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Chris Kirkland insists he harbours no bitterness towards Rafael Benitez as he prepares to return to Anfield with Wigan
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Chris Kirkland insists he harbours no bitterness towards Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as he prepares for his first return to Anfield since his departure 18 months ago.
Kirkland spent five years on the Reds' books following a £6million move from Coventry in August 2001, but managed a total of just 45 appearances, primarily due to a string of injuries.
The 26-year-old did play 14 times under Benitez shortly after the Spaniard's arrival at the club prior to suffering a back injury which led to him dropping out of the picture completely.
A season-long loan spell at West Brom that was again wrecked by injury followed, prior to Kirkland moving to Wigan in the summer of 2006, again initially on loan before signing permanently.
Although his last game for Liverpool was three years ago, Kirkland has not played at Anfield since, either for the Baggies or Latics due to his injury concerns.
Despite being dumped by Benitez, Wednesday's Premier League match will still be a special one for Kirkland.
"I've nothing to prove in going back to Anfield," he said.
"I enjoyed my time there, but had to move on. That's football, although I don't think the Liverpool fans will remember me too well as I was injured quite a lot.
"But I still played around 50 games for them. What happened is one of those things. I had a lot of injuries, and when I was fit, the gaffer thought it best for me to move on.
"But I'm not bitter about it and I certainly don't regret leaving. I went to West Brom, now I'm with Wigan, and I love it.
"You never know what might have happened but for the injuries, but the facts are they happened and my time was hindered.
"As I say, I'm not sour. I just hope I get a good reception from the Kop, that would be nice.
"But the most important thing is I simply play well for Wigan."


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All the latest on the works of Amanda Conner, Justin Gray, Frank Tieri and Jimmy Palmiotti.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
We're moving!
Folks, The Paperfilms Blog's content of updates and such will now be found as part of Jimmy Palmiotti's blog, LISTEN TO JIMMY, which can be accessed by clicking here. Make sure to bookmark it and come along for the continuing chronicling of what's up with the Paperfilms crew!
'The Art of Amanda Conner' in stores today!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Amanda Conner talks about 'Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre' and 'The Art of Amanda Conner' at Newsarama
Amanda Conner's got a lot going on, namely her work on the upcoming BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE and the career retrospective art book THE ART OF AMANDA CONNER, and she chats at length about both over at NEWSARAMA.
First full-page look at Amanda Conner's art from 'Before watchmen: Silk Spectre'
'The Art of Amanda Conner' in stores tomorrow!
Monday, April 23, 2012
Amanda Conner sketches for her fans
A.C., sketching for her fans at the recent C2E2 expo in Chicago, as seen in The Chicago Tribune.
Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray unleash 'Retrovirus'
The prolific comics-writing duo of Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray strikes again, this time with RETROVIRUS, a new sci-fi graphic novel featuring art by Norberto (THE TATTERED MAN) Fernandez. This project depends on you and your funding to get it published, just like what happened with the critically acclaimed QUEEN CRAB, so peep the details at the book's KICKSTARTER page.
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Rockets guard Jeremy Lin went through a pregame shooting drill and decided he was healthy enough to play. He struggled through 18 minutes, making just 1 of 6 shots. He did not play in the fourth quarter.
"It's kind of besides the point right now," Lin said when asked how he felt with the chest injury. "If I choose to go out there and play, then I've got to perform and that's basically it."
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SANTA FE — New Mexico lawmakers listened to an outcry from dozens of nonprofit organizations and industry groups as a Senate panel reviewed a proposal Wednesday to eliminate a wide array of tax exemptions, deductions and credits in an effort to stabilize state revenue streams and lower overall tax rates.
Republican Rep. Jason Harper of Rio Ranch outlined provisions of the far-reaching tax reform plan designed to improve the business climate in New Mexico by sweeping away an array of tax breaks.
San Miguel County made official its pick for a new manager on Tuesday, as the county commission approved a two-year contract with Vidal Martinez.
Under terms negotiated, Martinez will be paid $85,000 a year to serve as county manager.
Martinez is a longtime administrator at Luna Community College. He had served as vice president for instruction before a more recent stint as director of vocational programs.
When he was looking for a format for his newest radio station, the loudest voices Matt Martinez heard were from the bleachers.
"We took a study to see what people would like," Martinez said. "The younger generation likes hip-hop and a lot of the new music out there, but the business community wouldn't support it. But one of the formats that was a natural was sports."
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SANTA FE — The New Mexico state Senate voted to override a veto by Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez of a bill that would have allowed teachers to take more than three days of annual sick leave without being penalized on performance evaluations.
If the House also votes to override, it would be the first time in 15 years a New Mexico governor's veto has been reversed.
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"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" unless your name is Rosaria or Rosa but on your current driver's license it is written as Rose.
Ever since the new law went into effect Nov. 14, 2016, some of us are discovering our names don't smell as sweet.
By Rick Kraft
It is funny how a thousand marbles can help keep life in perspective. Like an ever-flowing waterfall, life is constantly coming at us from upstream and then flowing past us. We finish one day, go to bed, and then wake up and another day is upon us.
Life marches on whether we want to recognize it or not. Yesterday has been spent, but today is still available. Although none of us knows how many tomorrows we have to spend, we assume we have many.
The health care industry is the bright spot in New Mexico's economy, adding jobs at a time when other sectors are shedding them, but it does even more by supporting the culture of our communities and providing hope to generations of New Mexicans.
As New Mexico's population grows older, it is more important than ever that our hospitals and clinics remain financially strong and that our doctors, nurses and other health care providers remain able to give us the kind of first-rate and compassionate care that we all need and have come to expect.
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There have been many responses from higher education to President Trump's original executive order limiting visas for refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries.
With the release of the revised executive order on March 6, the scope of the "travel ban" has narrowed. But the new order remains problematic in light of the aims it intends to achieve and it is our responsibility as educators to call this out.


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Defining Consciousness Now, of course, we know that IN a quantum unitary field ALL cosmic forces
are unitary and equilibrate, extending to infinity everywhere. HOWEVER, what
distinguishes the various and different life-forms of consciousness from
each other IS what is called, and known as, DIMENSIONALITY. And
dimensionality consists of three very important factors: TEMPERATURE,
DENSITY and SPIRIT. Leaving aside the aspect of Spirit for the time being, we can say that
the variations OF temperature and density, of the quantum nuclear and
gravitational forces (which, in effect, make up the ground-state that IS the
Quantum Vacuum, or condensate-field of infinite extensibility), ARE the main
differentiating factors between life-forms. The fact IS that each and every life-form CONGEALS, is activated, comes
into existence, AT a specific temperature/density OF that mass-field of
consciousness (since the mass-field is unitary, ALL temperature-densities
are possible, and orderable, or "creatable", AT ANY POINT in that
mass-field), AS defined, or ORDERED, BY that mass-field (Quantum Unitary
Field). Thusly, such CREATION, of rocks, plants, planets, galaxies and, of
course, humanity, occurs AT such temperature/density AS, one might say, has
been "ordained" BY the Cosmic principles OF QUFD, OR the Law of One, which
IS Cosmic, Universal, principles. As such, as we well know, the extremely high temperatures and densities
are the "homes" of the sentient-beings OF galactic-nature - the galaxies,
stars, planets, nebulae and more, each CONGEALING at a slightly different
temperature and density (and even transmogrifying, transforming, changing,
from one life-form to another, AS their temperature-densities change), INTO
the specific Life-Form that is defined BY that temperature-density (and one
more factor, which we will get to shortly). Coming down the scale (of temperature-densities - see the Charts and
Drawings of Life-Forms and Consciousness accompanying this Chapter), we come
into the realms of plant and animal life, AND humanity. And if we were to
continue on down the scale, who knows what infinitesimal and quantum
"critters", Life-Forms and/or quantum elements, we should perceive and
encounter. ANYWAY, stopping at the realm of humanity, we should not be surprised to
find out that human Consciousness comes into existence AT a nominal
temperature OF 310.15 Kelvin (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) AND a density of
-(minus)120 digits (of condensation/condensate - one can extrapolate this to
any other corollary or definition of density that one may wish to, relative
to one's particular field of scientific persuasion and definition, but I
leave such up to the individual and their own particular expertise). And
WHERE, in that mass of body and tissue, that does constitute the human
Life-Form, DO we find such a combination of temperature and density? Why, in
only ONE place! The cellular - actually, QUANTUM cellular - innards OF the
GLIAL CELLS, of the human brain and spinal cord! THERE - in the glial cells of the human body - does one find the MIND,
and the SOUL, and Self, of a human being. Now, do NOT misunderstand. One
CANNOT remove the glial cells, in order to remove, or "steal", the Mind, or
Soul, of a human being. The glial cells are the RESULT of the Mind/Soul, NOT
the opposite, even though glial cells are the physical, corporeal
"container", of Mind/Soul AND human Consciousness (of THAT individual
ONLY!). In the glial cells of the body IS the "point" WHERE the temperature
and density correlates of consciousness DO come together IN CREATING the
human Life-Form entity. And it is there, in the glial cells, AT that particular point of
temperature-density fixation of Consciousness, that the GROUND-STATE of
Consciousness OF the individual DOES EXIST, AS THE INTERFACE WITH the
corporeal brain, and the quantum dynamics of QUFD DO pertain and
operate/effectuate. And in doing so, it is the point of interplay, and
supervision, between and OF, the Mind and the brain, of that individual
human being, in the quantum-level operations, OF the glial cells, IN their
control and operation OF the neuronal synapses, the chemical processes of
the brain, its neuronal passageways, and its various constituent localities
and functions. (See the Brain-Mind Chapters of this Work, for a more
detailed explanation of the Quantum and physical functions of Mind and
brain.) Now, because it is there, within the glial cells of the brain, that the
individual human being does come into contact WITH that infinite mass-field
of Consciousness (which HAS, in reality, CREATED the corporeal entity OF
that individual human being IN THE FIRST PLACE, by "infusing" the Soul, or
Mind, INTO the "birth" and growth/"creation", OF that individual), it is
ALSO the point, within the human body, that the principles of QUFD, AND the
various "forces" thereof, INCLUDING gravity, do hold sway, in the "ordering"
- actually, SELF-ordering - OF the condensate mass-field of Consciousness,
INTO the Life-Form human individual which has been created/"ordered".
Thusly, since gravity, in the condensate mass-field ground-state IS UNITARY
(with all other forces), it is ZERO - zero-gravity - which ALSO means that
THERE - at that point, in the glial cells of the human body - TEMPORALITY,
or time, is ALSO UNITARY, and INFINITE. So, therefore, it is there, in the LOCAL Consciousness of the individual,
AS A PART OF that infinitely-extended mass-field ground-state of Infinite
Consciousness, that the individual human being MAY "access"
Past/Present/Future TEMPORALITY, and KNOW anything and all, that may be
contained within that mass-field ground-state of Infinite Consciousness.
However, as stated elsewhere in this Work, in order for the individual TO DO
SO (access Past/Present/Future), one MUST "know" oneSelf (the Self, or
Mind/Soul), as to Who and What one "is", OR must have "indirect" access, by
way of modern computer technology (see the Chapter on Holothetic
Communications, in the Technologies section of this book, for more details
on how modern computer technology can interface with both the LOCAL
ground-state of Consciousness, which is the individual Mind, AND with the
Collective Consciousness of the entirety of humanity, AND with Cosmic
Consciousness). Now, again, I shall repeat, since temporality is unitary, therefore TIME
IS UNITARY, and Past/Present/Future are ONE (see my Lecture on the Quantum
Physics of Time, in the Quantum Physics Chapters, for more detailed
information on how this works/occurs)! What this means, getting back to the
Consciousness of rocks, plants, planets, etc., is that, regardless of the
respective temperature-density of any individual Life-Form, the aspect of
zero-gravity IS the determining factor as to the LIFE-SPAN, or
operative-longevity, OF that particular Life-Form.In such a way, do we then
realize that the consciousness of other Life-Forms operates on a different
plane, level or dimension OF TIME, than our human Consciousness does. As
such, the Consciousness of a rock is NOT in milli-/nano-seconds, as ours may
be said to be, but is, instead, in centuries, even aeons, of time. Likewise
plants may have consciousness that is shorter (radishes, say) or longer
(ancient Bristlecone pine trees), than ours. Planets, galaxies and such, may
be shorter AND longer, at the same time, depending on the fluctuations of
their zero-gravity consciousness ground-states within the boiling tempest of
Cosmic temperature-density variations. Thusly the fabric of space and time is infinitely extensible AND
variable, in the forms of sentient Life that can be, and ARE, created. But
what is more, for us to know here and now, IS that ANY Life-Form MAY
"communicate" with any other Life-Form, IN that infinite ground-state of
Cosmic Consciousness. And it is here that the previously mentioned
"dimensionality" - the third component of a unitary mass-field - SPIRIT,
does come in. Because SPIRIT - Spirituality - IS the very essence OF Consciousness (AND
the sum and substance of Infinite Consciousness, or God), and DOES pervade,
and infuse, ALL dimensions, temporalities, temperatures, densities, and
forces OF that infinite ground-state that is Consciousness AND the
mass-field thereof. And it is through SPIRIT, that communications between Life-Forms MAY be
enabled. IF, as noted previously, a human individual KNOWS oneself, THEN
that individual IS in contact, and integral WITH, that individual's
Mind/Self/Soul, and therefore he/she may then "access" the "Collectivity" of
Consciousness, whether it be the human Collective Consciousness OR the
Cosmic Collective Consciousness. In doing so, may one "communicate" (or just
"be there") WITH that "other" Consciousness, whether the "other" be human,
plant, animal, mineral, or galaxial (planet, star, etc.), AND whether that
"other" Life-Form be in the Past/the Present/or the Future. (Oh, the wonders
of Quantum zero-gravity, infinite temporality AND Spirit!) Now, however, when we get into the realms of Spirit, besides being a most
important dimension of Consciousness, do we also find that Spirit itself
consists of almost infinite "dimensions" itself! And those "dimensions" of
Spirit ARE themselves ground-states of SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS - of
Spiritual entities, and Life-Forms, which exist in the INtemporally-unitary
Spiritual realms OF Infinite Consciousness (God). Thusly we have all of the
Spirital ground-states of human individuals who have transformed from
corporeality to incorporeality, as well as any and all Life-Forms OF ANY
COSMIC NATURE whose Spirital ground-state IS incorporate within
Cosmic/Infinite Consciousness, WHICH INCLUDES both Positive AND Negative
Spirituality! I'm talking here, of course, of the opposite of the Positive
Spiritual ground-states - the Negative Spiritual ground-state of what is
known as the LUCIFERIAN COMPLEX! In other words, Satan, the Devil, and the
complex of ground-states that constitute his minions and hordes, of any and
all dimensionality. (If "Hell" be a Negative ground-state dimensionality,
then "Heaven" must be a Positive ground-state dimensionality, OR
dimensionalities) And what is more, if Spirit (and ALL the "dimensionalities" thereof) does
thoroughly "pervade" our nominal human Consciousness AND each "local
ground-state" thereof (each individual human being), therefore NEGATIVITY,
as well as POSITIVITY (in the realms of Spirit and Consciousness of human
ground-states), MUST LIKEWISE "pervade", and influence, our everyday human
lives. It is said, of course, that this world is "ruled" by the Prince of
this world, Lucifer, and we may thusly surmise that "Negative" Consciousness
IS, most certainly, a factor in our everyday lives. Now, what IS the determining factor - or, really, factors - which
directly influence our everyday lives and actions? As I have said before,
KNOWING oneself - actually, oneSelf, with a large S, or the Soul - IS most
important, in allowing one to access Consciousness, in finding, and KNOWING,
Who and What one "is", relative to that Self AND All That Is, in the
"collectivities" of Cosmic (Universal) Consciousness (which, by definition,
is Infinite Consciousness AND ALL OF the constituent "consciousnesses"
thereof). BUT, here we will add another factor, as to whether ANY individual
Consciousness, is being "influenced", OR is actually operating, in NEGATIVE
or POSITIVE Spirituality, or Consciousness of Spirit. And that factor, as far as humanity is concerned, is WILL - which is, of
course, only enabled BY, and through, the KNOWING of oneSelf! It is WILL
that determines, in the choices, decisions, actions, statements, deeds, AND
RESPONSIBILITIES, that we do take, make and execute, WHICH ONE of the
Spiritualities we are operating IN (or, in combination thereof, as many
individuals do certainly have both Positive AND Negative "influences", of
Spiritual consciousness, extant in their lives, the degree of which is
predominant being determined BY the operation of that individual WILL). The degree, or form, of WILL in operation, depends on, as I have said,
the degree to which one KNOWS oneSelf. IF one KNOWS oneSelf but minimally,
there MAY BE a maximum of Negative Will in operation. Conversely, the more
one KNOWS oneSelf, the more one becomes influenced by Positive Spirituality,
and does thusly execute A POSITIVE WILL, in their daily lives and
actions. Aum, Peace, Amen! Father Jerome.
Now someone might say, "Define and detail the consciousness of a
rock, a plant, a planet, etc." Okay, it is relatively simple. Since
consciousness is the very essence of the Universe, and QUFD - Quantum
Unitary Field Dynamics - are the operating principles and dynamics OF that
mass-field of consciousness, we merely need to look at the "dynamics" OF
QUFD, in order to determine and define how and what IS the "consciousness"
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The Kit 'n' Caboodle
Hello everyone! Just to let you all know that The Kit 'n' Caboodle arts and crafts experience this Saturday September 25th has been CANCELLED unfortunately. Keep an eye out for future events! Cheers. KnC
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so funny ... she MAY know what mccain says she knows. but that's about it regarding the middle east based on her own admission of her knowledge of the iraq war. i seriously doubt she could even look at a blank map of the middle east and name all of the major nations on it! "hockey moms" aren't expected to have this type of detailed knowledge ... and she doesn't.
Actually, while looking at what little record Palin has, I rather like what I see. She definately has the potential to be President. However, she doesn't have much experience in foreign affairs (cough any cough) and is a bit too conservative for my tastes. McCain definately could have made a better choice (Pawlenty, Hutchinson). However, if Obama is qualified to be president, she is most definately qualified to be Vice President. This would be a bigger issue if McCain wasn't healthy, but since it is, I still would prefer Palin as Vice President to Obama as President.
Oh, and CNN, can you please post my comment?
McCain defends Palin;s experience...Just like he continues to defend Bush's policies?
McCain/palin said: "The replies from democratic men concerning Sarah Palin shows which party really respects women and which party only talks about it."
And this shows that your party truly OES believe that he picked her because she is a woman.
I respect women, always have. But THIS is about experience and capability, NOT gender.
A point that SOME have evidently missed!
To say that Palin has more experience than Obama is ridiculous and McCain knows it. As a U.S Senator, Obama has met with world leaders, worked on every important issue of our day, and has received regular briefings from our highest level military personnel.
This is more of the same, just like Bush did with the appointments of Alberto Gonzales, Brownie, several US attorneys, and others, McCain picked someone vastly under qualified for an important position based solely on her political ideology.
That is putting party first, not country first. We have some very serious challenges that we're facing. We need the best and the brightest people in the most important positions. These type of decisions weaken our country.
How many Republicans can really admit that this choice was off the wall? The ones I see on television all say it was a great choice. I cannot believe that all republicans believe that his choice is for the good of all the people in the United States (unbelievable).
Here's something this Canadian has never understood.
How can a Pro-lifer believe that life begins at conception, and that that life is to be protected at all costs, AND believe in capital punishment, which takes a full grown human, usually a male of a visable minority, and kills them publically?
McCain with this pick, shows how dumb he thinks Americans from the south really are...
So much for "country first". Everything word McCain utters should be suspect.
It is quite perplexing that there are Americans actually buying into the notion that this woman is as qualified as Obama to be president if McCain were unable to fulfill his duties as president, and commander in chief.
One can imagine the response if Obama had picked a VP with Palin's lack of credentials. McCain's comparison of the two is about as illogical an argument one can make.
Obama was elected by millions of Americans who are confident in his abilities to preside over this country. Obama's first executive decision was to pick Biden as his VP. Thoughtful and pragmatic, clearly his motives were based on our national security needs. This the definition of "country first".
The decision to pick Palin was McCain's alone, and frankly it is unconscionable to think ,he is gambling with our safety to convince voters that he is still a "maverick". I highly doubt that he honestly believes she is the most qualified for the job.
This election is not about race, gender, or party affiliation. It is about the safety and well-being of the American people at this point. And, quite frankly this is one American who is experincing a great deal of anxiety at the possibility of McCain winning in November.
Prior to the selection of his running mate, I was an Obama supporter, quite certain McCain would be a competent alternative should Obama lose in November...what the heck was I thinking?
Too those Dems that think Sarah was picked just because she is a woman and might be accepted by Clinton supporters and scream she is not ready to be president, ought to remember McCain could have picked Rice, or any number of other Rep women that have been around for quite some time. She is a quick thinker and lets quit burying McCain before he falls over. HST by his own admission had no idea what was going on when he was suddenly in the oval office, but was gutsy like Sarah and the rest is history.
McBush's veep choice is so laughable – possibly the worst in US history right after Quayle. I love it ...the GOP is even scrambling to package her. We'll rip right into her apart after Gustav. I think she knows what might be coming her way. And, btw, Moore said something funny. In effect, it proves that God exists – He blew the GOP convention right off its stage.
Did you know that Palin is a creationist? Great...just great...a person a heart beat away from POTUS who doesn't believe in SCIENCE.
Well, this is a nobrainer. We have a presidential nominee with less experience than his VP choice that has a lot of experience, then we have presidential nominee with lots of experience that has chosen VP with very little experience. Now, God forbid that anything happens to either candidate, will our country be safer in the hands of the VP with loads of experience or should we take a chance on VP that knows nothing about running a country. Come on people, should the country not come first?
Would all the questions, comments, and opinions about Gov.Palin's experience be so pronounced if she was the male governor of a state being chosen as the VP candidate? Of course not. The sexist attitudes exhibited against Hillary Clinton are now being exibited against Gov. Palin. American women need to wake up to this and realize that sexism must not be tolerated. Women must be treated as equals not just to men, but to any other minority, especially if they are to ever achieve the highest of political offices.
i was gonna sit this election out. but thank you obamaites i have decided other wise. i dont agree with everything mcain has to say but atleast he`s more than just a suit smile and a cheerleader. i watched the dnc completely. and after it was done ,they pushed the best democratic nomonee to the durb. thanks again to our voting system. just like gore was robbed of the 2004 election thanks to our great voting rules. it used to be by the people for the people. now it is by the ones in power for the ones in power. and if for 1 minute you think obama is for change look at his vp choice 20+years in politics. now thats change i can live w/o. 113 votes as present on the senate floor. hmmmm. and he even voted as present on the iraqi war. is that opposing it. actions do speak volumes. and on the iraqi war how many of you obama people can say you opposed the war in iraq. or you down with tobby keith sayin lets kick their back side.as far as the economy goes what do you expect when the world trade center is left in a rubble. 5 years in a war. pushing gas prices higher than they ever have been.a crooked loan scam sending housing down the tubes. and folks biden wasnt elected vp either. he was picked just like palin. read past the headlines for once. use your computer to research things it actually does work for things other than just headlines.and maybe just maybe we`ll elect hrc in 2012. until then i`ll vote for mcain/palin. and its not because im a sore looser i have voted for a republican president since regan. although i have voted democrat for other offices. and on that note it takes more than just the president to wreck the economy and country it takes 100`s of congressmen and women and 100`s of senators. do your home work then vote for a president not because you like the way he cheerleads but because of what he can do for america. and vote for a senator and a congressman/women that can help america. not because he or she is the incumbent or republican democrat or liberal. that is what got us in this mess to begin with. party lines. its time for we the people to have our voices heard and not just a few select people in washington.because all the democrats and republicans that have been in office for more than 2 terms are old washington politics. think about that while you vote this year. do you really want change or as you obamaites say more of the same.
I've heard several Republicans try to argue that because Sarah Palin lived in Alaska NEAR Russia, that she knows what's going on with foreign relations. This is the most absurd and ridiculous notion/spin I've ever heard in my adult voting life!
Therefore, I'm sooooo excited! I just realized I'M QUALIFIED to be Vice-President!! Here's my argument: I used to live in Florida, which is NEAR Cuba; I have children; I teach Economics; I am a woman under the age of 45. This apparently means that I have foreign policy experience (especially in dealing with communist governments), can deal with hurricanes and their aftermath, and have the ability to straighten out our economy. PUHLEEASE!! I just hope and pray that the American public will not accept this blatant attempt to pander to women. I'm insulted that certain individuals to the right believe we are that stupid. OBAMA/BIDEN 08'!!!
I am a woman , let me say that some of the criticism of Sarah Palin is NOT sexist. It is not sexist to wonder why a woman with a 4 month old infant who has downs syndrome and is still breast feeding, would take such an important job at this juncture. She should have said thanks, but no thanks. I do not respect her doing doing this. If the children were older it would be different but she does not even know at this baby's young age how much care she will need. A baby needs his/her mother. This is the vice president position, not just any job. Be real. It is an offense to all women everywhere for them to compare her to Hilary. She couldn't be father away from Hilary on the issues. I will not vote for McCain now.
There is no defense adequate enough to support McCain's terribly flawed choice in Palin. This decision is plain token politics and I have faith that American Women are smarter than this. They should be completely insulted by McCain's selection of Palin.
Very Poor Choice, Who Is She?
After 18 Month Many Of You GOPs Claim You Still Don't Know Who Sen. Obama Is.
And We Live In The Information Age!
Now Exactly Who Is This 44-year-old Palin, That's A Heart Beat Away From Being President!
John McCain says Barak Obama is "too inexperienced" to be in the Oval Office yet he picks a running mate with far less experience who as at August 1st of this year did not know the job function, or role, or what it even means to be the Vice President of our great nation.
If John McCain could spuriously select a running mate, what do you think he will do as President with all the executive powers and nuclear arsenal at his disposal?
He is clearly "bootlegged" version of G.W. Bush and, if the original G.W. Bush couldn't deliver in eight years, why should we waste four more years by taking a chance on a counterfeit?
I want to comment on this talk about Gov Palin deciding on bringing a child to term dispite the fact that she was told the baby will have down syndrome. My wife and I are both pro-choice. When we were asked about having a test to determine if our child would have development issues, we decided not to have the test at all. We knew we would love the baby regardless of the condition.
My point is that decisions such as these are made everyday by pro-life and pro-cholce Americans. These decisions also are extremely private. Do you think that any candidate actually made the choice to NOT bring the pregnacy to term would actually talk about it in a political campaign? Then why is it brought up because she made the choice to continue the pregnancy. I certainly hope that Gov. Palin and Sen McCain is not looking to score political points on this issue. I myself would find it insulting.
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Watch what you read: C-SPAN2's weekends belong to Book TV Sunday, January 18, 2004 By Patricia Lowry, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Riddle me this:
When Al Franken and Bill O'Reilly traded insults at the booksellers' convention in Los Angeles last summer, I was there.
When Anne Lamott encouraged writers at a literary festival in Peoria to carry an index card in their back pockets so they could capture those fleeting bits of overheard dialogue, I was there.
When the ebullient author and educator Esme Codell showed adults how to get children to love reading -- and held her audience spellbound with her dramatic reading of the children's book "Here Comes the Cat!" at an Illinois bookshop -- I was there.
So, who am I, Zelda Zelig?
No, just another happy devotee of Book TV, which for the past five years has brought the world of nonfiction books into my living room, kitchen and bedrooms. I have cooked dinner with Robert Caro, sorted socks with Joan Didion, painted the woodwork with Camille Paglia.
I'm a little agog at the number of friends and acquaintances who still respond with blank looks when I start babbling about the bounty that is Book TV, even though it celebrated its fifth anniversary last fall. There is intelligent life on television, I assure them, and its name is Book TV.
From 8 a.m. Saturday until 8 a.m. Monday, C-SPAN2 becomes Book TV, the magic carpet that has taken me to book festivals in Miami, Harlem, Austin, Nashville, Seattle, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. I have sat in on rare-book auctions, visited for hours at a time with authors whose work I've long admired and been introduced to many more.
Like lots of working mothers with full-time families, I can't devote as many hours to reading as I did when I was a teenage bookworm. For me, Book TV has been the perfect solution: a way to keep up with the world of ideas and stay on track at home. It also helps me make decisions about what books might be worth my time and money.
Lamott's "Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life" made the cut; O'Reilly and Franken didn't, but that hasn't kept them off the top of The New York Times bestsellers list -- no doubt propelled in part by the fracas covered on Book TV. It had the only cameras there when Franken called O'Reilly a liar, O'Reilly called Franken an idiot, and Molly Ivins tried gamely to referee.
"We got a lot of response from that," said Book TV executive producer Connie Doebele, "and that's the last thing we had planned."
Most Book TV events are way more civilized and contribute mightily to the rolling national conversation begun by its parent network.
Book TV was the brainchild of C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb and Susan Swain, who are the company's co-chief executive officers. Lamb, a former cable industry trade reporter, saw the system's potential early on. In 25 years, C-SPAN has given Americans unprecedented, unfiltered access to Senate proceedings and also, through its travels, to town meetings and to the historic sites associated with dozens of American presidents and writers.
Book TV, you might say, is a logical extension.
"I believe it is the only television network-within-a-network that was born out of frustration," Doebele said. "All of these books were being published every year. Reporters and authors were spending years on one book, and we only had one avenue to put 52 books a year on the air, and that was 'Booknotes.' "
Lamb's one-on-one, hourlong "Book-notes" sessions with authors, begun in 1989, are revelatory, thanks to his persistence, skepticism and such disarmingly simple questions as "What were your parents like? What did they do?"
Now, "Booknotes" is just one part of the Book TV lineup, which also includes "History on Book TV," "Public Lives" (featuring biographies of public figures) and "In Depth," a live, monthly, three-hour interview with a single author. Call-ins are encouraged, putting writers in touch with their readers.
Book TV features about 2,000 authors annually, speaking at bookstores, book festivals, campuses, private clubs and other venues. Most are on book tours, promoting newly published work.
"A lot of the people we put on are not household names," Doebele said. "We enjoy having David McCullough on several times a year, but there are other people who need to be looked at."
On occasional Saturday mornings, Book TV also covers children's books.
"Of everything we started doing, that was probably the biggest experiment," Doebele said. "It's been a much bigger challenge for us than I thought it would be," because so much depends on the reaction of the children, who may or may not be engaged by the author.
"My job is also to make sure this is good television," she said, and with children's books "it's just a little bit more of a crap shoot."
Even the children's books featured on Book TV are nonfiction, in keeping with the public affairs nature of C-SPAN's programming but "much to the chagrin of some of our viewers," said Doebele, who grew up on a cattle and wheat farm outside Hanover, Kan., population 900. The family moved to town when she was 17, and her mother eventually became Hanover's mayor.
When Doebele is listening to her staff pitch books, it's her mother who often pops into her head as she decides which to cover. When she asks herself "Would Mom like this?" Doebele said, she's thinking about "a group of people who are smart and interesting and don't have a lot of access to these kinds of books."
As C-SPAN's coverage is weighted toward government, politics and history, so are the books on Book TV. But the topics also can be wide-ranging: Last weekend, the schedule included books about Henry Ford and the genealogy of Greek mythology. And at Manhattan's Zinc Bar, the very cool Maggie Balistreri -- whose talk on "The Evasion-English Dictionary," in which she decodes the use and abuse of words and phrases like "like," "whatever" and "oh well" -- was an "SNL"-worthy stand-up gig.
It also featured Pittsburgh native and Waynesburg College history professor Todd DePastino, who discussed the cultural influence (and definitions) of tramps, hobos and bums in a talk about his new book, "Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America," in Waynesburg.
And at 11 p.m. Jan. 31 and 8 p.m. Feb. 1, Book TV will feature Franklin Toker's illustrated talk about his book, "Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E.J. Kaufmann and America's Most Extraordinary House." Book TV will videotape him Jan. 28 at the Smithsonian.
"The choice of the venue is the key thing that we do," Doebele said. "It's where we can make a difference. The quality of the venue can change everything because it changes the Q & A."
Doebele looks for the location that will attract a knowledgeable audience likely to ask the most pointed, informed questions. For Caroline Alexander's talk on her book "The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty," for example, Book TV went to the Explorer's Club in New York City.
But it passed up the big cities where Canadian journalist Jack Todd discussed his first-person book, "Desertion: In the Time of Vietnam" to tape him in Scottsbluff, Neb., the hometown he hadn't been to in more than five years.
"My biggest regret was that we only sent one camera," Doebele said. "We needed two cameras, to catch the faces."
Most of Book TV's single-author events are shot with one camera by freelance crews. Doebele and her staff of six -- two producers, an associate producer, two production assistants and a photojournalist -- stretch their $600,000 annual programming allowance with such frugalities.
Book TV's photojournalist is longtime C-SPAN employee Richard Hall, who grew up in Friedens, Somerset County. Recently he took viewers on a tour of the unparalleled H. P. Kraus Reference Library in Manhattan before it was sold to Sotheby's.
Hans Peter Kraus started his rare book business in Austria in 1932. Six years later it was seized by the Nazis. Kraus arrived in America on Columbus Day 1939; it also happened to be Kraus' birthday, which he took as a good omen. Of course, it didn't hurt that he carried with him a small book written by Columbus and printed in the 15th century, which helped launch his new business.
After Kraus died in 1988, his wife ran the shop until her own death in January 2003. Hall interviewed their daughter, Mary Ann Folter, as well as Sotheby's Selby Kiffer and Joshua Lipton, who worked as Kraus' bibliographer for 24 years. Book collectors will appreciate that when Lipton displays and discusses a book, the price it sold for at auction is seen on the screen. The program repeats today at noon.
Since 1999, Book TV has produced more than 13,250 hours of original programming. That includes 80 hours of live programming, such as last weekend's panel discussion from the 118th annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Washington, D.C.
Attorney Annette Gordon-Reed (whose book on the Sally Hemings-Thomas Jefferson relationship led to DNA analysis that proved what the Hemings family had been saying for decades) and historian Joseph Ellis (who for years took the view that Jefferson wasn't the father of Hemings' children) had a polite and enlightening exchange. But Ellis couldn't resist calling Christopher Hitchens a son-of-a-bitch when his name came up on a different topic, then quickly amended it to "intelligent son-of-a-bitch," and almost as quickly apologized.
C-SPAN, a nonprofit network, doesn't rely on Nielsen ratings, but a 2001 survey showed 14 million Americans have watched Book TV. At least one of them keeps an index card in her back pocket, for all those memorable, telling and often unscripted Book TV moments.
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I am a friend of Oscar15 and he has talked about this league quiet often. I was in a money league that he participated in last year and came out victorious. I know you might not think very highly of his baseball expertise and may not think it was a much of a challenge to win, but I would like to participate in your league.


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We have two condos for rent: #232 (beach side, second floor) and #1321 (canal side, ground floor). Both have the same floor plan, recently renovated, two bedroom, two bathroom, sleep 6, same rates. We have pictures of both units in this listing.
Discover a tropical paradise at Sanibel Moorings - a picturesque getaway in a breathtaking location directly on the Gulf of Mexico. Boasting luxurious resort condominiums, a wide stretch of private shell covered beach, enchanting botanical gardens and virtually unlimited recreation. Sanibel Moorings offers the conveniences of a resort location with all the advantages of a private home. This fully furnished 2 bedroom condo features a living room, dining area, full kitchen and a large, private screened lanai.
Sanibel Island is beloved for its beautiful white-sand beaches, an abundance of world-class seashells and a huge variety of wildlife. It's a magical (and safe) place for children as well as a tranquil place where busy adults can truly unplug. The beaches are clean and un-crowded. The crystalline Gulf of Mexico is a comfortable temperature for swimming almost all year. Its gentle waves, combined with Sanibel's gently-sloping beach makes wading inviting, even for tiny tots. There are no high-rises, no stoplights, and no honking horns. The island is dark at night, so you can enjoy the best stargazing ever. Sunset on the beach is a nightly event. For those who like entertainment and adventure, as well as dining, shopping and more, Sanibel has it all. Live theater, arts classes, music festivals and performances, craft fairs, art exhibits - these are just a few of the choices you'll have. Of course, recreation is limitless: golf, tennis, parasailing, fishing, sailing, canoeing and kayaking, birding, hiking, you name it. The island also has all the shops and services you'd ever want: groceries, beach supplies, rental cars, bikes, first-class restaurants, unique shops, day spas, museums, theaters, chiropractors, even two walk-in medical clinics. Sanibel Island is located on Florida's southwest coast, just 45 minutes from Southwest Florida International Airport in Ft. Myers.
Keywords: 2BR/2BA condo (sleeps 6) with screened lanai, full kicthen, free wi-fi, on the beach, very private
We are from upstate New York and have been vacationing at Sanibel Moorings since the early 1990's. We love it there, and we're sure you will too.
John purchased this condo in 2011
We looked for years at condos throughout Sanibel Island, and realized that nothing compares to Sanibel Moorings. It's simply the nicest complex on the island.
The grounds at the Moorings are second to none. The most beautiful and family friendly complex on the island. The on-site management staff is extremely helpful & fiendly. The east end location is just a couple of minutes off the causeway. This resort has all of the amenities you could possibly need.
Just wanted you to know that we had a very nice time at your condo at Sanibel Moorings. The weather was great and the accommodations worked very well for us.
Thanks Again!
We had a wonderful week! The unit was great, clean, quiet and with anything we needed. The kitchen is wonderful. It was like being home. Everybody from our party of 4, ranging between 12 and 75 loved the place. The staff at the Moorings was very nice and helpfull. The whole Moorings site is very well kept and most certainly one of the nicest on the island.
The unit was impeccable with a fantastic kitchen. The owner was vey helpful in responding to our initial inquiries and the onsite staff at the Moorings were fantastic. Loved the big gas weber grills close by. Only suprise we had was the lanai being on the Gulf Road side. Not a huge deal as the road is not that busy, but was not aware of it. We would definitely come back!
We had 3 adults who very much needed a vacation. The condo was more then we expected. The bedrooms are spacious especially the closets. The bathrooms had cabinets to put our stuff up. The kitchen had everything we needed so the extra stuff I had brought wasn't needed. The Moorings property its self is beautiful. We took numerous pictures of the grounds. They even had a business center that had everything you would need. I have stayed at alot of condos but this one is my favorite. Look forward to seeing you again real soon.
Direct access to over 20 miles of paved bike paths, Free use of beach chairs & umbrellas, picnic area with 3 gas grills, Two heated swimming pools with restroom and kiddy pool, Free use of two tennis courts, Free use of kayaks & canoes, Boat docks , On-site bike rentals, Sanibel's only Botanical Gardens with Weekly Horticultural Tours, Lighted & paved walkways throughout, On-site fitness center (small)
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Holy Shroud of Turin
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Warfare
"A nation
can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive
treason from within. He rots the soul of a nation – he works secretly
and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city – he infects
the body politic so that it can no longer resist." – Cicero, 42 BC
Pearl Harbor was a limited attack with no boots on the ground.
6 September 2013
"Will we help Syria? We will." - What Putin really said ~ link ~ The United States, Turkey, Canada, France, Saudi Arabia and Britain back the strike on Syria at the G20 summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Speaking at a final press conference, Putin said Russia, China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, South Africa and Italy came against military actions in Syria. The U.N. secretary-general and Pope Francis also came against the use of force against Syria, the president said, adding that the population in these Western countries were against the military operation in Syria.
Russia sends third Marine warship to Syria ~ link ~ So the Russians and Chinese are getting ready to land troops in Syria to defend them!!! Stirling
Head of St. Jacob Monastery: Photos circulated on chemical warfare use in Damascus suburbs fabricated ~ link ~ Head of St. Jacob Monastery Mother Agnes Mary of the Cross said that what Syria is going through is a manifestation of a barbaric culture as ''kidnapping, killings and rape are daily recurrences in the gunmen-held areas.''
''What happened in eastern Ghouta in Damascus countryside is a crime against humanity that violates all international conventions,'' Mother Agnes told RT Channel Thursday, calling on the international community to stand united against these violations.
''There have been pre-fabricated photos in the case of chemical weapons' use that seek to incriminate the Syrian government,'' Mother Agnes pointed out. ''There have been selected photos for children after the chemical incident without their parents appearing in the photos.'' ''Syria's enemies have persisted for two years and a half in fabricating news and jeopardizing peoples and civil peace in Syria,'' Mother Agnes said. ''We've seen what happened in Iraq and Syria, and we won't be fooled by another pretext to strike Syria.''
Mother Agnes pointed out that the videotapes circulated by media are part of a pre-planned scenario to incriminate Syria, adding she is preparing a report on the study she conducted in the issue which she intends to hand to the Human Rights Committee in Geneva. Mother Agnes slammed the international community's disregard for the crimes of the terrorist atrocities in Lattakia in August which left hundreds of people dead, expressing regret over the descent of morals in the international community.
Pentagon is ordered to expand potential targets in Syria with a focus on armed forces ~ link ~ The strikes have not even started yet and already they are widening things!!! Stirling


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Statehouse: Pence says Indiana will survive sequester
Thursday, February 28, 2013 5:14 AM
INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mike Pence said Indiana should weather the storm caused by sequestration due to the state's strong fiscal health (Mikus, Post-Tribune). Pence added he was "reasonably satisfied" with progress in the 2013 state legislative session. The governor, just back from the National Governors Association conference in Washington, D.C., said he spoke with Indiana legislators and President Barack Obama about the effects of the sequester, which will start $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts over the next 10 years, with about $85 billion slated for this year. The cuts are designed to be spread across all aspects of federal government. Pence said the cuts are necessary to help reduce the federal government's over-spending, but he said a more intelligent approach to cutting could be found. "We are urging the administration and members of both political parties to find smarter and better spending cuts and reductions," Pence said. "The good news for Hoosiers is we are in a position to mitigate the effects of sequestration in Indiana."
The Pence administration did have a brief hiccup on a sequester-related issue when the Department of Workforce Development announced it would suspend jobless benefits on Wednesday, and then retracted the statement.
PENCE SIGNS FIRST BILL: Gov. Pence signed SEA 319, the first piece of legislation he has signed into law on Wednesday. The bill prevents an estimated $57 million property tax increase on Hoosier farmers by delaying the use of new soil productivity factors in farmland assessment until the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) and the Purdue University College of Agriculture complete a study on the process. The legislation, sponsored by State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg), passed unanimously in both the Indiana House and Senate. In recent years, the DLGF requested and received new soil productivity factors from the United States Department of Agriculture. The proposed new soil productivity factors used for farmland assessment in Indiana could have caused an estimated 25 percent average increase in property tax payments for Indiana's farmers, dependent on the county in which they live.
"Indiana is agriculture, and Lt. Governor Ellspermann and I appreciate the General Assembly's bipartisan effort to quickly pass this critical piece of legislation to help Hoosier farmers," said Governor Mike Pence. "It was a privilege for us to provide tax relief for family farmers in the very first bill we signed into law."
Gov. Mike Pence hasn't ruled out spending his campaign funds on television ads to garner support for a proposed income tax cut the Indiana House refused to include in a two-year state budget plan it approved Tuesday (Carden,
NWI Times
). "I'm very committed to making sure that Hoosiers know because of the fiscal strength of our state we have the opportunity to fund our priorities, including increasing funding on roads and schools, and cut taxes for every Hoosier in the city and on the farm," Pence said. The Republican governor told reporters Wednesday he's "still disappointed" the Republican-controlled House budget spends more than he wants and doesn't reduce the state income tax rate to 3.06 percent from 3.4 percent. That 10 percent rate reduction was the centerpiece of Pence's campaign for governor. "We remain committed to making our case for lowering the personal income tax in Indiana to members of the General Assembly and to people across the state of Indiana," Pence said. Pence did not respond directly when asked if he would veto a budget that does not include an income tax cut. He said instead that he's confident lawmakers will add the tax cut to the 2014-15 budget once the revised state revenue forecast, issued in April, shows Indiana can afford it.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is taking his pitch for a 10-percent cut in the personal income tax around the state after failing to lock down support for his signature legislative priority inside the Statehouse (
Associated Press
). Pence has spent more time on the road in his first two months in office than at the Statehouse, delivering a plea to voters and Republican activists at their annual fundraisers: Lobby your representatives and senators for your cut. Meanwhile, his aides, led by former campaign field organizer Chris Crabtree, have started an online campaign to pressure wavering lawmakers. Working with them are Indiana tea partyers, led by the Indiana branch of Americans for Prosperity, which has bought radio ads and is coordinating its own online campaign. "We are determined to continue to reach out to members of the state Legislature and to the people they serve in the four corners of this state with a message that Indiana is in a unique position where we have the ability to fund our priorities and reduce taxes for every Hoosier," Pence said shortly before taking the stage at the Hamilton County Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day dinner earlier this month.
Indiana's state Senate leader says he hopes to stir up support around the country for a new U.S. constitutional convention aimed at limiting the powers of the federal government.The state Senate voted largely along party lines this week to approve a resolution seeking a state-called constitutional convention. Thirty-three more states would have to call for such a convention, which has never happened before.Republican Senate President Pro Tem David Long says if the resolution is also approved by the Indiana House, he will work with legislative leaders in other states concerned about the federal government's growing reach. "I'm very hopeful we've started something like a brush fire out there," Long told reporters on Wednesday. "I know there is interest in this in other states. We've provided a blueprint. We should be able to get 34 states to do this." The resolution calls for a convention focused on limiting the power of Congress to tax and regulate interstate commerce. Those issues were argued in challenges to the federal health care overhaul.
It was 13 years ago today that Oakland City (Ind.) Police Officer Michael "Mike" Deno, 24, was fatally shot during a traffic stop (
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Indiana Senate resurrects appointed school chief bill
"Governors and other state leaders of both major political parties have publicly supported the concept of an appointed Superintendent of Public Instruction for decades. I believe now is the time to make it happen. The changes amended into the bill today will help take politics out of education and ensure Indiana continues to have an education leader with experience, demonstrated leadership skills, and expertise in the field of education."
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At the beginning of 2009, an atheist named Kat left a comment saying that I was filled with hatred. I asked her if she could possibly find the time to go through each of my blogs and give me some specifics. She said that she would, but I didn't hear back from her and presumed that she hadn't found anything. Three months later she wrote that she had been busy and was still looking.
More recently, she left another comment saying "I gave up collecting all of your mean and rude comments to the atheists who post here; all of the mean and hateful things you've posted, because it simply became too much . . . I can't do it anymore Ray, I simply cannot keep going through your archives and finding every instance of your cruelty, it hurts my heart way too much . . . your hatred, your hateful words, your insults and cruelty, cannot be read by me for even one minute longer. This will be my last comment on your blog. I cannot allow myself to be witness to such cruelty any longer."
Unfortunately Kat didn't provide even one example. If she was speaking the truth and I have been hateful and cruel, please forgive me. I am not aware of any hatred I have for any human being. My motivation is one of love and always has been. I do admit to mocking atheist, because mockery is a legitimate form of debate according to my Rule-book. God Himself mocks evil men who refuse His moral government (see Proverbs 1:26-27). The Bible also calls the professing atheist a "fool" (Psalm 14:1, Psalm 107:17, Proverbs 12:15, Proverbs 14:16, Luke 12:20).
So if you do take the time to go through the archives, you will find many incidents of mockery when it comes to the unscientific and ridiculous theory tale of evolution (which I once believed). You will find me speaking of the Bible calling atheists fools, of April 1st being National Atheist Day, etc. Any references I have used to moral corruption, filthiness, wickedness of heart, etc., includes myself and the rest of humanity (see Romans 3:11-18) are from the Scriptures. Any likening of humanity to pigs, foxes, dogs, sheep, etc., are biblical metaphors. But I am not aware of hatred and cruelty.
I think that perhaps Kat is a tender-hearted person who doesn't have the grit to be able to handle healthy debate. May her tender heart be turned towards her Creator.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Cruelty and hatred
Posted by Ray Comfort on 4/25/2009 06:40:00 PM
Cruelty and hatred
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Thiel was showing honest-to-God production samples of its CS3.7 ($9900/pair), which has a few cosmetic flourishes I hadn't noticed the times I spotted prototypes at earlier Shows. I could be wrong, but that aluminum cowling looks better-integrated with the body than I recall.
Not that they need to, but simply because they could, Thiel was demoing the CS3.7s with a pair of SS-1 subwoofers ($5900/each). The resulting system, at $16k, was almost modest by high-end standards, but the balance and effortless musicality of the system was breath-taking.
Rumor has it that a pair will find its way to Brooklyn soon for review. We can hardly wait.
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A Wonderful Celebration Of Nelson Sullivan Last Night
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NYU may be gobbling up the entire Village, but at least they're paying respect to a late video artist to make up for it.
Last night, I was a speaker at a Fales Library tribute to Nelson Sullivan, who documented '80s bohemia with his penetrating lens, captivated by anyone with a ratty wig and a dream.
Before cell phones, social networking, and the mainstreaming of the underground, Nelson was there to train his lens on the wonderful weirdos of the night, creating cinema verite art out of their mayhem and minutiae.
Speakers last night included Lady Miss Kier, Flloyd, Joe E. Jeffreys, and curator Robert Coddington, all knowledgeable and articulate about Nelson's obsessions and talents.
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I talked about having spent the entire '80s with Nelson's camera in my face, and coming to feel it was actually an extension of my soul. I related how we'd carry on for Nelson, knowing no one would ever see these videos, since he'd hand us a tape afterwards and it was basically just for we few to view. But jump ahead a bunch of years and something called YouTube came along, enabling millions of people around the world to gape at our shadowy antics. Whoopsie! Except that people correctly took them to be genius documents of a lost, magical era and as a result they approach these clips with utter reverence. Sharon Needles recently said to me, "You made me! You created me! You were in all those Nelson Sullivan videos in the clubs!" And she's not the only drag star to have said that.
Perhaps tackily, I ended my speech by asking about the rumor that Nelson had died while getting it from a guy with coke on his privates. I was informed that drugs may have been a factor (Nelson had wondered if other people who'd smoked the same batch of pot he'd toked from were feeling weird like he was), but basically he died while playing with himself in front of a very hot guy.
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Cooked Bread: Pancotto
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 pound fennel bulb, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 whole dried pepperocini, plus more for garnish
- 1 tablespoon currants or raisins
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
- 6 canned plum tomatoes, peeled and seeded
- 1 tablespoon toasted pine nuts
- 6 cups hot water
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 cups stale bread, broken into pieces
- 10 fresh mint leaves
- 1/4 cup fennel fronds
In a large soup pot, heat the 1/4 cup olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic, fennel, whole chiles and currants and cook until soft and light golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the parsley, tomatoes and the toasted pine nuts, stirring to combine. Cook the tomato mixture for about 25 to 30 minutes. Add the hot water, salt, and pepper, to taste, stirring to combine. Bring the tomato stock to a boil and add the bread pieces. Allow the stock to cook 1 minute more so that the bread has a chance to heat up and thicken the stock before removing from the heat. Stir in the mint leaves and fennel fronds and season each individual bowl of pancotto with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.
Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and garnish with fennel fronds and pepperocini.


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First and foremost, Happy Valentine's Day!!! Let me start off by saying this post isn't how I expected it would originally publish. Now, let's go back 7 years....
It was mine and Jared's first Valentine's Day. We were also very new into our relationship, we had just started dating in January. Things moved pretty quickly between the two of us. We both fell hard, FAST. Anyways, we agreed not to go overboard with Valentine's Day. We were just going to go out for dinner somewhere nice. Jared, however, had other plans in mind.
When I arrived to his townhouse, he had the cutest, sweetest little display set up on his kitchen table. There was this beautiful single pinkish peach rose in a vase. Next to the vase was a bunch of Hershey Kisses in the shape of a heart. It was something so incredibly simple, but it meant the world to me. It came from his heart, and I was totally smitten. That's not the only surprise he had. He also had a trail of Hershey Kisses leading upstairs to his :::ahem::: bedroom. It was the perfect evening.
Fast forward to us now, 7 years later. We've been married for 4 1/2 years, built our house, and have a crazy sweet boy. When we got married, we decided not to really do much, if anything for Valentine's Day. We've always gotten each other a card, sometimes we've gone out for dinner, sometimes a movie, sometimes we snuggled on the couch. The thing is, we didn't need to do anything extravagant for one special day. We just made time for each other. Yes it's simple, but it's the little things that truly mean the most.
Okay, so now here we are on Valentine's Day, and what does my husband do? He throws all our rules out the window!!!
Next up was this sweet little card from him and my sweet little boy.
BOOM!!! I don't have to tell you all where this little box comes from...this was a very VERY unexpected surprise.
A beautiful heart lock necklace from Tiffany's!!! Seriously I was stunned!! I certainly wasn't expecting anything, let alone everything he got for me! I am very surprised, and of course very happy!
I have probably told Jared a bazillion times that he didn't need to do any of this. He just tells me how appreciative he is of everything I do for our family. Which in turn, makes me swoon all over again!
He stole my heart 7 years ago, and he still keeps me on my toes! I married a pretty darn amazing man :)


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When I spoke the praises of Jeff Finlin's Somewhere South of Wonder early last year, it had already been out for more than a year overseas. What that meant was that Finlin was already at work on his fourth studio release—the incredible and idiosyncratic Epinonymous. The good news? This time around, those of us stateside don't have to wait as long to get what our friends across the pond are already enjoying.
Epinonymous is Finlin's finest effort to date—and while his music may remain something of an acquired taste, it's also perhaps his most accessible release as well. Finlin combines a distinctively gruff troubadour's voice, as well as a well-read poet's sensitivity and emotional honesty into music that chronicles the lives and moods of America. On this new collection, he covers a lot of ground and moods—from urban to rural settings, capturing poignant aural postcards that allow a glimpse into the anonymous lives that inhabit a nation.
Produced by Lij and Jeff Finlin, the new CD has an engaging intimacy to it—these eleven melodic songs should appeal to a wide spectrum of unlikely fans: those of Bob Dylan, John Hiatt, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Gary Myrick, Dr. John, T-Bone Burnett, Greg Brown and Steve Earle, just to name a few. As always, Finlin's emotive voice is the compelling focal point for each of these tracks—along with his poetic lyrical sense and ability to capture the magic of small moments from real life. Once again, he is joined by an impressive cadre of musical friends, including Pat Buchanan (not the pundit), Will Kimbrough, Kevin Hornback, Richard McLaurin and Dave Jacques.
A grizzled veteran of the music business, Finlin inexplicably still remains something of a hidden gem in America (his largest following currently is in the U.K). Yet his new CD serves up a healthy portion of solid Americana, a collection of astute observations in song that come from a place that alternates between love and disgust at the current state of things.
The CD leads off with "Better Than This", a tuneful bemoaning of a life too far gone and yet stuck in an eternal limbo: "broken wheels and roadhouse prayers, / It's all or nothing and the cupboard's bare, / Oh, somewhere got to be better than this." This sounds like prime John Hiatt, frankly—and it works well.
McLaurin's clarinet adds a pleasant folksy element to "Nothing's Enough", wherein Finlin plays piano (among a host of instruments). This confession of memories of perfect love from one who is "too old to try, too tired to care" is a sweet, beautiful lament. With lyrics like this, it's a shame Finlin doesn't include them in the CD booklet:
"Dance with me across the empty air, /
My heart's as big as the moon, /
Come with me where there's not a care, /
And it won't take long /
Before we sing our songs and there's nothing there."
"Postcard From Topeka" is another study in small-town lore, absolving one of fault and consequence, reducing things to the simplicity of a mere postcard. Finlin wraps catchy synthesizer lines around concise lyrics that reveal a world of personal history:
"You ain't your money, / It ain't my truth, /
Or your southern auntie /
Making love to fruit. / She ain't your savior or my funny valentine, /
Hanging on the wall in the double wide, /
It's just a picture under skies so blue, /
A postcard from Topeka while we was passing through."
In "The Long Lonesome Death of the Traveling Man" we get another touching ballad of sweet memories from a man at the end of his line:
"Here I am standing right in the middle, /
With my head in the west and my mind somewhere east of belief, /
Here I ride at the speed of the sound of the lonely, /
Holding you, / Looking back holding me."
Finlin's ability to capture the true essence of things in such a concise way elevates these songs to a level of intensity and emotion not easily found elsewhere.
"Bringin' My Love" has a wistful western feel, and Will Kimbrough's guitar wails nuanced accents throughout. This is a guilty man's confession and hope for love as he returns home, another marvelous moment adeptly capturing Finlin's magic.
One of my favorites here is the infectiously upbeat "American Dream #109". In the space of a few perfect verses Finlin manages many keen observations with tongue firmly planted in cheek:
"We live our lives for the future, /
Fill our plates up to 'biggie size', /
We ain't leaving 'til we're heaving, /
Drinking and dancing in our compromise. /
Can't get it up when you're sixty, /
Pop a pill and now you're twenty-three. /
In little houses by the freeway, /
We're living large in our American dream".
Another favorite is the wonderful "Forever Evergreen". This is Finlin at his storytelling best, capturing the Native American struggle to maintain a once-proud heritage against enormous disadvantage. Geronimo is tired of living on the run, so he builds a great casino, but ultimately hears "surrender's songs whistling in the air". It's poignant and resplendent, full of grace and charm even as it communicates a sad and important message.
"Holes In My Hands" is another gem, a short précis of one's dreams of what could have been against a screaming neon background. Finlin moves the setting to New York with "Soho Rain", an achingly poetic love song:
"Diamonds in her eyes, her future my fate, /
I long for her tonight - the strength of change, /
Tears she shed for me they puddle in my veins, /
Leave me all alone in her Soho rain".
Woeful, contemplative reminiscences about life and love seem to be Finlin's stock-in-trade. Yet each one seems genuine and distinctive—witness the tale sung in the haunting "Just Like Everyman".
The CD ends with "Hallelu", a voice of aged wisdom in a Chicago setting looking back upon the goings-on in our world and wondering "what's it all coming to". Related in a piano and voice style reminiscent of Tom Waits, Finlin's lyrical mastery is as good as it gets:
"Saw my witness in a misfit angel, /
Found my place in an ache for more, /
Made all my time down at the lazy river, /
With a church choir singing to a sawdust floor. /
Found my freedom in a cross that lay burning, /
Found my home in a homeless man, /
Found my voice in a bell I heard a-ringing, /
Ringing in waves out across this land."
This is the everyday writ large in deep emotions, sung in a style that conveys the world-weariness of time and age. Finlin's a master of the story in song—and his rough-and-tumble voice intensifies the poignancy of his terse lyrics. With repeated listens, these songs grow in stature—their bittersweet messages stay with you for a while. Epinonymous is Finlin's musical piece de resistance thus far—I urge you to discover for yourself the power of his songs.
Tibet House's 30th Anniversary Benefit Concert Celebrated Philip Glass' 80th
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"Philip Glass, the artistic director of the Tibet House benefits, celebrated his 80th birthday at this year's annual benefit with performances from Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Brittany Howard, Sufjan Stevens and more.
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While many viewers are still in shock over the Academy Awards' Best Picture flub, former Oscar-winner Patricia Arquette is particularly upset over Sunday night's In Memoriam tribute, which left out her sister, transgender actress and activist, Alexis Arquette. 500 more words
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Zero Wing (Genesis) is the Retro Game of the Day for 20 May, 2016
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De Silva, Dakshina G. and Pownall, Rachel and Wolk, Leonard (2012) Does the sun 'shine' on art prices? Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 82 (1). 167–178. ISSN 0167-2681
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This paper examines how variation in mood inuences subjective risk and hence auction prices for art in London during the period 1990-2007. The private value of an object is closely related to taste and mood which is proxied for by the variation in weather. Using a unique data set that includes presale estimates for paintings sold through Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses as well as weather data for London from the British Atmospheric Data Centre we _nd that the lower part of the price distribution is populated with paintings with a relative high private value, whereas in the upper part, prices are driven primarily by the common value characteristics. Our findings have important implications for collectors and investors in the art market.
Item Type: | Article |
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Auctions ; Emotions ; Cartel ; Private value ; Common value |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
Departments: | Lancaster University Management School > Economics |
ID Code: | 52468 |
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Deposited On: | 07 Feb 2012 16:53 |
Refereed?: | Yes |
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Isidor Zuckermann
Isidor Zuckermann (May 21, 1866 – 1946) was an Austrian businessman. He was born near Kamianets-Podilskyi in the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire (modern-day Ukraine), and emigrated with his family to the United Kingdom in 1939. He died in Keswick, Cumbria in 1946. He is interred in St. John's Church Cemetery, Keswick.
Zuckermann was CEO of the Aktiengesellschaft für Mühlen-und Holzindustrie (Mill and Wood Industry Stock Corporation) in Vienna from 1894 to 1938.[1] At the end of World War I, and the breakup of the Austrian Hungarian Empire with the resulting political and financial chaos, Zuckermann and his company participated within a business combination of other wood, timber, and plywood companies under the organization umbrella of Foresta AG that was managed through the Banca Commerciale Italiano, now the Banca Intesa. This participation was primarily active in the early to middle 1920s.
Zuckermann spent his career in all segments of the wood industry, including the great forests of Bialowieza (portions of which are in Poland), and in his early work the Austrio-Hungarian Empire. He created a vertically integrated wood products company with headquarters in Vienna during the early 20th century. This company was instrumental in introducing, on a major scale, the use of narrow gauge rails with steam engines for the transportation of harvested logs to saw mills, a major improvement in this industry. Although there were some others who had experimented with this technique, Zuckermann and the AMH company maximized its use.[2]
Zuckermann married Stefanie (née Steiner), a native of Žilina, Slovakia. They had two sons: Karl (1902-1960), and Frederick (1903-1996).[3] After spending the formative years of his life in Russia and in the Eastern parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he took up permanent residence in Vienna in 1913. Both sons attended schools in Vienna, and both graduated from the University of Vienna, receiving,according to the Archiv der Universitaet Wien, "Doctorates in Political Economy; Karl in 1925 (thesis: Das Zurechnungsproblem und seine Loesungen, and Frederick in 1926, [Doctor rerum politicarum, or dr. rer pol.], and was the author of the doctoral thesis Die Stellung der Berufsgenossenschaften im Staate und das Problem der berufsständischen Vertretung.[4] Karl, prior to World War II established a plywood company in the Merseyside area of Liverpool that specialized in plywood panels for doors. With the start of World War II, this company's production was utilized by the British government for such things as "aeroplane wings and submarines."[5]
Isidor Zuckermann had a sister, Rose, and an older brother, Joshua. Rose emigrated to the United States in 1886, at first settling in Baltimore, Maryland where she married Solomon Joseph Goldstein who had arrived in 1880. They later moved to Philadelphia and then to Camden, New Jersey where Solomon was involved in business.
See also[edit]
- Hyman I. Goldstein and Leopold Z. Goldstein - Isidor Zuckermann's nephews
- Ax Men
- ^ "Lehmann" address books for Vienna lists AMH as founded in 1894 with corporate seat at "Am Hof 11," Vienna
- ^ Interview with Dr. Frederick Zuckermann-Reitler (1903-1996), economist, and son of Isidor Zuckermann, at his home in Los Angeles, California in 1979, by Joseph Cooper, Cooper Associates, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- ^ "Friedrick" as listed in United States SSA Death Index
- ^ E-mail dated May 18, 2006 from Thomas Maisel, Archiv der Universitaet Wien
- ^ Elisabeth Zuckerman - Obituaries, News - The Independent
- 1866 births
- 1946 deaths
- People from Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion
- Ukrainian Jews
- 19th-century Austrian people
- 20th-century Austrian people
- 19th-century Austrian businesspeople
- 20th-century Austrian businesspeople
- Austrian businesspeople
- Austro-Hungarian Jews
- Austrian Jews
- British Jews
- Austrian people of Ukrainian descent
- British people of Ukrainian descent
- Austrian refugees
- Austrian emigrants to England
- Jews who immigrated to the United Kingdom to escape Nazism
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Coupling of Seagrass (Cymodocea Nodosa) Patch Dynamics to Subaqueous dune Migration
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1 The coupling between patch dynamics -- described by the patch growth (horizontal and vertical), patch mortality, and life-history of Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Aschers., and the disturbance caused by the migration of subaqueous dunes over the plants was examined in a shallow NW Mediterranean bay (Alfacs Bay) where this species maintains a patchy cover. 2 C. nodosa shoots survived substantial burial rates (up to 2.4 mm day$^{-1}$) by growing vertically at rates proportional to, albeit four-fold slower than, burial rates. Patch death was caused by erosion as large subaqueous dunes migrated pass the plant patch. 3 Patch growth was fastest over the progressing slope of the dunes ($\sim$ 2.5 m year$^{-1}$) and flowering was also stimulated by sand accretion. 4 The time interval between the passage of consecutive dunes, which sets the time window available for patch development, ranged between 2 and 6 years. This time interval allowed C. nodosa to recolonize bare substrata, with patch formation occurring about half a year after the disturbance, and also allowed established shoots to complete their life-cycle and produce seeds and thus enable subsequent recolonization. The time windows available for patch development also set an upper limit to patch size of about 26 m. 5 Significant cross correlations between dune topography and patch dynamics and plant flowering frequency provide evidence that the spatial heterogeneity in the vegetation is closely associated with the disturbance imposed by the migration of sand dunes. The migration of subaqueous dunes maintains C. nodosa in a continuous state of colonization involving spatially asynchronous patch growth and subsequent mortality, which is ultimately responsible for the characteristic patchy landscape of this Bay.
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A cat goes to a monastery, but she still remains a cat.
A pretty basket does not prevent worries.
A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character.
A priest sees people at their best, a lawyer at their worst, but a doctor sees them as they really are.
Death does not sound a trumpet.
Little by little grow the bananas.
Lower your head modestly while passing, and you will harvest bananas.
No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow.
No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won't swim.
What is said over the dead lion's body could not be said to him alive.
When the bee comes to your house, let her have beer; you may want to visit the bee's house some day.
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