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|The first inhabitants of Sicily were the Sicans, Elymi, Ausonians and Sicels. But it was only with the arrival of the Greek colonizers that Sicily entered "Great History" (8C BC). The Greeks founded almost all the first Sicilian cities along the coast: Naxos, Syracuse, Lentini, Catania, Messina. Their inhabitants, in turn, founded new cities: Taormina, Megara Hyblaea, Gela, Selinunte, Himera, Milazzo, Agrigento, Segesta, Lilybaeum, etc. These cities were first ruled by Oligarchies and later by Tyrannies. The most powerful Tyranny was that of Syracuse, which eventually subjugated all the other cities. But it soon came into conflict with Carthage, which had managed to consolidate its presence in the western tip of Sicily, taking control of Motya, Panormos and Solunto. The conflict ended with the victory of the Syracusans in the battle fought at Himera (480 BC). The war between the two powers, however, continued with alternating fortunes until Rome took the place of Syracuse, inheriting its historical role. Only after the three Punic Wars and the destruction of the Carthaginian Empire did the Romans gain effective control of Sicily. The island was then made into a Province, with a Praetor in Syracuse and two Quaestors, one in Syracuse and the other at Lilybaeum. Sicilian agriculture was strongly developed under Roman rule, and the island enjoyed a period of peace which lasted for centuries. It later passed under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Roman Empire, and a new era of peace began, with the introduction of the Christian faith and of Byzantine culture.
|In 827, however, the island was invaded by the Saracens, who imposed their iron rule. During the second half of the 11C, a Christian army led by Robert "the Guiscard" and his brother Roger I of Hauteville, who had been mandated by the Pope in Rome, freed the island from Arab control. In 1130 the Kingdom of Sicily was created and, at Christmas that same year, Roger II of Hauteville was proclaimed first King of Sicily. He extended the Sicilian dominion, creating a vast kingdom which stretched from Montecassino to Albania and the North African coasts of Tunisia and Libya. The Hauteville dynasty gave another two great sovereigns to Sicily, William I and his son William II. Men of science and letters, politicians and artists from all over the world gathered at Palermo's court, turning it into a magnificent centre of international culture. After the death of William II, in 1189, the Hauteville dynasty was replaced by that of the Hohenstaufens. The short and tragic reign of Henry VI was followed by a return to ancient splendour in 1208, with the accession to the throne of Henry's son, the great Frederick (I of Sicily; II of the Empire).
|A great statesman, well-versed in administration, natural science and mathematics, he promoted the development of a new, pre-Renaissance culture at his court. On his death (1250), a period of political unrest began. The crown of Sicily (a vassal of the Holy See) was assigned by the Pope to Charles of Anjou, the brother of the King of France. The Angevins (French) went so far as to subject Sicily to military occupation. This led to the Vespers Revolution, which broke out in Palermo on Easter Monday 1282, causing the expulsion of the Angevins from the island. The legitimate heir to the throne was King Peter of Aragon who, supported by the Sicilian nobility, was crowned King of Sicily (Crown of Trinacria), which had replaced the Angevins (supported by France), proved to be weak. In the 14C, in fact, the great aristocratic families gained effective control of the island thanks to their economic and military power. The most important – the Alagona, Peralta, Ventimiglia and Chiaramonte families – as a matter of fact divided Sicily into four spheres of influence. This was the period of the four Vicars. In 1392 – after about one century of political weakness on the part of the Crown of Trinacria, and after the doubtful outcome of the Vespers War against the Angevins of Naples (they maintained the title of Kings of Sicily) – the Aragonese of Spain strongly repressed Sicilian aspirations to autonomy. In 1415, Sicily was joined to the Crown of Aragon and was thus ruled by Viceroys. In the 15C King Alfonfo "the Magnanimous" (of Aragon and Sicily) managed to reunite the two parts of the ancient State (Sicily and southern Italy), which he refunded as the Kingdom of the two Sicilies.
|France fomented a series of revolts, which broke out between the 16C and the 17C. In 1672, during the war against Spain, Messina eventually rose up in arms, openly supported by the France of Louis XIV. But, in spite of their victories at sea and on land, in 1678 the French abandoned Augusta and Messina; the latter was severely punished by the Crown, and thus entered an irresistible process of decline. At the beginning of the 18C, Sicily was involved in the Spanish and Polish wars of succession (1700-1738). During a thirty-year period, the island was forced to yield its crown first to the Savoy dynasty, then to the Emperor of Austria Charles VI and, finally, to the Spanish Charles of Bourbon, who began the dynasty of the Bourbons of Naples and restored the autonomy of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily. Due to the French invasion, King Ferdinand of Bourbon moved to Palermo for a few years. Here he had to yield to the aspirations to autonomy of the aristocracy by promulgating a Constitution (1812). However, when monarchic authority was restored in 1816, he repudiated the Constitution and dissolved the Sicilian Parliament. In 1820-21 the first anti-Bourbon uprising broke out. During the revolution of 1848, the supporters of the cause of independence created an autonomous Parliament in Naples, and later proposed that an independent Sicily and the other Italian State should join to form a federation. The Revolution was put down by military force. The war of 1860-61 eventually ended with the annexation of Sicily and southern Italy to the Kingdom of Italy, ruled by the House of Savoy. On 15 May 1946, a legislative decree granted regional autonomy to Sicily on the basis of a special Statute. In April 1947, the first Sicilian Regional Parliament was appointed.

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Drs. Lerner and Lemongello have been focusing on the diverse needs of patients for more than 30 years. Throughout their time in private practice, each has maintained a strong interest in continued education at some of the leading colleges and dental institutions. Patients of our office in Palm Beach Gardens have the opportunity to work with a dentist that is intent on creating positive experiences and smiles that are healthy and attractive.
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In our office we encourage our patients to take responsibility for their health. This includes systemic health as well as their teeth and gums. Oral health is an essential part of overall health. Research has shown a link between oral health and diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, some cancers and possibly stroke. Eating healthy foods and avoiding sugary snacks, sodas, acidic soft drinks or sports drinks are a good way to prevent cavities and the need to restore your teeth while maintain a healthy smile. Daily hygiene and regular professional cleanings and exams with our dental team are essential to maintaining healthy teeth and gums.
Is chewing gum bad for your teeth? Chewing gum after a snack or meal stimulates salivary flow, clearing food from the mouth and neutralizing plaque acid. Gum Chewing stimulates saliva production by up to ten times the normal rate. Stimulating the salivary flow changes the chemistry of the saliva. Clinical studies have shown that chewing sugarless gum for 20 minutes following meals can help prevent tooth decay. Saliva stimulated by chewing gum also has a greater buffering capacity, providing more relief from gastric reflux. Saliva plays a significant role in maintaining oral health. We still recommend seeing your dentist regularly for checkups and keep up with brushing and flossing to keep that smile healthy and avoid cavities.
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He's already been banned from China after his film Seven Years in Tibet upset the communist authorities. Pretty soon it's likely Jean-Jacques Annaud won't be too popular in certain parts of the subcontinent: the Oscar-winning French director's next project looks likely to be the terrorism thriller Kashmir, set in the disputed region on the border of India and Pakistan.
In the story, which has been penned by DB Weiss, three ex-mercenaries head for the region after hearing that a terrorist leader with a $30m price on his head is going to be in town for a while. But it turns out that each of them has another reason for being in the area, and tensions mount as they near their objective.
Variety reports that Annaud is in final negotiations to direct, and, as is his wont, has made up his mind to shoot as close to the area he is depicting on film as possible. However, given the politically tense nature of Kashmir, location scouts are also looking at sites in Argentina, Mexico and other parts of India. You know, just in case.
Annaud's first feature film, Black and White in Color, was awarded the best foreign language Oscar in 1976, but he is perhaps best known for 1997's critical flop Seven Years in Tibet which managed to cause a certain amount of controversy. Two years after the film's release Annaud confirmed that, while most of the film was shot in Argentina, two crews had secretly shot footage in Tibet. The Chinese authorities banned Annaud and stars Brad Pitt and David Thewlis from ever entering the country due to positive depictions of the Dalai Lama in the film.
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Subsequent to pulling of an exciting win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their past amusement, a peppy Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) would hope to seal a playoffs compartment by beating loafers Delhi Daredevils (DD) in their last alliance match of the Indian Premier association (IPL) 2015 at Bangalore on Sunday. Illustrious Challengers Bangalore versus Delhi Daredevils, IPL 2015 Match 55 Preview
RCB have been conflicting in the competition yet the Virat Kohli-drove side are all that much in dispute for a playoffs billet. They are in second spot in the alliance table with 15 focuses from 13 diversions, behind Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who are on 16 focuses from 13 matches.
The home side would not have any desire to rely on upon the perplexing stages and mixes and would basically hope to beat the Delhi side on Sunday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium to fit the bill for the playoffs stage. Virat Kohli confesses to being anxious amid RCB-SRH thriller
Delhi, then again, are now out of retribution with only 10 focuses from 13 diversions and they will play for pride just.
RCB's batting trio of commander Kohli, AB De Villiers and Chris Gayle have been among the runs and that viewpoint makes them the top picks to win Sunday's match. Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik get into a warmed contention with umpires
Gayle's 35 and Kohli's unbeaten 44 were instrumental in RCB grabbing an exciting six-wicket triumph over SRH with a ball to extra under Duckworth/Lewis system on Friday night after the objective was reconsidered to 81 off six overs in the 11-more than a side match.
De Villers made an unbeaten 133 which helped RCB post a fabulous 235 for one in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium prior this week. RCB will need one of the trio to score enormous against Delhi on Sunday.
On the playing front, RCB will look towards Mitchell Starc to bring about harm to resistance batsmen — particularly at an early stage — and dry the stream of runs.
Delhi, conversely, lie second from the base subsequent to losing eight of their 13 matches. Delhi's crusade has been a bad dream yet one element that may goad them tomorrow is that they are coming into the match with a win against Chennai and they don't have anything to lose in the wake of being out of discord for playoffs.
Delhi had indented up a complete six-wicket win over table-toppers Chennai in their last experience in Raipur with opener Shreyas Iyer hitting an unbeaten 70 and veteran pacer Zaheer Khan driving a splendid bowling show.
Notwithstanding beginning the season gradually with three annihilations in their initial four matches, and being helpless before awful climate amid the previous week, RCB are occupied for the play-offs. There is still much to play throughout today, as a win would push them to second place and two splits at coming to the last.
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According to normal, the way to their prosperity has been a superb trio of top-request batsmen. Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers have contributed more than 1300 keeps running in the middle of them and, though in past seasons their bowlers have did not have a front line, this time they've conveyed. Mitchell Starc is ostensibly the best restricted overs bowler on the planet at this moment and both he and Yuzvendra Chahal are right in the chase for top bowler with 17 wickets each.
Delhi Daredevils
Delhi are sure to complete second rearward in the focuses table after another extremely disillusioning season, in spite of the fact that an enormous win over the compelling CSK last time shows despite everything they're playing with a lot of pride. Zaheer Khan's spell was eminent, at the end of the day exhibiting that playing is not their shortcoming. Imran Tahir and Nathan Coulter-Nile have been amazing and, including Zaheer and Amit Mishra, this is a considerable line-up.
Unfortunately the batsmen have once in a while complimented that great work. Developing star Shreyas Iyer has been one of the stars of this IPL with 419 runs, yet backing has just truly originate from JP Duminy on 347. The following best, Yuvraj Singh, has just 237.
Captain Virat Kohli's 19-ball 44 in Hyderabad on Friday picked up RCB two imperative focuses from the downpour truncated diversion against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Consequently, with 15 focuses from 13 matches, RCB are inside of striking separation of a playoff compartment and a win against Daredevils will seal their spot in the main four.
The last time RCB made the playoffs was in 2011 when they completed runners-up to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) while a year ago, the Bengaluru outfit wound up seventh.
The race for the playoffs is so tight going into this weekend, when two twofold headers are booked, that RCB can't bear to drop even one point. As being what is indicated, they will be trusting that the premonsoon showers that have been normal guests to the city in the past fortnight, will stay away to encourage a full amusement on Sunday.
In sharp differentiation, the procedures hold little esteem for JP Duminy's Daredevils who are out of the opposition and are put a rung above Kings XI with 10 focuses subsequent to affliction four continuous thrashings before walking around a six-wicket win over CSK in a low-scoring diversion at Raipur.
Subsequently, the failing to meet expectations Daredevils however out like a blown lightbulb, still have some flame smoldering in their aggregate guts to trek any group and RCB will be careful about their visitors, who guaranteed a ton yet conveyed little in spite of having an in number line-up.
Thrill seekers' advance this season has been hampered by irregularities in their batting where notwithstanding youthful opener Shreyas Iyer, the rest have neglected to flame all the time, however their knocking down some pins has enhanced significantly in quality after the arrival of veteran left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan, who alongside South African speedy Morne Morkel has developed a strong power.
Then again, Kohli's RCB wears a settled look with the captain alongside kindred opener Chris Gayle and South African star AB de Villiers loaning another measurement to Twenty20 batting while Aussie quick bowler Mitchell Starc has had a gigantic effect to their assault in the wake of missing some early amusements.
Likewise, with an abundance of ability in their positions, RCB will begin Sunday's diversion as firm top picks, yet they have to play and they did at the Ferozeshah Kotla a month ago when they beat Daredevils by 10 wickets in the wake of thumping out the hosts for 95 preceding Kohli and Gayle came to the objective without breaking a sweat.
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On each side of the spinal column, the levator costae are a set of twelve fan-shaped muscles which originate from the tips of the transverse processes of C7 to T11. Each muscle passes inferolaterally for a short distance to insert into the posterosuperior surface of the rib that lies inferiorly, near to its angle.
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European colonization of this land began with the
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PORT ST. LUCIE — Matt Harvey arrived early to Mets spring training Monday in style — driving a pulsating Maserati GranTurismo.
The big right-hander knows style and pitching.
And he knows money. Though Harvey, under Mets' control through 2018, didn't rule out a long-term contract extension with the Mets, fans shouldn't get too giddy.
Matt's Maserati — or a newer version of it — could be racing into someone else's spring training camp as early as next year.
That may be the best road for Sandy Alderson to take when it comes to the Dark Knight.
"I think whatever comes up, is going to come up,'' Harvey, 26, told a small group of reporters about a possible long-term extension as he sat in the third-base dugout at Tradition Field. "I've never shied away from it. I've never said I wouldn't consider it, but I haven't heard anything considering that.''
That is as lukewarm an endorsement as you will ever hear.
He basically said, "Show me the money and I'll think about it.''
It wasn't as if Harvey said, "After going to the World Series and the faith Terry Collins and the Mets showed in me last year, combined with the care they showed in my return from Tommy John surgery, makes me want to stay here forever, so let's get a fair deal done."
Harvey will make $4.325 million this season and as he gets closer and closer to free agency, he's not going to give away that earned right unless the Mets blow the doors off with a long-term contract proposal. And do you really think that is happening?
The best thing for the Mets to do is make Harvey the Opening Day starter and let him lead this staff, if all goes right, back to the World Series and win it all this time. There are no innings limits.
Then trade Harvey in the offseason when the other young starters are a year older and wiser. Get young talent for Harvey, start by asking the Red Sox for shortstop Xander Bogaerts and/or center fielder Mookie Betts and some young arms and move on to a world without Harvey.
Maybe the Red Sox could sign Harvey to a long-term deal. Maybe Harvey will do what it seems like from Day 1 and sign as a free agent with the Yankees.
If a trade offer never is made that suits the Mets' purposes, they can just ride Harvey through the 2018 season as their ace and start over again with a draft pick when he leaves.
Mets fans should enjoy each and every one of Harvey's starts. Enjoy this Maserati of a ride Harvey will give you every five days. He is motivated, in good shape and threw 216 innings last season in his comeback year.
That's impressive, and Harvey is looking for bigger and better things this season after going 13-8 with a 2.71 ERA last season.
"That's the first time I've ever done that,'' he said of his 200-plus innings total, "so that is kind of a milestone you want to reach as a starting pitcher. I felt great doing it.''
"[My arm] feels great. We did everything we possibly could to manage going into this season. I felt great going into last year but this year it is nice knowing I had a full season and going into a fresh year it feels great.
"We have a lot of confidence this year and a lot of knowledge and experience, we're excited about starting fresh this year.''
Specifically, Harvey said of that final World Series game, that ninth inning after he pleaded to stay in the game when he walked Lorenzo Cain on a breaking ball, he would relish being in the same situation again, but instead of a breaking ball, he would throw a different pitch — certainly his fastball.
"If I went back I'd throw a different pitch,'' Harvey said. "Everybody wishes they could go back at some point and change things. I'm always going to want the ball as much as the next guy.''
Yes he will.
He will also want a contract that figures to be way too rich for the Mets' tastes. The Mets need to make the most of their Maserati of a pitcher this season and blaze down a new road after the season.


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I can tell you now that I was super excited to receive an e-mail from Sonia, the Founding Owner of Ms. Flow. I am getting to the point now of realisation that the group is growing at a vast rate, but I am still always very grateful for an opportunity to collaborate with companies; this is my love after all. Reviewing a box takes me to my happy place, so it is a pleasure to be working with Ms. Flow for 3 months.
I was shocked at the speed in which it arrived via Royal Mail on Monday morning … it was only a few days earlier that she said she was posting out to me! You can't fault a service that's fast and efficient, it goes a long way in my opinion.
I know, you want to know about the good stuff right?
So What's in the Box?
- Cocowhite Coconut Oil for Teeth Minty Fresh – RRP £19.99 for 20 Sachets so worth £1.
- Hair 'O' Hair Oil – Makes Hair Healthy – FULL SIZE RRP £19.99.
- Heath & Heather – Green Tea & Jasmine – RRP £2.49 for a box of 20 so worth 12p.
- Ms Flow Candle – Grapefruit & Jasmine – RRP £4.
- Earth Kiss Clay Sheet Mask – RRP £1.99.
- Jealous Sweets – Tangy Worms – RRP £2.50.
- Panda – Mint Filled Liquorice – RRP 69p.
TOTAL Items Value = £30.29
I can't give a pricing for the sanitary items in the box as I received an array of samples to show me which ones are available to select. But bear in mind that the value of just the goodies is more than DOUBLE what you pay for this box.
The pricing structure for a Ms. Flow Subscription is dependent on how many sanitary items you need each month:
Light Flow (2-3 Days Flow) – £12.99
Regular Flow (4-5 Days Flow) – £13.99
Heavy Flow (5-7 Days Flow) – £14.99
They also offer a Trial box for only £10, which includes a mix of tampons and towels in different absorbencies.
The P&P is an additional £2.95
All of the boxes contain a mixed range of Beauty, Relaxation and Wellbeing products that differ every month.
When signing up you get the option of which products you require. This is fabulous, as I know just from speaking to the other Admin that 2 of our Ladies cannot use Tampons. You can select a mixture of products, or simply only one type.
Sanitary Brands that they use are:
- Tampax
- Tampax Pearl
- Tampax Compak
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- Li-Lets
- Natracare (Organic)
Sanitary Towels:
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- Bodyform
- Natracare (Organic)
You can then choose the absorbency level – Light/Regular, Super or Super Plus.
Lets get to the goodies …
I always try a selection of items whenever I receive a box to review, and this bunch of loveliness is right up my street.
Jealous Sweets – Tangy Worms
These lasted about 90 seconds flat, I opened them and like a flock of seagulls the other 3 members of my household swooped in on them. I was more than happy to share (not); they are gluten free which is ideal for younger kids too. I have sourced where to buy these now so that I can get some more.
Ms. Flow Candle – Grapefruit & Jasmine
I love my relaxation time, so I lit this, snuggled up on the sofa with my facemask on to… yep you guessed it …. Type up a review! Haha. In all seriousness, this is my passion so writing does relax me. This smells divine, I am impressed that it is their own branding and I suspect you get a different one of these every month.
Earth Kiss Clay Sheet Mask
As above I used this together with my candle, I cannot believe that there is a Facemask brand that I haven't tried – I am pretty upset with myself at that, I obviously need to buy more, right? Yes yes yes I would ABSOLUTELY use this again, clay and a sheet mask! Who invented this you little genius. My skin felt like I had been to one of those expensive Spa places. I have also found out where these are sold locally at the tiny price of £1.99. That is such good value.
Panda – Mint Filled Liquorice
I am very sad to tell you that I didn't like this. I thought I would. The liquorice tasted lovely but the mint inside it just didn't marry for me. You cannot like everything, I tell myself this all of the time.
Hair 'O' Hair Oil – Makes Hair Healthy
Saved the best for last. The first thing that stood out to me with this is the packaging. I love the little glass white bottle and silver screw lid, its unique. I have never seen this brand before and upon researching they do sell it in drugstores. Where have I been? I practically live in these places when I am out and about; I blatantly had my eyes shut. This is the most expensive item in the box at £19.99. Whilst my partner and I have only been using it for a few days so cannot give long usage results, we both love the unisex design of this and the fragrance.
I have not yet used the Cocowhite, as I am trialing a new toothpaste I got, so I want to wait and see the results of this first, but I will try it. The Tea is not for me, I am a Coffee lover, and without my Coffee I resemble my 2 year old when he loses his blanket!
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My Verdict?
I know that these types of subscriptions are very popular. I know our members go mad for it as they can justify the fact that it contains necessities every month; and therefore part of the cost of it would have already been spent buying these.
I am very impressed, I have to say I like the fact it contains full size items and that the box is sized to accommodate these as opposed to being squeezed into a small box that can only hold so much.
The bags they come in remind me of old fashioned sweet shop ones. The branding is clean, fresh and just bang on. I personally can appreciate how hard it is to get that right.
The value of the box is more than double what you pay for it, and with our discount that Ms. Flow have kindly given us, that is an even bigger bargain! I absolutely would purchase this box, I know that it is slightly more price wise than some of the other similar players in the game; but when you consider what you get with this it really is worth it. This box has a luxury feel, they are trying to include artisan products and unknown brands, when you consider the fact I had never heard of any of them then I would call that a success!
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Question #1:
What is the market standard for signing a contract once an editor has given a verbal acceptance of a manuscript? Does it take months after the acceptance or should it occur immediately?
It varies. If you have an agent and the publisher and agent haggle, then it can take months. Unless I have a personal relationship with an author, I will not work on a manuscript while it's in the process of being acquired. Once I've offered for it, I don't look at the work again until I have a signed contract. Now, how long should it take for the author to receive the contract? It should occur quickly, especially if you do not have an existing relationship with the publishing house. You are doing to much work revising to hope the contract will be something you can live with.
Question #2:
In lots of the reading I've done on writing, the author says to avoid adjectives and adverbs like the plague. I understand much of this is from a show don't tell perspective. Yet in much of the reading I do, I still see plenty of adjectives and adverbs. What are your thoughts on this and when is it OK for the author to use these? I guess what I'd like to see from you if possible are some examples when you feel it is OK to use adverbs.
It is completely impossible to write without using an adverb every now and then. (See? I did it right now.) On the whole though, I try to avoid adverbs (not so much adjectives) as much as possible. Adverbs are vague and most of the time are either unnecessary or a more specific description can be used. The exception to this would be dialogue. We use adverbs all the time when we speak, and to not use them in your dialogue could be awkward. I can't give any specific examples because every adverb has to be taken on a case-by-case basis.
My advice is to not worry about adverbs while writing your first draft. Fill that thing full of them if they come naturally to you. Then, when you go back to edit, look at all your adverbs carefully. Are they necessary? Is there another more specific way to say the same thing? If so, cut the adverbs. If not, leave them in. Adverbs alone will not sink a good story.
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Those who know me know that I come from a background of developing for Microsoft platforms. Part of my role as a solution architect for Mary Kay Supply Chain is to understand, as much as possible, about all of our applications - even those that are non-Microsoft. Heck, most of them are applications that were originally built for other platforms and then ported to Windows. That means when debugging these applications, I tend to fall back to the basics. Things that, as .NET developers (yes, I think of myself that way), we tend to push back into the foggy recesses of forgotten experiences: memory management, process and external libraries (dynamic and statically linked), message pumps, a plethora of other details, and just plain basic understanding of TCP/IP. I'm not even counting Java here. Our Java footprint is very small, but still very significant in the overall business - but at least we own the source code for the majority of that code, and if you have access to code, your done.
LogParser has been an incredibly useful support tool. I've been using it, more and more, to query Windows Event logs, Registry Keys, IIS Logs, custom application logs, and of course, J.D. Edwards Application logs (there is a point to this post!). LogParser can be used to query just about any data store out there (some take more ingenuity than others!).
In order to use LogParser, you need to download it and install it on a machine. It can be any machine. Once its installed, you can then deploy it by just file copying the LogParser binaries (*.exe/*.dll/*.chm). Mary Kay standard server build has a 'tools' folder, and I have been 'deploying' it to there as needed. If in doubt about how to do something, the help file is incredibly useful and concise.
Download LogParser.
In many cases, it can be used to query files across a UNC path, however, I wouldn't recommend it across a WAN (e.g. Dallas Data Center to Shanghai Data Center). Mary Kay has a MPLS WAN connection between Dallas and Shanghai that experiences latency of about 135ms to 500ms (depending on time of day), which means sometimes you can get away with this, others you can't. If you log into a server in the remote data center, you can then effectively query across all UNC paths with almost no delay.
Below are a few of the queries that I use against JDE Application Logs. These queries make it easy to find relevant information from sometimes HUGE JDE log files. It will scan a 100MB file in seconds. If DEBUG=FILE, in the JDE.INI, then files can actually reach Gigabytes in size. Most of which is 'chatter' your not interested in. Logparser makes it simple to 'rip apart' the log files and get to the meat of what you need to know. Some of these queries are iterative, meaning I take a rinse and repeat approach. I've been experimenting with Powershell, and its ability to pipe the results into additional statements for processing, and think I can shorten these down to one, or two, queries. If I do, I'll post that.
In some of the samples below, I use the our test data directory repository as a specific example of querying a UNC path. If you have multiple servers to check, its very easy to "up arrow" and change the specific value in the path (e.g. server name). Note, for MK employees, that folder has been fudged to protect the innocent, even though I'm ignorant enough to not understand what would be hackers could do with that information!
Display Kernel Type + PID
Here we quickly identify what PID is a particular kernel (jdenet_k.exe) type. JDE uses a generic process to host application code. Think of services.exe, or dllhost.exe. By looking at the process, you usually can't determine WHAT is actually running in the process. The process, or kernel, logs will host this information. From an application developer perspective, we are predominately concerned with what are called 'call object' kernels. This is where the business logic will be executed. Sometimes, in the event of a serious application exception, a kernel will be 'zombied'. Basically, you need to identify it and end the process. JDE will automatically spin up a replacement process.
logparser "SELECT EXTRACT_FILENAME(LogFileName) AS LogFile, SUBSTR(Text, 25) AS KernelType FROM jde_*.log WHERE Text LIKE '%Starting Kernel of Type:%' ORDER BY KernelType" -i:TEXTLINE -rtp:-1
Fields Returned
• LogFile - Log file name (includes PID information).
• KernelType – the type of kernel the PID belongs to.
LogFile KernelType
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jde_27696.log CALL OBJECT KERNEL
jde_27608.log CALL OBJECT KERNEL
jde_4280.log CALL OBJECT KERNEL
jde_15040.log CALL OBJECT KERNEL
jde_14036.log CALL OBJECT KERNEL
jde_8280.log CALL OBJECT KERNEL
jde_14024.log CALL OBJECT KERNEL
jde_12752.log CALL OBJECT KERNEL
jde_8560.log CALL OBJECT KERNEL
jde_8820.log CALL OBJECT KERNEL
jde_10100.log QUEUE KERNEL
jde_12668.log SAW KERNEL
jde_22688.log SECURITY KERNEL
jde_716.log SECURITY KERNEL
jde_13984.log SECURITY KERNEL
jde_2420.log UBE SUBSYSTEM KERNEL
jde_8148.log XML DISPATCH KERNEL
jde_5424.log XML DISPATCH KERNEL
jde_2336.log XML DISPATCH KERNEL
jde_27356.log XML DISPATCH KERNEL
jde_21712.log XML DISPATCH KERNEL
jde_20420.log XML DISPATCH KERNEL
jde_19676.log XML DISPATCH KERNEL
jde_11412.log XML DISPATCH KERNEL
jde_10896.log XML DISPATCH KERNEL
jde_28156.log XML DISPATCH KERNEL
Find "Call Stacks"
Here we are searching for the text "====>" associated with a call stack (stack dump); I've also used "ACCESS_VIOLATION" as a delimiter in the WHERE clause. Once we have obtained the Index (line number)of the call stack, we can dump further information.
logparser "SELECT EXTRACT_FILENAME(LogFileName) AS LogFile, Index FROM \\shares\ART\TestResults\TestRun135\logs\JDE\SERVER01\jde_*.log WHERE TEXT LIKE '%====>%'" -i:TEXTLINE -rtp:-1
Fields Returned
• LogFile – Log file that contains a 'call stack' – or match to our WHERE clause.
• Index – the line number matching the delimiter.
LogFile Index
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jde_2432.log 3119
jde_2836.log 1898
jde_3020.log 3080
jde_3992.log 1937
jde_5948.log 2405
jde_6076.log 2822
Find "Call Stack Information"
Armed with the a log file that contains a call stack, and the beginning line number, we can dump out the relevant contents. Sometimes its easier to redirect this output to a file, then view that information in notepad. E.g. append "> callstack.txt" to the query below. Notice that we are plugging in the value '3119', which was returned from our previous query. I use the ADD function as a simple way to indicate I want to grab the next [n] lines.
logparser "SELECT EXTRACT_FILENAME(LogFileName) AS LogFile, Index, Text FROM \\shares\ART\TestResults\TestRun135\logs\JDE\SERVER01\jde_2432.log WHERE Index BETWEEN 3119 AND ADD(3119, 15)" -i:TEXTLINE -rtp:-1
Fields Returned
• LogFile – Log file Name.
• Index – Line number.
• Text – line information.
LogFile Index Text
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jde_2432.log 3119 ====> Exception occurred with call stack:
jde_2432.log 3120 -
jde_2432.log 3121 JDECM_GetNumRecords+AE D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\system\bin32\jdekrnl.dll
jde_2432.log 3122 jdeCacheOpenCursorX+F4 D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\system\bin32\jdekrnl.dll
jde_2432.log 3123 F4211SalesOrderAgreementCache+1B7 D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\ART811\bin32\CDIST.dll
jde_2432.log 3124 jdeCallObjectV2+3EDE D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\system\bin32\jdekrnl.dll
jde_2432.log 3125 jdeCallObject+36 D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\system\bin32\jdekrnl.dll
jde_2432.log 3126 VerifyAndGetLocationMaster+CEA2 D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\ART811\bin32\COPBASE.dll
jde_2432.log 3127 F4111ClearDetailStack+C59 D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\ART811\bin32\COPBASE.dll
jde_2432.log 3128 jdeCallObjectV2+3EDE D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\system\bin32\jdekrnl.dll
jde_2432.log 3129 jdeCallObject+36 D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\system\bin32\jdekrnl.dll
jde_2432.log 3130 F4113FSClearWorkFile+F5 D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\ART811\bin32\COPBASE.dll
jde_2432.log 3131 jdeCallObjectV2+3EDE D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\system\bin32\jdekrnl.dll
jde_2432.log 3132 jdeCallObject+36 D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\system\bin32\jdekrnl.dll
jde_2432.log 3133 dcLINKInventoryTransfers+3863 D:\PeopleSoft\E811\DDP\ART811\bin32\CBUSPART.dll
jde_2432.log 3134 -


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Convergence Effort On Communal Irrigation Project Realized
A turn-over ceremony was held last April 10, 2014 at Sagawsawan, Mobo, Masbate for the completed Communal Irrigation System (CIS) that was constructed through a tripartite agreement and effort of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Local Government Unit (LGU) of Mobo, Masbate and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).
The convergence effort consisted of DAR shouldering 40 percent of the funding through its Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project (ARISP III), the LGU of Mobo providing a 60 percent-equity in the project cost, and the NIA, having the technical expertise on irrigation projects, is the implementing agency.
The Sagawsawan CIS worth 2,757,254.42 pesos was lunched on April 10, 2013. It is noteworthy that exactly just one year from its groundbreaking the irrigation system is already complete and ready to be turned-over to the Sagawsawan-Mobo Irrigators Association.
The ceremony was spearheaded by Luis B. Bueno, Jr., DAR Regional Director, Honorable Mayor of Mobo Percival Castillo and Engr. Alan N. Fabricante, Acting Irrigation Management Officer, NIA Sorsogon-Masbate Office.
DAR key officials: Assistant Regional Director for Operations Rodrigo O. Realubit, OIC-PARPO II Samuel R. Ongcal, Jr., OIC-PARPO I Herald Tambal, OIC-MARPO of DARMO-Masbate City-Mobo Edwin C. Yanzon, OIC-CARPO for PPBDD Floro Espares, and Engr. Jovito O. Rejuso, PPMO-ARISP III Rural Infrastructure Engineer; and NIA officials: Homer E. Diokno, Division Manager, Region V and Helsy Bermudez, Project Manager CARP Irrigation Component, NIA-CO also attended the turn-over ceremony.
At the start of the ceremony Mayor Castillo extended his gratitude to DAR and NIA. He said, "Isang daloy ng buhay ang ibinigay nyo saamin, pero dapat parin magtipid ng tubig para mas marami pang residente at magsasaka ang manginabang."
In response, Engr. Alex Guanting, ARISP III Consultant, congratulated Mayor Castillo and the Sagawsawan-Mobo Irrigators Association for the for its active participation in the project and to the successful construction of the CIS. He thanked the LGU of Mobo for the very substantial equity that it has given to the project.
"Tapos na po ang pagpapagawa ng proyekto…ngunit hindi ito matutupad kung hindi ito tinangap ni Mayor Castillo," RD Bueno said.
In his message RD Bueno emphasized the importance of the CIS to the community. He said, "the Communal Irrigation System brings a big impact to the food security program of the government. It is too important to the people economically. Indeed a worthy convergence of efforts of DAR, Mobo LGU and NIA."
The turn-over ceremony which included the signing of the certificate of completion and acceptance was highlighted by the actual handing over of the said certificate from the representative of NIA to DAR then to the LGU of Mobo which finally awarded the same to Irrigators Association President Ponciano Tamayo. Led by the top officials of DAR, LGU Mobo, and NIA, a ceremonial opening of the irrigation dam's steel gate was also conducted during the activity.
In his closing remarks Engr. Homer Diokno, Regional NIA Division Manager said: "Ang turn-over ay tanda ng pagkakataon para tayo ay magkaisa. Tanda rin ng pagkakaisa para tumaas ang produksyon. Tanda rin ng pagkakaisa para alagaan ang proyekto."
According to CARP-NIA Irrigation Engineer Helsy Bermudez, the CIS is capable of supplying water and irrigating as much as 100 hectares of farm land.
With its functionality and extensiveness, the completed CIS is expected to improve the crop productivity of all the farmer-residents in the areas where it could supply water, particularly in the LA UMA EXIN PI Agrarian Reform Community (ARC) composed of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) from barangays Lalaguna, Umabay Interior and exterior, and Pinamalatican.
The CIS will also serve as an avenue for strengthening People's Organizations (POs) and improving connectivity between and among POs, cooperatives, resource institutions and business partners that are in the locality.


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SOURCE: Elektra Records
May 14, 2013 14:39 ET
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - May 14, 2013) - Elektra Records has announced the release of "BEHIND THE CANDELABRA - MUSIC FROM THE HBO ORIGINAL FILM," the musical companion to the highly anticipated HBO Films production. The album arrives at all leading digital retailers on May 21st; Behind The Candelabra debuts on HBO on Sunday, May 26th at 9pm (check local listings).
Behind The Candelabra stars Academy Award® winner Michael Douglas as the legendary Liberace and Academy Award® winner Matt Damon as Scott Thorson, the famously flamboyant showman's longtime partner and confidant. The film -- based on Thorson's 1988 memoir -- is directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Soderbergh (Ocean's Eleven, Magic Mike), from a script by Academy Award® nominee Richard LaGravenese, and executive produced by Emmy® winner Jerry Weintraub.
"BEHIND THE CANDELABRA - MUSIC FROM THE HBO ORIGINAL FILM" features new music recorded specifically for the film alongside an array of Liberace's own recordings. Among the soundtrack's highlights is a trio of performances by Michael Douglas, including a rendition of "The Liberace Boogie" (streaming link: http://youtu.be/p9kDXnrXAdY). The collection also features work from celebrated composer Marvin Hamlisch, and performances from pianist Randy Kerber as well as concert pianist Idil Biret, many in collaboration with the film's core musical unit, The BTC Orchestra and The BTC Singers (see below tracklisting). "BEHIND THE CANDELABRA - MUSIC FROM THE HBO ORIGINAL FILM" was executive produced by Marvin Hamlisch, Steven Soderbergh, and Jerry Weintraub; Soundtrack Producers are Evyen Klean and Kevin Weaver.
"BEHIND THE CANDELABRA - MUSIC FROM THE HBO ORIGINAL FILM" is available for pre-order now at iTunes (http://smarturl.it/BehindTheCandelabra), the Atlantic Records Webstore (http://store.atlanticrecords.com), and at the HBO Online Shop (http://store.hbo.com).
HBO Films presents Behind The Candelabra, starring Academy Award® winners Michael Douglas and Matt Damon; executive produced by Emmy® award winner Jerry Weintraub; and directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Soderbergh from a script by Oscar® nominee Richard LaGravenese. The film is produced by Gregory Jacobs, Susan Ekins and Michael Polaire.
For more news and information, please visit HBO: http://itsh.bo/Zt5nbq.
(Elektra Records)
Release Date: May 21st
1. The Liberace Fanfare - The BTC Orchestra
2. The Liberace Boogie - The BTC Orchestra Feat. Michael Douglas
3. Carioca - The BTC Orchestra
4. Chopin Nocturne In E Flat Major - Randy Kerber
5. Tico Tico - Liberace
6. When Liberace Winks At Me - Liberace Feat. Peggy King
7. Why Do I Love You - Michael Douglas
8. Kitten On The Keys - Liberace
9. NOLA - The BTC Orchestra
10. Begin The Beguine - The BTC Orchestra
11. I Belong With You - The BTC Singers
12. Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4 - Idil Biret
13. Love Is Blue - Liberace
14. The Impossible Dream - Michael Douglas
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Marvin Hamlisch, Steven Soderbergh, & Jerry Weintraub
Soundtrack Producers:
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Welcome Back! For those of you that are new to Wplus9, we will spend the next couple of days getting up close and personal with the products that we will be releasing this month. All previewed items will be available for purchase on April 5th at www.wplus9.com as well as at many of your favorite retailers.
We have a wonderful variety of products to add to the Wplus9 store this month. And from the sound of things, so far...you guys think so too!
This may be my favorite release to date. And today, I'm sharing my favorites of the newest products. Including some gorgeous exclusive dies that you will only be able to get at wplus9.com!
Birds & Branches Frame
- contains 6 individual dies wired together that can be easily separated if desired
- available exclusively at www.wplus9.com
- frame covers a full standard A2 card front
- Approx. Measurements: (A) - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2", (B) - 2/5 x 9/10" (small bird); 1 1/10 x 1/2" (large bird), (C) - 3/5 to 1/2
- will be available for purchase April 5th for $18
Foliage Frame Die
- contains 2 individual dies wired together that can be easily separated if desired
- available exclusively at www.wplus9.com
- frame covers a full standard A2 card front
- Approx. Measurements: (A) - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2", (B) - 2 x 3"
- will be available for purchase April 5th for $18
Hand Lettered Hello>
- is a 4x6" clear photopolymer stamp set
- contains 18 individual sentiment stamps
- will be available for purchase April 5th for $14
Hand Lettered Hello Die
- contains 1 die
- Approx. Measurements: 3 3/10 x 1 1/5"
- will be available for purchase April 5th for $5
You are going to love the detail in these large, full card front frame dies. They are wonderful alone, but amazing when paired together! I took my inspiration from paper cutting, specifically the 3-dimensional ones with layers of detail that build upon each other, and came up with this.
I started with a single base of the Birds & Branches Frame cut from our Soft Honeydew card stock. This die has five additional dies to further embellish if you'd like. I decided to highlight some of the flowers on the branches by adding them in Cashmere. I didn't waste time trying to exactly line up the flowers to the base. The suggestion of flowers already exists thanks to the silhouette, I just wanted to reinforce it.
I then die cut the Foliage Frame from Soft Honeydew card stock and another layer in vellum, adhered them together with Tombow Mono Multi Glue. To add further dimension, I attached the this layer to my card base with foam tape.
The branches provide the perfect spot to nestle two little love birds. The results are so striking in real life and I decided that the message was pretty obvious and left it sentiment-less. The final design reminds me of a shadow box.
Wplus9 Supplies:
Stamps: Dockside Backgrounds // Inks: White Pigment Ink // Dies: Birds & Branches Frame (available 04/05/14), Foliage Frame (available 04/05/14) // Cardstock: Cashmere, Dove Grey, Soft Honeydew
Next, I wanted to take it a little more bold, and add even more depth to the design. The colors are still soft and neutral for the most part. But the stark contrast in the details really makes it pop.
Instead of doubling up the outer Foliage Frame, I opted to double the branches. I cut two Birds & Branches Frames from white card stock and then layered them on top of each other. I cut the top and bottom off of the bottom frame so that I could offset the branches and put them exactly where I wanted them. To add a little depth, I added two foam squares between the layers and adhered the edges of the frames together with Tombow Mono Multi Glue.
The extra foam squares allowed me to add the birds on the branches at different depths and levels. There is plenty of space built into the design to add your sentiments as well. For this one, I kept it nice and simple and stamped mine in the lower right hand corner. Yes, I was holding my breath at this point, praying not to make a mistake! LOL
Wplus9 Supplies:
Stamps: Pretty Patches: Apple // Dies: Birds & Branches Frame (available 04/05/14), Foliage Frame (available 04/05/14) // Cardstock: Cupid's Bow, Dove Grey, White
Next, I wanted to show you how versatile these frames can be. You could use them beyond just a frame - stenciling or misting, partial die cutting, spotlighting - just to name a few.
I decided to use just a portion of the Birds & Branches Frame, omitting the the outer frame altogether.
For the sentiment, I used the new Hand Lettered Hello stamps and die. Now, I did not hand letter this myself. Just wanted to clarify. LOL But it is a font in a hand lettered style... This set is so versatile, and you'll be seeing more of it this week. I have used it in some way with every other product being released.
Because the design is intersected in several places, it all stays together when using just a portion and you don't have to do any tedious piecing back together.
Wplus9 Supplies:
Stamps: Hand Lettered Hello (available 04/05/14) // Dies: Birds & Branches Frame (available 04/05/14), Hand Lettered Hello Die (available 04/05/14) // Cardstock: Nautical Navy, Dove Grey, White
And finally, I had all of these left over pieces laying on my desk and wanted to see if could put together something quickly. And you know what...it worked! And no stamping!? This might be a first EVER for me.
Wplus9 Supplies:
Dies: Birds & Branches Frame Die (available 04/05/14), Foliage Frame Die (available 04/05/14) , Timeless Tags 2 // Cardstock: White, Sweet Gelato, Dove Grey
So what do you think so far? I told you, we have lot's of great stuff for Spring! And, we have some Father's Day stuff that I can't wait to show you as well.
How about a giveaway? Are you ready for a chance to win today's featured products: Birds & Branches Frame Die, Foliage Frame Die, Hand Lettered Hello and the Hand Letter Hello Die? Just leave a comment by 9:00 AM EST April 3rd to enter. I will select one random winner from all comments. Winners will be posted here.
As always, thanks for stopping by, I'll be back tomorrow!


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We often hear the news about comfort women and the demand from global communities for their justice. Many countries are even demanding apology from Japan. So the very pertinent question is what is 'comfort women' and why this issue is so important that it is almost causing outrage in Asia pacific region. Don't get confused and let's find out.
What is Comfort Women?
Comfort women is the longest running activist movement on sexual slavery in modern history. Yup, it's the longest running movement which has been running over seven decades.
From 1932 to 1945, during world war-11, more than 200,000 women and girls from countries like Korea, China, Taiwan, Netherlands, Philippines, and Indonesia were forced into sexual slavery by Japan's military. 'Comfort women' is a euphemism for girls and women who were forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers in those days. There were over 1,000 military brothels in those days that were managed by the Japanese government and military.
In those periods these women passed through extreme sexual violence, rape, and torture. Their duty was to full the sexual needs of Japanese military. 'Comfort women' is considered as one of the grave war crimes in modern history.
Initially, those women who were forced into sexual slavery had kept their experiences secret out of shame. They were forced into silence by their communities and families.
In recent times women across different countries find courage to come out and talk about those atrocities. Gradually different governments also started talking about it. Recently, Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou called on the Japanese government to apologize and extend compensation to Taiwanese women used as wartime sex slaves. Liberalizing social norms in Korea also allowed survivors to come forward to raise their voice against the war crime.
In December 2015, Chinese government opened a museum in Nanjing that focuses solely on the plight of comfort women.
Even after 70 years, feelings of animosity and hatred still prevail among the Chinese against the Japanese.
Historic agreement between Japan and South Korea on comfort women-
Finally Japan and Korean government started negotiating about this bone of contention known as comfort women between both countries. Both governments also started talking about what kind of place Japan and Korea will have in 21st-century Asia and what their relation would be among growing concerns that If this issue is not properly addressed, then it will continue to be passed down from generation to generation and spoil relation between both countries. The meeting was attended by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and Yun Byung-se, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea in Seoul and they reached at a historical agreement.
Details of the Agreement-
Finally, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's apologies and remorse to all the women who suffered incurable physical and psychological wounds as comfort women. Japan also acknowledged its government involvement in the comfort women program. In compensation Japan will supply 8.3 million US dollars in government funds to support the former comfort women.
A special purpose fund, from the money received from Japan, will be established by South Korea to aid them. Japan agreed to fund a South Korean foundation, which will be established to aid the women forced into servitude.


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Today I have no snark, or dry-wit, or pictures of me in horrible 80's fashion. I want to follow up on a post I wrote several months ago. I don't know if any one cares about this, but it is important and cathartic for me to write it.
It took me a LONG time to find God.
As a child, I was brought up in the Christian Science church (sans the whole "not going to doctors" thing.) I stopped going when I was 13 or 14. I didn't get it. I went to Sunday school, but I couldn't make any sort of link between the Bible stories we learned and faith. I figured that if there even was some sort of higher being, there was no way any one person could know for sure.
By the time I moved to Minnesota this belief was firmly planted in my mind. I joined a Unitarian church, as a place where I could just explore ideas of faith and goodness without having to adhere to any particular religion.
For what it's worth, the Unitarian church was good for me. It was the first step out of cynicism and towards exploring other options. But I staunchly refused to believe in a Christian God, or any deity for that matter. Husband and I were married in the Unitarian church. Though there were many references to love and fate at my wedding ceremony, I made sure they didn't use the word God.
I regret that now.
My life had many ups and downs in the following years. Moves. Graduation. Pregnancies. Children. Depression.
After having my first child, depression was a shadow always lurking over my shoulder, ready to envelope me at any moment. Sometimes it did. It took 2 1/2 years for a proper diagnosis of bipolar depression, and proper medication.
I was thankful for medication. The mood stabalizers helped more than any antidepressant did.
But, as is inherent in the condition, there would still be occasional bouts of depression and mania. And eventually, though I knew the medication helped incredibly, I needed something more to believe in than medication. Something stronger than medication, to help hold me up.
I knew it was probably God. But I didn't know how to look, and I was still had some disparagement.
Still, walking into a building of worship is at least one way to start, so that's what I did. It is incredibly uncomfortable to walk into a church all alone when you don't know any one, AND you aren't sure you're a part of that religion at all. It was like everybody was already part of the club, and no one was really going out of their way to show you how to join, much less provide a forum where you could dissent and discover. I tried several churches, but couldn't stick around. I wasn't part of the club and I didn't have the secret password.
I was ready to give up. I knew there was a void in my life, but I started to believe there was nowhere I could fit in. Maybe I just had to soldier on alone.
Around Thanksgiving something changed. My cousin and her new husband showed up for the holiday. Her husband is a pastor at the Vineyard Church. He was so open to talking about religion, even though I had questions and doubts. It was enough to encourage me to take one more shot at this church thing.
So the following Sunday, I went to the Vineyard Church in my city. I have never felt so welcomed by a group of people I didn't know in all my life. The congrigation was small, but before I sat down, half of them had introduced themselves to me and had a short conversation.
As the sermon started, I felt so lost, and so tired. But the sermon was awesome. At least, the sermon combined with a genuine warm welcome was enough to keep me going back.
I've been going regularly since December, and Husband since January. It has been so good for our lives. I am still breaking down a lot of the walls I built up over the years, but this is a safe place to do so.
I can't thank my readers, especially my cousin and her husband, for encouraging me along this journey. This might not work for others, but it's working for me.
I don't feel quite so alone and befuddled anymore.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Not Quite As Befuddled
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I will be praying for you to not only find "religion", but a real relationship with Jesus! Life is SO worth living with and for Him!
Let's talk more!
- February 28, 2011 at 7:23 PM
- dtgillette said...
I am so very happy for you! You know that from our previous conversations. You're an amazing person and God really loves you. He is trying to open your eyes and really wants to be in your life. I can't wait to see what great big blessings He has in store for you and your family. I am glad you are feeling a little bit closer to peace. Its a long journey and you may not have perfect days.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths. Proverb 3:5,6
- February 28, 2011 at 10:33 PM
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Questions of a Young Hobbit - by Larner
"Yes, my lad?"
"Is it true that when the world was new there were no sun or moon?"
"So the ancient elvish reports tell it."
"But how do we know that is true?"
"Well, there are, I understand, a few elves within Middle-earth who were there and knew the days before the sun and moon arose."
"Are there really?"
"Well, elves don't have to die at the end of an appointed time as do mortals, so, yes, it is true."
"And you've met elves?"
A pause. Then, in low, almost sad tones, "Do you doubt me, Frodo?"
"Oh, no, of course I don't! It is only--well, you know how the Sackville-Bagginses always insist everything you say is a lie, and not even Merry or Pippin's parents seem to take it all seriously."
His voice slightly bitter: "Well, of course not--they are not children, but responsible, adult hobbits who cannot admit that there may be folk about they have never met who might have done things they would rather not imagine."
A silence. Then, "Yes. I see." Another silence. Finally, "Did my father believe you?"
A snort. "Well, if he didn't he had too much courtesy to confront me openly about it, and the same with your dear mother."
Again a silence. At last, "The sun and moon are beautiful, but I think I love the stars best."
Softly: "Yes, I can see that. But then you have more of an elvish feel to you than is normal with our kind."
"Will I meet elves one day--to talk to, I mean?"
"I am certain you shall, my dear boy. I am certain you shall. And perhaps you just might meet one or two of those who can describe what it was like to waken beneath the light of stars, long ago on the shores of the Waters of Awakening...."
At that Frodo shuffled somewhat nearer to lie pressed up against Bilbo, pleased to listen to the story the old hobbit wove as the two of them lay side by side atop the Hill, watching the stars wheel over them.


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Hello Loves, how are you?
I will be fast this time because I completely forgot about these pictures and I wanted to share them with you, but also I`m on the rush so I have to do a fast hairstyle, soft make-up and go out because even if it`s Saturday, this doesn`t mean that is a free day :D
And please notice that somewhere on the streets of Bucharest, I found this cute drawn : I ♥ M. And I know...it was not meant especially for me but is still cute :)
I hope you enjoy this sunny weekend, even if your home, at the seaside or anywhere else ♥
P.S.:I`m still in Bucharest and believe me, is so great to leave for a few days without traffic jam, noise and agglomeration anywhere you go ♥ Love you Bucharest, haha !!
Oh and something more, don`t forget to follow me on Facebook and Instagram. You`ll be updated daily ♥
Kisses, Manuella ♥


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Friday, September 16, 2011
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
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Wow! Looks like your kiddos had a lot of fun this week! What great ideas you have to share. I think I am going to make the alphabet shaker bottles. Too cute!ReplyDelete
I just finished my unit, Chicka Chicka Names...I'll have to add some of your great ideas next year. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I love that you let them taste real coconut! Looks like they had a blast!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing this! The ideas are cute as a button!ReplyDelete
Very cool, Julie!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 17, 2011 at 3:01 PM
I could kiss you! These are fabulous! I am teaching kinder (jk/sk) for the first time (I teach gr.4 in the am) and have been stressing about what to do with them!! I am writing these ideas into my planner!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 18, 2011 at 1:05 PM
What did you put in the alphabet shaker bottles?ReplyDelete
The shakers have colored rice, palm tree confetti, alphabet confetti and beans for coconuts...ReplyDelete
Thanks everybody!!
Thank you for sharing. Would you mind telling me which unit your ABC order activity sheet is in. Thanks, KimReplyDelete
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Your activities for "Chicka Chicka" are SO cute! We recently made the hats for our "Chicka Chicka" day at school! I posted a picture on my blog and linked your page, hope that's ok! You can check it out here: http://pinkpolkadotsandprek.blogspot.com/2012/09/chicka-chicka-boom-boom_21.htmlReplyDelete


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OK, I love bikes, I can admit it. But is that so wrong? Really, of all the things to love, Bikes seems like a good thing. The simple but elegant machine that is also art. I really am sad that in the hard drive crash I lost the images of the wicked cool Electra Jeremy 3 that my brother bought off me. I had some cool images of it that I had not gotten around to posting.
I still have an Electra Townie 8 that I bought with the idea of selling it, about a year ago. I found it cheap and thought I could make something off of it, but it is still in my garage. I miss my first Cannondale that I sold to help pay for my current one. I wish I could have kept it, just to hang it on the wall, and maybe to ride on occasion.
I can't just pass by the bike store and pick up a tube, I have to look at all the bikes. It is one of my favorite looks on flickr. I love to look at them, ride them, clean them, tune them, and more and more, shoot them.
I love bikes.
Thanks for looking.
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Every year Target has a major toy clearance the last week of July. I thought I missed it but I went to target this morning and found it started TODAY! I found items that were originally 29.99-34.99 for 3.98,6.98,4.98...and the list goes on!!!
30%-80% Target Toy Clearance!!!!
I stock up on a ton of August, September and October family/friend birthdays and then a few extra for those random kid's parties throughout the school year.
I am not sure about other cities but it is here in the metro STL area!
Check it out!!!!!


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Flash-based disks heading for laptopsBy Derek Sooman
Laptops may soon be benefiting from solid-state disk (SSD), a flash-memory based replacement for hard-disk drives, thanks to work from Samsung. The company has announced that it is to offer a 32GB drive to customers. Samsung believes that the market for SSD drives will boom, reaching US$4.5 billion by 2010.


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I am appalled at Chancellor W. Ann Reynolds' Dec. 15, 1984, letter thanking The Times for its editorial support (Nov. 19), "Cal State: Quality With Equality." In essence, the Board of Trustees of the California State University System wants to improve quality by requiring stiffer admission requirements. This proposal naively presupposes that it will improve high school training by requiring more solid subjects for admission into the state university system. This assumption represents a total ignorance of history, a retreat from the 1960 commitment to ensure equal access to the state university system for minority students, and a return to hypocritical racist policies which have traditionally excluded minorities from higher education.
When I began teaching at California State University Northridge (then San Fernando Valley State College), fewer than 75 students of Mexican extraction attended CSUN. Two years before this, only seven Mexican-Americans studied there. Because of the civil rights struggle, the Cal State system was forced to recruit and create retention programs for minority students.
Today 1,300 Mexican-American students attend CSUN (out of a student body of 28,000. This is less than 5% of the students). This is in spite of the fact that more than 40% of the Los Angeles Unified Schools are of Mexican extraction (this figure excludes other Latino groups).


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Welcome to the It's Time to Get Crafty Giveaway Hop, hosted by the Blogging Mamas Network. With the colder weather keeping us inside, it's the perfect time to get crafty! I've joined with over 40 other bloggers to bring you great products to keep you or your kids busy this season.
This event will run from February 6-20 and each blogger in the hop has a great prize, worth at least $25, to help you be creative or to admire someone else's handmade creations.
For this event, the Etsy store, Modern Beautiful is giving away a $25.00 gift card to be used for your choice of printable party favors, invitations, decorations, & more!
Enter to win below...and do not forget to LIKE the Modern Beautiful Facebook page for your own Valentine's Day freebie!
Watch for my review, which will be posted very soon!
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Be sure to check out the giveaways from the blogs listed below. While you're hopping, be sure to enter the Grand Prize for this Event - a 6 month subscription to Green Kid Crafts AND a $100 Michaels Gift Card!
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Vegetarian eating and fast food don't seem to go together, but if you're on a road trip or hungry for a quick bite, or out with friends who crave fast food burgers, you may find yourself eating at a fast food restaurant. More and more fast food restaurants offer options for vegetarians. A little menu sleuthing can help you make a vegetarian fast food meal.
Most fast food restaurants offer salads. Make sure they aren't garnished with bacon bits and if you're vegan, ask that they hold the cheese. Some restaurants even have salad bars, which allow you to add healthy additions such as chick peas or nuts.
Baked potatoes are a safe bet for vegetarians. Some restaurants even allow you to dress them up with broccoli or other healthy toppings. The french fries or potato cakes are vegetarian-friendly at some fast food chains, but others use lard in the frying oil, so ask or do research online before you order.
Order a burger with everything—hold the meat (and cheese if you're vegan). Or order a vegetarian sub sandwich with lots of vegetables.
Order a vegetarian pizza, hold the cheese if you're vegan. Ask for extra peppers, onions, mushrooms and other vegetables.
Mexican Food
Tacos, burritos and quesadillas can be made vegetarian by omitting the meat (and cheese and sour cream if you're vegan). Verify that the beans contain no added animal fat. Spanish rice and guacamole are other good Mexican food options.
Other Ethnic Food
Ethnic fast food restaurants that offer Indian, Thai, Chinese or Middle Eastern foods are good bets for vegetarian options. Vegetarian egg rolls, spring rolls, samosas or falafel are tasty vegetarian fast food choices.


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I punched out the tiny heart between them and drew those thought bubbles. After I took the picture I covered the small heart with Glossy Accents but it's too dark now to take another picture.
ETA: This card earned an Honorable Mention at the Fusion Challenge!
And here is the sketch that I used:
It's my first time playing in the Fusion Challenge and I used only the sketch but who knows maybe next time I will combine the sketch with the inspiration picture!
Hope you are enjoying your weekend! Thank you for checking out my card and leaving a comment!
Stamps: Hero Arts (Everyday Sayings, Envelope pattern background)
Die: Sweet 'n Sassy (Heart dies)
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye


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|Photography: Jim Bastardo, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay
Shot in Arizona last November, This is the 3rd option on a cover for Design Within Reach's outdoor program for 2014. This cover was actually shot on our first day of shooting. What many would not realize is on these shoots in AZ, there is naturally a lot of cactus wrangling involved, You can see in the background many pots of very heavy cacti that need to be potted but also constantly moved until the right position had been found for this image. My team at Studio Marcus Hay did any amazing job of handling these, not an easy job by any means!
Our theme for this cover was Biker Dude and we wanted it to subtly weave through this section of shots. The line used here is very masculine and clean lined, This house actually reflected the theme really well, The owner having an amazing collection of motorbikes and cars from the 1950's and 1960's.
This image was shot be the very talented Jim Bastardo.


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Number 452, January 20, 2008
"They promise us a world of fear"
The Tyrant(s) Americans Should Fear
Attribute to The Libertarian Enterprise
The tyrant or tyrants Americans should fear is not President George W. Bush or Vice President Dick Cheney or whatever Republicratic duo takes their place in 2009, but the hundreds, thousands and perhaps millions of little tyrants in our government.
Bush and Cheney's power is limited and weak even though hysterical fools like Paul Craig Roberts think otherwise. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are about the only politicians and bureaucrats in our government who face real oversight. The press actually observes what they do and Congress second guesses their actions and questions their motives. Bush can't go to the toilet without the press reporting on it, and Cheney can't clear his e-mail without a congressional hearing.
Even if Bush and Cheney were to try to stage a coup and overturn the constitution it wouldn't work. There is not a single individual in the US military over the rank of private who would even listen to such an idiotic order. If Bush ordered it the generals would send the men on leave and go off to play golf. Nor is there any agent in any of the law enforcement bureaucracy who would risk his butt doing anything illegal for any President. Indeed if Bush or Nancy Pelosi were to try and declare themselves dictator hundreds of federal agents would be racing to the Capitol or the White House for the chance of getting on TV putting the cuffs on the evil enemy of democracy and taking him or her in for booking.
Does this mean we are free or living in a democratic paradise? No, our freedom is under threat every day by hundreds of thousands or perhaps millions of petty dictators. The petty tyrant who drives around our neighborhoods in the squad car with the 40 caliber Glock and the badge, the petty tyrant behind the desk at the zoning department who makes life miserable for homeowners, the petty tyrant who uses his or her seat in Congress or the state legislature or the city council or the board of County Commissioners to enrich him or herself while restricting our freedom and the petty tyrant sitting in the classroom telling our kids that freedom is bad and Karl Marx was a genius.
These petty tyrants are far worse than George W. Bush, we know who he is and where he lives. We don't know who most of these petty tyrants are. Name your Congressman, your Senators, your state legislator, your state senator, your County Commissioner, your city councilman, your school board member, I bet you can't. They trample our freedoms in a million different ways and get away with it. Worse, their trampling of our freedom is financed by our tax money.
These petty tyrants are the ones we should be worrying about not the fellow who's going to retire to the golf course in 12 months. They'll still be there long after George W. Bush is gone and hysterical libertarians are writing editorials about Hillary Clinton's plans to suspend the constitution and herd us all into concentration camps.
The solution is to ignore the strawman or woman in the White House and to do something about the system that gives all the petty tyrants power over us. The system called government.
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(Reuters) - The unaired fourth episode of the new season of HBO's hit series "Game of Thrones" has been leaked online, the premium channel's distribution partner Star India said on Friday.
"We take this breach very seriously and have immediately initiated forensic investigations at our and the technology partner's end to swiftly determine the cause. This is a grave issue and we are taking appropriate legal remedial action" a Star India spokesperson said in a statement.
Star India is a subsidiary of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.
The leak of the episode, titled "The Spoils of War," was separate from a hack on HBO that was disclosed earlier this week, HBO said in a statement. In that incident, the company's chairman, Richard Plepler, told employees in a Monday email seen by Reuters that the hackers had stolen "proprietary information," including some programming.
Entertainment Weekly reported on Monday that hackers stole 1.5 terrabytes of data, including two unaired episodes of the "Game of Thrones" series.
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Lamai Bay, Koh Samui
Nestled on the foothills of Lamai Bay, only 20 minutes from the airport, Banyan Tree Samui offers 5-star villa accommodations equipped with private infinity pools and elegant Thai décor overlooking the Gulf of Thailand and their very own private beach.
Villas are spacious and feature private balconies with views of the oceans of the greenery of the surrounding Forrest. Each comes with modern amenities making this resort suitable for business, leisure and families alike. Bathrooms are large and sleek and have floor-to-ceiling windows.
Conveniently located, you are close to outside restaurants and shops and everything else the island has to offer. Their Rainforest Hydrospa is the first and only of its kind on the entire island so pamper yourself with relaxing body treatments and massages after a fun day of diving, cycling or fishing. For the more active, Banyan Tree also has a well-equipped fitness centre with a trainer on hand should you need one.
Dining options at Banyan Tree range from buffet breakfast with a range of international dishes at The Edge, authentic Thai dishes at Saffron restaurant or light snacks at the Lobby Lounge, Pool Bar and Sands, Banyan Tree's premier beach grill.
Families travelling with kids are also fully taken care of with a great kids club to keep the young ones busy and happy with fun activities like baking, face painting, sandcastle building, sand art, T-shirt art, cap painting, dancing class and pool games.
Banyan Tree Koh Samui Information
- Accommodation: 88 pool villas
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- Facilities: 3 restaurants, private beach, Hydrospa, gym, Yoga classes, kids club, library, games room
- Activities: Watersports (Snorkelling, canoeing, bodyboarding, catarman, windsurfing), Island excursions
- Weather: Year round destination, however, November & December best avoided
- Children: Welcome (kids club and baby sitting)


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I would give anything to see Bjork explain how electronic shifting works, just like she explains how television works in the video above.
I haf ridden thee Di2 on awwwl kints of roads…..but now I am fery coorrious how eet operates. See theese wires..they look like thee veins of an Icelandic fish….they lever speaks thru thee wires to thee mechanism on thee other side , electrically thee lever says "hello! now change thee gearings"


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After a career sending people to prison, it took three years inside a federal penitentiary to change Bernie Kerik's mind about the criminal justice system. "Not only did I not know," he tells National Journal, "I didn't know because I didn't pay enough attention to it. My job as a police officer and police commissioner is to enforce the law"¦. You don't think about what that does on the other end."
Kerik had a stellar career in law enforcement and corrections, rising to be commissioner of the New York City Police Department under Rudy Giuliani and then a nominee for Homeland Security secretary under George W. Bush. But he found himself at the other end of the law when he pleaded guilty to tax fraud and other charges in 2009.
Inside prison, he was shocked at what he found: good people. He still feels confident that he sent bad guys away as a police officer, but he had no idea how many others get snared in the net. A good father, a young person who made one mistake, a commercial fisherman who caught too many fish — people whose lives would be forever changed by a felony conviction. "The system," he says of a machine he embodied as much as anyone for decades, "is broken."
Now he's taking his message to his fellow conservatives — and finding them surprisingly receptive.
Even a year ago, it would have been hard to imagine that someone on the main stage of the Conservative Political Action Conference, the annual gathering just outside Washington, would make a plea to businessmen in the audience to consider hiring more ex-cons. But that's exactly what happened Friday during a panel featuring Kerik and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, whose state has implemented a slew of criminal-justice reforms in recent years, along with conservative mavens Grover Norquist and Pat Nolan.
"The establishment press wouldn't expect to hear a discussion on criminal-justice reform at CPAC," Norquist said. But only conservatives with their tough-on-crime bona fides can lead this reform effort, he continued. "Our friends on the left have zero credibility when it comes to reducing criminal activity and punishing people who deserved to be punished."
The packed ballroom, if a bit skeptical at first, murmured along in agreement as the panelists framed the issue in decidedly conservative notes: the fiscal responsibility of reduced prison terms, the Christian compassion of redemption, the rolling-back of big government.
"The idea that we lock people up, throw them away, and never give them a chance of redemption is not what America is about," Perry said. "Being able to give someone a second chance is very important."
The governor, who presides over a state that executes more criminals than any other, went on to call mandatory-minimum sentencing laws a "really bad idea," urging his fellow governors to be not just tough on crime, but "smart on crime."
It's a deep-red view of justice reform that began in Texas as a budgetary necessity during the depths of the Great Recession and has now spread to other conservative states like Louisiana, South Carolina, Georgia, and Missouri with moralistic zeal.
"These are not blue states," Norquist says. "If these ideas hadn't started in Texas, it'd be a lot harder to sell them."
After three decades where Republicans could reliably win elections by posturing on crime, the trend has reversed and the momentum for sentencing reform has reached its zenith thanks to the influx of conservative support. The Heritage Foundation now stands with the NAACP and ACLU.
While liberals are typically more open to reform, Perry's work in Texas stands in contrast to Democrats like Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who recently pushed for new mandatory minimums on drug crimes, and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who owes his success to cracking down on crime in Baltimore.
At CPAC, the message is tailored to the audience. Families Against Mandatory Minimums, the organization at the forefront of reform, attended the conference for the first time this year. At their exhibition booth, they handed out plastic guns to highlight the case of a Florida man who received a 20-year mandatory sentence for firing a warning shot to protect his daughter. Founder and President Julie Stewart said the choice of the case was intentional, meant to attract conservative support. "We're trying to bring attention to the fact that it's not just drugs, guns also often carry mandatory minimums."
Garnering conservative support is crucial for advocates, and a number of red states such as Georgia have already moved in this direction. "This is the audience that I think would really move the ball forward. Democrats can't do it alone," Stewart added.
Conservatives who push for reform make an argument that mandatory sentences don't actually reduce crime, and cost a lot of money. The federal inmate population grew by 13 percent between 2006 and 2012, and the Bureau of Prisons takes up about a quarter of the Justice Department's budget.
Dropping crime rates and a greater emphasis on fiscal responsibility have opened the door for conservatives to embrace the cause. And doing so could be politically savvy for a GOP that does so poorly among nonwhite voters. Leaders on the right, such as Sen. Rand Paul, have noted that drug sentences disproportionately affect African-Americans.
Some pending legislation in Congress shows how much the momentum has built around this. A bill, cosponsored by Paul and Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy, gives judges greater flexibility to not use mandatory minimums in federal crime sentences. And a bill from Sen. Mike Lee, another tea-party leader, and the Senate's second-ranking Democrat, Dick Durbin, would reduce mandatory minimums in certain nonviolent drug cases.
In Texas, Perry has made a pragmatic case for his emphasis on job-training programs for inmates. "Prisons are going to be used as training grounds one way or another. Either you're going to be teaching them to be really, really good criminals, or you going to teach them to be entrepreneurs — the choice is ours," he told the increasingly receptive CPAC crowd.
For Kerik, it's encouraging to see the shift. "When Grover Norquist sits on a panel with me and says it's a problem — it's a problem," he said in an interview after the event.
But there are still opponents to pending bills to reform sentencing on drug crimes, especially law-and-order Republicans such as Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and groups like the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, which represents more than 5,300 Justice Department prosecutors.
How do you convince them short of sending to them prison? "I used to think like you, exactly like you," Kerik says to a hypothetical debating partner. "And I haven't lost my mind. I haven't turned to the left and turned into some liberal lunatic."
"Nobody has even been in the system with my background and experience. No one," he continues. "I know how it works, I know what it's supposed to do, what it's supposed to accomplish — and I know the system can be fixed. So if they're going to listen to anybody…."