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A flight of recent polling has suggested that Mitt Romney and the GOP have a "women problem," losing support among half the voting population in swing states at a dramatic pace.
Asked about the issue in a Newsmax interview yesterday, Mitt Romney not only acknowledged the existence of the problem, but also accepted that the recent debate over contraception caused it. But don't worry, Romney said, just wait until voters see "our real position," as Democrats have "distorted" the debate:
ROMNEY: But there's no question that over the past several weeks, that a discussion about religious liberty was distorted into a discussion about contraceptives. And there was the somehow Republicans are opposed to contraceptives. I think it was most unfortunate twist by our Democrat friends. I think this will pass as an issue as people understand our real position.
I, for instance, have made it clear that I do not oppose contraceptives. But the women that I speak with, and the women that my wife speaks with, tell her that their number one issue is the economy.
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When Republicans decided to start a political controversy over the Obama administration's ruling that all insurance companies should provide coverage for birth control, many on the left warned it would backfire. Indeed, polling seems to bear that out. But conservatives have denied the significance of the contraception debate, and even the existence of gender problem at all, as RNC Chairman Reince Priebus infamously did this morning.
So it's notable that Romney seemed to agree that not only is there a gender problem, but the contraception debate started it.
And his comment about revealing "our real position" doesn't look good coming from someone who's known to change his positions, and is expected to do as he pivots to the general election, especially on women's issues.
Meanwhile, Romney claims the economy is the top issue with women, but that may not be true. As the Atlantic's Molly Ball points out, a recent USA Today swing state poll found that health care was women's number one issue, while men's was the debt and deficit. (Those economic issues came in at number four for women.) Since health care is not exactly Romney's best issue, he has an interest in pretending women don't care about it or, for that matter, about contraception, as his surrogate, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R), said.


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The first Thanksgiving in North America may have been celebrated by 16th-century Spanish explorers, but credit usually goes to the pilgrims in 1621. It wasn't until 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens."
Thanksgiving has since become synonymous with the blessings of family and friends. It evokes visions of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, football and, of course, loved ones gathered around a dinner table tucking into a golden turkey and all the trimmings, with some pumpkin pie for dessert.
But for many Americans, military service, school and other obligations keep them away for Thanksgiving. Here, American Catholics who will be far from home — including in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Bolivia and Peru — for the holiday share stories of faith and gratitude, even when loved ones are apart.
Judy Yakir served as an Army MP and medic in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her husband Patrick, a sergeant and MP assigned to the Army Special Forces, is in his second tour in Afghanistan. She's in Colorado Springs, Colo., and, like many military couples, they won't be together on Thanksgiving.
She and daughters Mireya, 8, and Auria, 4, will observe Thanksgiving with relatives, and she hopes to contact Patrick by text or computer.
"Our family and friends are our greatest blessings," she told Our Sunday Visitor. "All blessings in our lives come from God, and we are to be thankful not only on Thanksgiving, but always, for God to allow us to receive those blessings."
Soldiers in Afghanistan will find fellowship with one another.
"We live together, eat together, work together, and go on mission together," First Lt. Joey Belleza, 24, of Martinez, Calif., said. "Fellowship is inescapable in our line of work. In fact, we will probably be out on mission on Thanksgiving."
Dangerous times, he said, "engender even more intense" feelings of gratitude. "When we are immersed in adversity, when we are deprived of all control, are the very same times when men of faith echo Peter's cry as he sank into the Sea of Galilee: 'Lord, save me!'"
Belleza is thankful to be entrusted with the care of "America's greatest natural resources — her sons and daughters."
"To lead American troops on near-daily combat missions is a responsibility both terrifying and gratifying," he said. "I am humbled to be considered worthy of this honor."
He's also thankful for the sacramental life brought by unit chaplain Father Christopher Butera, 35, of the Diocese of Allentown, Pa., who is on loan to the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. He operates out of Forward Operating Base Walton and visits 13 areas of operation and outlying posts each month with daily and Sunday Masses and confessions. There will be a Thanksgiving Mass and prayer breakfast for everyone on base.
"God has blessed me with this opportunity and honor of being next to the finest men and women in the nation," Father Butera said.
"I not only get to provide them religious support, but I also get to stand with them every day as they perform their duties and bring the presence of God into some very demanding and strenuous times."
Staff Sgt. Landon Lombardi, 27, of Jacksonville, Fla., will miss being with his wife Sara and his two children, daughter Sofia and son Dominick.
"After three deployments within five years, I can truly say that I am appreciative of my family and their support," he said. "Being away makes me realize how grateful I am for them, and one of my blessings is that they are happy, healthy and whole. Do not take for granted the ability to come home after work and spend time with your loved ones."
Pvt. Will Myers, 19, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, is a medic who's grateful that God guides his hands as he helps those under his care.
"It helps me keep a positive attitude throughout the day and to always look at the brighter side of a negative situation," he said. "Being in Afghanistan has made me appreciate the small things in life that make me happy — a bed to sleep in, hot food, hot showers, a chapel where I can go and have peace for an hour — things we normally take for granted."
Myers hopes that Americans back home seize the moment as they spend Thanksgiving with their families.
"The blessing that I hope for is that we make it home safely so that we can spend next Thanksgiving with our loved ones," he said.
Christine Shimrock, director of prison ministries for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, sometimes asks the men and women at Lebanon, Warren and Dayton Correctional Institutions in Ohio to name their blessings.
"I am humbled by the fellowship that takes place as each person offers up — in a place where trust and vulnerability are precious commodities — their feelings of gratitude toward their friends and families and those they have met since their incarceration," she said. "... There is little more powerful than the surrender of my incarcerated brothers as they recognize that by God's grace they do have purpose and do serve a God of second chances."
Except for the turkey dinner, Thanksgiving will be "just another day" in Lebanon Correctional Institution for Larry H., 31.
"Despite being in prison, my faith helps me be grateful by knowing that every day God keeps me safe, my family is in good health and I have food and shelter," he said. "There are millions of people who are homeless and don't know where their next meal is coming from. Faith has opened my eyes to God's blessings and the knowledge that no matter how bad I am in this environment, there are people in this world who are having a harder time. If I could go home this Thanksgiving, I would cherish every moment of it. I would want to help cook the food, sit down with my family and know that not every day is promised, so make every day Thanksgiving and give thanks in everything you do. The most important thing for me would be being able to spend time with those who care for me and in giving them the same love and care in return."
Kenny R., 41, at Warren Correctional Institution, cherishes memories of a past holiday.
"It was a cold November and Mom had decorated with white icicle lights around the window frames," he said. "I remember feeling extra warm inside while everything seemed peaceful with the world and I was sharing the experience with loved ones."
His faith helps him through a holiday that celebrates blessings and being with family.
"The longing that I feel for home is eased by the knowledge that God has a purpose for my life," Kenny said.
It's been 30 years since Father Jose Herrera has been home for Thanksgiving, and this year, a couple of his sisters plan to visit him at Fort Carson, Colo., where he's a U.S. Army chaplain.
"Our mom died last year, and otherwise, they'd be going to her house," he said. "This will be a different Thanksgiving without her."
Sister Teresa Maria Leis is a Sister of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George at St. Francis Convent in Alton, Ill. This is her fourth Thanksgiving away from home in Cashton, Wis.
"On holidays, we are with our religious families," she said. "They have become my family in a real way. I have a deep connection to them that I can't have with other people because we've been called to the same life."
Father Edward M. Lohse of the Diocese of Erie, Pa., will celebrate Thanksgiving at the Villa Stritch in Rome, a house for diocesan priests who work at the Vatican.
"Our Italian cooks go out of their way to present an authentic Thanksgiving dinner, which is really quite an accomplishment, considering that they have never actually seen one, other than at our residence," he said.
By the nature of their callings, men and women in vocations often can't join their families on holidays.
"It's not a good time to plan a vacation," Father Herrera said. "Even before I was an Army priest, the community expected to have some kind of Thanksgiving Mass. Now, I am here for the soldiers who can't be home with their families."
Father Herrera, a priest in the Diocese of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, grew up in New Mexico in a family of 11 children.
"I'm going to celebrate a Thanksgiving Eve Mass and there will be a pie social," he said. "The next day, there will be a special meal for soldiers who don't live off post, and married soldiers are encouraged to invite the others to their homes for Thanksgiving."
"I think we're all thankful to be back home," he said. "A lot of the guys just got back from overseas, so they're really happy to be back on U.S. soil. Folks are thankful for having jobs. You don't hear too many complaints from the guys."
Sister Teresa Marie, 24, who teaches elementary religion at St. Mary's School in Alton, is thankful for her vocation and the women that she met through the apostolate.
"That deepens every day," she said. "If I hadn't entered the convent, I wouldn't know them, which balances all the goodbyes that you say before you enter. That's still hard, and that sacrifice doesn't really go away, but it's not without other joy. I'm also grateful for the support I get from my family. They have been wonderful with how they embraced my vocation."
The daily Mass will include special petitions for thanks and blessings. The holiday meal will be followed by a game of "ultimate football."
Father Lohse will work as usual, Mass will be at 6:30, then dinner. He'll be in touch with his mother and siblings by Skype.
"Faith teaches us that blessings come from God, who bestows his goodness on us not for any merit of our own, but because of his love for us," he said. "Gratitude is the appropriate response and helps us to put life's many other blessings, as well as struggles, in perspective. As always, I am most thankful for my faith, family and my vocation."
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Kathy DeSario is grateful for her studio apartment at Marian Residence for Senior Women in Las Vegas, and for friends she's made in the housing program run by Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada.
"It's exciting to be starting a new life," DeSario told OSV.
Five years ago, health issues caused her to end her job as a classroom aide, leave her apartment and move in with her son and his wife. When their work schedule left her feeling lonely, she said, "My doctor felt that it was best for me to be with people."
DeSario, 64, moved to Marian Residence in August and, using available services, will transition to a bigger place. She's keeping busy volunteering to clean up a nearby cemetery and enjoying spending time with her friends.
Her daughter lives in Arizona, and her son will be working on Thanksgiving, so she's looking forward to sharing the holiday in the community dining hall.
"I'm thankful that God has given me life," she said. "I'm thankful that Catholic Charities has helped me so much. I'm thankful for the people around me, and that my son will help me any time I need help. I pray to God every day, and if it wasn't for God, I don't know where I would be."
Because of travel expenses, two students at Christendom College in Front Royal, Va., will spend Thanksgiving in Massachusetts instead of going home.
Freshman Rosie McNeely, 19, of Lincoln, Neb., was invited to a classmate's home, and sophomore Gabriella Federico, 19, of Corydon, Ky., will hitch a ride to visit relatives in Boston. They will connect with their families by phone or Skype.
"I'm thankful for all the great people and opportunities God has put in my life," said McNeely, the 11th of 12 children. "Some of my blessings are my amazing family, my friends and my new friends at college. All of these people formed me into who I am today and I don't know where I would be without them. I have always been thankful for all that God has given me and my family, but it wasn't until this year that I truly realized just how much that is. The greatest blessing of all is my Catholic faith. This Thanksgiving I will thank God for all that he has and continues to give me."
"I love my home. I absolutely love my parents," said Federico, who is one of seven siblings. "I count my blessings because I have a family, and knowing that is so comforting. Even though we are separated by miles, I have people out there who love me so much and who miss me. Before I had to endure being separated from my family, I simply didn't appreciate them. Now I know how precious home is and how wonderful it is to be there. I love that God has taught me such a good lesson. There is no way that someone can be a faithful Catholic and not appreciate the simple things in life. My faith has helped me to discover the light in the dark times, and to rejoice at every turn."
The Catholic Volunteer Network coordinates placements around the world. The volunteers in three of their programs will keep in touch with loved ones back home by phone, email or Skype. They also will have fellowship with other Americans and the local communities.
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David Gaillardetz, 22, of Boston, chose to live in poverty and simplicity for a year in Monte Sinai.
"It has shown me more blessings than I ever could have hoped for," he said.
That includes opportunities to teach English and religion, to work with homeless youths and to find fellowship with other American volunteers and Ecuadorans, who celebrate harvest and other days of gratitude.
"These customs get straight to the heart of the emphasis on gratefulness, family and community that I so love about Thanksgiving," he said. "My Catholic faith is the source of my worldview that we are all connected and that we are all brothers and sisters."
Maureen Regan, 22, of Salem, Mass., and Brian Bayer, 22, of Pittsburgh, volunteer in Arbolito.
Regan serves at la Fundacion Padre Amian, a home and clinic for people with Hansen's disease (leprosy), and runs an after school program. She'll spend Thanksgiving with her American housemates and friends.
"I have many blessings to count, and I am particularly grateful for the opportunity to be here," she said. "Waking up every morning to the knowledge that I am loved helps me have an attitude of gratitude."
Bayer, who teaches middle school English, noted that hospitality is one of the pillars of the program. "The thought of spending Thanksgiving without my family is scary, but I have been blessed with a supportive community of friends and neighbors who genuinely love me," he said. "With that in mind, Thanksgiving may mean more this year than it ever has. Every day is a reminder of God's work in our lives, how to love stronger and more authentically. As a Catholic, I am comforted by a faith that never fails to remind us that we are not alone in our search to love and be loved."
Salesian Lay Missioners
Steve Widelski, 38, of Huntington, Ind., is the only American in Tonj, South Sudan, where he works in a leper colony and teaches high school religion. He won't be celebrating Thanksgiving, but he'll explain it to his students.
"This year, I am especially thankful for the privilege and opportunity to serve God in yet another mission healing the poor spiritually and physically and bringing myself closer to God," he said. "I am thankful for my life and the vocation that God has given me to live out the Gospel in words and actions. I've always wanted to give something back to God and others for all of my blessings, and living and working in the missions allows me to do that daily. However, I have received so much more from the people and God that I could ever put in."
Matthew Beben, 23, of Washington, N.J., teaches with the Salesians in Gambella, Ethiopia, and will share a special Thanksgiving meal with the community.
"I may also incorporate Thanksgiving into my classes by asking students what they are thankful for," he said.
His blessings include a supportive family, friends and his opportunity to attend college, a dream, he said, that's out of reach for many children.
"Because of responsibilities and commitment, many people are not able to transplant their lives to a distant country for one year and put everything else on hold," Beben said. "I truly believe that I am here because that's what God wants for my life at this moment. I'm thankful for the opportunity to live the Gospel to serve the poor."
Stephanie Schaub, 23, of La Crosse, Wis., teaches English and catechism in Okinawa, Bolivia.
"I have so much to be thankful for — the amazing people here in Bolivia, a wonderful family back home to support me," she said. "I am thankful for the children and people here who taught me so much. I am even thankful for the struggles I have had because they made me grow and become the person I am today. My own blessings help me to serve others. We are all brothers and sisters in Christ and we need to help each other."
Cap Corps Volunteers
On Thanksgiving, Ana Heck, 23, of Plymouth, Minn., will be working with a rural development team in Managua, Nicaragua, but she'll share a dinner with a community of people who are engaged in social justice.
"I'm especially thankful for the time here, for the friends and other Cap Corps volunteers, and for the support of my family and friends in the United States," she said. "A lot of support and resources have been invested in me, and I am grateful to have had so many opportunities. One motivation to volunteer was to accompany and support others who are trying to realize their own dreams."
Laura Castro of Westfield, Mass., works with high-risk boys in Lima, Peru. She'll spend Thanksgiving with European volunteers.
"I rejoice in the fact that I have family and loved ones to miss in the first place," she said. "This year has given me awareness of the small blessings in my life, like easy access to clean water, efficient public transportation and a comfortable bed."
Castro, 23, was inspired by her parents to be grounded in gratitude and trust in God. "Service has always been a part of my life and the experiences I have inspire me to be more grateful and aware of my blessings," she said.
Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller writes from Pennsylvania.
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Truckee CHP tower proposal includes smaller option
August 20, 2013
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Officials are seeking feedback on new alternatives for a California Highway Patrol radio tower in Truckee.
The project originally called for replacement of CHP's telecommunications facility with a 120-foot tall, four-post radio tower with three, 10-foot diameter microwave dishes.
The initial draft environmental report (EIR) was up for review in late 2012, proposing seven location alternatives throughout the town and a no-project option.
Some comments, however, requested additional alternatives in an effort to reduce visual impacts.
"The quality of our natural environmental and our small town character are fundamental to our local economy," wrote Truckee Mayor Carolyn Wallace Dee in a late 2012 letter to Gov. Jerry Brown. " … The tower is not compatible with our natural environment or our small town character, and I fear it will have a permanent and catastrophic impact on our community."
The revised EIR lists new alternatives, one of which is identified as the environmentally superior option — an 80-foot steel-lattice tower supported by wires, with two, six-foot diameter microwave dishes at the Gateway Shopping Center, near the intersection of Highway 89 and Donner Pass Road.
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The project is part CHP's Enhanced Radio System program, which aims to enhance statewide radio communication for safety and service purposes.
CHP must convert its radio communication system to a new digital frequency by November 2016, as mandated by the Federal Communications Commission.
The department's Truckee Area Office at 10077 Highway 89 serves is a communications hub for four offices — Truckee, Gold Run, South Lake Tahoe and Donner Pass Inspection Facility — and portions of Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado and Alpine counties.
Comments specific to the draft EIR revisions will be accepted until Sept. 13 and should be emailed to Jennifer Parson, senior environment planner, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Copies of the recirculated draft EIR can be viewed at:
Truckee Library, 10031 Levon Avenue, Truckee
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Fun with Labels: YOUR STATE HERE Crown Club
If you saw a bottle of Kentucky Crown Club whiskey on the shelf, complete with a picture of a racehorse, you probably wouldn't guess that it was Canadian blended whiskey, but lo and behold, Houston based Mexcor, Inc. has been approved for a label for just such a whiskey.
And suppose you wanted a whiskey from your native Arkansas, Florida or Colorado. Well, you're in luck, because Mexcor is planning to produce Canadian Whiskeys named for pretty much every state (though the Dakotas get just one between them).
But lest you think this is just some bulk whiskey operation cynically cashing in on state pride, the back label for Tennessee Crown Club explains that the whiskey was crafted to "reflect and highlight the rich heritage of the great state of Tennessee" and that it "embodies the treasures that the majestic state of Tennessee possesses." Similarly, the label for South Carolina Crown Club reports that it was crafted to "reflect and highlight the rich heritage of the great state of South Carolina" and that it "embodies the treasures that the majestic state of South Carolina possesses."
Think of how much work Mexcor must have done to come up with a different whiskey that embodies the treasures of each of our majestic states. This was clearly a massive undertaking in which skilled tasters had to contemplate questions like, "Does this Canadian blend more accurately embody the treasures of the majestic state of Connecticut or does it reflect and highlight the rich heritage of the great state of Indiana?" Kudos to the great team at Mexcor that found these unique whiskeys.
Oh, and Jersyites take notice, the bottle for Jersey Crown Club makes no reference to the Garden State being either majestic or having a rich heritage. I guess even Mexcor has its limits.
18 comments:
- Joshua Feldman said...
Your comments about the Great Garden State are below the belt. We have the beautiful swamplands of the Meadowlands, with egrets and Marsh Roses among vast industrial vistas that make the greater Kearney area a favorite with producers of crime drama television shows. We have the austere Pine Barrens, whose solemn beauty is favored by producers of other crime dramas. We have the scenic beauty and compelling culture of the Jersey Shore and Atlantic City, favored by reality show producers and producers of retro crime drama shows. Might I point out that the opening credits of said retro crime drams (Boardwalk Empire) feature thousands of bottles of Canadian blended whisky bobbing in the scenic surf. If any State deserves this classy stuff it's the Garden State!
- May 29, 2013 at 9:01 AM
The other 49 states are late to the game - we've had "authentic" Texas Crown (complete with an oil rig on the label) for years. And natch, it's a massive seller ("it's Texan, ya'll gotta buy this. If it was foreign they'd have to say so, right?" *yes, it cleverly says product of Canadia in small print on the FRONT label, where no clever person would think to look...)
It does in fact totally pay homage to the rugged, dry, hot cowboy heritage of the state in a way that only a lame-ass rye blend from the snowy, uber polite, cold, Mountie-patrolled suburb of America (actually, that should be 'Merica) can do.
The stuff is swill, tastes better than Garrison Bros (actually made here) but far worse than TX Blended (another legendary Texas whiskey not made here) or even Red River Texas Bourbon (another fine aged Texas whiskey not made here). Rebecca creek - from the charming hill country area is quite a bit worse, even though their vodka-infused "Spirit Whiskey" (none of the spirit made in TX) is magical since they are near Enchanted Rock.
In fact, of all the whiskey actually made here, I think Balcones is the only one that is drinkable... Perhaps that's why the "Official Whiskeys of Texas" are made in Canada, Kentucky, or Indiana...
I'd expect to see far more of this as Bernheim rolls out higher yields, LDI/MGP offers more mashbills... and God help us, but the average consumer clearly doesn't understand Spirit Whiskey is akin to saying "weasel vomit" - but they buy it in hordes because... it's got their stupid state label.
I'm waiting for collegiate branded spirits - I'd absolutely kill for a bottle of Texas A&M Whiskey - based on a unique blend of Indiana and Canadian spirits at 80 proof - because nothing says "Gig 'Em" like foreign whiskey at low proof.
What scares me is I'd bet it would sell like mad here.
- May 29, 2013 at 9:18 AM
- Sylvan said...
And they are not related to Crown Royal or Canadian Club in any way? Jeez, seems like they'd lose that one in court. Putting the state name in the title to dodge geographical designation is bad enough, but that's like naming your whiskey 'Jack Dickel' or 'Jim Daniels'.
- May 29, 2013 at 9:33 AM
- Florin said...
In the spirit of fairness, Sku, you are a bit harsh. You are treating these whiskies as if they were just some regular stuff. But the label makes it VERY CLEAR that these are bottles of ULTRA PREMIUM blended whisky! And it's aged for at least 36 months - which makes it, what, at least 150 weeks old! As for the craft reflecting heritage, nobody said anything about the liquid itself; it's about the picture on the bottle. Mt Rushmore for Dakotas - now that was a strike of genius, who would come up with something like this? I bet that for Texas it's going to be either an oil rig, or George W.
- May 29, 2013 at 9:51 AM
- Macdeffe said...
GIEF Denmark Crown Club . please please please
- May 29, 2013 at 10:04 AM
- sku said...
Someone asked if the KY and TN Crown Clubs would violate either the Tennessee or Kentucky state laws I referenced yesterday.
The answer is no. The Tennessee law only regulates the use of the term "Tennessee Whiskey." This bottling doesn't say that, just "Tennessee Crown Club."
And the Kentucky law only regulates the use of the term Kentucky on whiskey "produced in Kentucky." This stuff was produced in Canada.
That being said, I think you could make an argument that the use of the state names is misleading, but apparently, the TTB didn't think so.
- May 29, 2013 at 10:48 AM
Sku, I wish you would quash this damaging publicity, lest this remarkable spirit be available only by lottery once the California Golden Bear Crown Club Edition is released.
- May 29, 2013 at 11:13 AM
If Makers made an A&M bottle I missed it... They make a Cowboys one, but I don't know if they've done college themes outside of KY.
Here's the copy for Texas Crown (Canadian Whisky): For True Cowboys and Cowgirls and comes in a Lone Star themed velvet bag:
Texas Crown Club Whisky was created for true cowboys and cowgirls, legends and oil history. From the crown of their western hat, down to the tips of their needle-nosed boots, cowboys deserve a Great Shot!
Texas Crown Club Whisky is a multi-grain spirit made from a distilled blend of wheat, rye and barley. It is aged for at least 4-6 years in oak barrels.
Canadian Whisky was first produced in the late 1700s, and continues to please whisky aficionados around the world with its light smooth taste.
- May 29, 2013 at 12:05 PM
Had a pledge brother who employed the exact same strategy for hooking-up with as many "unique" girls as possible. Mexcor, you dawg you.
- May 29, 2013 at 1:24 PM
Makers has done a blue and white version for Penn State fans...
- May 29, 2013 at 9:07 PM
- May 30, 2013 at 4:30 AM
Crown Royal Files Another Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against Whiskey Manufacturer For Similar Packaging:
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- May 30, 2013 at 5:34 AM
Did you make this up? No, I guess not.
Not only your article, but all the responses to it so far are equally hilarious, especially Joshua Feldman, Florin, and TimD.
I wish there were something good I could add to this, but I'm just speechless that Mexcor (a Texas company, BTW) is able to pull something like this off. What's next? Oh, all right... we DO have a particular style of chili that "reflects and highlights the rich heritage of the great city of Cincinnati", and I can understand a certain degree of distain by Texans (and others; many others) who do not consider cinnamon and cocoa (not to mention spaghetti), and a lack of hot peppers, as components of "true chili". But at least it's made in the Yew Ess Aye (you don't get much more USA than the city of John Boener, now do, you?), and it tastes good. But it's called Cincinnati Chili, not Texas Chili. God help us if Mexcor gets hold of it!
- May 30, 2013 at 4:38 PM
It's clear - Texans are fucking idiots!
- June 3, 2013 at 7:58 PM
Thanks, Sku, for letting that nasty word get through (and apologies to SOME Texans and any children under age twelve who may be reading this blog by mistake or otherwise)...I've heard, btw, that Cincinnati is the home of the original non-Texan style of chili.
- June 3, 2013 at 8:07 PM
Point taken! I will rewrite all of the back labels using some of the commentary on this blog. Filing Jersey on Monday with TTB. Since Kentucky is so close to Cinci I will use the "not-quite-chili" Chili and the history of skyline for that label.
- August 10, 2013 at 9:43 PM
- morlock said...
Scoff, scoff, scoff, all so very clever. But two years later 7.18.15, Costa Mesa is closing this out at $8.99 750ml, $15.99 1.75l; if available with the state flag pattern bag pictured on Net, the flip factor on this item three years hence will tinge that chortle with regret your 401(K) isn't chockablock with the stuff.
- July 18, 2015 at 9:23 AM
- Jeff Watson said...
I am not for sure who wrote this, but they are wrong about the Dakotas. There is a South Dakota and North Dakota one not that it matters it's Canadian Whisky. In my opinion most Canadian Whiskies can't stand alone, so aren't really an option for real whisky drinkers. I hear it's all Canadian Club.
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Honors & Awards
- Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll (2010)
- Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2010)
Senior offensive tackle D.J. Jones was a fixture in the Nebraska offensive line during the 2010 season, helping Nebraska produce outstanding offensive numbers. The 6-5, 310-pound Jones held down the right tackle spot, and was part of an offensive line that started intact throughout the 2010 campaign.
The line allowed Nebraska to lead the Big 12 in rushing offense, and produce three players with at least 900 rushing yards. Jones played both guard and tackle during his NU career, but settled in at tackle in 2010 and had to handle the bulk of the load on the right side with Marcel Jones sidelined much of the season by injury. Jones graduated with a degree in communications in May of 2010 and spent his senior season working toward a master's degree.
2010 (Senior)
Jones started all 14 games at right tackle, and helped Nebraska rack up 10 games with 200 rushing yards, including back-to-back 300-yard rushing efforts early in the year vs. Idaho and Washington. NU also posted a 451-yard rushing effort at Kansas State, the most by a Nebraska offense in seven seasons. Nebraska runners have produced 12 100-yard rushing games behind the O-line, including three 100-yard rushers at Washington and a pair of runners over the century mark in two other games.
2009 (Junior)
Jones played in all 14 games, including starts at right tackle against Colorado, Texas and Arizona when Marcel Jones was sidelined with an ankle injury. D.J. Jones spent the majority of the year as the top backup at both tackle spots, while also serving as a blocker on Nebraska's place-kicking unit. Jones' play helped Nebraska junior I-back Roy Helu Jr. post the 29th 1,000-yard rushing season in school history.
2008 (Sophomore)
Jones played in two games as a reserve guard in 2008.
2007 (Redshirt Freshman)
He played in nine games as a backup guard in 2007, including each of the final eight contests of the season. While most of his time was spent at guard, he did see a few snaps at tackle and helped Nebraska rank in the top 10 nationally in passing and total offense.
2006 (Redshirt)
Jones redshirted in 2006 and helped form an impressive scout team line.
Before Nebraska (Central HS)
Jones was the first commitment of the 2006 NU class, pledging to NU in April of 2005. Jones earned first-team all-state honors as a senior playing for Coach Joe McMenamin at Omaha Central after earning honorable-mention accolades as a junior. He was named to the 2005 Lincoln Journal Star Super-State team and the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska team.
Jones was ranked as the top player in the state of Nebraska and among the top 20 offensive tackles in the country according to Rivals.com. Jones was also named a SuperPrep All-American and was among the top 10 players in the Midlands Region according to the publication. Jones chose Nebraska over Iowa State, Kansas and Houston.
D.J. is the son of Bridget Brown and David Jones Sr., and was born on May 8, 1988. He completed his degree work in communication studies in May. Jones has been a volunteer with School is Cool Week, team hospital visits and several other elementary school outreach activities. His outreach activities earned him a spot on the 2010 Brook Berringer Citizenship Team.
Career Statistics
Games Played - 39 (9 in 2007, 2 in 2008, 14 in 2009; 14 in 2010)
Games Started - 17 (3 in 2009; 14 in 2010)


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What do you do if you aren't keen on a product? You can
1. Return it if you live in the US? Not in the UK though – you don't get refunds on a cosmetic items AT ALL (unless you break out in a hideous rash but I bet you would still have a fight on your hands).
2. Throw it away. Bit wasteful though…
3. Put it into storage….along with 1,293 items…
4. Give it away. Much more sensible. Depends what you are giving away though. Mascara or lip products in a pot aren't madly hygienic
Ever just want to finish an item of make up? I am currently trying to finish my Nars Firming Foundation – we don't get on too well, but I want to finish it off rather than relegating it to the pile of unused foundations, I have used too much of it now to give it away. So I use it religiously every day so I can move on to something else.
I wish we could return things in the UK you can in the US (although I am sure there are still some restrictions). I'd have a 50% smaller collection, for sure!


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Best White: Meryl Streep
Ms Streep killed it in a Balenciaga at the SAGs. Someone must be working with a stylist now? And the stylist delivered again for the Oscars. Meryl Streep in white – perfection. The hair – perfection. Her face – perfection. And virtually untouched. As you know however, when it comes to Meryl, it doesn't matter what she wears. It's a bonus if she's wearing something great. And it's always a bonus the way she wears something great. It's not ... confidence, though of course she's a confident woman. It's not style either, though she obviously has her own unique flavour.
What makes Meryl glow, and what made her glow especially brightly last night, is that she was having a good a time, which might be a corny ass thing to say, and too f-cking Oprah, but while it might be trite in describing others, it's 100% true of Meryl Streep. She comes to enjoy it. She really does enjoy it. She sees her friends, she tells dirty jokes, she supports her colleagues, she gets a champagne buzz and teases people inappropriately...
Meryl knows better than anyone else. She knows. She knew last night was not hers. And she's one of the only people who, when she says that it doesn't matter, truly means that it doesn't matter.
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Used Car - 2002 Lexus SC 430 Convertible in Dallas, Tx
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Located at Fidelity Ventures in Dallas, Tx. Call Fidelity Ventures today at 972-241-4800 for more information about this vehicle.
Vehicle Options:
- Abs Brakes
- Air Conditioning
- Alloy Wheels
- Am/fm Radio
- Automatic Headlights
- Cargo Area Tiedowns
- Cassette Player
- Cd Changer
- Cd Player
- Cruise Control
- Daytime Running Lights
- Driver Airbag
- Driver Multi-adjustable Power Seat
- Dvd Player
- Electrochromic Exterior Rearview Mirror
- Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror
- Electronic Brake Assistance
- First Aid Kit
- Fog Lights
- Front Air Dam
- Front Heated Seat
- Front Power Lumbar Support
- Front Power Memory Seat
- Front Side Airbag
- Genuine Wood Trim
- Glass Rear Window On Convertible
- Heated Exterior Mirror
- High Intensity Discharge Headlights
- Interval Wipers
- Keyless Entry
- Leather Seat
- Leather Steering Wheel
- Navigation Aid
- Passenger Airbag
- Passenger Multi-adjustable Power Seat
- Power Adjustable Exterior Mirror
- Power Door Locks
- Power Windows
- Rear Window Defogger
- Removable Top
- Steering Wheel Mounted Controls
- Subwoofer
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2002 Lexus SC 430 ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Sporty convertible, refined coupe in one sumptuous package.
Dismiss the image of conservative car styling from the elite Lexus brand because the new SC 430 confronts that theme by injecting eye-catching curves in a slinky design with a daring face, exaggerated wheels and bubble-back rump.
It's both a refined hardtop coupe and a sporty convertible fitted with a sumptuous leather-wrapped cockpit and the powerful mechanical hardware of a serious performance car.
With a muscular V8 engine shooting 300 horsepower to the rear wheels in a classic arrangement, the sleek SC 430 captures the essence of an aggressive two-seat roadster. Yet it elevates the concept to new dimensions by dressing the package in the elegant Lexus mode of lavish luxury layered with dazzling electronic displays and sophisticated vehicle controls.
Lexus builds only one version of the SC 430 ($58,455). It's loaded with sophisticated safety and performance hardware, then laced with luxurious appointments in leather, wood and chrome. Included is a Mark Levinson audio system with nine custom speakers designed to deliver full-bodied audiophile sound whether the top is up or down.
The sole engine, a four-cam 4.3-liter aluminum V8, produces 300 horsepower and mates to a five-speed automatic transmission with intuitive electronic controls.
Optional equipment is limited to three high-tech items: The Lexus Navigation System ($2,000) triangulates by satellites and coordinates with a DVD-powered data base to plot the vehicle's earthly position and display it on a dash-mounted video screen. Run-flat tires ($400) eliminate the need for hauling a spare tire and thus increase space in the trunk, and a thin spoiler ($440) added to the tail further reduces the car's already slick aerodynamic rating from a 0.31 coefficient of drag to 0.30.
Standard safety equipment includes frontal and side-impact airbags for front seats, four-wheel disc brakes with anti-lock brakes (ABS) and traction control (TRAC), vehicle skid control (VSC), even a tire pressure warning system (TPWS).
Designers of the new SC 430 discarded all aspects of the previous Lexus coupe to develop instead a fresh format that functions both as a watertight hardtop coupe and an airy convertible.
With its top raised, the coupe reveals an arching profile that looks aggressive up front but retro in the rear with a round roly-poly rump that vaguely resembles a vintage Porsche 356 Speedster.
With the top dropped, the convertible looks fluid and fast like a racy roadster.
It's a bold design shaded by the stretched wheelbase, a squatty stance and curvaceous skin stretched tautly over exaggerated wheel wells. It's also a dramatic, eye-catching statement that appears quite different from the restrained styling of a typical Lexus sedan.
Up front, the elongated prow projects a dynamic face flashing glints of chrome from triangular headlamp clusters and a center grille in trapezoidal shape underscored by a body-colored air dam studded with articulated halogen foglamps. Two notched lines in the raked hood cut into inboard corners of headlamps to thrust the grille forward and bump the central hood section higher than the flanks. These hard lines also define a pair of sharp-edged shoulders, which are set above flared front wheelwells pegged forward with scant front overhangs.
The arching profile has fluid lines tracing from the aggressive rake of windshield pillars followed across the bowed roof to thin curves of rear pillars that stab into the bubble format of the back deck.
At the tail, a stubby shape integrates multi-lens taillights sculpted as triangles skewed with curves. The thin spoiler, attached at the factory as an option, interrupts curves on the bowed trunk above a thick bumper band in monotone, with chrome-tipped exhaust pipes protruding from both bottom corners.
The hardtop is composed of lightweight aluminum in two segments with a fixed glass rear window. It hinges in the middle and tucks into the trunk with a quick mechanical movement controlled by a console toggle switch. With the top concealed below the trunk's lid, the SC 430 morphs into its sleek roadster-esque posture marked by a high beltline and the hunkered stance with wheels pushed outward to the corners.
Slide into driver's bucket of the SC 430 and you'll sit on buttery leather in a lavish cockpit appointed with sophisticated electronic gear, high-tech car controls and perhaps the finest standard audio system ever to grace a luxury vehicle.
This is a deluxe and luxurious environment wrapped in supple leather and decorated in a profusion of glossy hardwoods. The wood, available in either light bird's-eye maple or dark burled walnut, appears on the steering wheel and gear shift knob as thin streaks across doors and dash, decking on the center console and flap doors concealing the audio unit and optional dash-mounted Lexus Navigation System.
The standard layout positions two contoured bucket seats on each side of the console that cradles the automatic shifter gate and a storage bin with leather-padded armrest on top. Behind the front seats, there's a pair of smaller form-fitting rear seats rigged with vertical backs, integrated headrests and three-point safety belts. Tally the number of seats and you'll get space for four, although the reality of spatial parameters in the rear make these rear seats comfortable only for Barbie and Ken dolls, or as a relief storage shelf for the diminutive trunk, particularly when the hardtop roof stows back there and consumes most of the package space.
Although the SC 430 contains a complex array of sophisticated electronic gear and power-motivated controls for virtually all mechanical equipment, organization of the cockpit is direct in a simple and accessible plan. The driver faces a steering wheel with tilt and telescope movements plus toggles for the cruise control system. Immediately ahead is the instrument panel with three chrome-ringed binnacles housing round analog gauges that display crisp white-on-black graphics and vivid red needles. Switches for windows and door locks dot the driver's padded armrest on the door to the left. To the right above the console, horizontal modules hold audio and climate systems, plus a video screen for the available DVD-based navigation system.
The automatic climate system has a separate LED display indicating temperature readouts and air flow, with independent controls for left and right sides of the cabin. This smart system includes temperature sensors scattered around the cabin and lap vents that deploy when the top is open to automatically compensate for warm sunlight flooding the cabin.
The 240-watt audio equipment was developed exclusively for the SC 430 at the Connecticut-based Mark Levinson company, which has a reputation for designing top-quality audio systems. It employs a seven-channel amplifier and nine speakers including an eight-inch subwoofer, cassette deck and six-disc CD changer in the dash. With digital signal processing (DSP) and automatic sound leveling (ASL), the complex equipment turns the cockpit of the SC 430 into a mobile sound box. The most impressive aspect of this system is that it maintains full harmonic richness and high audio resolution even when you're zipping along at freeway speed with the top down.
A toggle switch beside the climate system opens the top (the car must be parked). Press it and side windows dip, a trunk flap rises and the lid quickly folds in half and slips into recesses of the trunk, then the flap closes and windows descend into the doors.
Driving Impression
Engineers who developed the SC 430 managed to blend classic structural and mechanical ingredients that foster aggressive performance and playful agility within the context of Lexus sophistication and supreme personal luxury. The resultant vehicle presents multiple personalities and can effect different attitudes, depending on the driver's mood, as easily as a person changes attire from shorts and a sports shirt to black-tie formalwear.
With the hardtop raised and symphonic sound swirling through the leather-lined cabin, this car cruises in the insulated Lexus mode of quiet motoring supported by dazzling electronic wizardry and effortless controls.
With the top stowed and fresh air flowing around the cockpit, you can put your foot in it and response is immediate with the force of 300 horses. It can rip down a straightaway at an illicit pace, but also cut through a mess of off-camber mountain curves with the dexterity of an athletic sports car.
We surfed along beach boulevards around San Diego in convertible mode with the stereo cranked high and a California sun baking leather seats. The only thing missing from the drop-top ride was a wind-battered hairdo, as the aerodynamic engineers at Lexus somehow managed to deflect the air flow away from the cockpit. Even at high speed, you feel little wind and can conduct a conversation with a seatmate without raising your voice.
Then we sealed the top for a run across pine-covered mountains east of San Diego to the low Anza Borrego desert for speed and agility experiments. Despite the luxurious accommodations and an elite quietness in the cabin, the car revealed an aggressive character that only becomes evident when you press it hard and swift through a wiggly route or run flat out on the desert floor.
The squatty stance sets up a flat-footed posture in the manner of a classic sports car with all of the right ingredients aboard: A rigid platform with stretched wheelbase, brief body overhangs front and rear, good weight distribution with the engine mounted up front and all torque applied to the rear wheels, plus independent suspension for all wheels and quick-to-respond rack and pinion steering.
That big engine, an aluminum quad-cam V8 measuring 4.3 liters, musters 300 horsepower at 5600 rpm and as much as 325 foot-pounds of peak torque at 3400 rpm. It's enough to hurl the SC 430 from 0 to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds and send it to the quarter-mile post in 14.4 seconds. The top speed, guaranteed to peg the radar needle of any law enforcement official, hits 156 mph.
All the muscle channels through the automatic five-speed transmission that shifts discreetly with Lexus efficiency. It has three programmable shift modes (normal, sport and winter) and a gated shifter mounted on the floor console. Thanks to the C-shaped gate track, a driver can accurately flick the stick through all five gears for selective control that approximates a manual -- or leave it alone to make its own intuitive shift decisions.
The SC 430 also carries a complete complement of electronic controls to keep the wheels tracking safely straight. The anti-lock brakes link to traction and vehicle control systems that check tire slippage both forward and laterally. In severe corners entered too fast, we noticed a slight push from understeer followed immediately by oversteer. But that was easy to predict and was corrected automatically by the vehicle control sentinels.
Alloy wheels of 18-inch diameter are the largest ever from Lexus, and they carry low-profile Dunlop performance tires monitored by a tire pressure warning system. Run-flat tires by Bridgestone or Goodyear are optional, which eases trunk space by deleting a spare tire. However, the run-flat option introduces a ride quality that's slightly rougher and more noisy than the Lexus standard.
The rarity of a luxurious sports coupe from Lexus turns on the novel twist of a convertible hardtop design and outrageous styling. The SC 430 in this new design for 2002 is an ultimate personal luxury car with seats essentially for two and not much storage space. However, what it lacks in room is compensated by awesome on-demand performance, electronic wizardry and high-tech car controls, plus elaborate interior appointments. Best of all, the new Lexus converts with push-button ease from an insulated hardtop coupe to a fresh-air convertible.
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run-flat tires ($400); Lexus Navigation System ($2,000); rear spoiler ($440).
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As today is Canada Day, I thought I'd like to showcase a Canadian illustrator. And because over the last few weeks my interest has once again turned to female illustrators, I chose to share some work with you today by Canadian female illustrator Muriel Wood.
I actually don't have a whole lot of information on Wood - or very many examples of her work - but I did have these three lovely spreads from Chatelaine magazine, from 1971 and '72 (you can see one above and there are two more further down). I also managed to locate a few biographical details online, and my friend Bryn Havord, who knew Muriel professionally, provided some additional details.
According to her Wikipedia page, Muriel Wood graduated from Caterbury College of Art and began illustrating children's books. Another online source pins the start of her professional career as 1964.
Bryn told me, "I first met Muriel Wood and her husband John in Toronto in 1964, when I was over from the UK buying and commissioning illustration. They told me they wanted to return to England to live, and I told them that if they did I would give them some work. I was art director of Woman's Mirror at the time, and when they arrived in the UK I commissioned Muriel to do some illustrations, and John came to work for me doing page layouts. He was also a competent decorative illustrator, so I got him to do some of that work for me."
(Below, a Muriel Wood illustration from Woman's Mirror, 1965)
Bryn continued, "They lived in Kent where they had originally come from, and rented a very interesting house on the beach in St Margaret's Bay near Dover. It was an Arts and Crafts house which had belonged to there actor Noel Coward. Although we had been quite friendly, I left women's magazines at the end of 1965 to work in national daily newspapers, and we lost touch. I believe they returned to Canada towards the end of 1966."
(Below, Muriel Wood illustration from Home and Gardens, mid-1960s)
Fast forward to the early 1970s and you can see in the Chatelaine spreads below how far Wood's style (and skill) developed in just a few short years.
Canada is a much smaller country by population than the United States. With relatively fewer consumer magazines than our neighbours to the south, it has never been easy for Canadian illustrators to land high profile assignments. That she was receiving commissions from Chatelaine to do double page spreads like these some ten years later, in the early '70s, suggests Muriel Wood's career was going well.
Woods went on to become a full-time instructor in illustration at the Ontario College of Art & Design. She taught at OCAD for ten years. During all the years of her career, Wood continued illustrating children's books.
From Wikipedia:
"Among the books she has illustrated are The Olden Days Coat by Margaret Laurence,"
... Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, Old Bird by Irene Morck, Lizzie's Storm by Sally Fitz-Gibbon, Scared Sarah by Mary Alice Downie, and Aram's Choice and Call Me Aram by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. Her illustrations have also appeared on Canadian postage stamps."
"She lives with her husband, graphic artist David Chestnutt, in Toronto, Ontario."
(Below, a David Chestnutt illustration from Chatelaine, 1971)
Happy Canada Day!
* Thanks to Bryn Havord for his assistance with today's post!


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WebSphere Portal 6.1 and later out of the box utilize a file repository in a Virtual Member Manager (VMM) federated repositories. During installation of WebSphere Portal, a prompt is given to create a new username and password. The username and password are created in the file repository and utilized by WebSphere Portal during runtime, and during installation/configuration tasks. When the system is ready to be configured to an enterprise LDAP, with a standalone LDAP configuration, the file repository no longer is available and only a single LDAP is available for use. With a federated repositories configuration, a file repository and one or more LDAP may exist simultaneously. A decision should be made as to whether to keep the file repository, or, remove it. In general, the recommendation is to remove the file repository.
Why Keep the File Repository?
The most common reason to keep the file repository is to have a location other than the LDAP to store the administrative users. In the event of an LDAP outage, the file repository would still be available and allow login to the WebSphere Application Server and/or Portal server. For these scenarios, we instead strongly recommend customers setup a database user registry with their Portals. The database user registries do not have nearly the number of limitations as do the file repositories, allow for a more flexible configuration of the system, and do not have nearly the performance penalty as do file repositories. More information on database user registries are available here:
Why Remove the File Repository?
In general, WebSphere Portal v6.1-8.0 recommends to remove the file repository in production systems:
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WebSphere Portal v8.5 and later require its removal in production systems:
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There are several limitations on the file repository which may limit functionality (and potentially performance) of the system.
- Limitation #1: Administrator groups are restricted to adding users from same repository
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End Result: You may not have an administrative user in the file repository which belongs to an administrators group in the LDAP, and vice-versa.
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- Limitation #3: Cluster-only - changes to file repository must be manually replicated
"Changes to built-in, file-based repositories are not automatically replicated to managed nodes in a federated repositories configuration. You need to use the administrative console to replicate the changes you make to a built-in, file-based repository."
"If the WebSphere Application Server is installed in a clustered environment, then these files are distributed to all the cluster members based on the standard WebSphere Application Server configuration distribution mechanism. All the write functions occur only at the Network Deployment Manager (NDM) server, but the read functions are performed using the local file repositories."
End Result: You may not use "Edit my Profile" to modify users or their passwords in a File Repository. It must be done via the Deployment Manager console.
- Limitation #4: SPNEGO will not work with file-repository users
"The registry used by WebSphere is not the Active Directory domain LDAP, or Global Catalogue, but is some other virtual registry (for example, a file-based custom user registry)."
End Result: Administrative users in the file repository will not be able to use SPENGO if configured.
- Limitation #5: Tivoli Access Manager integration will not work with file repository users
"You can configure only one LDAP repository under federated repositories, and that LDAP repository configuration must match the LDAP server configuration under Tivoli Access Manager."
End Result: Administrative users in the file repository will need to access the Portal server, rather than through TAM. Note, the same is likely true for other External Security Managers (such as Siteminder), as those ESMs typically do not have access to the users in the file repository.
- Limitation #6: Application groups are not supported with file repository users
"Note: Application groups only apply to WebSphere Portal; it does not apply to external security managers. Also, application groups is not supported when using the default federated repository with a built-in file repository."
End Result: If an administrative user exists in the file repository, it is not supported to make that user a member of one or more application groups. This is a WebSphere Portal specific limitation.
- Limitation #7: Multiple Wildcards not supported with file repository users
"The VMM file-based repository does not support search queries with multiple wildcards"
End Result: If searching for users in the Portal with multiple wildcard, e.g. searching for John Doe via Jo* Do*, such searches will fail. Both the file repository and LDAP will be searched with this query, and the query will fail on the file repository, causing the entire search operation to fail and have no results return to the end user.
- Limitation #8: File repositories do not contain password enforcement policy enforcement such as:
- Account lock out when you have too many failed login attempts
- Passwords the expire
- Enforcement of strong passwords
- Password reset/recovery that known only to the user and not to the administrator


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|Leggings - Topshop
Denim Sleeveless Jacket - H & M
Creepers - Office
Hat - Topshop
I love these leggings!!! It's funny how you change your view on things, a few years ago if I saw these leggings there is no way I would ever consider wearing them but I can't get enough of them now!! It's the same with these creepers, I first saw them when my mentor at London Fashion Week wore them and I thought they were the most horrendous things I have ever seen but again absolutely love them now. I'm in North Wales for the week, I decided I need to get away from London to sort my life out. I'm trying to get myself a new job in the retail industry which definitely isn't as easy as I expected! Everybody wants previous experience so I do question how you are ever supposed to get into it? But I'm sure I will find a way.. I've got so much done since I have been here, London can be a very stressful place sometimes it's always nice to get away. I always seem to leave here feeling really motivated and stress-free! I think my positive mother has something to do with it, she always sorts me out! ;)


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Pope Benedict left the Catholic world in shock after becoming the first pontiff since the Middle Ages to resign his office, saying that failing strength had left him unable to lead the church through a period of relentless change and turmoil.
The 85-year-old pontiff announced his abdication as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics in a speech delivered in Latin, the universal language of the church, to cardinals meeting in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.
"I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to the adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry," he said, referring to the tradition that dates the papacy back to Saint Peter, 2,000 years ago.
He will continue in office until 1900 GMT on Feb. 28 before stepping down to allow the election of a new pope, which Vatican officials said was expected to come by the start of the Holy Week on March 24.
(Read More: Next Pope? Ghana Cardinal Turkson Takes Lead )
He is expected to spend some time at the pope's summer residence near Rome before retiring to spend his final years in a cloistered convent in the Vatican, and will play no part in selecting his successor.


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Monday Morning Offering - 72
Coffee in the Morning by George Mendoza
Good morning, gracious God...
November wraps its dampened shroud
'round nature's shoulders hunched,
our souls know well the chill
of summer's passing, winter soon draws near...
Bare limbs scratch against gray skies,
and snatch a mourner's veil
from hearts laid bare in shivering loss,
alone, exposed in grief…
November, Lord: no other month
could better claim the name All Souls
or set the scene for praying, weeping,
rememb'ring those before us gone
and marked with signs of faith…
So this November morning, Lord,
I offer my beloved: created from your hand,
claimed by grace and carried
in the everlasting arms of your embrace…
I offer you from my heart's depths
the ones I struggle to let go…
I offer you a prayer of tears
for those whose absence fills my silent hours…
I offer from my hands to yours
the ones whose hands held mine
- until you drew them from my grasp…
I offer from my selfish heart
the ones I bruised and hurt:
I pray you heal the wounds I caused,
and for your mercy beg…
I offer you a prayer, O Lord,
for those with none to pray for them:
brothers, sisters never met;
sisters, brothers mine,
for all are one in you...
I offer you my grief, O Lord,
refresh me in your tender care;
make deep my faith I'll see again
the ones I've lost to death, when
gathered in your kingdom's joy
your mercy makes us one...
Beneath November's canopy
walk others, Lord, who know as well as I
the depths of this month's memories
and All the Souls for whom we pray:
keep us gentle with each other, Lord,
and mindful of what binds us in your love…
Accept my mourning offering, Lord,
on this November day
and through the night until it dies
and wakes again, a new day born,
the day that you have made...
Posted by Concord Pastor at 5:00 AM
4 comments:
Great poem but sad.ReplyDelete
I offer you a happy, healthy and inspired day one surrounded by friends!
- AnonymousNovember 16, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Thank you. I just heard of the death of the son of some good friends and will pass this moving poem on to them as they work through their grief. your images provoke thoughts of comfort and sadness at the same time.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Rob and Ruthie. There's sadness in the prayer, and hope, because there's sadness and hope in the hearts of those who grieve: the sadness needs to be tapped for the hope to come forth...ReplyDelete
- michelleNovember 18, 2009 at 9:37 AM
"...the sadness needs to be tapped for the hope to come forth... "ReplyDelete
thank you.
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Cult Movie Worship is back with Spanish Snow White, a playful droid, Snowpocalypse, Schoolgirlpocalypse and the terrible, horrible creature known as Wormface! Behold the indie splendor.
Who doesn't love a new translation of an already over-translated classic. But seriously, this Spanish bullfighting Snow White looks rad. Directed by Pablo Berger, Blancanieves, is set in 1920s Spain and follows a woman named Carmen and her plight under her evil stepmother (who in classic stepmother fashion is fabulously dressed). Yada, yada, yada the dwarves are all bullfighters.
[via Quiet Earth]
The crowdsourced movie Tribe is set in a snowpocalypse. It looks fun, and cold. But I'm concerned as to whether or not they're going to eat the dog. You can't eat the do; that's going against the cardinal "the dog lives" scifi rule.
[via Kickstarter]
Rites of Spring
What appears to be a simple slasher flick gets seriously messed up with the introduction of the creature Wormface. Take a look at the trailer and concept art for Padraig Reynolds' monster, and then ask yourself what would you do if you and your friend were tied up waiting for the wrath of Wormface. Wormface! Rites of Spring is available for purchase online now.
A group of kidnappers abduct the daughter of a wealthy socialite and hide out in an abandoned school in the middle of the woods. But feelings of guilt soon overtake the kidnappers, dividing the group and putting their entire plan in jeopardy. The evening further spirals out of control when their poorly chosen hideout becomes a hunting ground for a mysterious creature that requires springtime ritualistic sacrifices.
Creature art from Aaron Sims.
Concept Art via Movies.com
Schoolgirl Apocalypse
It's like Battle Royale, but with more girls! And instead of a contest, everyone is killing each other for no discernable reason.
A Japanese schoolgirl, Sakura, has her idyllic small-town life turned inside-out when the local males start savagely killing the females. Armed with only her kyudo bow for protection and an English textbook for comfort, Sakura journeys through an apocalyptic world of mayhem. As trauma from witnessing the violent deaths of friends and family drives her toward madness, Sakura takes refuge in an animated dream-world where she meets Billy, a character from her English text! Billy helps her survive murderous zombies, as well as an even more formidable foe in Aoi (Tsujimoto), as she races to find real-world Billy and answers to the questions: Why is all this happening? And who or what is behind it?
[via SGA]
And finally, we start the week with this adorable little robot trailer for the short Proto created by Nick Pittom. Because cute robots are cute.


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Cobbiwan needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 23 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
We have a product called Catalyst. It is for financial advisors, stock brokers and Investment Officers. It is designed to help them use this specific market meltdown and the client's current mindset to take their business to a new level.
This is an audio program that is designed to help Financial Advisors to use the current market meltdown and their clients mindset to take their business to a new (higher) level.
The design needs to be upbeat and lean toward professional but can and should indicate breaking through barriers to achieve never before achieved results. The same design will be featured on a notebook cover 8.5" by 11". A CD cover (circular) and the slip sheet for the cd cover (approx 8.5") x 5.5"
What I want
- Title= Catalyst - Subtitle= Using the Market Meltdown and your Clients'Mindset as the Launching Pad for your next Quantum Leap - Favor colors Blue, grey, Red (this is not a requirementjust a preference) - Design should be repeated for the three different sizes - Upbeat yet professional - Breakthrough Theme
My market is a professional so too playful is not good but edgy can work...


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Very often I get asked if ApEx can do this or that, what usually is a functionality available in Oracle. Recently, there was a question if using ApEx, you can operate with nested tables (varrays). My answer is: Sure you can! However, it always depends what you want do do with it.
I created a simple example here. It shows how simple it is to create, insert and query upon nested tables using ApEx.
Monday, 26 March 2007
ApEx is Oracle
Posted by Denes Kubicek on 3/26/2007 09:45:00 am
1 comment:
- Patrick Wolf said...
Hi Denes,
nice example! Have you also checked out how a tabular form can handle the insert/update?
- 26 March 2007 at 11:57
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PriceHoldy provides the best online shopping experience for Polka Dot Fleece for the tech-enabled consumer, one that you want to return to again and again.
Review customer reports and explore Polka Dot Fleece at all the leading online stores in United States: Disney Store, Bronners, OrientalTrading, OverStock, Kmart, Target, Walmart, Kohls, Amazon, Etsy, Asos, Macys, WayFair, HomeDepot, and Ebay to find the cheapest & discount price.
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Customers who bought Polka Dot Fleece also bought Bench Mount Stand, Draft Guard, Blue Cotton Duck - you may also be interested in these related shopping items.


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JulieD needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 142 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
New Power Asia is an online and print magazine for the leading producers and distributors of electrical power in Asia.
It is modern, dynamic and encompasses both traditional and new power producing technology - from coal to nuclear to wind.
New Power Asia
- Power drives both economic development and technological advances, which in turn promote wealth and social harmony.
- New Power Asia is a magazine title read by the CEOs and leading executives of Electrical Power Producing Companies.
- It encompasses both traditional energy consuming power producers (ie coal and oil) as well as nuclear and renewable energy producers (wind, wave biomass etc).
- Most power/energy online and print magazines look 15 years out of date. New Power Asia will be clean, modern and dynamic, incorporating news and analysis as well as regulatory, educational and power community issues.
- Clean, modern and dynamic.
- Masculine.
- The font is critical.
- Can be an image plus lettering or lettering alone.
- The word 'New' should be a different colour or font or size to the words 'Power Asia'.
- There should be an element of 'earth' or 'environment' feel BUT it is a power magazine and so should be more engineering and mechanical or technological in nature.
- A fussy design.
- Something feminine.
- Overt environmentalism.
- Old fashioned.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Wayne Clark needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 127 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
W Clark Pty Ltd - http://www.wclark.com.au
We are a firm of Accountants, we also provide Financial Planning products and finance.
Small Businesses
REquire you to design a Business Card for W.Clark Pty Ltd.
You are free to be creative, however, possibly the card wshould be a little on the conservative sie given the nature of our business.
Copy of existing card attached with details.
We will also bring the design onto our letterhead.
Please include both design of Business Card and Letterhead.


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(Saturday, September 8, 2007) Went to Tijuana for the Rome Premier of Any Means. Had been looking forward to it for a while. Like being reminded of how good we got in here in the states. Think it's important perspective. And easy to see from TJ. Love snowboarding. Wanted to see the video I'd heard so much about. Dropped in before it was dark. Ate tacos and drank beers. Held both down. My buddy wasn't so lucky. Only made it half a block. Visit first foreign latrine. He felt better afterward. We ignored the omen.
Walked on. Was approached by lots of little kids with sad faces and open hands and even more men selling sinful things. Made it to the spot sooner than later. Sat down. Ordered buckets of beer. Noticed we were the only gringos. Our brothers in shred showed up shortly.
Then we made our way to the dance floor to stare at grainy televisions that occasionally cut out. Same for the sound. Wasn't bothered a bit. Jaw dropped. Vision turned tunnel. Was transported to winter.
In time I heard chats from the locals, whose dance floor we were all now occupying. "F–k this, F–k this, F–k this, they yelled, looking genuinely angry. We were on their turf. Got a little nervous. Thought it poignant. Distracted myself with more snowboard action. Gave Bjorn an "uhhhh, yelled "yeah for Marie-France, was wowed by LNP. Got overwhelmed by my urge to slide snow. Resigned to current existence in TJ. Watched dudes get tossed off the mechanical bull, witnessed two piercings, almost lost the beer Rome gave me, was shuffled outside before I knew it.
"Ahhh. Fresh air, I thought.
Then "Ohhh damn, this is what all the sketch is about. Got in cab, made it a block, heard siren, saw lights, got a thorough shake down by some men with guns, questioned the constitutions of the guys I was with, was glad to be let go.
Made it back to America just after 5:00 a.m., had a long day and a half, felt the wrath of Montezuma, peed out of my butt, considered what I'd done, forced fingers to type, decided to leave some parts of the story out, shivered some, was reminded of the lengths I'll go to for snowboarding. Was stoked.


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WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) -- As some Republicans in Congress clamor for the release of a memo written by House Intelligence Committee staff under Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., that reportedly alleges abuses of surveillance laws by FBI officials investigating President Donald Trump's campaign, Democrats are accusing Nunes of trying to discredit the bureau and special counsel Robert Mueller.
Sens. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, acknowledged that FBI agents cannot be expected to be devoid of personal opinions, but they said there is some cause for concern that strong partisan views influenced the work of some officials probing Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. On Wednesday, Shelby also expressed suspicion about a five-month gap in records of text messages between two agents who are under scrutiny, but the Department of Justice Inspector General's Office said Thursday it has begun recovering those messages.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., defended Mueller's integrity and warned that efforts by allies of President Trump to undermine the FBI could provoke a constitutional crisis.


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The man wanted in connection with the bank robbery in Maryville last week is still at-large, police said Monday afternoon.
The man wanted in connection with the bank robbery in Maryville last week is still at-large, police said Monday afternoon.
"We still have some we're leads pursuing, [but] we don't have any persons of interest or suspects at this time," said Director of Public Safety Keith Wood.
Police on Nov. 13 responded to Nodaway County's first reported bank robbery in 27 years.
According to a police-issued press release, the suspect entered the Bank Midwest branch at 1016 S. Main about 9:45 a.m.
No weapons or threatening notes were used in the "verbal" robbery, Wood said.
The suspect, dressed in a top hat, glasses, a scarf and a heavy overcoat, demanded money and fled the scene within approximately 35 seconds.
The suspect was also carrying a messenger-style bag.
He fled the scene in a white, four-door sedan with an undisclosed amount of money, is described as a white male, approximately 40 years old, 5'10 to 6 feet tall, average build, with a short dark beard and moustache.
Photos of the suspect caught on security camera were sent out to local media and nationwide to assist in the investigation.
Wood said the department continues to work with the FBI in comparing the MO of the suspect with other incidents that might have occurred elsewhere.
So far, investigators believe that the suspect was from out of town.
"Some local people have come forth, but none of those leads have developed," Wood said. "But we still strongly encourage that."
Wood said this is the first report of a bank robbery he can recall in at least 25 years in Maryville.
Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White said this is the first incident reported within the county since the 1986 robbery of a bank in Elmo.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call police at 660-562-3209.


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Declarations and Commitments
Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
President John Dunn signed the ACUPCC on July 17, 2009, committing WMU to complete a greenhouse gas emissions inventory, create a plan for future climate neutrality, immediately reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and integrate sustainability into the curriculum.
President Dunn is now a member of the national steering committee for the ACUPCC. In this role he is responsible for guiding, setting policy, and plotting direction for the Presidents' Climate Commitment together with over 20 other college and university leaders.
Talloires Declaration
President John Dunn signed the Talloirres Declaration on January 1, 2008, stating that WMU, as an institution of higher learning, will be a leader in developing, creating, supporting and maintaining sustainability.
The Talloires Declaration is a "ten-point action plan for incorporating sustainability and environmental literacy in teaching, research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities. It has been signed by over 400 university leaders in over 50 countries."
Facility Life Cycle Design Guidelines
WMU designs facilities to minimize environmental impact and requires Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for all major projects. Recent LEED projects include Sangren Hall, Western View Apartments, Brown Hall, and several others.
Storm Water Management Policy
Changes to WMU's infrastructure and landscape often affect the water table below campus. This policy is applicable to all projects on University property that disturb one acre or more and is designed to offset any changes made to the existing storm water runoff of the storm sewer system.