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Does server virtualization require enterprise storage arrays?
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HDS' Hu Yoshida wrote an interesting theory on his blog . Basically he says that while modular dual-controller storage arrays might be useful for traditional physical server deployments, virtualized servers would need enterprise storage arrays. (Which interestingly are defined by "multiple processors that share a global cache" according to him.) I wrote a small reply as a comment which... [More]

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If you are involved in the legal practice, then one thing that you would never be able to escape is writing. You would need to write pleadings, memorandums, affidavits and so on. And, this would include your frequent day-to-day communication with clients, possible clients and colleagues in the profession. And because the practice of law entails a lot of paperwork, then you need some really great-looking legal stationery.
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Chuck Hagel blocked: Harry Reid says he doesn't have the votes — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Thursday that Republicans have told him that they plan to block Chuck Hagel's nomination to be the next secretary of Defense over demands for more information from the White House.
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones: WTF Is Going On With Chuck Hagel?
Rachel Streitfeld / CNN: Hagel: McCain tells CNN he still doesn't have answers from WH
Michael Hirsh / NationalJournal.com: Hagel Not Withdrawing, Despite Renewed GOP Opposition
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS: Defense Secretary Hagel? Not So Fast
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Harry Reid: We don't have the votes to break a GOP filibuster on Hagel; Update: Senate to vote on Hagel today
Ken Shepherd / NewsBusters blogs: UPDATED | Senior Defense Dept. Official Disputes Harry Reid's Claim from Senate Floor …
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics: Reid: Republicans blocking Hagel's nomination
Taylor Marsh: Reid Schedules Vote on Hagel for Friday, Republicans Set to Filibuster *Update - HAGEL BLOCKED*
Steve Kornacki / Salon:
When Republicans play with fire — Just how unprecedented is their filibuster of Chuck Hagel? In a word: Very — Whether they'll cop to it or not, Republicans are currently engaged in a filibuster of Chuck Hagel's nomination to be Defense secretary. — Jim Inhofe, Oklahoma's conservative …
Discussion: Slate, The Maddow Blog, The Dish, The Plum Line, Shakesville, JustOneMinute, The Hill, ABCNEWS, Post Politics and National Review
David Weigel / Slate: Susan Collins Will Vote for Cloture on Hagel; And, the Emerging Hagel "Delay" Gambit
Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog: Reid sets stage for Hagel showdown
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: Holding Hagel Hostage, Ctd
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line: Revive the threat of filibuster reform, Harry Reid
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: The Latest on Hagel — Ed Kilgore at Washington Monthly:
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute: On The Island With Media Matters - It Depends On The Meaning Of "This Way"
Alexander Bolton / The Hill: Reid will not honor Graham's request to hold Hagel nomination for Pentagon
Sunlen Miller / ABCNEWS: GOP Resists Senate 'Jamming' Vote on Hagel
Robert Costa / National Review: The Inhofe Position — On Monday, Senator Jim Inhofe …
David Weigel / Slate:
"Friends of Hamas": The Scary-Sounding Pro-Hagel Group That Doesn't Actually Exist — Palestinian high school students show off their skills during a graduation ceremony from a military school course organized by the Hamas security forces and the Hamas Minister of Education on January 24, 2013 in Gaza City.
Discussion: The Week, The Dish, A plain blog about politics, The Maddow Blog, Mother Jones, Little Green Footballs and Daily Kos
Andrew Sullivan / The Dish: Holding Hagel Hostage, Ctd
Jonathan Bernstein / A plain blog about politics: Catch of the Day — Here's some good reporting: Dave Weigel …
Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog: What 'Friends of Hamas' and ACORN have in common
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones: "Friends of Hamas": World's Dumbest Front Group?
Little Green Footballs: Breitbart's Ben Shapiro Makes Up Another Fake Story to Smear Hagel, GOP Runs With It
Barbara Morrill / Daily Kos: Ever wondered how stupid Republicans are? Wonder no more ...
Washington Post:
Senate Democrats to force vote to end debate on Hagel nomination — Senate Democrats are forcing a vote Thursday afternoon to end debate on the nomination of Chuck Hagel to serve as secretary of defense, bringing to a head a showdown over the nomination of the former Republican senator despite strong GOP objections.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!, Taking Note, The Lonely Conservative, The Plum Line, The Mahablog, LewRockwell.com Blog and The Week
Andrew Rosenthal / Taking Note: More Fun With the Filibuster
Jonathan Bernstein / The Plum Line: Happy Hour Roundup
Laurence Vance / LewRockwell.com Blog: War-Crazed Republicans and Conservatives
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Why Republicans Can No Longer Be Trusted on National Security — Because their leaders have become shallow, ignorant, and totally unserious on the issue that matters most. — It's been clear, at least since the 2012 election, that the Republican Party has abrogated its role—really …
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Taylor Marsh, American Prospect, Booman Tribune and Politico
Paul Waldman / American Prospect: Explaining the Farce of the Hagel Hearings
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Why Republicans are filibustering Chuck Hagel — Senate Republicans have decided — against the Fix's counsel! — to require Chuck Hagel to get 60 votes in order to be confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense. — (There is a fair amount of legislative gobbledygook, which we explained here …
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
McCain Satisfied With WH Benghazi Response, Ready To Press On With Hagel Vote
McCain Satisfied With WH Benghazi Response, Ready To Press On With Hagel Vote
Discussion: msnbc.com, CNN and The Impolitic
John McCain / CNN: McCain satisfied with WH response on Benghazi, negotiating to end filibuster without a vote
Libby Spencer / The Impolitic: Senate GOP invents the filibluster
Fox News:
Republicans vow to go to war with filibuster over Hagel
Republicans vow to go to war with filibuster over Hagel
Discussion: Fox News Insider and The Right Scoop
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senators Block Vote on Defense Post for Hagel
G.O.P. Senators Block Vote on Defense Post for Hagel
Discussion: dotCommonweal, Weasel Zippers, NewsBusters, Outside the Beltway and The Reaction
Margaret O'Brien Steinfels / dotCommonweal: Can Hagel be an effective Secretary? UPDATE
Clay Waters / NewsBusters: New York Times Again Defends Chuck Hagel From Mean GOP; Plus Do Only Conservatives Feel 'Ire'?
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Republicans Blocking Hagel Nomination, For Now
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House endorses Senate sequester plan, urges House Republicans to act
White House endorses Senate sequester plan, urges House Republicans to act
Discussion: Politico
Donovan Slack / Politico: W.H. to GOP: Your turn on sequester
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Senate Republicans block Hagel nomination for Defense secretary
Senate Republicans block Hagel nomination for Defense secretary
Discussion: Politico, Israel Matzav and Flopping Aces
Manu Raju / Politico: Senators wary of combative Cruz
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
Friday showdown on Hagel
Friday showdown on Hagel
Discussion: The Reaction, The Agonist, U.S. Senator Susan Collins and Associated Press
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Republicans Mounting Filibuster Against Chuck Hagel: Harry Reid [UPDATE]
Republicans Mounting Filibuster Against Chuck Hagel: Harry Reid [UPDATE]
Discussion: Daily Kos, American Prospect and The Maddow Blog
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos: With vote scheduled for Friday, Reid aides say Hagel doesn't yet have 60 votes
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect: The Ridiculous, Unprecedented Filibuster of Chuck Hagel
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Dems lack 60 votes in Senate to confirm Hagel as Defense secretary
Dems lack 60 votes in Senate to confirm Hagel as Defense secretary
Discussion: NPR, Foreign Policy, Weasel Zippers and Michelle Malkin
Frank James / NPR: Hagel Becomes First Filibustered Defense Nominee
Kevin Baron / Foreign Policy: Reid sets Hagel showdown for Friday morning; DOD rejects claim U.S. left without a defense secretary today
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Senate Dems unveil $110B sequester-replacement bill — Senate Democratic leaders unveiled a $110 billion sequester-replacement bill at a closed-door caucus meeting Thursday that would replace $85 billion in automatic spending cuts set for March 1. — The Senate Democratic package …
Discussion: The Heritage Foundation
Patrick Louis Knudsen / The Heritage Foundation: Senate Sequester Plan: They Can't Be Serious
Joanne von Alroth / Reuters: In Valentine vote, Illinois Senate approves gay marriage
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Sequester Cuts: Senate Democrats Settle On Replacement Plan
Sequester Cuts: Senate Democrats Settle On Replacement Plan
Discussion: Daily Kos
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner challenges Senate Dems to take lead, pass Obama second-term agenda
Boehner challenges Senate Dems to take lead, pass Obama second-term agenda
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Post Politics, BuzzFeed, Politico, The Plum Line, Speaker Mobile and National Review
John Parkinson / ABCNEWS: Boehner Challenges Senate to Enact Obama's SOTU Agenda
Ed O'Keefe / Post Politics: John Boehner: Senate must act first
David Rogers / Politico: Senate Democrats reach sequester deal
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line: GOP approach to sequester jumps shark
Chicago Tribune:
Illinois Senate approves gay marriage
Illinois Senate approves gay marriage
Discussion: Guardian and Business Insider
Karen McVeigh / Guardian: Illinois state senate approves gay marriage by vote of 34-21
Walter Hickey / Business Insider: Illinois State Senate Passes Same Sex Marriage Bill
David Corn / Mother Jones:
FreedomWorks Made Video of Fake Giant Panda Having Sex With Fake Hillary Clinton — The investigation at the influential tea party group could get weird. — An internal investigation of FreedomWorks—the prominent conservative advocacy group and super-PAC—has focused on president Matt Kibbe's management …
Lorraine Devon Wilke / Addicting Info: Tea Party Group FreedomWorks Under Investigation For Crude Panda/Hillary Clinton Video (VIDEO)
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: Conservative Group FreedomWorks Made Fake Sex Video Featuring Hillary Clinton And A Panda, Report Says
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics: FreedomWorks produced Clinton sexual parody video
David Edwards / The Raw Story: Report: FreedomWorks video featured a 'panda' performing oral sex on 'Hillary Clinton'
Zerlina / Feministing: Conservative SuperPAC interns make a fake sex tape with a panda and Hillary Clinton
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider: REPORT: Top Tea Party Group Made A Fake Hillary Clinton Sex Video
Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog: Stay classy, FreedomWorks
Jed Lewison / Daily Kos: FreedomWorks used female interns to film fake sex scene of a panda having sex with Hillary Clinton
Susie / Suburban Guerrilla: FreedomWorksPAC used interns to make simulated sex video with Hillary Clinton and panda bear.
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Report: FreedomWorks made fake Hillary Clinton sex video
Report: FreedomWorks made fake Hillary Clinton sex video
Discussion: The Other McCain, Crooks and Liars and The Week
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: Liberals Outraged Like It Was a Bad Thing for Hillary to Have Sex With Animals
Susie Madrak / Crooks and Liars: Wingnut PAC Used Female Interns For Simulated Sex Video With Hillary, Panda Bear
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Can the Republicans be Saved From Obsolescence? — One afternoon last month, I paid a visit to two young Republicans named Bret Jacobson and Ian Spencer, who work in a small office in Arlington, Va., situated above an antique store and adjacent to a Japanese auto shop.
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: NY Times digital trolling
Noah Rothman / Mediaite: S.E. Cupp's Advice To GOP In NY Times: Don't 'Be Afraid To Call Out Rush Limbaugh'
James Joyner / Outside the Beltway: Republican Obsolescence: Ideas, Not Technology
Betsy Newmark / Betsy's Page: Cruising the Web — Why are we sending $700 million to the Palestinian Authority?
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner: Former Senior White House adviser: Hispanics 'don't give a damn' about Marco Rubio
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Cool Kids of the GOP Show the Christian Right the Door
The Cool Kids of the GOP Show the Christian Right the Door
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Mahablog
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones: GOP Not in Kansas Anymore
John M. Broder / Wheels:
That Tesla Data: What It Says and What It Doesn't — The Model S at the Tesla Supercharger in the Interstate 95 service plaza in Milford, Conn. — Elon Musk , the chief executive of Tesla Motors, has now responded in detail to the account of my test drive of his Model S electric car …
Discussion: Wired, The Daily Caller, Brad DeLong and TechCrunch, more at Mediagazer »
Gregg Re / The Daily Caller: Tesla CEO accuses New York Times of fabricating story, sabotaging vehicle
J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong: Elon Musk of Tesla Motors vs. the New York Times
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: Elon Musk Lays Out His Evidence That New York Times Tesla Model S Test Drive Was "Fake"
Elon Musk / Tesla Motors:
A Most Peculiar Test Drive
A Most Peculiar Test Drive
Discussion: The Atlantic Wire, Wired, New York Times, TechCrunch, Wonkblog, Guardian, Gawker, Talking Points Memo, Brad DeLong, Balloon Juice, Mashable! and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
Rebecca Greenfield / The Atlantic Wire: Elon Musk's Data Doesn't Back Up His Claims of New York Times Fakery
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times: Conflicting Assertions Over an Electric Car Test Drive
John Biggs / TechCrunch: Lies, Damn Lies, And Robots
Max Read / Gawker: Elon Musk Defends Tesla, Says the Times Mistreated His $100,000 Electric Supercar by Driving It at Highway Speeds
Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo: Tesla's Elon Musk & NY Times: Disturbing Discrepancies On Model S Range Reporting
J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong: Hoisted from Comments: Tom Redburn on Elon Musk of Tesla Motors vs. the New York Times
Doug Galt / Balloon Juice: Green ideas sleep furiously
Pete Pachal / Mashable!: Travel Logs Shed Light on Tesla vs. The New York Times
Sam Byford / The Verge: Tesla's scathing response accuses NYT of 'changing the facts' in Model S review
Matt Friedman / New Jersey Online:
Lautenberg will not seek re-election next year — Photos: Senator Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey — TRENTON — U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a pugnacious and plain-spoken Democrat who has represented New Jersey for three decades, will not seek re-election to a sixth term next year.
Discussion: Roll Call, Truthdig, BuzzFeed, LifeNews.com, Daily Kos, Firedoglake, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, The Maddow Blog, Post Politics and ViralRead
Abby Livingston / Roll Call: New Jersey: Lautenberg Won't Seek Re-Election
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed: Frank Lautenberg Retires To Avoid The "Silly Season"
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com: Pro-Abortion New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg to Retire
Jon Walker / Firedoglake: NJ Sen: Frank Lautenberg Will Not Run Again
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Frank Lautenberg Will Not Seek Re-Election In 2014
Noah Rothman / Mediaite: New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg Will Not Seek Reelection In 2014, Paving Way For Cory Booker To Replace Him
Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog: New Jersey's Lautenberg won't seek re-election
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics: Frank Lautenberg will not run for re-election
Oliver Barie / ViralRead: New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg Will Retire
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Lautenberg to retire from Senate, opening a path for Cory Booker
Lautenberg to retire from Senate, opening a path for Cory Booker
Maggie Haberman / Politico: Frank Lautenberg will not seek re-election
Michael Tabb / Student Life:
Nate Silver talks politics to filled Graham Chapel — New York Times writer and statistician Nate Silver told a full Graham Chapel audience that he might stop writing his renowned blog should his analyses ever start affecting election results. — Silver spent an hour minimizing his achievements …
Discussion: AMERICAblog, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller and Politico, more at Mediagazer »
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Nate Silver Might Give Up Blogging If He's Impacting Elections
Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller: Nate Silver is worried that his polling might actually influence election results.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Missouri Democrats Introduce Legislation to Confiscate Firearms - Gives Gun Owners 90 Days to Turn in Weapons — Missouri Democrats introduced an anti-gun bill which would turn law-abiding firearm owners into criminals. They will have 90 days to turn in their guns if the legislation is passed.
Discussion: The Dana Show, Doug Ross, No More Mister Nice Blog, Weasel Zippers, protein wisdom, The Right Scoop and The PJ Tatler
Directorblue / Doug Ross: Great news: Democrats in Missouri and Minnesota introduce identical legislation banning the Second Amendment
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Missouri Democrats Introduce Bill Giving Firearm Owners 90 Days To Turn Over "Assault" Weapons And Magazines...
Jeff G. / protein wisdom: "Missouri Dems Introduce Legislation to Confiscate Firearms — Gives Gun Owners 90 Days to Turn in Weapons"
The Right Scoop: Missouri Dems introduce a bill to confiscate firearms, gives gun owners 90 days to turn in weapons
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Missouri Dems File Bill to Confiscate 'Assault Weapons'
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Obama meets 47% video guy — DECATUR, Ga. — President Obama on Thursday met the man who made "47 percent" part of Mitt Romney's legacy. — Obama and opposition researcher James Carter, who released the infamous Romney fundraiser video, met backstage before Obama's education event here …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Hagel Spoke Of Cooperation With Iran In 2007 Speech — According to the Free Beacon Hagel allegedly said during the Q&A after the speech the State Department was adjunct to the Israeli Foreign Minister's office. The prepared text accessed via a Nexis search of press releases …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, American Spectator, The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers and Washington Free Beacon
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: In 2007 Speech, Hagel Called for Cooperation with Iran While the Mullahs Waged War in Iraq
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Newly Uncovered 2007 Speech: Hagel Called For Opening U.S. Consulate In Iran...
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon: Hagel Cloture Vote Fails 58-40-1
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Report: Hagel Said State Department Controlled by Israel
Report: Hagel Said State Department Controlled by Israel
Discussion: First Read, Roll Call, BREITBART.COM, Politico, Right Turn, Weasel Zippers, Power Line, National Review, Prairie Weather, The PJ Tatler and Israel Matzav
Domenico Montanaro / First Read: Hagel nomination hits a wall
CQ Roll Call / Roll Call: Reid: Republicans Are Filibustering Hagel
Joel B. Pollak / BREITBART.COM: EXCLUSIVE—THE HAGEL SPEECH THAT 'WASN'T': MORE EVIDENCE EMERGES OF FAILURE TO DISCLOSE
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn: Hagel vote delayed, new outrageous statement alleged [Updated]
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: Report: Hagel Said State Department Controlled by Israel
Andrew Stiles / National Review: GOP to Filibuster Hagel Nomination
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Senate Republicans Filibuster Hagel Nomination (Update: Another Hagel Speech Surfaces)
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Obama favors sacking the expensive penny — President Obama on Thursday said he supports eliminating pennies, but that it's unlikely to happen because it's so low on the list of congressional priorities. — In a Google Plus "Hangout," Obama was asked why the U.S. Treasury continues …
Discussion: CNN
Gregory Wallace / CNN: Obama leaves a penny for his thoughts
Godfrey Hodgson / Guardian:
Ronald Dworkin obituary — Brilliant philosopher of law who put human dignity at the centre of his moral system — Ronald Dworkin, who has died aged 81, was widely respected as the most original and powerful philosopher of law in the English-speaking world.
Discussion: Crooked Timber and Althouse
Chris Bertram / Crooked Timber: Ronald Dworkin has died of leukaemia at the age of 81.
Ann Althouse / Althouse: Ronald Dworkin — a giant among law professors — has died.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Ronald Dworkin, Legal Philosopher, Dies at 81
Ronald Dworkin, Legal Philosopher, Dies at 81
Discussion: TalkLeft
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft: Ronald Dworkin, RIP


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Mad Men: Green Bay Packers Continue To Rack Up Endorsement Deals
By Barry Janoff
September 6, 2012: If you are not a fan of the Green Bay Packers, you not only will have to avoid their games on national TV, but several commercials that air during NFL broadcasts, as well.
The Packers, located in one of the NFL's smallest markets, remain a favorite team on Madison Avenue. The latest example: Packers linebacker Clay Matthews joins teammates Aaron Rodgers and Greg Jennings as members of the team who have new national endorsements that coincide with the start of the 2012 NFL season.
Matthews takes the lead in a campaign Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor. Rodgers will appear in a national campaign for Pizza Hut supporting the "Big Dinner Box." And Jennings is the new spokesperson for Old Spice in an off-beat marketing push, "Believing in Your Smellf."
Rodgers, who was MVP of Super Bowl XLV when the Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, also stars in commercials for State Farm touting the "Discount Double Check," one of which featured Matthews. Both Gillette and Old Spice are divisions of Procter & Gamble, which, like State Farm, is an official marketing partner of the NFL.
Gillette said it teamed with Matthews to support a campaign for the Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor, which "provides incredible comfort even against the grain [and] Matthews has succeeded by going against the grain of conventional wisdom throughout his football career."
A 30-second TV commercial with Matthews is scheduled to break in October "that captures Matthews challenging the status quo both on and off the field," according to Gillette. Matthews will also appear in digital ads and POP.
Prior to that, Matthews and Gillette will engage consumers by encouraging them to post pictures of their best imitation of Matthews' "Predator pose" on the brand's Facebook page. For each photo submitted, Gillette said it would donate $1 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Gillette said it's goal is to make a $100,000 donation. (Full details here.)
In a promo spot for the activation, Matthews said he would be checking the site "to see who can best capture my pose. Let's see what you got . . . or you might end up on the wrong end of the pose."
"Through his dedication and persistence both on and off the field, Clay embodies what it means to go against the grain and create your own path," Elliott Wilke, brand manager for Gillette, said in a statement. "We are thrilled to welcome him to the Gillette family, and are excited to work with him to celebrate the passion of NFL fans this season."
According to Matthews, "I'm pumped to be partnering with Gillette. I know the NFL has the best fans in sports and I can't wait to see if any of their 'Predator poses' can rival mine."
Green Bay WR Greg Jennings The New Old Spice Guy
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Manchego Cheese
Manchego is, without a doubt, the most famous cheese in Spain. It has been consumed since time immemorial throughout the region of La Mancha. This has made it possible today for an important cheese industry to develop, which maintains handcrafted production of the cheese.
Manchego Cheese is an oily cheese, made exclusively from raw or pasteurised Manchega breed sheep's milk. Its shape is cylindrical. The rind, yellow or dark brown in colour, displays, on the sides, the characteristic design of the esparto creases and, on the top and bottom, the so-called 'flower' or mark made by the wooden press slats. Its texture is compact, dense and oily, its colour varies between white and yellowish-ivory, and its flavour is intense, peculiar and slightly salty. It has had a Denomination of Origin since 1991 and each cheese must be identified on one of its flat sides with a numbered casein plaque.
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- Type of product: Others
- Season: Year-round.
- Origin: La Mancha, the region that produces this cheese protected by the Denomination of Origin, is the largest natural region in Spain. Located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula it covers the provinces of Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Toledo and Albacete. It is a plateau region, with an average altitude of 600 metres, where there is a wide variety of native plant life that serves as feed for the livestock. To make the cheese, the Control Board only approves milk from the Manchega breed of sheep.
- To drink with it: As an appetiser, 'tapa' or dessert, it is excellent with crianza or non-crianza red wines, depending on its ageing, especially if they are from one of the Denominations of Origin of La Mancha.
- Recipes: La Mancha cheese with honey and nuts
- Varieties: The use of raw or pasteurised milk depends on whether the production process is handcrafted or industrial. It is presented in two main varieties: semi-cured, when the cheese has aged for at least 2 months; and cured, when the ageing lasts between 4 and 9 months.
Nutritional information
- Energy: High
- Cholesterol: Average
- Comments: Rich in lipides, proteins and calcium.


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The year is 1986. Out of Africa wins the Academy Award for best picture; the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates soon after launch over the coast of central Florida; and the Pittsburgh Pirates are wearing very tall hats. I came upon this glorious snapshot in time courtesy of The Ugly Baseball Card Blog; the site that allows us to fall in love with baseball cards once again.
From the site's description of Jim Leyland's '86 Topps card:
Oh, Jim. Before you go. One more thing. We almost forgot. You'll still get the talent, and the raise, and the big chair, and all that. But you're going to have to wear a hat made of mosquito netting. And it's about three feet tall. It's a completely ridiculous hat, Jim, but, well, we feel very strongly about this.
But my favorite card has to be the one below. Bottom of the ninth, down by three, bases loaded with two outs; the only thing that can save us now is a home run. Knoop, grab the biggest bat you can find and get in there!


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wancow Bio
Just so everyone knows: my favourite word in the English Language is OBSCENE! It just comes off the toungue so fluidly and is such a pleasure... TRY IT OUT! oooobbbbsssceeen!
My favourite phrase is "Vaguely Obscene"... of course, that's how I make reference to just about anything anyone says that has any hint at a double entendre... "That's Vaguely Obscene, DUDE!"
Okay, it's not always so vague, but often times it is!
I've been called a lot of vaguely obscene things in my forty nine years... not the least of which is Frodo... since I had an arguement with a table saw in 2004 which I lost. It took my left index finger and the tip of my left thumb as trophies... Made it hard to hold a nail, believe me! I was a Stablemaster and a farrier for a time (horse shoer for those of you living in Rio Linda), and it weren't easy!
Before that I was into 3D work professionally, mostly as a modeller. Pretended to be a tech writer for a little while, and part of the Poser 4 manual is credited to yours truly (I did the tutorial section writing as Ian Grey).
Fell out of it for a long time after I left the industry in 2002, but did make a couple of models here and there as I still had a copy of Rhino 2.
Kinda getting my feet wet again... playing in DAZ Studio with Genesis (a figure which is everything I hoped for back in the day), but only as a hobbyist. I doubt I'll ever try going pro again, as my skillset is way outdated and largely forgotten.
Oh, the name: wancow... yeah. See, one of my clients a while back, well, she was a horse trainer and riding instructor and I took care of her horse's feet and fed and bedded them every day... but I'd always find time to get on my own horse and mosey around town... which she'd see me do as she'd pick up her kids from school... so she called me "Wandering Cowboy #3" because I was one of three she knew that did that kind of thing... so that's where that comes from.


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"This parish derives its name from its situation on the river Dore, and from an abbey of White or Cistercian monks, founded here in the reign of Stephen, by Robert, son of Harold, Lord of Ewyas, and dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St. Edmund." [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Dore is also a village in South Yorkshire which is listed in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle c. 829 when King Egbert of Wessex led his army to the village to receive the submission of King Eanred of Northumbria. Some claim that Egbert became the first king of England at Dore. Today the "Dore Stone," located on the village green commemorates King Egbert's victory.
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Norwegian Introduces "Chef's Table"by Paul Motter | 03.12.12
Following the lead of some other cruise lines, NCL now touts an exclusive cruise culinary experience.
Norwegian Cruise Line just announced that it is already offering a "once-in-a-lifetime" intimate gourmet dining experience aboard all of its ships. The new "Chef's Table" is an exclusive dinner that is only offered one time per cruise and limited to only twelve guests.
A similar chef's table is already offered on a number of cruise lines, mostly luxury cruise lines that specialize in gourmet cuisine, but this Norwegian version appears to have some of the most trendy presentations and is also very reasonably priced. I hope to be able to give you a first person account of the experience after my cruise on Norwegian Epic the week of March 17.For only $75 per person guests are seated in an exclusive, private dining room for a nine-course culinary adventure that features sophisticated, contemporary dishes made from the highest quality ingredients and recipes. All courses are accompanied by wines specially paired by the line's Master Sommelier, Andrea Robinson. The two-and-a-half hour dinner begins with an intimate champagne reception where guests mingle with the ship's Executive Chef, Food and Beverage Director, Restaurant Manager, Assistant Maî̂tre d' and Head Wine Steward before sitting down in an intimate and exclusive setting. The Menu The Executive Chef leads the experience by first introducing the first two courses: an Amuse Bouche 'Molecular Gastronome' consisting of Spherical Mango, Vodka & Jalapeño Ravioli and an Orange-Wasabi Glazed Ahi Tuna Tartar with freshly-baked Sesame Crisp; accompanied by the Master Sommelier's wine selection. Asparagus Cream is course number three, followed by a Short Crust Tartlet for the fourth and a delightful Grapefruit and Moscato Granite as course number five – all accompanied by the second wine pairing. The Executive Chef will reveal the ingredients and techniques used to create these courses and invite questions. Course number six is a plantain-crusted, pan seared sea bass accompanied by mango, papaya & avocado salsa and lobster veloute. A milk-fed veal chop with Anna potatoes, sautéed spinach and truffle veal jus rounds out course number seven. Course eight is a specially-selected assortment of gourmet cheeses. Dessert as course number nine is the grand finale; a yogurt-mousse dome with lychee raspberry crème, hazel sablee and lime vanilla reduction. Optionally one can choose a chocolate log with 'spiced' dark rum, infused banana and cocoa mousse. This exclusive dining experience is already being offered for $75 per person, including gratuities, a behind-the-scenes galley tour, one group photo and an individual photo with the Executive Chef. Advance reservations are highly recommended. Reservations are not yet available on the NCL web site, so we recommend inquiring with the Maî̂tre d' as soon as you board. The Chef's Table is limited to 12 guests per dinner and is only offered once per cruise on board Norwegian ships fleet-wide. Norwegian Jade will begin the dinner offering March 22, 2012.


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Hi, I've been trying to install Debian on my (already old) laptop.
Installation went all right, but Debian failed at startup: A strange image full of small dots of colors with a white layer on top is showing off, and then a black screen.
(unstable Sid).
Well I finally solved my problem:
on grub, config recovery, add radeon.modeset=0 after the word single.
Then launch (ctrl +x) and in the command line type exit.
Then it should leads you to gnome3.
add "non-free contrib" after main in your /etc/apt/sources.list
then "apt-get update"
and finally "apt-get install firmware-linux-nonfree" should allow you to boot normally.
source http://wiki.debian.org/AtiHowTo


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The Rams spent some time with free agent linebacker Takeo Spikes this week, but he's not the only veteran addition they're contemplating at the moment.
Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Will Witherspoon and Chris Gocong are visiting with the Rams on Thursday. If they wind up signing Witherspoon, it will be a double reunion.
Witherspoon played four seasons for the Rams from 2006-2009 and he also spent the 2010 season playing for current Rams coach Jeff Fisher as a member of the Titans. He remained with the Titans in each of the last two seasons but moved from the starting lineup to a reserve role in 2012.
There hasn't been much other reported interest in Witherspoon this offseason, but Gocong did have a tryout with the Eagles in May that didn't lead to a contract. Gocong was released by the Browns in April after missing the entire 2012 season because of an Achilles injury. He had started 32 straight games for the Browns before his injury, however.
The Rams could just be filling out their in case of emergency list at linebacker, but their lack of experienced depth to go with James Laurinaitis, Alec Ogletree and Jo-Lonn Dunbar suggests that they'll be adding someone to the group before camp.


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Cookies For Dummies
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With Cookies For Dummies, you'll be whipping up platefuls of the most scrumptious cookies imaginable in absolutely no time. Think Very Rich Cakelike Brownies. Or Almond Butter Cookies. Or Chocolate Biscotti. And not only will the book's nearly 200 recipes awaken the baker within, you'll get foolproof tips on making any type of creation in cookiedom—from simple drop, rolled, and refrigerator cookies to the more challenging bar, sandwich, and filled cookies, and finally, the pressed, hand-formed, and molded cookies that'll let you style eye-catching cookies that bear your unique signature. With help on every page, the book cues you in on:
- Baking basics—such as choosing the right kitchen equipment and stocking up on essentials
- Foolproof techniques for outstanding cookies, plus tips on troubleshooting baking mishaps
- Decorating with chocolate (with tips on piping, painting, and stenciling)
- Creating "slender'" versions of old favorites, while maintaining texture and boosting flavor
- Discovering cookies from other cultures
- Baking for the holidays and making baking fun for kids
With a summary cheat sheet of baking essentials, helpful how-to illustrations, and humorous cartoons along the way, Cookies For Dummies will help you bake awe-inspiring homemade cookies that will have even the fanatical cookie lovers in your family clamoring for more.


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THEN AND NOW: Epcot Future World [Part 1]
Future World, Epcot
Wonders of Life
World of Motion / Test Track
The Living Seas / The Seas with Nemo and Friends
Holy moly. Future World has seen share of changes.
In front of the old World of Motion building (Test Track) I tried but was unable to get the exact angle of the "then" photo from an old pictorial souvenir book. A tall mound of landscaping was in my way. Some guy walked up next to me trying to get the same night shot and he said,
"Boy, isn't that a pretty site?"
I said, "Umm, take a look at what it used to look like" showing him the old photo on my iPod.
"WHOA. That was much nicer!" he said.
"Yeahhh. It was a beauty. But don't get me started on Horizons, Imagination, The Living Seas."
Buzzy from Cranium Command is looking handsome, wouldn't you say?? With that nice droopy eye and all. Although it doesn't matter much what he looks like--- NO ONE GETS TO SEE HIM ANYMORE. The "now" photo was taken within the last few weeks. The Wonders of Life building is open during the Food and Wine Festival but don't plan on enjoying the place the way you used to. Not a single attraction isn't blocked by a few hundred folded chairs and tables. And sorry, Martin Short is nowhere in sight if you were planning on learning Disney's version of where babies come from.
Future World, come back. We miss you. You weren't boring like they told us you were. Really, you weren't. You've really lost your identity but it's not too late to find it again.
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THEN AND NOW: Epcot World Showcase [Part 1]
THEN AND NOW: Epcot World Showcase [Part 2]
THEN AND NOW: Liberty Square [Part 1]
Walt's Wife Talks About EPCOT Center
EPCOT Construction from the Air
EPCOT Center Graphics


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Los Angles in November: 80º and copious sunshine pitted against the testimony of Detroit's CEOs in D.C. It was enough to steal its thunder, especially as the show biz capital was remarkably devoid of same. Here are the highlights:
Ford Mustang
Every panel other than the roof is new on the 2010 Mustang. Once again designer Doug Gafka oversaw the project, though the brief this time was to take the 2005 design–which re-established the Mustang's traditional cues–and begin taking it into the future. The significant change is in the interior, which throws off the hard plastics of the past for a cleaner, more tailored look fronted by softer materials.
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Ford Fusion
The revised Fusion is being offered in a hybrid version–Ford is claiming 200 patents pending on the Fusion's hybrid technology–that is expected to beat the Toyota Camry Hybrid's 33 mpg city/34 mpg highway numbers by up to five mpg each. It's nothing short of stunning. Oh, and it can run up to 47 mph–or at a sustained 45 mph–on the electric motor alone. The new front styling points to Ford's "post-kinetic" look that debuts on the 2011 Taurus, but as is the case with the '10 Mustang, it's the interior–fewer seams, better materials, better fit-and-finish, new seats–that's most notable.
Mini E
Though the name evokes Vern Troyer's character in the Austin Powers movies, the electric Mini is part of BMW's Project i program, which is tasked with developing alternative drive systems and vehicles. Here, the drive system mates an electric motor with 204 hp and 162 lb-ft to a single-stage helical gearbox, and draws power from a 572-lb. lithium-ion battery pack that takes up all of the rear seat and most of the cargo area. The BMW-supplied 240-volt recharging system gets the Mini E, which can travel 150 miles and at speeds up to 95 mph, on its way in about 3 hours.
Nissan Cube
Now that cell phones have nearly eliminated pay phones, Clark Kent may turn to the Nissan Cube as his mobile dressing room. Especially since the "Magic Rubber Bands" system on the door armrest can be used to secure small items like a folded super suit. Unapologetically upright (it sits on a 99.6-in. wheelbase and spans 156.7-in. overall), the Cube started the box-on-wheels craze 10 years ago in Japan, though Nissan waited for the third generation before bringing it to the North American market.
Kia Soul
The Kia Soul is larger than the Cube (110.4-in wheelbase, 161.6-in. overall). It was designed in Kia's Southern California studio and features sporty styling with a distinctive wedge shoulder line. The base Soul is powered by a 1.6-liter engine mated to a five-speed manual, while upper models get a 2.0-liter with either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic. Multiple interior fabrics are available, including one that features ghostly glow-in-the-dark "Soul" lettering.
The second generation Mazda3 is something of a junior Mazda6 in overall form, with an interior that was designed around humans. That is, all of the key controls are located at the same level as the steering wheel and shifter, the main gauges are housed in twin pods directly in front of the driver, and a "multi-informational display" (navigation, audio, trip computer, etc.) is located high on the dash in a shape reminiscent of Honda's Civic.
Nissan 370Z
Built on the second generation FM platform (which it shares with the Infiniti G37), the rear wheels are moved forward 3.9 in., overall length is down 2.7 in., and width is up 1.3 in. The goal was to make the new Z more compact and focused, an aim helped by a carbon fiber radiator housing, strengthened hatch opening, and an underbody "V-bar" that increase front and rear torsional rigidity by 30%and 22%, respectively.
Honda FC Sport
For the FC Sport concept, Honda placed a custom-formed high-power fuel cell stack between the rear seats, the battery pack low in the middle of the vehicle, and an electric motor just forward of the rear axle. Two fuel storage tanks are located above the rear axle. This leaves a relatively large passenger compartment for three, with the driver located between the two passengers. Jason Wilbur in the Advanced Design Studio of Honda R&D Americas led the design effort.
Ford: Putting on the Top Hat
Now automakers can reuse the basic architecture and structure of a vehicle but then put with vastly different body styles, or top hats, over them. Ford is the latest automaker to join the top hat revolution and it is moving aggressively forward with plans to use fewer global architectures over multiple vehicle segments to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
Ram 1500 Chassis Up Close
Just because it works hard doesn't mean that it can't be smooth, lighter and provide convenience.
The Corvette Goes Aluminum
For the high-performance Corvette Z06 GM defied tradition and switched from a steel to an aluminum frame.


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Elderly men held for years in 'dungeon' at Houston home
Four men, apparently invalids, were being held for years while residents of the house stole their Social Security or veterans checks.
Houston police say they've rescued four homeless men who were being held captive in "deplorable conditions" at a local house. Officers who responded found three men locked in a garage and a fourth in the home. (July 19) AP
Police answering a 911 call at a home in North Houston Friday discovered four elderly men being held in a "dungeon" garage for as long as 10 years while residents allegedly confiscated their Social Security or veterans checks, according to local media reports.
KTRK-TV quoted police as saying at least one of the four -- ages 79, 54, 74 and about 65 --had been held against his will for 10 years.
Three men found Friday morning were unable to walk and were taken to a Houston hospital, KTRK reports. They appeared to be suffering from malnutrition.
"One of them seemed to think he was picked up off the street and brought here," said Police Sgt. JW McCoy, according to KTRK, the local ABC affiliate. "In exchange for beer and cigarettes and a place to stay, he had to turn over his Social Security check."
Although the men seemed to be in good health, they appeared to be invalids and may have been homeless.
Authorities were investigating whether four women found in the house were also being held against their will. Three had mental disabilities, and police described them as "witnesses," reported KPRC-TV, a CNN affiliate.
One neighbor told theChronicle that a mother, son, daughter and granddaughter all lived in the one-story house.
Authorities said one person at the house had been taken into custody.
The garage room had burglar bars, locked doors and only a single chair for furnishings, KHOU-TV said.
The Houston Chronicle quoted police Sgt. Steve Murdock as saying conditions in the home were "very deplorable," with some of the men sleeping on the linoleum floor.
"They were prisoners in that house," he said, according to the newspaper.


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Frank Hansen necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 22 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
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thewearytraveler.com is a leader in integration and device cloud solutions. Our mash-up integration and architecture, allows us to deliver current and intelligent data solutions. thewearytraveler.com constant data feed reduces the need to have your informtion published in more then one location.
Frank Hansen is an enterprise cloud management solutions provider. His experience has focused on Service Support/Delivery and the practice of those disciplines that enable IT Services to be provided effectively. He has mapped technology from HP Openview and IBM Tivoli to a number of management practices to ensure that IT services are actually provided as agreed between the Service Provider and the Customer. He views Enterprise cloud management (ECM) as the means by which IT departments no longer manage and monitor individual IT components and link their interdependencies. ECM extends across the entire enterprise and through its people and processes.
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The Plot to Kill Ed Koch
How the late New York mayor ran afoul of South American assassins—and ended up with a contract on his head.
Ed Koch pressed the phone to his ear, trying to make sense of what he was being told.
"Listen, my agents have gotten news that there's a contract out on your life," CIA Director George H.W. Bush told the New York congressman. "I'm sorry, Ed. There's nothing I can do about it."
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It was October 1976, and Koch—a four-term member of Congress who would later serve three terms as the mayor of New York—was sitting in his office in Lower Manhattan as the future president explained the threat against Koch's life. It seemed, Bush said, that Koch's efforts to cut off $3 million in U.S. military aid to the Uruguayan government had caught the attention of the Chilean secret police, a close collaborator of the Uruguayan regime. The secret police in Chile had put a bounty on the head of the 52-year-old lawmaker. There wasn't much the CIA could do about it, Bush told him.
"But George," the congressman pleaded, a hint of panic rising in his throat. "What am I supposed to do?"
"Ed, be very careful," Bush said.
Koch had every reason to take the CIA director's warning seriously. Days earlier, on Sept. 21, a brazen assassination in Washington had shattered the myth that the political violence roiling South America wouldn't possibly make its way to U.S. soil. The once far-fetched notion that a sitting member of Congress could also be targeted for killing was, suddenly, quite real.
The morning air was warm and pregnant with rain as a blue Chevy Chevelle rattled down Massachusetts Avenue in northwest Washington, D.C. At the wheel that morning—a few weeks before Koch would receive his phone call from the CIA—sat Orlando Letelier, a 44-year-old Chilean exile who had once served as his country's ambassador to the United States. Letelier's career as a government official was ended forever when, two years earlier, he had been forced to flee Chile after a coup deposed the democratically elected president, Salvador Allende, and ushered Gen. Augusto Pinochet into power. An economist by training, Letelier was now ensconced at a Washington think tank, and his life in exile was devoted to criticizing Pinochet's regime—not just its austere economic policies, but also the violence and brutality perpetrated by its secret police force, the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA).
Letelier had two Americans with him that morning—25-year-old Ronni Karpen Moffitt and, in the backseat, Ronni's new husband, Michael Moffitt. The couple, who worked with Letelier at the Institute for Policy Studies, had hitched a ride from Bethesda, Md., to their office in Dupont Circle that morning after their Plymouth Duster had failed to start. It was an uneventful trip until the car reached Embassy Row and Letelier steered the sedan toward Sheridan Circle past bustling commuters. Suddenly, as he took the curve of the traffic circle, there was a noise like water pouring over a hot wire. Moments later, the car exploded upward in a burst—the thunderous clap of a car bomb cutting through the hum of morning traffic. Jagged metal and glass shards were blown across the street and into adjacent trees more than 60 feet away. The car slammed into a Volkswagen parked in front of the Romanian Embassy. And there it rested, a plume of smoke rising from its mangled carriage.
Michael Moffitt lay stunned on the circle's grass, where the blast had deposited him. Sitting in the backseat spared his life; he suffered only minor injuries. He gathered himself and ran to the car across the street, where he tried to pull his slumped wife from the crumpled wreck. She had suffered a ruptured carotid artery and larynx, and died inhaling her own blood. Letelier, too, was gravely injured and writhing in pain. The blast severed both his legs, and he died en route to George Washington University Hospital.
As FBI agents and local police draped what remained of the car in clear plastic, the news of the violence began to spread. Just down the street, six blocks east along Massachusetts Avenue, the Chilean embassy stood—its regal red brick façade serene as rain started to fall. When Letelier had been the ambassador, the building was a kind of palace for him. Now, it represented the official diplomatic organ of a government that had sentenced him to death. The political chaos of Latin America had made its way to the very heart of American power.


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Malkin girds for 2014 GOP civil war
Michelle Malkin doesn't run away from fights, she runs toward them. And she's running faster than ever headlong into the 2014 Republican primary battles on behalf of upstart conservative candidates who are mounting insurgent challenges to the GOP old guard.
Twitter is Malkin's weapon of choice. Battles with her almost always devolve into wars, and those who follow the conservative social media scene know she has a proven formula online: Taunting quips from foes bring out the full force of her Twitter arsenal, with snappy replies, catchy hashtags and the mobilization of a legion of energized followers.
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Malkin, 43, says she's using her influence — and her confrontational approach — on behalf of candidates she deems worthy of it in this year's midterm.
"I see the practically unlimited power that social media has to help push the issues and causes and people I care about," Malkin told POLITICO in a recent interview. "I know what I'm good at."
( Also on POLITICO: Books, TV, movies to look for in 2014)
She's focusing on backing politicians challenging establishment Republicans — for instance, she's thrown her support behind Katrina Pierson, who is campaigning to unseat longtime incumbent Rep. Pete Sessions in Texas.
"Her race is just one of many that I have my eye on where this is the narrative, where you've got these tea party candidates challenging old incumbents," Malkin said. "And you're going to have [Karl] Rove throwing all of his money and American Crossroads throwing all of that money, plus the Chamber of Commerce, plus these 'Main Street Republican' partnership types who are funded by who? Big labor. And the tea party candidates, I think, are going to follow in the path of Ted Cruz and somehow be able to triumph over all of that money."
Malkin added, "This to me is much more fascinating than the usual left-right battles, because this is a battle between fresh, young conservative blood and old, entrenched incumbent establishment."
But her critics say that outside of the conservative media world, Malkin's particular brand of outrage just doesn't have the same impact as it once did. They say her style is to drum up fake controversies and outrage to promote her own brand, and experts question whether she has the clout to impact high-profile races, arguing that her influence might be felt more in less visible contests.
( Also on POLITICO: Twitter war: Malkin vs. Trump)
A Twitter member since 2008, with more than 660,000 followers, Malkin thrives in what she dubs a "battle space."
Ask Donald Trump. After the real estate mogul blasted her on Twitter last year as a "dummy," Malkin swung back by creating and promoting the hashtag "#donaldtrumpisaphony." Ask some of her other sparring partners, like Alec Baldwin, who called her a "crypto fascist hater," or rapper The Game, who called her "racist." Malkin retweeted some of the most vitriolic messages his followers sent her way to her own passionate online circle — filling Twitter feeds with ghastly insults and slurs right from the keyboards of her opponents' supporters.
In 2014, she's also looking to use her clout with her band of followers as she throws support behind like-minded conservative candidates fighting in competitive races. "I'm much more interested in lower-level politics," she said.
Malkin saw the decision to sell the Twitter curator Twitchy to Salem Communications late last year as making a good business move for the site, but also a way to get the media venture into a better position to influence the 2014 and 2016 elections.
( Conservative consolidation: New 'Twitchy' owner in talks to buy RedState, Regnery)
Republican strategist Ford O'Connell said Malkin's conservative media power can certainly translate into real world political influence — as long as she picks the right races to back in 2014. In the Pierson challenge, for example, "Malkin can certainly drive attention to the race, but in that situation it's an uphill battle" against a well-funded incumbent, he said.
And after the 2010 defeats of Republican senators Bob Bennett and Dick Lugar to tea party challengers, many high-profile incumbents are now "on alert," O'Connell noted, so Malkin's influence would be best put to use in lower-profile races where upstart candidates need visibility.
"There's no question that Michelle Malkin is beloved by the tea party and the conservative grassroots," he said. "When she talks, they listen. The grassroots listens. It's a testament to her own tenacity and also the media persona she's built up."
Her position in the conservative media world adds up to more than just a multitude of followers. She's turned her online savvy into the thing most traditional news organizations have been struggling with: making money.
Malkin — who has lived in Colorado Springs for the last five years with her husband, Jesse, who she said serves as a CFO of sorts in their media business ventures, and their two children — started the popular conservative blog HotAir in 2006 and launched Twitchy.com in 2012. She sold HotAir to Salem in 2010 for $2 million, and the media organization also recently acquired Twitchy, whose sale price has not yet been disclosed. And with Malkin's social media feuds, Twitchy, which she says she will still be involved with behind-the-scenes and in promoting its work, has offered the perfect platform for her synergy of business and branding.
She says 2014 has the potential to be a big year for the conservative wing of the blogosphere.
"I think conservatives are going to be re-energized again," she said. "It's just going to be a great opportunity, at least on my side of the aisle, for conservative journalism outlets."
She's carved a spot in conservative commentary circles, offering fiery rhetoric fueled by a "high intellectual position," said Paul Levinson, a professor of media and communications studies at Fordham University.
"In many ways, she's the current example of William F. Buckley, Jr., occupying that high, rational, conservative ground," he said. "Because she's not just someone like Ann Coulter who basically throws out firebombs and is more provocative than her logic can support. In the case of Malkin, she has very carefully thoughtout opinions. They're often controversial, but she always has a logical explanation."
She's also developed a way of cutting sound bites to fill newspaper columns, tweets and TV appearances: Think of her labeling liberal women such as Sandra Fluke and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz with the term "femme-a-gogue," dubbing President Barack Obama "thug-in-chief" and slapping The New York Times with the nickname "The New York Crimes."
And Republican strategist Liz Mair said Malkin, with her "solid media platform" and standing as an "important voice" for many on the right, shouldn't be discounted on the wider stage beyond the conservative media world.
"What will that translate to, if leveraged in support or opposition to particular candidates? We won't know that for sure until we see exactly what she does, or what the outcomes are, but I would advise people not to be dismissive," she said.
Her critics suggest her battles, even those passionately fought, come down simply to a desire to elevate her own brand and build what amounts to Michelle Malkin, Inc. There's no intellectual depth to what she's doing, they charge.


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Preparing Your Child for Foster Child or Adopted Sibling
You want to add another family member and considered fostering or adopting, but you have a child on your own so you've probably ask how to prepare them for the new addition to the family. There are few things to keep in mind when you want to foster care/adopt while continuing to become a good parent to your children. Below are various lessons you can do to prepare your child before your first foster or adopted child goes inside your house.
Teach your children to not ask too much questions straight away – Let your kids know that asking the adopted child or foster too many questions such as, where they came from or their past family can stress and make them uncomfortable, specially if they are still new to the environment and the people around them.
Teach your children that privacy is important – They should never tell anyone about the foster or adoptive child's status and any too personal information.
Educate your child to give space – Make sure your children know that may be your new adopted child or foster is upset when they first entered your house. Teach your child to give them space and lots of love and understanding.
Teach your children that you listen to problems – Tell them that they are free to talk to you whenever they have concerns about the adopted child or foster. Teach them to come to you if they see/hear anything that troubles them. Engage in family meeting to get concerns openly.
Teach your children to become role models of good behavior – Let your child know that being a good example to the adopted child/foster can become a great teaching tool to others.
Teach your children that you're fair in any circumstances – Let them know that your rules and regulations are also applied to the adopted or foster child so that there are no resentment. Assign them chores same as your children within the first month of them in your home. This gives them time to get accustomed, but quick enough for them to learn what it's like to become a part of the family.
Teach your children about where not to touch and where to touch – Ensure that they know what's the appropriate behavior. Some adopted child may act out sexually and physically. Your kids need to know how to say, "don't" and "no" to get away from any uncomfortable circumstances. You will need to supervise if you have small children from time to time until they became comfortable with the new family member.
Wonderful Reasons You Should Adopt a Child
If you really want to adopt and give a child a better life then that can be a single reason why you should adopt. Children come and go, if you know a child that needs a loving family and home, that is a greater reason why you should spark the desire to adopt in your heart.
While others have different reasons to adopt a child, the core reason why a family adopts and what drives them forward to completing an adoption should be of something deeper.
Here are the reasons why you should adopt:
If you're committed to help a child move on in life.
An adoptive family should be willing to help a child heal from past pain and suffering such as abuse, neglect, abandoned, or orphaned. The parents should want to help a child begin a new life and knows how to handle ups and downs, and is prepared for struggles and challenges life has to offer.
When you are determined to give a child a family.
A potential adoptive family should provide the child with a loving family and home. Therefore, everything in your home should become a place of caring and love; creating a welcoming ambiance. This includes family traditions, sharing, and making happy memories together. This also means acceptance – you should embrace their flaws. In addition, one should also respect and understand a child's past and heritage.
The entire family agrees on adoption.
Everyone in the family agrees that adding a child at home through adoption is the righteous thing to do. All the children at home are also thrilled about adoption. Going through adoption when children at home are against it is not a good idea and should be avoided.
When you have the capability to provide another child in all manner.
Soon-to-be parents should want to share their home with a child and have the environment for another child. They should also have the time and emotional room in their heart for a new family member. An adoptive family should be financially stable and secure enough to adopt a child appropriately.
The adoptive parents recognize that a child needs a family.
Ideal adoptive parents know a child who needs an adoptive home. The child may be a relative, a child met at the park or within the town.
Adopting a child is never easy but it is rewarding, especially if you have noticed the ongoing changes in the child's life – they slowly become wonderful people.
Adoption Tips – Ways to get Prepared to Adopt a Baby
You may focus on important questions at first in baby adoption such as for example is it very important to you or for your partner to adopt a baby who'll share your ethnic or racial background, or would both of you adopt US kids or from other region. It could also go in this manner whether you might contact international adoption organizations or domestic baby adoption is way better to serve your decision. The question goes unending.
You may focus on important questions at first in baby adoption such as for example is it very important to you or for your partner to adopt a baby who'll share your ethnic or racial background, or would both of you adopt US kids or from other region. It could also go in this manner whether you might contact international firms or domestic baby adoption is way better to serve your decision. The question goes unending.
The more there are issues, the even more you get confused in adopting a kid. Right here we help you how exactly to just do it smoothly in baby adoption. Here are few tested tips, according to adoption figures, which may be beneficial to you in adopting a kid:
Research and Judgment
Before you jump in to the process, you must do some examining, conversation and investigation to those parents who've adopted kids. They may describe you better how exactly to adopt a kid from their personal knowledge. They would also show you whether it is absolutely comfortable for you. Remember, some countries possess limitation on overseas adoption predicated on marital status, maturity, wellness etc.
Selecting an Agency
While looking for a company, also choose certified one. Verify their potential in proclaiming to offer you kid of your choice, and in addition about their performances given that they have began baby adoption services.
Travel to Adopt Internationally
To adopt a global kid, carry out travel internationally. It requires a good planning adoption trips since it don't include superior notice.
Simplify the adoption process
From selecting an ideal agency for your own future kid to the entire plan in adoption, you need to make the process as easy as possible. Follow the rules of law correctly of your nation or of the united states from where you intend to adopt a kid.
Price incurred in adopting a youngster
Know properly how very much you need to spend in adopting a youngster. Be cautious of touts in this matter. Ask official agencies about the spending quantity before contacting any agency. Kid adoption agencies period the gap in children without parents.
Adoption statistics
According to the figures, in USA alone right now there are about two million lovers looking for adopting a kid. The statistics additional reveals that about one million children breaths with nurtures in such situations. Also, numbers show that children going to adopted home get yourself a vigorous and successful lifestyle than if indeed they stayed at their birth family members.
We should always recognize that no child must be still left on this earth to build up alone. The childhood of each child is a stage when she or he enhances as a individual. So do adopting a kid is among the most beautiful decisions in lifestyle.


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When blood gets into a person's urine (pee), doctors call it hematuria (hee-ma-TUR-ee-uh). Hematuria is pretty common, and most of the time it's not serious.
Peeing is one way our bodies get rid of waste products. The process starts in the kidneys, which remove excess fluids and waste from the blood and turn them into urine. The urine then flows through tubes called ureters into the bladder, where it's stored until we pee it out. If blood cells leak into the urine at any part of the process, it causes hematuria.
There are two kinds of hematuria:
Teens can get hematuria for many reasons. The more common causes are:
Other reasons why teens get hematuria are menstruation, vigorous exercise, and injuries to the kidneys or urinary tract. Many athletes, especially distance runners, get hematuria from time to time.
In rare cases in children, hematuria can be a sign of kidney cancer or bladder cancer, a blood disease, or a blood clot. If something like that is going on, hematuria will usually be one of many other symptoms.
Very occasionally, what looks like hematuria might be something else. It's possible (though unlikely) that things like food dye, some foods (like beets or blackberries), or certain prescription medicines can make a person's urine look red.
If you ever see blood in your urine, don't panic. Chances are, it's no big deal. But you'll want to be sure, so tell your mom or dad and see a doctor. If you need treatment, it's good to get started right away.
If you see a doctor about blood in your urine or if microscopic hematuria shows up on a urine test, the doctor will give you a physical examination. He or she will ask you and your parent questions about recent activities and family medical history. You'll probably need to provide a urine sample, which means peeing in a cup.
If the urine test comes back negative, the doctor will probably want another urine sample 1-2 weeks later to make sure the urine is free of red blood cells. If hematuria only happens once, there's usually no need for any treatment.
What if tests show you have microscopic hematuria? If you don't have any symptoms like pain or fever, you haven't had a recent injury, and there's no protein in your urine, your doctor will do more urine tests over a few months to see if you still have blood in your urine.
If urine samples point to something more serious or you've had a recent injury, you'll probably need additional tests, such as a urine culture (more peeing in a cup!), or imaging tests like a kidney ultrasound, an MRI, or a CT scan. Occasionally, doctors need to remove a tiny piece of kidney tissue for testing (biopsy) or use instruments to check inside the body.
Most teens who have hematuria won't need any kind of treatment for it. Those who get blood in their urine more than once but have no other signs of illness may need urine tests and physical exams every few months for a year and yearly after that as a precaution. Hematuria that is due to an infection will be treated with antibiotics.
If you've been treated for hematuria, your doctor will probably want you to get follow-up tests to make sure your urine is free of red blood cells. If the hematuria goes away, your doctor may still want to check your pee once a year.
When hematuria is a sign of something more serious — like kidney stones or a specific kidney disease — doctors will treat that condition.
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I would like to have a title bar designed for ColorCombos.com.
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You probably have it set up just right. If I recall, mine are 1 shim from binding as well.
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What are shims and what are they used for?
Sorry, I am the new guy here.
3 questions:
1. I'm still a noob with the MERV platform, and I don't know the correct procedure of doing a complete tear down. Are there any guides and/or walkthroughs? Please don't say look at the exploded views, I'm looking for something step by step.
2. As I understand it, the problem is with the bulkheads, not the diffs, and Traxxas has released "new style" bulkheads? Is it recommended to get the shims or just get these new bulkheads? They are only around $5.
3. I have noticed the clicking sound once in a while. Can I still run till I get a chance to fix it or do I run the risk of destroying my diffs?
I just did the rear today. Remove these in this order:
1. Shocks
2. Rear skid, and 2 last rear center skid screws
3. 5 screws on top side of rear chassis (3 holding the mount and the other 2 under the shocks)
The rear piece should come off.
New style bulkheads do not solve the issue... plastic still flexes enough to allow stripping.
It is more than likely you already have the new style bulkheads. They have been shipping with them for quite some time.
If you hear clicking it is probably already too late to save them.
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Ok, so I am reading this thread and think that I would like to do this... as I have bought my MERV used, and can hear the rear clicking a bit. So, after reading posts on this thread, I would assume that I need to buy a new pinion and ring gear (part #7074). I checked with my LHS and they have it in stock for $12. So, I am willing to tear my rear apart but want to make sure I am doing this right. Does anyone have a picture or a diagram that would help me to better understand where exactly I need to put the washers at? I am sort of confused about that. I have tore my MERV down to the chassis in the past, and am good with that, the problem is I just don't know the technical terms for parts (as I have only been doing this for about 6 months) so, a diagram or picture would be awesome! Also, what exactly am I looking for when making sure that I have the right amount of washers? I see that some people need 2 washers, while some need 4... so I need to know when I can be certain I have it right. I do not have the stock drive shafts on my MERV, but rather aftermarket "T-bone" type drive shafts... but I assume that makes no difference. Also, is it likely that if I am going to shim the back, that I should do the front as well? Thanks for your help guys!
MERV's are the mighty mini's of the RC world!
There is a picture in the first post... this is the only picture I have.
The tightness is the tricky part and hard to explain. It is more of a "feel" than precise directions. I have already described the procedure to the best of my ability. That being said, usually if it binds (cannot move the axle at all) you need to remove shims, one at a time, until you can move it. Then you need to decide if you should put one more shim in.
Most everyone has had similar questions, but they usually evaporate once you tear into it and see what there is to work with.
If you shim the back, you might as well shim the front.
If the back one stripped, I imagine the front is not that far behind... probably should either tear down and inspect before your 45 minute trip to the "L"HS or just by two ring and pinion sets while you are there.
Be sure to get a shim pack for each end!
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I just went ahead and shimmed both my front and rear differentials, and replaced the pinion and ring gear's while I had it torn apart. Then, I took it out today for a run... and it was a WORLD of difference. All of my clicking went away, and I am getting wayyyy more torque and power then I did before. I can actually pull wheelies on my 2 cell batteries (I could never do this since I bought my car 2 months ago). Thanks for all of your help Jimmie Neutron. It's AMAZING how thin those shims are and how much of a difference they actually can make. I ended up using 3 shims in each bulkhead, this seemed like the best fit.
MERV's are the mighty mini's of the RC world!
Glad I could help!
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To those who 'solved' their clicking, how many shims did it take?
Every single bulkhead is different!
There is no such thing as a set amount of shims to remove the proper amount of slop.
Some have only needed 1 shim...
Some have not needed any shims...
Some have needed 4 shims...
Some have needed 2 shims...
Some have needed 5 shims...
Some have needed 3 shims...
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I did not need any shims on mine, until I snapped a bulkhead. This caused a wear spot on the ring gear and now I have to replace it.
i have a question jimmie. i got some shims a new dif becuse i to mine up (i know i should have done this before) but as i go to install everything will 1 shim it binds bad then no shims im getting the less bind but the its still there what do you thing i need to do?
Check the three screws that hold the diff cup together.
If you are getting binding with no shims, something is not put together properly.
There has been a few bulkheads that do not need anything at first, but after a dozen packs or so they need shimming.
You might have one of those now.
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A little more information...
Here is the size of the shims:
.324 x .409 x .005
Thanks to devildog88!!
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yay me lol
* "If it ain't broke, your doin it wrong" *
Here is a video:
not mine, not English!!
I think the first time I saw this was in a post made by Jimbo....
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The bearrings (front diff and rear diff) dont seem to want to come off and I dont want to break them, are they supposed to be hard to get off? cuz I want to follow your steps and I think its a way better idea to put the shims on the inside of the bearring rather than the outside where they'll wear faster.
(edit) you robbed my video I see
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I used needle nose pliers to push them out from the OUTSIDE of the diff. Mine were really tight from all the crud.
* "If it ain't broke, your doin it wrong" *
There we go, I just used a standard kitchen knife.. Now I just have to wait for my stuff.
Here is another video:
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theres a decent vid man
I thought so too.
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shimmed mine today. the front binding with 2. with one you can hear the gear in a spot thats about 1/8 of all of all the teeth in the ring gear. its that ok. its not hard to turn just loud.
Should be fine.
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I have the shims and looking to do this. Anyone have an instruction sheet/tear down guide to get to the point I see in post #1??
I'm guessing that the traxxas 1/16 metal driveshaft install HERE instructions would do the trick....
remove body mounts, disconnect shocks, lower skipplate, and screw in the front bulkhead(when you get there), loosen rocker mounts so everything can slide off the end of the chassis, and dont forget to remove one of the screws holding the half shaft into the side of the diff going to the wheel.
If you get into trouble, refer to the parts exploded view supplied with your RC. Or use the "support" button at the top of the page to get you there.
If you want to tear it completely down to clean it while you're in there, make sure you keep all the screws organized so you know where they went.
The instructions you linked work perfectly... and also much more through than I would have been.
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I ended up putting one shim in each of my MERV diffs. Two was too tight. Is this thread stickied?
ERBE, MERV, REVO, E-Maxx
It is not stickied, but has been relatively active since July of last year.
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This should really be stickied. C'mon guys. It sure helped me out.
This is probably a stupid question but here it is. I built a 4X4 merv from my sons 1/16 Grave digger so i had to build the front end from scratch. how should i place the differential in the bulkhead? Meaning I see the pic of where the shims go but is that the right side of the bulkhead or the left side? Or does it even matter? I put everything back together last night and there is so much slop in the differential. Now i need to break it all down again and finally learn how to shim a differential.
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The differential gear's teeth should be on the right hand side of the bulkhead if the flat end of the bulkhead is facing AWAY from you. The shims go in between the ball bearing and the differential. You should be able to slide the shims down the output shaft so they sit nicely around the shaft.
If you put it in backwards you WILL know when you go to run it cause the front and rear will spin in opposite directions, my buddy did it the first time he rebuilt his rear end
* "If it ain't broke, your doin it wrong" *
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So looking from the middle of the vehicle, the right side for the ring is the right hand side That is how I remember it. Ring right on the right.
Nobody is born with experience
There is a lot of information on this thread... it really helps when the reader reads all of it... lol
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I just broke down the front end and Now its in a pile of parts. Now that I have done this twice in the last week it took my no time, and definately no second guessing. I should be able to rebuild it fast once the parts get here. this site definately helped me with multiple vehicles. thanks for the knowledge!
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Sorry to bring up this old thread but were do you buy these shims?
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