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Rumor : Sony A7S III to Feature 36.4MP BSI Stacked Sensor
Sony A7S III full frame mirrorless camera is rumored to feature a 36.4 MP BSI Multi-aspect Stacked CMOS Sensor.
We already know that the A7S III camera could use the BSI Stacked sensor. More recently, Sony's 36 megapixel full-frame 8K sensor has been leaked. The new 36 MP full frame Sony 8K Sensor will be available under the code name IMX435AQJ.
Let's take a look at how the new Sony A7S III features list comes with the new 36.4 MP BSI Multi-aspect Stacked CMOS Sensor.
According to new details, the successor to the Sony A7S II, low-light king Sony A7S III might use this sensor and is expected to be announced in the first months of 2019.
Rumored Sony A7S III Specifications
- 36.4 MP BSI Multi-aspect Stacked CMOS Sensor
- New image processor
- 4K HDR 60p
- 4:2:2 10 bit
- 3840 x 1080 mode at 480fps
- 10fps burst mode
- Improved AF with eye-tracking
- Dual card slots
- Better battery life
The 36MP sensor is a FAST sensor with chip-on AF, perfect for sporting at high continuous shooting speeds. So the company can also use it on the Sony A9 II. As always take it with a grain of salt and stay tuned with us for more information.
Read more Sony Mirrorless news and Sony Rumors here.
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Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) is running for a fourth term this year.
PLATTSBURGH | State-level races are coming into focus following last week's filing deadline for petition signatures to get on the ballot.
State Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) is a seeking a ninth term to represent Senate District 45 and is poised to defend her seat in a four-way contest.
Emily Martz, a former Democratic congressional candidate for New York's 21st Congressional District, filed petitions to run on the Democratic Party line; Mark Schneider, the Working Families Party line, and Steve Ruzbacki filed to run as the Green Party candidate.
Little has submitted petitions for the Republican, Independence, Conservative and Reform lines.
State Assemblyman D. Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) has submitted signatures for the Democratic, Working Families and Independence Party lines, and is running opposed for a second two-year term for Assembly District 115, which encompasses Clinton and Franklin counties.
State Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) is also seeking re-election, and has submitted signatures for the Republican, Conservative and Reform lines for Assembly District 114, which covers all of Essex and Warren counties and portions of Washington and Saratoga counties.
Ronald Kim, also a former Democratic candidate for New York's 21st Congressional District, has submitted signatures to run on the Working Families Party line.
A third ex-congressional Democratic candidate, Don Boyajian, is running for a Capital Region state Assembly seat.
While Tedra Cobb scored a decisive win for the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) this fall, Katie Wilson remains on the ballot as a Working Families Party candidate, joining Green Party candidate Lynn Kahn.
Due to state election law, Wilson will remain on the ballot unless she dies, moves out of state, gets convicted of a crime or is nominated for another electoral position elsewhere.
Wilson has repeatedly pledged not to be a spoiler in the congressional contest, and endorsed Cobb immediately following last month's primary win.
But she has played coy on a possible run for state office.
While she ruled out running against Little in a statement issued earlier this month, she has teased an announcement may be imminent.
"I look forward to revealing my next move in the coming weeks," Wilson said in the statement. "And expect to see me back on the ballot sooner than you may think possible."
Working Families Party state director Bill Lipton told the New York Times last week the party wants to back Cobb and is in talks with Wilson to put her name in contention for state legislative office, "a process that involves moving an existing W.F.P. candidate — who happens to be a lawyer — to instead run for State Supreme Court."
"This is the bizarre mechanism we have to go through in order to change our endorsement," Lipton was quoted as saying. "The primary is over and the world is changed."
Kim, a bankruptcy lawyer who lives in Saratoga Springs, admitted he's just a placeholder.
"WFP approached me and basically asked me to be a placeholder for another candidate, and I agreed," Kim told The Sun. "I'm not an official candidate."
Kim said he didn't have any additional details on the party's plans.
Joe Seeman, a spokesman for the Working Families Party, told The Sun an announcement will be made in the coming week.
"We will announce all of our candidates, our far-out, 'far-left' and far-flung plans," Seeman said.
Stec said he wouldn't want to react to a hypothetical race.
"I'm transparent, accessible and approachable, and think I earned that reputation," Stec told The Sun. "If I have an opponent, great — I'm ready."
Wilson didn't respond for comment for this story.

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26/9/2000 - Tuesday
Gdansk - On September, 3rd at 15:00 Antica sailed into the Gdansk marina, ending way her voyage to the two Americas. She has been navigating for 2 years, 2 months and 22 days... read more
10/8/2000 - Thursday
On the 5th of August Antica happily reached the Irish coast. It took 40 days to cross the North Atlantic... read more
28/7/2000 - Friday - Atlantic Ocean - 52' 34'' N , 23' 40'' W
Antica is approaching Ireland - the sailing will finish in a couple of days. Captain is planning to make a stop in Port Rush... read more
12/7/2000 - Wednesday - Atlantic Ocean - 46'06''N , 54'08'' W
Antica lost bowsprit and boom in a storm of 9 deg. B. Below we present captain's direct radio report and a short interview... read more
08/7/2000 - Saturday - Atlantic Ocean - 42' 57'' N , 61' 35'' W
Heaving left New York Antica started heading for New Scotland which took three days and nights. About 300 miles from New York... read more
25/6/2000 - Sunday
Today at 16:10 Antica left the hospitable Liberty Marina in New Jersey. An hour later being escorted by the yachts of New York's sailors she sailed under the Verezano bridge and started the return cruise to Europe... read more
12/6/2000 - Monday
Antica has been standing in a marina near Manhattan for the past few days. In between numerous visits on board the crew is preparing the yacht for the transatlantic voyage... read more
22/5/2000 - Monday
Antica has been standing in Tidewater Marina since last Saturday, almost in the very center of Baltimore... read more
03/5/2000 - Wednesday
Antica has been anchored at Mulle Lake in North Miami Beach for several days now. The plan is to leave for Baltimore on May, 8th... read more
16/4/2000 - Sunday
Antica is already on Cuba. The sailing from Cozumel took 8 days. She should leave for Key West... read more
09/4/2000 - Sunday
Antica has left Cozumel to sail to Havana. It was only two weeks ago that the captain was unsure of Antica's fate... read more
13/3/2000 - Monday
Cozumel. Antica is lying on the roadstead of San Miguel the (capital of the island). I'm by myself again and I don't know if I'm going to have a crew for the next stage... read more
20/2/2000 - Sunday
We reached Belize , 900 miles north from Colon and only 300 miles away from Cuba - the former territory of 'The Brothers of the Coast' - the buccaneers... read more
06/1/2000 - Thursday
I'm still lying on the roadstead at of Colon yacht club. I'm going to stay here until January, 19th... read more
22/12/1999 - Wednesday
Antica is back in Colon. Several days spent in one of the most unique, in an ethnographic sense, places in the world - archipelago San Blas... read more
10/12/1999 - Tuesday
Too much optimism did we have hoping we would pass the canal on the day set with the authorities. Something was messed up in the papers... read more
04/12/1999 - Saturday
Panama City - We have the whole three days of handling with the formalities concerning Antica's passing through the Panama Canal... read more
21/11/1999 - Sunday
The fourth day on our way from Cocos Island. The winds still support us, only the weather is rainy and stormy... read more
15/11/1999 - Monday
On the 10th of November 1999 at 18:15 at 089'57'W Antica crossed the equator completing an almost one year's stay on the southern hemisphere... read more
6/11/1999 - Saturday
This morning Antica entered San Cristobal. They've been on Galapagos since November... read more
27/10/1999 - Wednesday
Greetings to all the correspondents from Antica's crew in La Liberta, Ecuador. As early as today we are leaving for Galapagos, we are waiting for the fuel delivery... read more
23/10/1999 - Saturday
Antica has reached Salinas (Ecuador)... read more
26/9/1999 - Sunday
Our stay in Chile is coming to an end. Iquique is our last port in this country... read more
07/9/1999 - Tuesday
We are already in Antofagasta. It was a very nice and interesting stage of the cruise. At Caleta Calder the winds changed... read more
21/7/1999 - Wednesday
After many difficulties we reached Talcahuano so as one can easily notice we are moving as if jumping from one place to the next... read more
01/7/1999 - Thursday
We are staying in Valdivia, 150 Nm North of Puerto Montt. We are having difficulties concerning... read more
26/5/1999 - Wednesday
Yesterday we reached Puerto Montt finishing our Patagonian epos. What had been planned to take 2 weeks actually took almost 3 months... read more
16/5/1999 - Sunday
01.04.99 we left Puerto Natales moving northwards along the verge of the Great Patagonian Iceberg... read more
15/5/1999 - Saturday
Thanks to kindness of Mr. Jerzy Kleniewski, Polish Consul in New York we have a confirmation from Polish Embassy in Chile ... read more
29/3/1999 - Monday
After 14 days of sailing through completely uninhabited area we called at Puerto Natales. It's our first port since Antica left Puerto Williams... read more
03/3/1999 - Monday
And it happened, on 1st March at 17:50 under rain and with 4-5 B east wind and temperature at 8 C we reached the right beam of Cape Horn... read more
20/2/1999 - Saturday
After 15 days of colder and colder sailing we have reached our desired port (Deseado). It is already Patagonia... read more
31/1/1999 - Tuesday
We are finishing our stay in Uruguay and we are going south. The crazy pace of the cruise... read more
17/1/1999 - Saturday
Antica left city of Paranagua and is heading further south.
02/1/1999 - Saturday
As it happens at sea, plans had to be changed. Antica did not manage to get to Rio on New Year's Eve... read more
12/12/1998 - Saturday
Our solitary sailors arrived at Recife in Brazil after 40 days' long sailing. On the way from Canary Islands... read more
02/11/1998 - Monday
After long visit to island of Gomera, where she went through a minor repair, Antica set out sails for the next part of her voyage. The stage from Canary Islands to Brazil should take around 30 days of sailing.
08/10/1998 - Thursday
These are Antica's final cruises on Canary Islands. She got here from Ceuta... read more
05/9/1998 - Saturday
Antica moored in Ceuta (Morocco) again. For last few weeks she has been sailing in the area of Alboran Sea... read more
17/8/1998 - Monday
Cruises with the young crews finished in Gibraltar. In spite of the young sailors' inexperience and lack of emotional preparation... read more
20/7/1998 - Monday
This morning Antica started in the Cutty Sark Regatta from Falmouth (England) to Lisbon in Portugal... read more
12/7/1998 - Sunday
Bad again. Antica moors on the Wight Island near Portsmouth. For two days our boys have been waiting for wind to change... read more
07/7/1998 - Tuesday
Antica along with four new crew members arrived at Dover in England, having visited Oostende in Belgium on her route. On Thursday she will go further, sailing along south cost of England to Portsmouth.
30/6/1998 - Tuesday
History repeats itself, and sometimes it drags on for years. Antica got some good spanking again... read more
23/6/1998 - Wednesday
First news from the route. Antica is moored at the entrance to Kiel Canal. After crossing the canal she will sail on the North Sea to Amsterdam in the Netherlands... read more
14/6/1998 - Sunday
Antica set out on her next journey. This time, around two Americas... read more
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A bright and cheery butterfly themed card to celebrate the 6 months birthday of my gorgeous little God Daughter :D Using a couple of Spellbinders dies in unusual ways, for example the Spellbinders Becca Feeken loop roll flowers as a weaving die, and the stamen die from the Spellbinders Cherry Blossom set as a cool border too :D The main butterfly die I've used is also by Spellbinders, and it's called Cascading Butterflies, I have to say I think this is one of my favourite dies I've ever brought!! :D
There are quite a few techniques on this card, and you can see them all in the video below, but I'll do my best to remember everything I did lol :D So I started off with ink blending some Distress Ink and I used Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber and Abandoned Coral (I must remember to use this colour combo more often as I really like it :D). I then inked a Couture Creations Flamingo embossing folder in the same colours, and I embossed the pattern into my ink blended card (not sure how I managed it but in the yellow section, the images of the flamingos are separate to the indents of them lol, bet I couldn't do that again if I tried :D) :D I then cut the cascading butterflies from white card, and I used some Distress Inks and also a pink Brilliance ink pad to blend on some colour to the fall-out butterflies so that they coordinated nicely :D I also did the same with the stamen die, as soon as I got this die set, I had the idea to use the stamen die as a border, and I've only just gotten round to using it lol :D
I then die-cut the large loop roll flower die from white card, and I snipped it in half, I then took one half and snipped this into the separate strips, then used these to weave back through the piece that was all still joined (I think that'll make more sense from watching the video lol) I had seen some weaving dies being demoed on Hochanda, and I was dying to have a go, and then I though oooh, that loopy flower die looked a smidgen like that, maybe that'll work..... and obviously (since I used in on the card lol) it did :D My final finishing touches were my sentiment which is stamped in Butter Bar and Pale Tomato Hero Arts Ink and Lawn Fawn Smitty's ABC's and then I also added a scattering of already made (I like to make some ahead of time so that I don't have to wait for them to dry on my card lol) Gloss White Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops :D Hope you liked the card :D
To see the process behind this 6 Months Birthday Card for my gorgeous little God Daughter, please watch my YouTube video below, or over on my channel CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D
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I want to add a "manufacturer" entity to the existing product entity. My idea is to allow the product form to have a drop-down list that contains all of the manufacturers contained within the new custom entity. The first problem that I had was that the schema would not update, but for those that have a similar issue, I carried out the following commands which solved the problem:
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The entities then changed from needing update to being active. However when I create a new field in the Products table and select a many-to-one field type, the new custom entity that I have created is not listed.
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Stockholm (AINA) — Tensions are rising in the Swedish municipality of Botkyrka, south of Stockholm, as Assyrian groups push for a memorial site for the victims of the Turkish genocide of Assyrians in World War One, known as Seyfo (sword) in Assyrian. Turkish groups oppose the initiative, saying they feel offended and stigmatized.
The Genocide claimed the lives of 750,000 Assyrians (75%), as well as 1.5 million Armenians and 500,000 Pontic Greeks.
In an article in the January 20 issue of Svenska Dagbladet, two Swedish journalists revealed a letter sent by a former senior official at the Turkish embassy in Stockholm instructing the Turkish associations in the municipality to object the memorial. "The embassy can't become publicly involved but its your obligation to object it," the letter said.
"This proves that Assyrians are still being oppressed by the Turkish state and are not left alone even in a remote country like Sweden," said Afram Yakoub, chairman of the Assyrian Federation of Sweden. "This should make it clear to the council of the municipality that the true opponent of the memorial is a foreign state trying to impose its will and not some local Turkish associations."
Assyrian organizations are preparing a demonstration in front of the municipality hall on Thursday to show their support and make their voices heard. "We are united and determined to speak up for our right to have the memorial," said Fehmi Barkarmo from Seyfocenter, an organization working to increase awareness about the genocide of Assyrians.
A decision by the municipality council is expected within two weeks.


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Donald Trump, Jr. – and all of Donald Trump's children – continue to come under fire for just about anything and everything they post on social media. Trump, Jr. recently took to Instagram to share a photo from his son's pre-k graduation ceremony. What was intended to be nothing more than a beautiful milestone post quickly turned into something ugly.
In the photo, Trump appeared to be beaming with joy during the pre-k graduation ceremony with his son. Bashfully hiding his face from the camera, Trump noted his son, Spencer, was "being shy" during the ceremony. Trump proceeded to talk about how proud he was of his son for his accomplishments.
"Spencer being shy at his Pre-K graduation ceremony today. I'm very proud of my little man and all he's grown into. Tristan on the other hand is enjoying himself greatly. #kids #graduation #weekend."
Things turned ugly as he received a great deal of backlash revolving around his father's presidency in the comment's section.
According to Yahoo Lifestyle, several individuals could not help but point out the fact that not everyone had the means to send their children to pre-k programs. Some also pointed out the fact that the budget cuts proposed by the president were just making things worse for those who couldn't afford private schooling.
An Instagram user named evelynwilliams112 noted how nice it must be to send their kids to a private school while public school funding suffers.
"Nice private school!!!! While public schools funding is being cut under Betsy D. and this pathetic administration!!!!!"
The individual who made the comment was likely referring to the proposed budget cuts for the 2019 fiscal year, which would dramatically hurt early education programs such as Head Start. A teacher at a Head Start school even elected to speak anonymously to Yahoo Lifestyle about how much schools were already struggling to provide students with everything they needed.
"We really don't have the resources to serve the children the way that they should be served."
As the Inquisitr reported earlier this week, neither Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka, or any member of the Trump family had much luck posting anything on social media without receiving some sort of backlash. This isn't even the first time this week Trump, Jr. took to social media to share what was intended to be nothing more than a sweet photo of himself and his children only to receive backlash and criticism regarding his father's presidency.
Fortunately, Trump's photo of his son's pre-k graduation did contain comments of praise as well. Many applauded Donald for being such a great father. Some even told him to ignore anyone leaving negative comments.


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Peanut Butter Cookies
These peanut butter cookies will soon become your family's favorite. These are not only easy to prepare but droolworthy too. You can even teach your little kids to bake these under your guidance.
- Flour- 1 1/2 cup
- Peanut Butter- 1/2 cup
- Melted Butter- 1/2 cup
- Powdered Sugar- 1/2 cup
- Salt- 1/2 tsp
- Egg- 1 (Optional)
- Baking Powder- 1 tsp
- Baking Soda- 1/2 tsp
- In a mixer jar, take butter and powdered sugar. Mix it well till it becomes creamy.
- Now add peanut butter to the creamy mixture along with 1 egg and blend it well.
- In a separate bowl, sieve flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
- Stir the flour in the butter mixture and make a dough. Keep the dough in the refrigerator for half an hour.
- Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and put them in the greased microwave tray.
- Preheat the oven at 180 deg cel and bake the cookies for 10 minutes. Allow it to cool and then share with your family 🙂
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They're big, fat and catchable
The four of us were remarkably restrained as the first bunch of steaming, fiery-red crustaceans was deposited in the middle of the well-protected tabletop that evening. There were several monsters in the pile, and pains were taken to ensure everyone got two or three to start.
It was a group effort, after all, with my son Harrison and I capturing a bit over a half bushel of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs that very morning. Harrison's long-time girlfriend Jerrica and my wife Deborah took care of providing the proper utensils and our traditional side dishes: steaming sweet corn and thick slices of big, local, red tomatoes. Cold tinned adult beverages were also distributed.
The table was ringed with small bowls of melted butter, apple cider vinegar and white vinegar and extra portions of J.O. No. 2 seasoning. There were small crab knives for each of us, handy wooden mallets and lots of paper towels.
The mallets, of course, were not intended for cracking open the crabs; that would be wastefully clumsy. They were intended to drive the knife blade through part of the thicker crab shells on the claws and body parts to allow our tender fingers to more easily crack them open and access the most delicious sections of meat inside.
There is no comparison to eating just-caught blue crabs; their sweetness and delicacy is unequaled. As we started in on the crabs, not a word was exchanged for easily 20 minutes before anyone paused. At that point, my son and I began arguing over whose efforts had been most productive.
The disputes were all pro forma to remind ourselves that everyone's participation had been critical, but lots of good humor was essential for the whole effort. I had gathered the gear and prepped the skiff, and Harrison and I had baited the line with chicken necks the night before. With excellent eyesight and reactions, my son manned the crab net the whole of the morning while I maintained the skiff's course and speed, more or less to good effect.
We had set our 600 feet of snooded trotline just after sunrise at the mouth of a nearby creek, ignoring a light crosswind that would affect our direction the rest of the day. It is always best to lay the line in the same or opposite direction to the tidal current and the wind. Any hard angle is undesirable, as it can blow the boat about, pulling on the trotline, creating slack and causing crabs to drop off.
As it had been some time since we had crabbed intensively (the numbers have been poor the last two season), we were rusty. Both of us were somewhat gear clumsy.
We were anxious during the first run on the line. I'd had no recent information as to crab concentrations and was operating on pure guesswork as to where and what would work that overcast day. I had heard reports that crabbing had finally improved in the area. But it was a big river.
That first run allayed our fears. Within the first 100 feet, we had a half-dozen lovely jimmies in the basket. By the end of 600 feet, we had an even dozen, some of them veritable giants and all big enough that they didn't need to be measured. By 11am we were headed for the ramp with more than enough in the basket for four hungry eaters.
If you've waited out the season, I assure you that now is the time to crab. September is probably the best month every year, but especially this year. You've dodged the uncertainties and wild winds of springtime, the punishing heat of the summer, and by now the crabs have begun feeding up for the winter ahead. Almost all of them will be fat to bursting and sweet beyond belief.
A trotline is the most productive method if you've got any kind of boat, though crab traps will also get the job done. If you've got patience and a particularly good location, a cotton string baited with a chicken neck and a crab net will even do. Chicken is the handiest bait overall, though razor clams will draw more crabs and quicker. Keep a good measuring stick handy, as five-and-one-quarter inches is a minimum size for the males. Sooks (females) are prohibited.
You'll need about a half-dozen jimmies for each person eating.
Store crabs in a covered bushel basket with ample exposure to air; a solid-sided basket will eventually suffocate a crab. Keep them in the shade. Assuming they're reasonably cool, they will keep overnight. However, the sooner they are cooked and brought to the table after capture, the better the flavor.
The rockfish bite remains decent. Trolling is more effective each day as long as you're dragging smaller baits, as the rock are on the small side. Jigging them up and chumming will continue to improve as temperatures drop. The top-water bite is developing as we speak. Spot can still be easily caught on their way back to the ocean, so live-lining bite remains consistent.
Spanish mackerel are still bounding about. White perch are schooling up nicely, but they are on the small side. Crabbing has been wonderful the last two weeks, and it's about time.
The many buckeye trees are pleasing to the eye, too
The most magnificent horse chestnut is Aesculus parviflora: the bottlebrush buckeye. This native shrub attracts pollinators extraordinarily. I planted it several years ago along a sunny fence; it now takes up an area about 20 feet long by 10 feet wide.
It blooms June to July with beautiful candelabra-like white flower spikes that are abuzz with all kinds of native bees and beneficial flies. The peachy-pink pollen exudes a delicate fragrance into the air.
The flower spikes are followed by smooth red-brown chestnut-like seeds. Beautiful but not edible for humans, the seeds are valued by many small mammals and insects. The horse chestnut's native range is southern Virginia to Georgia and eastern Alabama and Tennessee, but it does very well in Maryland.
Aesculus sylvatica is the painted buckeye. It likes partial shade to sun and has similar growth habits to the bottlebrush buckeye. The flowers have shades of yellow, red, green and pink and are four- to eight-inch-long clusters in mid-spring.
Aesculus pavia is the red buckeye. It likes moist, well-drained soil in sun to shade. It has a shrubby habit, forming a rounded mound about 20 feet high and wide. The red flowers are an inch and a half long, tubular and form four- to eight-inch-long terminal clusters in mid-spring. The fruit has a smooth husk, splitting open to release one or two glossy brown seeds. In flower, this plant is a hummingbird magnet. Its natural range is the coastal plain from North Carolina to Florida and Texas.
Aesculus glabra is the Ohio buckeye, which is a large tree up to 75 feet high that grows in sun to partial shade. The flowers are greenish yellow and tubular in a four- to seven-inch-long terminal stalk. The fruit is a prickly husk that splits open to release seeds that are glossy and rich brown. Its natural range is western Pennsylvania throughout the middle states.
Don't confuse these native species with Aesculus hippocastanum, the medicinal horse chestnut that is native to the Balkans and western Asia. The Turks used those nuts to treat respiratory ailments in horses. Today, extracts are made into standardized horse chestnut pills used to treat hemorrhoids and varicose veins. It is anti-inflammatory, astringent and internally strengthening to the blood vessels.
The seeds of all Aesculus species are poisonous.
Maria Price-Nowakowski runs Beaver Creek Cottage Gardens, a small native plant nursery in Severn.
Live-lining Norfolk spot sacrifices a fish to catch a bigger fish
The Chesapeake tide was ebbing to almost placid. Rockfish prefer their dinner be swept to them by moving water. But in this case the stalling currents allowed them more freedom to gather around the structures where we were fishing. Our bait was their favorite snack this time of year, Norfolk spot.
Tom Schneider and I were drifting on just the slightest of current, aided by a mild southern breeze just off of one of the Bay Bridge's more complex, eight-legged supports. Pinning 6/0 Gamakatsu circle hooks lightly just in front of small spots' dorsal, we both flipped our fish over the side. The little guys jetted toward the bottom 20 feet down.
Using medium-action casting rods with small Abu reels spooled with fresh 20-pound mono and even fresher 25-pound fluorocarbon leaders, we could feel the spot, unencumbered by weight, pulsing down. We had to be careful not to give them too much slack or they would circle the nearest column and foul the line.
The most serious activity for the baitfish was evading the stripers that lurked among the concrete piers awaiting any small fish, crab or morsel of seafood. We already had two fish in the box, 22- to 23-inch specimens, a perfect size for dinner. But we were hoping for some larger adversaries and had moved a number of times seeking them.
Aside from location, a number of factors can tweak the game in the favor of the angler. Sometimes shifting the hook location in the bait can change things up by making the baitfish's actions more enticing. A nose- or mouth-hook position on the spot triggers an attack by rockfish. A more rearward hook placement, such as behind the dorsal fin or on the underside, can also affect their swim movements.
The best live-lining presentation is always weightless. But if it becomes necessary to add weight, the absolute minimum that will get the bait to the level desired is always superior. I prefer to use split shot or rubber core sinkers well up on the leader. When the tide is really roaring, I've found switching to a heavier soft plastic or metal jig is more productive than attempting to present a live bait.
On this outing last week, our problem seemed to be simply a preponderance of barely legal fish eating our baits. We kept moving from pier to pier, thinking that the bigger fish would be by themselves or in small groups and not hanging out with the little guys. Eventually we blundered onto them.
My spot suddenly stopped its wiggling swim and morphed into slow and powerful acceleration. Lifting the rod tip, I stopped my line and hoped that the circle hook would find its place in the predator's jaw. A hissing drag and an arcing rod indicated that it had.
Next the beast altered its direction and headed back across the nearest pylon. Putting my motor into gear, I nudged the skiff forward to lessen the line's bearing on the structure, thanking my stars that there was little current to complicate things. When my rod tip and line cleared the column, the fish really began a run. But now its path was toward open water beyond the column. I snugged the drag down and added thumb pressure.
The fight was brutal, but within a few long and strenuous minutes, the fish was alongside the boat. But it evaded the net. Catching a glimpse of the hook firmly in the corner of its jaw, I relaxed.
Eventually worn out, the big fish slid into the net. The handsome 32-incher came onboard and into the box, making the two keepers already in ice seem mighty small.
Within a few minutes both Tom and I were hooked up, again with powerful fish.
Tom's 30-incher eventually went into the box, and my 27 was set free to swim another day, hopefully educated to the treachery of a free meal.
Sooks are vital for the species, so let's keep them safe
Autumn's feeding frenzy will fatten your chances
But where have the bigger fish gone?
Cutting the engine a good distance from the shoreline, we drifted quietly toward a projecting erosion jetty. It was the one that reached farthest from shore, creating a sort of false point along an edge full of shoreline protections.
Nearing casting distance, I lowered my anchor, and we skidded to a stop. When our minor disturbance subsided, we prepped light spin rods.
They were five- to six-footers with small 1,000 series reels spooled with ultra-thin, misty copolymer monofilament, ideal for the pursuit of white perch. All the better, they were tipped with gaudy spinner baits irresistible to the species.
These long, narrow rock piles are common structures along the Bay. Perch gather there for relief from tidal currents and use the nooks and crannies for hiding from the many predator species in the Bay. Various critters such as minnows and grass shrimp that the whities feed upon also visit these jetties.
My cast was met with an instant attack, a hook-up, then the buzz of my drag. It was a long, intense struggle to keep connected to the obviously large perch. A lot can go wrong during a perch battle, from a hook tearing away from too much rod pressure to a dislodged hook from too little.
My buddy's cast was firmly intercepted as well. Those first two fish measured 10 and 11 inches. They were also the biggest we would land, though we would eventually catch and release more than 75 fish.
Perch aficionados repeat what I fear: The number of perch 10 inches and over has decreased to a distressing degree.
White perch can reach 18 to 19 inches. But few encountered these days in the middle Chesapeake exceed nine inches; most are much smaller. That's not a great recreational fishery.
Informal (and off-the-record) conversations with Bay fisheries biologists suggest that diminishment is an unintended consequence of our commercial fisheries policy. Netters have few constraints beyond an eight-inch minimum size. Reporting is voluntary. Thus we have no solid basis for species management.
Male perch begin spawning by two years old and females at three, when they are four to five inches long. The fish that grow slowest will spawn the most until they reach legal commercial target size of eight inches. Thereafter they are fair game. As the market for the fish has become ever more lucrative, I suspect harvests have grown — though nobody knows given the current voluntary reporting.
Is that why we're seeing and catching so many small white perch, at least in the middle Bay?
Department of Natural Resources budgets and salaries are supported by the license fees from about 300,000 Maryland anglers, who rate the white perch as their most frequent catch. Seems to me that managing the species to create a quality recreational fishery is an appropriate objective. What do you think?
Fish Finder
Middle Bay fishing has been ever more miserable, with rockfish scarce and of barely legal size. A large school of quality stripers north of Swan Point (Hodge's Bar) was quite hot and productive last month. But it was the only bite, and their numbers have been worn thin. Most areas from the Bay Bridge south on both shores remain barren. The fault has been laid in many directions, from an unusually cold spring, to dolphin pods chasing the rockfish north, to dead zones, to excess netting over winter, to a rumored increase in recreational poaching.
Crabbing is another disappointment. Recreational harvests have become consistently miserable, and now commercial crabbers are reporting that they're barely breaking even. The cold spring was blamed for the poor numbers. But now it appears that the scarcity could be the result of the high winter mortality, perhaps higher than even the winter dredge numbers indicate. Nobody really knows, though the big rains certainly didn't help. Nor the resultant vast releases from the Conowingo Dam.
Take care of yourself and the fish
Temperatures flirting with triple digits mean difficult times on the Chesapeake, not only for anglers but also for the fish.
The young and old are the most susceptible to heatstroke, but everyone needs to be aware of the danger, as it can be fatal.
Heatstroke often gives no warning, quickly rendering you unconscious. So take special precautions if fishing or paddling solo. Staying hydrated, continually drinking water, is a must when the temperatures go above the 80s. It would be particularly foolish for the solo adventurer not to don a life jacket.
Should you experience confusion, dizziness or unusual weakness during these hot days, immediately seek cooler conditions and slowly ingest cold drinks to lower your core body temperature. If the symptoms persist or the sufferer begins to lose consciousness, seek emergency medical care promptly.
Fish, too, are at risk during high temperatures. Catch-and-release fishing should be avoided once the mercury passes the 80-degree mark. Mortality skyrockets for rockfish (particularly those 24 inches and larger) hooked during these hot weather days, often despite best efforts to quickly release them.
A number of strategies will minimize heat problems for both the fish and you. Targeting the wee hours, from first light until 10am and from 6pm until last light will minimize exposure to the worst of the sun's effects for both the angler and the game fish. Those hours are also prime times for the best bite.
Nighttime fishing is also an option for the more adventurous — as long as you are completely familiar with areas to be fished and prepared with good communications, extra flashlights, batteries, cold refreshments, a GPS and a fishing plan with specific locations in the hands of someone on shore. Wearing life jackets is also strongly recommended.
Rockfish are particularly active after dark and will often haunt shallower water in search of prey. I can attest that a striped bass will locate and inhale even a black fly or lure fished on a moonless night in three feet of water with no trouble. Your part as an angler is to exercise extreme stealth and silence in your approach.
It is illegal to be in possession of rockfish while angling after midnight and before 5am, rules that apply for shore anglers as well as boaters. Possession of any other legal species, though, is permitted.
Croaker and seatrout are also very active after dark, often more so than any time during the day, and will move into shallower water and feed more aggressively. Use crab, bloodworm or shrimp as bait. Seatrout are suckers for Assassin-type soft jigs fished slowly near the bottom.
White perch in the larger sizes will likewise remain active in the darker hours. Searching with noise-producing lures such as one-eighth and one-quarter-ounce Rat-L-Traps is particularly productive and can often attract marauding rockfish, a definite challenge if you're using ultra-light tackle.
They're convenient, can be planted early and give higher yields
If your soil does not drain well and gardening is in your blood, you should build raised beds. If your land is sloping severely, terraces will help prevent erosion. Terraces are essentially raised beds using existing soil, and are quite common in many Asian countries and in South America.
For beds used exclusively for growing flowers or fruit, the walls can be built of almost any type of material. However, if the raised beds are to be used for growing root crops and greens, avoid using lumber treated with copper chromium arsenate. The arsenate in the wood moves into the soil, where it can be absorbed by roots and translocated into leaves of plants. There is no evidence that it will translocate into fruit or seeds.
Wood treated only with micronized copper can safely be used for building raised beds. Copper is an essential plant nutrient. Other species of wood that can be used without chemical treatment are redwood and cedar. The fibers in these species are composed primarily of lignins, making them rot-resistant. However, they will rot in time. Lining the inside walls with four- to six-millimeter polyethylene sheeting, to minimize soil contact, will increase their useful life.
A Bay Weekly reader recently told me he built his raised beds with four- and six-inch-diameter black locust logs. Dry black locust is used by cattle farmers for fence posts because it resists rot for at least 40 years. This reader built his walls three logs deep and secured them by drilling three-quarter-inch-diameter holes and pounding rebar through the logs into the ground.
Cement board and cement blocks can also be used for building raised beds.
If the raised beds are to be used for growing flowering plants, greens and small fruit, they need only be eight to 10 inches deep. Root crops need a depth of 14 to 16 inches.
A common mistake in filling raised beds is using potting mixes. Most potting mixes are extremely high in organic matter, and their volume shrinks rapidly. The cellulose and hemicellulose in the organic matter oxidize and are digested by microorganisms, causing shrinkage. Another drawback of organic matter is its inability to retain water and nutrients, thus making it necessary to water and fertilize frequently.
Raised beds should be filled only with sandy loam soil. To drain well, the soil should contain a minimum of 60 percent sand and not exceed 15 percent clay. The remaining components will be silt and organic matter. Organic matter can always be added by incorporating compost into the top four to six inches prior to planting.
If you have a choice, purchase a manufactured soil containing 65 percent sand, 15 percent clay, 12 percent silt and eight percent organic matter. For soil for growing vegetables, flowers and most small fruit such as strawberries, raspberries and blackberries specify a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. For growing blueberries, azaleas, rhododendrons, andromeda and the like, specify a pH not to exceed 5.0.
Raised beds can be planted earlier due to warmer soils and offer higher yields per square foot. It's also easy to use plastic mulch to control weeds and to conserve moisture in raised beds. Design them three to four feet wide, and the center will accommodate most mulching-grade plastics and can easily be reached from either side. Raised beds will also make you do less bending.
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How could losing 147 million sooks be healthy?
Good news is scarce these days, so I was relieved when I saw Maryland Department of Natural Resources' results of the 2018 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey.
But I did a double-take when I read in the report, "Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Population Healthy."
I was confused. Expecting to see the basis for the claims of health, I came upon the revelation of a 42 percent plunge in spawning female numbers. Wasn't that seriously unhealthy?
When, for the first time ever last year, the number of females reached the target level for healthy species reproduction, DNR celebrated. What had changed in a year? Wasn't female abundance important any more? Aren't spawning females key to growing and maintaining the overall population? How could losing 147 million sooks be a positive health indicator?
Next I read that adult crabs were decreasing, too. We'd lost 23 percent — that's 84 million crabs — in a year. Claims for a healthy crab population seemed to be getting more spurious.
I was momentarily heartened when I read of a 34 percent increase in juvenile recruitment — until I recalled that last year's juvenile counts were in the basement. Thirty four percent might not amount to much.
By now, I suspected not-so-good news was getting a rosy package— not suprisingly as this is an election year.
I found myself seeing the report as one more troubling signal that the commercial fishery may again be gaining political sway over species consideration. Among earlier troubling signs was the abrupt firing of Brenda Davis, the respected and successful manager of the department's blue crab program. Rumor was that she had rebuffed a handful of watermen demanding the legal size of blue crabs be lowered by a quarter of an inch.
That firing sent shock waves through the department ranks, already nervous after the sacking of some effective and popular fisheries program managers the past two years, again allegedly due to commercial displeasure.
Then came the kicker. As I prepared a final draft of this column, the department published the annual Female Hard Crab Catch Limits for commercial crabbing based on the results of the 2017-2018 Winter Dredge Survey.
Comparing these limits to last year's, I hoped to see a reduction in female harvest numbers reflecting the severe winter mortalities. Yet this year's limits were the same as last year's — despite that 42 percent population drop. Yes, changes could come later in the season, post October 31 — just at the onset of cold weather, which is never easy on crabs.
Arguably, but just barely, crabs could absorb another year of these now highly optimistic harvest limits. Unless, that is, we have another poor spawn or another severe winter. In that case, our beloved blue crabs may slip back into crisis, as they so often have. But the elections will be over by then.
Some plants want one, some the other
Anybody can shear plants, but not everybody can prune plants properly. Black and Decker, Stihl, Echo and other manufacturers of hedge clippers have caused many landscapes to look alike. Foundation plantings are shaped into cones, balls, cylinders or squares. Sheared plants lose their identity and begin to look alike regardless of species.
Pruning, on the other hand, helps plants exhibit their most desirable attributes. Spring-flowering plants like forsythia, weigela, spirea, viburnums and strawberry bush and summer-flowering plants such as roses, crape myrtle and hibiscus benefit from proper pruning.
Properly pruned forsythia, spirea and weigela should resemble fountains when in bloom. This characteristic can only be achieved by selectively removing the older stems near the ground and allowing only strong, healthy brownish-green stems to grow and arch. When pruned immediately after petals have fallen, the new stems will be covered with large flower buds that will burst open next spring. Properly pruned, these plants will develop stems four to six feet long in one growing season. They will need tending only once during the year. If you are shearing, you must do so almost monthly, if not more often.
With regards to viburnums and strawberry bush, you need only to prune out crossing branches and branches that are detracting from the appearance of the plant. Shearing these species removes most of the flowers.
Woody species that are adapted to shearing include azaleas, camellias, fir, hollies, junipers, pine, privet and yews. When shearing, shape the plant so it is narrower at the top and broader at the bottom. When the top of the plant is broader than the bottom, the bottom leaves are shaded out, leaving the lower part of the plant bare.
Allow an inch or more of current seasonal growth to remain on the plant. Shearing away all new growth, especially on older plants, results in individual small branches turning brown and dying.
Do not shear azaleas or camellias after mid-July. Flower bud initiation for these species begins in mid-August, so shearing in late July and August will result in fewer flowers the following spring. Flower bud initiation occurs only on young, vigorous-growing new shoots.
Heavily shearing junipers often results in plants becoming infested with spider mites. To avoid this problem, shear only once a year. Most species of junipers will generate two flushes of growth each year. The first flush generally ends in late June, and the second generally does not begin until mid-July. Delay shearing until the beginning of the second flush of growth.
Soon after you notice new light-colored growth at the ends of the branches, begin shearing. This will allow the plant to develop a feathery appearance and will minimize conditions favorable for spider mites.
Do not shear pine or spruce until the needles of the new growth are at least half the length of mature needles. Shearing these species too early will result in breaking many of the new branches.
When pruning and cutting roses, pay attention to leaf patterns. The leaves on roses have either three or five leaflets. If you examine the stem, you will notice that the leaves just below the flower buds have only three leaflets followed by several leaves with five leaflets. To promote the development of strong stems, always cut the stem above the bottom five-leaflet leaf. The vegetative bud in the axis of the five-leaflet leaf is always larger than the vegetative bud in the axis of the three-leaflet leaf, resulting in stronger and longer stems.
Never prune or shear boxwood plants. The disease that causes boxwood decline is easily spread from plant to plant on the blade of pruning shears and hedge clippers. Boxwoods are best pruned by breaking stems on a cold winter day.
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The cinema of the Deutsches Filmmuseum was established in 1971 as the first cinema maintained by the city council. A sophisticated programme was set to provide an alternative to the banality of popular cinema, reflected in its dedication to the variety of artistic expression in film – this agenda is still endorsed today. Films are put into thematic contexts and preferably screened in original un-dubbed versions. Works of particular film-historic interest are presented as well as artistic experiments, which ignore and transcend the requirements of commercial cinemas.
Portraits of directors, actors and national cinemas provide the main focus of the programme, together with topic-centred retrospectives. A particular concern is the presentation of documentaries, short films, experimental films and silent films with musical accompaniment – works which are otherwise not accessible or only rarely performed. Continued screening series help to illustrate social and aesthetic contexts; film history is made accessible. Lectures by film researchers and discussions with directors, actors and other people involved in film production help to expand this perspective. Furthermore, the programme aims at shifting the focus towards the spectrum of productions from various nations and regions of the world, towards film cultures beyond the mainstream. At three set dates weekly the cinema presents a series classics and rarities from the history of film.
Besides the retrospectives annual highlights of the cinema include festivals such as Africa Alive (January), CineLatino (April), Verso Sud (December), Cinéfête (June) and the Turkish Film Days (October/November). A film showcase with a national focus accompanies the Frankfurt Book Fair each year.
Cooperation partners include among others several Frankfurt museums and cultural institutions, university departments, foreign embassies and cultural institutions, non-state cultural institutions and organisations, the Hessische Rundfunk, the European Central Bank as well as national and international film archives and institutions.


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An interesting way to present the history of the 20ieth century through the inhabitants of a special house on a lake. The gardener, who appears between chapters, provides continuity with the natural surroundings. A thought-provoking book about the concept of home, among other ideas.
This is a wonderful, mesmerizing novel, walking through a century of German history, from the time a house is built around 1900 on the outskirts of Berlin, to its demolition, sometime after reunification. Houses and lands change hands. For every victim, there is someone not far off who makes a nice little profit. If you need a breathless plot, this is not for you. If you are inclined to think and meditate upon history and what man has done to man, you may find this a rewarding read.
The passage of time is told through a house and those who have lived there. A slim novel, translated from German, it is an evocative read.
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In a 35-14 win over Honesdale, the junior QB ran for 136 yards and two TDs and passed for 137 yards and two scores as the Cougars improved to 5-0.
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You had a 1-yard TD run on the opening possession. How important was that to come out and score right away? It was good. It kind of got us started, got us rolling with our offense. It got the defense pumped so they could get a stop.
You had a 48-yard run that set up a 12-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Describe the two plays: The first one was wide open. The line gave me a huge hole to run through and I just had to weave my way through DBs. The touchdown play, it was busted. It was supposed to go to the right side, but there was a bad snap. The hole collapsed and (the ball) was rolling to me. I picked it up, bounced it to the left side and ran it in.
How about your 58-yard touchdown pass to Mason Kordish? That was just an amazing run by Mason. All I did was throw a little screen pass to him and he made that run. I give all the credit to him.
What have been some of the keys to the team's 5-0 start? Just staying humble. Don't get too big of a head. Just because we're 5-0 doesn't mean we can't lose every single game that comes up.
Huge showdown at Berwick this week. What do you need to do to be successful? Our line needs to block, we have to run and throw the ball well and our defense needs to play good. Everything every coach wants a team to do, we have to do that.
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All varieties of Artemesia are sacred to the Goddess Artemis who gives comfort (or death) to women in labor. Also, Diana through association and Hecate, Patron of herbalists and midwives. Mugwort is also associated with the moon which in turn is associated with the cycles of womanhood.
Mugwort is feminine in nature, associated with the element of earth, and either Venus or the Moon (depends who you ask) and ruled by either Taurus or Libra.
Mugwort can be used as a sacred smoking or smudging herb for protection or divination. It is safe to smoke (as safe as smoking anything is) by itself, mixed with tobacco, or other smokeables in a ritual context and is said to enhance astral projection, lucid dreaming and other altered states of consciousness. Some say that simply keeping mugwort under your pillow or in your bedroom will encourage prophetic dreams. Try making a dream pillow stuffed with mugwort. If you do keep it in your bedroom, remember that it is closely related to ragweed and the flowers may trigger some allergies.
Others say you must burn it or smoke it in order to utilize its conscious-altering affects. Burn mugwort in an incense burner as you use divination tools to help open your mind to any messages coming in; or consider using it to make a smudge stick.
If you are not pregnant, a cup of mugwort tea before bedtime will also encourage lucid dreaming. I recommend Mountain Rose Herbs Dream Tea which contains mugwort as well as several other supportive herbs. I use it myself.
Mugwort is also used in protective sachets, especially those created in relation to travel. It is said to prevent delays, and other annoyances associated with traveling, as well as to protect the traveler from accidents, thieves and other dangers associated with traveling.
Mugwort stems also make very nice wands, though they aren't very sturdy.
Use herbal water made of mugwort to cleanse ritual tools, especially those used for divination.
Hanging mugwort over or on a door will keep unwelcome energies from passing through.
A garland or girdle of mugwort can be worn while dancing around the midsummer balefire and thrown into the fire at the end of the night to ensure protection throughout the year.
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2018 Calendar Team
Rosemary Tayler - Editor
Rosemary has a background in biochemistry, marine biology (MSc) and alternative medicine, in particular, homeopathy. She has also extensively studied astrology. From 2000 to 2015 she devoted time to establishing community gardens, composting and organizing local food markets in Ottawa, Ontario.
Along with Kathryn Aunger at the Earth Haven Learning Centre, she teaches an introductory biodynamic course in Ontario. For more information visit our education page.
Gary P. Caton - Astronomer, Writer, Forecaster
Growing up in a rural setting outside Leesburg, Virginia, Gary developed passions for gardening and farming early in life and has lived on working farms.
In 1993 Gary was initiated into the planetary mysteries by seeing alignments in a dream. His deep love of nature fuels his enthusiasm for stargazing and astrophotography. Gary claims it has been a true joy combining his lifelong passion for learning with the tasks of completing the calculations and contributing to the forecasts for this calendar. Based on more than two decades of experience, he incorporates several new elements into this text, including consideration of the sextile aspect and a look at the deeper mysteries of the retrograde loops of Venus and Mars. www.dreamastrologer.com
Hugh Courtney - Writer, Mentor, Researcher
In addition to contributing articles, Hugh Courtney has taken on the advisory role of forecasting favourable and unfavorable times for this calendar. He has devoted more than 40 years to perfecting the art of making biodynamic preparations. Taking a cue from his own mentor, Josephine Porter, who declared, "These preparations are no secret, I will teach anyone who wants to learn how to make them," he has mentored hundreds of people on the finer points of making quality preparations.
Ever concerned about keeping this special art form alive into the future, in 2009, along with his grandson, Jeremiah Proctor, Hugh founded Earth Legacy Agriculture, LLC to provide quality preparations for discerning practitioners. For more information visit www.earthlegacyagriculture.com
Kathryn Aunger - Administration & Graphic Design
Kathryn has years of experience in desktop publishing, website development, sales, marketing and social media management. Together with her son, Aric, she owns and operates a certified Demeter organic farm in eastern Ontario. For more information visit www.earthhaven.ca


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A few minutes ago on Fox News, potential Republican presidential candidate and political analog to Jared from Subway Mike Huckabee chipped in his two cents.
"If he really wants to bring some level of leadership back and get control of his own agenda again," Huckabee said of President Obama, "he's gonna have to show some level of humility, he'll have to approach this with a sense of, 'The people spoke, I listened.'" Asked what issues Democrats and Republicans could potentially cooperate on, he said an extension of the Bush tax cuts.
So, to review: Assuming divided control of the House and Senate, the Democratic president should agree, in order to "get control of his own agenda," to extend one of the signature 21st-century legislative victories of the opposition party--an issue on which there are fundamental philosophical differences between most Democrats and most Republicans.
Wouldn't it suck to be married to Mike Huckabee? "Okay, honey. I know I wanted to see Jackass 3-D and you wanted to see The Social Network, but I'm confident we can work through our differences. I'm all about comity and compromise, so why don't we see Jackass 3-D? For the sake of our marriage, you should agree to my offer."


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