last century," said Ryan Martens, chief technology officer of Rally and board chair of EFCO. He encourages startups to commit from the very beginning, when their shares are worth little, rather than waiting until an exit is near.
"New companies should put a stake in the ground from the very start," said Seth Levine, co-founder of EFCO and managing partner of Foundry Group. "Company-building does not happen in a vacuum. Rather, a company's success results in part from the health of the community in which it operates."
The Telluride Foundation takes a somewhat different approach with its Venture Accelerator, which uses its donations and grants to help fund startups with a $30,000 "investment." Then, using a typical business accelerator model, it provides mentorship, coaching and other tools to help these startups succeed. In return, the foundation is granted a 4 percent equity stake in the new company. If the company achieves success, the money earned becomes available to fund additional startups.
"If the philanthropic community is serious about systemic change, it needs to look at more than grant-making and advocacy, and make some riskier venture philanthropy investments," foundation president and CEO Paul Major said. "Such social investments have real potential to create self-sustaining economic ecosystems bringing innovation, jobs and ideas to communities."
At birth, most startups have high hopes but low dollar value. At this time, it is quite easy to make the commitment to donate "1 percent of nothing" to community philanthropy.
By doing so, a young business aligns itself with others with similar goals, gains access to additional resources, creates a culture of "paying it forward" for employees and customers and improves its chances of long-term success.
Nonprofit of the month
By Bruce DeBoskey
For 50 years, Think 360 Arts and its parent agencies have brought the arts to K-12 students and teachers across Colorado with the belief that arts are essential to a complete education. Professional teaching artists collaborate with classroom teachers to connect content like math, science and literacy to arts disciplines resulting in deeper cognitive connections; engaged, interactive learning; and creative problem-solving. Think 360 Arts served 32,000 students last year. think360arts.org
Bruce DeBoskey is a Colorado-based philanthropic strategist, helping families, businesses and foundations design and implement their philanthropic initiatives. More at deboskeygroup.com


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Gallery and Review of Transformers: Animated Bulkhead Test-Shot
{mosimage} Our friends at Transformers @ the Moon have posted their thoughts on a Transformers: Animated Bulkhead test-shot that they have acquired. Although the toy is not cast in his correct colors, the gallery and review still gives a great list of his gimmicks as well as size-comparison shots, so you can get a preliminary idea if this guy has enough bang for you buck.
You can see the review and gallery here and discuss them in this thread here.
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The average GPA among Breakthrough teaching fellows is 3.75.
Breakthrough Program: Sacramento
Subject Teaching: Writing
School Attending/Year: UC Santa Cruz, Senior
The most challenging part of Teacher Training Week for me is making myself focus the whole day! It's easy to focus because the workshops are presented using the Say-See-Do method, so I stay engaged the whole time. It starts getting difficult after a couple hours when I start realizing how tired I am. Then I have to push myself to stay really engaged. By the end of the day I'm mentally and physically exhausted, but it's worth it because I'm always happy that we got so much done. After work, I try to wind down by making myself dinner. Cooking is my zen time; while I cook I reflect on my day and think about what I learned and what I want to work on the next day. Teacher Training Week is exhausting, but I'm really enjoying it and I know it will be worth it when we start teaching next week.


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Garrick Chow is a senior staff author at Lynda.com, and has authored dozens of courses, covering a diverse range of topics. He regularly leads live classes and seminars at private companies, government agencies, colleges, and universities. He has been a presenter at the Macworld conference, and at events for design associations such as AIGA and UCDA. His interests include audio and music production, digital lifestyle tools, and fitness-related apps and gadgets. When not sitting in front of a computer screen, Garrick can be found playing with the indie-rock band The Jellybricks (www.thejellybricks.com) or trail running. Visit him at www.garrickchow.com or follow him on Twitter @garrickchow.
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