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College football has made it nearly a sacrament to hate the little guy, so it seems inevitable for some of that to spill over the narrow aisle separating it from college basketball. Thus Wichita State should not feel aggrieved at those who manage to overlook that less than a year ago the Shockers were ending last season in the Final Four and over the past few months they've started this one with 27 consecutive wins. The criticism of their achievements is almost reflexive.
It's all wrong, of course. Slagging Wichita for its schedule is cheating the truth. Yes, the Shockers own one victory against the top 25 of the Ratings Percentage Index. Virginia, which very well might be playing Syracuse for the ACC title in its penultimate conference games, has zero. UCLA, second-place in the Pac-12, has zero. Kentucky, second in the SEC, has zero.
MORE: Napier's progress | Heels closing in | Bubble teams? | Wichita State wins again
All those teams, of course, have something Wichita State does not: They've all lost.
The only team that has a right to look at the Shockers' perfect record and sneer is Syracuse, and one can feel fairly comfortable the Orange would not, because their experience just this weekend is a demonstration of how terribly difficult it is to maintain a perfect record. In N.C. State, they were playing the No. 51 RPI team at home and had to concoct a miracle or two to remain uneaten.
The constant refrain regarding what the Shockers' record would be if they played in the (your favorite power conference here) ignores the fact they defeated the last Big Ten team they played, and the past two SEC teams they played, and the last Big East they played although that team is now in the ACC.
Basketball people know the road win at Saint Louis was an impressive achievement. WSU also defeated NCAA contender Tennessee and own more road wins than any other team.
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall told Sporting News he tried to arrange home-and-home series with more than a handful of major opponents who declined. The promoter of the season-opening extravaganza at AT&T Stadium wanted Wichita State involved but essentially couldn't find a big-time opponent who'd agree to the game. This shouldn't be a rigged debate.
The Shockers are ranked No. 6 in the Ratings Percentage Index. If the schedule were so abominable — it falls in the upper third of Division I programs — the most schedule-intensive rating system ought not to be so rewarding. But they also fare well in performance-based metrics such as the Pomeroy Ratings (No. 11), ESPN's BPI (No. 10) or Kevin Pauga's KPI (No. 6).
It's widely presented that if WSU continues its undefeated run and is awarded a No. 1 seed then that will be the region everyone wants to enter, which ignores the fact Syracuse has been close to beatable several times, or that Arizona is diminished by injury, and so on. Others will tell you the Shockers surely will become the first top seed to lose, as was the case with Gonzaga's somewhat controversial seed in the West last year. There's a 25 percent chance it will be true, so there are worse bets.
In 2010, though, Kansas was the No. 1 team in the polls and the RPI, the Big 12 champ and the top overall seed in the tournament. And the Jayhawks still lost to Northern Iowa. Don't think anyone was griping about KU's seeding then.


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The contemporary democratic humanitarian is a staunch proponent of "international law" and "international justice" as a way for the Western world to do penance for its missionary, colonial, and imperial past. However, argues the French philosopher Chantal Delsol, this purportedly humanitarian project is deeply flawed in its premises, means, and ends. In Unjust Justice, Delsol shows that as the favorite weapons in today's "progressive" arsenal, the ideals and institutions of international law reflect the very moralistic dogmatism and inquisitorial spirit that the Enlightenment originally sought to replace.
Older liberals, such as Montesquieu and Kant, were aware of the tyrannical potential of Enlightenment thought. Montesquieu therefore mounted a sturdy defense of human cultural and political diversity, and Kant distinguished sharply between the moral and the legal order. Contemporary progressives, on the other hand, betray a naïve and moralistic glibness. Delsol deflates their pretensions, unmasks their hypocrisies, and exposes the logic of their tyrannical methods. In so doing, she defends those real human and political values that are threatened by the contemporary zeal for international law.
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"French political philosopher Chantal Delsol postulates that the desire to impose one person's version of justice across the board as a response to various crimes against humanity that have occurred - and that might still occur - is as potentially dangerous as the original crime. In clear and concise language, she develops her argument through references to social political philosophies of the past millennium, and an examination of the past hundred years of history...While Unjust Justice is not an easy read, it is thankfully free of the usual academic jargon that clutters up many philosophical texts. Ideas are examined in depth but never beaten to death, so we are given sufficient proof in support of Ms. Delsol's theories to make them plausible without ever feeling like she's belaboured the point. Kudos must also be given to the translator of the text, Paul Seaton, for ensuring that the clarity of the original text is maintained for its new readership. It's not often that you find ideas of this quality, let alone this important, presented in a manner this accessible. If you care about the nature of justice you really should read this book. At the very least it will make you think, and hopefully it might also get you questioning some of the easy answers other people try to pass off as ideas."
"Knowledge is power, and power can be used for tyranny. Unjust Justice: Against the Tyranny of International Law looks at the growing flaws in international law. Aiming at pretension, hypocrisy, and other notorious things so-called progressive minds have manipulated international law for in the name of peace, Delsol pulls no punches in being honest and frank about the misdeeds of those in charge. Unjust Justice should be required reading for anyone studying international law."
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The October 28 installment of Impact provided a terrific example of TNA's commitment to women's wrestling. A vicious brawl between old foes Tara and Mickie James set the stage for an explosive tag match in which Madison Rayne, Tara, and Sarita squared off against Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, and Mickie James. That's a talented sextet, for sure. In fact, all of the aforementioned grapplers placed in the top half of this year's PWI "Female 50." Their ensuing contest was a mid-card bonanza of solid, hard-hitting action. Incorporating a broad range of talent and experience into a simple, quasi-coherent storyline seems challenging enough to those who call the shots for the WWE Divas, but TNA appears to be developing a multifaceted series of Knockout-related angles that will hopefully serve to hold the collective attention of those who appreciate women's wrestling.
Madison Rayne (who, incidentally, garnered my vote for the number-one slot in the "Female 50) continues to grow into her role as TNA's dictatorial über-villainess, as she leads a tentatively allied faction of like-minded ladies into battle against her former "BFFs," The Beautiful People. Rayne's "frenemy" Tara, having recently surrendered the KO strap to Rayne in fulfillment of a personal debt of sorts, is embroiled in a new phase of her longstanding feud with Mickie James that is set to culminate in a battle at Turning Point. James won't back down from that challenge, or any other, and she's made it eminently clear that her ultimate goal is to capture the TNA Knockouts title. When the dust settles, James might well realize her dream of becoming the most decorated women's champion in pro wrestling history.
The drama of TNA's Knockouts division isn't limited to rivalries and cliques. TNA continues to develop a fledgling women's tag division and the belts are currently held by Japanese superstar Hamada and former Knockout champion Taylor Wilde. Granted, the women's roster could benefit from a few more tag pairings to make the chase for the KO tag belts a bit more intriguing, but the sustained effort to keep a diverse range of women's action in the front and center of TNA programming is noteworthy.
Despite the fact that WWE remains the biggest of big leagues in the world of pro wrestling, there is an apparent gender gap when it comes to how the company presents its female talent. For today's women of WWE, they might well consider themselves lucky to land in the lower-card, cast in a handful of one-dimensional feuds and rivalries before relegation to a supporting role as arm candy for a rising male star or a guest host.
This is not to say that there is an absence of top-quality female talent in the ranks of WWE. Michelle McCool, Melina, and Natalya are prime examples of women who strive to make the most of their time in WWE. In many respects, though, WWE appears to have given up on presenting a women's division based on work ethic and physicality. In a post on this blog several weeks ago, PWI Editor-in-Chief Frank Krewda used the phrase "looks vs. ability" in his discussion of WWE's ongoing identity crisis vis-à-vis women's wrestling. Time and again, "looks" wins the day.
TNA effectively bucks this trend by nurturing developing talent and providing new opportunities to seasoned veterans. The Knockouts aren't afraid to incorporate a smattering of gratuitous "cheesecake" moments into their respective repertoires now and again, but it's clear from week to week that the women of TNA have greater purpose and potential than simple sex appeal.
Indeed, the profound difference between the Knockouts and the Divas lies in TNA's willingness to let their talent work, both on the mike and in the ring.
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Whew! I did that thing we think we're too old to do anymore - stay up late almost every night the last part of November! Nanowrimo is over now, but I'm still exhausted. I didn't quite make my goal of 25,000 words, but I met my real goal of adding lots of needed scenes as I revised my draft from Nov. 2008. I finished with just over 20,000 words, and got virtual pats on the back for it being all handwritten. Several people that I met at the coffee-shop write-ins won this year, cranking out 50K on their laptops and Neos - way to go!! And, we drank lots of coffee and had fun.
Now, what? First, I'm trying to catch up on sleep. Second, I'm back to reading. Writing is great, but that fire needs fuel and books are a good source.
Today I saw that Geneabloggers has an idea for people who are writing more about their ancestors than about their own lives: an Advent Calendar of blog prompts. Although I missed Dec. 1, I'm going to answer the one about Christmas trees. Here's a picture version of the calendar.
When I was small, we had one of those aluminum, silver trees. I think we may have hung a few ornaments on it, but it didn't need any extra glitter or sparkle. We had one of those rotating lights that hypnotically turned it into different colors (the 60s version of a lava lamp!). Somewhere in our family's collection is a photograph of me with my "Dancerina" doll, lit only by the red glow of that light.
(The link is to someone else's YouTube video; we didn't have videos back then.)
Thursday, December 03, 2009
December, already
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- Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith said...
Welcome to the Geneabloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I'm fairly new, as well, and have found it most stimulating, especially the Daily Themes.
Keeping telling your ancestor stories!
Dr. Bill ;-)
- Beth said...
Thanks. I'm new to the daily themes. I like them as prompts, however, I hope to spend more time writing my book.
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motionpictures88 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 74 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
The design of the logo should represent: Tradition, Topquality and Innovation.
Châteaux Tradition
a) What: Design of a logo that "breaths" class.
b) Why: The company exists 15 years and needs a new logo.
c) Company: Founded in 1994. It sells quality wines, especially from France en Italy, but also other countries such as South-Africa, Australia, ... Mainly Business-to-business: middle class restaurants, top restaurants (some with "Michelin" stars) and gifts for businesses. CT is planning to increase sales on Business-to-consumer with the launch of an e-commerce web site. Target people will be: middle and high class, between 35 and 60 years old.
CT is mainly active in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg, but is planning to go more international.
The logo must contain "Châteaux Tradition" and also (smaller, underneath the logo): http://www.chateauxtradition.com
For the rest...free your mind!
Like I've mentioned above, it should look real classy. CT sells real quality wines, but at very good prices, with a personal service.
CT represents since recently the huge winehouse (since 1600), http://www.brogsitter.de, for the market in Belgium and The Netherlands. Maybe this can be an inspiration.
A cheap looking logo.
"Since 1994", because it's relatively young in wine business.
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Initial reports suggest that yields on corn-after-corn (corn produced on land that was in corn the previous year) are significantly lower than corn-after-soybean yields. Lower corn-after-corn yields could cause soybeans to be more profitable than corn-after-corn. On high-productivity farmland, a 27 bu. lower yield for corn-after-corn than for corn-after-soybean could cause soybeans to be more profitable than corn-after-corn.
In arriving at 27 bu., the following prices, yields and costs are used:
165 bushel corn-after-soybean yield
50 bushel per acre soybean yield
$6.25 per bushel price for corn
$13.00 per bushel price for soybeans
$500 per acre non-land cost for corn
$290 per acre non-land cost for soybeans
These values appear to be reasonable estimates for 2011. Yields are lower than expected at the beginning of the year due to adverse weather in 2011. Also, the above costs do not include land costs, which are assumed to not vary whether corn or soybeans are grown.
Using the above values, the return before land costs for corn is $531/acre ($6.25 corn price x 165 yield - $500 non-land cost). The return before land costs for soybeans is $360/acre ($13.00 soybean price x 50-bushel yield - $290/acre non-land cost). Corn-after-soybeans has a $171/acre projected higher return than soybeans ($171 = $531 - $360).
If corn-after-corn has the same costs as corn-after-soybeans, the yield where corn-after-corn has the same return as soybeans is 138 bu. The 138-bushel yield causes corn to have a return of $360 per acre ($6.25 corn price x 138 yield - $500 non-land costs). The 138-bushel yield is 27 bu. below the 165 bu. for corn-after-soybeans.
The above analysis does not include crop insurance. If crop insurance payments occur at yields above the breakeven corn-after-corn yield, corn-after-corn will be more profitable than soybeans. If crop insurance payments occur at yields below the breakeven corn-after-corn yield, crop insurance will limit difference in returns between corn and soybeans. From a crop insurance perspective, the negative to corn-after-corn is that a lower 2011 yield will lower the APH in future years, thereby lowering the safety net provided by crop insurance.
From a historical perspective, corn prices are high relative to soybean prices. This causes increases in yield drags required to have corn-after-corn at the same return level as soybeans.


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I really like chokers, and since the 90's seem to be making a resurgence this summer I wanted to make a couple.
This is PART 1: TRIM CHOKERS
- trim
- jump rings
- clasps
- bracelet clamps
I love these clamps. They have tiny 'teeth' that bite down into the trim when pressed. I got these at Bead Center
First, you're going to need to cut the trim. I just placed it around my neck, and don't forget that your clasps will add room, so cut accordingly.
Take your pliers and press down on the ends.
Add your jump rings and clasps! I'm using barrel ones.
So simple right?
Thanks for reading and stay tuned for PART 2: TATTOO CHOKERS.


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Are there any nonlinear solutions to $f(x+1) - f(x) = f'(x)$?
(Asked by bcross at math.iuiui.edu on the Q&A board at JMM.)
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Are there any nonlinear solutions to $f(x+1) - f(x) = f'(x)$?
(Asked by bcross at math.iuiui.edu on the Q&A board at JMM.)
Yes, there exist nonlinear solutions.
Multiplying by $e^{x+1}$ and setting $g(x):=e^x f(x)$ transforms the question into finding a solution to $g(x+1)=eg'(x)$ not of the form $e^x(ax+b)$.
Start with any $C^\infty$ function on $\mathbb{R}$ whose Taylor series centered at $0$ and $1$ are identically $0$, but which is nonzero somewhere inside $(0,1)$. Restrict it to $[0,1]$. Let $g(x)$ on $[0,1]$ be this. Using $g(x+1):=eg'(x)$ for $x \in [0,1]$ extends $g(x)$ to a $C^\infty$ function $g(x)$ on $[0,2]$, which can then be extended to $[0,3]$, and so on. In the other direction, use $g(x) := \int_0^x e^{-1} g(t+1) dt$ to define $g(x)$ for $x \in [-1,0]$, and then for $x \in [-2,-1]$, and so on. These piece together to give a $C^\infty$ function $g(x)$ on all of $\mathbb{R}$. The corresponding $f(x)$ satisfies $f(0)=0$ and $f(1)=0$ but is not identically $0$, so it is not linear.
This is an elaboration of Qiaochu Yuan's prior comment: there are complex solutions (in fact, infinitely many) to $e^t-1 = t$, and then $e^{tx}$ is a solution.
Theorem 1 in [Sugiyama, Shohei. On the existence and uniqueness theorems of difference-differential equations. Kōdai Math. Sem. Rep. 12 1960 179--190. MR0121552] (which you can probably get from here) gives an existence and uniqueness theorem which provides non-linear solutions on finite intervals.


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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Ink/pencil sketches and drawings Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Ink/pencil sketches and drawings" henrikmemberMember #Joined: 26 Oct 1999Posts: 393Location: London UK Posted: Fri Nov 12, 1999 10:20 am Hi! Though this is a Digital Art Forum, I am very interested to see some of your pencil sketches or if you have really great pencil/ink drawings. I have only one picture to show you... http://go.to/penk ------------------ p.e.n.k [This message has been edited by henrik (edited November 15, 1999).] Back to top BmemberMember #Joined: 12 Jan 2000Posts: 322Location: Houston, Tx, USA Posted: Fri Nov 12, 1999 10:49 am http://members.dencity.com/_B_/sketches/cup.jpg http://members.dencity.com/_B_/sketches/tacky.jpg five minutes a blue pen and a scanner ~ b Back to top AffectedmemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 1854Location: Helsinki, Finland Posted: Fri Nov 12, 1999 11:04 am http://www.redrival.com/affected/content/img/scans/ancient.jpg http://www.redrival.com/affected/content/img/scans/sketch.gif http://www.redrival.com/affected/content/img/scans/hand.jpg http://www.redrival.com/affected/content/img/scans/lonkerot.gif http://www.redrival.com/affected/content/img/scans/ornament.jpg I do have a lot more, but I think I'll stop there... Some of those pics are a bit small. I'm too lazy to re-scan them. :P This is watercolour, but I thought I'd post it anyhow: http://www.redrival.com/affected/content/img/scans/waterhand.jpg ------------------ Affected http://affected.cjb.net [This message has been edited by Affected (edited November 12, 1999).] Back to top jasonNmemberMember #Joined: 12 Jan 2000Posts: 842Location: Sydney Australia Posted: Fri Nov 12, 1999 3:00 pm Here's a pencil sketch I did 2 years ago when I was 13 (I'm 15 now, duh). We were on holiday and there wasn't much to do. http://jasoncentral.virtualave.net/dragonSK.jpg [This message has been edited by jasonN (edited November 12, 1999).] Back to top CyberArtistmemberMember #Joined: 04 Nov 1999Posts: 284Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posted: Fri Nov 12, 1999 7:24 pm I've been waiting for a post like this. http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/oddman5.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/gfx/hand/characters/oddman4.gif http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/housetree.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/oneeyedguy.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/mouse.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/cryingman.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/hand1.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/hand2.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/hand3.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/evilclown.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/chalkhand.jpg - chalk on black construction paper http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/wizardface.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/etc/trenchcoat.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/gfx/hand/characters/samuri_big.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/gfx/hand/characters/submit_big.jpg http://www.cyberartist.org/gfx/hand/characters/apok_big.gif http://www.cyberartist.org/gfx/hand/heads/skullface.gif - Yes, I know I messed up on the skull around the mouth, don't remind me. It's really cool to see some nice hand drawn image here. A really good pencil drawing impresses me far more than a well made digital image. When ever I'm at some artist's website I look for their sketches or natural media before I look at their digital stuff. I wish more artists would scan their sketches to show them off, they're often so beautiful. jasonN - I wish you'd of added a link to the image's url instead of posting the image (which is in excess of 100kb). It really slows down the loading of this page... nice image though, wish I was that good when I was 13... ------------------ -CyberA(rtist) aka Ben Golus Cyber... Back to top jasonNmemberMember #Joined: 12 Jan 2000Posts: 842Location: Sydney Australia Posted: Fri Nov 12, 1999 7:57 pm sorry about the link cyber, I'll see if I can edit the post.... A few seconds later.... EDIT number 1 Ok cool, fixed it. UBB code is so easy to use! A few mins later... EDIT number 2 Ok, I've been browsing some of cybers pics and they're really good. The shading is so nice and smooth. And I really like those hands, I think hands are one of the hardest parts of the human body. Captured very well Cyber! [This message has been edited by jasonN (edited November 12, 1999).] Back to top BrainmemberMember #Joined: 26 Oct 1999Posts: 662Location: Brisbane, Australia Posted: Sat Nov 13, 1999 8:51 pm http://brain.gamekey.com/hand/gorilla.jpg - A Gorilla (Duh!) http://brain.gamekey.com/hand/diary1.jpg - Sketch for a later digital art piece, found at http://brain.gamekey.com/hand/adv/surf.jpg http://brain.gamekey.com/hand/alien.jpg - Alien (really need to rescan that) Enjoy the small sample of my handywork! @;-) ------------------ Brain http://brain.gamekey.com/ Back to top CyberArtistmemberMember #Joined: 04 Nov 1999Posts: 284Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posted: Sun Nov 14, 1999 4:02 am Common, more people have scanners... get those drawings up! Brian: Definatly, rescan that alien. ------------------ -CyberA(rtist) aka Ben Golus Cyber... Back to top FunfetusmemberMember #Joined: 26 Oct 1999Posts: 343Location: West Covina, CA Posted: Sun Nov 14, 1999 11:53 am I guess it's about time I got involved here... A few sketches up at: http://www.funhousedigital.com/temp/sketch1.gif http://www.funhousedigital.com/temp/sketch2.gif http://www.funhousedigital.com/temp/sketch3.gif http://www.funhousedigital.com/temp/sketch4.gif http://www.funhousedigital.com/temp/sketch5.gif http://www.funhousedigital.com/temp/sketch6.gif http://www.funhousedigital.com/temp/sketch7.gif http://www.funhousedigital.com/temp/sketch8.gif 1 - 4 are life drawings, some more...finished...than others. The rest are just random stuff out of my sketchbook. And heh, I just realized that several of them are sideways, but I'm too lazy to fix em now. ------------------ Funfetus iCE VGA Division http://www.funhousedigital.com [This message has been edited by Funfetus (edited November 14, 1999).] Back to top AdezJmemberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 220Location: Sweden! (Gothenburg) Posted: Sun Nov 14, 1999 1:00 pm Very Very nice sketches!! some of em looks really good! even better than a digital image =) keep working boys! (i lost all my sketches and some of my images in a harddrive crasch yesterday! =((((( ------------------------------- AdezJ. http://deathseekers.nu/adezj Back to top JAGOVjunior memberMember #Joined: 22 Oct 1999Posts: 21Location: WINNIPEG, MANITOBA Posted: Sun Nov 14, 1999 11:59 pm i got a couple sketches, did in class, as you can tell by the cut out paper. wish i sketched more, but i have no imagination. http://members.home.com/fordprobe/deathhead.jpg http://members.home.com/fordprobe/edhunter.jpg http://members.home.com/fordprobe/ogrefuk.jpg thanks for lookin'. ------------------ JAGOVVVVVV Back to top lutherjunior memberMember #Joined: 04 Nov 1999Posts: 22Location: Japan Posted: Mon Nov 15, 1999 1:23 am I don't have any sketches handy but here are some of my painting, they are all done on nice thick paper using designers guache and are about 6 or 7 years old, when I was about 16 or 17. I don't have the time (or space in my notbigenoughtoswingacatevenasmallone room ) to paint at the moment.. ah the pressures of the salariman life. http://members.aol.com/lutherart/art/ocelot.jpg http://members.aol.com/lutherart/art/tiger.jpg http://members.aol.com/lutherart/art/city1.jpg http://members.aol.com/lutherart/art/city2.jpg http://members.aol.com/lutherart/art/shield.jpg http://members.aol.com/lutherart/art/waterfal.jpg Luther Back to top spooge demonmemberMember #Joined: 15 Nov 1999Posts: 1475Location: Haiku, HI, USA Posted: Mon Nov 15, 1999 1:34 am http://www.goodbrush.com/hirez_pgs/paintings/drawings/drawing.JPG This is pretty neat. Wish I had Thought of this, D. BTW, is anyone here in west LA and interested in uninstructed model sessions somewhere? The more the cheaper... Back to top lutherjunior memberMember #Joined: 04 Nov 1999Posts: 22Location: Japan Posted: Mon Nov 15, 1999 1:39 am I have to say that the quality of sketches here is bloody good, neat work guys. 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One of the most discussed issues of crafters, bookbinders and I'm sure artists, is how best to store large collections of their supplies. Some time ago while in an office supply store (Staples) I came across the comapany; Really Useful Products Limited. This company make a large selection of plastic boxes that are sturdy, stackable and superb for gathering awkward items together for storage. Most often the boxes are available in a clear plastic or transparent colours, some are available in opaque options. This company also make Iris carts, the sets of drawer units, available as static units or on wheels.
My Favorite Really Useful Boxes
Here is a selection of Really Useful Boxes, that I use most often, and the purposes for which I use them.
Storage for Cuttlebug dies
- 0.3 litre Box; 2 x 2″ These are also available with a rack to store them in. (Pic 1)
- 0.9 litre Box; 6 x 2″ (Pic 2)
- 3 litre box;Embossing folders and Large dies (Pic 3)
Remaining Creative Products
- 0.7 litre box; Perfect for Alcohol ink and Stickles Glitter glues. Will hold Distress re-inker bottles, (although the lid won't close on top). (Pic 4)
- 0.9 litre Box; for pens & Pencils. Perfect Pearls stack in these too. (Pic 2)
- 1.5 litre Box; Will house a 12″ ruler and also reels of Barbour linen thread. Will store inside the 7 litre box 🙂
- 2.1 litre Box; Perfect size for mini misters! Also great for Re-inkers and Acrylic Dabbers.
- 3 litre box; The size of box I use most, it was designed for CD's/DVD . Its just perfect for paints, I keep Acrylic Dabbers, Alcohol inks and Golden's Fluid Acrylic paints and mediums in this size of box too. (Pic 3)
- 4 litre Box; This box takes a single ream of A4 paper and card storage.
- 7 litre Box; 12 x 12 Card and Paper storage, also use one of these for most used Bookbinding kit
- 9 litre Box; This box will take 2 reams of A4 paper/card.
Here is a link to the UK area of the manufacturing site, other countries are available from their drop down menu.
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie 🙂
BTW Took delivery of lots of mini misters yesterday, expect messy play very soon!


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Rob and Tracy part 5
As soon as Brenda's train pulled into Penn Central station, Tracy and Rob's Dad Burt was waiting for her. He swept her into his arms, and kissed her wildly, until she was giggling and gasping for breath. At JFK, two first class seats were waiting for them on the afternoon flight to Mexico, and as they left New York behind, Brenda could feel the tension draining a
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Rob and Tracy part 4
Before Rob could plan out his revenge on Tracy, a new situation developed. His Mom had hired Brenda, a 19 year old girl from the local university as an au pair, to take care of their younger sister, 4 year old Emily. Rob had given her the once over, and she wasn't really his type. She was tall and slender, whereas he liked the girls who were a bit shorter, a
The Tropical Island
Robert put down his paper and looked out the plane's window. "Yes, yes. Another beautiful island, sweetie."
"We should go live there. It's so beautiful"
"Maybe we will someday," Rober
Rob and Tracy part 3
Rob got behind the wheel, after helping his sister into the car. Tracy's muscles were howling in protest over the misuse she been dealt, her ass felt stretched and sore, like a hot poker had been rammed up inside her. Her cunt was somewhat red and inflamed also, though less so since her natural lubrication had made the gang-bang of her cunt easier.
Rob and Tracy part 2
With the end of the school year, the family moved out of the city for the summer, it was too hot and stuffy to stay there during the hot summer months, and they rented a restored Cape Cod style home close to the beach. Rob was thrilled, he'd seen some very hot female bodies down at the beach, and they'd flashed him friendly smiles, not the pissy smirks that


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Bank Organizational Form and the Risks of Expanded Activities
by Gary Whalen
OCC Working Paper 97-1, January 1997.
Debate about the effects of permitting U.S. commercial banks to expand their range of activities has intensified in recent years. Opponents worry that banks, with access to a federal safety net, will use any new opportunities to take greater risks and increase their likelihood of failure at possible cost to the FDIC and taxpayers. Opponents also fear that the safety net might give banks a competitive advantage relative to nonbank rivals. Others argue that the risks of expanded activities are overstated and increased risks associated with them can be mitigated by constraints on organizational form and firewalls.
The purpose of this paper is to review the arguments and evidence on two critical questions: Are constraints on bank organizational form, in conjunction with firewalls, needed to shield banks, the FDIC, and taxpayers from any additional risks associated with expanded activities? If so, what is the best structural option -- the universal bank, the bank subsidiary, or the holding company?
The available evidence does not clearly show that any one of the three basic models is distinctly superior to the others. The two alternatives with subsidiaries appear to afford greater insulation, and so have a slight advantage over the universal bank model. Both types of subsidiary models appear capable of insulating banks from any risks associated with expanded activities and limiting the leakage of any subsidy to nonbank subsidiaries and affiliates. But each of the subsidiary structures has advantages and disadvantages, and so it is not possible to conclude that either subsidiary structure dominates the other.
As with all OCC Working Papers, the opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Department of the Treasury.
Any whole or partial reproduction of material in this paper should include the following citation: Whalen, "Bank Organizational Form and the Risks of Expanded Activities," Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, E&PA Working Paper 97-1, January 1997.
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Will somebody give this guy some auxiliary constructs? He just needs to know what's the auxiliary constructs, and examples in the auxiliary constructs. So if you have any auxiliary constructs you don't need, now's the time to dig deep. The appeal starts here.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Auxiliary Constructs Appeal
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- fcw said...
I'm astonished that many people responded reasonably to that post.
Maybe I've just seen too many posts like this now, but I immediately read it as: "Please do my homework for me. P.S., I do not understand my homework, so cannot explain what I need to know."
- June 23, 2008 3:24 am
I guess that due to the current global financial crisis auxiliary constructs are going to become increasingly important.
Perhaps it's something that the EU and then NATO could help with. (Or perhaps the other way around.)
- June 23, 2008 6:29 am
- dave_katz said...
maybe if NATO or the EU had a ladies auxiliary, they could construct something for the guy.
- June 23, 2008 9:50 pm
Googling for "primary construct", on the other hand, the first hit was an article about the Ho scale. Therefore, he is looking for Ho's, since the assignment was not to use auxiliary constructs.
- June 23, 2008 10:43 pm
I wonder if this original post could also be found in SQLServer, mySQL and other similar boards, all created by the same forum spammer??? I've come to the conclusion that these are just attempts to either get free answers without doing any work on the part of the poster, or worse yet purposely wasting people's time.
- June 25, 2008 2:38 pm
- Crisatunity said...
Thank you for the reminder on why I ditched forums long ago. The idiot noise to salient information ratio is extraordinarily out of whack.
- July 06, 2008 7:19 pm
- Noons said...
what he needs is an "auxiliary construct" straight between the eyes...
quite frankly: a good example why forums can be a waste of time.
- July 11, 2008 5:37 am
- M.Moore said...
Seriously, this guy needs to be kept far away from computers and all sentient life forms. All-in-all, very funny!
- August 09, 2008 1:18 am
- David said...
All Your Auxiliary Constructs Are Belong To Us
- August 22, 2008 2:43 pm
- William Robertson said...
> All Your Auxiliary Constructs Are Belong To Us
That's slightly creepy, David. Do you represent a race of alien overlords come for our Auxiliary Constructs? Please take them.
- August 22, 2008 5:47 pm


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This class will give you a wealth of practical optimization techniques that you can put into production as soon as you return to work and we ensure you understand *why* and *how* a technique works rather than just what the technique is. This usually means we will explain how SQL Server works internally while discussing a specific topic. Our aim is that you can apply what we teach you to any situation and justify your solution to your peers, management, or clients (yes, we welcome SQL Server consultants in our classes).
As well as optimization techniques, this course will also help with design and architecture so you can prevent performance and scalability problems from happening. The cores of this class are comprehensive coverage of indexing and statistics strategies: a SQL Server workload will not perform well unless these are designed, implemented, and tuned correctly. You will also learn why and how to optimize transaction log operations, tempdb and data file configuration, transactions and isolation levels, and locking and blocking.
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SUBJECT: FLAIR Transactions Classes
The FLAIR Education Section of the Department of Financial Services will be conducting FLAIR Transactions Classes (Tuesday - Friday) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the following dates:
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The FLAIR Transactions Class is a four-day class covering, in detail, most transactions utilized by agency FLAIR users. Also included is an overview of FLAIR reports and the vendor payment history screens. The class includes many hands-on activities as well as demonstrations of the FLAIR system.
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Now that Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias have announced their concert tour, the big issue is .... who gets top billing?
Lopez' manager, Benny Medina, tells TMZ, "Neither Jennifer nor Enrique care who opens or closes. What we want to do is give the fans the best show possible and whatever that means, that's what we will do."
It's a big change from a year ago, when Enrique bailed on the Britney Spears concert tour because she was getting top billing ... and he wasn't having it.
We're told the NEW tour will be a "co-headliner show," with equal production value, money and time spent on both Jennifer and Enrique.
As for who opens and who follows, Medina tells TMZ it hasn't been worked out yet but it won't be a problem. He also said if the venue has a bunch of screaming girls pining for Enrique, it would make total sense for Jennifer to go first.
An AEG rep involved in the concert tells us the plan is to have the two singers flip flop, with Jennifer going first one night and Enrique going first the next.
For the record -- the AEG rep also told us Enrique had "no ego" about going last.


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Dave B. does another Northwest Athlete profile on one of the most prolific NHL'ers to ever come from these parts, Paul Kariya. Kariya played the majority of his career with the Anaheim Ducks where he once held all the franchise points records, but his career was cut short due to numerous injuries, namely concussions.
Northwest Athlete Profile: Paul Kariya
May 4, 2012 By Dave B
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Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort
Zion Ponderosa Ranch provides 4,000 acres of beautiful resort property accompanied by the spectacular views of Zion National Park.
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At Zion Ponderosa Ranch Resort you'll experience great accommodations, adventurous recreation, excellent dining options and a caring staff. This resort provides an array of lodging options including mountain vacation home rentals, cabins, and camping at the top of Zion National Park.
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There are four vacation homes in the Zion Ponderosa section and 18 vacation homes in the Zion Ridge section. These home vary in size and amenities are unique to each vacation home. Unpack once and enjoy these comfortable vacation rental homes during your stay.
The log cabin suites are equipped with a private bedroom, full bathroom, wet bar, front room, air conditioning, satellite television, and a front porch. All Cabin Suites have foldout sofas in the front room. The cabin suites are capable of sleeping up to 6 people and are perfect for singles, couples, or families.
You'll be "roughing" it in comfort in these charming log cabin structures. Each cabin will sleep up to six, and includes comfortable beds, access to the shower house and community bathrooms, a front porch, and use of the resort facilities.
This property has tent sites that are available for your camping needs. Or, for those that want something unique, try staying in Zion Ponderosa Western Wagons. Each wagon has a curved roof, traditional wooden wagon wheels and will sleep up to four people in one queen bed and two twin-sized beds with bedding included.
All of these RV sites include roomy back-in sites with room for multiple slides, 30 and 50 amp service, full hook-ups (W/E/S), grills, and picnic tables.
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At Zion Ponderosa Resort, jumpstart your day with a cup of gourmet coffee from the Narrows Snack Bar or a hearty breakfast from the wide variety of breakfast options. The Narrows is a window cafe located within the Blue Belly Grill dining room that serves up pastries, coffees, hot and cold drinks, and dining-to-go options.
For lunch, go poolside at Bart's Bistro which is open for business during the peak part of summer (June through August).
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Creative Cain Cabin
You've chosen some bold colours that look nice in your space. I've always leaned to the pastel colours, so it looks like spring in our house all the time.
There's nothing like a change of wall color to bring new life to a room! Our house is somewhat dark, so I've been doing the opposite of you and painting white. Either way, change is good!
Wow!!! Now that's color!!! Wonderful choice! I automatically feel cheery!!
Love the bright colours. A good choice!
Andrea- It looks great. Love the pops of color and it really brightens things up. xo Diana
I love the color choices..> Great job and a new coat of paint always makes me happy when its all done HUGS
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Wow! A new apartment and you didn't have to move. It looks great!
oh I love it! so wonderfully bright and cheerful and uplifting. Well done for having the gumption for a makeover.
Have a wonderful week in your "new" apartment. I am linking up to you through Mosaic Monday.
yes! for color and not for grey or white!
Love the color! That should really give a spark to your apartment, and if it's too much for someone, they have the three other walls to look at. Good for you!
I love the bright color! This is so fun and cheerful it makes me happy to look at the room. What a great job! Thanks for linking up to Centerpiece Wednesday and sharing your post!
Hi - great color combinations! Aren't you glad you did this! I think that the whole feel of your place has gone from blah to Ahhhh!
Great job...
Found you on Ivy and Elephants. I have a project on there too - Mini Swedish Clock re-do...come and visit!
Wow, you really did change things up, and it looks terrific! I'm visiting today from Thursday's Favorite Things.
Hi Andrea....Wow...what a wonderful, rich pop of color. It all looks so energizing and friendly. What a great palette!
Thanks for your kind comment onmy blog.
Have a great weekend.
Wow! And I thought I was being brave adding a few small touches of orange into the decor at my house. Well done!
Heather from Friendship, Life and Style
I LOVE all the colors. When we moved into this house nearly every wall was white and I said I feel like I live in an asylum. I've added color with curtains and pictures but really want to paint. It will come in time but in the meantime I'm enjoying gathering ideas from others painting adventures.
Love all the bright colors! The walls really warm up the room. Thanks so much for sharing with us.
Andrea, I think this is so fun for young girls like you. The pops of color are sure to make you happy. Cute decor and I love the wide white baseboards! Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup.
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Samuel McIntire
Samuel McIntire (1757–1811) was one of America's most versatile artists during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, when the young nation explored new intersections among ideas, concepts, and cultures to create the foundation of its artistic traditions. Recognized as the architect who transformed his birthplace, Salem, Massachusetts, into the epitome of an elegant American town, after 1795 he also gained prominence as a wood carver. The original design vocabulary that he developed from confident and ambitious experimentation produced one of the first significant carving traditions in the new nation.
McIntire played a major role in expressing the new British neoclassical style, which drew its primary inspiration from the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome. He then developed his own distinct version of the style to express the beliefs and aspirations of the first generation of Americans to experience economic, political, and artistic freedom. McIntire worked cooperatively with the town's leading cabinetmakers, carpenters, and shipbuilders, providing them with carved ornamentation, but his most important surviving carvings are found on furniture and woodwork of his own design done for Salem's Derby family. His sensitivity to design as a whole produced some of the most beautiful rooms created during the Federal period (1780–1820).
Interactive Tour of McIntire's Salem
Take an interactive journey through historic Salem, Massachusetts to visit the distinctive buildings designed by Samuel McIntire. An 1820's map will be your guide to explore private and public buildings, architectural drawings, elaborate interior carvings and furniture, all part of this unique tour.


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MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. – The King University men's swimming & diving team traveled the short distanced down the road to take on local rival Milligan College on Thursday night. The Tornado turned in a solid performance, coming away with a 98-98 tie with the Buffaloes.
Alek Nochowicz got the meet off to a good start as he won the 800 meter freestyle with a time of 10:01.64 while Quenton Lyons came in second with a time of 10:07.88. Christian Knobloch registered a first place performance in the 200 meter freestyle with a time of 2:08. 93.
Knobloch also finished first in the 100 meter freestyle in a time of 57.84, and Reynold Thibideau swam the 200 meter individual medley in a first place time of 2:23.66.
King also took home second place finishes in the 50 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle and the 100 meter backstroke. Taylor Horton finished the 50 meter freestyle in 26.55 seconds while Lyons swam the 400 meter freestyle in 4:49.13. Nicholas Piumelli finished the 100 meter backstroke race in 1:10.96.
King will be in action again on Saturday when they travel to Franklin Springs, Ga., to take on Emmanuel College. The meet is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m.


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Ever wish you could ditch the gym and go outside. Think sun, sweat and a simpler approach to a fit body. Well, you can go outside and get an intense cardio and strength training workout. Research shows that exercise outdoors improves your mood and sense of well-being. Let's get started with squats.
Squats are a compound full-body exercise. Squats use every muscle in your lower body while using the core and upper body to stabilize.
Stand with your feet a little wider than shoulder-width.
Keeping your chest up and your back tight move your hips back and then down. This movement takes all the pressure off your knees.
Start with 10 squats. Then progress to push-ups.
Push-ups are a great way to tone the upper body.
Place your toes, or knees, and hands on the floor, making sure your back and arms are straight. Keep your hands slightly more than shoulder-width apart and tighten your abdominal muscles.
Inhale as you lower your torso to the floor, stopping as your elbows reach a 90-degree bend. Exhale and push yourself away from the floor.
Perform 10 push-ups. Then progress to jumping jacks.
Jumping Jacks elevate the heart rate and burn fat.
Stand with your arms at your sides with your feet straight ahead and close together.
Jump up while spreading your arms and legs at the same time.
Clap or touch your hands above your head. As you return from jumping up bring your arms back down to your sides and at the same time bring your feet back together.
This should all be done in a fast fluid movement.
Perform 10 jacks.
Repeat the circuit of three exercises until you reach muscle fatigue.
This is a combination cardio and strength training workout to torch calories. Start out slow and build your endurance. Do not overdo. If jumping jacks are too strenuous, either omit the jump and step side to side or march in place.
Nutrition tip:
If you are really looking to drop some pounds, cut alcohol completely from your diet. Try drinking carbonated water with a twist of lime next time you are out.
Melanie Edwards is an IFTA certified personal trainer and an AFFA certified fitness instructor. She can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com or at the Islands YMCA at 912-897-1192.


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How a 20 Year Old Girl Was Burnt to Death Watched by a Cheering VHP,RSS& BAJRANG DALmob:
Rajni Majhi (20) who was burnt alive by the mobFr. Edward Sequeira, a priest belonging to the Society of Divine Word (SVD), was one of those who was seriously injured when his mission station was attacked by the mob in Orissa.
Currently recuperating at Burla Medical College Hospital, Sambalpur, Fr. Sequeira, upon gaining consciousness, narrated the story to his brother Commodore Valentine Sequeira who writes:
A large mob of more than 700 people were returning after attending the cremation of Swami Laxmananand Saraswati who was killed along with four others Saturday evening by suspected Maoist guerrillas at his Jalespata ashram."The cries of Rajni and the guilt of helplessness in saving her life will always haunt me," Fr. Edward sighs.
The mob was chanting anti-Christian slogans and when they reached Padampur in Bargarh district, they attacked the orphanage where Fr Edward lived.
Ms. Rajni, a 20 year old student who lived in the orphanage and was also working as an auxiliary nurse in the orphanage confronted them.
When Fr Sequeira arrived at the spot, the mob locked him and Rajni into separate rooms, and ordered the children to vacate the orphanage. The mob then ransacked Fr Sequeira's room, poured petrol on him, Rajni and set the orphanage on fire.
The ruins of the orphange that was burned own."I was engulfed in flames, I could hear the cries of Rajni and the mob was cheering and shouting through the windows," recalls Fr Sequeira.
He however, managed to crawl to the bathroom, beat out the flames and closed the windows.
"When I started to suffocate I found a crack on the wall that was damaged in the attack and kept my nose there to breath some air. All the while I could hear the cries of Rajni from the next room where she was writhing in agony. After sometime, there was silence and I thought she must have managed to escape from the room," recalled Fr Sequeira.
Unknown to Fr Edward, the girl was burnt alive and had breathed her last.
Fr. Edward Sequeira SVD recovering in the hospital.People from the neighborhood who heard the cries of children rushed to the rescue, broke the walls and brought him to safety. That is when the mob attacked him again outside the orphanage and beat him up mercilessly till he became unconscious. He was initially rushed to the hospital at Padampur and later with the help of local officials was shifted to Burla Medical College Hospital, in Sambalpur.


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The birth of our grandson Theo who is now almost 18 months old.
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What an adorable baby! He looks so huggable. He's probably a very busy boy at 18 months. Congrats!
Thank you Nancy - and yes, Theo is a very busy little boy but so much fun!
Awww, he's looking right at you! Thanks for visiting my Blog, Lucie. My Douglass line came to California from Maine, Tupper/Bradford of Massachussetts/New Hamp. Can't read history of New England and not know about the Acadians and the rum deal they got, like so many others. Always liked the name - sounds noble to me. Best Wishes, "GRANDMA"
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The U.S. should investigate whether Facebook's tracking of users' Web browsing activities violates an agreement with the government to ensure people's privacy, an advocacy group said.
Facebook, the biggest social networking site, began monitoring the Web habits of its users following a June 12 announcement. That's contrary to the company's prior representations, according to a letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission by Kostas Rossoglou, senior legal officer of the European Consumer Organization and Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy.
The non-governmental organizations, joined in a grouping they call the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue, petitioned the FTC to open a probe into Facebook's practices. Facebook last month said it would try to deliver more targeted advertising by viewing what its users do on sites other than Facebook.
"We are writing to express deep alarm," the group said in its letter to FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez.
Jodi Seth, a spokeswoman for Menlo Park-based Facebook, said users can choose not to receive advertising that's based on the websites they visit and apps they use.
"The level of control people have over advertising on Facebook exceeds industry standards," Seth said in an e-mail.
Facebook in late 2011 agreed to settle complaints by the FTC that it failed to protect subscribers' privacy or disclose how their data could be used. It later entered into a 20-year agreement with the agency that requires the company to get clear consent from users before sharing material posted under earlier, more restrictive terms.
If the FTC finds Facebook has violated the agreement, the privacy groups would ask the agency to compel the company to stop the tracking, Chester said in an e-mail.
Facebook has been giving people more control over their settings after years of criticism over its privacy policies. In May, the company said that the posts of new members who begin sharing on Facebook will only be visible to their friends, as opposed to the public. The company also added options for users to decide what Facebook information they share with third-party applications.


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The influential Muslim Brotherhood is an umbrella organisation controlling many diverse 'peaceful' Muslim organisations in the West.
They have stated that their work in the West is a "kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within, and sabotaging its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God's religion is made victorious over all other religions." -- "An Explanatory Memorandum on the General Strategic Goal for the Brotherhood in North America," by Mohamed Akram, May 19, 1991.
We normally think of Jihad as being acts of violence carried out by bombers, but their are many forms of stealth Jihad which are non-violent and often legal. Indeed lawfare and litigation jihad use our own laws against us.
Let's take a look at how rapid and successful is the progress of the Islamic campaign being waged from within our own borders:
Subversion of the armed forces
US army infiltrated by murderous jihadists - more here and here
US Navy infiltrated by Muslim spies
Muslims undermine military morale
British airforce infiltrated and subverted at highest level
Wounded soldier threatened by Muslim hospital stalker
Airport security compromised
Muslims set up 'mosque' citadel overlooking British Army H Q
Intelligence agencies compromised
More Muslims wanted for British Army
Muslim plans second Fort Hood massacre
Loyalty to the Muslim Ummah trumps all else
The Ummah as one enormous Fifth Column within the West.
Muslim leaders make no secret of their plans to use the Ummah's mob-loyalty and swarm-solidarity as a means of conquest of the West from within, as shown by the following extract from a speech by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Secretary General of the sinister Organization of the Islamic Conference:
'The Muslim Ummah, means the "community of the faithful". It is a unique bond that has no similar example under any other political or religious system in the world. It is a belonging to ideals which bring Muslims together in an eternal brotherhood lock which transcends all other consideration of allegiance or loyalties or barriers of nationhood, ethnicity, geography or language.' http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2008/09/oic-fights-islamophobia-at-columbia.html
You'll never see it stated more plainly than that: Islam transcends any loyalties of nationhood. Muslims carry no obligation save to the Ummah; anything else is a temporary strategy, to be discarded as soon as it is expedient to do so.
Massive sabotage of US infrastructure
Islamic infiltration of utility networks has been identified as a major risk. Muslims are planning to sabotage American nuclear power plants, electricity networks, oil and gas pipelines and water supplies: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/terror-alert-warns-insider-threat-infrastructure/story?id=14118119&page=1
Muslims spread corruption and criminality in the British police force.
Muslim police are notoriously corrupt, with confidential details about girls fleeing honor crimes being leaked to their pursuers.
Doctors of Death - The Medical Malpractice Jihad
Infidel health services are being infiltrated and sabotaged by jihadist doctors who are at best deliberately negligent, and at worst intentionally murderous towards their kuffar patients.
Muslims incite riots in British cities
Jihadists employ a variety of means of warfare to create a vacuum of stability and security for which they will claim Sharia is the only solution, because it is the only one they will allow. In this case, anarchy is already present, and they are encouraging its growth because they see in it an opportunity to peddle their wares. "In online forums, Islamic militants urge rioters in Britain to topple government... Also here and here .
The education systems in Britain and America have been subverted.
Students from primary school to university are being intimidated and brainwashed by Muslim propaganda.
Muslim litigation jihad and lawfare
Muslims are subverting our legal system and using it against us.
Mosques as centers of subversion, intimidation and aggression.
Unlike churches, mosques are not places of spirituality, peace and sanctuary. They are quasi-military citadels and centres of subversion, intimidation and aggression. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister and ex-mayor of Istanbul, says that 'the mosques are our barracks, the minarets our bayonets, the domes our helmets, and the believers our soldiers.'
BBC reduced to dhimmitude
The BBC has become a mouthpiece for Islamic propaganda. It has a systematic bias in favor of Islam and Muslims and against all other religions, especially Judaism and Christianity.
Governments subverted.
Incremental subversion,
More Muslims in US administration
British government subverted
'Moderate' wolves in sheep's clothing
Islamisation by stealth
Mosque surveillance hit
United Nations now a Muslim bloc
Probing our defenses
European politicians compromised by Islamic 'bacha bazi' sex orgies with little boys
Tory Party Subverted
Muslim entryism is worse than in Labour Party
Cameron's Tories admire Islam as a way of keeping the proles under control
British Conservatives support hard line Islam
Tories to Islamify school curriculum
Cameron wants Turkey to join EU
Tories silent about Labour Islamic menace
Tories commit to Islamification of Britain
"But many Muslims I've talked to about these issues are deeply offended by the use of the word 'Islamic' or 'Islamist' to describe the terrorist threat we face today[...] Not for the first time, I found myself thinking that it is mainstream Britain which needs to integrate more with the
Scottish National Party subverted
Repeating the 'Religion of Peace' mantra and paying the jizya.
British Labour Party subverted by massive Muslim infiltration
The British Labour Party has imported a Muslim electorate, and abandoned its core working class vote.
Liberal Democrats become Lib Dhims
Nauseating dhimmitude and treason from Lib Dhim leadership.
Organisation of Islamic Conference is a modern Comintern
Billions of petrodollars are financing the destruction of the West by subversion of politicians and the media.
And no-one can do anything about the thin ends of a thousand wedges being driven into our civilisation for fear of offending the twin gods of Political Correctness and Community Cohesion. That's why we must stop legitimizing Muslim grievances
'There is no surer path to Muslim violence than through the legitimization of Muslim grievance. And once you accept the legitimacy of the grievance, then you are also bound to accept the legitimacy of the violence that follows.
Violence begins with grievance. Grievance is the pretext for violence and the narrative for the violence. Liberals make a fetish of separating the grievance from the violence, emphasizing constructive means of resolving the grievance. But what do you do when the grievance and the violence are inseparable?
Grievance is the stories that Muslims tell themselves to justify their violence. To explain why they kill children and why they murder the innocent. The list of grievances is an endless as the violence. Every act of violence carries its own narrative. The endless Muslim conflicts throughout the world all carry their burden of history. But it isn't a history that can be resolved with a tolerance session... More


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- 3 medium potatoes – peeled and grated
- 1 Tblsp. lemon juice tossed with potatoes to keep them from browning
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup finely chopped onion
- 1 Tblsp. thinly sliced green onions
- 1 large egg beaten
- ¼ tsp. baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt ¼ tsp. pepper
- 1 Tblsp. each oil and butter as needed to fry each batch
- Drain/press excess moisture (and lemon juice) off of potatoes.
- Add other ingredients and stir to mix well.
- In a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil until hot. Place spoonfuls of potato mixture into hot oil, lightly using fork to spread out to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick patties.
- Brown on one side, turn and brown on the other, ~3 minutes on each side.
- Let drain on paper towels.
- Keep warm and serve hot with applesauce or sour cream!
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The year is 1865. Gen. R.E. Lee surrendered the Army of the Northern Virginia to Gen. U.S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse over seven months ago. Confederate forces in the west surrendered at Shreveport, Louisiana in June. Now the time of rejoicing has past and the people of Missouri must re-build their lives, families and the nation. But what challenges await them? Will they be able to reconcile broken friendships and families?
Union soldiers will be mustering out of the army and preparing to resume their former lives and occupations. Confederate soldiers are returning home from the South finding that Missouri is not the same as it was four years ago. The new State Constitution is up for popular vote and only loyal citizens are able to cast their ballot. A new state law only allows loyal Missourians to hold public office, be lawyers, preachers and teachers.
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BALTIMORE -- Prior to todays game, Baltimore Orioles players Jay Gibbons, Adam Loewen, Melvin Mora, Corey Patterson and Brian Roberts will help provide a memorable trip to the ballpark for several children from Johns Hopkins Hospital, University of Maryland Medical Center and Sinai Hospital when the Major League Baseball Players Trusts Buses for Baseball program motors in to Baltimores Camden Yards.
Courtesy of the Players Trust, the players charitable foundation, the children and their families will receive round-trip transportation to the game, watch batting practice, meet the players, and receive free tickets, food, beverages and souvenirs.
Also, in an on-field, pre-game presentation, Gibbons and Roberts will present a ceremonial $50,000 check to the Belanger-Federico Foundation on behalf of the Major League Baseball Players Association representing a contribution to support the Foundations efforts to find a cure for lung cancer and to make life more enjoyable for young oncology patients.
Buses for Baseball, a program administered by the Players Trust and underwritten by Majestic Athletic, a division of VF Imagewear, Inc., provides transportation and personal greetings for children attending Major League Baseball games as invited guests of their big league heroes.
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Ethics board weighs in on Ackley dispute
New London - A dispute between a city councilor and the police chief continues to roil, with a mayoral candidate issuing a statement that calls for "transparent government," and the head of the Board of Ethics suggesting his committee get involved.
City Councilor Rob Pero, who is the Republican candidate for mayor, issued a statement over the weekend asking city officials to focus their energies on reforms rather than the accusations of unethical behavior that Police Chief Margaret Ackley has leveled against Councilor Michael Buscetto III. Buscetto is the party-endorsed Democratic mayoral candidate. He faces a party primary Sept. 13.
"The city of New London finds itself in the midst of a crisis ... Unfortunately, this conflict has resulted in a taxpayer funded private investigation that will continue to provide more uncertainty and strain on the City,'' Pero said, referring to a city council directive to the law director to find a private investigator to look into the accusations the chief made last week.
"I think we should focus our energies on moving the city along,'' Pero said Monday. "And not get bogged down into the whole debate."
"Investigations suck the life and energy out of a community,'' he continued. "There are a lot of issues the community needs to address and stay focused on."
At the forefront, he said, is how the city will spend $9 million in bond money, whether to build a new high school and the coming vote on the potential sale of a portion of Riverside Park.
Buscetto responded that he, too, is looking out for taxpayers and said a retirement agreement Ackley made with City Manager Denise Rose will end up costing the city additional money. The agreement was signed in April. The council learned about it earlier this month.
"Councilor Pero has mentioned conflict in city government resulting in unnecessary use of taxpayer monies. However, I see this as a straightforward issue,'' Buscetto said in a prepared statement. "This is not and should not be a campaign issue. It's about doing the job that we were elected to do - looking out for our taxpayers."
Meanwhile, K. Robert Lewis, chairman of the city's ethics board, sent a memo to city councilors suggesting the chief has an ethics complaint that should be addressed by his committee.
"I want to opine that the council cannot investigate itself, even through the office of the Law Director,'' Lewis wrote. "It is for the seven members of the Board of Ethics to follow the (prescribed) procedure, hire an investigator as necessary and conduct hearings if Probable Cause is found.''
A Board of Ethics meeting has been scheduled for Friday at a time and place to be announced, Lewis said Monday.
"What we will talk about is whether this is in our purview or if this not in our purview,'' he said.
He asked how the council, which includes three mayoral candidates, can order an investigation into allegations made against one candidate and then have all three candidates vote on what is found. Besides Buscetto and Pero, Councilor Martin Olsen, who is the ceremonial mayor this year, is running as a petitioning candidate.
"It gives the appearance that the council is investigating themselves,'' he said. "The Board of Ethics has no one involved."
While no complaint has been filed with the board, Lewis said the board can initiate alleged ethics violations if five of its seven members vote to do so.
"I know it was out of abundance of concern they did what they did,'' Lewis said, referring to the council's vote to investigate the complaints. "My point is, this is what this body (Board of Ethics) exists for.''
Last week Ackley announced she wants to retire and accused Buscetto of interfering with her department. She also threatened to file a lawsuit, alleging that Buscetto has harassed her and created a hostile work environment.
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Catchin' Hogs With DogsPosted in Features on April 24, 2014
Over the last few issues we've taken you into the sport of hunting for the purpose of eating what you kill. We have hunted from buggies and airboats for all kinds of meat, including gator and wild boar. These types of hunts are performed on lands both public and private under the watchful eye of your local wildlife conservation commission. There are plenty of local laws that hunters need to be aware of because breaking them usually leads to pretty hefty fines. That's why places like Hawg Wild Ranch in Okeechobee, Florida, are quickly becoming tourist destinations for hunters from around the globe.
Brian Kelley owns and operates this private ranch, which offers professional guided hunts to anyone young or old with little to no experience required. Hunters can pick the prey before they arrive, which can range from wild hog to deer to turkey. There are a few ways to capture or kill the critters, and Kelley is a topnotch professional in all of them. Whether you want to use a bow and arrow or a black powder gun, or you want to hunt with dogs, the crew here has hunters covered.
We, however, wanted to show a different side of hunting. Some folks like to feel the thrill of the hunt without seeing anything get killed. Hog trapping is just as fun as an all-out hunt without all the blood and guts. This is also great for the outdoorsman/woman contemplating getting into the sport.
Hawg Wild Ranch offers hunts for wild boar all year long. Since it is on private property, there is no closed season or catch limit here. Another advantage is that both residents and nonresidents can hunt hogs without a hunting license. This made it the perfect opportunity to see a real Southern girl and in action, so we called up a local female hunter named Whitney Edwards and set a date to catch some hogs. Right when she asked if she should bring her own hunting dogs, I knew we had called the right girl! Kelley has trained dogs that guests can use in hunts if they want, but I told her to bring them along anyway. Now that the logistics are in place, it's time to hunt!


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"When you issue thousands of layoff notices for educators, you are hurting students," said Dean E. Vogel, president of the California Teachers Association. "The wave of education layoff turmoil brought on again by state cuts is rolling through classrooms and the families of our students. When you continually lay off teachers, you break the bonds of learning, and you send the message that education is not a priority in our state."
California ranks 47th in per-pupil public education spending. The pink slips show the urgent need for more state revenue, Vogel said, and they are the fallout from more than $20 billion in public education cuts to schools and community colleges in the past four years. While the layoff notices are preliminary pink slips, and school districts have until May 15 to decide on final teacher cuts, many district budgets are already cut to the bone.
Final pink slip data is still coming in, but 206 school districts had reported at least 19,500 educator pink slips as of today. The 10 California school districts issuing the most layoff notices are: Los Angeles Unified, about 9,500; San Diego Unified, more than 1,608; San Juan Unified, 458; Capistrano Unified, 392; Sacramento City Unified, 389; Moreno Valley Unified, 332; Long Beach Unified, 309; San Bernardino City School District, 251; San Francisco Unified, 210; Sweetwater High School District, 209.
CTA announced the pink slip data at a news conference today in Brisbane in San Mateo County, where the 550-student Brisbane School District pink-slipped more than 25 percent of its 30 teachers. The news conference also stressed CTA's support for the governor's Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act heading for the November ballot to raise taxes on the wealthy to restore some funding to schools and other essential local public services.
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TJ, hello. Warrior here. I receive over 500 e-mails a day; it was
natural someone would forward me your
article. I appreciate parts of it and take umbrage with others.
To begin, as the creator, owner and performer of Ultimate Warrior, I
find no disagreement with your pro-Ultimate Warrior points. In fact, you
make my case -- your article is an excellent affirmation entirely
supporting the same line of defense I use to defend for my career when
others throughout the industry, pseudo-friends and foes, want to
irrationally bash it as if the character wasn't an impact player or even
go further and speak of his career as if it did not exist at all.
Ultimate Warrior "got over" (sounds like he's still "over", even with
you) and was enjoyed because he struck a chord, pure and simple.
Others -- many, many others -- had the same opportunity and they failed.
It's the truth --take it or leave it. I realize my immodesty, confidence
and self-esteem bothers people, but I'm proud of what I accomplished
during my Sports Entertainment career and am not embarrassed to defend
its worth. The critics are the ones who should be ashamed, especially
those who tell untruths.
It may surprise you and those like you (part despising criticaster/part
zealous fan) to hear me say it, but I've had much less to do with
perpetuating the legend of the Ultimate Warrior persona than all those
who keep excitedly reliving him through their remembered childhood
fantasies, only later to ridicule the character now that they've "grown
up" and gotten oh, so mature. I appreciate it.
Now, be honest, who's swerving who?
You haven't read anything at my site. If you had, you could not honestly
make (and mean) the statements you have about the contents of my
numerous posts. It would be impossible. There is a disclaimer right on
the front/menu page telling that the writings are a combination of
different writing voices (you're a writer, you understand that, yes?
no?), all relevant to an incredible and sincere learning process I set
out on and want to tell others about. The story about that, and the
story behind my name change which you take a potshot at, are endearing
and empowering. Only a nincompoop with a cold, cruel heart could find
I have countless communications and professional relationships that
refute every letter of every word of every sentence you write attempting
to ridicule my writings. Frankly, that kind of criticism has become very
worn out and boring. Blatantly absurd. Each time someone comes to my
site expecting to discover the discombobulation and outer-space rhetoric
they've been told they will find, they end up writing me at great length
telling me the only thing they disbelieve is how well I've articulated
my views and how proud they are to know they followed my career. Simply
put, they tell me they are glad to now know the man behind the face
paint. They get it:
When one achieves chronological maturity, it is important to think and
act that way. The organizations I work with across the country are some
of the most-respected organizations on the planet. Anyone who wants to
know can find out for themselves; those who don't, just don't want to.
I have worked very hard to build another career, invested intellectually
in myself and had to prove myself all along the way. Every speech I have
ever given at conferences and forums is asked for in transcript; no
others are. And they aren't asked for so they can be sleazily marked-up
and used as the sick satire vulgarly displayed at abundant tasteless
wrestling sites that are frequented by those, who like you, find fun in
making false claims. Your vague, unsubstantiated critiques are simply
another affirmation, of sorts, that we live in cultural times where
virtue is reviled and vice is praised. I will, though, accept your
reference to Lord of the Rings, on its success merits alone. Who's
swerving who?
I will meet you halfway and acknowledge that my announcement was
somewhat of a swerve, albeit creatively done; a play on words. But I
will add that those who have come to know me should look at themselves
for wantonly expecting that an announcement was coming that I would
return to work for the McMahons.
I guess in this industry that's putridly natural, seeing how every other
"shooter" went back and choked on their pride and God knows what else. I
happen to have a stiffer backbone and deeper sense of pride and
integrity. I happen to believe that what a man says he is, that's what
he should be. That's what my word means. And not even a stroke
can make me go back on it. You read that last sentence right, it's no
The Warrior currently does speaking engagements for the Young
America's Foundation (www.yaf.org), and one of his primary messages to his
audience is that the "power in your life comes from using your mind not
your muscles." He contacted SLAM! Wrestling to respond to T.J. Madigan's
1st column in the Calgary Sun. "The Ultimate Warrior's career gets
bashed probably more than anybody else," he told SLAM! Wrestling's Greg
Oliver. "Take the career for what it was." The 44-year-old Warrior is
tired of being derided for moving on with his life, and now dwelling on
the past like many of his wrestling contemporaries. He writes regular
posts for his web site, www.ultimatewarrior.com and encourages fans to
head there to read more of what he has to say. He can be emailed at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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What fun for Halloween. Make this easy Spooky House as a great centerpiece and the best part is that the Kids can help or even make it themself.
Items needed:
- Empty Cracker or Cereal box
- Small box for Dormer
- Craft foam - Orange, Purple, Yellow, Black
- Small box or Triangular Foam Block for roof
- Tacky glue
- Black marker
- Masking tape
- 1 square of Green felt or construction paper
- Black tempera paint / brush
- Foam or Cardboard scrap for Monster gate
- Stickers or cutouts for embellishment (optional)
- Tape boxes shut with masking tape.
- Paint large and small House boxes black and let dry thoroughly.
- Cut Orange strips from foam (approx 1/2" x 2.5") for the fence posts. Number will depend on size box you use. Our box was 6 inches wide, so we made our fence sections 9 inches wide. (we used 7 posts per section)
- From Black foam, cut 8 long, skinny "rails" for the fence sections to the length you want your fence for each side. (ours were 9" long)
- For each fence section, lay down two rail sections about half an inch apart and then start gluing your posts onto the rails, spacing them faily evenly. Remember that the charm is that everything isn\'t perfect ... it is a haunted house. Let sections dry and now work on the house.
- Glue little dormer section to your main house section and let dry. Cut 5 Yellow windows from foam. Cut 2 Purple shutters for each window - these will be faily skinny (refer to photo). With black marker, make slash marks to make the purple sections look like shutters.
- Glue windows and shutters in place and let dry.
- Make a Monster gate (refer to photo) by cutting out either a piece of foam or cardboard (paint green) and then draw details for face and hair. You can also make the hair and nose from another piece of foam or cardboard and apply on top of the face.
- Other gate options include - Pumpkin - Ghost - Skeleton - Witch - Black Cat Head


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Thursday, November 15, 2012
What a Girl Wants..
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If I was fancy, I'd wear all that goodness too:) LOVE the pants and satchel.ReplyDelete
OH yes I want those fancy pants so bad!ReplyDelete
Lovin those fancy pants! Great look.ReplyDelete
Fancy pants and edgy feet please! So chic.ReplyDelete
Your words struck a responsive chord with me, when you said you'd wear these things IF you were fancy, which you are not. Before I was happily married, and living exactly the life I want to be living, I used the dress "fancy", even when I was casual. I still have some of those clothes, but find myself never wanting to wear them, so I know it isn't a question of money; it's a matter of lifestyle. I sincerely believe that clothing advertisers are selling a lifestyle, rather than clothes. Previously, I was trying to buy that fancy lifestyle. Now that I have a normal, happy, full, but casual, life, I find I have no desire for that fancy pants style. I'll bet that you, as a beautiful, successful interior designer, mother and wife to a rock star are living precisely the life you want and chose -- Malibu Beach casual. Beach is my favorite style!ReplyDelete
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