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DWTS Karina Smirnoff Defends "A-Listers" Idea At The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Launch
Tuesday night, Karina Smirnoff, Peta Murgatroyd, and Damian Whitewood attended the Samsung and Verizon Launch of The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in West Hollywood, California. The three looked hotter than ever and represented Dancing With The Stars in their stylish best as you can see. While there, E-Online was able to catch up with Karina to ask her why the show is trying to get more A-listers in "upping their game". Below is how Karina commented.
But why the sudden snooty 'tude from DWTS? When we caught up with Karina Smirnoff at the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Launch at The Beverly, the dancing vet gave us her input on why the mystery A-listers need to up the show's game:
"I think it's great that we're getting more A-list," said Karina. "I think we can outdo America's Got Talent and The Voice."
I'm sorry, but, in my opinion, Dancing With The Stars shouldn't try and copy anyone else. I like show just as it is. Plus, they are already at the top of their "A" game, aren't they? Be sure to read the link in full because E-Online questions the show and their attidude a little and some of the people rumored to dance so far. They also dish who they think would make good "barely" A-Lister potentials. They list Lindsay Lohan, Ellen Degeneres, Demi Moore, Kellen Lutz, and Mariah Carey (no way will Mariah do Dancing With The Stars in my opinion. I think she's going to be involved with the new US X Factor anyway?).
You can view more pictures of Karina, Peta, and Damian at the Samsung and Verizon Launch of The Samsung Galaxy Launch here and here.


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Brandon Moss belted a pair of solo home runs, including the go-ahead shot in the top of the 10th inning, as the Oakland Athletics handed the New York Yankees a 5-2 loss in the opener of a three-game series.
Jed Lowrie added an RBI double and Kyle Blanks had a run-scoring single against Adam Warren to stretch Oakland's lead in the 10th, with Stephen Vogt coming through with a clutch pinch-hit double that tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth.
Moss' blast off Warren (1-3) helped the A's record their fourth straight victory and made a winner of Dan Otero (5-1) after he tossed a scoreless ninth.
The Yankees got a boost from Mark Teixeira in his return to the lineup, with the first baseman driving in both New York runs on a single and a solo homer after sitting five of the last seven games with wrist soreness. Warren faltered in the 10th, however, tagged for three runs and three hits while retiring just one batter, as the Bronx Bombers fell to 1-4 on their current homestand.
Both starting pitchers performed well while not factoring in the decision. New York's Hiroki Kuroda held the A's to a run and two hits over 6 2/3 sharp innings, with Scott Kazmir striking out a season-best 10 in 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball.

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The number of drownings is well documented, but for every one of them there are many immersion incidents that, in a lot of cases, lead to permanent brain damage due to lack of oxygen. I'm not sure which is worse! It only takes a loose lock, hinges that don't work, a fence that you will get around to fixing one day, a chair next to the fence, etc.
We know in this day and age every body is busy, busy, busy, so we are available 7 days a week. We have no qualms about inspecting on a weekend, as this is possibly the best time to catch some one at home.
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New Queensland pool laws introduced in 2009 aim to reduce the incidences of drowning and serious immersion injuries of young children in swimming pools. These laws affect new and existing swimming pools. For example your pool fence needs to be well maintained, your pool fencing needs to be at least 900mm away from objects that would allow a child to climb over, the bottom of your pool fencing needs to be less than 100mm off the ground among other aspects.
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PEARL CITY, Oʻahu — At the March meeting of the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents, Mānoa Faculty Senate Chair Robert Bley-Vroman reported that the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Chancellor's Search Advisory Committee had been constituted. Bley-Vroman will chair the Search Advisory Committee, which will be asked to recommend a small number of candidates to UH System President David McClain, along with an assessment of their strengths and weaknesses. The president will make a recommendation to the Board of Regents, which selects the chancellor.The composition of the committee was developed in accordance with a search process developed last fall under the leadership of Interim Chancellor Denise Konan in collaboration with the campus community. Details of the process are posted on the UH Mānoa chancellor's website. The membership of the committee was forwarded to the president for his consideration and confirmation by Bley-Vroman. The undergraduate student representative is Grant Teichman, president of ASUH, and the graduate student representative is Angelos K. Hannides, a graduate assistant in the Department of Oceanography, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
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· Denise Antolini, associate professor, William S. Richardson School of Law
· Ruth Dawson, professor of women's studies, College of Social Sciences
· Barry Raleigh, researcher at the Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute and former dean, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
· Tom Ramsey, professor of mathematics, College of Natural Sciences
· Elizabeth Tam, professor and chair, Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
· Ric Trimillos, professor and chair, Asian Studies, School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies
Lilikala Kameʻeleihiwa, professor in the Center for Hawaiian Studies and former director of the Center, is the Kualiʻi Council representative.The clerical representative is Leimomi Kawakami, secretary in the UH Mānoa Honors Program. Administrative/professional/technical (APT) employees are represented by Walt Niemczura, facilities manager for the nuclear magnetic resonator/mass spectrometer in the chemistry department, College of Natural SciencesRolf Kudritzki, director of the Institute for Astronomy, represents the organized research units, while UH Mānoa deans are represented by Dick Dubanoski, dean of the College of Social Sciences, and Vance Roley, dean and First Hawaiian Bank Professor of Leadership and Management in the College of Business.UH Mānoa alumni are represented by Janet Yoshida, president of the UH Alumni Association. Community members include Howard Karr, past chair and current member of the UH Foundation Board of Trustees, and Nadine Nishioka, head of the Mānoa Neighborhood Board. Search Advisory Committee Chair Bley-Vroman is associate professor in the Department of Second Language Studies, College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature.The Search Advisory Committee will be assisted in its work by an executive search firm, to be chosen in the coming weeks. The committee hopes to complete its work in the late fall of this year, or in the early spring of 2007. Interim Chancellor Denise Konan has not indicated whether she will be a candidate or not. About the University of Hawaiʻi
Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawaiʻi is the state's sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 50,000 students from Hawaiʻi, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu.


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But bone names are in plain "everyday" Latin. Meaning that most bone names are simple—and I meanreally simple—Latin words and phrases. For example, the bone name tibia sounds weird to us but it's simply "shin-bone" in Latin. Likewise, humerus is "arm," sternum is "breast-bone," and femur is simply "thigh."
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Book Winners: Gayle and Jane have won autographed copies of Lost Girls. Thanks, everyone for reading and posting!
Paul has spent almost two decades searching for his missing sister and now, this Southern beauty could be the key to his quest. But someone would rather see Ginny dead than have her memories resurface. And although uncovering the dark secrets of the past could put them both at risk, it's a chance Paul's willing to take if it means finding his future…with Ginny.
It follows the trend of spooky, bayou mysteries that I've loving writing. This one is a complete stand-alone so no previous reading required to jump right into the story.
I'm hard at work on the next book, and always love some good atmosphere, so yesterday, we went to see THE WOMAN IN BLACK. It was good. Not great. Not bad. Some creepy moments, but the story, as a whole, was undeveloped. It could have been much better with some plot twists. Ah well. I'm beginning to think that if I want a good horror movie, I need to write it myself.
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Elizabeth Hurley under fire for kids' bikini line
The Bedazzled star has been accused of sexualising kids with her two-piece designs, which are modelled by young girls on her website.
The range includes an leopard-print Mini Cha Cha Bikini, as well as the Collette Bikini, for eight to 13 year olds, which is described as being "great for girls who want to look grown up".
Hurley has attracted criticism from customers as well as officials at British child protection charity Kidscape.
The organisation's director Claude Knights tells Britain's Daily Mail, "It is very disturbing to see some inappropriate items in this swimwear range. The pieces that are very adult and which contribute to the sexualisation of young girls – especially in the poses portrayed – do not take account of the child protection concerns that have been well-aired."
A spokesperson for Hurley was quick to hit back, insisting, "Our collections sell extremely well in (U.K. luxury retailer) Harrods and in numerous stores across America and the Middle East. Most of our customers are repeat customers who report that their kids adore the designs."
Hurley isn't the only star to land in hot water with Kidscape bosses this month (Sep12) – singer Jessica Simpson was also criticised for showing off a picture of her four-month-old daughter Maxwell in a "totally inappropriate" yellow bikini.


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The Central Connecticut women's track and field team finished second overall at CCSU's first track meet on campus in New Britain, CT since the early 1970s. The Blue Devils tallied several first-place finishes on the day including a gold-medal performance in the 5,000m run from sophomore Ally Gates. Gates clocked a time of 18.38.30 in the event.
Joining Gates in individual victories was freshman Sherise Truman, who topped the 17-sprinter 200m dash field with her time of 26.31 seconds. Truman also competed in the 100m dash, finishing third with her time of 12.91 seconds.
In the 100m hurdles, senior Shelby Tuttle claimed the win with her time of 15.08 seconds. CCSU took the top three spots in the event as Tuttle was followed by sophomore Alyssa Gonzalez (15.56) and freshman Melissa Wolliston (15.65).
Junior Ronea Saunders took first in the high jump, clearing a height of 1.75m as the only Blue Devil to represent Central in the field.
Saunders also helped CCSU finish second in the 4x400m relay. Joining Saunders on the relay squad were Tuttle, Gonzalez and sophomore Chantelle Deer.
In the other field events, sophomore Chelse Terry earned second in the discus with her toss of 39.00 meters and sixth in the shot put (9.95m) while sophomore Megan Duplice finished third in the javelin (30.96m).
In the 400 meter dash, Deer was the first Blue Devil to cross the line with her time of 1:02.16. She was followed by sophomore Alessandra Salmon (6th, 1:03.57) and senior Meghan Burns (8th, 1:04.13).
Junior Taylor LePage also performed well for CCSU, claiming third of eight in the 800m run (2:23.29) and 12th of 31 in the 1,500m (5:08.99).
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Despite Apple's reputation for higher-than-average prices and attention to fit and finish, the late Steve Jobs, a billionaire, was known for avoiding any outward trappings of wealth. But toward the end of this life he reportedly indulged in one guilty pleasure, a massive super yacht, which just made its public debut in Europe.
Even Jobs' home in Palo Alto, Calif., was famously understated, quietly blending into the neighborhood of non-billionaires. But the Apple co-founder's sea vehicle is another matter entirely. The white, blocky yacht was photographed in the Dutch city of Aalsmeer, and it offers the same minimalist clean white lines of the very first iPod. Much like the new Apple UFO-style campus currently underway, the yacht is surrounded by large glass panels, fronted by Star Trek-style sliding doors, and features a large array of seven 27-inch iMacs displaying nautical data.
Designed over several years by Jobs, in concert with Philippe Starck, the yacht is said to be between 70 to 80 meters long. You can take a closer look at the yacht in video below.


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What stop sign, officer?
One of the highlights of being a teenager is learning how to drive. It's a necessary
evil in this day and age, one that often requires long hours spent behind the
wheel with mom hollering barely coherent directions from the passenger seat. Learning
to drive may also include taking lessons from a 'driving instructor,' usually
some middle aged guy with bad breath, cheap clothes, and absolutely no desire
to live.
My greatest moment came during
my first lesson with a driving instructor. After a leisurely cruise through
my suburban neighborhood, the instructor told me to pull out onto Wilshire Boulevard
(a major street in Los Angeles). I hid my terror beneath a crooked smile and
pulled out into real traffic for the first time in my life. After a few uneventful
blocks, I began to relax.
Suddenly, I saw a small child chase a ball into the street about half a block away. I eased off the gas and began slowing down. Things seemed perfectly under control, though my fearless instructor felt otherwise. With a gurgled cry, he thrust his foot down onto the passenger side brake (you gotta love those Teen Auto cars) and we jerked to a stop. However, the truck behind us was not as fortunate.
The collision was epic. Shattered glass, twisted metal, and thankfully no
injuries. The funny thing is that we were a good 100 feet from the kid, who
barely took notice. When we got out of the car, my instructor whispered in a
low voice, "Man, I gotta get a new job. That's my fourth accident this month."
I swear this is true.
So I sort of feel that I was meant to review a game like Driver, the
latest from GT Interactive. Developed by Reflections (the Destruction
Derby folks), Driver takes the racing game genre to new heights with
an explosive combination of action, realism and depth. With a revolutionary
replay feature and the best gameplay I've seen in ages, this puppy is simply
the hottest game in town.
If you somehow missed the hype, here's the scoop. Driver puts you in
the role of Tanner, an undercover cop trying to infiltrate a crime ring. You
pose as a 'driver for hire,' escorting members of the underworld around the
city. You'll have to contend with the cops on patrol, other criminals, and a
fully functioning city filed with pedestrians and innocent motorists.
Driver is essentially
a racing game, but not like any you've seen before. Each city is a fully functioning
place. Traffic lights actually work, and other cars will follow general traffic
laws. This means that if you slam into a car and create a big accident in an
intersection, traffic will actually back up for a block or so. Plus,
breaking the law pisses off the cops, who will try to stop your illegal driving
with reckless abandon.
You have two meters to keep track of — Damage and Felony. Take too much damage
and it's game over. Break too many laws and your Felony meter increases. The
higher the meter, the more ferocious the police pursuit.
The main way to play is in 'Undercover' mode, where the story unfolds through over 40 missions spanning 4 cities: Miami, San Francisco, LA, and New York. The missions cover a range of objectives, though most involve trying to get from point A to point B in one piece. This isn't as easy as it sounds.
Like any good Hollywood action flick, Driver puts you in situations
that lead to some hysterically thrilling racing moments. A typical 10 seconds
may involve skidding around a blind corner, narrowly missing a tree, and slamming
on the brakes right as a cop tries to run you off the road. Then you'll peel
out straight into oncoming traffic, bouncing off cars left and right, resulting
in a monstrous congestion that leaves the cop stranded behind a blocked street.
This game stops your breathing.
Driver excels where other games have failed by striking a perfect balance
between action and realism. Car handling is a wonderful mixture of true physics
and arcade functionality — not as nitpicky and sim oriented as Gran
Turismo nor as ridiculously implausible as SF
Rush. Driving follows the 'easy to learn, hard to master' formula, though
the first mission (The Interview) will have novices begging for mercy.
addition to the excellent car physics, Driver has full damage modeling.
Back into a telephone pole and you'll see an appropriate dent; smash into a
throng of police cars and you might find the handling out of whack. The detail
can be seen in little things, like smoking tires when you peel out, hubcaps
flying off as you careen around corners, and thick smoke pouring out of your
engine after a particularly nasty collision.
You'll find plenty of replayability in Driver. In addition to Undercover
mode, you can Take a Drive through any of the 4 sprawling cities to better familiarize
yourself with the area (the maps are huge). You can also engage in a variety
of Driving Games, ranging from Checkpoint racing to the awesome Survival mode.
In this mode, it's you against a seemingly endless number of extremely aggressive
cops, leading to some amazing crashes.
As if this wasn't enough, Driver comes packed with an extensive Film Director.
After a race, you can cut and edit the replay to your liking, and then save
your movie. While the editor is hardly a simple tool (editing a 3 minute race
could take 30 minutes), it's well worth it, especially after a particularly
brutal experience. And if you're not in the mood to do it yourself, you can
always watch the Quick Replay as shown through an auto-director.
Though surely a tremendous game, there's always room for improvement. Graphically,
Driver isn't spectacular. It's good, but the pop-up is noticeable and
things are a little grainy. However, the graphical problems are mainly a result
of the Playstation's limited power, and the PC version due out later will likely
improve this area. Also, the FMV and voice acting are not very good. Higher
quality video and actors would have helped the story out.
Further, Undercover mode follows a preset path. You often have a choice of
missions, but if you fail, you don't keep going. I'd like to see a story mode
more like Colony Wars, where success isn't the
only way to proceed. It would have been more interesting to see the story break
into different paths. I may be stretching here, but I have to complain about
something. Shall we call these ideas for a sequel?
In the end, I just don't have the words to describe how much fun this game
is. Rarely does a game captivate the stoic and hypercritical Game Revolution
office, but Driver has done just that. We're hooked, and we highly advise
getting hooked yourself. Besides, it's a better way to learn how to drive than
Driver's Ed. Trust me.


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Oaty fish & prawn gratins
These easy prawn and tomato bakes make a delicious supper for two and can be made in just three easy steps. They're even low in calories and fat
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal359
- fat6g
- saturates2g
- carbs27g
- sugars9g
- fibre8g
- protein48g
- salt3.4g
- 340g bag baby spinach, roughly chopped
- 400g can chopped tomato with garlic and herbs
- 225g sustainable white fish fillets, chopped into large chunks
- small bunch basil, shredded
Most closely associated with Mediterranean cooking but also very prevalent in Asian food, the…
- 100g cooked and peeled prawn
There are thousands of different species of prawn, but tiger, king and North Atlantic are the…
- 2 tbsp finely grated parmesan
Parmesan is a straw-coloured hard cheese with a natural yellow rind and rich, fruity flavour. It…
- 2 tbsp breadcrumb
- 2 tbsp oats
Oats are processed by rolling (steamed and pressed) or steel-cutting (cut into pieces). There is…
- 170g broccoli, boiled or steamed, to serve
Like cabbage and cauliflower, broccoli is a brassica and is sometimes known by its Italian name…
Put the spinach in a large colander and pour over boiling water. Once cool enough to handle, squeeze out any excess water, then season.
Tip the tomatoes into a frying pan with some seasoning and simmer for 5 mins to thicken. Add the fish and heat for 1-2 mins – it doesn't need to be fully cooked at this point. Stir in the basil.
Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Divide the spinach, fish, prawns and tomato sauce between 2 gratin dishes. Mix the Parmesan, breadcrumbs and oats together and sprinkle over the top. Bake for 20 mins until golden and bubbling. Serve with cooked broccoli.


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In the past,
- some users have paid for new features
- some developers have added new features for hire
The LilyPond project does not organize such efforts; we neither endorse nor discourage such agreements. Any contracts between private individuals is the business of those individuals, not ours.
Any user wanting to offer money in exchange for work should bear in mind the following points:
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Interested developers
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Looking at the git history is a good way to determine who the most active and experienced developers are. Statistics up to version 2.21.2:
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Interested developers:
- David Kastrup
Donations are required to let me continue my current fulltime work on LilyPond. I focus on user and programmer interface design, coherence, implementation, simplification, documentation, and debugging.


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Anyone who lives in the Hudson Valley knows it's true; now it's official: The region has been named by the editors of National Geographic Traveler Magazine as one of 2013's 20 best travel destinations in the world.
Anyone who lives in the Hudson Valley knows it's true; now it's official: The region has been named by the editors of National Geographic Traveler Magazine as one of 2013's 20 best travel destinations in the world.
That's right — in the world. The magazine's list includes a mix of places familiar and mysterious: Grenada and Bodo. Kyoto and Malawi. Cape Breton and ... Memphis.
The article describing the Hudson Valley cites the region's cultural pedigree, ranging from the Clearwater Festival (and its revered founder, Pete Seeger) to Storm King Art Center to humbler sites such as "wonderfully weird and artsy Woodstock, where "indie performers and music icons rub elbows and grab crusty loaves at Bread Alone Bakery."
The story charts the course of the region's many mom-and-pop shops, its spectacular vistas and the food legacy that has developed in the wake of Culinary Institute graduates "too enchanted to leave Hyde Park." Those Hudson Valley-trained gourmands create world-class restaurants that, in turn, attract refugees from New York City who realize they've happened on a green and pleasant land that features apartments that are bigger and cheaper than they'll ever find in the city. Once here, they find a picturesque place of "u-pick" wildflower fields, and organic farm stands where 'chain' is a four-letter word."
All of which comes as no shock to those in the Hudson Valley know.
Ward Todd, executive director of the Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce, had a five-letter word to describe the region's selection:
He said he was "glad to see the editors of National Geographic Traveler have recognized what we've known for all these years."
In New Paltz, Michael Smith, president of the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce, said he was surprised "only in the sense that's it's an honor."
The community is considered the region's tourism gateway because of its location near the New York State Thruway and what Smith characterized as two "tourism anchors stores," The Rocking Horse Ranch in the southeastern part of the county and Mohonk Mountain House, west of the Thruway.


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This past week I took my summer vacation. It was absolutely wonderful. It started off by spending some quality time down on the Willamette River by myself on the boat, and with a friend out on the river. There is no way I have time to detail all of the adventures that ensued that weekend, but basically it consisted of sleeping on the family boat–a Tolman Skiff, cruising the Willamette with a good friend, being boarded by the Coast Guard (yes I'm aware of how that sounds), seeing some horses running and swimming on Sauvie Island, enjoying Jimmy Johns on the deck of the boat, swimming off Kelly Point, and alas spending hours talking to a boy. A southern boy–a Texan more specifically. More on that small (read huge) detail later.
My brother and his wife flew in from NYC eventually and we crammed in some Portland musts including dinner with grandpa, a trip to Powell's Books, and of course, our family breakfast at Bertie Lou's Cafe in Sellwood. Breakfast filled with eggs, home fries, bacon, and of course biscuits and gravy marked the beginning of our annual voyage to Sand Island. I'll probably be harassed if not killed by my family and our extended non-related relatives for divulging the existence of said island, but the fact is, there is no place quite like it, and it must be celebrated.
Sand Island is located on the Columbia River right across from the small town of St. Helens, Oregon. One of the state's beautiful marine parks, it was created to serve as a sand bar to protect the riverfront town from the wake of passing freighters. Over the years, tall cottonwood trees and an unknown number of wild animals such as racoons and deer have made this small oasis home. The Columbia River surrounding the island (as we refer to it) gives the much needed sanctuary from the hot summer sun, and has provided years of memories filled with swimming, sailing, and amazing river sunsets. My family has gone camping on the island every year of my life. We spend 51 weeks waiting to be reunited with its beauty–with daydreams of the sand between our to toes, and the cool evening breeze rocking the hammock as we gaze at the stars. Surely there could be no better place in the great northwest to spend one's summer.
Growing up, our family would camp anywhere from a weekend to several weeks on the island. No electricity, no running water, and no plumbing. Our non-relative relatives also camped with us. They had 5 kids. One couldn't possibly fathom the amount of stuff they would cart across the river, then again, there were 5 kids. The oldest sibling was a boy my brother's age, to this day they are still best friends. The second of the five was a girl–my best friend and kindred spirit–Babette.
The final three siblings were all boys, so I really lucked out with Babette. The 7 of us were wild on the island. Swimsuits were the only clothing item worn from dawn to dusk. It was common to not even bring shoes to the island. Most days, the 7 of us could be found down at the beach creating the most elaborate mud pit you've ever seen. After all, it needed to fit all of us.
Luckily our parents documented these events. It would take hours of swimming and pretending to be mermaids (for Babette and I at least) to wash the evidence of earlier mud fights away. Our parents would force us to bathe in the river, which as we became older, was quite the tradition. My mother always said that there was "nothing sexier than a woman keeping up her appearance while camping." So Babette and I would (and still do) suds up in our suits and wash our hair as the sun set over the hills.
Several summers, we made treasure maps and wrote notes claiming the island as our own, and sealed them in empty bottles. After adding several layers of duct tape, we would fasten a rope to the bottle and then swim it out to the old wooden pilings off the north end of the island.
Once used in the logging industry, lthe decaying logs now jet out of the water like totem poles. Hoisting each other up onto the wooden crossbeam, we would tie the rope off and hide the bottle inside of the metal cables binding the logs. The bottle never did make it until the following summer as we had hoped, but we all liked to imagine that some other kids found it and followed our treasure map to nothing–our punishment to them for thinking it was acceptable for them to spend time on our island. Who did they think they were anyway?!
When night fell more adventures ensued. Capture the flag would span across the entire island, with our little shadows darting around trees and the sand dunes, scaring each other and then shrieking with shear terror/joy. Our dad's would tell ghost stories around the campfire about graveyard rats, and about "Herman," the scary man who lived below the glorified outhouse. Strange as it sounds (because how on earth did he live under the outhouse?) we believed that one for years.
When Babette and I had enough with the boys, and were tired of waiting for our turn with the BB guns, we would spend hours painting rocks and driftwood, trying our best to capture the beauty of the island.
This past week we sat together at the picnic table once again, listening to music, drinking iced coffee from the cooler, arguing and laughing over whose depiction was better. We laughed about how we used to argue about who's tent was cozier, and whether or not straight hair was better than curly. These are the moments that I wouldn't trade for anything.
I look forward to many more summers to come on Sand Island. Laughing, swimming, and being with the closest of friends and family.
Below are some more photos of the journey to the island.


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|Green Isn't Your Color
|Season №:
|Season episode №:
|Overall episode №:
|Original airdate:
|March 18, 2011
|Written by:
|Meghan McCarthy
| Tom Sales
and Sam To
|Featured characters:
|Photo Finish
|See also
| credits • transcript • gallery • allusions
animation errors • statistics • speculation
|Episode guide
| Previous
A Dog and Pony Show
| Next
Over a Barrel
In a gallery of photos of Fluttershy, the farthest photo on the right is a slightly modified version of Lauren Faust's original concept art for Fluttershy/Posey.
The episode was #2 in the We Heart Ponies Fan Favorite Mare-a-thon, in the leadup to Hearts and Hooves Day.
A catwalk shot is visually re-used in the season eight episode Fake It 'Til You Make It.
The photo shoot
Rarity and Fluttershy meet at the spa for their weekly get-together. Rarity tells Fluttershy about her upcoming photo shoot with Photo Finish, a famous fashion photographer. Rarity asks Fluttershy to model for the session. Fluttershy is hesitant, but agrees.
In Carousel Boutique, Rarity puts finishing touches on Fluttershy's dress with the help of Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, and Spike. Spike reveals his crush on Rarity to Pinkie and Twilight. Pinkie is shocked, but Twilight finds the crush obvious. Before Twilight can say this, Pinkie warns her that "losing a friend's trust is the fastest way to lose a friend forever!"Photo Finish arrives to photograph Fluttershy. Fluttershy does poses that Rarity suggests, but Photo Finish dislikes them. Fluttershy's timid reactions to her outbursts intrigue Photo Finish. The session ends quickly, and Fluttershy and Rarity believe it was not successful. However, Photo Finish informs them that there will be another photo shoot at the park and leaves. Rarity is delighted by this news.
Fluttershy's rise to stardom
On the day of the shoot, Photo Finish rejects a set of clothes that Rarity picks for Fluttershy. When Rarity offers to find a new dress, Photo Finish refers to Fluttershy as the star she wants to help "shine" over Equestria. Fluttershy tries to back out, but Rarity insists that she take this opportunity for her sake.
Back at the Boutique, Rarity asks her friends to leave her alone. Spike wants to be left alone with her, but Twilight drags him out.Photo Finish organizes a fashion show, and other ponies there take notice of Fluttershy. Fluttershy slowly becomes famous, getting featured in fashion magazines, advertisements, and endorsement deals. Rarity becomes jealous of the attention that Fluttershy is getting. Meanwhile, Fluttershy experiences the price of stardom. Her fans and paparazzi chase her through the town. She finds refuge in Rarity's shop, where Rarity is making new dresses. Rarity congratulates Fluttershy on her fame. They agree to meet for another spa day, and Photo Finish arrives to bring Fluttershy to another shoot. Sweetie Drops and Berryshine enter the shop hoping to see Fluttershy, and do not care about Rarity's dresses.
In an interview, Photo Finish comments on how happy she is to work with Fluttershy. Fluttershy unsuccessfully attempts to tell Photo Finish about her plans to go to the spa.
At the spaAt the spa, Rarity realizes that Fluttershy is not coming. She talks to Twilight about her jealousy and hope that Fluttershy's rising star would "burn out." Before she leaves, Rarity makes Twilight promise not to tell Fluttershy about her confession.
- "I should be happy for her, but instead I'm just... jealous! Oh, please promise you won't tell her I feel this way. Please, please, pleasepleasePLEASE!"
- — Rarity
Fluttershy arrives a minute later and is frustrated about being unable to meet Rarity. She tells Twilight that she dislikes being a model but continues because of Rarity's support. Twilight is about to tell her Rarity's secret when Pinkie appears and reminds Twilight of the price of breaking secrets.
Twilight suggests that Fluttershy act the exact opposite of what Photo Finish wants: clumsy and unattractive. Twilight will use her magic to sabotage the next fashion show and cause Fluttershy to be fired. She discusses her plan with Pinkie and swears her to secrecy.
The next fashion showDuring the next fashion show, Twilight uses her magic to manipulate Fluttershy into barking, baying, tripping, falling, and picking her nose. Photo Finish is dismayed with the performance. The audience begins to boo and jeer. However, Rarity arrives and, not knowing Twilight's plan, praises Fluttershy's novel approach to catwalking. Rarity's flashy outfit wins over the audience members, who judge it representative of good fashion. As a result, the audience applauds Fluttershy as well, making her more popular than before.
Revealing the truthAfter the show, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Twilight are backstage. Fluttershy attempts to be cheerful about her rising stardom, while Twilight struggles to keep their secrets. Rarity finally confesses her jealousy and says that she couldn't stand to see Fluttershy fall from stardom. Fluttershy tells her that she only continued modeling to avoid disappointing Rarity.
Photo Finish enters and tells Fluttershy that her performance has created a demand for more photo shoots. However, Fluttershy resigns as Photo Finish's model. She and Rarity promise not to hide their feelings from each other anymore, and they exit the room, leaving Photo Finish confused. In the empty room, Twilight blurts out Spike's crush on Rarity. Pinkie appears inside a mirror and expresses her disappointment at Twilight's failure.
Rarity, Fluttershy, and Twilight enjoy a stay at the spa. Twilight dictates her friendship report to Spike about keeping secrets and sharing feelings with friends. Spike is still upset that Twilight revealed his secret, but forgives her when she apologizes. When asked to send the report, Spike states that he is "busy at the moment," fanning Rarity, to Twilight's amusement.
- For more quotes, see the episode's transcript.
- Pinkie Pie: Twilight! You promised Spike you wouldn't say anything. He trusts you. And losing a friend's trust is the fastest way to lose a friend forever!
- Twilight Sparkle: But...
- Pinkie Pie: For-EV-er!
- Spike: I'm gonna tell you two a secret. But you have to promise not to tell anyone.
- Twilight Sparkle: I promise.
- Pinkie Pie: Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!
- Spike: I have a crush on Rarity!
- Photo Finish: Tomorrow, a photo shoot in de park... I GO!
- Fluttershy: [sneeze]
- Photo Finish: Oh, yes! Even her schneezes are gressful.
- Photo Finish: So how do you feel? Excited? Overjoyed? Thrilled beyond your wildest dreams?
- Fluttershy: ...Nervous.
- Photo Finish: Nervous? Don't be ridiculous. You're only facing a large crowd of ponies, who will be watching your every move and silently judging you.
- Rarity: I'm the one who should be mobbed by strangers wherever I go!
- Fluttershy: I can't believe this... I am so frustrated, I could just scream! [inhales, quietly screams]
- Twilight Sparkle: Feel better?
- Fluttershy: [sighs] ...No.
- Twilight Sparkle: Rarity! Fluttershy is your friend.
- Rarity: I know, I know. And I should be happy for her, but instead I'm just... jealous! Oh, please promise you won't tell her I feel this way. Please, please, pleasepleasePLEASE!
- Twilight Sparkle: You have my word. Losing a friend's trust is the fastest way to lose a friend.
- Pinkie Pie: For-EVER!
- Twilight Sparkle: Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my [pokes eye] ARGH!
- Pinkie Pie: [chomps an apple slowly and threateningly] Mmmm...juicy!
- Twilight Sparkle: Promise me you won't tell anyone?
- Pinkie Pie: [pantomimes]
- Twilight Sparkle: So you do promise or you don't?
- Pinkie Pie: Uh, yes! Obviously, that's why I zipped my mouth closed, then locked it with a key, then dug a hole, then buried the key, then built a house up top the hole where I buried the key, then moved into the house on top of the hole. [squee]
- Twilight Sparkle: Obviously.
- Twilight Sparkle: Spike has a crush on Rarity!
- Pinkie Pie: [sigh] And you were doing so well.
|Pony Life
| Episode 1
Princess Probz
| Episode 2
The Best of the Worst
| Episode 3
Cute-pocalypse Meow
| Episode 4
How Applejack Got Her Hat Back
| Episode 5
Bad Thing No. 3
| Episode 6
Pinkie Pie: Hyper-Helper
| Episode 7
The Trial Less Trotten
Death of a Sales-Pony
| Episode 8
Bighoof Walking
The Fluttershy Effect
| Episode 9
The Fast and Furriest
Disappearing Act
| Episode 10
The Master of Instructions
Mt. Volcanope
| Episode 11
A Camping We Will Go
Campfire Stories
| Episode 12
Friendship Gems
| Episode 13
Potion Mystery
Sick Day
| Episode 14
Meet Potion Nova!
Pony Surfin' Safari
|Feature films
|Equestria Girls
|Rainbow Rocks
|Friendship Games
|Legend of Everfree
|My Little Pony The Movie
|Dance Magic
|Movie Magic
|Mirror Magic
|Forgotten Friendship
|Rollercoaster of Friendship
|Best Gift Ever
|Spring Breakdown
|Rainbow Roadtrip
|Sunset's Backstage Pass
|Holidays Unwrapped
|Animated shorts
|Rainbow Rocks shorts
|Friendship Games shorts
|Summertime Shorts
|Equestria Girls: Better Together (season 1)
|Equestria Girls: Better Together (season 2)
|Equestria Girls: Choose Your Own Ending (season 1)
|Equestria Girls: Choose Your Own Ending (season 2)
|Equestria Girls Minis
|Baby Flurry Heart's Heartfelt Scrapbook
|Rarity's Peek Behind the Boutique
|Fundamentals of Magic
|My Little Pony Established 1983
|Friendship is Magic shorts
|Hello Pinkie Pie
|Stop Motion Shorts


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Mom got scared of Charlotte though, because one day she saw her do a big bungee jump! Charlotte jumped down 5 feet to the ground and tried to catch a grasshopper, and then bungeed back up to her web! If you look at the photo, you will see the zigzag in her web, and this is what she used to bungee jump!
Charlotte was not poisonous though, and her variety is known as an Argiope or St. Andrews Cross Spider.
One day, Charlotte was gone, and I miss her. Charlotte was my friend. As you may know, I LOVE bugs and spiders, so I would have liked to play with her!
Before you go, please sign my GUESTBOOK, and stop by my SMALL WORLD too, thanks!


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I am using SoapClient to pull data out of a sharepoint list. If its a normal text field it works fine and gives me the image. I can even attach the image to the individual list elements and link it into another field and get the image that way. The problem with that is it asks me to log in to my sharepoint account whenever I access the page, which obviously a normal user of my site will not be able to do. First, if there is a way around this, that will be a sufficient answer because that is my ideal way of doing it.
However, if the better way is to make a picture gallery and then pull the pictures from there then that isn't a problem.
Basically what I need to know is how to use the Imaging library and maybe the GetItemsByIds method? I am very new to soap and sharepoint in general so I appologize for what may be trivial questions but I really need to know how to do this and I can find no resource on the internet that explains what I need to know (if there is one, link it!). Keep in mind, I have to do this in PHP.
Here is some code that I use to pull the list data:
$authParams = array(
'login' => 'username',
'password' => 'pass'
$listName = "{GUID}";
$rowLimit = '500';
$wsdl = "list.wsdl";
$soapClient = new SoapClient($wsdl, $authParams);
$params = array(
'listName' => $listName,
'rowLimit' => $rowLimit;
echo file_get_contents($wsdl, FILE_TEXT, stream_context_create(array('http' => array('timeout' => 1))), 0, 1);
$rawXMLresponse = null;
$rawXMLresponse = $soapClient->GetListItems($params)->GetListItemsResult->any;
catch(SoapFault $fault){
echo 'Fault code: '.$fault->faultcode;
echo 'Fault string: '.$fault->faultstring;
echo '<pre>' . $rawXMLresponse . '</pre>';
$dom = new DOMDocument();
$results = $dom->getElementsByTagNameNS("#RowsetSchema", "*");
//do the useful thing


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2006 PPG/Street Rodder Road Tour - Leg 4
From the Blue Suede Cruise to the Nationals
The PPG / STREET RODDER Tour #4 gave real meaning to the phrase, "having fun with your car." On this trip, we combined drag racing, rock 'n' roll music, and behind-the-scenes looks at some incredible facilities, and wound up at the largest street rod event in the world. The distance between Norwalk, Ohio, and Louisville, Kentucky, is actually only slightly more than 300 miles and can be easily driven in five hours. Getting there, however, isn't the Road Tour's only objective-having lots of fun and seeing interesting places is what it's all about.
The Blue Suede Cruise is in its fifth year at Norwalk Dragway, midway between Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio. This beautiful facility is perfect for a weekend event and the dragstrip was open for fun runs all weekend. Combine the auto activities during the day with rock 'n' roll music at night and it was the perfect way to kick off the fourth leg of the Road Tour.
We gathered at 8 a.m. on Monday, with folks from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, and even Hawaii on this tour, and everyone was ready to roll. After a brief stop at Thomas Edison's birthplace in Milan, Ohio, we traveled south and then west on Route 30, the original Lincoln Highway.
Our lunch stop was at the newly relocated Hagan Street Rod Necessities in New Bremen, Ohio. Pete Hagan recently moved his family and business from Carson City, Nevada, to the farmland of western Ohio. After a good lunch, shop tour, and a look at the Coopster '33 Ford roadster project, it was time to continue our journey south. Down I-75 to I-70, we made a brief stop at the National Museum of the Air Force near the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Two hours is not enough time at this huge facility, but we did see some amazing planes and exhibits.
Kenny and Ray Gollahon at Brookville Roadster were our hosts for Monday evening in Brookville, Ohio. After yet another great meal, we were treated to a complete tour of their facilities. They have been pioneers in the steel street rod body market for almost three decades, starting with their Model A roadster body. Then they turned the street rod hobby upside down with the introduction of their steel Deuce roadster body a few years ago. The latest addition to their line of bodies is the amazing steel '32 Ford three-window coupe body they introduced last year, and it's something for which our industry has long been waiting. Judging by the number of orders they have received, they did it right. Tuesday morning it was Westward Ho as we continued across I-70 into Indiana and then on to Indianapolis and the Speedway. It is a very cool sight to drive into the track tunnel and come out in the infield of the most famous speedway in the world. The museum was directly in front of us, and preparations for the Brickyard 400 were already taking place. The NASCAR folks were running on the following weekend. We spent about an hour in the museum and then took the bus tour around the track. It was a fun couple of hours on hallowed ground. After lunch, we made a three-hour drive through the beautiful southern Indiana countryside to Jasper, Indiana. Bret Voelkel and the crew at Air Ride Technologies were our hosts for Tuesday evening. After some great German food, Bret gave us an up-close-and-personal tour of their facility. It was a very informative and interesting evening with folks who know their product and their market.
On Wednesday morning, it was time to get to the Nationals. It was only 90 miles to Louisville, so we had time to check out one of the most famous attractions around-the Louisville Slugger baseball bat factory via a one-hour tour. The Tour #4 group surprised me with a personalized baseball bat that will be a cherished remembrance of a fun trip and a great group of folks. After lunch, we headed to the fairgrounds and registration. Our PPG / STREET RODDER Tour #4 was wrapping up, but the NSRA Street Rod Nationals were just getting started.
It was a fun week on Tour #4. The new Road Tour format seems to be working well, and we invite everyone to join us on future tours and to "come along for the ride."


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Music to read by:
Talkin' to herself, there's no one else who needs to know...
She tells herself, oh...
Memories back when she was bold and strong
And waiting for the world to come along...
Cuts? WHAT cuts? Ignore the BBC and the Left, public spending is HIGHER than under Labour.
By Stephen Glover
Another week and another slew of hair-raising stories about the devastating effects of draconian cuts. The Government is reported to be considering a further round of reductions in welfare payments. The elderly and disabled are said to face savage cutbacks in their support.
Everywhere the story is the same. The extreme severity of the Coalition's supposed cuts is accepted as universally and uncritically as are the laws of gravity. Most of the media and almost all politicians regard them as a fact of life.
The Labour leader Ed Miliband claims that 'cutting too fast and too far' is responsible for the 'double-dip' recession while a permanently angry Ed Balls, the Shadow Chancellor, talks of 'a recession made in Downing Street'.
Hair-raising: the rhetoric of the Left suggests the Government has made savage cuts to public spending
Day after day the BBC produces supposed examples of the damaging effects of cuts — never described as 'savings' — and in the Left-wing press, columnists such as The Guardian's Polly Toynbee regularly blow gaskets and fulminate as they denigrate the Tory-led Coalition for destroying Britain's public services.
And it's not just Labour politicians, the BBC and the Left-wing press that tell us the Government is bleeding the country to death. The Coalition itself insists that public expenditure is falling. Ministers inform us that we must accept this painful medicine because of the crippling debts left by Labour. We have no choice but to endure the inescapable horrors of deficit reduction.
Academics tell the same story. Paul Krugman, a winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, recently agonised about the allegedly dire effects of the British Government's decision to 'slash expenditure'. David Blanchflower, a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, pops up all over the place with his apocalyptic warnings.
If we were to ask a hundred people in any High Street, 99 or them would say there have been significant cuts. How could it be otherwise when the whole world is telling them so? Some might say the cuts are painful, but necessary. Others would opine they are painful and destructive. Either way, there is virtual unanimity that the Government is slashing public expenditure.
The trouble is that it isn't. Earlier this week, the City bond trading firm Tullett Prebon produced a report that confirmed what some of us have been saying for months. To all intents and purposes, there hasn't been any overall cut in public expenditure in the two years since the Coalition came to power.
Spending rose 0.3 per cent in the first year and fell by 1.5 per cent in the second. That makes a tiny overall decrease of just more than 1 per cent over two years. To put it another way, the supposedly 'savage cuts' delivered by the Government amount to only fractionally more than £1 in every £100. Most household budgets have suffered far more dramatic cutbacks.
Meanwhile, our national debt — what we owe as a nation — continues to soar. According to International Monetary Fund projections, it will increase faster over the next two years than any other leading European country apart from Spain. Proportionate to the size of our economy, our debt is one of the two or three highest in the developed world. When the Coalition took over, it stood at a stonking £1,002 billion. By the time of the next election, it will have risen to an unbelievable £1,613 billion.
Using figures produced by the Office for Budget Responsibility, the Tullett Prebon report shows that Government expenditure in 2011-12 was still £22.6 billion, or 3.4 per cent, higher than it was in 2008-09 after nearly a decade of bingeing by the Labour government.
That's how far we have got!
And while it is true that the deficit has been reduced — from £140 billion in the first year of the Coalition to £120 billion in the second — this has been achieved almost entirely as a result of higher taxes rather than cuts.
Many people may find these figures impossible to believe, but they are a matter of fact. Fourteen months ago, I wrote an essay in these pages referring to a brilliant pamphlet written by the economist Dr Tim Morgan for the Centre for Policy Studies. He had pointed out that after nearly a year the Coalition had not made any inroads into the vast mountain of public expenditure bequeathed by Labour.
But now almost exactly two years have passed since the Coalition assumed power and, incredibly, the picture has barely changed. The same Dr Morgan is the author of this week's Tullett Prebon report. He describes 'the tale of big cuts in public spending' as 'a bare-faced deception'.
The facts support his thesis. Office for Budget Responsibility figures show how much public expenditure is predicted to rise in cash terms — i.e. taking inflation into account — over the life of this Parliament. In 2010-11, it stood at £696 billion. It is projected to be £744 billion in 2015-16.
Dr Morgan calculates that in the remaining three years of the Parliament, public spending is projected to fall by only a further 2.4 per cent in real terms — i.e. discounting inflation. There are good reasons for doubting whether the Government will achieve even this very modest reduction.
How can this be? How can the whole world believe that there have been swingeing cuts when, at most, there will be a relatively gentle overall reduction that has only just begun? It is as though we are caught up, like some misguided cult, in a collective fantasy.
The reality is that, though there have so far been only trivial overall cuts, there have been significant savings in some departments. To put it another way, while there are some areas in which government spending is rising, there are others in which it is falling. In fact, the Coalition is borrowing almost as much over five years as Labour did over 13. Expenditure on the NHS — about 18 per cent of total government spending — will increase slightly in real terms, though you wouldn't know it if you believed what Labour says. The smaller international aid budget is projected to climb by a third in real terms over the life of this Parliament.
Meanwhile, there are rising interest charges on the ever-growing national debt. Despite planned reforms, pension costs are expected to go up by 12 per cent in real terms in the five years to 2015, while the costs of unemployment benefit seem likely to increase by more than the Government's optimistic projections.
The Coalition is also anxious to protect other significant areas of expenditure, for example education, which will suffer only a relatively small cut over the life of this Parliament, increasing in cash terms from £89 billion to a projected £93 billion in 2015.
The upshot of all this is that the effects of a relatively trivial overall cut are being felt in a comparatively small number of departments such as Welfare and the Home Office, where the police budget is being sharply reduced. In other words, so many areas of government spending are protected or sacrosanct that the cuts fall on a limited segment of public expenditure.
Our Armed Forces have visibly suffered, with some men and women serving Queen and country in Afghanistan being given their P45s in the most shaming way almost as soon as they set foot on British soil. Squadrons of aircraft have been scrapped, and for several years, Britain won't have a single aircraft carrier.
All of us will have noticed some effects of 'cutbacks' or 'savings'. Tens of thousands of jobs in the public sector have already gone, though often through natural wastage. Local libraries have been needlessly and stupidly closed. Councils are even more reluctant than usual to repair the potholes in our roads.
But evidence of particular cuts, and of individual hardship, do not amount to proof that overall expenditure has been savagely reduced. It hasn't been.
The reason so many people readily believe the 'cuts lie' is almost certainly because there has been an unprecedentedly tight squeeze on living standards as a result of higher taxes and falling or stagnating incomes, and rising inflation. Labour politicians have planted the idea that this unhappy state of affairs has been caused by slashing spending. On BBC1's Question Time on Thursday, the former Labour Cabinet Minister Peter Hain complained of 'relentless cuts'.
The Coalition talks up the supposed cuts for different reasons. It needs tens of billions of pounds to cover its enormous levels of borrowing. Dr Morgan plausibly suggests in his report that 'the Government seems to believe it can con the bond markets using the smoke and mirrors of largely illusory austerity'.
The all-powerful BBC has contributed mightily to the general perception that there have been savage cuts. When did any of us hear a BBC presenter or economist say there have hardly been any overall cuts in public spending, or that the minor ones already planned will be mild in comparison to the much sharper austerity programmes being visited on Italy, Ireland, Spain and Greece?
By contrast, we hear almost daily about the allegedly awful effect of particular cuts, and are never told the whole truth, which is that very few inroads have yet been made into the enormous maw of public spending.
All of which begs the question: what would happen if the Coalition were forced to introduce substantial reductions in public spending? That, I believe, would be a truly disturbing scenario. For consider this. The lion's share of the deficit reduction over the next few years is predicated not on cuts, but on higher tax receipts. These assume high levels of economic growth that many economists think are impossible.
Despite having often got their forecasts badly wrong before, George Osborne and the Office for Budget Responsibility are suggesting the economy will grow by a scarcely believable 0.8 per cent this year, 2 per cent next, 2.7 per cent in 2014 and 3 per cent in 2015.
Expectation: George Osborne postponed the cuts anticipating growth
These staggering figures are much more bullish than the OBR's forecast for eurozone countries, and it is not at all clear why it and the Chancellor think we will do so much better. Lesser growth, or no growth at all, and unemployment (together with welfare benefits) will rise and tax receipts fall — and the deficit won't come down. And our burgeoning national debt will increase still faster.
In that event, with an election looming, George Osborne will rue the fact that, in what may turn out to be a fatal miscalculation, he did not introduce significant cuts to public spending back in 2010, combined with tax cuts designed to stimulate the economy. This is the appalling irony of the Government's position, with electors believing the country is suffering swingeing cuts. It is being bitterly criticised for doing something it has not done, and is enduring an enormous amount of pain for no obvious gain.
If growth does not happen, the Chancellor will have no choice but to introduce the kind of severe expenditure cuts he is wrongly accused of having already applied.
The eurozone crisis is threatening to drag us down. Despite David Cameron's lecture on Thursday, we can't do anything about the self-inflicted economic problems of Europe. This weekend's discussions among G8 leaders in America are almost certainly irrelevant to our fortunes.
Mr Cameron had better concentrate on what the Government can do. It is still not too late for it to find new targeted public expenditure cuts — Britain's bloated quangos and huge international aid bill are prime candidates — while giving our lacklustre economy a kick-start by cutting business taxes now.
He and George Osborne must grab complacent senior civil servants by the scruff of their necks and rid them of all the disastrous assumptions of the Gordon Brown years that still hold sway at the Treasury.
Doing nothing will almost certainly mean no growth — and then we will end up with public expenditure cuts dwarfing anything we have yet experienced. Imagine the uproar if the Government is forced to slash spending in the way it is being cut in Greece and Spain. The BBC, Labour Party, the Left-wing press and distinguished economists would go into orbit. The Coalition could not survive. The social disruption would be worse than it was in the Thirties.
We are a country that has worked itself into a highly nervous state over phantom cuts that have barely happened. Fasten your seat-belts and start praying if the axe really begins to fall.
How can "draconian spending cuts" that have yet to take place be responsible for Britain's double dip recession, but the tax rises -- like those advocated by Barack Obama and François Hollande -- that have been in effect not be responsible at all?
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Europe's Demographic Deficit Grows Wider By The Day
The callous cruelty of the EU is destroying Greece, a once-proud country
Better Man - Pearl Jam
Waitin', watchin' the clock, it's four o'clock, it's got to stop
Tell him, take no more, she practices her speech
As he opens the door, she rolls over...
Pretends to sleep as he looks her over
She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man...
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Talkin' to herself, there's no one else who needs to know...
She tells herself, oh...
Memories back when she was bold and strong
And waiting for the world to come along...
Swears she knew it, now she swears he's gone
She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man...
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
She lies and says she still loves him, can't find a better man...
She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man...
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
She loved him, yeah... she don't want to leave this way
She feeds him, yeah... that's why she'll be back again
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better... man...


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Al-Bashir's Genocide Horrors Began and Continue in Darfur
The headline of the Sept. 30 Guardian said it all: "Sudan protestors call for President Omar al‐Bashir to step down." The story, which originally ran in the Associated Press, explained how this horrifying dictator had been facing angry demonstrations at home in Khartoum that were among "the most widespread in Sudan since Omar al‐Bashir seized power 24 years ago."
But these protests demanding he leave office, which have caused "dozens" of killings by his forces, have no connection with the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for al‐Bashir on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, for which he has yet to spend a single day on trial.
These citizens chanting "freedom, peace and justice" have been suffering from a rapidly deteriorating economy "where nearly half the population lives in poverty."
A nephew of a protestor shot to death, speaking for thousands more, pledged: "We will keep uncovering the regime's brutal tactics in suppressing the protests by killings and atrocities."
Of course, Isma'il Kushkush reported in The New York Times, "the government has not claimed responsibility for any of the deaths" ("A Killing by Sudanese Security Forces Stokes the Anger of a Protest Movement," Oct. 5).
But with disappearing media coverage of the raw justice facing al‐Bashir, there has also been very scarce attention to his continued savagery in the Darfur region of Sudan, which has made him one of world history's most murderous tyrants.
A powerful exception to this media languor is Nicholas Kristof. His dispatch from earlier this year, "Darfur in 2013 Sounds Awfully Familiar" (The New York Times, July 20), reminded me of past reports I wrote while al‐Bashir was perfecting his mastery of genocide, such as this: "Genocide Is Just Business as Usual in Darfur" (October 2006).
Citing the Sudan Tribune, I wrote that because of the genocide in Darfur, "80 children under age 5 die each day, estimates the United Nations Children's Fund."
And as Kristof reported from a refugee camp, Abgadam, in southeastern Chad last July, the horrors continue:
"The resumption of mass atrocities in Darfur after a bit of a lull has led villagers to flee to this refugee camp … It is full of Darfuris who have arrived in recent months after Sudanese government‐sponsored militias began a new spasm of murder, rape and pillage against two minority ethnic groups.
"Survivors tell the same stories. Armed men, often in army uniforms, burned their villages, killed men, raped women and took everything they had, while calling them slaves or saying that their tribe would be wiped out in Darfur."
How many of you knew about al-Bashir's current crimes against humanity?
There is no actual move at the U.N. — or anywhere else — to arrest al‐Bashir and bring him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague for trial under the previous arrest warrants against him, let alone these terrors.
Kristof — who should be a most disturbing model to American journalists and their editors — made this indictment of the media, which includes nearly all U.S.-based sources of news:
"It is now 10 years since the Darfur genocide began, and we in the news media have mostly tired of the issue. It's no longer news that the Sudanese government is slaughtering its people."
Is this disgrace ever mentioned in any of the graduate schools of journalism in the United States? I would like these schools and members of the media to explain their silence.
"Yet our silence," Kristof wrote, "empowers Sudan's leaders to pick up where they left off in Darfur."
Now dig this: "The United Nations has estimated that more than 300,000 Darfuris were displaced in the first five months of this year — roughly as many as in the last two years combined" (my emphasis).
It should be added that the U.N. is saving lives in these refugee camps.
As for the some of the survivors whom Kristof met:
"Halima Ahmed, 28, told how a convoy of pickups with mounted machine guns arrived at her village, and soldiers in Sudanese military uniforms then started shooting."
She told Kristof: "They shot my husband, and he fell down. And then they cut his throat."
Kristof continued: "Hawa Mansal, 35, said that all five of her brothers were shot, four fatally. Soldiers debated whether to shoot her as well, but then decided that they shouldn't kill a woman."
This has not been a unanimous decision among al-Bashir's murderers.
Also worth noting and mourning in the Abgadam camp: Five of the sons of Sheik Abdullah al‐Nazir were shot dead in the family house.
"The youngest was 3 years old."
You will not be surprised to learn this from Nicholas Kristof: "In the mid‐2000s, an ambitious senator from Illinois complained eloquently that the White House was too silent in the face of evil in Darfur. Is it too much to ask that President Obama recall his own words — and speak out again?"
I suggest to Nicholas Kristof that if he can catch the president on the golf course, relaxing from his strenuous efforts to rescue Obamacare, he might say a few words about the evils in Darfur.
But to what end when he returns to work in the Oval Office? Furthermore, have you heard anything about expanding murders and rapes in Darfur from any of the possible candidates for the presidency in 2016?
Here is Kristof again: "Sheltering under one tree here in the Abgadam camp were three small children, all orphans from bloodletting in Darfur. The oldest is a 9‐year‐old girl named Asiya who is now effectively mother to her brothers, Muhammad, 7, and Yasin, 2. The mother and father were shot dead in their home by a Sudanese government‐backed militia, villagers say."
Anything you want to say to — or do for — these three kids?


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This is my second year to attend the Daegwallyong Snow Festival and just as last year, it was lots of fun. Last year, the weather was really clear and sunny which made for great views of the snow sculptures. This year it was actually snowing at the snow festival, which sounds nice, but actually made it hard to see the sculptures as the snow was sticking to them.
Year of the Dragon snow sculpture
Horse-drawn sleigh
Other events included two different kinds of sledding, one with a tube and one with a sled, getting a ride on a giant rubber sled pulled by a snow mobile, and a bouncy jumping apparatus.
Tube sledding
Rubber sled pulled by a snowmobile
Bouncy jumping apparatus
Snow tunnel
Igloos for rent
Haven't you ever wanted to sleep in an igloo? At the festival you can actually rent an igloo for 24 hours and fulfill your dream. Unfortunately they're not actually made of ice....
Hanoo, Korean beef
Photo op
If only that snowman had just read the sign... the potatoes were free with any small donation. Perhaps snowmen don't have pockets to carry money around...
We meant to pick up some of these yummy looking potatoes, but we were still full from lunch and forgot to come back later...
Jolly snowmen or conniving thieves?
A Floridian enjoying the snow...
Unfortunately, the snow festival has finished already, but the snow sculptures will probably be there until the warm weather returns, which, in Daegwalleong isn't usually until mid-spring as this is the coldest part of Korea at an altitude of 700m above sea level. If you happen to be visiting Yongpyong or Alpensia ski resorts, be sure to check out the festival grounds in the town of Hoenggye at the base of these resorts.